Country Bride Photo Shoot

If there is one thing i love it's the outdoors. Although i can't claim rights to being a 'country girl' those that can should seriously consider injecting a little bit of country style into their wedding day. This styled photo shoot by Ciara Richardson Photography captures all the glamour of a southern belle bride. Now this is country-cute !!!

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Ciara Richardson Photography blog

Wedding Invitation Keepsake

How gorgeous is this wedding keepsake?!!! What a wonderful way to commemorate a wedding by encapsulating the invitation in a Christmas bauble to hang on the tree every year. Just imagine the delight of rediscovering this sentimental piece amongst your Christmas decorations each year.... soooo sweet.

The best part is that you can easily make it yourself. Christy of From Glitter to Gumdrops blog shared the idea with easy how-to-steps. It's as simple as cutting the invitation into equal strips (ensuring that you keep visable the key information, names, date etc), wrapping them around a pencil to create lovely curls and then inserting them into a glass ornament. And voila... a beautiful ornament to honor a beautiful day.

Tuscan Wedding Inspiration

I am mad crazy in love with this Tuscan inspired shoot photographed by Mike Larson. I adore the rustic Italian elements combined with the chic modern styling. Alchemy Fine Events & Invitations has done a superb job on this shoot. How divine are the ghost chairs, the stunning glass calligraphy name plates and the wine and cheese buffet. It just goes to show that your wedding doesn't have to be grand to be gob-smackingly glamorous. This shoot has made me want to book myself and a small handful of family and friends onto a flight to Italy and be married in this setting. This is magic !!

Photography by Mike Larson Photographers Inc.

You can see more stunning photos of this shoot on

Alchemy Fine Events & Invitations blog

A Wedding Dream

I dreamed of a wedding of elaborate elegance,
A church filled with family and friends...
I asked him what kind of a wedding he wished for...
He said one that would make me his wife.
~Author Unknown