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Hey Everybody!! Looking forward to a great holiday weekend!

So, earlier this week I did an interview with Reality Obsessed TV, and it was tons of fun!!!! The Reality Obsessed crew was great!!! We talked about Get Married, of course, Bachelor, Bachelorette, and other fun love issues!

We filmed the interview in a cute wedding boutique here in Los Angeles. While filming, I had the chance to look around the boutique at some of their gorgeous wedding gowns, as well as the bright and colorful bridesmaids dresses. It got me thinking about dress trends, styles and deals so I decided to lend a few ideas to all of you Blogger Brides!!

 It seems that the colors of weddings are getting brighter and brighter. There were some fantastic dresses in emerald green and coral, as well as the traditional brown and black dresses. The bridesmaids dresses also ranged in length. There were some floor length gowns, as well as the new shorter and more "hip" dresses of your individual liking.

All of the dresses were absolutely beautiful, but I found that the shorter bridesmaid's dresses seemed like they would be a bit easier to wear to your wedding and then turn into a funky cocktail dress for a party!  

Boutique shopping is always fun, but can sometimes be pricey. "Google" your options!!  Search for great deals on eBay, buy second hand dresses, and definitely try some vintage stores. I know there are a ton of "second-hand" stores around Los Angeles that take designer clothes and sell them for half off! Those are great finds!!

Good luck on the dress hunt and stay for the interview!!

Call me a traditionalist, but I am so excited that the all white wedding cake is making its way back to this summers trends. I have always loved this look. Done in fondant, or butter cream, almost any shape imaginable, this look is just perfect for any wedding.

Below are just a few of my fav's

While surfing the net (while I should be working) I ran across the neatest thing ever from Hammond's Candies!  If you are a Southerner or have ever been to the South, ya'll know we LOVE our sweet tea. ;)  These little dandies just make the experience a little more fancy! They are called tea sippers... little pourous candys you drink through like a straw.

http://www.hammondscandies.com/tea-sippers-p-84.html

They come twelve to a pack for around six bucks plus shipping.  This would be cute as a button sticking out of an icey glass full of that honey gold nectar!  You could even go a step further by placing a thin slice of the matching fruit on the rim by the straw to tell the drinker what to expect.  Fun!

I I was recently booked to do the makeup artistry for a bridal party on July 11th and decided to make a phone call to my friend Stephanie to find out if she wanted to assist me - and to ask her if she could do my makeup for my wedding day... only to find out...SHE RANDOMLY MOVED TO ATLANTA LAST WEEK! Oh crap! First I was shocked that she moved and then my second thought was "now who's gonna do my makeup?". Stephanie and I met in makeup school and became good friends. I always loved her work and she was the only person I could think of to do my makeup on the day of my wedding. Worse case scenario I'll do my makeup myself - which isn't a bad thing - just going to be another thing to add to my list.

photo credit: Punam Bean

I was just checking out my favorite blogs and I had to share these absolutely stunning wedding photos with everyone! As I mentioned in my last post I have the most talented wedding photographers on the planet, Our Labor of Love :) These guys are shooting amazing wedding after amazing wedding and I'm so thrilled they'll be at my wedding this December!

These photos are so beautiful that I'm kinda jealous I'm not having an Indian wedding... and the party didn't stop for 3 days! Wow!

Enjoy & be inspired :)

_{photography by Our Labor of Love}

See the entire post HERE and you really must! This selection of photos does not do it justice. I promise you'll be amazed.

I just returned from The Fancy Food Show here in NYC where I saw all new trends related to food! The show is North America's largest specialty food and beverage marketplace. I met thousands of exhibitors from around the world. Many of them introduced me to products perfect for weddings, showers, and bachelorette parties. Below are some of my fabulous finds!

I saw lots of chocolate at the show. A company named Choclatique immediately caught my eye. I was excited to see its beautiful Wedding Cake Piece & 3-Tiered Wedding Cake – all perfect for favors. Each piece is carefully filled with Angel Food Cake and luscious Strawberries 'n Cream Ganache, then cast in a proprietary white chocolate shell with a stripe of strawberry white chocolate. The Wedding Cake comes in gold 3-piece boxes or individual pieces. Choclatique also just released a jewel box collection where brides can customize chocolate gifts based on birth sign. Each piece of chocolate is made to look like a different gem. Brides can give these great gifts to their future husband, in laws, and even bridal party. The best part about this is the chocolate ….IT IS DELICIOUS!

This next product is geared to Tea Lovers. Harney & Sons offers tea options for weddings. Whether as a wedding favor for your guests, a small bridal shower gift, or as something special in addition to a wedding gift their Wedding Tea is an elegant blend of flavors. Mutan White tea is infused with a hint of lemon-vanilla, and then pink rosebuds are added, to represent the bloom of new love. The wedding tea comes in silken tea sachets. Brides can Choose either a vintage tin with 20 sachets, or a tagalong tin with 5 sachets. The tagalong tea tin can also be personalized with the couple's first names and wedding date.

If you love popcorn, then definitely check out Lehi Valley Trading Company. Brides can easily use this popcorn to create a popcorn buffet bar on wedding day. There are so many different colored and flavored popcorn from which to pick. ‘Awesome Apple Popcorn’ & ‘Poppin Peach Popcorn’ are just two of the many fabulous flavors. Brides might even be able to match the popcorn to their color scheme.

Specialty Foods Holding has a colorful hard candy collection that can be used with a dessert/favors candy bar, in welcome bags, or as favors during a shower or bachelorette party. I really enjoyed this collection’s colors. The photo below shows many summer colors, but they also offer more seasonal Christmas colors, which fall/winter brides are sure to love!

Creative Cookie Etc. has come up with a tasty way to get personal with adorable celebration cakes, which are packaged in their own microwave safe cooking bowl and include cake mix, frosting, and sprinkles. All you have to do is mix with water, microwave, decorate, and celebrate. In just a few minutes guests of a wedding can enjoy this marvelous mini cake. Brides can order custom messages and/or logos on preprinted labels.

I was very impressed with a company called Pelican Bay. All of its products are easy-to-prepare mixes including specialty bread mixes, cookie mixes, seasoning blends, dip mixes, cool drinks and hot drinks. Every bride will find a mix that they are sure to love. I am a huge fan of their red velvet mix and selection of cocktails including margaritas and hurricanes! These products are great for favors and can easily be incorporated into any shower or themed party.

It is being reported that the adorable Melissa Rycroft (from The Bachelor & Dancing With The Stars) is engaged! According to people.com Dallas insurance agent Tye Strickland (who was on and off with Melissa for two years) proposed last Friday night. I love Melissa and was heartbroken when her Bachelor drama with Jason unfolded on National TV. I am so happy that she has found true love! What kind of wedding do you think she should have? She will definitely be a beautiful bride! Congrats to the happy couple!

Chocolate Brown is one of the most popular colors for weddings. This color, being so flexible, goes with almost any other color...especially pastels. Brown, along with its cousins: mocha, espresso, chestnut, and tan have proven that you can you can have a classic, elegant wedding without centering around Black!

Photo Credits: Element Studio, Blair Phillips Photography, Not A Crumb,Full Circle Lighting, Tara Keely Gowns

Napkins are a necessity for your wedding reception. You’ll need them at the bar, the cake and punch table, and at the dinner. So why not raise these humble little necessities to symbols of your style? Choose a great color that matches your wedding and personalize them with a design, a monogram, your names, your wedding date — anything that makes them unique.

Just look at all the exciting new napkin colors you can choose from! Jewel tones, brights, neutrals — so many to choose from. Don’t be afraid to mix and match colors (try black with lawn green or pacific blue) for a great impact. You can also mix up the personalization for each style of napkin: cute design and message on your cocktail napkins, a different design or monogram for your cake napkins, and yet another fun design or your names and wedding date for your dinner napkins.

There are lots of creative ways you can personalize your napkins. Go with fresh, new designs or a unique monogram to show your style.

And don’t forget to add personalized guest towels to your powder rooms for a little touch of luxury guests will appreciate and remember.

Enjoy! ~Jean

i haven't told you my wedding colors yet!  (or have i? not sure.)

well:  tiffany blue was the start.  i love it.  nothing makes my heart so happy as the sight of a lovely little tiffany & co. box tied up with that perfect white bow.

then comes espresso.  i wanted a deep, dark, rich brown to offset the bright-ness of the beautiful blue.

so not long after the question was popped and the ring is on the finger, along comes a hand-me-down martha stewart weddings magazine featuring last year's today show wedding theme:  breakfast at tiffany's.

i have scoured the pages over and over and over... but recently i found another blog that had posted the pictures in 3 lovely collages.  take a look!

source:  the wedding decorator

what famous wedding inspire you?