Quick Palette: Wine Colored Blooms

These gorgeous blooms are from Saipua, and I am loving the merlot colored mixture of textures. Lately Saipua has been giving away a flower arrangement on Friday - be sure to check it out if you are in the NYC area!

Outdoor Bridal Session

How cute are these bridal session shots? I love the sequence of the balloons floating away, and the contrast of the red balloons against a vibrant blue sky. Such a great way to celebrate being a bride! {Images from K&S Photography}

Real Wedding: Santa Monica, California

You're going to love Lauren & Parker's wedding! Not because they are cute enough to take home and put on your shelf (even though they are) but because their day was full of DIY details and so much happiness you can feel it resonating through their photos. Lauren is a friend of my cousin, so I was able to talk to her during her planning process and could feel her happiness all the way from California. She created the fabulous welcome sign herself, from scrap wood found in her alley, and wrote on it free hand with white paint (yes, really). For the escort cards, Lauren found three mis-matched frames at yard sales and thrift stores, and filled them with fabric covered foam board. She then bought tags from a craft store and then printed off all the guests' names onto brown Kraft paper. She and Parker then spent some "tedious time" ripping out each name, to look less perfect than cutting them out. I would have never thought to tear the paper, but it is such a great result! The bridesmaids wore mismatched dresses in the same shade, and the groomsmen looked dapper in their grey suits and matching ties. All around an adorable event!

Venue: Temescal Gateway Park
Catering: Sauce on Hampton, Sassan Rostamian
Photographer: The Image Is Found, Michael Chan
Cake: Buttercake Bakery
Flowers: Floral Fields, Debbie
Hair/Makeup: Alba Gonzalez

Real Wedding: New Orleans, Louisiana

Cam and Tom were married in beautiful New Orleans, in a Buddhist-Vietnamese at the Chua Bo De Temple. The couple were traditional attire for the wedding ceremony and then the bride changed into a Vera Wang dress and Christian Louboutin shoes for the reception. All of the decor and the florals were DIY projects completed by the bride - she clearly did a wonderful job! The team at Gresham Photography is behind all the beautiful images you see, and you can find many more on their blog.