Real Wedding: Vinton, Virginia

Kelsey and Ryan were married in July, celebrating with an adorable DIY wedding in Virginia. I love the preppy blue and red color palette - aren't the variety of red bridesmaids shoes below fabulous? The couple was wed in an outdoor ceremony and the mother of the bride pulled together much of the DIY decor. At the reception there was a Polaroid Photobooth, where guests wrote advice for the bride and groom in the lovely white space at the bottom of the pics. Such fun and festive nuptials!

Photography: Ampersand Photography
Reception Venue: Braeloch
Floral Designer: Plantation Creations
Bridal Dress: David's Bridal
Hair Stylist: Azario Salon

Happy Labor Day!

I hope you're all enjoying the long weekend, and getting in some time for fun and relaxation. I will be back tomorrow with several lovely weddings and some gorgeous cakes for your viewing pleasure! {Image above from My Sweet & Saucy} Aren't ruffle cakes just the cutest?

Quick Palette: Preppy Pink and Gren

It's hard to go wrong with pink peonies, but the pop of green and the subtle ivory really take things up a notch! And truly, I think there are few things I love more in this world than fresh flowers wrapped in kraft paper. So lovely!

A Euro Linens sponsored giveaway!

Hello Everyone!

I hope you all had a great week!

I am having a giveaway today, sponsored by Euro-Linens.

Eric and Dani are giving away a 22" by 22" down pillow, made from antique french ticking, to one lucky reader.

The pillow is valued at $98.00

I want to tell you a little bit about Eric and Dani before I share all the details about the giveaway with you...

They own a great store in La Selva Beach, called Patine.

Their pillows are made from vintage french tickings and antique grain sacks.

Eric does all of the sewing.

You can read more about Euro Linens by clicking here~

The above photo was taken at their store, Patine.

You can read about my visit to their store by clicking here....

I have never seen a store filled with so many french ticking pillows.

You can also find Dani and Eric at various Flea Markets.

Here is a link to a listing of the shows they attend.

On the 5th of this month they will be at the Alameda Flea Market.

If you are there this weekend, be sure and stop in and check out their booth.

Just be ready to spend a couple of hours there going through all of their beautiful linens.

Dani and Eric are truly the most genuine people!

Here are a few links to enjoy for Eric and Dani~

Euro-Linens

Patine

Eric's blog

Dani's blog

photograph of the giveaway pillow

Details about the giveaway

Eric and Dani are giving away one 22" by 22" down pillow made from antique french ticking, to one lucky reader.

The back of the pillow is made from antique white linen..

The giveaway is open to everyone...

The giveaway will end Friday, September 10th at 9:00 p.m. pacific standard time.

1. To enter the giveaway all you have to do is leave a comment on this post....

***Please be sure and leave a separate comment for each entry!!!***

2. For a second entry, you can post about the giveaway to your blog...

3. For a third entry, you can post about the giveaway on your facebook page.

4. For a fourth entry, you can tweet about the giveaway.

Please make sure if you want another entry you leave a separate comment for each entry~

Thank you Dani and Eric for sponsoring such a generous giveaway!

You two are the BEST!

Euro Linens

I hope you all have a great weekend!

We are going to be out of town until next Tuesday!

My nephew is getting married Saturday, so we are headed to Arizona.

I will be back on Tuesday...

Take Care,

Maria

Short Wedding Dresses

Absolutely adorable made to order dresses from Claire La Faye (and they're surprisingly affordable)! If you have the budget, these could even make great options for a second reception dress. {Found via Something Old, Something New}

Photo by me

Hello Everyone!

I wanted to let you know I am over at my friend Zaira's blog for an interview today.

I met Zaira last spring through blogging.

She is one of the sweetest girls.

Thank you Zaira for doing this interview with me!

Little Emma English Home

Also my friend, Anne Marie, has a special announcement today.

Please click here to learn more about her barn sale...

I wish I lived closer.....

Na-Da Farm Sale

I love both of these girls!

Thank you for taking the time to stop in today 
and I hope you all have a great day!
Take Care,

Maria

Wedding Logos

You all know how much I adore Gia of Betsywhite Stationery (she was even a guest blogger here for a few weeks), so when I came across her adorable wedding logos again I realized that I hadn't shared them here! Deciding on a logo was one of the first things I did for my own wedding - a good logo can really tie every little detail together for a cohesive look. Gia has created such an adorable line of logos and monograms for Betsywhite, any of these could easily be used in your home long after the wedding is over. And you can even buy them in sticker form!