Inspiration Board: Wedding Decor

When I first stepped in to the ballroom where my wedding was to be held, I can’t say I was blown away by its perfection. The panoramic view and huge balcony were definite positives, but the gaudy carpet and huge, plain walls did nothing for me. With dreams of a very modern, sleek wedding in my head, I couldn’t see how this ornate, traditional ballroom was going to become the contemporary wedding I had envisioned.

After months of waiting, I stepped in to my wedding reception and was even more stunned than I had planned to be. Coupled with glamorous lighting, amazing centerpieces, bars, lounge areas and more, you’d never know this was the very same ballroom I had seen in the past. It was proof that with the right decor you can do anything, on any budget, including completely mask the hideous, ornate carpeting that had blinded me months before.

There are endless ways to be creative with your decor. Here, I present you with some of my favorites:

by Tara

Weddings

John B. Moore A Spring Wedding in Central Park.

From the classically designed Conservatory Garden to the scenic panorama from Hernshead overlooking the Lake, Central Park's 843 acres offer an endless array of romantic settings. Whether it's in front of the Dancing Maidens of the Untermayer Fountain, underneath a pastorally secluded weeping willow near the Pool or above Bow Bridge on beautiful Cherry Hill the park has a site that will make your special day a memorable one.

As you might expect there are some requirements for wedding ceremonies and photography in Central Park. Use the links below to find out more about what you need to do. We also added some useful suggestions, as well as information about the ceremony packages offered by CentralPark.com's wedding planning team, I Do New York.

Ceremonies The park is one of the most romantic places on earth - but it is still part of the city. Wedding ceremonies in Central Park require permits and reservations. Click the link on the left to find out what you need to do.

Proposals Make that special moment perfect by staging it in the perfect spot in the Park - from Belvedere Castle to Bethesda Terrace there is a spot that is right for you. Click on the link above for some great suggestions on the best places in the park to go down on one knee.

Receptions There are a variety of venues in and around Central Park in which to celebrate your post "I do" festivities. Click on the link above to find out some of your options.

Photography Like weddings photography in Conservatory Garden requires a permit and a reservation. Click on the link to the left for al the information you need and some ideas on how make the most of your wedding day memories.

Bear Mountain Wedding

Tasha and Josh Cullen's Wedding on the Beach

A very fun wedding photo shoot at the beach.

Inspiration Board: Las Vegas Wedding

A Las Vegas wedding no longer means that the couple is you’re eloping. In fact, many couples are selecting Las Vegas for the perfect destination for their big day. If you’re planning a wedding in Las Vegas or are looking for a Las Vegas theme, here is fun and bold inspiration board:

From Wedding Photography to Marriage

I wrote this for my Through My Eyes Las Vegas photography blog, considering how little readers I get there, I decided to also publish it here. Enjoy!

Last week, I spent over 30hrs sitting in MGM Conference Center in Las Vegas for a photography convention, called Skip’s Summer School. Was it worth getting up at 6am, taking my son to baby sitter and rush to downtown, sitting in a room and listening to 2 hrs speeches at a time, and not getting home until 12am. Heck yeah!!

Not only I have gained so much knowledge on various subjects, more importantly it was the laughter and tears that were shared during the convention, and how watching strangers’ wedding photo slide brought back to me so much memory of my own wedding. I have never met those couples, yet I could relate to them so well just from the incredible wedding photos.

As I watched this NY city wedding video of this gorgeous couple (done by Maring Visuals), I couldn’t stop thinking about my sweet heart, and our wedding ceremony. All those feelings just gushed out from my heart like a flood.

I agree that romance slowly dies in marriage, especially after you have kids, or maybe we are just not doing it right. But I know I haven’t changed how I feel about my husband, it’s just hiding in my heart and getting dusty. How funny it was just by watching strangers’ wedding photo, it brought me right back to that moment and that spot.

I was standing there so nervously, but all I could see was my husband-to-be through my teary eyes, nothing else mattered. I remembered how lucky I thought I was to be able to spend the rest of my life with this sweet and insanely good looking guy, and how much hope and dedication I had to our marriage.

Those feelings slowly fades away through the daily mundane and other things we are trying to accomplish. It was really nice to have my memory refreshed, and remember what life really is about, and I consider that was the best part of this convention.

No kidding when people say a smart bride would spend less on everything else, but hire the best photographer she can afford. A good wedding photographer would make any tight budget weddings look beautiful. Through those photographs, it’s how you are going to remember your wedding, and how your children and grand-children know of your wedding.

When you are feeling down, having troubles in your marriage, or just simply wanting that first in love feeling, flip through your wedding photos, it might save your marriage down the road.

Our wedding photographer was decent, but I really wished that I had spent more money on my wedding photography to have every moment and every detail captured beautifully. That is probably the only regret I have for my wedding. I wouldn’t mind to hit the replay button every other month to relive in those moments.

If you haven’t looked through your wedding photos for a while, do it tonight. Everyone needs to get their memory refreshed; it will be good for you marriage.

Vote for your favorite Jean M Designer Search Contest Invitations!

The Jean M Blog just posted new invitations for the Designer Search Contest to hear what YOU think. Just visit the Jean M Blog to see the stylish designs, and cast your vote!

You could win cold hard cash too - visit the Designer Search Contest page to find out how.

Enjoy!

Lindsey & Branden 8mm

Here's a 8mm film from the wedding of A Bryan Photo's very own Branden Lower and his beautiful bride Lindsey! As many of you know, Branden is to one who typically shoots our 8mm films. But this time it was his turn to be on the other side of the camera!

This film was shot beautifully by Mr. Rob Culpepper.

Song is a Buddy Holly cover called "Everyday", performed by Rouge Wave. If you like it, buy it HERE!

Photos coming soon!

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Beth & Josh (A Shoot in San Francisco)

I'm shooting Beth and Josh's wedding in New Orleans in March, but they live in San Francisco. Since I had a wedding in San Fran 3 weeks ago, Chase and I spent a day in the city with these two kids on the Sunday after my wedding. We went to all over town to a few of their favorite spots! My favorite time of the day was buying junk food and a six pack of beer and sitting on the roof of Beth's apartment building just talking about life. I'm so blessed they chose me to document this time of life for them.

With street vendors in Chinatown:




Listening to music in their favorite park:


On the roof of Beth's apartment building:


A stroll near the Golden Gate Bridge:












Check out their "record" the date card. So nice!

Italian Stallion

One of the masters of fine glassware, internationally renowned Luigi Bormioli, is a little excited to announce the launch of their fine bone dinnerware collection - Luigi Bormioli Michelangelo. Inspired by the essence of Italian dining this classic collection would make an ideal wedding gift or addition to any gift registry. The collection is made from superior vitrified fine bone china and each piece is encompassed with a premium glaze formula that is fired at high temperatures to produce a ‘vitrified’ body which seals each piece for strength and resistance to surface scratches. The rimmed plates in the collection feature a reinforced rolled edge that provides excellent resistance against chipping. The Michelangelo 20 piece formal dinner set contains 28cm dinner plates, 24cm rim soup plates, 23cm salad plates, cups and saucers and retails for $249.00AUS. The 16 piece everyday dinner set comprises 28cm dinner plates, 18cm coupe bowls, 23cm salad plates and 350ml coupe mugs and retails for $199.00AUS. Fourteen additional individual dinnerware items and a host of matching accessories are available that allow you to build your collection to suit your lifestyle. The Luigi Bormioli Michelangelo Collection is available from David Jones and independent homeware stores across Australia. For stockists enquiries call McPherson’s Consumer Products on 1800 65 11 46.





Posted by Emilie Harrison

And the Celebrity Bride Wore...

Temperley London was the choice for model-turned actress and fashion designer Milla Jovovich when she wed British film director Paul Anderson. The dress, called The Long Muse, is from the Temperley London Bridal Collection with the artwork embellishment inspired by Art Deco and made with metal cording, perspex components and delicate crystals and beads in shades of silver, white and lovely lime. She finished off the look with an intricate woven headpiece.




The back of Jovovich's gown featured a low cut key-hole, which added a dash of sexiness

We've always been a fan of Temperley London's gorgeous pieces so I thought I'd share with you a few of my fave pieces from the current bridal collection. Visit www.temperleylondon.com to have a squiz.


The Catriona dress


The Shakespeare Long Sapphire dress


The Long Twinkle dress

Posted by Emilie Harrison

Dress Up Your Shoes

Just found out about this cool accessory for your shoes. This company called Absolutely Audrey who makes all different clips for shoes. You can dress up your plain old shoes for all sort of occasions.

You can do it with a cutesy polka dots bow clip for a causal look like this, maybe with your navy ballet flats

or like this and this.

You can also do a meeting clients, and going to interviews look with this classic button clip.

Can’t find anything flashy for going out at night? What about getting red rhinestone clips for your plain red strappy heels?

Getting married, but doesn’t want to spend half of your paycheck on pair of shoes you are only going to wear once. You have plenty options from Absolutely Audrey to dress up a pair of plain white heels. The best part is after the wedding, you can just use it on your clutches or sandals. I love jeweled sandals!

 

 

 

Don’t forget to check out real wedding pictures from their blog.

New Workshop Coming Soon!

We are so excited to be announcing our latest workshop details early next week! We are still working out a few details but we wanted to go ahead and get a grasp of who may be interested in it!

Please feel free to sign up below and we will let you know when we have further information for you.

As a THANK YOU to anyone who signs up, they will get a discounted price when we announce the workshop!

This workshop is going to be AMAZING! I can't wait to give you more details.

Cheers,

Bryan

Jean M helps you postpone your payments - not your wedding!

Jean M Wedding Invitations and Accessories offers a service to - BillMeLater. You can safely and securely place your order with Jean M, AND postpone your payments for 90 days - no interest! Love it!

Just visit the Jean M Blog now to learn how you can postpone your payments - not your wedding.

Happy Shopping!

Pretty ruffles

I was just over at lovelyprettycheerythings blog (you should have a look, it is written by Nicola who owns the gorgeous rubyandjoy flower shop) and saw her post on the most pretty dresses. They are from sarahsevens who has an etsy shop where you can buy them from.











Posted by Emma Henderson