Red, White and Black Wedding Inspiration

It's the beginning of a new month! This summer has been flying by! I continue to be amazed by the enormous talent of artists who hand make gorgeous details for your wedding or bridal shower! Today was inspired by seeing these gorgeous red poppies:

They are actually sugar flowers made by Two Sugar Babies. You can dress up any plain cake with their amazing creations and voila! You have a work of art! Two Sugar Babies  makes cookie toppers, cake pop decorations, and even brownie toppers! Their creations even coordinate with social stationary designed by Kelly Lyden of WHHostess. 

So, finding the poppies led me on an adventure of red, white and black! I fell in love with this sassy feather fascinator (veil is not included in the price but can be purchased individually) paired it with bridesmaid dress style 7104 from Bonny Bridal (about $165 suggested retail price) and then found these adorable peep toe pumps! The price is AMAZING - only $39.99 and free shipping from Your Shoe Store. Lastly, I headed back to Etsy for one more look around for wedding items in my color theme. Luckily for me (and you) I found these handmade paper flowers. The price is awesome: $3.75 for 25 flowers. These flowers gave me all kinds of ideas! They are small (approx. 5/8 in diameter). My mind started racing with all the things these dainty flowers could embellish for your wedding and DIY projects: invitations, placecards, will-you-be-my bridesmaid cards and so much more! Are you using Red, White and Black as your wedding colors? If so, share any of your amazing finds!

ZARA AND MIKE WED

As if two royal bashes this year weren't enough, here's another to top 2011 off. Saturday in Edinburgh, Zara Phillips, married British rugby captain Mike Tindall.  The once upon a time rebel grand daughter of the Queen lived up to her image breaking royal wedding tradition on two fronts: She will not take her husband's name and she opted for an off-the-rack gown by Stewart Parvin rather than concocting that one-of-a-kind gem commissioned by most royals.  The gown however looked every bit couture; a body hugging ivory silk faille with organza sleeve/straps.  This piece de resistance was topped off with a silk tulle cathedral veil.  She wore the Greek ‘Key’ tiara, lent to her by Princess Anne (mom) that once belonged to Princess Alice, her paternal great grand ma.  Alice gave the tiara to her daughter-in-law, then Princess Elizabeth, as a wedding gift back in 1947. The Queen has never worn it in public and zoning in on it's detail you can see why.  Elizabeth went for the more traditional gems.  The tiara itself is a cut diamond encircled by a wreath.  Given how moderne the look, I'd say its a perfect topping off symbol for Zara's forward spirit . . .

Above are some of the most flattering bridesmaid dresses I've ever seen for both women and kids.  MOH Dolly Maude is sporting a Stewart Parvin duchess satin cap sleeved cocktail dress. The rest of the dresses were designed by Sue Palmer; don't they remind you of something Janie Bryant might whip up for the fourth season of  Mad Men . . . ?

All in all, for a bride who has broken tradition, Zara somehow managed to look every inch tradtional as well as royal on her wedding day.  She added her own personal touches to a highly unique spirit encompassing herself as well as her groom . ..  

 images courtesy of The Daily Mail

tiara images via The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor