Bella Umbrella has an amazing collection of fun, colorful, whimsical and downright pretty umbrellas for sale and rent. Based in Seattle, the company will ship umbrellas around the country and allow you to rent them for a 5 day period. You simply reserve the umbrellas you like and go from there.

Umbrellas are certainly a smart thing to have on-hand for a ceremony that threatens potential rain or will take place in hot Colorado sun, but they’d also be a fun alternative for bridesmaids or mothers to carry, a good middle ground thing for junior bridesmaids to carry, and, a bunch were hung inside a tent for one client’s wedding this fall.

What do you think? Do you love them too?

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all from Bella Umbrella

…by a mix of elegance and practicality and, plaid.

photo from Southern Proper

I don’t think I’ll ever forget the first conversation I had with Kate. She’s a Flight Attendant and she shared the things she loves about her job and, her observation that people seem to treat the plane like their personal living space. She alerted the germaphobe in me to the mess that is naturally an airplane. Everytime I’ve stepped foot on a plane since, I’ve thought of her and smiled.

Smiling is a common reaction to her. She’s fun and filled with personality. Coupling that with the sweetness of her relationship with Doug and this was bound to be a delightful wedding. We were thrilled to be a part of it, thank you both!

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Photography: Chris Gentile Photography
Catering: Occasions by Sandy
Cake: Intricate Icings
Wedding Design & Planning: Talia Events

I’m so excited to report that one of our Caki and Ryan’s Denver wedding is in the 2012 spring/summer edition of the knot Colorado! I was also interviewed for a section on secrets for  planning a Colorado wedding called the inside scoop. Yes, we’re media hounds, we know it!

Here’s wishing you and yours a very Happy Thanksgiving and a day that filled with friends, family, love and perhaps a piece of pumpkin pie or two!

photo from pinterest

Yes, I know garters are thrown across the dance floor by the groom to a bachelor guest, but shouldn’t they still be pretty? Long gone are the days when the only option is the version of bad lace and an equally ugly light blue ribbon with a plastic heart in the middle. You know the ones I’m referring to, I know you do!

Today, there are pretty garter options and Florrie Mitton makes some beauties.

all from Florrie Mitton

Growing up it was a family tradition that you got to eat off the red plate on special occasions and celebrations such as your birthday, in honor of making the school play, doing well on a report card or a big win. I’m not sure exactly where it all began, but I think my grandmother gave one to my mother and each of my 6 aunts one year as a gift and thus, a tradition was born.

I like the idea of personalized dinnerware and have a few ideas about how to incorporate it into wedding reception decor, but for now, I thought I’d share these modern, fun personalized plates from Aedriel Originals. I think they’d be great gifts for bridal showers, weddings, for your bridesmaids at your foodie-inspired wedding or rehearsal dinner or to yourself to sit at your sweetheart table! Instead of decorating your chair, why not just skip to the plate?

all from Aedriel Originals

photo from Everything Lovely

Cate and the rest of the staff over at Little White Dress Shop in Denver are abuzz about all things related to 2012 gowns. They recently returned from seeing it all live on the runway and shared the trends they saw in a recent newsletter. I thought it would be fun to pass them along and gather your thoughts. Here goes…

Top 2012 Bridal Fashion Trends

• Hints of color!  While ivory remains
  the color of choice for most all bridal gown designers, some colored
  embroidery, fabric, lace or ribbons added here or there is delightful
  in upcoming 2012 bridal gown styles.
• Lace!  Kate Middleton’s wedding gown has
  influenced the 2012 collections!
• Sashes!  What began as THE
  accessory in 2011, continues in full force in 2012!
• Matching Veils!  Check out the MUST
  HAVE gowns with their very own MUST HAVE matching veil arriving at LWD in
  January/February!
• Jackets, portrait collars, one strap options, wraps!  These ”accessories”
  are becoming key pieces in the 2012 collections.
• Hi-low skirts!  Not yet an official
  “trend” for 2012 bridal styles, but definately introduced and VERY
  well done in Claire Pettibone’s new 2012 collection, so it’s a new trend
  to watch.

What do you think? Do you have a favorite trend?

…from the beach. Good-bye cold and snow, my husband and I are joining his brothers and their wives for a few days on the beach. The word is it’s full of shells; this landlocked girl is going to try her first official hand at shelling. I didn’t know shell could be a verb!

photo from Sun Believeable