I’ve had these photos from Miles of Light in a “pretty things to share” file for a while now. I love them. I think they’re beautifully stark and modern, but still accessible and welcoming.

I’ve thought about how they can be transferred to wedding design and think that it would be fun to name tables with them. Each table would have the appropriate number of rocks, twigs or feathers to represent the table number. I think it would be easiest and most clear to guests if one type was used throughout–just rocks, twigs or feathers. The correlating escort cards would then be mini versions of these cards.

They’re at once casual and so Colorado and still stylish, interesting and modern.

photos from Miles of Light

Candlelight is synonymous with weddings, especially those that involve evening receptions in the early to mid-fall or winter. Many wedding venues in Colorado allow candles provided the wick and thus the flame are covered in some way. Votives are allowed but pillar candles are not.

Clear glass votives are a great touch, but glass votives that are decorated in some way are even better. Clients have included votives wrapped in lace, twine, even paper, but these little beauties are a new take on decorated votives. Although these are decorated in pastel colors, I think they’d be great in all white, a neutral palette of tan and grey, black and white, or a wild array of bright colors.

What do you think? Do you love them too?

via Once Wed

As I mentioned, I was honored to be a part of Substance, a workshop put on my Jenna Walker and Katie Thumes of Jenna Walker Photographers. I received a disc of images from the Styled Shoot today and can’t wait to share them next week. For now, just a lil bit…

photos from Jenna Walker Photographers

I had a great time putting together the ModYarn styled shoot with some of Denver’s incredible wedding vendors earlier this spring and am equally as thrilled to have it published today on the popular wedding blog, Style Me Pretty. Take a look!

photo by Keri Doolittle Photography

Chalkboards have burst onto the design scene in the last few years. I’m not sure who started it or where it began, but they’ve definitely moved beyond the classroom.

Wait, do kids even have chalkboards in their classrooms anymore? I hope so, there was always something about being called to the board and going back to your desk with chalk on your hands–the perfect “touch” to the grass stains on your jeans from recess.

They’re a wonderful touch to a wedding. Whether they show up throughout your wedding decor or in just a place or two, they’re great accents to further a vintage, country, mod or downhome asthetic.

Here are a few fun ideas:

a little flag to indicate which cupcake flavor is which on your dessert bar…

Adorn the wine glasses.

Wall decals are great additions to a photobooth or a series of them could merge one area of the ceremony or reception space with another

To denote the bride’s quarters, the restrooms, or a green room

These simple cards could be stood upright or placed in a cardholder and used for table numbers

all found on Etsy :: from top :: ShabbyChalks, My Sweet Life, LilBDesigns, LushLifeStudio, Elephannie, and Jackeyo

Bottles and jars and medicine bottles and colored glass and vials, oh my! They are all so popular right now. If your heart is set on including any of these things in your centerpieces and you’re not having luck finding exactly what you’re looking for in local thrift stores, you might find the perfect options  for your rustic, vintage, eclectic Colorado wedding at Specialty Bottle. They have a wide range of glass bottles in all kinds of shapes and sizes!

photo: Martha Stewart Weddings

There are DIY projects that are, well, projects. And then, there are those that are fun, easy and really simple, but add a certain touch. These ribbon wands are one of the latter.

Fun alternatives for flower girls, a smaller version would be the perfect replacement for birdseed or bubbles during the recessional and I could even imagine clusters of a larger version in a large urn or pot for ceremony or reception decor.

What would you do with a ribbon wand or two? Wish for more of them?

photo :: Project Wedding

Cake stands are all the rage and for good reason, they’re practical, they’re beautiful and they’re fun! This tutorial steps you through the steps to make one of your own just like this out of a drawer pull, a candlestick and two plates.

Happy creating!

I often hear from couples that they sincerely want their wedding guests to have a chance to get to know each other and create a sense of community for their friends and family.

Often the way they choose to establish this is by inviting guests to join them for activities throughout the weekend, including information about each member of the wedding party in the program or on their web site or extending invitations to the rehearsal dinner to anyone coming in from out of town and not just to close friends and family members.

A Wedding Genealogy Chart is a fun way to visually depict each guest’s connection to the couple. Six degrees of separation is alive and well!

chart from melangerienyc on Etsy