Wedding Wednesday : Invitations

Nothing sets the tone of a wedding better than said wedding's invitation suite.  It is the first glimpse at what is to come for your anxious guests.  That is why it is so important to make sure you pick the most perfect thing.  Chances are you'll have at least part of the suite on display in your home (or your parents') for years to come. See here how sweet Paige has hers displayed in her living room.  

Given the importance of an invitation jiving with the details of a specific event, I can't exactly throw random invitations at you today. But, I can show you some ideas that floated around my head in narrowing down the perfect thing for #AlmostAustin.  To save the surprise for Lauren's guests, I won't share the final product until after the big day! 

For reference my brainstorming for this suite sounded a lot like this:

gold, foil, peach, mint, lace, pocket, banded, natural, elegant

And here are a few of the top contenders:

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Every single one of these suites possessed something we loved.  There were few that we loved everything (minus the price point). But, don't you worry your pretty little heads.  The one we ended up choosing is everything we could have hoped for (and at an excellent price). I can't wait to show y'all next Spring! Stay tuned next week for a peak at how I intend to address these bad boys. 

xo, 

SVH

Wedding Wednesday: Let them eat cake.

By this point you all know I suffer from a severe wedding addiction, but I'm not sure how serious you all realize it is. You see, I am currently planning my first wedding professionally and while that sweet couple's pending nuptials are always on my mind, I often slip into a coma of random wedding-related items.  This week it is cake.  

Why? Lauren and I haven't even really delved into the dessert arena yet (although I do have something very specific in mind for her big day), yet I find myself daydreaming about red velvet, buttercream and beautiful flower toppers.  Today, I share with you my latest cake obsessions, including - but not limited to - the direction I am hoping to take with #AlmostAustin. 

First: Naked Cakes

These cakes are so not my style, but something about them is so...enchanting? They make me think of little sugar plum fairies? (I'm crazy?) I'm hoping I will eventually be able to talk some poor, un-suspecting bride into having one of these beauts for their after dinner treat. 

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Second: The Traditional 

This is more my style really (then again, I think if my wedding had a theme at all I would call it "The Traditional" as well). Pure, under-stated beauty. 

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My cake was actually fashioned after the one above. Minus the fondant (because fondant tastes like poo?), add buttercream, minus the lace and minus the flowers. So, pearls and a monogram. So, my cake was sort of like this? 

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Third: Rustic Elegance

I like to think of this third category as a nice mix between the previous two.  Rough icing on a well structured and beautifully adorned cake fits perfectly with the feel of  #AlmostAustin.  You  hear that, Lauren? :) 

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But, no cake without a little glam will do my little Lauren.  These toppers are my top contenders for her: 

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Ah, I'm feeling much better after having had the opportunity to spill some of this cake-themed brain clutter out into the internet. Which is your favorite?!

xo,

SVH

Wedding Wednesday - #AlmostAustin

Last week I mentioned that Wedding Wednesday may be back to stay. Today, I'm here to explain.

No, I'm not getting married again. I like the husband I got. :)

Over the last two years I have been struggling significantly with my wedding addiction. Y'all, I have an entire Pinterest board entitled "every other bride's wedding dress". BECAUSE I CAN'T STOP PINNING. 

So, I've been on a hunt for something anything that will help sustain this desire for wedding planning. I mentioned earlier that I took a stab at wedding blogging, but it turns out I don't do well with assignments? So I quit. And then I was back to the drawing board. Praying to the Almighty to help me find something. 

It was then that the heavens opened up. And out popped Lauren, a sweet bride who has agreed to let ME plan her wedding. Lauren and her sweet red-headed groom are tying the knot in Charleston next spring, and I am already up to my elbows in planning. 

I plan to use Wedding Wednesday as an outlet for documenting their wedding planning process. I hope you will join me ( I mean us? I mean them?) on this sweet little journey. 

As a teaser, I've included below a few anchor items from the #AlmostAustin mood board. Enjoy! 

FYI. everything you see in the photo above is happening. (Plus a little extra glam.) 

 Ladies, I introduce you to Old Wide Awake Plantation

xo,

SVH