Brooke Burke's White Dress

I was watching Dancing With The Stars last night (yes, my guilty pleasure). And throughout the first segment they only shot Brooke Burke from the waist up. 

My thoughts, "ooh, I think I like that dress. Awesome for a bride at her rehearsal dinner or something". 

Unfortunately I couldn't tell what the material was or who designed it,  but it looked phenomenal on her--from the waist up. Then we got a full shot of it by the second segment and I was so disappointed. It had these ruffles right on the hips that did not flatter the dress or her, it just looked weird to me.

Did you all tune in for the C.B. performance? (I can't even mention his name) 

I tried not to watch it and my plan was to fast-forward through it, (DVR-I started watching 15 minutes into it) because I have banned him after what he did to Rihanna and even more after his latest behavior.  But I did watch, and as entertaining as it was, I still think he's a d-bag and will continue to change the radio channel when his songs come up.

Back to the dress.

What are your thoughts? 

Maybe if the ruffles were done differently or not at all, it would have been a very cool cocktail dress. But so not the case in my opinion.

Name This Design Contest

This doesn't really scream St. Patrick's Day inspired, but does it have to? I've been working on this design for about a week now and just finished it today--so today I release to you my latest and possibly greatest. 

But in the spirit of St. Paddy's I am wearing my little bit of green, this post is green, and hopefully I'll come across some green beer tonight. I'm not Irish by any means, but hey, any reason to do some celebrating, right? And everyone does.

So, back to my design. This one is totally different from what I've done in the past. It is printed on 100% recycled column card stock in a camel color which inspired the color combination with the navy blue. How do you like the peacock on the RSVP? 

By the way, I haven't named this one yet. I could use a little help. Perhaps a contest? Submit your suggestions by emailing us to contact@nuagemulberry.com, and the winner will receive a set of 24 personalized cards.

A Barn Wedding

Once again, Dustin and Diana of Bella Loren Wedding Photography, created magic. They captured the warmth and coziness of this barn wedding at the Leroy Springs Dairy Barn in Fort Mill, SC. 

So different, so natural, so spectacular!

"We had a great time at the barn, as always. As wedding photographers we love the look of the images we get when we shoot at the Leroy Springs Dairy Barn. The lighting there is so different than anywhere else we shoot. Very warm and moody, just delicious. Our Bride was gorgeous, which doesn’t hurt either."--Dustin Ledo

Check out these sensational images of Meg and Jerry's Dairy Barn Wedding...

Glamorous and Sustainable Gowns?

Once again, my dear friend, Joanne, directed me to this fab designer based out of Portland.

Sara, from Love, June, designs vintage inspired, sustainable glamorous gowns for the bride and her bestest. Her style is wearable, modern and elegant and she hopes that her designs become modern heirlooms for the women of this century. 

I have to say these are exquisite! I mean, look at these gorgeousness--so simple, yet so alluring. 

You have to visit her Etsy Page so you can see even more beautiful gowns, they will captivate you.

A Crêpe Wedding Cake?

This past weekend my husband and I went to the Charleston Wine + Food Festival with friends. Its our third time going to the festival and every time we have a great time and leave wanting more. Charleston, SC is an amazing town where everything is walking distance, with an abundance of exquisite restaurants and bakeries. Which brings me to this...

Charleston Crêpe Company was one of the participants at the festival and I was immediately drawn to this spectacular cake they had displayed--I looooo--oove crêpes, specially for dessert. This particular one was layered with 100 individually hand-layered crêpes and filled with vanilla creme. Isn't this the most unique idea for a wedding cake? Just add the same flowers you are using for your wedding and voilá! you got your self a delightfully unconventional wedding cake.

They do ship, and prices start at $90--pretty good, huh?

Elegant Beach Wedding Invitation

So, you're getting married on the beach but want to steer away from the typical pastels. Here's a perfect way to announce to your loved ones that yours will be a different and sophisticated wedding, but still letting them know their toes will be hugged by the powdery sands of pristine beaches. 

One of my brides, Kristie, contacted me because she wanted an elegant invitation for her destination wedding in Aruba. She knew what she wanted, and I took her vision to create this simple, but oh-so-amazing, beach wedding invitation suite.

A Fair Themed Wedding

As most of you may already know, Nüage Mulberry was asked to create all the paper products for Charlotte Wedding Magazine's Feature Wedding in their latest Spring/Summer 2011 issue. The theme was an elegant fair theme wedding, or carnival theme wedding. It was a challenge so exhilarating that my brain was going a mile a minute during the initial meeting. And here's what I came up with...

Anne Bodnar Markey of Favor Me Events, along with the help of The Place for Flowers, took their vision and designed the perfect marriage of elegance and playfulness. The amazingly gorgeous cake was done by The Wow Factor Cakes, and WOW it is!

The photography was taken by  Sara Brennan-Harrell of Whitebox Photography. La-Tea-Da Catering came up with the most upscale carnival food you can imagine, including chicken cordon bleu lollipops, fried chicken and waffles with chipotle butter and vanilla bourbon maple syrup, sweet potato fry cones with smoked sea salt, and rosemary infused lemonade...to name a few. Hungry yet? Wait until you actually see the pics below.

I absolutely loved working on this and I thank Blake Miller and Lindsay Emeigh from Charlotte Wedding Magazine for this amazing opportunity.


Produced by Lindsay Emeigh and Blake Miller
Fashion styling by Jenn Grabenstetter
Location photography by Chris Edwards / Studio