July 4th Tablescape Signs

In honor of my first 4th of July as a US Citizen, I created these signs for a red, white and blue--and another blue--gathering. These can be done for any occasion, in any color and almost any shape. Visit www.nuagemulberry.com and contact us for any paper product for your next event.

 These custom printed napkin wraps are the perfect accent.

 

Cake Pops were done by Cakes by Meredith

Navy and White Menus and Place Cards

Kate Fitzgerald, from I Do Details Events, contacted me because she needed menus and place cards for a dinner party she was hosting--The color theme: navy blue and white.

She shared the pictures with me and here they are, just for you! Thanks, Kate.

Sparkling Merlot Design

This is one of our latest designs created for a super fab bride.  She knew she wanted deep purple with silver accents and, voilá! here is the final result.

The cards are printed on a white pearlized linen card stock. The invite is mounted on a 6x6 deep purple back panel and then wrapped with a sheer purple belly band with their wedding logo printed in the middle. The envelopes are in silver to compliment the design.

So, this led me to create and inspiration board for a purple and silver wedding.

That wedding dress is to die for, isn't it? I also love how in the three images of the decor the dominating color is actually the grey or silver and the purple is the accent, absolutely stunning!


The Badgley Mischka shoes....nough said. I actually saw these shoes at Nordstrom on clearance a couple of weeks ago in pink, in blue, and in black. They are just as gorg as the pic, unfortunately they didn't have my size in any of the colors :(.


Inspired? 


Dress: Modern Trousseau
Shoes: Badgley Mischka
Plate Setting and Table Images: Alante Photography
Flower Centerpiece: ideasinblume.com
Bridesmaids Dress: ele3events.com

Something Blue Inspiration Board

I just recently designed a tan and blue wedding invitation set for a bride. She already had the blue picked out for her bridesmaids dresses and we took the design from there. This design galvanized this inspiration board, and I have to admit this particular blue is not very commonly used in weddings, as I came to learn while perusing online in search for wedding related images with these colors. Ironically enough, the stock color used in this invitation set is called 'Something Blue'. I mostly saw lighter blues or Tiffany blues, but I guess this one is what will make this wedding unique.

Very inspiring!!! Right? Love the cake pops--unfortunately I don't know who made these--totally in L O V E with the bird toppers, too adorable!! The cake details are gorge--beware of the adults only section if you visit Linzi's Cakes website, uncontrollable gasping and/or giggling may occur. 

Ok, on to the actual invite, here are the deets... The main invitation is mounted on a tan metallic or pearl finished vertical pocket fold which is wrapped with a belly band with a printed 'Tile' pattern in blue and coordinating monogrammed tag.The pocket holds an invite for a second reception held on a different date and the RSVP for both events with a coordinating RSVP tan envelope. Everything is printed on a pearlized linen card stock.

Inspiration Board Images:

Invitation - Nüage Mulberry

Cake - Linzi's Cakes

Shoes - RSVP Ivana Blue Satin Shoes

Blue Birds Toppers - Country Squirrels R Us on Etsy

Flower Hair Pins - Miss Glory on Etsy

My Pronovias Encounter

I just spent ten wonderful days in Europe, mostly in Barcelona, Spain. One of the first things I saw coming out of the airport was THE Pronovias Corporate Headquarters building. My eyes lit up and I thought to myself, "this is going to be good!", because I knew I was bound to come across at least one Pronovias store. 

I tried to take a picture of the corporate building to include it in this blog but the taxi driver was going a little too fast, and all I got were dried up watermarks from the window with a very fuzzy building in the background.

Here's a little bit about the company's history. In 1964 the Pronovias company introduced its first prêt-à-porter bridal collection. In 1968, Pronovias opened its first specialty bridal store in Spain, a single location where brides could find the dresses and all the accessories they needed. For the next ten years Pronovias opened 80 more shops in Spain and started its international expansion throughout Europe. "It entered the American and Asian markets in the 1990s. It now has more than 3,800 sales points in 75 countries all around the world."

I did come across a Pronovias store right on Passeig de Grácia, regarded the most expensive street in Barcelona, also home to prestigious stores such as: Chanel, Carolina Herrera, Jimmy Choo and Hermès, just to name a few. I felt like I was in heaven, and it reminded me of how much I love their gowns.

One of my favorite designers for Pronovias is Manuel Mota. Below are two of my faves from the 2012 Advance Collection.

And from the 2011 Collection, Elie by Elie Saab...

GORG!!!

Their cocktail gowns are just as amazing as their wedding gowns. This navy blue one, named Helvetia, is one of the gowns displayed in their store window.

I just love the attention to detail that they put in to each of their gowns, makes me melt. 

I think this one is my favorite.

I also spent some time in Southern France and Italy. In Cagliari, I stumbled upon this tiny little bridal shop named Carta, cute little store in a cute little town.