Upside-down tulips


I love this idea.

{photos by Our Labor of Love}

Julianne Smith Wedding Garters



New bridal garter collection from garter designer Julianne Smith debuts today. New styles, playful colors and fun patterns can been seen on her website. You can even customize your garter with your wedding date or monogram stitched in delicate embroidery. Her launch party is tonight in DC at Hello Cupcake!
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{ Top 10 Trends for Spring }

{1} Gardens
The first place I go when spring finally arrives is the backyard or the garden. There's so much happening there, with new flowers blooming daily. And even if you don't have a garden wedding, you can still incorporate garden elements - arrange centerpieces in old watering cans, use vintage seed packets in lieu of table numbers, and send each guest home with a miniature potted plant or herb.

{Photo credits clockwise from top left: garden arch from Moosey's Country Garden, centerpiece and herb favors both from Brides.com, vintage seed packet from Country Living}

Thank you so much to Ritzy Bee for the inspiration! And happy happy Spring!

{ Top 10 Trends for Spring }

{2} Daffodils
Daffodils are so bright and cheery, even playful - such an appropriate personality for a flower that announces the coming of spring. Individually in bud vases, bunched in a bridal bouquet, or even live potted versions for centerpieces, daffodils are easy to love.

{Photo credits clockwise from top left: dress by Flora & Henri, bud vases from Nancy Liu Chin, potted daffodils from Chelsea Fuss, bouquet by Artfool}

{ Top 10 Trends for Spring }

{3} Birds and Nests
Don't you love when it's finally warm enough to open your bedroom window, and you hear birds outside? Or when you realize there's a nest in the tree outside the house? Though they've been done before, birds and nests are such a darling element for any spring wedding.


{Photo credits clockwise from top left: cards by Austin Press, ring nest from Junebug Weddings, cake toppers by Ann Wood, peony and nest centerpieces from Martha Stewart Weddings}