Welcome to the Weekend

TGIF! It has been a crazy week and we are so looking forward to the weekend for a little recovery. EAD’s home has been in Chicago since its start but now it is time for an exciting change: Ami, the owner and Executive Editor of EAD, has officially moved to NYC! She is definitely going to miss the Windy City and the lovely friends that she has met along the way but cannot wait to see what new adventures await in the Big Apple! We hope you have beautiful weekend ahead. xo!

As 2020 draws to a close and we usher in a new year with its new hopes and goals, there’s guaranteed to be quite a bit of celebrating around the world. And while our celebrations are sure to look different than they usually do, whether it’s a cozy night at home watching the virtual stream of the Times Square ball drop, or counting down over a zoom party with friends, there’s still nothing that marks a celebration more than with a good toast! Champagne or sparkling wine usually take centerstage during these moments, both in weddings and on New Year’s Eve, and there’s really no reason not to break out or break in some new glasses to start making memories now! So whether you’re toasting to a new name or a new year, here are some of our favorite glasses to help ring in the occasion!

This weekend marks the official kickoff of summer and wedding season is in full swing. These summer wedding ideas will have you planning an unforgettable celebration in no time.

It’s Valentine’s Day, and as we all know, Valentine’s is meant to be enjoyed with the one(s) you love, so what better way to celebrate than with a fabulous Galentine’s Day brunch! Emily Elizabeth Events created this adorable “Girl Gang Gathering”, where she and several of her closest friends came together to sip, eat, chat, make Valentine’s Day cards, and create floral arrangements, and this is one party we wish we could attend! Pink and gold stationery from Paper Delights invited each lady to the gathering, where they were greeted with balloons festooning the entrance to Seattle’s Ollie Quinn and the most gorgeous tabletop with florals by Emily Elizabeth Events and dusty pink linens from La Tavola. We’re loving chic and modern details like acrylic standing mirrors, cut-out name place cards, and pink lip cookies, and the romance and elegance of the compote centerpieces, textured fabrics, and vintage trays displaying sips and bites. Galentine’s has never looked so fabulous and we are head over heels for every moment, captured beautifully on film by Blue Rose Photography!

Have you heard the news? Greenery is Pantone’s color of the year for 2017! Incredibly elegant and sophisticated, greenery transforms bouquets, drapery, tablescapes, and even chandeliers into woodland works of floral art.

Newly engaged and getting lost in a sea of gorgeous wedding inspiration? Aisle Society has you covered! I’m so proud to be one of Aisle Society’s founding bloggers. We’ve teamed up to create a space to share our favorite real weddings, styled shoots, DIY projects and more, all in one gorgeous place. And best of all, you can curate your very own personalized feed of your favorite wedding styles, design elements, wedding pros, bloggers, and more, making it a cinch to plan your perfect day!

Hi friends and happy Friday! We are so excited for the weekend, and even doubly excited for next two weeks as Ami will be spending the week with her fellow Aisle Society bloggers at the Sandals Royal Bahamian, and then headed to Washington, DC for an Aisle Society launch event! Hope to see all of our Washington, DC, Virginia, and Maryland wedding pro friends there!

Happy Friday, friends!  We’ve been dreaming about the pretty details that filled each and every gorgeous affair this week but thought it would be fun to end on a different note with our favorites finds from outside the wedding world. From yummy recipes to the cutest DIY, we hope you enjoy and have the most lovely weekend ahead! For our readers planning weddings in the Southern California area, don’t forget that you can grab complimentary tickets for you and a guest to the Wedding Salon event at the Montage Beverly Hills on Monday, January 18th by registering here using the code EAD!

The new year is off to a beautiful start and congrats to each of our newly-engaged readers—welcome to each of you! For our dear readers in the Southern California area, we’re excited to share a fabulous event from Wedding Salon! You are cordially invited to attend their upcoming Los Angeles show on January 18, 2016 from 4-8PM at the Montage Beverly Hills. Discover the best resources for your destination weddings and honeymoons. Enjoy tastings, cocktails, beauty makeovers, gown previews, honeymoon giveaways, and more! Register here and use the code EAD to receive a complimentary ticket for you and one guest!

Happy New Year’s Eve! We are ending this beautiful year with our hearts full of love, joy and gratitude for our readers and wedding vendors and want to thank everyone for making this the best year yet! We hope you have a wonderful night ringing in the new year and we will see you back here in 2016!

Happy weekend! This is truly our favorite time of the year and we have loved every moment of this holiday season. We cannot believe that in exactly one week we will be celebrating Christmas! With so many things on our to do list, we hope you find inspiration for your upcoming holiday festivities, last minute gifts, and ideas that are perfect for the winter season in our weekly roundup of inspiring links.

Happy, happy weekend! ‘Tis the season to share our favorite holiday-inspired links and this week’s roundup is complete with a festive playlist and lots of pretty things to make. Enjoy and have a wonderful Friday, friends!

Happy December! Can you believe that at the end of the month we will say farewell to 2015?! While we are so excited to welcome the new year, we know that there is so much to be celebrated and thankful for this holiday season. We’re full swing into planning for 2016 and are so excited to announce that we will be hosting a series of webinars monthly throughout 2016! First up in January: all about getting published! Get all the details here!

As we end the week early, we just wanted to wish you and yours a very happy Thanksgiving tomorrow! We hope your extended holiday weekend is filled to the brim with good food, fun, family, and friends!

As Thanksgiving approaches, we have been busy planning our tablescapes, dinner menu, and preparing for house guests and travel plans. In the midst of our hectic schedules, it has been so important for us to remember the meaning behind next week’s holiday. We are so thankful for so many reasons, but in the wedding world, we feel grateful to share the work of the industry’s best and have a community of members in our Vendor Guide that we truly believe are family. Before we say farewell until Monday, we could not end the week without introducing you to our newest vendor guide members! Cassi Claire creates bright and happy wedding photographs for joyful couples in love! She is based in New Jersey but has a case for wanderlust and will travel anywhere to capture your celebration. Tessa Kim is known for her vintage inspired veils accessories, and intimates, perfect for the modern bride. We hope you have a fabulous Friday!

Happy Friday! The weekend’s arrival is just moments away and we could not think of a better way to end the week than cozying up with a cup of tea and clicking through the links that inspired us most from the wedding world and beyond.

Happy Friday! Our week would not be complete without welcoming our newest vendor guide members! Michele Beckwith is a fine art film photographer with a passion for capturing those sweet little moments and thoughtful details that make your wedding your own. She seeks out the beauty of natural light to bathe her subjects in, creating photographs that merge together life’s moments with art. Josh and Rachel Best are the husband and wife duo behind Best Photography. They have a passion for photographing the most meaningful moments in people’s lives and couldn’t imagine doing anything else. Now, let’s end things on a pretty note with this gorgeous waterfall bridal shoot captured by Brian Whitt Photography!

Happy Friday and farewell October!  We cannot help but swoon over the stunning weddings and styled shoots that graced the front page of Elizabeth Anne Designs this past month.  In the midst of it all, we were there to celebrate Aisle Society‘s debut at New York Bridal Fashion Week and we had the honor of welcoming the very best in the wedding industry to the EAD family—including three fabulous vendors this week!  Anna Marks Photography is a lifestyle and fine art photographer based in the San Francisco Bay Area.  Her style is a mix of fine art and documentary, capturing the candid, real moments of couple’s relationship while creating a beautiful, timeless image that will be cherished forever.  MG Hair and Makeup is the nation’s premier on-site hair and makeup services for weddings, special events, everyday hair and makeup, and so much more.  The fabulous team is trained to help you look like you—only better.   Chiara Natale is a portrait and lifestyle photographer based in Italy who live for authentic emotions and true feelings.  She captures images both on film and digital and the end result is truly lovely.

Happy Friday! We are wrapping up this week of pretty with some amazing news! Just in time for engagement season (and because we LOVE the wedding pros that we work with) Every Last Detail and Elizabeth Anne Designs have come together for one amazing offer…. Oktoberlove! Now through November 1st, you have the opportunity to get a one year profile on both Elizabeth Anne Designs and Every Last Detail for one very special rate that will never be seen again! Get two vendor guide memberships with two of the most influential wedding blogs, and two audiences made up of couples who are hiring professionals. Head over here to find more info and to submit your application. We look forward to having you in the EAD and ELD families!

Although apples and pumpkins may be the first pictures of autumn in your mind, this week we are falling for figs! At their prime, the deep aubergine color of figs is a perfect addition to a fruit and cheese plate and gorgeous adorning everything from cakes to place settings. Unripe figs are a beautiful autumn green color, and are a lovely and unexpected addition to bouquets and centerpieces. Aubergine, gold, ivory, and green is a stunning autumn color palette and these little fruits fit right in—it’s no wonder that figs are our current crush!