Welcome To The Weekend

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!

Isn’t it romantic? Floral prints evoke such a sense of whimsy and femininity—and an instant elegance. As a child of the 70s, I’m simply loving the return of florals!

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!

When a hurricane mucks up your wedding day plans, what is left to do but to mix it up and go on your honeymoon first! Two weeks after Mother Nature cancelled their ceremony, Mark and Morgan were married on a picture-perfect St. Augustine, Florida day! The Big Event had a huge task rescheduling a complete wedding, but it couldn’t have gone more smoothly, and Morgan says “It was the best day ever!” The couple selected the clean and simple The River House for their reception. Its unfussy atmosphere allowed the focus to be on the marriage and celebration! Aime Peterson Flowers & Event Design accented the ballroom with soft florals in white and cream and pretty gray linens for a pop of color. Mark and Morgan wanted their guests to eat, drink, dance, and have a great time, and we love the joyous atmosphere in the beautiful photos from PSJ Photography!

We are completely smitten with the romantic and airy feel of Jae and Robert’s wedding at The Highlands Country Club in Garrison, NY. After a gorgeous ceremony under a to-die-for floral arch, Ivie Joy Floral Arts & Events brought the feeling of a garden indoors for the reception with natural and organic arrangements of anemones, ranunculus, garden rose, dahlia, and hydrangea, in beautiful blush and white tones. Along with white chiavari chairs, the light tones were a perfect match for sleek wooden tables in the gorgeous dining room of The Highlands. Sweet details such as doughnut cufflinks (both are dessert lovers!) and a custom gown from Mika Inatome made Jae and Robert’s wedding uniquely personal to them, and the entire day is beautifully captured by Brklyn View Photography!

Gold and white weddings make our hearts go pitter-patter, so we are completely smitten by Carolina and Ryan’s beautiful wedding at New Jersey’s The Ryland Inn. Fashion set the tone for the day, and Carolina is resplendent in an elegant lace Allure Bridal gown, while her maids are oh so chic in champagne sequin Bari Jay bridesmaids dresses. The light and airy palette continued into the reception, which featured lovely and ornate branch centerpieces with white orchids mixed with low and lush hydrangea and rose arrangements. Combined with the ballroom’s lovely chandeliers, the result was breathtaking! We know you’re going to fall in love with every moment captured by the incredible Cassi Claire 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.

Dana and Donte may just be the most picture-perfect couple, and their intimate, backyard wedding under the warm Texas sky has us spellbound! The couple searched high and low for their perfect venue and luckily found a Spanish Mission as a rental home, and the rest, as they say, is history! Though bringing in each and every item for a wedding is a daunting task, Wedfully Yours (where the bride is a lead coordinator) worked tirelessly to make this Big Day perfect. Donte and Dana met in high school and became inseparable after reconnecting two years ago. Dana shares “My mom said I always thought she didn’t like him, but really, she didn’t like that I was so crazy about him. I’d completely lose my mind from the excitement!” Their story—along with Dana’s new not-for-profit business dedicated to hiring people who have fallen into homelessness— touched the heart of Brittany Lauren Photography when we held a wedding photography contest here on EAD earlier this year, and it’s easy to see why. We can’t help but fall in love with this couple, whose love and affection for each other shine through in absolutely every moment. We know you will feel the same!

When you think about the gorgeousness that is Plum Pretty Sugar, of course the first things that pop to mind are their fabulous robes, shortie sets, and PPS Couture bridesmaids dresses, but what is absolutely wonderful about the wide variety of apparel and accessories available at Plum Pretty Sugar is that the romantic, feminine styles are about more than just the wedding: there are chic styles for your honeymoon and all of the days after! I was so thrilled to style this two-day shoot in Charleston at the premiere boutique hotel, Zero George Street, featuring all sorts of beautiful styles from Plum Pretty Sugar (catch part 1 HERE!), and just wait until you see the easy-to-wear looks for your honeymoon!

Sometimes images are so close to your heart that you are just bursting with excitement to share them, and that’s exactly the case with today’s bridal inspiration featuring the exquisite collection from Plum Pretty Sugar! I have long been in love with their feminine and romantic collection of apparel and accessories, with beautiful silhouettes and whisper-soft fabrics in enchanting patterns and garden-inspire palettes. So imagine my pure joy when I was able to travel to Charleston to style this gorgeous shoot with my fellow Aisle Society blogger, Gillian of Coastal Bride featuring Plum Pretty Sugar and captured in the most perfectly romantic way possible by the incredible Kelly Sauer.

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!

If you are a bride-to-be getting married in 2016 and have been dreaming about finding a fine art film photographer to capture every single moment and detail to perfection, then you are in luck because the ever so lovely and talented Brittany Lauren Photography is giving away free wedding photography to one lucky EAD reader!

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!