Fashion Saloon: weddings

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Monday, April 27, 2015

Embroidered wedding invitation

Crikey! When Kate and Avi got married in Brooklyn last fall, Anna Bond created embroidered invitations. She sewed the design onto the paper, hand-painted the lettering, and finally scanned the art for printing. How beautiful is that? xo (Look at the teeny Brooklyn Bridge and the cute green parks!)

Saturday, April 25, 2015

Vermont wedding: The ceremony

Yesterday, I shared Gemma and Andy's rehearsal dinner, and now here's their beautiful wedding! They got married in Gemma's parents' backyard, under a giant pine tree with one trunk that splits into two as it reaches towards the sky. Isn't that romantic?

Yellow school buses brought guests to Gemma's childhood home in Marlboro, Vermont.

Gemma and her bridal party walked down the aisle, as their friend played "Harvest Moon" by Neil Young on his guitar. (Gemma's dress was by Zac Posen; Sara Glick did her makeup and Ramie Roth did her hair. Starr McCaleb designed the bridesmaid dresses.)

"I was so nervous walking down the aisle," Gemma remembers. "We came down a dark path in the woods, both parents by my side to give me away. All our friends and family were smiling in the bright sunlight, and Andy was standing under the huge pine tree, waiting for me. He thought something was wrong because I looked so serious, but really I was just concentrating, trying not to burst into tears!"

Their good friend got ordained and married them, and other friends did readings and sang songs.

Tomorrow I'll post the final part -- the reception! xo

(Wedding-kiss photo by Tom Schierlitz. All other photos by Anna Robin. Gemma and Andy will be shooting weddings starting this summer, as well)

Thursday, April 23, 2015

Wedding tennis

I'm loving all the relaxed, low-key weddings these days. This bride and groom played tennis!

(Photo by Glen Allsop)

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

hanging cupcakes charming idea for a wedding

Hanging cupcakes…. charming idea for a wedding dessert table.

Sunday, January 25, 2015

BEST wedding video

Oh. Lordy. Max and Margaux's wedding video (by Shark Pig) is the most joyous and beautifully edited wedding video I've ever seen. My heart is all aflutter. Amazing. (Love the dancing feet!) (Via Once Wed)

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

totally dig this

Totally dig this…

centerpiece idea stacked glass bowls

{Centerpiece idea} Stacked glass bowls

Thursday, December 4, 2014

Evelyn Lozada Talks Battling Chad Over Wedding Plans Plus Makes Non F**king Factor Milkshakes

Evelyn Lozada recently sat down with RadarOnline.com to discuss her upcoming wedding plans with her soon to be hubby, Chad OchoCinco. Evelyn goes on to say that Chad OchoCinco is constantly thinking outside of the box and she is not always on the same page as her man. Here's a little excerpt from what Evelyn had to say about her wedding plans below:

“He has certain requests that I don’t necessarily agree with. Chad thinks outside of the box a lot of the time. Sometimes thinking outside the box is not something I necessarily agree with. Instead I think, ‘Really, you want that???”

And just last night, Evelyn Lozada was out at "Millions of Milkshakes" and made her debut "Non F**king Factor" milkshake. You can watch footage of Evelyn making her milkshake as well as the rest of her interview about her wedding plans when you click on the "Read More" button below:

And here's the rest of that Evelyn Lozada interview about her wedding plans below:

Evelyn on animals being in her wedding:
He wanted to have animals at my wedding, and I didn’t agree with that vision, and that’s something that he is not letting up on and now we are dealing with and I am now trying to find ways to compromise. I want to make him happy and make him feel like he is included in our big day. Maybe it’s a llama or something small, but no lions or elephants. I feel bad for them! I have been to a few events where they have had animals caged up and it bothers me.

Evelyn on the pressures of planning her wedding:
It’s been crazy! There's a lot of pressure, I had a venue and there were issues with that, we started off late with it all. I am under a lot of pressure, filming my own project, working on my career and my branding. I am trying to balance everything, some days are better than others. There is a lot going on but I am not complaining!

Evelyn's thoughts on her new reality show:
People only get to see one side of me on Basketball Wives, but on this show you get to see the human side of me and my family, not just arguing every episode.

Good stuff! What are your thoughts? I'm listening!

Saturday, October 25, 2014

hanging cupcakes charming idea for a wedding

Hanging cupcakes…. charming idea for a wedding dessert table.

Saturday, September 13, 2014

bridesmaid dress inspiration

Bridesmaid dress inspiration

Friday, August 29, 2014

DIY wedding hair: Pretzel braid

I'm excited to share another hair tutorial! My friend (and hair genius) Caroline adores this gorgeous pretzel braid, which she says is easy enough for brides to do themselves. So, we met at our favorite wedding shop, and Jamie Beck took photos. Doesn't her hair look breezy and romantic?

Here are Caroline's steps, if you'd like to try it out...

"I have a friend who was an Irish dancer, and she would always wear her hair in amazing elaborate braids. This one is not-too-fussy (my favorite way to wear my hair) and would look so pretty for an evening wedding or outdoor summer party."--Caroline

1. Start by making two pigtails, using rubber bands. Make them a bit higher up on your head.

2. Braid both pigtails...

3. ...and secure ends with a rubber band.

4-6. Remove the top rubber bands from the pigtails.

7. Cross one braid over the other.

8. Starting with the braid that's now on top, create a sort of "C" shape and pin. It doesn't have to be precise; you just want to have a nice curved shape from the braid.

9. Make the same curved shape with the other braid and pin. Curve it up and over the top of the braid you just pinned down.

10. Ultimately, you want to get a nice sort of pretzel or knot shape from the two braids. Tuck the ends of both braids behind the knot and pin them down securely.

Voila! Isn't it gorgeous? Would you wear it to your wedding (or a summer party)? This is one of my favorite hair tutorials of all time! Please ask any questions in the comments below; the instructions are a little tricky...

P.S. Seven genius hair ideas.

(Photos by Jamie Beck for Cup of Jo. In the step-by-step photos, Caroline is wearing an Eberjey robe. In the wedding photos, Caroline's wedding dress is by Ivy & Aster from Lovely, a gorgeous bridal boutique in the West Village. Her jewelry is from her own line, Brvtvs, and her lip color is lipstick is NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in Damned.)