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Pick your Wedding Theme:

One of the ways you can save money and still have a stylish wedding is by picking a good theme for your wedding. Once you picked a theme, you will find it easier to select your wedding colors and decorations. Your theme will ultimately influence everything else in the wedding planning process.

The great thing about wedding themes is that there are literally hundreds to choose from. And you can personalize each of those themes in your own special way, so that your wedding will be fun, beautiful, memorable, and unique just for you! … and think of alllllll the pretty photos your photographer will be able to take :oD

1. Use your interests and hobbies. You or your future spouse may be beach lovers or Elvis fans. Whatever your passion is, take that and develop it into a running theme that unites all the elements of your wedding together.
2. Consider the season. An autumn wedding can be commemorated with fall colors, leaf motifs and even pumpkins and Halloween decorations. Likewise, a winter wedding theme can consist of snowflakes and lots of sparkly holiday decor. Fitting your wedding theme to the season makes for a lovely and unique occasion.
3. Incorporate your location. An outdoor wedding befits a nature theme. A wedding or reception held in an art gallery calls for an artistic theme. Wine lovers may want to marry in a local vineyard and incorporate a wine theme into their wedding. The location of your wedding can help you pick an appropriate wedding theme.
4. Incorporate the theme throughout the wedding. Now that you have chosen a wedding theme that reflects your personality or the nature of the ceremony, you should incorporate that theme into all aspects of your big day. Buy wedding favors that reflect your chosen theme. Consider using your theme in your wedding invitation design and program. You can also buy wedding centerpieces, decorations and flowers representing your wedding theme.

Once you decided on a theme, create a idea-board with photos you found in the internet. It will make it easier for you to not loose control, there are so many things out there, that one can easily get overwhelmed. You don’t need to have a lot of elements, but make the day memorable with your decor & find 1-2 unique things that your guests won’t forget.

Examples for Wedding Themes:

• Seasonal Themes: Summer Wedding | Winter Wedding | Fall Wedding | Spring Wedding | Halloween | Christmas | …

• Location / Hobby inspired: Beach | Garden | Castle | Golf Club | Tropical | Rustic | Rock & Roll | Nautical | Snow | Vineyard /Wine | …

• Cultural Wedding Theme: Asian | European | African | South American | …

• Decade-Specific Themes: Modern | Vintage | Victorian | 1920’s | …

Websites with beauuuuutiful inspirations:

Kiss the Groom | Wedding Chicks | Style me Pretty | One Lovely Day | Junebug Weddings | Elizabeth Anne Designs | Project Bride | Wedding Bee | The Handcrafted Wedding | Etsy Wedding | Brides of North Texas | Fab*Blog | Green Wedding Shoes

Pick your Colors:

There’s no question: choosing the wedding theme & colors is one of the earliest, trickiest tasks a bride has to cross off the list.

Wedding color schemes can range from vibrant and deep shades, to light and airy, soft pastel tones. Usually, the deeper shades are reserved for fall and winter weddings, while the lighter shades are used in spring and summer weddings. However, this is not a hard and fast rule.

For example, a winter wedding looks crisp and dazzling using bright white and ice blue shades, while for a summer wedding you would use deep greens, woodland browns, faded yellows & pinks.

The key is to use colors that not only appeal to you, but work with the ambience of the theme that you are trying to create, and don’t forget your reception site will already have a certain color too.

Once you created your theme/idea-board, create a quick color/textures-board, with this in your hands it will be much easier to explain your ideas & wishes to your florist, cake designer, and anybody involved in the reception set-up.

I’d say pick 3 main colors and stick with them as much as you can. There are many websites & wedding blogs that you’ll find useful in creating your boards. Have a look what other couples did and see which elements of their weddings you’d like to incorporate into your big day.

I created a 2 theme & color boards, see below:

Vintage / Shabby Chic Weddings:

What about using a specific decade to come up with a fun period of time, based on clothing styles, music, and your ability to get fun props and decorations?

For example, with a 1920s wedding theme, you might consider bobbed hairdos and flapper dresses. It’s not that difficult to get your hands on 1920s decor and clothing these days. (Hint: thrift stores, party stores, and vintage stores.)

For fun decade-specific decorations, do a little research online to see what the styles and decor were like back then. Framed photos of old movie stars and old magazine ads are a good place to start.  You could also play music from that particular era. And could there be a more perfect “accessory” than A VINTAGE CAR! Yum!

[1] Lariat by Big Frozen Melon [2] Love Birds Cake Topper by Cotton Bird Designs [3] Save-the-Date Cards by Royal Steamline [4] Headband by Little White Dresser [5]  Bridal Clutch by ReJenerate [6] Crystal Earrings by Heather Berry [7] Custom Ceramic Egg by Paloma’s Nest  [8] Custom Wedding Signs by The Backporch Shoppe [9] Vintage Princess Ring by Crystal Ring Babe [10] Cake Topper Love Birds by Red Light Studio [11] Florist & Photographer not known to me, sorry  [12] Keepsake Box by Gifts And Talents [13] Birdcage Veil by Liaison [14 /15 /16] Florist & Photographer not known to me, sorry.

Click HERE to see some gorgeous dresses (featured on June Bug Weddings)

Wedding Invitations by: Hello Lucky |  Laura Hooper |  Wedding Paper Divas

Beach Weddings:

Select natural colors that compliment the sea such as taupe, silver and aqua. Bridesmaids can be dressed in aquamarine silk dresses with crystal and pearl chokers. Bouquets can be simple with curly willow, and vanilla roses.

Shells and sand can be used in your centerpieces. Some other colors that work well for a beach theme weddings are chocolate, beige, and any of the sunset colors (rust, dark red, maze)

[1] Ariel Headband by Bridal Adornments [2] Starfish Wine Bottle Stoppers via Beau Coup [3] Invitations by La Bella Couture Design [4] Boutonniere via Pretty Chicky [5] Boutonniere via Tickled Pink [6] Cake by The Cake Girls [7] Cupcakes with Orchids via The Knot [8] Drinks via Pretty Chicky [9] Blue Jar filled with Sand  [10] Gummy Treaties via Pretty Chicky [11] Paper Parasols by Beau Coup or by Oriental Trading [12] Custom Fans by Custom Programs [13] Starfish via Wedding Inspiration Blog [14] Gorgeous Bridal Shoes by Cole Haan via Endless [15] Place Cards via The Knot [16] Seahorse Place Cards by Timeless Paper

Please note, none of the photos above were taken by me.

So I thought since I’m on winter break and won’t be posting any new wedding photos for a while (well, ok until February – I have a beauuuutiful Destination Wedding coming up, yay), I could post some ideas for all of your girls in the planning stages and hope to get you inspired with some beautiful photos & articles I’ve found.

Now that you’ve most likely selected all of your big vendors, the winter makes it so much easier to stay home and concentrate on the never ending wedding-to-do-list, it’s a great time to think about the little details and get things going as the big day will be here sooner than you know!

There is so much out there, I can only imagine how overwhelming it must be and of course there is never enough time nor money to make everything look totally perfect, BUT having been a wedding photographer for all those years, let me tell you, you can make a HUGE difference with just some small personal touches.

Stay tuned. I’ll be posting wedding inspirations (& links to some cool vendors I found) every couple of days, I hope they will be helpful and you won’t get in trouble with your grooms ;o)) – And if you do, don’t tell them where you got the ideas from, especially if you’re one of MY couples, hehe ;o)

Some of the upcoming topics will be:

Online Wedding Planning Tools |  Picking Your Colors & Theme |  Escort & Table Cards  |  Paper, Paper, Paper  |  Wedding Favors

Hair Accessories  |  Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue  |  Sweetheart / Head Table  |  Shoes  |  Cake Toppers

Nice Touches for Your Ceremony  |  Boutonnieres |  Bouquets  |  Cakes & other Dessert Options |  Bridal Boleros |  Ideas for Your Center Pieces

Decorate Your Venue Space  |  Other Fun Ideas  |  Wedding Traditions | Picking the right Hotel  |  Unique Wedding Bands

Please note, the photos above were not taken by me. I’ll give credit to the vendors / photographers as I talk about the specific topics.

It’s that time of the year again. The last 2009 wedding has been shot, I’m working my way through the staple of wedding album orders, and sorting through some really fun photos from the last year.

I have to say choosing photos from this year’s weddings was TOUGH! Real tough! I had to go through roughly 75,000 edited photos, I ended up with around 1,200 favorites (from just the weddings!) … haha …. I tried my best to narrow them down, but figured you don’t want to watch a slide show that lasts 20-30 minutes (but if you *do*, there is a link below you could check out) :o) So, here are a couple of my favorite photos from this year :o)

Happy New Year everybody!

Enjoy.

(Oh … and sorry for the repeating sound, nothing I can do about that :o( )

SHORTER VERSION: For all those that want to show the slide show to their fiance / husbands that would rather watch a football game :o)

LONGER VERSION: If you feel like torturing yourself, you can check out the longer version of the wedding slide show above, but get some cookies & some milk ready for yourself :o)

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A special thanks to:

Aikaterini & Athanacios (Jimmy’s Allenhurst)  |  Alexis & Kevin (Garden Ceremony & Reception, Cataumet)  |  Alyssa & Adam (Plymouth Yacht Club)  |  Amanda & Eric (Fruitlands Museum)  |  Anne & David (Hellenic Center)  |  Emily & Jeff (Easton’s Beach Rotunda)  |  Heather & Derek (Brookside Club)  |  Irene & George (Boston Harbor Hotel / China Pearl)  |  Ivelisse & Greg (Lucca / Sasso Restaurant)  |  Kara & Jacin (Raffael’s)  |  Karen & Andrew (Moosehill Orchard)  |  Kate & Ethan (Brookside Club)  |  Kathryn & Nicholas (Lighthouse Inn)  |  Katie & Bryan (Keene Country Club)  |  Kiara & Bob (Hamilton Hall)  |  Kylah & Stephen (Lyman Estate)  |  Leona & Dave (Anthony’s)  |  Melissa & John (Castle in the Clouds)  |  Meredith & Sam (Museum of Science)  |  MiJung & Young (Korean Church of Boston)  |  Natalie & Nevin (Museum of Science)  |  Sacha & Larry (Bittersweet Farm)  |  Theona & Tony (Tower Hill Botanic Garden)

I just wanted to wish everybody a wonderful Holiday Season & all the best for the New Year! :o) Especially to all the newly married & engaged :o) Thanks for all the lovely comments on my blog & emails throughout the year, I always enjoy hearing from you. It’s been SUCH a fun year, and I’m already looking forward to all the adventures that we’ll have in 2010!

With this, I also wanted to announce that we’re expecting :o) Lill’ peanut is supposed to arrive in April of 2010, so we’re getting closer every week. I’m sure I’ll post more photos as the belly gets bigger (though it’s really hard to be in front of the camera when you’d rather be the one taking the photos … haha … but I gave up and delegated this job to my sweet husband) :o)

Happy Holidays!

November / December are my official travel months. After I’ve been working every day, 14-16 hours (!!) a day for the past few months it’s time for some days off! :o)

I’ll be gone until Nov 5th, and then again a bit later in November & December.

I will most likely have only very limited internet access until then, I’m sorry for any inconvenience, but I’ll try to reply to all my messages once I’m back again.