Utterly Engaged } The 1st Online Wedding & Bridal Magazine. Inspiring Brides with Style.

At Fizz & Frills, all the attendees were given a punch ticket by Jen Simpson Design to take to each vendor for a mini scavenger hunt. And once they’ve completed their card, they were entered into a giveaway. So we’re very excited to announce the winners of this super rad giveaway, thanks to our giveaway sponsors!

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Congrats to CYNTHIA DER and JAIME MCCALLISTER!

You’ve won a wedding bundle from Chronicle Books which includes Bride Ideas wedding journal and list maker, Bride Ideas sticky notes, and the fabulous book Handmade Weddings!

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Congrats to PATRICIA ANGELES & DAVID SUAREZ, who happen to be engaged and also winners of 2 of our Giveaway prizes! Patricia won a gorgeous clutch bag from Angee W. and David won the ultra cool necktie from Bacon Handmade Neckwear.

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Congrats to MIA KAWAMURA! You’ve won the pretty beaded pin by Flora Bond!

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Congrats to SHANNON MCNALLY! You’ve won a wedding bundle from Handmade by Sara Kim which includes a gorgeous headband adorned with flowers and feathers as well as a few other little trinkets!

photo by Suzy Clement Photographs

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Congrats to ABBY WHITMAN! You’ve won a festive balloon in a box kit from Geronimo! complete with fancy frills and ribbon!

photo by Suzy Clement Photographs

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We’re on a giveaway roll and we’re loving it! Watch out for more giveaways next week!

Have a Happy Labor Day weekend!

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We are excited to share with you a rustic, vintage-inspired engagement shoot by Mariana from Kismis Ink Photography through Two Bright Lights.

Here’s their story:

Keith and I met in 2008 thanks to ultimate frisbee. At the time I was very into the sport and would set up games all time and had a ton of contacts. One of my friends invited him to play with us and at first I played hard to get and ignored him so many times! But he was very patient with me and continued being a great friend. He always was wanting to hear how I was doing, and we would talk on the phone for hours. I felt like he actually cared, which was big for me. The summer of 08 was the summer we fell in love, literally. We would go to the beach and skim almost everyday and hang out. Eventually I gave in and admitted I had a crush on him, but more than that I had a deep friendship as well. He is my best friend and my lover. He asked me out on September 7th of 2008, we “dated” for 2 years, and on our 2 year anniversary he proposed!  He is truly the love of my life and we are both so excited to be able to share our special day with all of our family and friends!

Their wedding will be in a ranch with rustic colors and feathers throughout. Ariel found her e-session dress at Goodwill and had a vision for what she wanted. With the help of her mom, she created her perfect dress. They also decided to bring a few items they’ll be using for decoration at their wedding to their e-session to incorporate the same whimsical feel and style. Keith created the wooden signs and had his mom paint the words on to include in the e-sessionso that they could creatively use the images in their Save-the-dates and invitations. Keith’s ALDO shoes were a special gift from Ariel and are a true representation of the groom’s vintage style.

Congratulations, Ariel & Keith! Our best wishes for your wedding in April!

image via ffffound!

LOVE IS staying up past midnight, scrubbing fishy, smelly nastiness off rocks and plants from the fish tank because your hubby is worried that the fishes are starting to die and look weird and that they can’t last overnight if we don’t do something about it.

What have you done lately that you hate doing but you did it anyways because you love your significant other?

We have an engagement session that we just can’t wait to share with you today. When Jessica Johnston sent this cute couple to us through Two Bright Lights, we squealed. Kendra and Rory’s love for each other and their personality are so endearing you can’t resist but share it with everyone. The cozy little picnic in the field and their outfits are all so a-d-o-r-a-b-l-e.

Gosh that title was a mouth full! But it was truly all that and more. Those words spun off and and idea for a wedding and this inspiration board was created. Sweet Emilia Jane imagined this wedding to be for a design-savvy couple who drooled over Dwell Magazine and daydream of brunch at The Parker in Palm Springs.  The couple appreciated great style but never take themselves too seriously. I think she hit it spot on. Sweet Emilia Jane called it “Cheeky Modern” and it was featured in our our current issue, #14. Go take a look if you haven’t seen it yet.

photo credits: interior room damian russell, justine ungaro, utterly engaged issue#12
green chair modern findings,  succulentLove, jonathan adler, my sweet and saucy,
carter and cook event co, boss cobbles from jamali garden, green wedding shoes,
jose villa, alison events, brown paper designs, the viceroy palm springs,
mini ban.do hearts, the pearl hotel in san diego.

Since there were so many amazing images for this shoot, we thought we’d featured some DIY’s from the feature in our blog instead. They are so simple and so fun! The first one she shared with us, is how she made these adorable moss initials.

Materials:
Frame (ours are Ribba from IKEA)
Sheet moss (Michael’s)
White cardstock paper
Xacto knife
Printer

Instructions:
Print out your letters in the font and size you want (one letter per piece of paper).  Using the exacto knife carefully cut along the edges of the letter.  Using the back of your frame as a guide cut your paper so it fits snugly in the frame.  Cut the sheet moss ½” smaller than your frame.  Place the initial against the glass of your frame and the moss directly behind it.  Secure the back of the frame so that the letter and moss are firmly in place and don’t move around.  Display near your guestbook or cake table!

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Our second DIY project is inspired from Jonathan Adler’s Mod Love Pillow.

Materials:
Two 18” pillows with white pillowcases (if you don’t have white pillowcases to spare here is a resource guide to follow)
Four different colored 8”x11” pieces of felt (we used the same as the Jonathan Adler pillow in our inspiration board)
Paper
Straight Pins
Printer
Scissors (both regular and fabric)
Fabric Glue

Instructions:
Print out your letters and heart shape in the font and size you want.  Carefully cut out each letter and the heart.  Pin the cut outs to the felt and, with your fabric scissors, cut out the felt using the paper as a guide.   Decide where you want to place the letters and heart on each pillow.  Place a line of fabric glue along the edges of the backside of your letters.  Carefully place onto each pillow and let dry for 24 hours.  Display on your chairs or in a photo booth!

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CREDITS

Design + Coordination: Sweet Emilia Jane
Photography: Kira Grinberg
Floral Design: Sweet Emilia Jane for the The Floral Lab
Cake: Sweet and Saucy Shop
Make up: Carissa Ferreri
Dress: Anne Barge from Bliss Bride
Models: Kristi + Nate