Hello everyone! I hope you had a splendid fourth of July weekend. I hope you’ve had a chance to read through Issue 011: A Stroll On Memory Lane. It was so much fun to look back on the weddings of readers’ parents and grandparents.
I wanted to share with you a wonderfully personal photoshoot by Megan of Glamour and Grace.
From Megan: “For those who don’t know me personally, my Nana passed away a few months ago. I will admit I have been having a hard time with it. I took this chance at photographing something as a way to memorialize her (and sort of therapy for myself). Everything in the shoot was hers, now mine. From the table cloth and china, to the old postcards and letters (even one from 1903 written to her mother from my great grandfather all in German). The butterfly pin was a trademark of hers. There was never a day she didn’t have some sort of bug pinned to her shoulder. I baked cupcakes and wrapped them in pieces of maps to represent her love of travel. Her and my granddad were missionaries that served in Paris, Greece, and Norway among traveling to many other places.”
What a sweet way to memorialize and be inspired by our loved ones.
[Images via Glamour and Grace]
Saja’s wedding gowns have made their way around the blogosphere before, but I thought I would write about them considering that they bring together the best of both worlds: gorgeous, flowy gowns + reasonable price points. What I love most about these gowns is that you can easily dress them up with gorgeous head pieces, sashes, wraps, etc. or let them shine through their free-flowing simplicity.
[Images via Saja Wedding]
The other day I frowned after spritzing myself with my perfume. I’m just not happy with it. It is an admittedly different perfume than I normally purchase (A bit on the woodsy side; I’m usually a floral kinda girl), but at the time I bought it I was looking to try something new. A few months after I purchased that one, I found a Tocca bottle on sale at Anthropologie and purchased that one - unfortunately it doesn’t have much staying power. So here I am, unhappy with two semi-full bottles of perfume. I’m usually not one to keep on buying perfumes (they are usually upwards of $60 a pop!), my mind keeps wandering back to the most perfect perfume I’ve ever smelled. This perfume always pops into my head when brides ask what kind of “special” perfume they should wear on their wedding day.
I discovered L’Artisan Parfumeur two years ago at Henri Bendel. It. Is. Divine. Their most popular selling scent is La Chasse aux Papillons. This particular scent is: “Inspired by a childhood memory of chasing butterflies and playing hide-and-seek under blossoming branches, the scent is evocative of siestas in the shade of lemon and orange trees, of butterflies dancing in sunshine, of light breeze carrying heavenly aromas of lime blossoms, tuberose and jasmine … It is the scent of white petals caught with the butterfly net. The very essence of summer has been distilled to create La Chasse Aux Papillons. Let this infinitely feminine, exuberant bouquet of white flowers remind you of careless sunny days year round.”
I mean come on! It definitely smells as good as it sounds. They have TONS of other scents, so you are sure to find one that you’ll fall in love with. Other than smelling like heaven, it really has a long staying power, which is really important (to me, anyways!). So, if you’re in the market for a new scent, check them out!
[Image via L'Artisan Parfumeur]
Yesterday I came across a fabulous french blog called La Mariee Aux Pieds Nus. Although the blog is entirely en francais, it has wonderful inspiration and photos that translate across any language.
The blog has a great DIY section wherein I found this gem of a video tutorial showing how to make ranunculus out of muslin fabric.
It is so quick and easy and would make for great hair accessories, brooches, and other adornments. Hop on over to Nessa’s blog for the tutorial and other wedding eye candy. I promise you won’t be disappointed!
