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Friday’s FAB 5

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It’s Friday! Almost the weekend again which means it time for our weekly roundup… We began the week with Dana and Tylers wonderfully colourful Destination Wedding in Savannagh on Saturday. On Monday Lindsay brought us some really beautiful Secret Garden Wedding Inspiration. Tuesday saw us jetting to sunny California for Chloe and Will’s Destination Beach Wedding and evening ocean trash the dress session.

On Wednesday Lisa from 2 People 1 Life shared Weddings No. 15 & 16 in El Salvador and Nicaragua! And finally yesterday we brought you Danny and Jessi’s FAB 1940′s Style Vegas Elopement.

Which bring us to Friday’s FAB 5 destination wedding links from around the web…

A London Engagement Shoot With All-American Style – Love the iconic backdrops.

The Morning After Their Dominican Republic Destination Wedding – FAB!

A Romantic Italian Destination Wedding On Lake Como – Fairytale!

San Francisco City Hall Wedding – An Army couple’s romantic City elopement.

An Arizona Destination Wedding – Details, Details, Details!

Finally we have our FAB 5 picks for this week…

Flying High ✈ Wedding Kites

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A Secret Garden Wedding ✈ Wedding Inspiration

Hello lovelies, hope you all had a great weekend and are ready to start another week. Today’s post was inspired by one of my favourite childhood movies, A Secret Garden. I used to have it on repeat when I was small so I was quite pleased when I got the chance to sit down and watch it again a few weeks ago with my little niece! And this is what it lead to, a very whimsy, romantic and magic like inspiration board, my memories of the movie.

Image Credits; Photographer unknown via Brown Dress with White Dots | Leila Brewster Photography via Style Me Pretty | Perla Maarek via Touch Puppet | Photographer Unknown via Whimsicalities | Kristen Gardner via Style Me Pretty | Photographer Unknown via Everyone Loves Fashion | The Writer and Residence | Suzanne Cummins Flowers | The Vintage Alley and Katrina Louise via The Wedding Chicks | Brides and Beauty and Joanne Fleming via Love My Dress | Leila Brewster Photography via Style Me Pretty | Photographer Unknown via We Heart It | Erin Hearts Court via Style Me Pretty

Friday’s FAB 5

Nearly the weekend again and we our usual excited selves this Friday. This week started off in Maine on Sat for Whitney and Tim’s  stunning wedding by the sea. On Monday we had some floral inspiration in the form of tulip’s, from Amsterdam of course!

On Tuesday, One and Only Paris shared the beautiful elopement of Laura and David before heading to Northern Ireland on Wednesday for this wedding by This Modern Love.

Yesterday we sat back to enjoy April and Philips wedding on film and today, we are taking you around the blogesphere once again! Our FAB 5 picks of the week are….

A wedding in the Tuscan Countryside – Beautiful beautiful beautiful!

A Contemporary African Bridal Shoot – Now here is a statement necklace!

A Nautical Portuguese Wedding – Just loving the fresh details!

Luxury Wedding in Cabo Azul Resort – Daydreaming

Magic in Morocco – FAB

Outdoor Ceremony Backdrops

Our inspiration pick this week is outdoor ceremony backdrops for those of you having a blessing abroad or outside. Here are 5 ideas that we love and that are practical with a bit of planning ahead, well maybe all but one!

Ribbons

Easy to carry or buy abroad but such an eye catching detail. If you can’t manage to put up a structure to tie them to, we love how they look draped across a tree. Easy peasy

Images credits; Love Ala | The Nichols | The Nichols | Love Ala via 100 Layer Cake

Paper Flowers

Loving these gigantic paper flowers. Might be a bit tricky to carry abroad but if you have a few days to relax before your big day, these would a make a really enjoyable DIY project with family and friends. Otherwise, downsize. The paper crane and flower garland can be made before you leave, packed in a small box and assembled when you arrive! Gorgeous.

Image Credits; Jesi Haack Designs | Jess Petrie Photography via Laura on Boho Wedding Blog | Elyse Hall via Style Me Pretty | Once like a Spark via Green Wedding Shoes |

Bunting

We will never tire of bunting. It’s so pretty and makes decorating so simple, not to mention packing!

Image Credits; Dave Richards via Inspired by This | Love and Lavander | Liana Wears and Paige Ann Newton via Green Wedding Shoes

Stuctures

OK, maybe not one for a destination wedding but we had to include them. If you have a crafty man / woman in your life, then get them to work! These make such a statement.

Image Credits; Be Lovely Events and Jillian McGrath Photography via Ruffled | Lindye Galloway Events and Ashley Photographer  via Green Wedding Shoes | Sarah Layne Photography via Green Wedding Shoes |

Frames

We know that travelling abroad can sometimes mean leaving important family and friends behind which is why this backdrop idea is our favourite. Place pictures of your loved ones into the frames and take them with you. They will be right alongside you as you say I do.

Image Credits;  Kristen Marie via Green Wedding Shoes | Punam BeanStudio Castillero

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great weekend planning / diying / shopping!

x

Tulips From Amsterdam ✈ Floral Inspiration

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On this the first week of Summer I have been enchanted by the colourful tulips brightening up our garden and so have put together a little floral inspiration, tulips from Amsterdam…


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Friday’s FAB 5

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We hope you’re all having a wonderful week, it’s hard to believe that Summer has officially arrived, lets hope the Summer weather arrives soon!

In case you missed us during the week here is our weekly round up…

On Monday, Lindsay brought us some very unique wedding inspiration, Boho Chic & Slightly Preppy. On Tuesday Gypsy Westwood brought us An Ibiza Destination Hilltop Wedding.

On Wednesday, we took a trip to Hawaii for Johnna and Ryan’s Beach Wedding before jetting to Jamaica yesterday for Shelby and Brian’s sunset wedding in Montego Bay.

Which brings us to our FAB 5 destination links from around the web…

✈ Half The World Away -  An Irish wedding in Galway planned all the way from Australia!

A New York Beach Club Destination Wedding – Simply beautiful!

A Grace Kelly Inspired Italy Wedding – Love the sunflowers.

A Japanese Tea Shop Wedding in Osaka, Japan – A FAB mix of cultures.

An Italian Elopement in Florence – love and lavender!

And finally our FAB 5 for this week… the first week in May it had to be Maypoles, a wonderfully whimsical idea for a May wedding…

Images Sourced from Elizabeth Anne Designs

Inspiration Board ✈ A Boho Chic, slightly Preppy Wedding!

OK, today’s post was a bit of a challenge but one that I was more than willing to take on. Two friends of mine recently got engaged and although perfect for each other, they have very different styles and tastes! She’s a boho chic through and through and well, he’s passionate about things like straight lines! I took into account their favourite colours (not one mutual favourite colour between them of course) and well this is what we came up with…a very unusual wedding board in oranges, greens and navy with leather thrown in for good measure!

Images Sourced from; A second look books | Photobeats via Flickr | KT Merry via Style Me Pretty | Austin Gros | Twigs and Honey | Pardes via Etsy | Love is a big deal via Green Wedding Shoes |Tiny Pine Press and Kiss the Groom | Love is a big deal via Green Wedding Shoes | Photographer unknown via Cape Cod Collegiate | White Birches | Photographer unknown via Cape Cod Collegiate

Friday’s FAB 5

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Hope you all had a really lovely week, it’s very scary how fast the year is going and that May is just around the corner. Here is our weekly round up, just incase you missed us during the week.

On Monday, Love was in the Air with whimsy hot air balloon wedding inspiration. Therese Aherne spoiled us on Tuesday with a picturesque wedding outside Cannes in France. On Wednesday, we took our first look at Scottish Wedding Venues before hitting the beach yesterday with a beautiful, sun kissed wedding in California.

Our FAB 5 destination links around the web this week are..

✈ Lovely in Limerick – Fab Photography

✈ Cool Britannia and English Rose – Inspiration galore

✈ Paris Elopement – Romance at it’s best

✈ South African Picnic Engagement – This is a fairytale

✈ Wedding in Portugal – Love the paper flowers

Sew Lovely – Embroidery Hoops

Image sourced from HWTM

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Love Is In The Air ✈ Destination Wedding Inspiration

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Today we have our heads in the clouds dreaming up some hot air balloon wedding inspiration…

Adding some quirky elements to your wedding day celebrations with hot air balloon centerpieces, sweet treats, favours and stationery will surely make your guests smile, a little whimsy goes a long way! And for the grand finale what about a hot air balloon ride for the bride and groom to depart their wedding?

Image Sourced from Jessica Claire

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Images Sourced from The Sweetest Occasion

Images Sourced from Southern Weddings
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New York Bridal Week

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As you might already know from our FAB 5 yesterday, we have been following New York Bridal Week and have fallen in love all over again with the worlds leading bridal designers and their FAB 2013 Spring collections. Yesterday, we featured only 5 out of all of our favourite designers and a sample of their Spring 2013 bridal collections but we couldn’t leave it at that. Here are the rest of our fave’s…

Jenny Packham

Christos Bridal

Temperly London

Kenneth Pool

Marchesa

All images Sourced from Brides

We have no doubt that new trends seen this week are going to have a major ripple effect in the wedding world but what has left a lasting impression on you gals? Will any of you dare to wear red? What about the white tights? Yay or nay?! Nay for me on both accounts but I will never ever tire of the eminently sophisticated illusion and sheer necklines or the delicate lace and appliqué detailing and I may, just may have become slightly partial to the over-sized bow! Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Ghost Town, Eldorado Canyon ✈ A Styled Shoot by Sarah Christine Photography

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We are starting this week off wild west style with a shoot that was put together by a team of talented creatives from in and around the Las Vegas area. The setting? An abandoned mining town not even an hour outside of Sin City… so cool! Eldorado Canyon is the oldest, richest and most famous gold mine in Southern California and was an incredible backdrop for this fun, sexy and very Vegas photo session!

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