Purple Passion

Purple and weddings will never go out of style.....with all the shades most everyone can find one they love!  The colour of royalty it can be elegant and sophisticated or fun and exciting...it can be anything you want!
You need to start with the perfect stationery and I'm loving the bold graphic of this large bloom!

Artist's Flower by Invitation Consultants

LOVE the fun and gorgeous elements of this invite

Simply Posh Design

You have to have a pair of fabulous purple shoes peeking out from under your dress so go ahead and splurge:)

Christian Louboutin

Manolo Blahnik

Yves Saint-Laurent

Dresses are important....ask any bridesmaid:)

Jennifer Purple Cocktail dress by Natasha Milani

or for the bride outside the box?.....

Not for everyone but for that special couple this could be cool!

You don't want a purple dress so maybe purple flowers are the way to go....

Roses, freesia, calla lilies & stephanotis

Mischa Bartkow Photography

"I do!" Wedding Photography

 Roses, freesia, mini-cybmidium orchids and dendrobium orchids

Decor flowers in purple is always a great way to incorporate your colour as well

white hydrangea with purple stock

There are STUNNING options for linens out there...here are just a few chair options

Wildflower Linens

Wildflower Linens

And you certainly cannot forget about the cake!

Cake by Ganache photo by "I do!" Wedding Photogography

Pink Cake Box

Dogwood Blossom Cake

There are, of course, millions of other pictures of purple wedding ideas-search them out and have some purplely delight:)

Summer Wedding Flip Flops-YES!!

It's the first long weekend of the summer and it's gorgeous out so I'm thinking flip flops!  When I was younger flip flops were called something else, I won't mention it here but it is now considered a type of underwear (LOL), and were plastic and only good for one beachy season but now....OH NOW they've come a loooong way!

Destination & beach weddings are big business now and why on earth, as much as I LOVE them, would you wear a pair of heels.....especially when there are some fantastically cute flip flops now!

Check out these one for a bride...and for $11seriously you can't go wrong!

rocktheflops' shop, etsy

Prefer something in blue with a touch of bejeweled these are a stunner!  and the peacock feather-so pretty!

smc801's shop, etsy

I have a pair of these puppies studded with swarovsky crystals (of course I do-this isn't shocking anyone I know:)) and they are a little pricier but worth every penny!!  I've had them for three years and walked all over Italy with them-comfortably!

CrystalMeFlipFlops' Shop, etsy

Prefer more of a "real shoe" flip flop

Love the dragon fly crystal adornment on this Kate Spade shoe

And for those of you that are a true beach purist this one is for you!

Lady Bead

You can have the prettiness of a fancy shoe with the ability to run your manicured piggies through the hot sand....ahhh!

With all this inspiration go out and get yourself a pedi and a pair of pretty new thongs.....oh I mean...you know what I mean:-)

Blossoms are in the air

Who doesn't love spring and eagerly await the blossoming trees?  Vancouver is a destination spot for those who travel in search of the prettiest blooms-I was told this by some Japanese students and they know their beautiful blossoms!!

Let's start with blossoms on the dress......

Cherry Blossom by Claire Pettibone

Beautiful gossamer with gold and silver embroidery with a touch of crystals....

Petals in the Wind by Claire Pettibone

Don't you LOVE the name of this gown?  And it is stunning!!  Showing white sakura blossoms intertwined with silver metallic branches and iridescent sequins with a full skirt of tulle and silk taffeta.

We've seen dresses now how about some shoes? Imagine these peeping out from under your dress-so cute!

JCrew Liza Peep Toe

 But if heels are not your thing how about a pair of Uggs?

Don't overlook your stationery-it sets the tone of your wedding and is your all important "First Impression"

Smockpaper

Letterpress, when a printing press is used to imprint text or an image onto the stationery and adds texture to the invite, invitations are so beautiful!  LOVE this one!  For added luxury couldn't you see a few crystals in the centers of some of the blossoms?

I love cake, and anything cake like really, so let them eat it!

Sara Jones Wedding Cakes

This is so pretty-look at that detail work!

Cake by Fluffy Thoughts w/photo by Lara Swanson

I love the look of the top of this cake....delicate.
And because cake pops are fantastic these would make a fantastic addition to any sweets table

Adorably Sweet Cake Pops

And just for fun let's see some real photos of blossoms from some very talented friends....

John Heil Photography

and one more to make you smile

KLUTCH Photography

NOW with all this to inspire you get outside enjoy your day and smell the blossoms!

WELCOME!!!

Hello and welcome to my very first blog post-I have to say this is more than a little stressful....my first post!  What should I write about?  A friend, the fantastic Jeanette from Delovely Creative, said write something fun and about things I love, like flowers and shoes!,  so I thought how perfect two things I know something about.

Spring is coming, at some point soon I hope, so how about some photos of some of my spring bouquets 

this one is comprised of peonies, tulips, lisianthus, ranunculus, roses and lily of the valley-the scent was unbelievable!  There were strands of tiny sheer ribbon, you get the hint of them there at the bottom, that I attached crystals too.  Wouldn't  a pair of shoes like these, by Steve Madden, go perfectly?

Are tulips your spring flower of choice?  They are the little flower that could!  They spring like nothing else!  I designed these bouquets out of tulips, the Bride has all parrot tulips and the bridesmaid's are "ruffle cut" (yes, their official name that I just made up:)) tulips.

Photo courtesy of John Heil Photography

You'll notice the stunning pave crystals I used in the bride's bouquet-blinged up tulips-who knew but worked so wonderfully!  I love these pretty shoes with just a tiny row of crystals at the top of the "peep" takes this subtle shoe to WOW (just like the crystals in the bouquet)

“Charcas” shoe by Harriet Wilde

Think I've gone on long enough for a first time.  Hope you enjoyed your first visit to my new blog-feel free to leave comments or let me know if you have any suggestions to what you would like to see.  Have a GREAT weekend everyone-I'll blog to ya soon (too corny??)  LOL