Happy Friday! Well you all know by now that we love anything that’s ‘outside of the box’ for wedding inspiration, so we just had to share these fruity flower designs with you. We loved the idea of incorporating signature fruits into the table centers and floral accents for weddings (you’ve probably seen our strawberry and lemon posts before), and even in the Danish wedding we featured yesterday Rikke’s bouquet included gorgeous blackberries that looked like they had literally just been picked out of a hedgerow!

Today we’re sharing these fabulous peach inspired images from the wedding of Gina and Kyle in Austin, Texas – with flowers by the stunning Last Petal – www.lastpetal.com, and photographed by Jennifer Nichols from husband and wife photography duo The Nichols – www.jnicholsphoto.com.

The second set of inspiration shots come from another married duo – Justin and Mary Marantz, www.justinmarantz.com/ with stunning shots of Kavi and David’s wedding where they took the pineapple as the signature fruit for their reception décor…. What can we say – WE LOVE IT!!!

And the best thing about fruity florals….. you can eat them afterwards! Yum!

Have a great weekend everyone,

Dee and Aoife!

Inspiration and ideas for stylish brides from www.thebridallounge.ie

We recently shared a blog with you of the lovely Danish Bridal Shower we arranged for  Regge (Rikke) who has recentley married Aoife’s brother Darragh at the beautiful Melby Kirke www.melbykirke.de in Frederiksværk,Denmark. 

Darragh and Rikke wanted a low-key and simple wedding with just their closest friends and family to share their day with them. The Ceremony took place at the most stunning Melby Church set on a hill in the Danish countryside,the Church itself was so decorative it required no other decorations or flowers and it was the most perfect setting for their Wedding. They then had their reception at the beautiful Tinggarden Restaurant www.tinggarden.dk ,a small and rustic country restaurant with the most amazing Chef & Somelier ever!!  It was such a beautiful day all round and it was enjoyed by each and every one of us. Thank you for sharing your day with us and congratulations to you both!

Rikke was such a beautfiul bride. She bought her dress in Denmark and sourced her veil from Simply Veils www.simplyveils.com  and her gorgeous hair accessory is from Stacey Hannan Designs www.staceyhannandesigns.com. Darragh bought his suits from Louis Copeland www.louiscopeland.com

Rikke’s bouquet – was probably one of the most beautiful I’ve seen already and was created by Jette Rungholm who owns the most amazing Flower Shop in Hundested called Naturligvis www.jette.rungholm.com I honestly could have bought everything in her shop it was so gorgeous!

Image Credits: Ebbe Forup Photography, Denmark http://www.beeb.dk/

We thought we would share something simple and gorgeous with you today – an engagement shoot shot by Blushing Bride Studio www.blushingbridestudio.com based on the film The Notebook. We are huge fans of this movie, we absolutely loved the style and the story- and Ryan Gosling wasn’t too bad either, so we just had to share these fab photos with you!

As you know by know we love Engagement shoots particularly when they are styled or have a theme and this is definitely one of our favourites so far – the shots are so beautiful and the styling is perfect. Even better is that Cindy and Jean-Nicola are a real couple and Cindy is so like Rachel Adams in the movie. They are like true professionals in the pictures with beautiful chemistry.We love it!

Image Credits: Blushing Bride Studio www.blushingbridestudio.com

We have adored Saja www.sajawedding.com  ever since Aoife picked up a stunning chifon jade green dress in Anthropologie www.anthropologie.com a few years ago and we recently got very excited when we found that they have a bridal collection also!!

Designed by Yoo Lee, Saja Wedding is a simple yet utterly gorgeous line of silks and chiffons with flattering shapes andcolours to suit the ethereal bride. Saja dresses are so feminine and floaty and absolutely perfect for the bride who wants something simple and pretty for their wedding day.

Check out www.sajaweddings.com to view the rest of their lovely bridal collection!

Fresh off the press here’s a couple of sneaky peaks of the gorgeous, literary inspired wedding we just finished this afternoon in fabulous Glengarriff! We were so excited to see everything come to life as we have worked with Laureen and Colum since last year when we put together the Inspiration Board for their West Cork wedding. Given the literary heritage of The Eccles hotel (W.B Yeats holidayed there frequently!) we created an old world book inspired theme that included centerpieces of vintage books, hurricane lamps, table lamps, beautiful white hydrangeas in silver mint julep cups and many, many candles!  The wedding was full of special touches that really brought the personalities of the happy couple Laureen and Colum to life. Their beloved dog Myles (who couldn’t travel to Ireland from Brooklyn) was even represented in the form of the goodie bags, and a little porcelain pup looking over the guest book! But that’s enough for now, we’ll do a full posting as soon as we have all the pictures – Enjoy!

Wedding Inspiration and Ideas from The Bridal Lounge

We are delighted to finally share these gorgeous photos with you of a recent Inspiration Shoot we did with Christina from Brosnan Photographic www.brosnanphotographic.com . We wanted to create something that was colourful and had a lovely summer feel to it to give couples different ideas for their reception decor. Yellow & Grey is one of our favourite colour combinations and it looks so vibrant in photos and we thought it would be a fab alternative for decorating your table settings and wedding reception!

We used these gorgeous yellow & grey boutonnieres from Ruby Feather http://www.etsy.com/shop/rubyfeather which looked so lovely against the grey and they are a great alternative to using real flowers for the groom’s buttonholes. We used these gorgeous Storm Lanterns to decorate the space, which will be available to rent soon from The Bridal Lounge www.thebridallounge.ie (keep an eye out!) and we sourced the heart decorations from Avoca www.avoca.ie which looked so pretty on the back of the Bride & Groom’s chairs and also hanging on the door to the venue as another alternative.

Thank you to the following people who helped with our shoot:

Linen,Tables & Chivari Chairs supplied by CaterHire www.caterhire.ie

Boutonnieres hand made by Ruby Feather http://www.etsy.com/shop/rubyfeather

Grey place-mats, porcelain tealight holders and porcelain bird were supplied by Article Dublin http://www.articledublin.com/

Flowers by Deirdre at Ruby & Bloom & The Bridal Lounge www.rubyandbloom.ie

Styling by The Bridal Lounge & Photography by Brosnan Photographic.

Wedding Inspiration brought to you by Aoife & Dee at The Bridal Lounge

We found this absolute GEM when we were gorging ourselves on one of our favourite websites and we couldn’t wait to share it with you all!! (apologies if you haven’t seen this site before and develop a mild addiction as a result of this post…)

So, we all fell in love with Carrie’s quirky wedding style in Sex in the City, and wouldn’t even begin to guess how much the Vivienne Westwood dress she wore could possibly have been, but look what we found on the super fabulous designer discount site www.theoutnet.com from the very clever Natalie Massenet at Netaporter….. A short version of the dress (and here’s the best bit)…. discounted by 60%!!!!

So if you’re a size 8 and searching for the perfect WOW dress, then look no further – here’s the link – http://www.theoutnet.com/product/46151

For the rest of us, we can just dream…. HAPPY FRIDAY!!

Sex in the City Wedding Dress

Sex in the City Wedding Dress

Information, inspiration and ideas from Aoife and Dee at  The Bridal Lounge

Us Bridal Lounge girls put together a gorgeous yellow&grey themed Inspiration shoot focusing on table settings, reception decor and accessories and we teamed up with Christina Brosnan at the weekend who took some fabulous shots. The hard work is now deciding on which pictures to share with you! We wanted to give you a little first glance before we share them with you!! We love them!!

Ah the seating plan…… a political hotbed that will test your skills of diplomacy! You know the conversation…. “we can’t put them beside each other”….. “I think there’s ‘history’ there”…. “he ran over her dog”….. oh the list goes on. So, when you’ve spent hours getting the mix just right with tact and subtlety that would put you in the running for president of the UN, why oh why just display your hard work on the standard, hotel issue ‘Seating Chart’?

The seating plan, or Escort Table, is one of the easiest ways to personlise your wedding and bring your own touch to the day. It can also be a fantastic ice-breaker for your guests as they sit down to their meal. Here’s some of our favourites!

Just to prove that fabulous ideas don’t have to be expensive! This gorgeous table was created by JL Designs using frames from Ikea painted white and filled with placecards in the yellow and white wedding theme! Pictures from http://www.sweetmondayphotography.com/

Try a colourful curtain of cards (on the right) to brighten up a blank wall or create a stunning entrance. This couple strung different coloured cards onto ribbon and hung in vertical rows from a them from a curtain pole secured to the wall – the bottom of each row was weighted with small hooks and weights. Weighting the rows in this way is also perfect if you want to hang the cards in rows from an accommodating tree outside! Matthew Tennison Photography. Or for a more rustic feel use tea-stained paper as in the image on the left, cut into cards and pin to string lines with little clothes-pegs – most Art and Hobby shops sell mini ones that look fantastic!

Make your cards earn their keep – these gorgeous colourful cards on the left were made using folded cloth bags in a variety of patterns but keeping to the black, white and red theme, that were anchored with the name cards, with the idea that the guests would fill them with sweets from the sweet buffet later in the day!

Another lovely idea is an ‘escort tree’ – this beautiful idea incorporates willow branches and moss with flowers and delicate cards with ribbons showing the guest’s name and table number – brought to us by Lindsay Flanagan and Jenny Boyle for Jennifer Davis Photography.

There are some stunning coastal wedding venues in Ireland, so why not bring some seaside touches to your reception. These gorgeous starfish shown above are a quirky touch to personalize your place settings, or for a  more formal table use a round table with linens in the colour of the wedding theme with traditional folded seating cards radiating from a central floral piece. Kristin Vining Photography.

Hope these inspired you to come up with your own ideas!

Wedding Inspiration and Ideas from The Bridal Lounge

Our Little White Book pick of the Week is a beautiful Wedding shot by Larry McMahon http://www.larrymcmahonphotography.com. Larry’s clients Gareth and Jane got married last May at the stunning Powerscourt House http://www.powerscourt.ie in Co. Wicklow. It  is one of the most beautiful venues for a Wedding in Ireland with the amazing features of the old house set against the backdrop of the Wicklow Mountains and the beautiful Powerscourt Gardens, add a lovely Summer day and you get gorgeous Wedding pictures like Gareth & Jane’s!

Jane looked really beautiful in her Sassi Holford Gown,which she got from Sharon Hoey http://www.sharonhoey.com in Dublin. She complimented her bridal look with stunning jewellery and hair accessories,which were made for her and her bridesmaids by the very talented Aisling Nelson of Rangoli http://www.rangoli.ie 

The Girls looked so gorgeous in their Dessy Bridesmaids Dresses,which Jane sourced from B Couture in Arklow http://www.bcouture.ie – we love the colour of the dresses – very pretty!

We are huge fans of Larry’s work,we particularly love how he captures every special moment of a Wedding day and these are definitely two of our favourite shots!

Gareth & Jane paid so much attention to detail while planning their Wedding Day in particular their place settings which included a detailed Guest Book on each setting with information on every guest at their Wedding. This is such a lovely idea as it makes each and every guest feel important and it could also be a  great conversation starter for guests who may not know each other!

Thank you to Larry, Gareth & Jane for sharing these gorgeous Images with us!

Wedding Inspiration brought to you by Aoife & Dee at The Bridal Lounge