Country Club Wedding Sneak Peek- {Crystal & Matt}

As you can tell, we've been off for about a week.  Working on our studio setup, recuperating, and refocusing on our creativity.  As our first post back from our week long stint, we're proud to show a sneak peek of a recent wedding at a local BCS country club.  Congrats to Crystal and Matt, more to follow soon!!!

The Royal Wedding: Live from Times Square NYC

Well darlings, my alarm went off quite early this morning but it was totally worth it, as I got to watch The Royal Wedding of William and Catherine, Live from Times Square NYC!! Not usually a morning person, it did take some thought before deciding that getting to Times Square at 5am would be worth it, but after all it has been 29 years since the last royal wedding (and I did not get to see that one). After months of designer speculation on Women's Wear Daily, I was excited to see that Alexander McQueen (my favorite) was the chosen designer for the royal wedding gown!

I watched the royal wedding, live in Times Square NYC in the VIP tent of TLC Network! Full of English tea, scones, and beautiful modern Brit decor, the VIP tent was a nice atmosphere to view the royal wedding for such an early time in the morning.

The dress, designed by Sarah Burton of Alexander McQueen, was reminiscent of Grace Kelly's wedding dress when she became Princess Grace of Monaco. Although the custom lace design remained very reminiscent of McQueen's signature prints, the dress was most definitely toned down from the normal avant-garde look of the line, but I believe this had a lot to do with Kate's simplistic, classic style.

My favorite moment of the royal wedding was when Kate began walking down the aisle and you can see Prince Harry take a peak of her and tell Prince William how she looks. It was such an intimate brotherly moment that was so nice to witness. 

"Be who God meant you to be and 

you will set the world on fire." 

- St. Catherine of Sienna

After the royal wedding, TLC's Say Yes to the Dress performed 3 live weddings as well as a fashion show with the past brides of the show in Times Square. Oh and the lovely Colbie Caillat performed! It was certainly a memorable way to experience the royal wedding. And now my dears, this fashionista is off to catch up on some zzz's, enjoy your royally enchanted day!

Congratulations to 

Prince William and Princess Catherine!

Sunny Saturday with Love on the Mind

I hope you have a happy weekend darlings, I personally am off to a wedding in Washington DC today. I just love weddings, mainly because I love planning (and attending) parties, and weddings are generally very extravagant parties. I love all the details that go into them, and most importantly I LOVE dancing.

*thanks Gyan on Flickrista for the photo*

So all in all...good times are to be had, just as long as I avoid that bouquet toss I am golden. haha!

Although I suppose it will be nice when I finally do meet someone I want to dance ALL my dances with to fight for that bouquet!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Day of Love Embellishers! I hope that no matter what your dating status may be you can find a way to appreciate a day dedicated to such a wonderful sentiment. I myself am normally single on Valentine's and this year is no exception, but that has never stopped me from loving this holiday. Blame it on the eternal optimist inside me or maybe my persistence to be girly and love anything that celebrates with pink, red, hearts, and ruffles....and chocolate, champagne, flowers...you get the point.

I thought I would reserve today to introduce you to a very amazing photographer from my hometown, Charlotte, NC, whose work never ceases to amaze me. Cheyenne Schultz is a wedding photographer in Charlotte, and I only hope I am fortunate enough to one day have her and her husband Geoff work their talent at my own wedding. I learned of Cheyenne last year, as her husband works on staff at Elevation Church, my church, and have regularly visited her blog ever since. So, without further ado I introduce The Schultzes.

*All photos compliments of Cheyenne Schultz Photography*

Be sure to put your gawking into words below for a comment,

I know they'd love the love darlings!

ENGAGEMENT

BRIDAL

PREP

CEREMONY

BRIDE & GROOM

RINGS

PHOTOBOOTH

RECEPTION

AND NOW...

My All Time Favorites

Be sure to check out The Schultzes website HERE and blog HERE!

Maybe I'll see you're beautiful faces on there one day darlings.

Hopefully some day you will see mine!

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY

Unforgettable Wedding

Summer is the official season for weddings, and as the taffeta, roses, and Butterfly Kisses ballads comes to an end, I wanted to honor them in a special way. A sorority sister of mine just started a blog and has an amazing post up that I had to share with all of you. For those of you seeking inspiration for an unforgettable wedding, or those who just want something to brighten your day...here it is.

Congrats to the newlyweds!

Celebrity Hairstyles and Your Hair

Do you ever see a celebrity hairstyle in a magazine and think to yourself 'I want to get that hairstyle'?

Before you run off to your stylist with celebrity photo in hand, you need to do a little pre-salon evaluation. First, what type of hair texture does this celebrity have? Is her hair thick, thin or somewhere in between? Next, what is the face shape of this celebrity? Is it anywhere close to your face shape?

These are 2 very important factors that can make or break your celebrity hairstyle. If you have thick hair and select a hairstyle that is designed for thin hair, you are asking for trouble. Some stylists consider the hair texture to be the most important consideration for a new hairstyle and face shape is second.

Another important factor that you should always be thinking about is the circumstances surrounding celebrities today. They usually have a full time stylist that does their hair every day--which is why you see them always looking so fabulous. Do you have time every morning to do all the styling required to achieve the same results? Sometimes you might not be able to achieve these results---leaving you with bad hair days and dissapointments.

The best thing that you can do if you are thinking about a major hairstyle change is to try out the style using hairstyle imaging software. Check out the link below to see how easy it is to upload a photo of yourself and try on many different hairstyles. For each style that you try on there is also detailed styling instructions and info on what type of hair and face shape the styles are suited for.

Check it out now---don't be stuck with a bad hair cut!
Want your hair to look like Sofia Loren, Marilyn Monroe or Audrey Hepburn? View yourself in classic celebrity hair styles at TheHairStyler.com