Just wanted to apologize for my lack of inspiration lately.  As some of you know, we are expecting our first little boy Lucca in a few weeks so my concentration has been elsewhere.  I think the technical term is “nesting urge” which has hit me like a ton of bricks.

I’m having so much fun with the blog though and love the comments and consistent viewers so please don’t forget about me.  I’ll be back in the swing of things soon.

Enjoy the sunshine!

Heather

I saw this wedding on Michele Waite’s blog and besides being another beautiful wedding by Michele and Steve, the bride and groom also commissioned Greg Kalamar to create a wedding painting for them. I’d seen his work before but was reminded of what a fabulous idea this was! What a special heirloom to be able to pass down to your children!

I know I’ve said I’m obsessed with gelato this summer, which I am. My sister sent me these super cute wooden utensils from Paper + Cup and I noticed they have a customized ice cream spoon! This just makes me even more excited about having a gelato stand at a wedding. How cute to offer your guests a scoop of fresh gelato with a customized spoon to remember your wedding. The utensil set would be great favors as well or darling for a shower.

I first came in contact with Jen at Blue Sky Bridal about a year ago and I instantly loved her and her boutique. She has an eye for previously worn couture wedding gowns. They range from $250-$2,500 and even include some Vera Wang, Jenny Lee and Monique Lhuillier as well as some gorgeous vintage gowns. You can get an idea of what dresses she has on their website, but it’s best to make an appointment and meet Jen at her Ballard boutique. Here are just a few of my fav’s from the website.

I loved the bead detail on this Alfred Angelo gown.

This Monique Lhuillier gown is just stunning.

Classic, modern Vera Wang gown.

This would be the perfect dress for the vintage bride, Oleg Cassini.

She also is the only boutique in Seattle to carry Conscious Clothing, a wonderful eco-chic wedding dress designer.

I have been drooling over this wedding ever since I saw it on Michele’s blog. I absolutely LOVE Michele Waite’s work but there was something about how perfectly stylized this wedding is. It’s colorful and vintage, fun and romantic, thoughtful but not stuffy. Of course, when you have Steven Moore on your side that helps, he’s one of the best wedding designers in the NW. It may seem weird for me to toot someone else’s horn, but where credit is due I’ll happily dish it out!! Michele and Steven — you guys did an amazing job! Enjoy!

You can view more pics of Lyndsey and Matt’s wedding over at Michele’s blog — or just pop on over there for true inspiration. Check out Steven’s website as well, he recently revamped it and it’s full of gorgeous weddings, dresses and cakes (yes he does it all).