a Valentine’s Day of a different color
Instead of traditional red and pink, why not burgundy and gold with a splash of champagne added in?
Invitation: The Pink Orange
Bouquet: Renaissance Floral
Dress: Priscilla of Boston
This invitation was designed for a bride for last Valentine’s Day in burgundy and gold. I loved the linen paper with the combination of engraving and offset print. The detail on the invite printed amazing in an ink with just a hint of metallic. So elegant and sophisticated!
Twinkle toes
Wow! I feel so normal this morning after being so sick last week. It feels great! I started to feel better over the weekend which was nice and so of course, we took down our tree and decorations. It is so sad and the house feels so undecorated now.
As i was putting away my loot, i came across my wedding shoes in my closet. It started to bring back all the wonderful memories of our day. However, there is a story that goes along with my shoes. I’m pretty tall (6′0″ to be exact) so finding the perfect shoe to go along with the perfect dress, the perfect veil and the perfect jewelry was such a chore for me. It almost took the “i love shoes” part out of my body. I didn’t want anything that would make me tower over Christopher, i wanted something dainty, i wanted something simple and i wanted something that wouldn’t necessarily sink into the ground since we were getting married outside. I finally found the most perfect shoes! I couldn’t wait to wear them, and i did. For about one hour. Yes whoever is reading…. one hour. See, it rained on our wedding day. It made for some really fun photos, but it rained. So by the time we made our way back to our venue after some early photography, the grounds were soaked and i didn’t want to ruin the “perfect” shoes. So… my entire bridal party went barefoot into the garden.
This is me and my father walking me down the stairs. Take notice of the bare feet.
:: sigh :: So i ended up changing shoes for the reception and my “perfect” shoes rest dormant in the box, in my closet. Every now and again, i’ll frolic around in them! But… it does make me wonder what i would do if i ever had the chance to re-plan our wedding. I loved every minute of it! Then i got to thinking how fun some of the photos i see are where the bride is totally untraditional with color and style. So i gathered some images to share, and for my own storage. ( you know… just incase Christopher would ever want a “redo” on a non rainy day)!
So there you have it! Some fun and fanciful shoes (and boots) for your wedding day.
SOURCES: {1} Julie Harris photography {2} Vermont wedding featured on Style Me Pretty {3} Veil Tales personal blog {4} Luster Studios {5} Offbeat Bride
