BEAUTIFUL yellow and cream inspiration board from Snippet & Ink. 

Also an excuse to share my new shoes with you…he he

LOVE…the doggies of honor!

Two different weddings with two equally adorable doggies! These are from my girl, Amanda Lynn!

Did you include your pooch in your ceremony? Do tell…

Karishma & Shez were married on 12/28/08 in a traditional Bengali wedding ceremony at the beautiful Calamigos Ranch. I fell in love with the amazing decor and vibrant colors of this wedding. Thanks to Bridal Inquirer’s Featured Vendor Nic Dragomire of Tamarack Studios for sharing these AMAZING photos with us!

What an exciting day! {yes.we.can}

I was browsing through another one of our awesome local photographer’s blogs and came across this BEAUTIFUL Oceanside, CA wedding. Ohana Photography really outdid themselves with this one! Every photograph should be framed! Starting with these Stuart Weitzman heels!!!

The bride wore the most amazing Vera Wang gown…

and carried a bouquet of deep burgundy calla lillys which matched the black accents of the wedding decor/theme perfectly!

check out this fabulous view…(click to view a larger pic)

Congratulations to the handsome couple!

To see the more details from this amazing wedding, please visit Ohana Photography’s blog!

These are Queen Victoria’s wedding shoes circa 1840!  Don’t they just look like a beautiful pair of ballet toe shoes? I am in love with this picture of the insole. What amazing detail! So pretty, I had to share.

Like his website says, this is a very different style of wedding photography. John Michael Cooper’s work is AMAZING! He only does “Anti-Bridals” approximately once per year and I, for one, am JEALOUS if you are one of the lucky ones. Don’t worry, brides and their gowns (we hope) were not hurt in the making of these shots. Make sure to check out his blog for more “Anti-Bridals” as well as his more traditional work. Enjoy!

I came across these photos on Peter Doyle’s blog. Peter is an awesome wedding photographer based out of Atlanta, and can also be found on twitter.

Here are some wedding day teasers from Brooke and Geoff’s wedding day! Beautiful and I LOVE the old school NYC taxi! Enjoy!

I remember coming across this wedding when I was in the midst of planning my own wedding. It was featured in the 2008 San Diego edition of Ceremony Magazine. Talk about wedding inspiration!!!

The bride and groom met while living across the street from each other when they were sophmores at Cal Poly. The groom proposed by carving “will you marry me” into the pier where they had carved their initials years earlier (awwww-too cute). They were married at the beautiful Hotel Del Coronado.

Floral design was by Adorations, which is one of my most favorite florists of all time! Rustic summer & fall colors were used throughout to create this beautiful event. Everything Lavonne does truly is botanical artistry! I am in awe every time I come across a wedding done by Adorations.

The bride wore an antique ivory, silk taffeta, mermaid style Ines Di Santo gown. Her BEAUTIFUL jewelry is by Regina B. Bridesmaid dresses are by Jenny Yoo.

And last, but most certainly not least…all photos are by another one of my favorites…LunaPhoto. Paula and Mike Luna are AMAZING wedding photographers based in San Diego. Their work has been featured on numerous wedding websites and magazines. To see more details from this wedding, check out the LunaPhoto Blog. You will not be disappointed.

Planning a backyard wedding? If not, this photo may change your mind! Backyard weddings are pretty much an option all year round in beautiful Southern California. The couple below (Quinn & Jacob) actually live in Chicago, but got married in Jacob’s parents backyard in Orange County, CA. To see full details, check out Amanda Lynn Photography’s blog here.

The adorable small flower pots (seen below) as centerpieces are from one of my favorite local florists, Adelaide’s . Each pot was planted with garden herbs which also doubled as a cute affordable way to name your tables! You could send each of your guests home with diy paper cones of fresh flowers/herbs to take with them as favors. Or the Wedding Paper Diva mint tins would be a cute addition to each place setting!

The beautiful bouquet seen below (as well as the bouquet above) are from The Designer’s Co-Op in NYC, but you could definitely bring this photo in as an example and see if your local florist can adjust it to fit your budget to go along with the garden theme.

I can already hear Mazzy Star playing while the tiny white lights twinkle…