As the warm days of summer approach, what better way for a bride to cool down than in a short dress? Imagine tearing up the dance floor at your reception in this tea length beauty from Priscilla of Boston.  With no train, you’d be free to bust moves that would have made MJ proud.  I’m also loving the butterfly bouquet from Martha Stewart.  With step by step instructions, this DIY bouquet is pretty easy to make for a crafty bride.  The only problem is to toss or to keep? ;)

Vineyard Style Wedding Gown by Priscilla of Boston, Butterfly Bouquet from Martha Stewart, Les Tropeziennes Pumps from Yoox, BHLDN Wedding Veil, Striped Silk Dress by Lilly Pulitzer, Wedding Sign from Kaitlyn and Tony’s Wedding

 

Some past inspiration boards :

Water for Elephants inspired wedding

Tea Party Engagement

I’m a sucker for books about forbidden love and adventure, and Water for Elephants was no exception. Today, the movie version opens, and if you’re anything like me, that’s not necessarily a good thing. Very rarely is the movie as good as the book, much less better than it, but I have my fingers crossed for this one. With Reese Witherspoon, Christoph Waltz, that guy from Twilight, and a traveling circus –and not that cheesy kind with the scary clowns but a dreamy menagerie to which to escape –how can you go wrong?

When two people are meant to be together, they will be together. It’s fate.  – Sara Gruen

Invitation from Blue Tulip Design on Etsy, Gal shoe by Kate Spade, Red Ranunculus Bouquet by afloral.com, Wedding Gown by Reem Acra, Badgley Mischka necklace from Rent the Runway, Goddess Gown by Robert Rodriguez from Rent the Runway, Elephant from Africa (photo by Root Photography)