We Love: Fashion Bloggers & Art Photography

This week, we noticed these St. Patrick’s themed recipes on Epicurious, which go brilliantly with our post on emerald engagement rings.

We discovered 6 influential design bloggers to follow. (We already knew about the seventh one, Because It’s Awesome.)

We loved this interior designer’s own home, combining 19th century architecture with eclectic furniture and cool, contemporary art.

We watched this fun installation art video.

This weekend, we want to bake these triple chocolate scones.

And read these week’s end blog posts from Cup of Jo, Cupcakes and Cashmere and A Girl, A Style.

And spend time with Beatrice Jansen’s still life photography.

What’s your plan for the weekend? We hope it’s a great one.

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Photo by Portland Wedding Photographer Sean Taylor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We Love: A Brunch Wedding & Statement Lipstick

Here’s a wedding makeup idea your bridesmaids will love. A statement lip can make a subtle, wearable bridesmaid dress really ‘pop’ and coordinate with your color scheme. Check this out for inspiration.

The sensibility doesn’t have to be bright and poppy, either. In fact, we love the juxtaposition of moody makeup and spring flowers, too.

Imagine a chic burgundy or oxblood manicure with these Jeff Cooper rings. The contrast of fresh florals and deep, dramatic color looks so cool.

Good news! You have two more days to save 20% off wedding & bridesmaid dresses at J. Crew! We’re really feeling this color. And doesn’t the illusion neckline on this one feel like something Sofia Coppola would wear?

These accent walls are totally inspiring for home, but we think they’d make great photo, reception or ceremony backdrops as well.

And speaking of parties. Our Bloody Mary love is well documented, so how about serving this for a chic brunch reception, shower or engagement party? Lovely.

And it wouldn’t be a wedding roundup without the emotions running high. Here are two of the most romantic things we’ve seen lately.

First, there’s the ‘first look,’ above, via Grey Likes Weddings. Click through for the whole story. What a darling! And then, check out this beautiful visual poetry.

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We Love: Colorful Dresses & Greta Garbo

The colors! That dress! Check out Summer & Adam’s gorgeous wedding photos on Brooklyn Bride.

First, we love when the bride’s dress really stands out from her bridesmaids. It’s natural to want the maids to look incredible, but when their colors and silhouettes are too similar, it can steal a little attention from the bride.

Summer’s “Garbo” gown by Elizabeth Fillmore is so glamorous! We found pictures of it from every angle, but the mannequin can’t do it justice after seeing it on a beautiful, real bride.

Summer said two things about planning a wedding that we love.

On her vision:
I wanted it to be bright, beautiful, and full of color, music, love, and joy.

Her advice to couples:
Focus on what matters, which is the two of you.  Stick together, enjoy every second, and it will be perfect in all the ways that matter.

Have a bright, beautiful, colorful, musical, loving and joyful weekend! Here’s our links list of the week.

Check out this inspiring slideshow from talented wedding photographers Our Labor of Love. We’ve been following their work for a while, and they also shot Summer & Adam’s beautiful pictures!

Doing your own wedding makeup? Emily from Cupcakes & Cashmere has been guest blogging at Estee Lauder, and we finally understand concealer! Check out her tutorial here.

Wow. Check out Danish designer Naja Munthe’s Copenhagen home. Natural, neutral, special and sophisticated, all at once. It also looks like the most calming, centered place to be in a busy city.

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Photo, via Our Labor of Love.

 

 

We Love: Polka Dots & Engagement Photography

With epic winter storm Nemo on its way, we’re planning a  perfect storm of productivity and cozy bliss at home this weekend. What’s your plan? Here’s our weekly list of readables, in case it involves relaxing with a good blog. Think warm thoughts, and we’ll see you Monday!

How cool would one of these be for a wedding venue or photo backdrop? These crazy colorful exteriors by the artist Hense are a great antidote to the winter blahs.

And here’s another good one for winter brides. How to wear bronzer in the winter!

Want your engagement portraits to look like the ones in the trendy wedding inspiration blogs? Here’s a handy guide to styling your own engagement shoot, and it doesn’t look too hard.

Are you a DIY kind of couple? This looks so fun and easy. You could polka-dot anything!

Wow. Alec Baldwin is the best interviewer! Let’s nominate him for the next Oprah!

What diet? New York Times insists that making a fine pot of polenta is well within your grasp, even if you’re not an Italian grandmother. We want to believe!

And above, the photo’s from an Italian wedding shoot by Cinzia Bruschini, via Green Wedding Shoes.

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We Love: Vintage-Inspired Wedding Headpieces

This story from 100 Layer Cake made us think about our obsession with perfection. It’s a great thing when we’re making your Jeff Cooper rings, but the rest of the time? It’s great to take chances and enjoy the happy accidents life brings us.

Like rain on your wedding day. It’s supposed to be a problem, but for Kory, it was the highlight of her wedding day.

Towards the end of our first dance, an incredible lightning storm started appearing all around us, the rain-less type of insane lightning you only see out in big sky country. A little bit after, it rained for about ten minutes, and then it HAILED for another ten minutes (nickel-sized soft hail, wow). It was absolutely beautiful and amazing. We moved the dance party inside the big garage, and watched the storm. After about twenty minutes the freak storm passed and we all came back outside and continued the dance party in the puddles. It was amazing. Dancing in the puddles with everyone I love has to be my favorite memory from the day.

Just a reminder to ourselves, and all the other perfectionists out there, to be open to wonder wherever you find it. What does perfectly imperfect mean to you? Leave us a comment and let us know!

Enjoy these little surprises from around the web, and have a beautiful weekend!

We know this playful, imaginative “country” home is in Brooklyn, but we still can’t believe it. Via Vogue, via Haute Design.

This is interesting. Little Borrowed Dress lets you rent bridesmaids dresses.

And Lovely Bride did such a pretty piece on Agnes Hart’s Etsy store. Gorgeous, vintage-inspired, handmade headpieces, hats and veils.

Want to know what 13 people wore to be interviewed by Anna Wintour? It’s fascinating, actually.

Sounds like Anna Wintour hates vintage, but this blouse from Anthropologie is so good. Downton Abbey style!

And a recipe for a single serving of chocolate chip cookies. We can’t decide if this is silly or brilliant. Maybe both.

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Photo via Agnes Hart on Etsy.

 

 

Wedding Photographers Davina + Daniel

Maybe it’s because they travel the world, and the people and celebrations in their pictures are so vibrant and diverse. Maybe it’s their ability to spot the most dramatic and special composition. We’re so used to seeing really trendy wedding photography with that sun-bleached, vintage look. But this slideshow from wedding photographers Davina + Daniel is so dramatic and unique, it really stands out. We’re in love, and apparently we’re not the only ones. Rangefinder Magazine ranked them in the Top 10 most sought-after wedding photographers of 2012!

For more Wedding Photography we love, read this!

 

We Love: Flower Girl Dresses & Signature Cocktails

Brrr, it’s cold out there! Great weekend to curl up with a good read, a great cake and a spectacular cocktail. Check out our list of all that and more. See you Monday!

If you don’t have a fireplace to cozy up to, this little luxury is totally justified.

How incredible would this Chanel nail polish collection look with your Jeff Cooper rings? We can’t imagine a more perfect wardrobe of nail colors.

A gluten free cake we really want to eat! Made with kabocha squash, too, so it’s healthy. From the prettiest food blog, The Yellow House.

We love this cocktail for a winter wedding. Or for brunch tomorrow.

This is so over the top, we love it. Check out this Alice in Wonderland Wedding on Green Wedding Shoes. The ceiling of the cathedral, the bride’s bustle, and the colors at the end are bananas!

Check out this lovely post on Lovely Bride, full of flower girl dress and hair inspiration

Get out the Kleenex! The most romantic real-life love story we’ve seen in a long time.

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Photo by Carmen and Ingo.

We Love: Castle Wedding Venues

The last Friday of the year! This picture from photographer Pete Souza’s ‘Portrait of a Presidency’ series sums up our feelings pretty perfectly. We’re reflecting on the past, hopeful for the future, and excited about now. Here’s our weekly list of cool ideas and fun diversions. Enjoy!

Wow. So romantic, and it involves our brand!

These wedding photos are so fresh and understated. Not what we expected for a castle wedding!

We love this rosé colored party theme from Design Sponge. Just perfect for a baby or wedding shower.

Also loving Beyonce’s tumblr. So posh and so adorable at the same time.

On Miracles.

If you cook or want to, here’s Bon Appetit’s list of 50 kitchen essentials.

There’s a New Year’s resolution in here somewhere. Crunchy, salty kale chips.

And in here, too. It’s a documentary that explores happiness, perfect to watch on New Year’s Day, and available instantly on Netflix!

Photo by Pete Souza for Time Magazine.

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Jeff Cooper Rings: A Love Story

Hearing from ‘our’ couples is the best! Our awesome Facebook friend Ramiro recently shared this magical photo of his wife’s bridal bouquet and their Jeff Cooper wedding rings. He wrote, “Just wanted to share a picture of our rings. We got married on 9-29-12. Thank you for making such beautiful rings.” Thank you so much for sharing your love!

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We Love: NYC Wedding Photographers

If you’re following our blog, you may have already picked up on this, but we’re obsessed with New York style. Our jewelry’s been designed and crafted here forever, and from the beach to the city to the mountains, New York is our constant inspiration.

As avid followers of wedding photography trends, we’ve seen a lot of urban motifs, but Christian Oth’s New York City is the real deal. He captures the city’s energy, and the sophisticated, timeless personality we know and love.

To check out his NYC slideshow, go here and click “New York.”

Photo by Christian Oth Studio.

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