My Inspiration right now: Mexican Fiesta on The Wedding Shoebox blog

I had the pleasure of taking a trip to Mexico in January. As my husband and I rode around on a scooter in the little town of Progreso, Mexico, I was struck by these bright, colorful papel picado that hung in the streets. My mind began to wander and think about a wedding.... Here is the inspiration board I came up with for the fabulous new inspiration blog The Wedding Shoebox.


INSPIRATION

Guests settle in for the late afternoon ceremony in a small villa surrounded by warm air, friends and family. A Flamenco guitarist plays in the background as the casual affair gets underway. The bridesmaids emerge in gowns in various pastel colors and the bride follows in a stunning and sleek yet unpretentious lace gown. Traditional Mexican cuisine is served tapas style as guests nosh for hours on end. Everyone dances to the sounds of a mariachi band into the early hours of the morning, when, in Latin tradition, guests are treated to breakfast.

Credits:

1. Papel Picado via Domestic Reflections 2. Stirrings 3. Aaron Delesie via Style Me Pretty 4. Ink & Peat 5. Betsy White 6. Martha Stewart via Style Notes

Jenny & Andy {A Dual Feature with The Bride's Cafe}

We are so excited that Janie at The Bride's Cafe {one of our favorite blogs!} is also featuring Jenny and Andy's wedding today!

What do you get when you combine Ashley Baber Weddings + Our Labor of Love + Amy Osaba + the SmileBooth + Dolci Odille? An oh-so-sweet-and-charming wedding like Jenny and Andy's wedding in Atlanta on September 5th! Jenny and Andy were married at a quiet little Duck Pond tucked away in Buckhead. The bridesmaids wore different shades of pink and carried vibrant flowers.


The reception was held at Jenny's parent's restaurant, Cafe Sunflower. The cakes {there were several!} were from Southern Sweets and were all organic, vegan and deeelish. I loved the simplicity of the main cake and the wooden cake toppers hand painted to look like the bride and groom.


Jenny and Andy had not one, not two, but FOUR types of unique entertainment at their reception. A mariachi band greeted guests as they arrived at the restaurant. Inside, a flamenco guitarist serenaded guests as they enjoyed dinner. Guests lined up for the tarot card reader throughout the evening and... wait for it... a belly dancer was a surprise for guests just before the couple's exit!

Congratulations and Best Wishes, Jenny & Andy!

One Boy One Girl

Loving this adorable wedding courtesy of Nicole Hill Gerulat's new blog, One Boy One Girl.



And you MUST check out the same couple's super cute rehearsal dinner!

NotWedding Blog Love

As you know, we are excited and gearing up for the NotWedding on April 5th at the W Buckhead. I came across a lovely suprise on the NotWedding Blog today- they recently did a cool feature about Ashley Baber Weddings! Read the post here. And, if you have not already done so, be sure to purchase your tickets to the event here!

DOUBLE Blog Love + a Giveaway!

The fabulous Southern Weddings Magazine blog is hosting a giveaway from one of our favorite Atlanta stationers, Gia Graham. Gia, formerly of the stationary design house Paper Dolls Design, has created a new stationary company called betsywhite with truly unique, beautiful and fun stationary. Betsy White is offering $100 Gift Certificate to one lucky Southern Weddings reader, valid for any purchase on betsywhite.com. All you have to do to enter is to stop by the SW blog and leave a comment before this Friday (October 31st). Good Luck and be sure you stop by betsywhite's blog, Flights of Fancy, for regular inspiration and some of our real weddings!

Blog Love: Completely Unveiled by Weddings Unveiled Magazine

We love Weddings Unveiled Magazine and are thrilled that they are now blogging on their site Completely Unveiled. And I was even more excited to see one of our favorite weddings featured on their new blog as one of their favorite weddings! One of my good friends and wedding photographer Christine Hatfield married Dave Gallagher on November 18th 2006 at Serenbe, which as you all know is one of my favorite venues. Check out their blog for daily inspiration!

Elizabeth Anne Designs

For those of you who do not already know about the Elizabeth Anne Designs blog, you must add it to your daily wedding inspiration reads! We are excited to see Jan & Steven's wedding featured on the blog today as a part of a week full of weddings inspired by the color red.

We are also honored to be included in the Elizabeth Anne Designs Library- an exhaustive list of fabulous wedding vendors around the country {listed by category} to guide you through the wedding planning process. They have also just released a brilliant vendor review site where clients can share their experiences with fabulous vendors they have used. If you have enjoyed working with us throughout the wedding planning process, we would love for you to post a review on their site! Thank you in advance!

Blog Love: Best Wedding Blogs

You may or may not know that there is a massive community of wedding bloggers out there. And I mean massive. So, I am very excited and honored to report that we were chosen to be included on the very selective site BestWeddingBlogs.com. Thank you to Stacie Tamaki for including us! Check out her very fun blog The Flirty Guide as well as BestWeddingBlogs.com for a ton of bridal inspiration, but I am warning you--looking at all of these great blogs is addictive!

Speaking of which, we are starting a new label that will regularly feature blogs we love. It will appropriately be titled "Blog Love."