layers

More beautiful eye candy, this time in the way of some elegant cakes from Layers Wedding Cake Design. I love the palette on the first cake and the graphic starbursts on the second one are right up my alley. Check out Layers' cake gallery for many more amazing cakes and lots of inspiration.

gardeners samplah #3: for the plant-inept

{ secret garden photo album by apiairybindery }

no green thumb? no problem:

floral inspiration

Today, a break from chit-chat to focus on the eye-candy. I first saw Krislyn's work over at Hostess With the Mostess, and couldn't believe their inspired creations. Not only does Krislyn work with flowers to create gorgeous center pieces and bouquets, but they actually create their own flowers too!

gardeners samplah #2: tools!

{each photo links to its shop}

new stuff at rockett

Jane at Rockett St. George emailed me last week about some lovely new stuff they have at their online shop. I picked out two of my favorite pieces to share, but there are so many things to love. Don't miss their fabulous lighting section, they have great lampshades!

sweet tooth, continued

Not that we've been at a loss for cookies around here lately, but I came across these via Love Made Visible, and I couldn't resist. I can't get over how precise and perfect the lettering is! How the heck do they do that? From Meli & Angie in NYC. If you're in the tristate area and are in need of some sweet little favors give them a ring!
In the mean time, Saro has been looking for an indie company that makes macarons for wedding favors... Anyone?

gardeners sampler #1: flowers

{ tuberose the pearl bulbs from greenthing }

what, you ask, am i supposed to do with this suggestion, jen? you can't possibly think i have time to grow my own flowers, harvest them at the perfect moment, arrange them, run around in my dress placing them on tables in lots of little vases that i handcrafted from recycled vintage glassware and hand-sewn organically dyed soy ribbon, and maintain any shred of sanity?

no. martha stewart i'm not, kids.

but wait! the eco-friendly could:
a) package flower seeds or bulbs as favors
b) give them as a shower gift for a new home or
c) as a gift to gardening parents or inlaws
d) plant flowers now (or this fall) for an outdoor wedding in the future

for those of you with the Black Thumb (like me -- i am the ficus angel of death, it seems), most of these sound easy to grow and don't require much maintenance. or, if you know someone getting married who has the BT and you're garden-savvy, why not get them started in their new home by planting them a little patch of flowers? the gift that keeps on giving.

seeds and plants on etsy: who knew?






{each photo links to its shop}

also -- check out this post at a practical wedding -- i may take back what i said above about DIY flowers, the dahlias in contact-paper-covered vases are *awesome*.