Green Inspiration!

In honor of St. Patrick's Day (I'm a weee bit Irish), I thought today would be a good day to make a Lavish Blog comeback! I know it's been a while, forgive me! Work has been BUSY BUSY BUSY and blogging is, unfortunately, on the back burner! I'm hoping to change that. To earn your forgiveness, I've created a GREEN inspiration board to celebrate my favorite day of the year!!!



Credits: Candy Buffet: Details Event Rental | Shoes: Bridal Buds | Table Setting: Manolo Bride | Cupcakes: Make Way for Cupcakes Erie, PA | Everything Else: The Knot

Out of the Box Brilliance

Different Do’s

You may think that your hair on your wedding is the least of your worries, but having the wrong wedding hair could mean giving off the wrong tone for your wedding gown. The hair has got to match the dress or its disaster city! (ok well not a total disaster, but you get the point) In my opinion, if you are wearing a full Chantilly lace dress you hair has to be very romantic and not a tightly pinned up do. Of course, there is a rainbow of other choices in between!

I know this technically isn’t a bride, but the hair is gorgeous none the less! I love the loose side pony tail with the flower in the center. I really like how it is a flower that has color and not just white or ivory. Color is one of the prettiest details you can add to your wedding so why not add some to your hair?

It used to be that brides would make their best friends wear the most hideous dresses they could find, but now most brides want their bridesmaids to look just as beautiful as they do. I love that this bride chose to have her bridesmaids wear feather headpieces and she chose to just wear a tiny tiara. It looks great and she really took the time to make her wedding party look complete and fabulous!

This next bride I absolutely love. She chose to have her and her bridesmaids wear their hair like they would on a normal day. I know that most brides will never do this, but I thought it was a great idea. You know how to make yourself look the best because you do it on a daily basis! These girls look great and they all look like they are comfortable and glowing, just like the bride.

This bride (who happens to be Milla Jovovich) chose to go with a very boho chic look on her wedding. I really love how she chose to put flowers sporadically in her flowy locks. I think that this gives the look of a hippy wedding in the 1960’s through 1970’s. I don’t recommend the wheat that she also has in there because I think that may give off a little too much of an earthy feel. Maybe replace it with a crown of tiny flowers instead to still have a free flowing look, but not like you just have stuff randomly stuck in your hair.

Lastly, here is a hairstyle that really lives up to an out of the box worthy picture. Nothing says glam to me like pin up girls! Okay maybe you don’t want to be in a bikini on your wedding day or anything, but the hairstyles back then were definitely glam. These are just two of the hairstyles that were popular back then and would make your wedding have the perfect 1950’s glam theme you were looking for!

Word to the wise brides out there; choose your wedding do very carefully because the right hairstyle will showcase your gown perfectly. Choose the wrong one, and you may end up looking back on your pictures saying “what was I thinking!?”

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Out of the Box Brilliance

Spooky Chic


In honor of Halloween tomorrow, it wouldn’t be right not to talk about Halloween themed weddings. If a Halloween wedding isn’t out of the box, I don’t know what is! Brides and grooms all have their own personality, and a lot of them are choosing to have their big day on the one day of the year that all the ghosts and goblins come out.

Many people assume that when a couple wants their wedding on this day that they must be creepy or gothic. That’s not true at all anymore. A Halloween wedding, to me, can mean a deep, dark, romance with rich colors and a great way for your guests to really get into your wedding. Having this theme doesn’t mean that your wedding has to be silly or sloppy at all. There are so many ways to make this theme the most elegant event your guests have ever seen.

I have talked about cakes before, but since this is a special Halloween edition I have to talk about these creepy cakes. These cakes are great because you know that they are meant to be for Halloween, but they are still classy. The first one is a lot more whimsical, but the second one is more subdued in its “Halloween-ness”. Both will suit any type of couple for their holiday wedding.

For a fun wedding like this, centerpieces can make or break what kind of theme and tone you are going for. I feel there are three different types of feelings here. The fall tree branches can give more of a harvest feel to your wedding. Also, it gives more color to the reception room. The spider webs candelabra definitely give the stereotypical Halloween feel. For the right couple, this is great! Last is my absolute favorite idea for a centerpiece. The Jack-o-Lantern is a neat way to kill two birds with one stone. It is beautiful in itself because of the great orange color, but you can carve it to serve another purpose as well. This person chose to carve the letter of their last name into it, but you could put the table numbers or names to let guests know where they are supposed to sit.

Ok so we all know what Halloween is really about right? Candy of course! Many couples are now having candy buffets at their wedding. For a Halloween wedding candy should really be one of the main features. Kids will be swarming around the candy buffet all night. If you are having an adult only reception, you will find most of the adults turning back into kids at the sight of your candy spread! Here are just some pictures I had to post because they looked so Halloweeny and delish!

On a closing not, I really want to caution the bride and groom about wearing any kind of costume. Maybe if you and your guy are really set on wearing a costume, save it for the reception. You don’t want your guests not taking your wedding seriously. Another idea about wearing some kind of costume down the aisle could be something like this mask below. Your guests know you are wearing a costume, but you will still look elegant and how a bride should look.

(I just wanted to post these two very cool pictures I found of a reception venue all dressed up for Halloween to show just how stylish this theme can be.)

Keep all these things in mind if you decide to have a Halloween wedding. You can make it as creepy or as chic as you want. This type of theme really gives you a lot of freedom to be creative as you want. Whatever route you choose to take, just make sure you use that creative freedom to your full advantage!