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Patterned & Printed Wedding Ideas

We know incorporating pattern into your wedding can be a bit intimidating, but when done correctly, it can add tons of style, elegance and fun! Take a look at some tips on how to incorporate patterns and prints...

Set the tone for your patterned wedding with a fun invitation like this chevron print via The Knot

 

via Erica OBrien Cake Design & Half Baked 

Your cake is a great way to introduce pattern -- inspiration colors should come from the base colors used in your wedding. 

 

via Tahoe Unveiled & Style Me Pretty

 Stick with one pattern and incorporate it in multiple areas & colors for a united look. Also, choose a more simplified pattern or print so you don't overwhelm the table.

 

via The Knot

A printed aisle runner can add a great splash of color and a dash of elegance too!

 

via The Plunge Project

I love these escort card/party favors! They are another great source for incorporating pattern into your wedding!

xFrances

Winter Wonderland Wedding Ideas

As it cools down outside, take a look at some of our ideas to create a warm & inviting atmosphere for your winter wedding! 

 

 

via Ruffled & White Lilac Inc

Use lots of lights and candles to create a soft and warm glow.  Here the hanging orb candles create a delicately warm wedding ambiance.

 

via Intimate Weddings, Martha Stewart Weddings & Love and Lavender 

Keep guests warm with a hot cocoa bar. These can double as your party favor as well!

 

via Martha Stewart Weddings

Pinecones can be great accent decor and look fabulous as escort cards. 

 

via Ruffled

Rustic wood touches help to incorporate the winter season for your wedding. 

xFrances

Cheerful, Colorful Wedding at Falkirk Estate

Here are some pics we snapped from our wedding last weekend at Falkirk Estate!  The colorful palette and bow napkins give this wedding such a light-hearted effect while still maintaining a sophisticated look.

The garden inspired Chuppah was AMAZING!!!

Candy escort cards added a unique and whimsical touch as did the beautiful and colorful floral centerpieces done by Rebecca Shepherd Floral Designs 

Hudson Valley Rustic Bengali-American Wedding: Farihah + Jeff!

This wedding was one of the most interesting of 2011: cool Brooklyn couple, awesome rustic old Hudson Valley factory and a traditional Bengali Muslim ceremony.

The Basilica Hudson, in Hudson, New York.

The Basilica Hudson has an eclectic collection of chairs in house where the guests sat for the ceremony.

We hung marigold strands around the door to welcome the guests.  One peaks out here in anticipation.  The Imam who was performing the ceremony was about an hour late.  Apparently this is fairly standard timing for a Bengali wedding!  

Here comes Farihah!  Definitely worth the wait.

Farihah and Jeff with the Imam.  The backdrop was a collaboration between us and Brooklyn Guild.  

Amazing pictures by Weddings by Two!

Custom escort cards by Swiss Cottage Designs.

Erica Darling Floral Design really nailed the feel we were going for: interesting, structural flowers to compliment a unique setting.

Color!  The couple's color palette was a dream for this designer: fuschia, teal, orange and yellow.  Plus some lime green for good measure.

The string lights really brought interest and made the space come alive!  Another collaborative effort by RPS and installed by Brooklyn Guild.

Photobooth by Weddings by Two spinoff  We Love Photobooths.

 Farihah and Jeff's wedding weekend was one where friends and family pitched in to compliment the ideas that Farihah, Jeff and I had collaborated on, along with the talented Annie from Brooklyn Guild.  The reception included several performances by guests and family members.  Several guests made videos that were shared on an old projector during the reception, Farihah's sister and bridesmaids did a traditional dance, and a family friend sang and performed poetry.  This wedding was the most original I have been a part of, and was such a lovely expression of the joining of two families and a couple who is very clearly loved by their friends.

This wedding was featured on Style Me Pretty, and you can see the post here.

xoxo, Ara

Rock & Roll Wedding: Scottsdale, Arizona

We had so much fun putting together this unique take on a rock and roll wedding with Megan and Derek and were lucky to get it published on 100 Layer Cake and HiFi Weddings!

To see more photos go to 100 Layer Cake or Hi-Fi Weddings 

We had such a great time working in Arizona, Ara's home state, that she is now officially taking on more Arizona weddings.  She'll be there taking Phoenix area appointments in late February and would love to meet you if you have an upcoming wedding!

Photography: Breanna and Scottie Chanson of Radiant Photography / Venue: The Silverleaf Club / Illustrator: Ello There / Paper+Print: Definitely Debra / Designer: Ara Farnam of Rock Paper Scissors Events / Florist: The floral experts at Flora Bella / DJ: Mister P Body / Pastor: Tim Jacobs / Ceremony+ Happy Hour Musicians: Sam + Anthony Lowy

Xo Jordyn

Great Gatsby Meets Breakfast at Tiffany's Inspired Wedding

We were ecstatic to see Euree + Daniel's elegant wedding featured on Style Me Pretty earlier this week! The adorable couple and all the little details made this wedding so magical!

xo, hannah

To see the full post, click here.

Wedding Photography: Amanda K Photography / Venue: The Metropolitan Building / Caterer: Naturally Delicious / Liquor: Heights Chateau / Wedding Videographer: Kiss The Bride Films / Day-of Event Design: Rock Paper Scissors Events / DJ: Menyu / Invitations: Angel B Lee / Wedding Dress: Jenny Packhamvia Designer Loft / Reception Dress: Alice and Olivia via Net A Porter / Veil: Etsy, The Bride / Bridesmaid Dresses: J.Crew / Hair + Make-up: vickyC5 / Flowers: Eutopia NYC

Using Pumpkins as Reception Decor

There are plenty of festive ways to enhance a fall wedding.  Below are a plethora of options available for using pumpkins as a prop, from centerpieces to escort cards.

 

Leaves add a classy fall feel

Painting the pumpkins white is perfect for the occasion

Monogram pumpkins are a wonderful way to show off the new initial for your new last name

 

Mini pumpkin escort card holders... adorable

Who needs Mr. and Mrs. chair signs with a look like this

 

This makes a perfect centerpiece or focal point on a cake table

Want a vintage feel? Add lace to a pumpkin for a nostalgic flashback

 

xoxo, Jordyn

Vintage Hollywood Wedding with Yellow and Gray Details

We were thrilled to see Kwanji + Howell's adorable retro Hollywood Romance inspired wedding on Style Me Pretty last week! 

Photographer: Patricia Kantzos Photography/ Venue: Pelham Bay & Split Rock Golf Course/ Artwork: Courtney from Swiss Cottage Designs / Event Planner: Lauren from Loli Events / Flowers: Lynn Jawitz of Florisan LLC / DJ: Philip Quinaz of 74 Events / Cake: Sal from Conti’s Pastry Shoppe / Invitations: Minted / Wedding Gown: Michelle Roth / Wedding Gown Purchased At: Kleinfeld Bridal / Shoes: Stuart Weitzman / Bridesmaids Dresses: Ella Park Bridal

Infuse Your Wedding with Vintage Wallpaper

Want an inexpensive way to add a little vintage to your wedding? Here are a few ideas using wallpaper to dress up your wedding with some old fashioned flair.

Be ready to get DIY inspired!

Aren't those place cards adorable?!   Via Project Wedding

Add another personal touch to your table by making napkin ring holders   via Martha Stewart Weddings

 

I have fallen in love with these unique, feminine patterns! See how 100 Layer Cake created these vintage inspired invites.

Add texture to your table with pinwheel table numbers   via Ruffled

A wedding isn't complete without a photo both! See how you and your vintage wallpaper can create one. No skills required! via Ruffled

 

Have fun! Elyse xoxo

Vintage Americana Souvenir Wedding Inspiration on SMP

We were so lucky to do a vintage roadtrip wedding inspiration shoot with the uber talented women at Melangerie, Inc. and Jen Huang Photography, featured on Style Me Pretty. Check out a peek here!

We created keychain escort cards with Ebay buys.

 

 The shoot sprang from the inspiration of a Viewmaster Invitation by the lovely Melangerie, Inc.

 

Souvenir state plates chargers. More Ebay fun :)

 

 Each of our tables was named after a famous American roadtrip landmark.  We did a Grand Canyon and Graceland centerpiece vignette for this shoot. 

 

Map placements were repurposed as a runner.
 


Our "groom" was name Jack, so we had to serve Jack and Cokes. And aren't the flags adorable?

 

You can check out more pictures and more details from all the vendors on the write up over on Style Me Pretty.   Such a fun shoot to be a part of!  xoxo, Ara
 

Colorful Bohemian Wedding

I'm so excited to share with you a wedding of one of our own, intern Molly! Molly got married to her fiance Kenrick this September in a farmhouse in Pennsylvania. She's here with more of the details and all the delicious photos. You can see more from the original Wedding Chicks post here. Enjoy and Congratulations, Molly!

From Molly, I wanted our wedding to feel “sweet bohemian with a touch of glamour” and I couldn’t have had more fun designing it!

One of the most fun elements to create were the escort cards and their display. I took two old bulletin boards and spray-painted them gold then pinned our heart escort cards backed in colorful patterns to them. A lot of guests tucked the colorful cards into their suit pockets like pocket squares.

I chose two of my favorite vintage sheets from my collection to create the two photobooths and left by them a big, red heart I made out of tissue paper for our engagement photos six months ago and a big vintage frame I found discarded by the roadside as props.

Other Wedding Festivities Part IV: The Rehearsal Dinner

A dramatic nautical rehearsal dinner

Clockwise from top left: Paper Crave, Le Cupcake, The Knot, The Mayflower Shop, Paper Crave, A Hole Lotta Nothing, Timeless Paper

Welcome back to the fourth installment of the “Other Parties” series going on this week on Scissors brought to you by our intern Alex. Every bride knows that outside the main event are a seemingly endless list of parties that either build up to or wind down from the wedding itself. It can be a bit overwhelming, no? But the fun side is that they can be a great opportunity to showcase all the fabulous ideas that didn’t make it into the big day. 

The rehearsal dinner is an event where the key players of the wedding gather after rehearsing for the wedding ceremony to take place the next day. The dinner is traditionally hosted by the grooms family, but like most wedding events we’ve been covering this week, tradition is loosening and couples are often hosting, or at least planning, the event themselves. The guest list can be anything from immediate family and wedding party to a huge bash with every out of town guest invited. The location is similarly anything goes- it can be held at a restaurant, a private home, the hotel where most guests are staying, or anything else you can dream up.

At Rock Paper Scissors we think the rehearsal dinner is a nice event to make a nod to the groom’s hobbies and tastes. With a whirlwind of feminine and bride centric events, this is a great opportunity to honor the other half of the wedding celebration! With a sailing loving groom in mind this inspiration board started with the discovery of this amazing and dramatic invitation suite- proof that nautical need not be simply cutesy or preppy! From there we sought out other great paper products, table numbers and place cards, that used two elements from the invitation suite, rope and anchors. And to round it out, life saver cupcakes are perfect for a rehearsal dinner, slightly less formal and less expensive than a cake. 

Rock Paper Scissors Twist: Rope can be an unexpected and fun design element. It can be incorporated into centerpieces, signage, even invitations, lending a more masculine vibe to the event.

Vintage Book Theme Brooklyn Wedding

So excited to finally share all of the gorgeous details from Cameron and Marcella's book and travel themed wedding. We've been waiting for the cute ladies over at Wedding Chicks to feature it, which you can check out here, and now we can share all the fun here as well! The fantastic pair married at the truly breathtaking Palm House at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens.  Since the bride is a teacher and the groom loves to read, we started with a book theme, and then quickly added in a travel element since the couple are big travelers as well.  Each table had a stack of vintage books that the couple collected over a few months that served as a favor for each guest.  The books also served as great (and inexpensive) visual interest that created layers and textures and different heights for the candles and gorgeous flowers by Amy at Seaport Flowers.  Each table was named after a destination that the couple had traveled to together, and the groom happens to be an amazing photographer and he created beautiful postcards for each place setting.  And the photography by Ohana Photographers really hit this one out of the park.

 

For the escort cards, those are standard air mail envelopes run through a printer.  Cute, fabulous and budget friendly!

A detail of the beautiful postcards made by the groom.

And it gets even better.  The couple printed a note on the back of each city giving travel tips and favorite memories from each city visited.  

 

 

All photography by Ohana Photographers.  Flowers by Seaport Flowers. Venue The Palm House at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens.  Event design by us ;) Rock Paper Scissors Events

Unique Wedding Decor by Ashley Meaders

I came across Ashley Meaders's work when seeing it on Once Wed, and it is so fresh and fun that I had to share it with you all. Ashley works with a collective called the FlashDance (who are ABSOLUTELY worth checking out if you are unfamiliar with them), and she makes the coolest, hand-made, unusual decorative items for weddings.  Just from looking at a glimpse of her portfolio, you see everything from photo booth props, to heart escort cards, to paper and fabric flowers and garlands and archways and altars.  For those of you with a taste for creative, unusual touches for your wedding, but without a crafty bone in your body, Ashley can take care of the DIY for you.  See a little of her work below, or a lot of her work on her site by clicking here:

Photography by Our Labor Of Love

Photography by Our Labor Of Love
  

Photography by Kyle Hale

 

Queen for a Day

The second photo shoot that I worked on with Quatre Couer, Allan Zepeda, and Paper Eight was featured on Merci yesterday!  So excited to finally get to share some pictures with you all.  The concept was essentially showing how to create interest by layering different styles, in this case antique with modern.  Instead of going super modern in your loft space venue, add some interest by bringing in some antique pieces or even small accents like antique inspired place cards.  Same goes for the old farmhouse venue.  How cool would it be with some ghost chairs and graphic candelabra?  Try mixing it up a little, and I am sure you'll have some fun.  Have a great Memorial Day Weekend!  To see the full post on Merci, click here.

 

     All photography by Allan Zepeda

Summer Wedding Escort Cards

So excited that it is finally March and we are eeking our way towards warmer weather.  I am certainly ready now, which is why I had to post this A-dorable escort card idea from Martha Stewart Weddings.  A DIY craft that really anyone could handle, and it is so stinking cute.  For tips on how to make this yourself, click on the Martha Stewart link above or below.

Image via Martha Stewart Weddings
 

Can it please be summer yet?

Darling Origami Heart Project

I heart this.  This has got to be the cutest DIY heart project, and it has so many potential uses.  Originally designed by Eat Drink Chic, it was posted on Green Wedding Shoes as an extremely clever engagement party invitation.  It could also be used as a note to your sweetheart to be left for him on your wedding day (or any day of the year!), and I could see making the sweetest escort cards out of them.  Picture the hearts hanging from beautiful branches with the guests name on the outside and the table numbers inside.  It would be a delightful and whimsical touch to any wedding. LOVE them!

Images from Eat Drink Chic

And it gets even better.  Eat Drink Chic has posted a free template  you can download plus step by step instructions here