The Beginning of Forever

It is so good to be back on the blog. How I have missed writing and inspiring for the brides and grooms out there. Happy Monday and I hope everyone has been safe despite hurricane Irene!! Today we are featuring Atelier Aimée Montenapoleone , an amazing designer who has rustic and classic flare mixed with unique feminine romanticism down to a science when it comes to their collections and gowns. I can truly say that there collections offer something for ALL brides from the risqué or unique bride to the simple elegant or conservative bride and all in-between. I have to say I have fallen in love with this designer and I hope you do too! Below you will find two of my favourite gowns (which was SO hard to pick) from each of there collections along with a bit of Aimée’s personal description of each collection. Click on the images for a larger view. Juliet & Romeo : An absolutely new look, thought for the modern bride who wants to dare with gracious wool berets with Swarovski embr

TGIF!! Happy Inspiration Friday! Are you ready to go back in time? This inspiration Friday is brought to you by my wonderful friend Dawn who gave me the idea to do a Renaissance inspired wedding. Thank you Chicago for having a renaissance fair to inspire the great idea! When considering doing a wedding of a past era I suggest going 50/50 direct vs. implied inspiration. For example have a couture gown with renaissance inspiration and then use a cake toper that depicts a direct image of the renaissance period! This will give creative new ideas for your wedding while keeping the renaissance theme intact. Also incorporating new items into your wedding theme will give it a unique feel that your guests will enjoy! A Renaissance Wedding : Photo Credits : Dress: Atelier Aimee | Hair Wreath: Lovely Bride / DIY Wreath  | Shoe: Candace Bahouth Cake topper: Wedding Collectibles | Bouquet: Andes Florist place of Roses  | Cake: Rosebud Cakes Invitation: Calligraphics Studio | Men'

Happy Monday and Civic holiday for all those in Canada who have the day off!!! Today is Bridal Gown Monday as you know and we want to walk you through a floral dream. Today we are showing you all things floral on your wedding gown from accents, appliques, patterns, to symbolism we want to show you how to wear flowers for your wedding day… or maybe even how to be the flower of your wedding day! We have some truly amazing designers for you some are our old favourites and also some new ones we have never featured before! I hope you enjoy walking through our Bridal Floral Gown Dream ! Simple Elegance : To be simply elegant with a floral wedding gown add floral details to only a portion of the gown. This will keep the florals to only an accent which will enhance an already gorgeous gown. You could also become the flower and get a gown like this blue Romona Kaveza gown below. With the symbolism of a tulip or lily flower your legs being the stem and your bust line becoming the bloom of th