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    My Favorite Wedding Inspiration from Movies + Music

    Tuesday, December, 27, 2011 at 6:30 am

    We’ve shared so many great wedding ideas inspired from movies, music – and even a video game! Let’s take a look at some of my favorites (and yours!) from this past year…

    favorite movies and music wedding inspirations

    Let’s start with one of the most popular posts from last year – a wedding inspired by Harry Potter. We love the earthy and aged but magical feel to this styled shoot photographed by Abby Grace.

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    And let’s not forget this Twilight inspired wedding shoot – this time with a Southern California twist! Photographed by Brienne Michelle Photography + styled by Tasteful Tatters.

    twilight-wedding

    The romantic movie, Water for Elephants, was the inspiration for this gorgeous shoot of a mock wedding for the main characters, Jacob and Marlena that took place at one of the locations used in the movie! Photographed by Marilyn Nakazato + styled by Miss Tashina.

    1930's wedding dress

    Beautiful white + black ballet inspiration from Black Swan for this gorgeous styled shoot photographed by Jessica Claire + styled by Jill La Fleur . Love the hanging tutus!

    black-swan-wedding

    Not quite a movie, but we all remember the music from Super Mario Bros. and this super fun Super Mario Bros. styled shoot had us all smiling big! Styled by Primary Petals and photographed by Lehua Noëlle Faulkner.

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    This lovely couple had an Up inspired Wedding photographed by We Heart Photography! The only thing sweeter than their wedding might be their proposal film with hundreds of balloons (you can see it here).

    up-inspired-wedding

    Maybe you are a fan of chocolate! If so, you might love this Willy Wonka inspired wedding shoot photographed by Kay English.

    willy-wonka-wedding

    Who doesn’t love Amélie!? :) Love the bright + fun details with a bit of quirky in this Amélie inspired wedding shoot photographed by Melissa Munding.

    amelie-wedding

    Maybe you are thinking of a more modern + glam wedding? How about pulling inspiration from one of your honeys favorites: a Tron inspired wedding! Designed by  Simply Modern Weddings and photographed by Trista Lerit.

    tron-wedding-ideas

    And music! We featured two amazing weddings this year inspired by the music of the Beatles…

    The top Beatles inspired wedding was photographed by Ashley Rose + designed by Jesi Haack Designs. So many fun + cute details!

    Beatles wedding

    And then another Beatles inspired wedding designed by the couple and full of lots of DIY fun photographed also by Ashley Rose.

    Beatles wedding

    What do you lovelies think? Did you have a favorite movie, music or game inspired wedding we featured? What elements would you incorporate?

    Be sure to check out our other picks for 2011 below!

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    My Favorite Wedding DIY Details of 2011

    Monday, December, 26, 2011 at 6:30 am

    This week we are looking back at some of my favorites from the past year – love this time of year! So fun to remember all the amazing weddings + stories we’ve share this year, so we are going to look back at a bunch of them once more this week. :) Today it’s all about the amazing DIY details all you lovely couples created for your weddings! So here are my favorite wedding DIY details of 2011, I hope you enjoy…

    favorite DIY wedding details

    One of my most favorite weddings where the couple and their family + friends really went all out, was this Old World Carnival Wedding photographed by Gabriel Ryan Photographers. With the festivities taking place on the bride’s family property, it was a true labor of love with all the unique details and the amazing ceremony + reception space.

    carnival-wedding

    Who could forget this Big Sur Whimsical Wedding in the Woods! Photographed by EP Love, it was a magical woodland wedding with so many adorable details created by the couple including their ceremony backdrop, the wooden creatures and the owl tree with all the owl place cards!

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    One of the most popular weddings this year was full of amazing rainbow details (including a real rainbow!) photographed by Three Nails Photography.

    rainbow-wedding

    Another handmade wedding in the woods, this beauty was photographed by Stone Crandall Photography. The wedding took place in the bride’s parents backyard and the couple designed the beautiful invite, lots of reception details and the family built the ceremony space + benches! Amazing…

    wedding in the woods

    This Pixel Cowboy Wedding designed by the bride (Brit) and Jesi Haack had so many cute pixel details for these Silicon Valley geeks! Photographed by David Stubbs.

    pixel cowboy wedding

    This whimsical + fun upstate New York wedding was a favorite with it’s bright colors and all the fun globes they placed around the reception – such a great idea! Photographed by Sloan Photographers.

    giant-globe-wedding

    Love all the sewing + cooking details in this wedding between a fashion designer + baker photographed by Clayton Austin.

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    A Virginia Woodland wedding photographed by Jodi Miller Photography. Love that this couple had a wedding logo with two raccoons and her giant heart made of plastic bottles is a super great DIY idea!

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    This cute couple screen printed their wedding date + names on vintage handkerchiefs they collected and then hung them across their ceremony space in this chic DC wedding photographed by Kate Headley.

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    Looking for a rustic and budget friendly idea for your ceremony backdrop? Love the backdrop this adorable couple created with wood palettes, paper cranes and string lights photographed by Todd Pellowe Photography

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    I think this might be one of my favorite wedding entrances ever via this elegant California wedding photographed by Sean Walker!

    wedding ceremony doors for aisle entrance

    What do you lovelies think? Did I include one of your favorite DIY details? Which ones did you love that I missed? I’d love to hear…and check back tomorrow as I’ll be sharing my favorite wedding inspirations from the movies + music!

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    My Favorite Engagement Sessions of 2010

    Friday, December, 31, 2010 at 7:28 am

    Thanks so much everyone for checking out all my favorites of 2010 posts! I hope you enjoyed them – I had a lot of fun looking through all my posts from this past year. :) I also wanted to say a big thanks to all the photographers + wedding vendors who share their work each day here on GWS – you are all what makes my job so fun + rewarding. And now for some of my favorite engagement sessions. I really love when couples take the time to make their shoot more personal by adding little details + great styling, some of my 2010 faves…
    Top engagement photos of 2010

    piano in a field photos

    Such a magical shoot in a field with a piano by Clayton Austin – and also one of our most popular!

    engagement photos with big letters

    Danni + Nick are the sweetest and their engagement photos in the desert by Simply Bloom Photography was beautiful.

    underwater engagement photos

    This couple and their underwater engagement photos were STUNNING. I also love the creative way they used the photos for their save the date. Photography by Steep Street.

    camping engagement photos

    This sweet camping session photographed by Shannen Norman was perfect for this outdoor loving couple.

    valentine couple photos

    Super romantic Valentine’s Day Engagement photos by Simply Bloom Photography.

    vintage love story

    This couple put together a whole vintage inspired love story and you guys loved it! Photographed by Katie Stoops.

    vintage circus engagement photos

    Who could forget this awesome vintage circus engagement session photographed by Brandon Kidd and styled by Nancy Park with So Happi Together? Loved it.

    malibu engagement photos

    And our adorable Dream Love Shoot winners – Caitlin + Simon – with their Nautical Malibu Session photographed by Caroline Tran and styled by myself.

    alice in wonderland engagement photos

    This Alice in Wonderland engagement session was breathtaking! Photographed by Three Nails Photography.

    notebook engagement photos

    And our most commented + popular engagement session of the year – The Notebook Inspired shoot. Everyone fell in love with this adorable couple (who happen to look just like Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling ). Photography by Blushing Bride Studio.

    See you back on Monday to start 2011 off with some amazing real weddings and features. Happy New Year!

    Be sure to check out our picks for 2011 below!

    This wedding features rad artists fromThe GWS Wedding Artist GalleryClayton Austin Love Stories and Simply Bloom Photography are all Featured Vendors in the GWS Vendor Guide! Find more rad artists for your day in our Guide.
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