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Traveler’s Joy Honeymoon Registry

Think about it for a minute…Your honeymoon should be the most amazing vacation to date that you take. It’s a trip that you’ll look back on for years and years and when you do, you don’t want to be thinking, gosh, I wish we had money for that snorkeling trip! If there’s a time to go all out and spoil yourself, it’s on your honeymoon and that’s why we love Traveler’s Joy. It’s a super user friendly honeymoon registry where you’ll find real member stories, instant registry functionality, and the ability to register for physical items that complement your destination like guide books and cameras.

Traveler’s Joy makes it super easy and fun to register for your honeymoon in just a matter of minutes and let’s you choose from some fabulous top 40 honeymoon destinations. You can select a pre-made themed based honeymoon like beach, cruise, or mountains or if you already know where you want to go, simply select the country and wha-la, you’re on your way to creating a honeymoon you’ll never forget! After a few small customized choices, you’ll be ready to share your registry with friends and family. Oh, and it’s also budget friendly for your guests because they can split the cost of any of the items so that $500 camera you’re dying to bring along can be split up into five $100 gifts. Totally genius, right? The pots and pans can wait. Register today for a dream vacation that you’ll never forget. Click here to get started!

Wrap It Up Pretty + Winners!

It’s time to say goodbye to another fabulous week of inspiration here at SMP and we couldn’t think of a more perfect way to send you off into your weekend festivities than with this heartwarming video by Spencer Combs.  You see, not only is Spencer one very talented photographer, but he also happens to be a wonderful musician, as well.  And the gift he presented his wife on their second anniversary is knock-your-socks-off, out-of-this-world amazing… the gift of song.  Lucky for us, every last touching moment was caught on film and, believe me, it will literally fill your entire heart with joy.  So, sit back, relax and prepare to take in every romantic second below.  Oh, and then press “replay,” because it is just that good.  Enjoy!

From Spencer Combs… For my wife and I’s 2 year anniversary I wanted to do something that scares me more than anything, play music for her.  We have been together for over 5 1/2 years and in that time she has been asking me to play and sing for her, but out of fear, I never did.  This summer I had the idea to write her a song, and play it for her. So I ended up writing “You” and my friend Zach, who mixed produced and recorded the song, said we should play it for her live with the whole band.  At first, I was like “NO WAY, that would be too scary.”  But as I thought about it, I couldn’t help but think that is exactly what I should do.  The best part about all of this is that Alex thought I was building her something and SHE WAS TOTALLY SHOCKED!  I blindfolded her with 2 beanies, put her in the car, and drove around the city, so she wouldn’t know where I was going.  Finally, we ended up at our church, where I rented out the sanctuary for the night and hired a sound man and lighting guy.  The band was all set up and ready to go.  I don’t think I have ever been more nervous, scared, excited, and every other emotion that goes into that, at the same time.  This is the video of the whole surprise.   Huge thanks to ZACH, Craig, Will, Troy, Ryan, Kirk, and Nick for all their hard work and help on this! 

Song Written & Performed By: Spencer Combs / Recorded, Mixed & Mastered By: Zach of ToneFlood Studio

In case you missed any, here are all of the pretty posts from the week…

a gorgeous Austrian wedding
a beautiful California soiree
a stunning Kansas City wedding redo
a glorious North Yarmouth affair
fabulous winter wedding inspiration
a pretty, pretty Minneapolis wedding
a day filled with eight gorgeous weddings
a breathtaking Jamaica soiree
a romantic Austin affair
a sweet Sonoma soiree
a dreamy Ontario wedding

Some fabulous links from around the web…

adorable Mini Crepe Paper Flower Favors via Oh Happy Day
a gorgeous Napa elopement via Once Wed
yummy dark chocolate cookie crisps via Oh Joy!

We’d like to extend a warm welcome to our newest Little Black Book members…

Stems
Cre8ive Invitations
15 Minutes of Frame
Anna K Style
The St. Regis Deer Valley
Cherry Blossom Events
DNA Photographers
Tybee Island Wedding Chapel and Special Events
Honey of a Thousand Flowers
Stephanie Grace Designs
Southall Eden
Anne Robert Photography

To apply to become a member of our LBB click here. We’d love to hear from you!

And, last, but definitely not least… we have some winners to announce!

The winner of the $150 Love vs. Design gift card is Krista!  Congratulations!

Congratulations to SMP Canada reader, Carli, for winning 2 VIP Tickets to Meet Randy Fenoli (with photo op and autograph), hear his presentation and enjoy the Style Lounge’s free beauty treatments and fashion shows at Style & Strut!

Congratulations to our SMP New York reader, Devon, for winning the eco-friendly and pretty Doie Robe!

Have a happy, happy weekend, lovelies!  See you back here Monday morning!  xoxo

Denver Wedding by Lindsay Carole Photography

We heart this Bride for so many, many reasons. One – for her impossibly gorgeous dress. Two – for the fact that above all else, she wanted to be married near the ones she loved. So, from Australia to Colorado, she flew with her Hubby-to-be in tow for an effortlessly chic garden wedding at the Denver Botanical Gardens. And Three – the girl’s got some crazy good style and when she teamed up with By Design Event Decor, the rest is is a little piece of gorgeous history captured by Lindsay Carole Photography. See it all here!

And before you get lost in all the pretty details that the gallery has to offer, take a look at this film shot by Geoff and Justin of Born Madd. It’s the perfect way to end the day, the week, the month. Basically, it’s perfect and you should watch it right this second…

Click here for the FULL wedding!

From the bride… The day Dan asked me to marry him it was the easiest decision in the world. Once I began to plan the wedding, it all quickly became some of the hardest decisions to make. My fiance and I live in Australia, and we were planning a wedding for the other side of the world in Denver, Colorado. We decided on Denver because it was closer to home for me, so I was able to ensure all of my family would be able to come. Since I live in Australia and only get to see my family nearly every two years, it was the only thing I knew I needed to make my wedding day that much more special.

Once we had decided on the Denver Botanical Gardens, all the work went into finding the vendors on the ground to help me make it happen. We were very blessed to find so many talented and helpful people who made planning the wedding not only enjoyable, but also very relaxing. Everything was coordinated by email and short phone calls in between, even the food and decorations! It was so nice to have so many people on our team who are so good at what they do that you could trust them. We couldn’t taste test the food, so we just had to take the word of our caterer and we are so glad we did — the food was amazing! At the end of the day, the only thing I really cared about was being able to marry my best friend and have our families with us for that moment, so I knew it would all work out in the end.

On the day of the wedding everything went so smoothly. I was able to get ready relaxed and laughing with my sisters and my mom. My new sister-in-law did my hair so beautifully for me and we all had so much fun together while sipping champagne. For my something borrowed and something blue, my beautiful mother lent me her amazing blue sapphire ring and it was perfect! I am very close to my mom, so it meant everything to me to have her by my side the whole day. When I finally got to the gardens before the wedding, seeing how beautifully everything actually did come together just took my breath away! I couldn’t believe it looked exactly how I had envisioned it! It was such an enchanting sight, I felt like it was a dream. The gardens were a stunning scene to set the tone, but the combination of all of my designs and the decorations created the lighthearted mood I hoped to achieve. The centerpieces and flowers turned out amazing, and the decor was stunning! The whole day went off without a hitch, and it was so much fun to spend time with our families and all of our amazing nephews and nieces. Of course, the day went by so fast that we wish it could have lasted a little bit longer, but it was a day we will cherish for the rest of our lives. We are so grateful that we were able to have so many people be a part of our wedding.

Wedding Photography: Lindsay Carole Photography / Wedding Venue: Denver Botanical Gardens / Wedding Decor + Flowers: By Design Event Decor / Catering: Catering by Design / Wedding Dress: Roz la Kelin / Headpiece: Feathers and Frills / Wedding Cakes: Cake Crumbs / Hotel: Sheraton Denver Downtown / Wedding Invitations + Paper Goods: DIY by the Bride / Wedding Cinematography: Geoff and Justin of Born Madd /

San Francisco Wedding by Sasha Gulish Photography

San Francisco, how do I love thee. The gorgeous backdrop, the chic approach to design, the coolest of the cool people. And home to some of the prettiest weddings on the planet. Which very much includes this next make you smile, make you gush celebration. Complete with little girls all in blue, a bride that is positively glowing and a sense of cool that just IS. Photographed by Sasha Gulish, this wedding is all love, all gorgeousness. Oh and click here to see even more fabulous pics, including a pup that will make you crack up laughing and some pretty awesome moped shots.

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From Sasha of Sasha Gulish Photography… For this event, we were inspired by a color palette of turquoise and gold. The bride had elegant taste and loved sparkle so we incorporated metallic, sparkle and sequins in subtle ways that really made the decor pop. The bride handmade all the paper flowers that were on her wedding arch with glitter paper from a kit from Paper Source. We had gold glitter in baskets, which the flower girls tossed as they walked down the aisle, and gold Grecian headbands for each of the bridesmaids. Even the bride’s bouquet had little berries spray-painted gold. Atelier Joya handmade all the gold pear place card holders on the dinner tables and the gold leaf wreath on the front door. The escort card display was set in sparkly gold beads in vintage glass trays to create a darling entry display, and this table was later turned over as a favor table with handmade soaps wrapped in glitter paper. The bride owns a bath shop in Pacific Heights, so gorgeous hand-milled French soap seemed especially appropriate for the favors. The bride also made the ring bearer pillow, which also fit with the color palette.

One of my favorite details was the custom DJ booth for the dancing portion of the evening. The bride is a wonderful painter, and we took a high resolution photograph of one of her abstract paintings and turned it into the light-up facade for the DJ booth. Often this detail is reserved for logos for corporate functions, but I thought it was really fun how it made the event feel personal (and served as a great backdrop for toasts).

An interesting piece of inspiration was how this wedding was structured. The bride invited about 50 guests — close family and her bridal party — to the ceremony and dinner portion of the evening. After dinner, everyone headed outside for a group photo while we cleaned the dinner tables and prepared for another 150 guests to join the bridal party for a rockin’ party. We had a taco station, a noodle bar, an ice cream sundae bar (with sugared mint leaves, among other things!), some great specialty cocktails, a photo booth and fabulous tunes by DJ Goyo along with layers of heavy passed hors d’oeuvres. It was such a fun way to have an intimate wedding but still have everyone join in the celebration and worked particularly well since the majority of their guests were local.

Wedding Photography: Sasha Gulish Photography / Wedding Flowers: Atelier Joya / Wedding Event Planning: Shannon Leahy Events / Wedding Venue: General’s Residence in San Francisco, California / Catering: Living Room Events / Desserts: The Whole Cake / DJ: DJ Goyo / Paper Flowers: DIY by the Bride / Paper Flower Materials: Paper Source / Wedding Gown: Kali Lambson-Bloom of Dark Gardens / Headbands: Atelier Joya / Flower Girl Dresses: Custom, Wee Scotty / Soap Wedding Favors: Bath Sense, Owned by the Bride / Bridesmaid Dresses: Various Designers

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