You've seen a lot of purple, lavender, and plum on the blog lately and you'll be seeing more of it this spring. Lavender is the latest hot color for '09 according to the Pantone projection book.
Top row from left: Robert Evans Studios; Hello!Lucky
Middle row from left: Oh, How Charming!; Lyndsey Hamilton Events
Bottom row from left: Cobalt Events; W Hotel
We're so excited to feature some of the latest and greatest work by the talented group at Lilla Bello Studio. We've admired their work for years (both in magazines and on tv) and now we get the chance to share their work with you. Toby and her crew have a client list that reads like the rolling credits of a blockbuster movie and it's obvious why. When she's not busy wrapping up gifts for heads of studios and flowers for Hollywood royalty, she's hard at work designing one-of-a-kind weddings. Take a look at a few of their fabulous fetes and enjoy!
Next up in our color trends is palace blue by Pantone. Electrifying...need we say more? This color is truly magnetic in a room (and you'll certainly have your something blue covered). Consider pairing this color with a gunmetal gray, pale green, an eye-popping yellow, fuchsia, or all white. 
Top row from left: W Hotel; Lela Rose Bridesmaid
Middle row from left: Hello!Lucky; Robert Evans Studios
Salmon Rose is the next Pantone color trend on the list. This mix between coral, pink, and a bit of orange makes this the new "it" pink for parties.
Top row from left: Robert Evans Studios; Badgley Mischka
Middle row: Details Event Planning
Bottom row from left: Hello!Lucky; Lyndsey Hamilton Events
Up next in our Pantone spring colors inspiration is super yellow. It takes a bold bride to liven up a wedding with this color, but the result is pretty impactful.
Top row from left: Details Event Planning; J. Crew; Oh, How Charming!
Middle row from left: Details Event Planning; Tic Tock
Bottom row: Laura Hooper Calligraphy
Next up in the color projection list is Lucite green. It's the first of three greens in season this season. There is a hint of a seafoam or blue undertone which makes the color a bit more feminine than the average green. Lovely!
Top row from left: Vera Wang; Lyndsey Hamilton Events
Middle row: Lyndsey Hamilton Events
Bottom row from left: Tic Tock; Laura Hooper Calligraphy
Each season Pantone puts out their color projections for fashion and home. Since weddings are are expression of how we live, the colors translate and follow suit to our events. So to welcome in the new year, we thought we would take a look at the new colors of 2009. First up is Fuchsia Red:
Top row from left: Cobalt Events; Tic Tock
Middle row from left: Oh, How Charming!;
Bottom row from left: Laura Hooper Calligraphy; Lyndsey Hamilton Events
Will you be making a bold statement with this color on your wedding day?
Here's another fabulously purple fete designed and produced by the very talented (and cool) Mary Sushinski of Occasions. The venue used to be a church - they removed the pews and now it's an amazing event space!
Photos by Micaela Bensko Photography.
Photo by Docuvitae
The peacock feather is making a comeback. We've recently spotted the lovely little feathers all over town again and it's about time. The bold and beautiful statements are ready to wear in the traditional palette and now in died colors of muted browns and taupe. Any way you pluck it, the peacock feather is back!
From a Monique Lhuillier runway finale gown to the feather adorned invitations by Paper Olive, feathers are fabulous!
And an old favorite, the feathered wedding cake, peacock favors, and fan - wedding designed by the equally fab Oh, How Charming! by Lisa Vorce.
Will you flock to this trend?
Just wanted to show you a few quick pics of this stunning wedding. Chameleon Chair shared this one with us and we just love the colors, the lighting, and especially the lampshades! But best yet, this couple got married at The Entourage Estate! Only in Hollywood...
Photography by: Claire Barrett Photography
Lyndsey Hamilton Events is the latest and greatest event planning firm to land in Southern California. With oodles of experience on the East Coast, we love her New England charm meets Santa Barbara style. Take a look at a recent event at the beautiful Bacara Resort that the gals from LHE did...
Photographs by Aaron Delesie Photography.
Beautiful Day Photography recently captured this lovely wedding up on Sunset Blvd. The space is needless to say, pretty special, but even more special is the way the couple incorporated the child into their event. Making your kids feel like they are joining in the union with you is so important and people often ask us how they can honor them. Well...here's one great way.
Jerry, the six year old who stole the show, even tried to break the glass at the end of the ceremony!
Congratulations to the happy family and thanks to Laura from Beautiful Day Photography for sharing!
Paperwink is our newest discovery in all things fabulously green, wedding, and if you haven't guessed by now...we love packaging and design and these gals nailed it!
The dynamic duo, Tara and Darcey, started this company after they met while designing for the fab brand, Knock Knock. And now they are bringing their design expertise to the world of weddings.
First up on our favs list is this Besheret letterpress design. The suite conveys the notion of fate - Besheret, that brought the couple together and the fate that would bring their loved ones together on their wedding day. The hand-drawn bulb on the activities card is a map that lets guests know about the different activities to do in town, as well as offers guests insight into the couple's relationship.
Once at the wedding, guests were even given favor boxes with matching bulbs in them. Can you say genius?!?!?!
That's right, two of our favorite tv folks said I Do last month (and of course came by The Bridal Bar before hand for some inside scoop on hot vendors and resources).
Kaitlin Olson and Rob McElhenney met on the set of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and recently wed at a very sunny ceremony at Saddlerock Ranch in Malibu.
With the help of the amazingly talented Lisa G from Details Event Planning, their decor was to die for! And the photos from the fab Red Loft Studios are equally as beautiful. The yummy, yummy cake was created by the fabulous Fantasy Frostings. Well done and congrats to the newlyweds!
We love to see a happy couple say "I Do" after a visit to The Bridal Bar. This fabulous wedding took place just north of Santa Barbara, outdoors on a vineyard. Captured by the talented Kristen Beinke Photography, she shared with us some of the special details from the day.
Danielle wrote the to-die-for song, "Unwritten" for Natasha Bedingfield so it was only fitting that the couple be serenaded by the singer at their wedding. But that wasn't even the best part; take a look at the tiny details right down to little nests and eggs under a glass bell in the floral treatments. This wedding is the definition of outdoor, understated elegance. Just beautiful!
Congrats Nick and Danielle!
If there were such a thing as a fairy tale wedding, then Runya and Jason had it. The couple said "I Do" at the famous Beverly Hills Hotel. Runya wore a stunning Kenneth Pool ball gown and was truly a princess bride. We just love how much fun the bride and her maids had before the ceremony - the photos really capture the excitement of the big day.
No detail was left undone, from a cupcake tower to a swarovski crystal on each and every menu and a takeout box treat for each guest, the day was filled with romantic and sweet touches.
One thing we noticed in particular about this wedding was this photo, of the couple dancing in the empty ballroom - not something you see everyday. We just love the idea of sneaking the bride and groom into the reception location for a couple of quick and quiet, romantic shots of the two of them...without anyone looking on.
And then of course the first dance shot, with everyone looking on in that gorgeous Crystal Ballroom at the BH Hotel. Thanks for sharing your wedding with us, the new Mr. & Mrs. Simon!
