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These urban bridal portraits caught my eye…

photographs by Matthew Crawford from Finest Moments Photography

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Everyone has heard the old adage, “Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue and a sixpence for her shoe.” While we always remember the blue, the sixpence often times is forgotten!

Well, we are bringing it back! The sixpence is an English coin that was made from 1551 to 1971. Traditionally, it is worn by the bride in her left shoe. Sure you could use a penny, but finding an actual sixpence makes a fabulous keepsake and an heirloom that can be passed down through generations. This little coin can be found at a coin shop for just a few dollars. We love this one with a young pretty Queen Elizabeth on one side and a flower on the other. For this project, a sixpense card is created to give to a friend getting married!

Supplies:
1 Sixpence
Cardstock
Coin envelope
Glue
Pretty Paper (for a liner)
Computer and Printer

Step 1: On a computer, layout the “Something old, something new” adage to fit on an A6 sized card then print it out onto cardstock.
Step 2: Cut the cardstock down to an A6 card (or if your printer allows you can print directly on an A6 card.)
Step 3: Trace the shape of the coin envelope including the flap and then cut out 1/4″ inside that line
Step 4: Apply glue just on the flap of the liner and press it in place. Then glue the coin envelope to the A6 Card.
Step 5: Tuck the sixpence into the coin envelope and present it to the bride!

Images by: The fabulous Jordan Ferney

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I found these bright bouquets at The French Bouquet and had to share (and gush!). What is more eye-popping, happy and refreshing than these? The vision behind these: vintage, organic and natural. I say beautiful!!

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I found the coolest shop online via here…!  Emersonmade is a one woman (and man) show, creating hand-stitched blooms and accessories.  There are so many great items for weddings… I love the whole vibe of their photo shoot and the concept of unique, simple, and pretty handmade blooms to dress up a very sweet and stylish wedding.  You can use them for decor, bridesmaid gifts, favors, boutonnieres, hair accessories, ring bearer pillow… the list goes on!

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Tags: alternative wedding decor, Emersonmade, fabric flowers, hand-made flowers.

Having a blue wedding is sometimes tricky to coordinate because very few flowers come in a shade of blue. When all the blue elements of a wedding come together, however, the effects can be absolutely beautiful.

The bride, Vera, was kind enough to share her story…

After eight years of courtship, the proposal happened during a Tahoe trip while we stopped at the Danner Summit for a short hike. No flower, no down on one keen and we even got lost finding our way back to the car ( oops! ) but it was the most perfect proposal.  (And the most perfect engagement ring!)

BLUE WEDDING all the way! I want the wedding to reflect our personality and have these elements – Chic, Crystal and Branches. Working for a florist as part time designer really helped to extend my overall vision since I have opportunities to observe many amazing weddings on site. My florist’s design has far exceeded my expectation and everything else just came together flawlessly.

Photographer – Atelier Photography SF, Principal Karl Ko
Florist – Floral Design Studio, Nona
Hair and makeup – Giao Nguyen Makeup Artistry & Hair Design
Cake – Cake Delight

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I love it when readers send us personal notes about their wedding planning journey. And when Conley sent me some images of her engagement photos I jumped out of my chair! These are probably the coolest engagement photos I’ve seen in a very long time…

Photographer-Twin Hearts Photography (Athens, GA)
Stylist-Haley Conyers of Flaunt (Athens, GA)
Location-The Nolan House (Bostwick, GA)

Conley was also kind enough to share some details …

We live in Athens, GA, and came up with what I feel are truly unique engagement portraits.  The photographers and I wanted to come up with a background and pictures that really had a vintage look to them.  We decided on The Nolan House in Bostwick, GA, about 20 minutes from Athens down country roads.  The Nolan House is a historical landmark and once a busy farm and lavish plantation home.  The house was built in the 1800’s but has been abandoned since the 70’s.  This backdrop lent itself to some spectacular photos.

My fiancé is a musician in a national touring band, thus the reason for the bass guitar in some of the photos.  He proposed to me by his vintage Cadillac and we wanted to include that in some of the shots as well.  We love taking the Cadillac out on the open country roads when he’s home from tour.  When Adam got home from a 3 week tour last October, we had planned to take the car out on one last drive before retiring it for the winter.  As we walked to the car, he pretended like there was something wrong with the muffler.  He got down and jiggled it around and said, “Oh no, something fell off”.  By the time I walked to the back of the car to see what it was, he was down on one knee asking me to marry him.   So needless to say we really wanted to include the car and our shots.

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For you stylish, vintage brides — a new tutorial which details how to make a birdcage veil for about $20. It’s beautiful — and so is this model! Thank you Jordan!

Images courtesy: Jordan Ferney

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