Wedding fit for a Princess!

This past weekend was a very special wedding weekend for the Swedish Royal family, as Princess Madeleine wed Chris O'Neill in Stockholm. The wedding dress was deigend by non other than Valentino, who by the way also attended the wedding. The tiara of choice was the Modern Fringe Tiara, complete with a row of orange blossoms at the hair line.

Crown Princess Victoria did not disappoint; Arriving in a fantastic gown (some sources say the gown was by Elie Saab, others that it was designed by Fadi El Khoury Couture), complete with her adorable little daughter, princess Estelle, on her arm... wearing her hair in a chic chignon, showing off the stunning Boucheron tiara and corsage, originally belonging to the late Princess Lilian, the aunt of King Carl Gustav. 

I know it might not be in everyones interest, but the heritage of these magnificent royal jewels is so interesting to me, and I have been lucky to view the British Crown Jewels as well as the Danish Crown Jewels in person. There are may books on the subject out there, I was given a beautiful and interesting book on the Danish Jewels, my next book would have to be The Queen's Diamonds. I had my hand on the book while at the MET last summer... Stunning!

While there were many royals attending this wedding, I just had to share an image of the Crown Prince and Princess of Denmark. Crown Princess Mary wore a beautiful coral red gown with chiffon overlay. Her tiara of choice was Midnats Diademet, which I did a post about here, complete with images of how it was made, from start to finish...

... and they lived Happily Ever After! :)

Natasha

Images via Google search

Wedding News!

Today the very first rue wedding issue hit the virtual newsstand, and while I am not in the market for anything "wedding" at the moment, I still thought it was worth checking out! 

I am happy to report that the issue is not full of wedding gowns, but rather with very tastefully selected accessories for all your registry needs and wants. Party planner advise along with an invitation to view editor-in-chief, Crystal Gentilello, own bridal shower. Super issue!

If you are still looking for more Wedding inspiration, check out Lovely Wedding Magazine, published by Loni Parker of adore Home fame, with quite a few dedicated wedding issues under her belt, there is a lot to read and look at...

Enjoy the festivities!
Natasha

Image #1 via rue on Instagram, Image #2 via rue magazine, Image #3 & #4 via Lovely Wedding Magazine Blog.

Happy Wedding Anniversary!

Today is the Wedding Anniversary of Mr. Wonderful & I!

I have previously posted images from our wonderful day, here on the blog, so I won't bore you with those, but just share these super beautiful pale wedding bouquets with all of you. 

I am off to the flower market to buy a bouquet for the house, perhaps even a new Orchid...

Natasha

All images via Pinterestt

Unveiled...

Sitting in the salon today, waiting to have my hair cut, I got to "read" some of those magazines I normally would not pick up. I was looking to validate the "big bang theory", and this stunning cover caught my eye! I was not familiar with Weddings Unveiled, but I am now happy to report that the magazine is also online, and they even have a stunning blog with lots of beautiful "stuff"!

Allright, so can we agree that the beadwork and cut of this gown is A.MA.ZING!!!?

... and while I am at it... congrats to all you Swedes out there on the engagement of your beautiful Princess Madeline. Looks like a Summer 2013 wedding...

Natasha

Images #1 - #5 vie weddings unveiled, Image #6 via USMagazine

Wedding Weekend in Luxembourg.

Countess Stephanie de Lannoy arriving at her wedding to Prince Guillaume. Her beautiful lace wedding dress designed by Elie Saab (who also dressed guest in the wedding party).

The tiara worn by Princess Stephanie is the Lannoy family tiara.

The happy couple :)

The evening prior to the church wedding, a Wedding Gala was held and royalty from all of Europe showed off their best gowns and jewels... 

First the always beautiful and fun Princess Maxima of the Nederlands (Holland) wearing Jantaminau, a diamond & ruby tiara with matching earrings, and a three strand necklace with some of the biggest "diamonds-by-the-yard" I have ever seen... ;) 

Another stunning red gown was worn by Princess Mette-Marit of Norway. This gown is designed by Emilio Pucci. 

I don't recall her looking this beautiful before.. love her dress, her hair, her makeup.

Well done!!

And then there is Marie Chantal of Greece.... In a class of her own in my opinion! 

Always appropriate & always super stylish. Her stunning gold gown was by Elie Saab.

While there were several images "out there" of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, where the full detail of her gown could be seen, I am just a sucker for great images of women getting out of cars... Looking amazingly polished and wrinkle free, even at a hight profile event like this, so... I chose this image :) (Great detail of all the beadwork)

Hope you had a wonderful start to your week!

Natasha

All images via Google Image finder

Wedding Weekend!

While you are reading this, my husband & I have traveled to Canada.
We have been invited to attend a wedding of a dear friend of my husband.

I am very much looking forward to the trip, as it also includes a little family time and catching up with a dear friend of mine, who now lives in Canada as well!

As it turns out, this is the second wedding post within a week... & while I have no clue as to the decor of the wedding we are attending, I found these rustic and super pretty table top images to share with you.

PS. I am a big fan of birch trees, so the fact that these logs have made it to the table in such a classy way, well that just made me happy to see!!

Have a festive weekend!

Natasha

Images via Pinterest (I didn't take down the board, sorry!!)

From Me To You... A beautiful Wedding story!

Are you familiar with photographer Jamie Beck? I am sure you have seen her beautiful photography, be it Fashion or Travel, they are always amazing in detail and she has a wonderful eye for composition. Jamie has been sharing her images on her blog From Me To You since 2009, and I believe I have been following along ever since, I was hooked!! So when she disappeared for the summer, something had to be up... She got married (!!) to her creative partner, Kevin, and also managed to put together a brand new website Ann Street Studio. It is here I have found these images, head on over there for all the beautiful Black & White images as well. All images by Kate Murphy.

The dress was designed by Katie Ermilio, and made with the most delicate french lace!

The gown was "something new"...

Such soft and romantic blush colors. Delicate bracelet by De Beers Swan Lake was "something borrowed," and the engagement ring - a vintage 1930 ring - was "something old."

The reception was held at The Carlyle Hotel, and the table top decoration were inspired by these fabulous plates. The colors were a bit warmer, looking amazing in candlelight... notice the fruit spilling over onto the tablecloth. Beautiful!

Nothing more elegant than tall tapers!

Congratulations to Jamie & Kevin!

Thank you for sharing this very private moment with all of us in the blog world!

Natasha

Images via Ann Street Studio / From Me To You / Kate Murphy

It's a Nice Day for a White...

... Wedding (Shower)! (Love that Billy Idol song, remember?)

As promised, here are a few images from this weekends Wedding Shower! It was SO MUCH FUN to plan, and I am very pleased about the outcome as well, but you be the judge....

The setting was spectacular; We set up the table at the end of the garden, under a large tree with the lake as a backdrop. The weather was wonderful, warm and with a slight breeze in the early hours, and a little windy in the afternoon.... We used two huge white damask tablecloths, white (rented) chairs, turquoise plates*, turquoise linen napkins with white embroidery and the decoration down the middle of the table were tiny white orchids in clay pots. (I covered the clay pots in plain white tissue paper and tied a bow with a thin turquoise ribbon).

A work in progress... In the large tree shading the table, we hung white paper lanterns. This idea proved to be far more encompassing than anticipated, as the lawn slopes towards the lake, so... scaling the tree was the only option!

Almost there.... we used five different size lanterns, and when we were done with all eighteen of them it looked really pretty!! .... this is about half way through :)

Closer to the house, in the shade, we set up the food table, complete with this little swan, dutifully holding up three more small white orchids. Some may recognize this planter from Anthropology a while back...

The beautiful and sweet Bride-to-be, looking stunning in her coral and white. Everyone else were wearing white from head to toe, and she was asked to wear coral...

... more white orchids :) They were given out as party favors, so everyone could be reminded of what a beautiful day it had been!! The colorful painting is an original, painted by the owner of the house, and a perfect pop of color to an otherwise all white party!

We did have just a little color, but it all came from the food... in this case the colorful macaroons, perched high on the most gorgeous, white, milk-glass, pedestal cake stand. They tasted as good as they look, and were quickly gone :)

And by now you know I just can not walk by a hibiscus flower without snapping a picture...

Hope you enjoyed this little sneak peek, we had a wonderful day! We couldn't have asked for better weather, better company or a sweeter person to honor! 

Congratulations on your upcoming wedding, Christie, you and Nathan are perfect for each other!!!!

Natasha

All images NHH for the Northern Light Blog

*(I picked those (the plates) up at Pottery Barn a few summers back, and when they went on clearance, I picked up a bunch more... 16 in total to be exact)