Modern. Chic. Danish.

I love it when a girl knows what she wants and she can make it work...beautifully! Audra and Rob celebrated their awesome day at the uber cool Marvimon House in L.A. This fete honestly had me at the brick wall, the taxidermy goat and this chic couple. Urban loft meets cool dinner party.

Audra, with an interior design gift was able to manage full creative of all of the details for the day. Love the look, feel and energy of it all. One lucky gold horseshoe, please! And the shots in Chinatown are a fun bonus...

Wedding Details | Venue: Marvimon House, Los Angeles | Photographer: Allie Lindsey Photography | Dress: J. Crew | Shoes: Steve Madden | Caterer: Miho Gastro Food Truck | Dessert Bar: Bride | Wedding Planning & Design: Bride

I love paper. I love letterpress. I love Minted.

I am SO excited about the launch of Minted's letterpress wedding invitations. They look and feel absolutely delicious. 

Pulling from their extensive indie-sourced design community, this collection oozes an artisan style that is undeniably fresh. I'm in love with so many of the designs. There is definitely something for everyone - and them some!

Here's a peek...

I truly get weak in the knees browsing these handcrafted lovelies. Each with crisp, deep impressions on 100% cotton paper and a personality all their own. And to think you have the option to print these gems on their new Luxe Museum Board paper?!? Thick, thick and thick. (Literally, three sheets of paper fused together.) Gasp-worthy. Memorable. Unbendable. Luxury.

Minted is giving one lucky GetMarried reader $200 towards their wedding stationery purchase. YAHOO! LUCKY YOU! Just visit Minted and check out the entire collection and then come back and leave me a comment with the name of your fave!

Cheers!

Pink Sand. Limestone cliffs. Breathtaking views. Adorable couple.

Meet Kylie and Adam.

Self-proclaimed beach lovers, Kylie and Adam found the perfection destination for their wedding. Bermuda. The "Jewel of the Atlantic." 

The Reefs Resort & Club provided the ideal backdrop for a picturesque open air ceremony and reception accompanied by the faint hum of rolling waves and calm ocean breeze and beautifully captured by Sacha Blackburne. Stunning. Take me there!

Wedding Details | Ceremony: Caso's Point, The Reefs Resort & Club | Reception: Coconuts, The Reefs Resort & Club | Wedding Planner: Bermuda Event Solutions | Photographer: Sacha Blackburne | Dress: Monique Lhillier | Floral: Flowers by Gimi | Caterer: The Reefs Resort & Club | Cake: The Reefs Resort & Club

This spring at the Junk Bonanza, Ki Nassauer wanted to showcase inspiration from her first Flea Market Style Weddings magazine with a Wedding Lab!

I LOVED the thought of this...and was even more thrilled when I was asked to help collaborate! Lucky me to work with Ki Nassauer and her uber creative team who has their finger on the pulse of all things cool and vintage. Now to infuse them into wedding themes...Yipee!

Gathering amazing, talented resources and spotlighting four main themes - Natural Elegance, Modern Glam, Bohemian Romantic and Funky Geographic - we were able to create fresh vignettes full of infinite inspiration for brides and vintage shoppers alike! Ideas that easily went beyond a wedding and translated perfectly to home decor and entertaining!

Natural Elegance

Inspired by her own wedding (which was featured in Flea Market Style Weddings magazine), Clare Hoelderle of The Red Bench Vintage Rental & Design and Avonlea Farm recreated the rustic barn wedding details from her big day. Perfectly charming and a crowd favorite!

Modern Glam

Showcasing a variety of metallics, glossy whites, woodland friends and other accents from nature, Kim Yeager of Lark Nest Design and Jane Hall of Mustard Moon, styled an updated lounge featuring classic vintage glam.

 Bohemian Romantic

A whimsical vintage photo op set was designed by Christine Hoffman of Foxglove Market & Studio, making for a fab backdrop for guests and the bridal party!

 Funky Geographic

Always a bit obsessed with maps AND chalk art, myself and Jane Hall of Mustard Moon curated some fabulous travel inspiration for those excited for the "world that awaits"...loved all of the details!

Ki was in The Lab signing magazines and chatting it up with the shoppers...

...along with the fun and talented Elizabeth Demos, designer and author of The Vintage Style Wedding, who made the trek from Savannah, GA to shop the Bonanza herself and sign her books and meet the Wedding Lab goers. Loved her and her photographer Jade! (Now I'm excited to plan a visit down to her neck of the woods and check out vintage wedding inspiration Southern style!)

I loved that we were able to showcase other local partners in The Lab...On Solid Ground Vintage Rentals, Andrea's Vintage Bridal, Bear Fox Chalk, Ashley Fox Designs, Printerette Press, Cake Poppin' MN, Upsy-Daisy and Jeff Loves Jessica.

jeff loves jessica

ashley fox designs

bear fox chalk

The Wedding Lab provided a number of firsts for GetMarried (including a TV interview!), plus we had our own little inspiration zone which was super fun to outfit...but I will say that the real rock stars of my space were the vintage pieces shared by Sarah from On Solid Ground Vintage Rentals. The mint mail sorting hutch was to die for...the sprinkling of cool "smalls" coupled with the Bella chair and pink table were more than adorable and the perfect way to represent GetMarried...a huge thank you to Sarah!

I loved meeting so many of the shoppers and GetMarried readers! It was especially a hoot seeing so many play #ispygetmarried...the determination and competitive nature in some was entertaining AND awesome. I looked forward to tracking all of the posted photos of the infamous gold horses placed on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter...all vying for the prize package featuring MY FAVORITE FINDS from the show. (And there were SO many good ones at this show!)

What a ridiculously fun experience - and truly an honor to be a part of this crew...one can only hope that this Wedding Lab was the first of many as we all had lots of ideas for a bigger and better Lab!

Me with Clare, Ki and Elizabeth Demos post TV interview.

 Wedding Lab Coordinator Extraordinaire, Jane Hall of Mustard Moon

And of course, no GetMarried event is ever captured as well (or is as fun) as when my rock star photographer, Jordi of Jordi Lee Photography is in the house! HUGE thanks!

Looking forward to the next Junk Bonanza in September!

Cheers!

Photo credit: Jordi Lee Photography

Meet the Junk Bonanza.

With her Minnesota roots, Ki Nassauer, a critical player in the Junk Revolution and editor-in-chief of Flea Market Style Magazine, hosts the best junk roundup in the nation at Canterbury Park in Shakopee, Minnesota - now tiwce a year!. Hands down, one of my all-time favorite events and for the first time...in April (and with snow!?!!)

The Junk Bonanza is chock full of the most delicious vintage finds and inspiration. The vendors are wildly creative, passionate and the best of the best when it comes to showcasing their vintage finds. Vendors and shoppers alike come from all over the country to shop this A-mazing sale. Among my faves are Oh Mustard Moon (my favorite display this spring!), Uber Chic Home, Haupt Antiek, Sheer Addiction, Treasures n Trash and Cactus Creek. This event needs to be on everyone's calendar!

A tried and true Early Bird shopper of this event, I had to switch gears a bit and play a different role this year as I was one of the collaborating partners for another first for the Junk Bonanza, The Wedding Lab. More to come on that because it was SO GREAT and a whole other level of feature-worthy vintage inspiration.

But that did not stop me from getting my own junkin' in...and here's a glimpse of some irresistible Junk Bonanza eye candy captured by Jordi Lee Photography. Enjoy!

Find a seat...grab a snack and a drink (the Bloody Mary's are famous here - anytime of the day! No judging.)... evaluate your purchases and swing back by any things you debated about. I always say

...if they are still there, they are meant to be!

Looking forward to the next Junk Bonanza in September...and hope you too make the trek to the best junk roundup in the nation!

Cheers!

Who doesn't love a sweet surprise...to give OR to receive on May 1?!?

While May Day Baskets are not as popular in the States as they are across the pond, they are super sweet, a sign of Spring and the anonymity is a nice version of Ding Dong Ditch.

So GetMarried says cheers! to May 1st with a simple DIY for a happy May Day basket...

What you need to get started:

• 8.5 x 11 sheets of fun, happy scrapbook or wrapping paper
• GetMarried May Day Basket Template (download here)
• Sheets of tissue paper - or even cute printed wax paper (optional)
• Blank shipping tags (3 inch works best!)
• Ribbon, twine
• Pencil
• Scissors
• Glue gun (or roller adhesive)
• Hole Punch
• Colorful markers or stamps
• Fab fresh flowers 

Trace the downloaded template on your choice of paper and cut out the outline of the cone (with the sharpest, not necessarily the prettiest scissors...learned my lesson?!!)

Roll your paper (pattern on the outside) to form a cone. Focus on keeping the point somewhat tight rather than worry about the top aligning at this point. I like to apply the glue in a two-step process to make the shaping of the cone more manageable. Add a few drops near the point of the cone first and then continue rolling the cone before adding glue along with rest of the edge.

Once your cones are complete. Punch two holes opposite each other for the ribbon. I cut my ribbon in 18 inch lengths (perfect for doorhandles). Tie a knot around each hole (not too tight as to tear the paper) and create a handle for your basket.

Make fun May Day tags with markers or stamps...and then tie around the cone with twine. You can also just tie the tag onto the ribbon (much easier!). Wrap a sweet bouquet of fresh flowers from the market (or your backyard if you are ever so lucky on this day in May!?!) with tissue or wax paper with a fun, contrasting print.

 

Wa-La! A May Day basket that will brighten the day of neighbors and strangers alike...

 Cheers!

Photo credit: Jordi Lee Photography