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Offering fully customizable designs for every budget, eye heart stationery caters to the modern bride. Selections include over 15 full suites of vintage-modern inspired invitations and day-of stationery; save the date postcards and favor tags; and DIY printing options for every product. Fully custom work is also available on the website, simply fill out the custom form and you’ll be sent a tailored quote!

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May is a month that I keep near and dear to my heart. It’s the month of my wedding anniversary! This year celebrates being married for SIX years to my fabulous husband, Andy! it’s been a thrilling adventure so far, and I can’t wait to see what the future holds for us. This month I decided to share some of my (still) all time favorite love songs that we used on our wedding mix (which spanned over six discs!)

If you’re still in the music mood, be sure to check out the mixes from the previous months: January, February, March, and April!

Hi-Fi Hits for May:
Israel Kamakawiwo’ole – Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What A Wonderful World
The Flaming Lips – Do You Realize??
Margo Guryan – Don’t Go Away
Billy Bragg and Wilco – Secret of the Sea
Talking Heads – This Must Be the Place
Bright Eyes – First Day of My Life
Belle and Sebastian – Legal Man
M. Ward – Here Comes the Sun Again
Feist – Mushaboom
The Zombies – This Will Be Our Year

Hi-Fi Hits: May 2012 from hifiweddings on 8tracks.

Earlier this week over at my OneWed column I posted about Otaduy, a bridal gown company out of Spain, and wanted to share my favorite dress from their collection here…its just so easy and breezy, and modern without being TOO austere.

[image from Otaduy]

[images from Sara Wight]

[images from Yasmin Khajavi Photography]

 1. Centerpiece by MSW | 2. Shanna Murray decals | 3. Jean Pelle candleholders | 4. MSW decal idea | 5. Lindsey Adelman display via d*s | 6. DIY party animals by Hank & Hunt for The Sweetest Occasion | 7. Metallic twine from Knot & Bow | 8. Invitation by Andrew Townsend | 9. Yummy Cupcakes & Cakes | 10. washintape from ShopKStudio

A year and a half after my own, I’ve been thinking a lot about how we spend so much time, energy, and resources on creating the “perfect wedding”. Brides (and their mothers!) often feel great stress and anxiety about the whole thing and sometimes I think, “for what?!”. I mean weddings can be a beautiful reflection of a wonderful union between two people, but they can also become overwhelming and much more involved than anticipated. To me, the ideal wedding should be an afterthought to the decision to get married, like “we’re so thrilled about this new step in our lives that we want to celebrate with those we love the most.” So, I thought I’d step back a bit on the wedding frenzy and focus on the meaning behind it with this new column, “What does it mean?”. Every month I’ll feature a different blogger and ask them what the most meaningful part of their wedding was. I’m quite excited to see how those I admire have celebrated their union, but first, you have to hear from me.

When it comes to keeping things simple, I shouldn’t be talking because I really used my wedding as an excuse to get my craft on, but there were a couple of things that I’m really glad we did. First, Paul and I gathered photos from our parents and grandparents on their wedding days and I glued them into the front and back covers of our guestbook. My grandparents always had a guestbook in their home and constantly played host to guests visiting their home in Los Angeles. I wanted the guestbook to be something that we could use after the wedding in the same way and because of this, I’m always reminded of our dear family.

Second, I sent out about 25 blank canvas flags out to friends and family before the wedding accompanied by a color palette with the theme “Scandinavian garden” and asked them to go wild. We knew that many invitees wouldn’t be able to attend our wedding because of distance so this was a way they could be there with us. Each time a flag showed up in the mail we were floored. They were SO creative! One friend used the format of the Danish flag and in one quadrant painted a daisy, the symbol of Denmark where Paul was from, another quadrant featured a California poppy where I was from, another quadrant featured a Canadian maple leaf where Paul was born, and the last were DC cherry blossoms where I was living at the time. I mean, how thoughtful can you be?! We felt so lucky to have our friends spend time on us in that way.

Can’t wait to see more “meaning” posts? Me neither! Stay tuned for more!

-by Brittany Watson Jepsen of The House That Lars Built 

[images from Ali Degraff]

1. Proenza Schouler floral neoprene dress, $2925 | 2. Willow ruched neoprene jersey dress, $376 | 3. Topshop reversable neoprene dress, $150 | 4. Christian Louboutin Snorkeling 100 neoprene ankle boots, $895 | 5. ASOS neoprene clutch, $31 | 6. Pierre HArdy neoprene sandals, $795 | 7. Wallis neoprene bodycon dress, $35 | 8. Altuzarra ruffled neoprene dress, $2230 | 9. Elizabeth & James floral neoprene skirt, $325

The material once reserved for scuba suits and laptop sleeves has more recently been seen everywhere from models on runways to your everyday fashionista at dinner.  Neoprene, the material hybrid feeling like a cross between foam and rubber, lends itself to a variety of wardrobe-related uses since it can showcase bright colors in their truest form, while also maintaining the shape of clothing amazingly.  If your modern tastes are less inclined to soft chiffons, and more drawn to avant garde structural shapes, neoprene fabrics are something worth considering!  – Tram @ Phi-Style.com

[images from Net-a-Porter, The Outnet, Topshop, and Wallis Fashion]

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[images from Tory Williams]

This post was sponsored by Scratch Weddings

Bouquet by Saipua, tablecloth by Rifle Paper Co for BHLDN