Rice Butterflies

I was recently contacted by a company that we think hast he newest bestest product. It's a super fun and adorable idea to make your wedding exit awesome! Check out these Rice Butterflies! They are the perfect alternative from tossing bird seed or petals, but they are totally made out of rice!

They won't wilt like petals can, and they are pretty! These Rice Butterflies come in a variety of colors, and are 100% biodegradable.

To see more, go to Rice Butterflies!!

MasterPiece Weddings was not compensated for posting this awesometastic new product. We just wanted to share it with you, because we are cool like that.

Summer Inspiration Board: Iced Tea and Lemonade

Summer is in full swing down here in Florida. It is hot like no other!! But we love it and we live here for a reason.

A lovely way to cool down in the hot summer afternoons is with an ice cold glass of lemonade or iced tea! To me, these drinks just scream summer so I thought I would create a summer inspiration board from them! Hope you like it!

Lemonade; Iced Tea; Yellow shoes; Flower; Cake; Lemon tarts; Gifts; Invitation

 I just love summer! Don't you?

What's your favorite summertime drink?

Summer Blogosphere Series Part 3

There are so many great blog posts out there, It's so hard to choose! Here is part 3 of our blogosphere series from Wedding Chicks! Loving the rainbow theme for a summer wedding! It's popping up everywhere!

Just have matching hairpieces, flowers and boutonnieres to tie everything together!

Here is another image from Bridal Snob repping the rainbow theme but with a bohemian twist! Love it!

Gainesville Wedding: Shannon and David Preview

Although all of our demands were not met, we decided to let Bobbi and Mike off the hook because they took these amazingly fun pictures of Shannon and David's nacho cheese Gainesville wedding!

The umbrella can live to see another day.

And of course the Nacho Cheese Fountain!

We had such a great time at their wedding! Shannon and David were seriously the greatest!

Happy 4th of July!

I hope you are taking some time to enjoy our Independence in the US today! We found this Inspiration Board on Style Me Pretty, and it's just the perfect inspiration for today.

You can see the full post here

Hostage Situation: Last Chance

We have tried to be patient. Bobbi and Mike have only met two of the three demands - they refuse to dance nekked in the rain with a water gun.

The 36 hours are almost up and our demands remain unmet!! I see death in the future for your swanky clear umbrella. What are you gonna do Bobbi and Mike? This is your last chance or the umbrella gets it.

Notice the umbrella band even looks sad

Engagement: Olivia and John

Here are some engagement photos done by Sweet Serendipity of one of our clients Olivia and John! Aren't they gorgeous! We are so excited for their wedding coming up next weekend! There will be more pictures to come, enjoy!

Hostage Situation Part 3

Things are not looking good for Bobbi and Mike's umbrella. It's been a long 24 hours. Time is running out. We have no choice but to continue. 12 more hours..

Hostage Situation Part 2

12 hours gone and our demands have still not been met! This means torture. Bobbi and Mike, you were warned.

You have 24 hours...

Hostage Situation

We had a fantastic #nachocheesewedding with the lovely Bobbi and Mike this past weekend! They were the awesomesauce!

However, they made the mistake of leaving their precious clear umbrella in our car. And now we have ourselves a hostage situation.

We had no choice but to present them with a ransom note detailing our demands.

12 hours in and we are already getting antsy

Daytona Wedding: Lauren and James Preview

We loved working with the talented Garrett Nudd for Lauren and James's wedding in the fabulous Daytona Beach! It was a beautiful wedding and the funnest sparkler exit ever! Here is a little preview of it..

More to come!

Groomsmen: Colored Pants

I've been seeing this trend lately of colored pants for the groomsmen. It's popping up everywhere, and I gotta say, I am not loving it.

Am I the only one??



By Julie Mikos via Elizabeth Anne Designs




By Lauren Kinsey Photography via Every Last Detail

What do you guys think? 



Summer Blogosphere Series Part 2

I have found another fantastic blog for you guys to look at. This post from The Cinderella Project is so insightful! For all of you who wonder how ridiculously amazing weddings are set up, take a peek at this video from Mark Niemierko. It is absolutely stunning!!

NIEMIERKO WEDDING: Art Deco Chic at Claridge's Hotel, London from Niemierko on Vimeo.

Summer Whites

Tacori has come out with a new gemstone, "creamy chalcedony" and has created a summer white collection around it. I just absolutely LOVE it and would feel fantabulous wearing any of these gorgeous masterpieces!

 

Summer Blogosphere Series

We are starting a new tradition this summer so get excited!! Each week for the rest of the summer, we will be blogging about our favorite blogs!

We will find the cutest, funnest, and creativest posts out there and share them with you guys! Here is the first in our series from Bridal Snob!

This antique lace covered tree creates a great natural arch. It is such a neat and unique idea!

Bridal Snob always has the coolest and most different pictures. Stop by their blog and see what they have!



Find a Wedding Job

The fantastic Liene Stevens from Think Splendid has created this awesometastic source for those of us in the wedding industry! It's Find a Wedding Job and is much needed because as we know there are always people searching for jobs in the wedding sector.

We love this and we love Liene for making it happen!

Read their blog and follow them on twitter!

Bridesmaids Dresses: Twobirds

We've heard how brides may choose ugly bridesmaids dresses so that they are not overshadowed by their girlfriends. However, I think this is a bit of an exaggeration. As much as the bride wants it to be her day, I don't think she wants ugly bridesmaids. Then the pictures will be ugly, who wants that?

Anyway, I came across this bridesmaid dress from twobirds that is the epitome of awesometastic! It looks ultra comfortable, and you can wrap it 15 different ways (probably more), and it is extremely cute! It can work on literally any and every body type out there. You can't look bad in this dress.
 


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 Each bridesmaid can choose her favorite style! I love the straps in the back!

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 There is every color you can imagine and you can do short or long!

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I am seriously in love with this find! There are so many beautiful possibilities. And not to be cliche, but this is defintiely one dress that I would wear again. And again and again and again. I kind of want it in every color for myself.

Check out the twobirds website for more colors and styles and how to tie your dress!

What do you think?

Sunsets in Florida: Inspiration Board

Its summertime here in Gainesville, FL and it is HOT! Getting married during the day in the Florida heat can be a bit tricky, especially if you are wanting an outdoor ceremony. With the heat, however, we also get the gorgeous sunsets, and I was recently inspired by the colors of this lovely purple and orange sunset.

And from this sprouted a new inspiration board! Hope you like it :)



Lanterns; Cupcakes; Flower; Table Setting; Bridesmaids Dresses; Necklace; Feathers; Sunset



What do you think?

Gainesville Wedding: Glenda and Jake Preview

You probably saw the video teaser of Glenda and Jake's wedding that we posted a little while ago. Well now we have some pictures to show you!! Their wedding at Sweetwater Branch Inn was absolutely gorgeous! We LOVED working with Glenda and Jake, they were seriously the sweetest and so much fun!

So unbelievably adorable!!

Vendors who helped create this funtastic wedding:

Photography: Pure by Lindsey
Entertainment: The Tropix
Flowers: Prange's Florist
Wedding Coordinator: MasterPiece Weddings
Venue/ Catering: Sweetwater Branch Inn

Wedding Hair

We all know that hair is extremely important, especially on your wedding day. Deciding on a wedding day do can be mega stressful for the bride. There are a lot of factors to consider. Do I want it up? down? half up? Will it be too hot? Or in my face? Curly? Straight? Will it work with my veil?

A girl can go crazy thinking about it all! I think it is best to go simple. You don't want to be messing with it all night or worrying about it falling out.

For long hair, I like the half up style and to the side. I saw this at a wedding this past weekend and I absolutely love it! It looks gorgeous on everyone. It's so elegant!



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 With short hair, I would go with a low, curled, loose up do (high up dos remind me of prom, no?) or even just out and loosely curled. You could also add in some sparkly hair clips or braids to jazz it up.

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I'm a fan of the more natural look. It is your wedding day so plain straight hair is a little blah but the beauty pageant look might be overdoing it. Plus, you're husband loves your natural beauty, right?

What are you doing for your wedding hair?