You know what beats pictures of Royal Weddings? Real Weddings. Real Weddings in Palm Springs? Even better. My Little Flower Shop’s weddings, of course, rock the casbah. (oooh..Moroccan themed desert wedding…somebody write that down)!
Once again, thanks to Mellany Miller Photography for the amazing images. Attention brides: notice how the placement and style of the flowers accents the location and vice-versa. More on this in a later post. But for now, enjoy these beautiful photos.
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We had to share a few shots from this gorgeous day. Thanks to Mellany Miller Photography for capturing the joy and love in the air. Note to brides: Do not fear color! Color is your friend! See how the rich saturated hues in this bouquet set off the elegant dress (and glowing bride)!
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Whatever happened to Billy Idol’s little sister, anyway? Well, he voiced his opinions, but in the end, whether or not she wore white was entirely up to her. Historically, white does symbolize purity. So that’s why the Pope wears it. But brides? That’s all Queen Victoria’s fault. Prior to Victoria’s wedding to Albert, one simply wore one’s best dress down the aisle. And everybody wore their dresses again. She was the first high profile bride to wear white. So technically, every major designer, and 99.9% of brides are following Victorian bridal fashion trends rather than 2011 bridal fashion trends. Now purity is no longer signaled by your gown, and some gals just like a little color. Reese Witherspoon was recently married in a pink dress (although IMHO, it was a little matchy-matchy with her skin tone for my taste, and her flowers seemed to match her hair…but we’ll deal with that another day). There are women who decide to get married in orange, or deep purple, or whatever color makes them happy. What color flowers do we recommend when brides go rogue and tell Queen Victoria that her era is SO over? There’s nothing like a colorful dress to inspire great work. Anything goes really – the color the adventurous gal chooses opens a thousand doors. We generally advise though, (sorry Reese, you got steered astray) that you don’t match your bouquet to your hair.
Oh and by the way? Victoria had her dress restyled so she could get some more use out of it. Now THAT’S a trend we could all get behind – especially on Earth Day. Reduce, Re-use, Recycle your wedding gown!