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"Help! My Man Won’t Marry in Brown!"

September 16, 2007
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They tried to make me wear a brown tuxI said, No, No, No …
“He won’t do it.” You hear the wail all over the country. Men, it seems, pose a real challenge when you consider that chocolate brown is probably the most dominant color in weddings, regardless of season.
Or maybe it’s more accurate to say [...]

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From the Not-Quite-Normal Files: Owl Obsessions

August 6, 2007
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I can never get enough of the whole bird-and-twig motif you see floating around West Elm, hip fabric designs and the like. Even before Holly made birds THE herald of the design-obsessed, I’d caught the bug. I’ve already posted once about a fabulous bird-theme wedding, and the finger’s posed on the trigger to post still [...]

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Love (Them) Cuffs: It’s All in the Wrist

July 26, 2007
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You don’t have to look at many fall bridal magazines to notice all the wrist action. In fact, after you see couple dozen of these blushing brides with big bracelets, the bride who goes without almost starts to look like a featherless bird. Where does all this come from? Well, giant-sized jewelry (even paste will do) has fashion directors enthralled …

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Say "Yellow" to the New Pink

July 25, 2007
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Pink-weary brides take note: there’s a fresh alternative flowing from the fashion mags.
Yellow seems poised to take a bite out of pink for brides who want something crisper, brighter and newer.
But … yellow? Isn’t that one door down from lavender, in a land where fuzzy baby bunnies romp over crocheted lavender and tea towels?
Not necessarily. [...]

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Maggie Sottero Rocks the Red Gowns

July 3, 2007
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Red wedding gowns are cool, right? A lot of us who couldn’t actually pull the trigger and walk down the aisle in a full-on red dress really admire them.
There’s a drama to a full, elaborate bridal gown in red that no other color can match. It’s like the visual equal of “Like Water for [...]

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Peacock Blue Mood Board

June 20, 2007
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One of the really fun things is to pull off a wedding infused with trends and color schemes that are setting the fashion and interior design worlds on fire. Right now.The way not to do that is read the usual bridal magazines. By the time the trend shows up there, it’s on its way out.
So [...]

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Reviving Versailles: Getting Some Antoinette Magic into your Wedding

June 16, 2007
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It might not have racked up new box office records, but Sophia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette set off style shocks that are just beginning to peak.
And while fashion moguls everywhere took note of the gorgeous costumes, over-the-top settings and pop princess post-modern sensibilities, it’s the wedding scene that’s primed to make the most of them.
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