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September 20, 2011
 

Fall Wedding Invitation Inspiration

By Elizabeth

Time for some fall wedding invitation inspiration.  Our friends at Minted.com, an online wedding stationery store, share with us some of their favorite wedding invitations for the fall.  

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(Courtesy of cadance paige design, love letters, design lotus, pottsdesign, oscar & emma, and paper plains) 

These invitations were designed by independent graphic designers from all over the world.  If spring and summer brought us upbeat bright colors, in style for the fall are elegant darker colors with artistic maple leaf backgrounds.  

What do you think of these designs?  

Check out more of Minted.com’s beautiful wedding invitations.  They offer one of-a-kind wedding invitations, save the dates, and bridal shower invitations.

Disclosure: Shiny Orb, a search site for wedding dresses and bridesmaid dresses, receives no form of compensation from this vendor.

 

Filed under  //   trends   wedding invitations   weddings  
Posted by Jennifer Chin, Elizabeth Yin 

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January 7, 2010
 

Beach bridesmaid dresses

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by Elizabeth

Beach brides, this blog post is for you. I had my wedding at Carmel River State Beach last June and started planning for my wedding last January. Because bridesmaid dresses can take months to order, now is a great time to start shopping for those perfect beach bridesmaid dresses.

I wanted to go with a blue, beachy theme, so I looked at a number of dresses and liked Alfred Angelo's style the best. My bridesmaids and I were also concerned about how windy the beach would be. As such, we narrowed our search to materials that would be heavy enough to withstand any gusts.

My bridesmaids and I narrowed our search down to 2 dresses, Alfred Angelo Style 6137 and Alfred Angelo Style 6128.

Alfred Angelo Bridesmaid Dresses Style 6128 Alfred Angelo Bridesmaid Dresses Style 6137 Alfred Angelo Bridesmaid Dress 6471
Alfred Angelo 6128, 6137, 6471 (left to right)

Both were made of quality Chiffon Satin material. Alfred Angelo is a great designer for quality, inexpensive bridesmaid dresses. Depending on the dress, you can expect to pay $80-$200 each. As a random aside, Melissa Rycroft also had a beach wedding and also chose Alfred Angelo Style 6471.

We ultimately chose Alfred Angelo Style 6128, because it wouldn't drag in the sand, and we all thought it was really cute. The dress took 4 months to arrive, and I was super happy with how it turned out. Great color, very cute dress. All of my bridesmaids did get their dresses slightly altered, but I highly recommend this style to anyone planning a beach wedding.  

Spring/summer brides, start looking, and let us know if we can help with your search.

 

Filed under  //   bridesmaid dresses   trends   weddings  
Posted by Jennifer Chin, Elizabeth Yin 

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