Planning & Inspiration

Floral Inspiration from 60’s Starlets

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While you may not be swooning over the full-length gloves, white stockings, and pill box hats, there’s no denying the sixties brought about a newfound freedom of expression in bridal style – florals included. 

Today, we take a glimpse at these sixties sweethearts’ wedding flowers – with tips on how to click fast forward for a vintage-inspired, millennium-approved take:

Audrey Hepburn’s Ring of Roses

Audrey Hepburn married Mel Ferrer in a tea-length flared Balmain* dress with satin puffed sleeves and elbow length gloves, accompanied by a stunningly simple crown of roses. (*Yes, that’s the same Balmain responsible for Kim and Kanye’s cyborgian armor at this year’s Met Gala!) 
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We Love: CatBird Wedding

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Flowers and engagement rings are a pairing as old as weddings themselves, and as NYC’s only luxury florist dedicated exclusively to weddings, the Bride and Blossom team has a particular affinity for unique bling. Brooklyn-based jeweler CatBird now has an exclusive line of engagement and wedding-day jewelry (and even a Wedding Annex you can visit!), and we can’t get enough of their classic-yet-edgy vibe. Here are some of our favorites!

 

Whether you’re picking out a ring with your fianceé, dropping hints to your longtime beau, searching for the perfect bridesmaid gift, or looking for “something blue” to wear down the aisle, CatBird Wedding has you covered.

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Floral Showstoppers From Bridal Fashion Week

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Delpozo SS16

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Flowers of #NYFW

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It’s that time of year again, and the city is abuzz with fashionistas, designers, models, and editors, teetering in heels from one runway to the next in search of upcoming trends from tried and true favorites and fresh new talents.  While we may not be on the forefront of how to curate your perfect SS16 wardrobe, we rounded up some of last week’s fantastic floral-inspired designs to delight your eyes and spark your imagination…

 

Oscar de la Renta


photos via Grave Ravens

 

Jill Stuart


photos via Harpers Bazaar Australia

 

Delpozo


photos via Barbragie

 

Jason Wu


photos via Grave Ravins

 

Marchesa


photos via Style Domination

 

Anna Sui

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We Love: Pressed Flower Phone Cases

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pressed flowers iphone case

One of our brides-to-be came in with this unique floral iPhone case and we had to know where she found it. Handmade in San Rafael, California, the clear cases are sold by HouseofBlings on Etsy. Each case contains hand-selected, natural, dried flowers and petals, and can be ordered for a variety of Apple and Samsung phones. How cute would these be as bridesmaid gifts? Choose cases that coordinate with your wedding-flower colors for a sweet keepsake your girls will love.

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Wearable Tech Engagement Ring Records Memories

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Jewelry has always served as a memory keeper. Now, diamond engagement rings can literally hold wedding memories like vows, photos and web links. Momento Diamond rings by Galatea will be introduced this fall. Luxury wearable wedding tech has truly arrived.

“Think of 50 years from now, and it has your proposal and your wedding vows and your baby being born and your baby saying, ‘I love you.’ It will be so valuable in 50 years, when you actually hand it over, and you can say, ‘Everything is in here.’ It’s like a locket but interactive,” said Galatea founder Chi Huynh said in JCK magazine.
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