Gifting :: Something Old, Something New..

We recapped the beautiful wedding of our bestie today on rivernorthLove.  So I thought I'd share our take on the traditional, "something old, something new, something borrowed, & something blue" that we gifted her.

For her something "old and borrowed"  we gifted her bangles from our wedding chuda sets.  It's such a cute idea, is something she could wear on her wedding day, and it's a little of our wedding day bliss that we're passing on to her.

Her something "new and blue" were these I Do shoe decals from Etsy, and this pair of VS bridal undies.   The Jimmy Choo's were from her fiancee.

And our last little something for the bride were our love letters to her.  I love the idea of the bride and groom exchanging letters on the morning of.  So all seventeen of her bridesmaids, wrote her a little note, just to say how much we love her and how excited we were for her.  And we gifted her those love letters on the morning of.  The box (pictured above) is from the Container Store that we embellished with bling, because our bride loves bling.

Wedding Trends: Top Knot

Loving the top knot on brides this season. It's so refreshing and yet timeless at the same time, and it really makes your face pop.  Why we love top knots:  they're simple, elegant, but so trendy right now.  They work great on any face shape and are perfect with bangs!  Dress it up with a headpiece, hair jewelry, or a gorgeous veil.

Here's our new favorite wedding hair trend on some famous faces:


 {Photos via: Top Row: Top Knot; Second Row: Hilliary, Nicole, & Molly; Third Row: Jamie, Katie for ROH, Bride no.1; Fourth Row: Kate B, Kate H, and Bride no.2}

Wedding Trends: Bridal Party Attire

We all love the photos of the bride and her bridesmaids all dolled up, but what about the pre-dress photos.  We are loving the pre-wedding matching bridal party attire trend.  Odds are your photographer will be snapping away while you and your bridesmaids are getting ready, so why not take advantage and get in some gorgeous bridal party shots.  There are so many options from matching cotton or silk robes, to tanks and t-shirts, or sweats.  They make for fun bridal party gifts and fabulous pictures. 

Row 1: Khloe Kardashian
Row 2: Etsy- Bridal Party Boutique
Row 3: Jill Thomas Photography
Row 4: Pink Frosting, Jill Thomas Photography
Row 5: Pink Frosting
Row 6: Para ti Nova