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For all those whom follow The Scarlett Slipper, I will be creating a new look and purpose to my blog. Instead of focusing only on weddings, I will be incorporating my interests in writing, poetry, movies, my life, and reviewing fantasy fiction. I will still write on weddings, so no worries! I am looking forward to the finished product!

-Eileen

Seduced with Purple, Inspiration Board No. 13

      Has purple tempted you yet? Beware, because she's on the prowl and taking over bridal inspiration everywhere! Next in line is tangerine tango - and luckily - the two coincide beautifully together, creating a colorious masterpiece! I chose softer eyeshadow plums and deeper hues of mauve to bring out the brightness of my orange and a touch of coral to set it all in motion. I love how sexy this turned out!

Seduced with Purple

Inspiration Board No. 13

Love; in Font and Paper

      When I receive a wedding invitation in the mail, I eagerly anticipate ripping the crisp envelope open to reveal a hint of what the bride and groom's wedding will be. No one can deny the quality of embossed calligraphy or the earthy elegance to recycled paper. Today, the happy couple has a vast variety of choices, till they find the perfect invitation, telling the special recipient, "This is... us."

I have several favorite card companies, but I chose some of the popular and a few of my special favorites. Below, you will see and I will explain 'why' I chose them.

"Wedding Paper Divas" has many different styles and choices for today's bride; but one of my favorite features on their site, would be their photo invitations. I haven't found very many chic photo wedding cards, but these are simply adorable - with many different styles to choose from! I love the one below: the front shows the bride and groom, the back shows-off some sexy stripes!

I recently found "The Green Kangaroo" on Facebook and this chic card company instantly impressed me! I had to feature the Chevron-print invitation, especially for Jenelle, because she's in love with this print right now. :) I love their choice of fonts and the beauty of their simplicity. Gorgeous invitations!

 

"I Dream of Letters" blew me away. I happened upon Elizabeth's blog, "I Dream of Letters" while googling for 'peacock wedding invitations.' Needless to say, I found myself amazed by her talents! Her work might be on the pricier side, but their is no arguing - this is art! She is a wizard when it comes to a pen and a jar of ink - definitely a work of art.

"Ruby and Willow" made me regret having done my own invitations; because for the first time I understood WHY an invitation was important. Maybe it's just me, but I am a paper-addict and I love the feel of good quality paper in my fingertips. Immediately, I saw quality in their work; every detail perfectly implemented to create a beautiful piece of art. Their color and styles are always up-to-date and following the trends a modern bride seeks to find.

 

I felt like stepping back in time and getting a milkshake the moment I viewed "Love Vs. Design." A touch of vintage, with an edge of modern. You can't help loving these invitations and wanting to BE at the whatever the wedding it calls you to! Their designs are fun, classy, and adorable.

To end, I hope you feel inspired at the images of color, font, and styles of paper. Thank you for viewing The Glass Slipper!

Proper Blush Placement

Blush Placement? You may have never even thought of that. Blush placement is so important to make your face look contoured. Adding a bronzer or highlighter will also help to contour. For now, we will focus on the correct placement for your face shape.

Oval Face Shape- Being this is the ideal face shape, you place the blush on the apples of your cheek bones, 2 fingers away from your nose.

Triangle/Diamond Face Shape- Place the blush above your cheek bone. This will soften any harsh angles on the face. 
 

Round Face Shape- Focus the majority of your blush below your temples, and lightly blend toward your nose but not past the pupil of you eye. This is very flattering.

Heart Face Shape- Apply the blush right on the apples of your cheeks and blend back toward your ears, to add symmetry to your face.

Your personality really shows through the color of blush you wear.

If you are more of a bold personality, you might wear a bright pink, or deep red. If you are more classic and reserved, you might wear a subdued peach, or a matte rose. If You are more natural, you may do a plummy pink, or beige brown.

Blushes also come in different textures, creams, powders, and stains.

My personal favorites for each texture are:

Pictured: 

Amazonian Clay Blush (12 Hr Wear) In Blushing Bride

Benefit Cheek Stain in ChaCha Tint

Nars Mulitple Stick in Portfino

Powders and stains are great for all skin types, but creams are best for dry or more mature skin types.

I dare you to try a different blush! Doing a different color blush, can change your entire look!

The New Smokey Eye

A lot of people think that a "Smokey Eye" means that you have to wear gray and black eyeshadow.. I am here to tell you.. That is NOT the case. That is one look, but it could be a combination of many colors. Its a technique more than it is a look. The Smokey Eye looks like this: A lighter color on the lid, and a darker color in the crease with the lightest color below the brow for a highlight. 

This is a correct Black/Gray Smokey eye look-

Other Looks-

Inspiration

I love all of the different looks! What's Your favorite?

Inspiration Board No. 10

Thistle Blue

Inspiration Board No. 10

The details I have laid out in this inspiration board are: 

• Thistles
• Lace
• The dots on the Cake
• The Color Scheme
• The Country/Cottage Setting
• Groomsmen Attire 

(I think it would be better if the ties were striped
and the groom wore a vest)

  All of which are very much in-style for this Summer

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How-To DESIGN My Wedding - Pt. 2

Now that we've covered "WHY you Need an Inspiration Board," I would like to go into further detail and show you "HOW" to use it.

I'm going to use a themed wedding for an example; because with a theme you can buy so many pieces to a puzzle, having wasted time and effort when none of them fit together. Essentially, you find yourself either frustrated or content with a mis-matched wedding. I would like to teach you how to avoid this problem completely.

1. FIND YOUR MATCH

So, for this case, we have a peacock wedding theme! A gorgeous theme and quite a favorite for flamboyant brides. With a peacock theme, you will have a gulf of variety in style, color, and setting. It takes attentiveness to your details to put the pieces together and match your inspiration board. Please write this down, "Just because it matches - doesn't mean it belongs with YOUR wedding!" This is key!

Here I have picked four different peacock invitations and although they're all beautiful cards, they each have their own unique personality and colors. One of these might fit perfectly with my inspiration board, or, none may fit at all.

2. START WITH YOUR BASE COLORS 

 

Whenever an artist goes to his easel, he NEVER begins with the the details - he begins with a blank canvas. 

It's important when you begin to piece your wedding together that you start with the base colors. Your dress will either be ivory or white and the tux could be navy, black, gray, brown, etc. You then build around these base colors, slowly adding your accent and main colors.

What could I use for my BASE colors?

• The Tux
• The Wedding Gown
• The Base Tablecloths (Navy or White)
• Plates
• Aisle Runner
• Groomsmen Shirts (if the bride is ivory - they should be ivory. If white, then white)
• Accent Flowers

Ivory and Navy Blue

 3. ADDING MAIN COLORS

There are two extremes when adding main colors - brides who take no risks and others that say, "Oh! I found something purple, so it MUST match my wedding!" Not necessarily. For the peacock wedding example, we have darker shades of plum, and in the rainbow we have gray shades of purple, pink shades, bluer shades, etc.

This is when your inspiration board becomes VERY important. Just because it's "purple," doesn't mean it matches your wedding hues. If in doubt, have your color chips on hand and see if the main colors flow in harmony together - if yes, then go for it! It actually looks richer to have different shades of main color blending together, then to be so "matchy-matchy." Ideally, be a balance of both matching and taking risks!

What could I use for my MAIN colors?

• Bridesmaid Dresses
• Flowers
• The Bridal Shoes
• The Bridal Headpiece/Veil
• Boutonnieres ribbon/flowers
• Linens
• Sashes

3. ADDING ACCENT COLORS 

You should use your accent colors in the special touches of your wedding. Your accent colors bring out your main and base colors. If a bride wanted an all red wedding, accents of yellow would bring out her reds. 

Brides sometimes think, "I want a blue wedding - so I will use ALL blue." Yes, you want your wedding to put your guests into a sea of tropical paradise, but you need other colors of the ocean to bring her blues OUT. When you go to the beach, what other colors catch your eye? The tan sand, the green palm trees, and... the girl in the yellow bathing suit? You need all these colors, because they bring out the blue for your eyes to soak in.

 Note how these colors work together in harmony for this boutonniere; they blend!

1. The MAIN color is in the ribbon and necktie (dark purples), 
2. the ACCENT colors are in the flowers (chartreuse, navy, and some green)
3. the BASE colors are in the suit and shirt (black and white)

4. USING MY THEME

Whenever people use a theme, they become literal and buy anything under the sun that remotely matches, because they're thinking, "I could use this - somehow!" In art, you learn that your piece shouldn't be literal, but implied to draw your audience in. When using your theme, you don't always have to go overboard to prove your point. The key? Simplicity. 

Keep your theme significant and note-worthy - rare. Allow your colors (not the actual peacock pattern) tell the rest of the story in the linens, the bridesmaid dresses, and other attributes in your wedding. If you go overboard, you end up with junk, to put it lightly. Quality over quantity. You will spend $300 on items you never use, when $300 would have better suited for extra flowers or nicer linens that enhance your theme better in the end.

This wedding is an excellent example! I encourage you to click this image and take a look at this peacock wedding on "Heart Love Weddings Blog."

5. PINTEREST

I would like to first say that I am an avid fan of Pinterest, but one thing does bother me when it comes to brides and their inspiration boards. Pinterest is not exactly an inspiration board - it's a bunch of collage images you like. Essentially, it defeats the purpose of an inspiration board, because you have 20 images to show a vendor and you say, "This is what I want my wedding to look like!" When all your vendor sees is 20 different images of wedding. It's confusing, because it describes too much.  

It's important in designing your wedding to have one sheet of images to show a vendor. If you notice, my inspiration boards usually never go beyond 6-7 images. I only need a few images for the inspiration's story to unfold. When you pull out your inspiration board, you don't want your vendor guessing, you want him to know, "I get it! I will make something to go along with your style, colors, and theme." It's easier to show him a one sheet of paper too, rather then making him wait to pull up your pinterest account.

7. TEXTURE

Not everyone puts texture into consideration when decorating their wedding, but it's one of the most essential details in designing your wedding. Unfortunately, with DIY/budget brides, linens do not get the attention they should; because it doesn't seem important to spend $700-$1,000 on linens. Let me explain why it should be.

Editorial photographers would understand why texture is worthy of attention; because texture tells a story. 

If I went into a bakery and my objective meant taking pictures to help advertise and show customers why to buy their pastries, I would take pictures of texture. I'd snap the baker with some flour on her cheek, the butter-cream icing swirled smoothly on a cupcake, the distressed brick walls, the customers laughing while sitting in black and white linen chairs, and the shabby chic crystal chandelier hanging from the ceiling. All of these add texture to tell my story. The same applies to an event.

When designing a banquet or wedding, the linens, plates, goblets, lighting, etc. all tell the story about your personalities and how you both met and fell in love with each other.

Burlap -  reminds you of home, a cottage, the country, and give you a laid back texture.

Image from Cloth Connection

Silk - gives you rich and fullness, drama, elegance, luster, and vibrant texture.

Image from Cloth Connection

Linen - brings quality, earth and nature textures, elegance, and could be used in a variety of styles.

Image from Cloth Connection

If spending over $700 makes your heart hurt, I would suggest going bare-minimum and renting white/ivory linens that go down to the floor, because they add elegance and hide cheap table legs. Consider the difference for yourself:

Last, but not least - STEER CLEAR OF "wedding" halls; because most of them lack texture in their character and offer little natural light (fluorescent light doesn't count). Walls, flooring, windows - these all add texture to your wedding. Choosing a venue with character is important to designing the wedding of your dreams and telling your story.

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