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Wow for the Weekend: 11 April 2014

11/04/2014 by Karen

Today I’m starting a brand new Friday feature where I share my favourite ‘link loves’ called ‘wow for the weekend’. I’ll be sharing my favourite finds for you to peruse over your weekends, covering all things weddings, design, and business. Basically anything I’ve seen during the week that I think you’ll adore.

Have a wonderful couple of days and see you back here next week!

♥ A graphic designer’s Jewish wedding (pure wedding porn for me!)

♥ 18 creative ‘exit toss’ ideas captured from real weddings, for a truly imaginative touch on your wedding day.

♥ Liven up blank canvas wedding space with these gorgeous giant theatrical lights and let your creative juices run wild!

♥ Five of the hottest London wedding venues according to uber-cool Elle Magazine, such as Anish Kapoor’s outrageous Arcelor Mittal Orbit in the Olympic Park.

♥ Although my daughter’s already 5 months old, I’m only now properly designing her nursery (I’m a procrastinator, I know!). I’m utterly inspired by this nursery’s chic neutral palette and pops of colour.

♥ I’m a big fan of designer, Shauna Haider’s photography. Her composition and use of colour is astonishing. I adore everything on her blog but my favourite posts are her Week in Pictures.

♥ I love this creative work space + all the nice little touches, like a sign next to the front door saying, ‘”Coats, scarves and brollies offload here (thinking caps stay on)”

♥ 26 blogging tools used by the pros.

♥ One of the best email exchanges you will ever read.

♥ Brilliant advice for any blogger wanting to launch a product.

♥ My interview with Mark Niemierko, the luxury wedding planner to the stars.

♥ Jazmine and Edan’s yellow and grey vintage-themed wedding.

♥ Kathleen and Liz’s super-creative ‘Jew-ish’ wedding – you’re gonna love so many of their creative ideas!

[Image: Adrian Tuazon for Lauren and Dave’s graphic-design led Australian wedding. Another of his beautiful weddings will be gracing these pages very soon! ]

Jazmine & Edan | Gorgeous vintage-chic Jewish wedding at Morgan Mansion, CA

09/04/2014 by Karen

Yellow makes me feel good. It reminds me of sunshine and springtime and joy, which is exactly what Jazmine and Edan’s gorgeous W-day encompasses.

Set in the beautiful Morgan Mansion in sunny California, with an abundance of delicious blooms this affair is going to bring a smile to your face this Wednesday morning.

All of the gorgeous images are courtesy of the fabulous Jay Winter.

FIRST MEETING
Jazmine, the Bride: Edan and I met in January 2010 at Bally Total Fitness in Pleasant Hill. He had been working there as a trainer ever since he had graduated, and I started working out with a trainer just a couple of months later. To say that we were struck by one another would certainly be an understatement!

VENUE
Our wedding was nestled up on the hillside in the city of Morgan Hill, California at a beautiful, newly renovated mansion, overlooked the rolling hills and vineyard below, with beautiful grounds and an elegant, classy yet vintage style.

My interview with the UK’s most sought-after luxury wedding planner, Mark Niemierko

08/04/2014 by Karen

[ Image: Eddie Judd Photography ]

As both a designer and wedding blogger, I am thrilled to be interviewing the, quite frankly monumental, luxury wedding planner, Mark Niemierko, for the latest instalment of my Wedding Smashers series.

Mark’s utilises a true ‘Smashing The Glass’ ethos in his work, keeping things super-personal to the couple, and using his wonderful imagination to reflect their tastes and vision.

He has a spectacularly creative and meticulous touch. Just look at all the eye candy littering the page – it’s all his work and artistry. He is fortunate enough to often work with lavish budgets, on which he styles the most fantastical celebrity and society weddings, but recently he’s launched his ‘Made By Niemierko’ brand for couples who still want that WOW wedding and guaranteed peace of mind on their W-day, but without the crazy price tag.

Mark and I have a few ideas brewing and you’re going to be hearing and seeing a lot more from us collaboratively, but today let’s reveal what he has to to say about Prince George, pudding rooms, breaking the rules, and post-wedding day blues…

[ Images top to bottom: Jeremy Enness :: Hello Magazine :: David Pullum ]

So Mark, how did you build up your incredible business, and what made you become a wedding planner in the first place?
I think a love of events and parties — I had previously organised events for both film and tv and wanted to focus on social events. Weddings are so personal and nothing is more rewarding.

What is a ‘regular’ day for Mark Niemierko like?
What makes the job so enjoyable is that there isn’t such a thing as a regular day. It can vary from dress shopping, venue site visits, florist appointments and cake tastings. I do however look forward to the days when I can sit at my desk and achieve plenty of work and put planning into action.

Do you have a signature aesthetic or personal style that you put into the weddings you’ve planned?
I guess the signature of breaking wedding days up into sections…. So ceremony, drinks reception, dinner, pudding rooms, nightclubs…. Keeping the guests guessing. But overall we don’t have a signature style as I like to create something that’s personal to the couple. A reflection of their taste and vision.

[ Images clockwise from top: Kode Media :: Nikole Ramsay :: Jeremy Enness :: Jeremy Enness :: Kode Media ]

Kathleen & Liz | Super-stunning music-themed lesbian Jewish wedding at Casa Cody, Palm Springs, California, USA

01/04/2014 by Karen

With the first same-sex marriages finally taking place in England last weekend, it’s timely that today you’re getting not one but two fabulous brides! Kathleen and Liz were married at Casa Cody, a charming B&B in Palm Springs, California, and I’m going to go out on a limb here and bet that their beautiful wedding will be pinned to within an inch of its life.

It’s one of the most exquisitely themed W-Day’s I have ever come across, and as a branding designer, I don’t say this lightly folks.

Using an achingly hip and deeply significant ‘music’ theme, Kathleen and Liz pulled off one of the most gorgeously designed weddings I’ve ever seen. There are brilliant pieces of signage, genius wine label table numbers, wonderful table settings, superb stationery and a beautifully uncomplicated and meaningful chuppah – in my mind, it’s actually one of the prettiest I’ve ever seen.

But most of all? Most of all there is L.O.V.E

Christian and Reinna of Max & Friends captured this gem that is destined to be one of my all-time STG favourites, and at the end of the post, Son of Sharkpig records it beautifully on film too.

12 non-typical designer wedding dresses featuring Lanvin, Temperley, Herve Leger, Roland Mouret, Matthew Williamson & more

30/03/2014 by Karen

[image: Grazia Daily]

If you’re looking for an “un-typical” wedding dress and don’t want to limit yourself to the dresses that designers designate as wedding apparel you’re going to love Net A Porter’s Wedding Dress Gallery.

The clever peeps at NAP have examined countless collections and selected super-cool white dresses that could work just as well for walking down the aisle as for glamming up for a Saturday night. So not only do you pull off an ‘un-typical’ look for your wedding day, you also get to wear your dress again!

I also love the idea of trying on dresses in the comfort of your own home and making a whole night of it with your mum / sister / girlfriends / champagne / dark chocolate / tea! Order as much as your credit card will allow and try on all the dresses where you feel your most comfortable.

Below are my favourites but you can ogle the entire collection here.

TEMPERLEY LONDON Romily embellished silk-blend chiffon gown: £3200
Temperley London’s silk-blend chiffon gown is decorated with floral appliquà©s and crystal and bead embellishments.

MARCHESA Chantilly lace and satin gown: £5660
Marchesa’s ivory gown echoes modern romance – Chantilly lace andtulle are beautifully draped over a full satin skirt, trailing to an elegant train.