Beautiful Twenties-Style Wedding Hair Accessory

A quick wedding hair accessory hit for you this lunchtime. I've fallen for this Great Gatsby-style bridal cap by Erica Elizabeth Designs. Made out of Russian netting, teamed with silver sequin beaded trims and dotted with light catching rhinestones and rhinestone appliques, it would be a stunning addition to your wedding day attire. Take a look at Erica's website and Etsy shop for tonnes more wedding accessory ideas.

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Real Pink & Sparkle Wedding: Lialah & Daniel - Part 2

So with all my excitement yesterday {new Jubilee Offer for Advertisers}, I completely forgot to put up Part 2 of this gorgeous peony pink, giant balloon, Simply Bloom Photography wedding. With tonnes of vintage wedding details, and more pretty petals than you can shake a stick at, you're going to want to save every picture on your Pinterest wedding inspiration board. Just take a look at the super-cool alter area, created with vintage pastel-painted doors, and the vintage lantern, dresser and candlesticks. I'm also slightly obsessed with the pine cones {so good to see them at a summer wedding}, and the blue mason jars, which are so expensive here in the UK and incredibly cheap in the US {v unfair}. Don't miss the picture of the wedding cake by Lady Bugg Bakery, with its gorgeous silhouette cake topper, created by DIY bride Lialah - stunning! Beautiful pictures published with thanks the team at Simply Bloom Photography. You can read more about this wedding on the wedding blog Green Wedding Shoes.

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Real Pink & Sparkle Wedding: Lialah & Daniel

Sparkly shoes, pink peonies, bridesmaids in jewel-coloured dresses and giant balloons - do weddings get better than this? This shabby-chic wedding has got me completely loved up with couple Lialah and Daniel's style. Just check out Lialeh's lace tights and sparkle brogues - I love a bride who chooses comfort over sky-high heels. Other stealworthy wedding details include the succulents in the bridesmaids' bouquets by Garden District Weddings, Lialeh's hennaed hands {a nod to her heritage}, her Colette Dinnigan wedding gown and her wavy ponytail wedding hairstyle. Daniel looks great in his smart three-piece suit and more masculine berry buttonhole. Beautiful pictures published with thanks the team at Simply Bloom Photography - there's more vintage wedding fabulousness coming in Part 2 of this wedding, including balloons!

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The Best Cry-Proof Mascaras For Your Wedding Day

{Posting by Julia Bowden, Before the Big Day's Hair & Make-up Expert} Weddings are emotional affairs. I bet the thought of you walking down the aisle this summer, surrounded by all your nearest and dearest is making you well up right this minute!? Ok, ok sorry, I'll quit that right now! I can't stop you blubbing on your wedding day but I can save you from looking like a panda bride {check with Georgia but I think pandas are off trend this season!?}. I've been mascara shopping and dunked my face in a lot of water, to find what is this season's Holy Grail of weep-proof mascaras. The latest cutting-edge mascara technology creates a coating that covers your lashes with little waterproof tubes - yes tubes! Genius! Scroll down for my Top 3 Cry-Proof Mascaras for your wedding day.

{Photo Credit} Jackie Wonders

Kevyn Aucoin Curling Mascara £20 from Space NK

It doesn't hugely curl the lashes but it's brilliant.  It never rubs off, it's completely waterproof and removal is easy too. Warm water will easily loosen the mascara tubes as you gently rub them off. Score: 5/5.

Blinc Mascara £15 free P&P
It defines and separates, and doesn't ever smudge or run thanks to the clever tube technology. It goes on easily and dries quickly, and it doesn't come off until you remove it with water and apply some pressure with your finger tips. It's not totally waterproof, so not for swimming. It also doesn't give as much volume as it claims but it's definite cry proof! Score: 4/5

L'Oreal Paris Double Extension Beauty Tubes Mascara £11.29 from Boots
A slightly cheaper high street version of the above which works a treat! It doesn't extend quite as well as I hoped, but was brilliantly cry-proof! Score: 4/5 but the cheapest!

Enjoy JB x

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Real Teal & Purple Desert Wedding: Amanda & Derrick - Part 2

With just too many pictures to fit into one wedding blog post, here is Part 2 of the deliciousness which is Amanda and Derrick's desert wedding. Soak up the wedding details - I'm loving the teal tablecloths teamed with vintage hydrangea blooms and single succulents. Also the I Spy photo list, designed to encourage your guests to snap as many wedding pictures as possible, it also works as a great ice-breaker to get your guests talking. Buy a similar porcelain ring dish from Paloma's Nest - they're the classiest way to display your wedding rings. Amanda and Derrick chose Reflections at the Buttes in Arizona as their ceremony venue and the beautiful The Wright House for their reception. Gorgeous pictures published with thanks to Photography By Verdi, and if you missed Part 1, click here.

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Wheat Field Wedding

I am a huge fan of outdoor weddings. There's something about meshing nature with love that makes me giddy. I came across this awesome wedding treasury on Etsy.com by Alice from Hodge Podge Shop. If you're planning an outdoor barn or rustic style wedding, you need to check out these awesome items already collected and matched together for you. To view the treasury so you can go to the details page of each item click on the image below!

Real Teal & Purple Desert Wedding: Amanda & Derrick

Most brides seem to choose pink, grey or sage green as their wedding theme colours, and I was no different. But how about picking are more unusual colour palette? Amanda and Derrick chose teal and purple for their wedding accent colours, and their wedding looks beautiful against the Arizona desert landscape. Like many American couples, Amanda and Derrick chose to do a first-look photo shoot ahead of their ceremony, which always makes for the best pictures. There are tonnes of portrait picture ideas here, including the blackboard 'Thank You' shot, which I'm sure they used for their wedding thank you cards! Stealworthy ideas include the succulents in Amanda's stunning bouquet, her bridesmaids' simple strappy sandals {it's kind to give your bridemaids a choice between flats or heels} and the cute monogram baubles hanging off each bouquet. Some brides attach a vintage broach or necklace to their bouquets, or a locket with pictures of their grandparents. It's a lovely way to carry your loved ones with you as you walk up the aisle. Gorgeous pictures published with thanks to Photography By Verdi - more from their reception and wedding ceremony coming later this afternoon.

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