Carnival {love}

Last week, 100 Layer Cake posted one of the coolest weddings I've ever seen, I almost died and went to bridal heaven.. honestly, this is my dream wedding. The balloons, m'stash, color scheme, creative centerpieces, the dress.. (OMG the dress...), even the little dinosaur in Lisa's hair piece... I LOVED it all!!!

I used to dream about the big dress, gazillion flowers, huge venue.. but over the past couple years, the better half and I envision something a little different for our nuptials.. 100% us in every way. We are unconventional traditionalists.

After making my blog rounds this afternoon, I fell in love again... Sarah Maren turned another fantastic shoot into gold. The day after the beautiful Lisa and handsome Goeff tied the knot, they went on a "day after" shoot... I'm not going to lie when I say I am UBER jealous. It's not really a secret.. I am obsessed with the idea of having a carnival themed wedding. The better half and I talk about leasing a ferriswheel all the time.. I'm serious!! I find these dreamy and inspiring..

anyways, enough of my babbling! On with the photos...

Click HERE, to view the rest of Sarah Marens wonderful shots!

Wordless Monday...

via Lemon Lime Photography

Wordless Monday...

photography by Caroline Tran

Starting this week on wards, Wordless Monday will be a regular post.. ; )

Paper {love}..

I love getting wedding invitations in the mail.. it's no surprise considering i love paper goods in general. If you are looking for inspiration to creating the perfect invite for your special day, look no further than once wed. I absolutely love everything I've found on the site so far..

here are a few of my faves..

via Union Photography

I've also been a fan of this set for quite some time now. I've printed out many photos from this wedding and stuck them in my inspiration book for future reference.. I love the red and turquoise combination..

Invitations by Celine & Photography by Gabriel Li

And last but not least... the theme image logo/monogram.

This is so simple yet beautiful.

via once wed

Nothing trashy here...

I was doing my daily rounds on the blogsphere this morning and I stumbled onto these gorgeous photographs by WhiteHaute Photography..

absolutely stunning...

Joel and Nicole's downtown Los Angeles trash the dress session

WhiteHaute photography via Trash The Dress