{Real Wedding} Eve & Don - DIY Beachside Extravaganza

It's a Shore Thing!

When I think of Budget Wedding Elegance and DIY Extravaganza, it looks exactly like Eve and Don's stunning turquoise and white beachside wedding. Captured by A Million Sighs Photography, Eve and company spent three days transforming a blank venue at Jupiter Beach Resort in Florida into a spectacular affair complete with every DIY wedding project possible. From edible favors to twinkle lights and lanterns, from their unique guest book to a final send off, Eve and Don prove that couples can indeed create a personal, elegant, detail filled wedding on a budget. 

Eve is a radiant bride in her layers of organza but what I love about her most is the playful side that comes through in these images. Elegant, graceful, yet completely herself - how a bride SHOULD be!

    

Calla Lilies make for a sweet, simple bouquet - unfussy and completely elegant, a perfect compliment to the DIY Budget feel of this seaside affair. This beauty was put together by Botanical Bliss.

Don and the guys look dapper in their white tuxes with a slash of turquoise, perfect for the Florida coast!

Eve chose mismatched bridesmaids gowns for the girls but kept them all the same color, a great trend that shows lots of personality. The wedding party has a cohesive look but different dress styles allows for lots of different body types, complimenting each maid individually.

Eve and Don did a fabulous job of maintaining the color palette throughout their entire celebration - from Eve's hair clip to her dad's bow tie, to the ombre wedding cake to yummy candy bar, table runners, chevron patterned napkins and chinese lanters - all pitched in to create a cohesive wedding look. 

Continuing with their beachside wedding branding, I love their unique guest book - a beautiful wooden surfboard.  A treasured memory for years to come I'm sure!

Photography: A Million Little Sighs

Floral Designer:  Botanical Bliss

Cake Designer:  Johnson's Custom Cakes

Event Venue:  Jupiter Civic Center

Congratulations Eve and Don - what an amazingly fun and personal wedding celebration! Thank you for letting us share your special day! We wish you good health, happy life, and a wonderful marriage!

Thank you also to the crew over at A Million Sighs Photography for sharing this wedding with us through Two Bright Lights.   

What was your favorite DIY detail of Eve and Don's reception? What DIY ideas are you using for your own big day? We are DYING to know so please leave us a message below.  Also come join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter for more great DIY ideas.

Happy DIYing,

{Top 10} Roses & Wedding Bouquets = Always in Style + I Blame Pinterst!

Wedding Roses on My Mind

Happy Tuesday! I am a pinning fool these days....hard not to do when there are SO many amazing photos and wedding ideas out there just waiting to be snatched up. Like this random bouquet of exquisite garden roses I found on Facebook (here's our FB fanpage for you to LIKE)...I adore garden roses, or are these cabbage roses, and in half a second flat I am off in a Rose wonderland, perhaps never to reemerge. I blame Pinterest.

Photo via Martha Stewart Weddings

Roses are the most popular and dare I say most romantic wedding flower there is. They are timeless, classic and never go out of style, which got me thinking: how many types of roses are there? Surely there has to been every flavor rose for every flavor bride...the bouquets we see are so varied, personal, and just down right jaw dropping.  With that in mind, here are my Top 10 Favorite Rose Wedding Bouquets simply cause I am in the mood for some pretty.

Cherry brandy roses anchor this vibrant multiflower bouquet! This couple is definitely going for color.

Photo via Brown Bunny Flowers

Pretty blush pink English roses, look like peonies when closed but definitely a rose when they open.

Photo via The Sweetest Occasion

Soft yellows, peaches, and ivories - reminds me of a creamsicle + baby blue ribbon, a perfect combo!

Photo via My Life is Brilliant

Color palette: brown, burgandy, and ivory. The Black Bacarra Rose was a perfect choice! I adore the use of an embellished ribbon to add some light and bling.

Photo via Snapdragon Studio

Chic, sophisticated, understated ivory bouquet.

Photo via One Wed

Peach continues to be one of the hottest wedding colors! Love this peach bouquet with Apple Blossom Amaryllis, Juliet Garden Roses, Peach Hyacinth and Ruffled Peach Lisianthus.

Photo via Wild Flowers Inc.

A romantic clutch of roses, geranium leaves, and passion vine 

Photo via Martha Stewart Wedding

Roses and Succulent bouquet wrapped with jute twine.  Ranunculus, berries, curly willow and billy balls add texture and visual interest. Very California to me!

Photo via Apple Blossoms Floral Designs

This lush bouquet of ivory and blush garden roses is so sweet and romantic! 

Photo via Zest Floral and Event Design

An ideal bouquet to usher in Spring! 

Photo via Posies by Pippa

Rustic hand gathered wildflower bouquets with oddly shaped floral accents MAY be all the rage, and unique non-floral bouquets MAY be topping the popularity chart but roses will always rein supreme when it comes to weddings. Some couples are shying away from roses these days because of the expense but I say, go DIY with your wedding flowers. Purchasing from floral markets or online wholesalers like Global Rose will get you a TON of bang for your buck plus pretty roses.

Oh and FYI: there are over 100 species of roses, in three groups with hundreds of more hybrid variations...oh wait, another site says 150 types in seven groups....and yet another says the Alba Rose has been around since the 1st Century. Well I guess that proves my theory, there are as many varieties of roses as there are wedding themes! Here is a great resource for some of the most popular roses.

What type of rose is your favorite? Would you consider going DIY with your wedding bouquet? For great DIY ideas, check out my Guest Post on Wed Loft blog on How to Reduce You Wedding Flower Cost! You'll be glad you did.


Have a beautiful day,

PS If you want more great bouquet ideas, head over to our Pinterest page for beautiful inspiration.