White Anemones..how you tempt me!

These are the only other flowers that would cause me to falter in my fierce love affair with my peony. There is something so unbelievably chic and swoon worthy about this flower, that it can be the basis for an entire wedding theme.


Martha Stewart

Flower Council

Confetti Cakes

Brides.com

Glamourpuss

As you all know, the Glamourpuss post is about nothing more than fabulous inspiration..sometimes the pic will have a story, sometime it will have a pretend story but it will ALWAYS be inspirational to all Coquettes!

Enjoy this swoon worthy photo...how I wish that the current fashion still called for all this
breathtaking millinery...

Norma Parkinson

Glamourpuss

I wore this last night while making dinner...what do you think?

A Coquette Bridal Shower

Ilona was fantastically intuitive enough to know that her bridal shower would be something that would make me squeal with delight. I could not wait to get my coquette paws on these and when I saw them, I immediately swooned!

The theme was a yellow and white backyard fête, completely inspired by Martha (fyi, we are on a first name basis). Yellow is Ilona's favorite color but she found difficulty incorporating it into her fall wedding, it was however perfect for a summer outdoor bridal shower!

I am completely in love with how creative they got. They served Yellow Tail Chardonnay and Coronas and gave Lemon Heads and Citrus Soap as favors. The activities and games included Guess Who Bought These Panties? , the bride had to guess which guest bought the panties and if she got it right she got to keep them, if she got it wrong, the person got to decide if she could still have them. They also played Draw a Picture of the Bride and Groom on Their Wedding Day, Ilona says this was her favorite game because the pictures were so creative, she even had a mustache in one!You can see how much love and effort her bridal party put into her shower. I ADORE how everyone, even the guests have pretty dresses on!

My absolute favorite, is the butterfly who kept landing on her bridal shower banner and on her hair when she was opening gifts...

It could not have been more perfect!

Lovemorephoto shot these amazing pics and I just love how these photos really capture the genuine happiness of this group. Lovemorephoto definitely has a knack for this!! Big Hug to them! I think that this new trend of having professional photos of your bridal shower is fantastic. These are some of the greatest memories you will have and it's worth working with your photographer a few times before your wedding.



Look at the butterfly!


Yellow Daisies!


Love the Clothesline!


Look at the butterfly..again!


Love those!





Pretty Dresses!


Ilona in her perfect bridal shower dress!






Daisy and Citrus Centerpieces.


Fresh Lemonade.

Wedding Props 2.0

We have all been there...you are at a wedding in a lovely dress. Your date is handsome in a gray suit perhaps and yes his tie matches your dress, not in that obnoxious, obvious fashion, but in a "my take a look at that dashing, charming couple over there" way and all of a sudden it happens!

You are accosted by a plastic lei or a blow up guitar...oh the humanity!

Not sure where this started or why but the thought alone makes me break out into hives. However, I have been noticing a resurgence of Wedding Props but even better...even more creative than it's corny, hive causing predecessors....

I present to you Wedding Props 2.0..

These pics show just how far a carefully thought out prop can go and how it can serve for some AMAZING photographs...

Lauren was kind enough to share her absolutely adorable and swoon worthy wedding prop candid shots!






Source
The clown nose and pirate hat and the Darth Vader Mask....it's almost too perfect!!!
That first pic needs to go blown up and placed over a fireplace for generations to come to enjoy!!

These following lovely diddies are from my very own wedding!

We had an Old Hollywood Wedding and wanted the props to turn our venue into a vintage Hollywood back lot!

How GORGEOUS was that Casablanca suitcase!! SWOON!



Yes, that is the Coquette's grandmother in the aviator hat and goggles!
Do you see the bridesmaid in the background putting the pharaoh hat on a guest's head!!

Me imitating Audrey!! I had that all planned out!



Look at Mr. Coquette in the top hat...never mind my poker face..lol


Sailor Hats are the cat's pajamas!


No wedding is complete without a billy club.
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Lawrence of Arabia!!

Hope you enjoy the inspiration Coquettes!
There are a few more ideas I would like to share but I like to keep you in anticipation!

I Need This!

Can someone forward this to Mr. Coquette before he buys me another GPS!!!

I need this..must have it...want to marry it!!!

SWOON!!! More than Swoon...Sigh!!!!

Get it at The Paris Apartment

You can get 2 and send one my way!! Wink..Wink

A Coquette Bride

Our Coquette this week is Allegra. What a gorgeous couple and what a gorgeous wedding. I adore the programs so simple, so chic! Enjoy, Allegra is sure to inspire!

Theme, if any: Our theme was more of a color scheme, bright purple and green, representing nature, spring, flowers... I wanted the wedding to be bright and colorful, and remind you of a beautiful garden. The one theme throughout though, was bows! I love bows, and knew I would have one on my dress, and we ended up using them to accent the wedding from the bridesmaids dresses, to the card box, to the slippers in the slipper basket!

Describe your wedding dress and why you chose it: My wedding gown was a ballgown style, sweetheart neckline, made of iridescent white taffeta, accented with a bright purple sash and big bow. I found the dress on Priscilla of Boston's website, and was immediately drawn to it. It was shown as a big ballgown with a big white bow and tails. I tried it on that day! I knew it was the one, but I didn't want a white bow. I wanted a sash (which wasn't on the original), the same bow from my bridesmaid's dresses, and the same tails from the original dress. Confused yet? The seamstress at Priscilla (Roslyn salon) totally got my vision and was amazing and made my customized gown come true!


Your Favorite Wedding Detail: My cardbox! I ordered it 9 months ahead, and couldn't wait for it! I had For the Modern Bride make it, and it came out amazingly well! The designer was great, and decided to replicate my gown on the middle part of the box. She was great to work with, and the box is still sitting in my living room! I can't bear to part with it.


The Moment You Remember The Most: Trying not to fall down the stairs as I made my first entrance to see my fiance (at the time)! I was terrified I was going to fall! He couldn't wait for me to make it all the way down, and met me up the stairs. It was amazing!


One thing you would change knowing what you know now: The one and only thing I would change, is hiring a multi-camera, cinematographic videographer. During the planning I was very sure that I didn't want a big production made of the video, but now it's my only regret. I did have a videographer, but I wish I had gone with a different kind of company.

Photographer: Blue Daisy Weddings

Bravo Coquette!

Adventures in Paper Stalking

I know that there are a millions options for stamp personalization out there for wedding invitations. I come in defense of the United Stated Postal Service...you must realize that there are so many amazing and cool stamps that will add so much character to an envelope. It is time to move beyond your standard Love stamp, use some of that coquette in you. Alright, so not everyone, like me, inspects the stamp when they receive and invitation or thank you card but how about bringing attention to that detail.

Here are some examples of amazing stamps that I think would look snazzy on an envelope and paired with some delicious calligraphy...and have people saying..."isn't so and so clever"!!!


This is the gorgeous standard Love stamp...I am really glad the USPS stepped their game up but I also know it will be on every invitation for the next 100 years






How beautiful would these be for a nautical/beach wedding...



These Vintage Black Cinema stamps offer a stunning palette of color and would be perfect for any vintage theme.


This is one of my personal favorites. Who would not swoon over this stunning stamp. I used these on my Bridal Shower thank you cards and they made quite an impact!! Thank you...Edgar!


I am not going to lie...I would LOVE to get me some Homer mail!!!




Be sure to take advantage of coordinating stamps to cover additional postage. Layer then and color coordinate them....get all Martha on those envelopes!!

Order Yours Here

These are some pics of the stamps I used for my wedding invites and Bridal Shower Thank You's. They were snazzy and delicious, if I do say so myself!