Color Love: Green, green, green!

Sorry you guys, but we couldn't resist the temptation of using green as the focus of today's color inspiration, so pour yourself a pint of Guinness and enjoy! 

Clockwise from left (all images found on Pinterest): 1. We love the idea of a simply iced cake decorated with lush, draping greens. 2. Vibirnum and Hellebore make a beautiful combination if you want a green and white bouquet. 3. "Pick any dress, as long as it's short, green and comfortable." 4. The look of this simple staircase laced with greenery is stunning. 5. How dapper is this groom? 6. This simple centerpiece is perfect next to the backdrop of that lush meadow. 7. Green watercolors and calligraphy turn this invitation into something truly special. 

Green and white is a popular color story for our brides, so scroll on to check out some real-wedding inspiration:

Happy St. Patrick's Day! May your weekend be free of snakes and full of good luck! 

Elizabeth's Expert Advice: Floral Crowns

There's been a lot of love around the internet for floral crowns and halos lately. We get requests for these lovely accessories fairly often and wanted to do a little how-to on putting one together for yourself, for a flower girl, or just to play dress-up.

Step 1: Cut a length of floral wire long enough to wrap around your head and wrap one end of it in green floral tape. This is the kind of tape that sticks to itself without any messy adhesive, so don't worry about getting it caught in your hair.

2. Begin wrapping the tape tightly around the wire - the tighter you wrap it, the better it will stay in place.

3. Once your entire length of wire is wrapped, form a circle and twist the two ends around one another.

4. Wind greens around your wire circlet - this will give your crown a lush, organic feel. We used jasmine for this purpose. 

5. Use small pieces of floral wire to attach the greens to your crown, wrapping them as tightly around the taped wire as you can.

6. Choose your flowers! We love the look of these dramatic Bridal Piano roses, but smaller blooms or wildflowers also make for a beautiful crown.

7. Cut the stems of your flowers down to a few inches - just long enough to give yourself some room to work with.

8. Wrap each stem around the circlet very well - roses are heavy, so they'll need support to stay in place.  Continue until you have as many or as few blooms as you'd like.

9. Try it on! 

Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair

One of the big things we're noticing for this year's spring and summer brides (and let's face it, fellow Austinites: it might as well be spring here already) is the flower crown. Sometimes worn in lieu of carrying a bouquet or perched on the head of a flower girl, there is probably no better way to feel like Titania herself while walking down the aisle than to don a wreath of blooms in your hair. You might be picturing a simple daisy wreath right now, but don't be underwhelmed. These can get as big and dramatic as you want (polarizing It Girl Lana Del Rey makes copious use of them while warbling slightly tragic love songs and what's more dramatic than that?) or can go the sweet and simple route for a flower girl or smaller wedding.

Here are a few of our own, and a few photos we keep around for inspiration.

Crown by La Fleur Vintage; image by The Nichols



image via Pinterest



Baby's breath flower girl crown by La Fleur Vintage, image by Kristi Wright Photography

A floral crown and a tiara: the best of both worlds.
Image via Pinterest

 If you love these as much as we do, be sure to keep your eyes peeled for a tutorial from Elizabeth on how to create these on your own!