Being that my hometown is Pittsburgh & the Warhol Museum is located in the heart of downtown (ya know, dahntahn) a gorgeously styled Warhol themed shoot featured today on WedLuxe completely captivated me!  The creative team  that was assembled for this Warhol themed wedding really paid him perfect homage yet finding ways to personalize the styling to reflect the bride & groom.

From the soup cans to the prints, they touched on a lot of the most famous of Warhol’s art.   They even found creative ways & places to sneak in some of Warhol’s most memorable sound bites!

I absolutely LOVE the cake & it was the perfect place to use the banana!  I am sad however that they didnt find a way to work in my ultimate favorite, the cow!  Guess that might have been just a touch to much!  Most definitely head over to WedLuxe to check out the full image gallery as the styling on this shoot from start to finish is amazing!

Photographer: Elizabeth Kaye Photography 

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Photo by Mélange, by Mary Schannen

Yes this can easily reflect the typical meaning of wedding planning & ideas that arent so run of the mill.  However in this case, I am actually referring to inspiration!   Everyone peruses the steady flow of wedding blogs, wedding magazines, wedding inspiration galleries, etc etc etc to find great ideas for their own weddings.  While that is absolutely wonderful & spot on, you might have realized by now, your starting to see a LOT of the same.  Now of course there isn’t anything wrong with that, but sometimes  it can feel a bit incestuous & you might find yourself yearning for something fresh new & exciting!  While these inspiration sensation places wont spoon feed you your entire wedding, the below suggestions are hot beds for various elements to help you complete the over all day!

There is a plethora of sites all around the web, especially in places you might not consider, that can really help you find wonderful ideas that you can incorporate into your wedding.  Just because it isn’t obviously wedding related doesn’t mean there isn’t a ton of ideas out there just waiting to be shaped for your wedding!  So where are some great places to look?

Figuring out your wedding day look, as well as the overall look of your bridal party can be difficult at times.  Fashion concise sites like

are fabulous for not only keeping you up to date on the hottest styles, but are fantastic for working through accessorizing!  If your looking for more then just accessories, dont worry, these wonderful fashion sites also stay on top of gorgeous hairstyles, wonderful makeup looks & trends, as well as a sprinkle of man style yumminess.

Believe it or not, a lot of the great big dogs have come a long way as far as style inspiration goes as well.  Who am I referring to exactly?  The big name department stores.  Now a days most of these big guys have buyers specific to each area as well as editors & creative directors.  They are constantly curating gorgeous collections that are not just pieces but complete looks.  As its their job to give the masses access to great product, it behooves them to always keep it fresh, therefore there is a never ending stream of  wedding day look ideas!

These department store giants are also a secret untapped source for some decor element hottness!  Yet again armed with a team whose soul purpose is making the sets around the clothing that they are selling look amazing, there is an endless supply of fabulous ideas to be found!  A perfect example of such a thing was on display when I was  at Saks Fifth Avenue lately.  Clearly they aren’t in the book selling business, but as part of their over all display were old books with the covers ripped off, stacked & tied together with twine.   The overall look is wonderfully vintage shabby chic, super easy, & can totally be done for very little cost!  Those are the kinds of elements that you can pick out & use for your own wedding.

Sorting out decor elements in general can often be a bit of the preverbal mind f*ck!  There are so many options to go with, sometimes it hard to cut through the noise.  There are wonderful sites that that are well known for frequently showcasing professionally styled parties that contain tons of ideas to use!  The Sweetest Occasion & Oh Happy Day are 2 of my favorites for these!  I recently stumbled upon Hostess with the Mostess and there is no shortage of gorgeously styled events there too.  These sites dont focus on weddings & as such offer up a lot of newer and different ideas then one might typically be exposed to.

However, what about something a tad more still off the beaten path?  Believe it or not, some of our favorite deal sites have blogs all their own and are constantly posting fun ideas in effort to humanize their companies.  Rue La La has a wonderful blog that they are ever posting a variety subject matter on.  From fashionable looks to hosting events, they are def one to keep an eye on.  Check your favorite deal site, as you’d probably be surprised to see all the great ideas they keep flowing!

Now  let me really freak you out.  You know, no joke, WONDERFUL places for inspiration??  Home Decor/Furniture shops.  Dead serious.  There is so much to be gleamed from these guys.  Backed with not only wonderful product that can make for some perfect decor elements, these places are well staffed by teams dedicated to perfectly style each set in the most innovative of ways.  I really feel this is an often untapped treasure of inspiration!

Places like Pottery Barn, Horchow, Restoration Hardware, Jayson Home, and so many more!!!  You might be asking yourself, ok, but what exactly can I take from them?  The photo above is a perfect example from Pottery Barn.  They have quite simply & perfectly in every little detail, put together for you what would make for an amazing tasty beverage area at your wedding.  From the wood stand which not only gives height to the overall presentation, also giving a place for the beverage dispensers & glasses to the food styling of the cut fruit within those beverage dispensers.  As well, check out the elements in the background.  How lovely and simple are the hanging pitchers & bunches of greenery.  These are the kinds of elements that can really help inspire you to really create an amazing experience for your guest & make your wedding the most amazing it can be!

These perfectly styled scenes can also be a wonderful source to acquire a wedding color palette!  Each set up is handcrafted to be as absolutely pleasing to the eye as it can be and you best believe that color is a heavy influence in that!  Also, floralspiration abounds in all of these wonderful set ups, so dont be surprised if you find yourself taking in tears from a William-Sonoma catalog to your florist!

When looking at the set up rooms on these various sites, look at how a room is laid out & how you can apply that to the flow of your space.  Perhaps a few accent chairs can be rented, giving a unique look & feel to your space.   These rooms are filled with all kinds of knick knacks, trinkets, elements that arent even for sale but help to bring a room together that can easily be translated into a wedding.

Setting up & designing the tables at your wedding can be an often missed element as well, something I touched on previously here.  A lot of these places I mentioned above have AMAZING tablescaping areas.  This is a wonderful source of inspiration for how you might want to ultimately set the tables at your wedding!

The point is, dont get trapped only looking in & thinking you can only find ideas for your wedding, only wedding sites/magazines.  There are tons of places that can spark ideas & they come in all kinds of  packages.  The power houses that have become creative directors, prop stylists, and advertising visionaries really bring it & there is no reason to let this kind of creative awesomeness go to waste!  Honestly, I’d even check out sites as surprising as something like Home Depot.  There are amazing teams these days that put together some of the most well styled sets, so why not use their amazingness to your advantage!!

*All Photos are sampled from the various sites referenced with the exception of the book stack photo which is my own.

Damn, how did we get to March so fast?!  I mean granted its still Feb, but with the exception of Leap Year, we are basically into March!  Well at least that means things are going to be getting green around here again & I love me some springy greens!  While I am sure everyone has their hands full with planning the Leap Year Birthday’s and all, allow me to focus your energy & attention on some great posts around the wedding world!

Strut Your Stuff in Bold (and AMAZING!) Shoes by One Wed

This Couple Gets 5 Stars for Awesome Idea! A Grocery Store (Yes Grocery Store!) Engagement Session by Rock’n'Roll Bride

Need A Lil Sparkley Pick Me Up You Say?!  100 Layer Cake Does A Oscar Party Decor

Exotic Ranch Eye Candy Wedding by Green Wedding Shoes

God I Love Flowers!  Dahlia Bouquets on Elizabeth Anne Designs 

 Wedding Worthy Oscar Gowns with Brides Magazine

Lastly, I want to pass along some exciting rebranding news to everyone.   My friend has recently undergone a name change!  Happily Ever BorroWED *Formerly Something Borrowed, is switching things up.  They still rental amazing bridal accessories, they’re simply a tad more happy about it!

The other day I came across this fantastic seller on Etsy whom I believe is from Japan, talktothesun.  Their designs have that certain throwback vintagey cute quality to them & their stamps really got me excited!  As the stamps are shown on fabric bags, it wasn’t a giant leap for me to think about gift bags for wedding guests!

While talktothesun has preset stamps, they also offer customized text options as well in addition to all kinds of fun symbols & graphics.  I love their twist on the designs & honestly their prices are pretty incredible.  I know, I have made custom stamps before!  Consider that everything they make ships from Japan for under $5 shipping and your looking at a pretty sweet option for a quick and easy DIY to make your gift bags that much more special to your guests.

There are so many possibilities & options with these that the sky is really your limit!  I love that this is yet another way of personalizing your wedding & putting your personal stamp (sorry had to!) on every aspect that you can!

Head to talktothesun’s Etsy shop to have a look at all the wonderful lil things you can get & use!

I have hinted from time to time that I am completely enthralled with weddings in other cultures.  If I can some how begin to parlay this site into being invited to some amazing weddings around the world I would be beyond!  However, this of course isnt about me!  Thanks to a new photographer that I recently have come across, I have been introduced to Love Toast, an adorable wedding blog.

 *While I realize this isnt your typical wedding photograph, there is so much sweetness & love in the photo that I simple had to use it!

Today they are featuring a family filled Indian wedding with a slight twist.  The groom!  I love it when love doesnt simply color within the lines.  Spruha and Eric are completely adorable together & its pretty obvious to me  how incredibly sweet they are on each other.  Their wedding is filled with bright gorgeous colors & so so many smiling happy family faces.  Its looks so very much like an affair that leaves you warm with love from the inside out for days.

Head over to Love Toast to check out this wonderful Indian Wedding!  All Photography by Andrew Morrell.