Unusual Wedding Inspiration: Ice Lanterns

Last week, I put together a sumptuous winter wedding mood board for you. I love transparent design elements, so let me share another lovely design accent perfect for a cold season celebration: ice candle holders and lanterns!

I stumbled across this lovely inspiration on the design platform pinterest:

More of the same blogger on the Norwegian Interior Design blog nib:

Or look at this lovely candle lantern, which I spotted on Flickr:

I also love this more puristic design:

Or how about this shape?:

Enough cold for now? I agree. For now, let’s get back to enjoying summer!

{photo spotted here}

Aren’t these flower embedded ice cubes adorable? I LOVE them!

Velvet Winter Wedding Inspiration

If you’re not just getting ready for a holiday weekend but also musing about your upcoming winter wedding, get ready to indulge in some style inspiration I’ve put together for you:

Counter-balance the cool weather with warmth in your wedding design. This topshop Christmas 2010 campaign beautifully reflects the colors I wanted to use in my styleboard: white, dark purple, and accent colors black and deep red. I also envisioned warm materials like velvet, fur, and, of course, lots of candles!

Oh goodness, now I got myself inspired!  If you love this style direction and may use it for your wedding, let me know…I’d love to see what your event details will look like! And, of course, if you like the idea of a tailor-made illustration of you and your fiancé to personalize your wedding, I’ll be delighted to design for you.

Happy Holidays – have a fabulous celebration!

CREDITS:

1. gown and photo by Sassi Holford, via the sassy bride blog
2. velvet wedding cake by NYC via Houston Wedding Blog
3. handmade candle by Kandeladesign, custom-tailored illustration by Astrid Mueller
4. Bordeaux Velvet Open Toe Platform Pump with Strass Heel by Brian Atwood
5. personalized luxury monogram pendant by West Avenue Jewelry, via MAX&CHLOE found through Merci New York
6. love delicacies, styled and photographed by Andrea & Marcus

7 Reasons Why This Wedding Blog is Empty But a Must-Read

This is what I’m currently looking at:

Quite soothing, all this empty space… but a bit odd for wedding inspiration, right?

Well, don’t get used to it.

This is actually the one and only occasion this spot won’t be bubbling with wedding inspiration, as this is my very first post for my brand new blog! {thank you, thank you}

If you are engaged and looking for sophisticated, memorable, unique wedding inspiration, you should bookmark this blog.  Why?

1: I plan to share lots of wedding and style inspiration like this:

2: You will be able to look over my shoulder and catch a glimpse of what’s cooking straight from my wedding illustration design kitchen.

3: You will see real wedding photos, and how my wedding clients have used their personal wedding illustrations at their celebrations.

4: You will get the first peek at sketches of my latest illustration ideas,  inspired by finds from Paris, Hollywood, catwalks, love stories, and weddings.

5: I’ll share exclusive ideas for guest favors, keepsakes, and accessories which could be made with your wedding illustration.

6: Sometimes, when I get really excited about a design, I’ll share new works I’ve created for a magazine, corporate client, or wedding professional.

7: Inspiring styled photo shoots with uniquely talented wedding professionals.

I’m passionate about visualizing love and elegance through illustrations, and can’t wait to share my Inspirations & Illustrations with you! I will post every Friday, to send you off into an inspired weekend.

What would YOU like to read about on this blog? See you next Friday!

CREDITS:

1. hair accessory: ban.do
2. toasting flutes: Swarovski
3. photo: one of my memories of a beautiful winter wonderland hike
4. ice-dancers: Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir photo source
5. crystal-encrusted heel: Giuseppe Zanotti
6. gown: “Isabella” by Renella Bridal, Sorrento collection, spotted via GabriellaNewYork