Vintage Inspiration Board by New York Luxury wedding invitation designer Lela New York

Hi Everyone!

Just wanted to kick the weekend off with some pretty vintage purple inspiration with Lela New York's Luxury wedding invitations. The luxury letterpress invitations are super thick and made of a luxurious 4 ply/extra thick 100% cotton paper stock. The wedding invitations were printed with 3 colors and wrapped with a letterpress belly band in plum. Love purple with pewter grays and ivories. 

The wedding dress is by Monique Lhuillier and is just so romantic with that pretty vintage vibe that everyone is loving right now. And I just love the bridesmaid dress color from After Six.

Enjoy! 

Ruffled skirts and new accessories from Oscar de la Renta

Ruffled skirts and new accessories from Oscar de la Renta

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Amazing New Jersey wedding Cake Designer serving New York weddings and NJ!

Photos by Eat Cake Be Merry

I love introducing new designers, especially new cake designers with such pretty details and yummy flavors!
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Eat Cake Be Merry, a NJ cake designer who offers not only cake but cupcakes, and cookies for all occasions. Serving New Jersey and New York. Here is our conversation:

1. What makes eat cake be merry unique?
EatCakeBeMerry offers a freshness for the modern bride that is looking for clean details, bright colors, and sophistication of design. We customize all our cakes so we can make it extra special for the couple on their wedding day.

2. What services do you provide?
We offer three services within our company: EatCake, EatCupcakes, and EatCookies. These provide a variety of options for all the events that surround your wedding, such as the reception, rehearsal dinner, bridal showers, and guest favors.

3. What can you advise brides and couples to be aware of or avoid when looking for a cake artist?
Look for a cake artist that is skilled with the features that you want on your cake. For example, if you are looking to for a lot of intricate piping , you should choose a designer who you know specializes in that technique rather than a designer whose strength is in sculpting cars.

4. What style or ingredients and flavors do you like to work with?
I really enjoy combining classic cake flavors, like vanilla and chocolate, with fresh fruit fillings. It's also a treat for me when couples are looking for more unique flavors, such as green tea buttercream.

5. Do you have a favorite cake that you have created?
With all the heart that goes into each cake, its hard to choose a favorite!

6. What are the latest trends in cake design?
Well, couples are definitely moving towards graphic patterns and vibrant colors. Cakes are really becoming a creative expressions of the bride and groom for their special day.

Thanks Liz for sharing!

You can contact Eat Cake Be Merry at eatcakebemerry@gmail.com

or view their online cake gallery at Eat Cake Be Merry

Pictures from We Tv & David Tutera's Premier of My Fair Wedding & launch of David Tutera By Faviana

I had the pleasure of being at New York City's Gotham Hall for the premier of We Tv's My Fair Wedding with David Tutera.
The opening act was amazing by Nuttin But Stringz! Followed by the collaborative launch of David Tutera By Faviana a line of luxury wedding gowns inspired by couture red carpet affairs and events. The collection is expected to be in stores by February 2010. David can add this to his amazing list of accomplishments from floral and event design to his newest book, The Big White Book of Weddings. Everyone also enjoyed the premiere of My Fair Wedding with David Tutera and of course it was exciting, funny and amazing to watch the transformation. One of my fav wedding shows.
Here are some pictures of the fab event enjoy!!

Lela New York's luxury wedding invitations featured in S'Wonderful & S'Marvelous Blog

Hi everyone!
Wanted to pass along this amazing blog called S'wonderful & S'Marvelous.
They recently had a vintage post and Lela New York's wedding invitations were featured.
Here is their post:

Vintage Inspirations for the Modern Bride

Friday, July 10, 2009

And the S'Winners are ... {Top 5 Vintage Inspirations}

Photo Courtesy: Pelaez Photography
{Best Bridal Adornment Inspiration}

WOW - I didn't expect such a great response to our call for some VINTAGE INSPIRATION ... I am so excited to report that submissions came from ALL over - Seattle, Vancouver, NY, and even some wedding professionals from the UK! It was definitely hard to pick versatile images and inspirations and thought it would be best to categorize the submissions & credit our FAVES as well as their own blurbs about their submissions ... So, ENJOY!:

*BEST ALL-AROUND VINTAGE-CHIC STYLE*

Photo Credit: Gemma Reynolds

Submitted by: Gemma Reynolds, Photographer {London}
http://www.gemmareynoldsphotography.com/

"I am a wedding photographer and have recently been in the May/June Conde Nast Brides Magazine's wedding directory as their Central London Wedding Photographer. (and they've asked me back for the jan/feb 2010 issue too!) This image speaks "vintage weddings" to me. The organ as the backdrop, the pretty cake stand with a wonderful mixture of cakes and real flowers cup cake style, and of course, the stunning brides in carefully selected Vintage wears from Luella's Boudoir. I hope you like my photograph too!"

Well Gemma, we LOVED your yummy photo shoot soooooo much that we also wanted to post another cutie submitted by your friend - UK planner Tiffany Grant-Riley:

Photo Credit: Gemma Reynolds

Submitted by: Tiffany Grant-Riley, Planner
http://www.grantrileyweddings.co.uk
http://www.grantrileyweddings.blogspot.com
Tweet: @VintagePlanner

I had to submit an image from our photo shoot, shot last week for my new promotional material. It's so fresh I only got some of the images back yesterday so this is an exclusive for you! I run a vintage wedding planning company in the UK, specializing in vintage wedding design from the 1920s to 1960s and I styled our latest shoot with a 1950s afternoon tea and fairground theme. The idea is meant to appeal to the fun loving bride who loves her classic, lady like vintage fashion but still loves good old fashioned fun!


* BEST VINTAGE-INSPIRED DECOR & ACCESSORIES *
Photo Credit: The Paris Apartment

Submitted by: Tracey Kumer-Moore, Planner {Las Vegas}
http://www.lvweddingconcierge.com/
http://lvweddingconcierge.blogspot.com

Tweet: @lvwedconcierge

My Vintage Inspiration is "The Paris Apartment",! and her blog as well, http://parisapartment.wordpress.com/. I adore this site and I visit it often. I just adore going through the Boutique and all the vintage inspired products; gorgeous accessories (which could provide stunning stylish touches at a wedding and enjoyed many years after or great bridesmaids gifts), art deco and "rococo" furniture, chandeliers, mirrors, lucite furniture (swoon), textiles, stationery.

Thanks Tracey! We LOVE The Paris Apartment, too! Such great vintage inspiration not only for weddings, but for home decor as well! Tracey also added these S'WONDERFUL ideas for the use of some of these items: "The Chanel Photo Frame - great for escort card or gift table decor. Art-Deco Vanity Tray is great inspiration for tray passing cocktails." Here are a couple more photos from The Paris Apartment:

*BEST CLASSIC & TIMELESS STATIONER*

Photo Credit: Lela New York

Submitted By: Maria Cerff, Creator & Designer {New York}
http://www.lelanewyork.com
http://lelanewyork.blogspot.com
Tweet: @LelaNewYork

"I'm the owner and designer of Lela New York ... Here is some vintage inspiration from my latest invitation designs".

Maria - thank you for the submission! I've seen so many AWESOME, innovative stationers and designs through the years, but being that this blog is mostly dedicated to featuring TIMELESS classics, I thought your invitations are elegantly designed and have a that little tinge of vintage & modern we LOVE @ S'Wonderful & S'Marvelous . Thanks again for sharing!

*BEST VINTAGE BRIDAL ADORNMENTS*

Photo Credits: Pelaez Photography

Submitted by: Gracci Pelaez, Photographer {Vancouver, BC}
http://www.pelaezphotography.com
http://blog.pelaezphotography.com
Tweet: @graccipelaez

"When our bride, Fareedah, booked us, she mentioned that she wanted to have an Old Hollywood Glamour look for her wedding. She wanted the hair, the makeup and the dress to reflect that. Most importantly, she wanted her veil to have that vintage vibe but with a modern punch. One time, I saw her post a shout out on her Facebook page that she's looking for recommendations for a veil. I took it upon myself to help her out for her veil search and sent her a few ideas. The one that stood out is a recommendation made to me by Angela Desveaux, the editor-in-chief of WedLuxe Magazine - a Vancouver-based designer, Heather Mandin of Parts by Heather (http://www.partsbyheather.com/). Fareedah went ahead and ordered a custom-made veil from Heather for herself AND custom-made hairpieces for her bridesmaids. You can find the hairpieces on her website via the links below: http://partsbyheather.com/#/collections/custom/custom-09/fareedah/http://partsbyheather.com/#/collections/custom/custom-09/bridal-hairpieces/
These hairpieces made her vintage look really unique. Attached are a few images from the wedding. Below is the direct link to the blog entry on our blog for more photos! We hope you like them as much as we did!

WOW & YUM is all I can say to that Gracci! I snuck a peak on your blog and added a couple more of my faves {ABOVE & below}. AWESOME work - and ya gotta LOVE a bride who is Craftsy! :p

*BEST VINTAGE-INSPIRED PERSONAL DESIGN BOARD*

Photo Coutesy: @TweetMyWedding

Submitted By: Mindy Howard, Twitter Extraordinaire {US}

http://overheardweddingtwitter.blogspot.com/

Tweet: @TweetMyWedding

"A very quickly put together collage. From upper left; a menu from the cruises my Grandmother Howard used to take. A Christmas Card by Richard Howard he and his partner used to put together each year for clients. An amazing gown from TheFrock.Com. My GreatAunt Sylvia's wedding photograph. A funny double exposure I love, my Grandmother Howard and myself. A cute little frame with my Grandmother Cartier, my mother, uncle and aunt. To the right a picture of Emma Cartier and friend, young in Minnesota. Grandmother Nan Howard when she met Gregory Peck. Two more Christmas cards (They'd take the Oscar award winning movie and paste themselves in..hilarious)! Lastly a few of my little vintage trinkets."

Thank you so much for sharing your personal photos and inspiration collage Mindy! Vintage family photos of Grandma & Grandpa's wedding & old greeting cards are and will ALWAYS BE a mainstay in inspiring vintage-loving brides! LOVE it!

Many S'MARVELOUS thanks to all who submitted!

Thanks Candice!
You can visit her blog at:
http://swonderfulandsmarvelous.blogspot.com

Free Wedding Planning Seminar

Hello!
Just wanted to pass along this great seminar that Emma Events is hosting.
If you register, you will receive 10% off Emma's services.
Here's the info:

Chic Favors!

Hello everyone!

Products with Personality is blogging! They offer great and chic wedding favors and now they are giving readers a new way to explore their wonderful world of wedding favors and products!
You can read their blog here: blog.pwponline.com
They have one of my favorite favors, the mini gumball machines. They are so cute!
What a unique way to share with your friends your fun personality.
Here is their official website: www.pwponline.com

Couture Invitations - Black & White Invitations

Couture Wedding Invitations - Silk and Embellished Invitations

Hello Everyone!

A big trend in Couture wedding invitations is BLACK & WHITE!
I love this classic theme made modern. At Lela New York we add a little something extra to this classic. Here is an example of one of our latest in Black & White invitations. Lela New York used silk invitation holders along with our silk invitation pouches to hold everything together.
We added a little extra sparkle with a crystal and beaded embellishment.
The couture wedding invitation was then boxed and sent out to their guests.

Enjoy!

Wedding Salon Pictures

Lela New York was invited to participate in the Wedding Salon, a luxury wedding show in New York City.
We provided Menu designs for the beautiful centerpieces as well as showcased our couture invitations, our silk box invitations, and our stationery.




Special thanks to the Wedding Salon especially Nicole Rubert. Also, thanks to my sweet heart Joseph Liso and many thanks to Lauren who also helped out in making Lela New York a big hit!

Pretty Nails

French manicures are always nice but this season creamy is dreamy! :)


Picture and article from US Magazine

Inspiration Board- Lime and Purple!

Lime and Purple! I see this trend coming up. From flowers to favors lime and purple is everywhere. Lime is seen in apples and purple in flowers. Here is a real inspiration board from one of my brides to be!

Trend- Black and White

I love the black and white trend. You see it in table linens and in wedding decor.
Here is how Lela New York does the trend.

Silver and Gold!

Picture: The Knot New York Metro/Fall/Winter 2007.

The latest trend... Silver and gold! Here you can see how beautiful it looks in the latest issue of The knot magazine. From decor to favors to invites that gleam! Sprinkle some of these precious metals and it's a sure hit!

At Lela New York we have may options to help make your wedding sparkle! Here are just a few.

Paper : Choose from silver, gold , opal oh my!


Inks: Metallic inks, gold and silver foils.

Eco Friendly Weddings!

picture:Plant a Tree.org/changingthepresent.org

A new trend in weddings is going green. No not the color but having an eco-friendly wedding. From little contributions like having donations to your favorite non-profit organization be your favors. To wearing your mothers vintage dress. Everyone is going green!

Invitations are another place one can go green. Today we have so many options to choose from in terms of paper. Lela New York is also doing their part by providing options like eco-friendly papers such as 100% cotton, tree-free papers, mould made papers, hand made papers, and recycled papers.

For more information as to how you can make your wedding more green or to give a contribution in your guests names here are some sites:
www.changingthepresent.org
www.conservatree.com
www.idofoundation.org