Preach It, Ryan

While the norm around here are pretty images to inspire you & your wedding, I wanted to take a different route this week & feature some wise words on weddings. Today, we have wise words AND Ryan Gosling eye candy.  It's a win-win!!

Ryan's pretty much hit the nail on the head but allow me to elaborate if I may.  Brides-to-be, don't plan your wedding with the goal of being featured on a wedding blog.  EVER!!!!  Create & plan a wedding to perfectly reflect the personality, style & love of you & your fiancé.  The end goal is not being published on a wedding blog; the end goal is marrying the love of your life! Walking down the aisle & saying "I Do!" is the most important detail of your wedding.  The rest is truly icing on the cake & should be treated accordingly. 

If being featured on a wedding blog is important to you, think about it after your big day.  

Hey, are you even reading this?  Or are you just staring at Ryan Gosling?!  For more practical wedding advice from the ever dashing Ryan, visit Practical Ryan Gosling!

Photo via Practical Ryan Gosling

shiny & new

 
Welcome to the fresh face of Koru Wedding Style!

It's okay, I'll wait.  Take a moment to look around & admire the new look.  Isn't she pretty?!

Why the new look?  Well, here's a little background . . . 

Koru Wedding Style is a natural extension of my wedding planning business, Koru Wedding Shoppe.  Both share the tag line "inspiration & celebration of new beginnings."  At Koru Wedding Shoppe, I inspire Brides & Grooms to create the wedding of their dreams & I take care of the timing, details & work so they can celebrate & enjoy every moment of their wedding.  At Koru Wedding Style, I share wedding inspiration & I celebrate anything & everything weddings.  My dear Korus go hand-in-hand.    

As such, I have long wanted my blog & web site to complement one another.  Not matchy matchy but coordinating.  It's not as easy as it sounds.  I had a difficult time finding an affordable, clean & modern design to coexist with my web site.  I suppose good things do come to those who wait because I finally found what I was looking for all along.  Quite simply, it's what you see here before your very eyes.

I hope you enjoy the shiny & new look of Koru Wedding Style as much as I do.  This is yet another new beginning! 

Big thanks to Brooke of Bright Wishes Designs for making this redesign happen so quickly & so beautifully!

Photo by Timothy Glenn Photographers

It's A Wrap! 24th Edition

Getting Dressed: Unforgettable Wedding Moment

Image via A Cup of Joe

Hip hip HOORAY- it's Friday!  Time for us to check in & catch up.  How was your week?  Good, bad, lovely, ugly?  Let it go, breathe.  Everything seems better & brighter when Friday is here.  I am so, so excited because we're going to meet our friends' one-month-old daughter tomorrow.  Yes, I love me some newborn baby time! 

Now, for your pleasure, here is the weekly, official Koru List of wedding inspiration:

What's your most unforgettable wedding moment?  

If it's a Smog Shoppe wedding, I'm sure to love & adore it

Roaring Twenties Inspiration: Art Deco, Jazz, Flappers & More

Pure genius: custom stamp wedding invitations!!!!

Friends & Family planned the wedding, Bride & Groom simply showed up

(The Bride showed up in an awesome blue gown I might add)

The most gorgeous PAPER flower table decor I have ever seen

Mismatched Maids: Yes or No?

I vote YES!

Want to dress up for a FREE BOUDOIR SESSION

with a killer photographer? 

Enjoy, Koru Family & Friends!

It's A Wrap! 23rd Edition

Invitations, Art Deco-Style

Image via 100 Layer Cake

Hello, Beautiful!  Did you have a good week?  Yes, no, maybe so?  Whatever the case may be, no worries because the weekend is here.  Take a little time to feast your eyes on some serious wedding eye candy before you start the weekend celebration:

A scrumptious soiree, styled in the name of 1920's & Art Deco

Need I say more?

Yup, I adore the details but big smiles & pure joy capture my heart

(psst . . . there's a tractor too!)

 What's white, black, green AND delightful?

Rhi of Hey Gorg is one of my fav wedding bloggers & 

she doesn't disappoint with this bright, beautiful wedding full of amazing details!

On the serious side, I haven't changed my name yet.

Come here & be part of this important discussion. 

If you'd like to be a part of the ongoing collection of the lovely & beautiful that catch my heart each week, join me on Pinterest.  I pin my heart out every day!

Until next week when I have tons of fun stuff coming EVERY day, have a fabulous weekend!

It's A Wrap: 22nd Edition

Count this beauty as one of my Favorite Weddings

Image via Style Me Pretty

Hi, Koru Family & Friends!  Today is the first day of Autumn.  It's pretty much a wash of heavy rain & grey skies here but I hope Autumn delivers sunny, crisp, cool days soon.  Enjoy the first Autumn weekend!

Before you leave to celebrate the weekend, please enjoy the Koru List of my favorite finds this week:

It's a bold statement but I feel comfortable making it:

This whimsical Wedding is my favorite Wedding EVER

Will you be using Tangerine Tango or these other hot colors for your Wedding or Event?

Sometimes an amazing Wedding needs no words

What would you do with 66 Minutes with your loved one?

Come join me in pinning lots & lots of Wedding loveliness!

May your Autumn weekend be fabulous~

It's A Wrap! 20th Edition

Happy Labor Day Weekend! May it be filled with friends, family, sunshine & laughter. Before you celebrate, enjoy these lovely links:

Name-Your-Price Wedding Invitations!

Seriously. And be fair!!!!!!

First Course of Dessert Wedding, why yes, thank you!

Consider yourself forgiven

Let's keep fighting for Marriage Equality 

for wonderful people like Leann & Ann & Aaron & Cory

Now go enjoy the Summer sunshine~ 

Score Cool Invitations by up up creative

Images via A Practical Wedding

It's A Wrap! 19th Edition

America, the Beautiful Bride
Image via People

What a week! I came home from a peaceful, relaxing vacation to a rare earthquake, quickly followed by reports of a hurricane. Craziness. Our home is prepped with food, water & supplies for 3 days but we plan to leave town Saturday & not return unless the current storm prediction changes. I hope each & every one of my fellow East Coasters stays safe & sound!

Until we meet again, here are some lovelies gathered just for you:

So-called Ugly Betty is a Beautiful Bride!!!!
Am I the only one that missed her wedding?!

Follow me, this is sooooo much fun!

Trust me, just check out the fabulous getaway car

How did you know it was "The One?"

Wishing you a safe & happy weekend!

It's A Wrap! 18th Edition

How much do I love the rainbow of shoes? Very, very much.
Images via The Knotty Bride

Happy Friday, Koru Friends & Family! How was your week? I hope it was fabulous!!! Speaking of fabulous, here are some fabulous pretties that caught my eye & heart this week:

Color me a beautiful rainbow!

Don't make me blush! Scratch that. Make me blush.

Bright colors, sparkly sequins, oh my!

What more could you ask:
Adorable AND Delicious

Did I miss anything? Please share the fabulous with me!

Have a lovely weekend!

It's A Wrap! 17th Edition

The Pretty Work of Hey Gorgeous Events Images via The Knotty Bride

Hello, Koru Friends & Family! Here we are at Friday again. You know Friday is the day I collect my favorite inspiration from around the web & share it with you. Today is a little different because I'm bringing you two links only, one from months ago & one from this week. Because these posts are important. Really, really important.

I've been honest that my wedding planning experience, while amazing, wasn't all tulle & roses. Oh, the never-ending joy of opininated family! I haven't gotten into the sticky details (someday) but what I can say is I learned to keep loving these people & stop caring what they think. Letting go.

Tough times in wedding planning comes in all shapes & sizes. I hope it doesn't happen to you but if it does, you are not alone. Here, with much more wisdom, grace & honesty than I can muster on the subject is ever-so-fabulous Rhi of Hey Gorgeous:

A Wedding Planning Story: Part One
A Wedding Planning Story: Part Two

Take heart, Brides. ((HUGS))

Just Crazed

Crazy in Love or Just Crazed?
Available on Etsy in tilependantjewelry's shop

Nearly six months since our beautiful wedding day, we're happily living the life of newlyweds. Do you know what has surprised me the most? The amount of work that comes after the wedding. This is the dirty little secret that nobody bothered to tell me. I was thrilled to banish our wedding to-do list to the deep depths of some random drawer but our post-wedding to-do list is a close rival.

Here is our Post-Wedding Laundry List:

1. Decide on name change & make it official. Unfortunately, Facebook doesn't count.
2. Pick an image for thank you card & order those puppies.
3. Write said thank you cards. I can hardly wait!
4. Choose images for your wedding album. Mission impossible.
5. Clean & preserve wedding gown. Or figure out how to wear it again :-)
6. Finish submissions to wedding blogs. It's my dream to be a Wedding Grad on APW.

We have some serious post-wedding work ahead of us. As of today, we have completed Task #2. Go team!!!!

Are we crazy in love or just crazed? It depends on the moment.

It's A Wrap! 14th Edition

Welcome Summer! Free Download HERE

I don't know about you but I welcomed Summer with open arms! Oh how I adore her warm, sunny days filled with bare feet, hot sand & cool water. On that note, the Koru List is full of Summer:

We LOVE Summer & we can't resist this stylish print!

The perfect "flowers" for a Summer Beach Bride!

Pretty palette for a Nautical Summer Bride

Popsicles & Weddings? Yes, please!!!!

Enjoy your first Summer weekend! May it be filled with sunshine & ice cream~

It's A Wrap! 12th Edition

Color me a rainbow!
Image via The Knotty Bride

There were a few days when I wasn't sure I would survive the week without melting into a puddle but here I am. I did find a few lovelies from around the web to keep my mind off the sweltering temperatures:

Why yes, I adore rainbows too!

Let's hear it for charming New Jersey weddings!

Let's talk about married sex.

Sex again (quite the topic this week).
This one is for the Mommies!

Some lovely little advice about branding your business.

Happy Weekend!