leftovers

* Due to a little miss Hurricane Sandy headed our way, I am writing all posts in advance this week.  My thoughts & prayers are with everyone in her path.  May you be safe & well!

  

 

Wondering what to do with your leftover Halloween pumpkins?  Well, wise Martha Stewart suggests hallowing out your pumpkin, filling it with Fall flowers & surrounding it with votive candles.  Here you've got a gorgeous arrangement in lovely Fall hues; you could easily use carnations or another affordable flower for a similar look.  If you really attempt this Fall beauty, before putting your flowers in the pumpkin, use floral foam or place your flowers in a glass before placing them in the pumpkin.  Your pretty flowers will stay watered & fresh-looking for as long as possible.  Easy, peasey.

Too bad I drew on my pumpkins with Sharpies!

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{Mrs. Monday} Lazy Girl's Halloween

* Due to a little miss Hurricane Sandy headed our way, I am writing all posts in advance this week.  My thoughts & prayers are with everyone in her path.  May you be safe & well!

No Fall is complete without our annual trip to Wightman's Farm.  This year, the trip came on a cool, cloudy Sunday in early October.  The leaves were just starting to change, the crispness was just beginning to tinge the air &, as always, there were plenty of plump pumpkins, fresh apple cider and homemade donuts.  & boy, did we indulge in the Fall treats!

A gallon of apple cider for me, a gallon of apple cider for RZ.  Six donuts for me, six donuts for RZ.  One pumpkin for me, one pumpkin for RZ.  Hey, fair is fair!  The delicious donuts & yummy apple cider only lasted about one week but our pumpkins sat & patiently waited for the day when I would decorate them for Halloween.

With Halloween fast approaching, that day came last week- time to decorate our pumpkins & send our Halloween cards.  I was feeling a bit lazy, to put it mildly.  

I went with a minimalist look for our Halloween cards to spread some "season's creepings" to our family & friends across the miles:

Then I turned my attention to my pumpkins- two orange pumpkins from the farm & two white pumpkins recently acquired after my white pumpkin obsession.  Once again, it was just me, pumpkins & a black Sharpie.  While one little white pumpkin got away with going naked, I went with fun swirls, polka dots & stripes for the others:  

Less you think the polka dot pumpkin is suffering from a disease, that is actually one metallic silver polka dot.  All in all, not too bad for a lazy girl's Halloween!

Seasons creeping to you!

white pumpkin LOVE

I tried to warn you on Tuesday: I am falling in love with white pumpkins!  My white pumpkin-loving heart has been on overdrive pinning white pumpkins.  Each time, I think it can't possibly get better than the last white pumpkin image, I'm proven wrong.  & I just had to share the white pumpkin love with you! 
  
Hello, perfect Fall white pumpkin centerpiece!  This time, the flower colors and burlap runner are traditional Fall and I couldn't love the look more:

Does it get any cooler & stylish than a white pumpkin drink cooler?  The pumpkin cooler would look perfectly at home for your Halloween party or Fall wedding:  

Pick your favorite color (purple for me!) & add some vibrant friends for your white pumpkin:

& my very favorite!  Those mostly unloved, except by me, carnations look pretty festive & snazzy nestled in a white pumpkin:

I did break down & buy two baby white pumpkins for Halloween & I'll show you those cuties next week.  But I am hugely inspired to make a white pumpkin decoration for Thanksgiving.  My problem is deciding which one!  

What have you fallen in love with this Fall?

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{Real Fall Vermont Wedding} Shila & Brad

If you love Fall weddings as much as me, you're guaranteed to have your heart skip a beat or two as you admire this ultimate Fall wedding in Vermont.  Pumpkins galore, from plain to monogrammed to glittered!  Burlap details, including a fantastic fabric & burlap ceremony program.  Gorgeous flowers in Fall tones.  Rustic wood stump cake stand.  A very charming quilt.  Enough from me, let's dive in to the pretty images from Ampersand Wedding Photography:

My Favorite Moment: The Bride & Groom smooching on the Bridal Party Bus!  You can just see the fun, celebratory atmosphere as the Bride & Groom are whisked away into happily ever after.  So. Much. Fun.

My Favorite Detail: How do I choose just one?!  A glittered pumpkin will get me each & every time. 

Congratulations, Shila & Brad!

VENDOR LOVE:
Photography: Ampersand Wedding Photography  /  Submitted via Two Bright Lights  /  Ceremony & Reception Venue: The Barn at Lang Farm  /  Caterer: Lisa Gates  /  Floral Designer: Lady L Flowers  / DJ: Evan Brannon  /  Cake: Brenda Elwood  /  Wedding Gown: David's Bridal  /  Hair Stylist: Ashley Duncan  /  Bridesmaid Dresses: Needleman's Bridal and Formal

pretty in pink pumpkin

I'm a purist when it comes to my Halloween pumpkins- no matter how much I admire trendy white pumpkins, I will always take home classic orange pumpkins.  They are the pumpkins of my childhood & they bring back fond Halloween memories. Then along came this beautiful, white pumpkin centerpiece.  I may be changing my mind . . .

While I love a classic, I always appreciate a fun, unexpected twist.  I'm a huge fan of orange pumpkin centerpieces.  I'm an even bigger fan of this white pumpkin centerpiece!  I love that the pumpkin screams Fall as the white & pink color palette bring Fall in another direction.  A very cool, very unique direction.

This white pumpkin beauty would look right at home as a Halloween party decoration, a Thanksgiving centerpiece or a Fall wedding centerpiece.  I'm inspired- are you?!  
 
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Welcome, Autumn

Every season has a special place in my heart: winter brought me our engagement AND our wedding, spring gives me warm breezes & daffodils, summer provides me with sunny beach days & autumn doles out hot apple cider & pumpkin patches.  As it's my nature to be fair, I've never declared a favorite season.  Until now.  Autumn is my very favorite season!

Autumn officially arrived last weekend but I had begun my Autumn celebration long ago.  I was excited to kiss Summer good-bye & I pulled out my candy corn hurricane & pumpkin spice candle the very first week of September.  As the official start of Autumn drew closer & closer, I got more excited about crisp days, colorful leaves & hot apple cider.  It slowly became quite clear that Autumn is my very favorite season. 

To officially welcome Autumn on the blog, I didn't think there was anything more perfect than this sophisticated Autumn centerpiece.  I love the typical rusts & browns of Autumn mixed with unexpected blush & cream.  Such a stunning combo!  & those miniature white pumpkins just steal my Autumn-loving heart.

Welcome, Autumn; I am so very happy that you are here.  Do you have a favorite season?

All You Need

Don't you wish you could whip up something Fall fabulous like this pumpkin centerpiece for your Thanksgiving table?

RZ & I don't have a Thanksgiving table per se as we travel to my in-law's home for the holiday.  There is no room for plates on their table, let alone decor.  Their table is a true bounty of a Thanksgiving feast, filled with delicious, abundant American & Filipino food.  We serve ourselves from the dining room table, then scatter about the rest of the house to eat & enjoy the family day.

My childhood Thanksgivings consisted of an adults' table & a kids' table.  The adults' table was a formal affair with pretty china & flickering candles while the kids' table was a folding table with festive paper plates.  Later, they trusted us with a real china but it was tough to graduate to the adults' table.  I'm still at the kids' table, sigh.  There's only so much room at a dining room table!

I suppose you could have a blanket picnic on your living room floor & it wouldn't matter.  All you need is family, love & gratitude for Thanksgiving.

Is your Thanksgiving table a formal, candlelit, place card type?  Or is it a more casual, mix & match china, food-filled type?        

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Happy Halloween

 Glimpse of Halloween in our Home

My Candy Corn hurricane + My Swirl Pumpkin

Happy Halloween!  The spooktacular day of trick or treating is here!!

How did you decorate your pumpkin?  The fun possibilities are endless!  I must admit, I went the easy route.  Just me, my naked pumpkin & a black Sharpie:

Obviously, my adoration of swirls knows no limits.  I decided my pumpkin would look good in swirls.  I drew a swirl pattern in pencil, then made the swirls thicker & darker with the marker:

Here she is, my pretty swirl pumpkin:

May Halloween

find you in good spirits-

Happy Halloween!

It's A Wrap! Halloween-Style

Hello, my pretties!  Are you loving the Halloween vibe on Koru Wedding Style?  I sure hope so.  The spooktacular thrills aren't over yet!!  It's A Wrap! is dedicated to creepy & glamorous touches of Halloween weddings.  Let's take a walk on the dark side . . .

The most perfect invitation to a sophisticated Halloween wedding:

 Image by Susan Dean Photography

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Hello, spiderweb Halloween blooms:

Image by Art of Love

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A simple touch of candy corn adds instant fun to this Halloween wedding:

Image by Turn Lose the Art

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"Tricks" Guest Book for a Happy Halloween Marriage:

Image by Amy & Stuart

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A sweet pumpkin ring shot that stills my Halloween-loving heart for this rustic Halloween wedding:

Image by Tonhya Kae Photography

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A vintage Halloween vibe for the frightful dessert table:

 Image by Meg Perotti
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Oh, I love Halloween so & I could go on & on with the stylish inspiration.  In case you're dying for more inspiration, be sure to click the via Style Me Pretty link under each photo.  Now I shall leave you to have a hauntingly good time on this Halloween weekend!  Trick or treat~ 

Pumpkins, Pumpkins & More Pumpkins

Tonight, I have a date with my cutie 2-year-old goddaughter to paint three baby pumpkins.  I'm so thrilled to be seeing & experiencing Halloween through a little one's spirited eyes. We have three small pumpkins & primary color paints: the making of a very seasonal good time!


We'll be sticking to the basics with our pumpkins but there is nothing wrong with a little Halloween pumpkin dreaming is there?!


Behold the Autumn beauty of this incredible pumpkin path:

Image via Country Living

The most delightful curlicue pumpkin:

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Simple, dimple!  Disguise your pumpkin with a vintage (as shown) or new Halloween mask:

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Black & white pumpkins, achieved with black paint or Sharpie marker, are tres Halloween chic:

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I loved Lite-Brite as a kid so this Lite-Brite-effect, crescent moon pumpkin has my heart:

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For easy, no-carving inspiration, check out last year's Halloween pumpkin post!

Which pumpkin inspiration is your favorite?  What cool plans do you have for your Halloween pumpkin?