Inn at Palmetto Bluff

Taking a break this week to catch up on some projects that need lots of attention, so we will leave you with pictures from one of our favorite weddings at the Inn at Palmetto Bluff in Bluffton, South Carolina. We love the ceremony options- either a sweet white chapel by the riverside or the village square surrounded by towering oak trees. See more pictures here.

{photos from Palmetto Bluff}

Mark Staff Photography has several beautiful slideshows from Palmetto Bluff weddings on his website, but this one really stole our attention- yes, that is Reese Witherspoon as a beautiful bridesmaid in yellow (top right photo, far left). And the cake looks inspired by Martha's dogwood cake! See more pictures from the wedding here and here.


{photos from Mark Staff Photography}

Blueberry Wedding

Just saw these wedding photos by Stacey Kane (via The Preppy Wedding) and fell in love! We love all the blueberry details on the stationery and especially on the cupcakes, all designed by Kate Parker of Kate Parker Weddings...see the full slideshow here.

{photos by Stacey Kane}

Elizabeth Messina Photography

Elizabeth Messina's wedding photos always have a dream-like quality to them, especially these pictures taken at the Saddlerock Ranch, one of our favorite weddings planned by Oh How Charming! event production and design. Elizabeth was also the photographer for this wedding recently featured in the wedding issue of Nirali magazine.

{photos by Elizabeth Messina via Brides}

Library Wedding

After posting about library-style wedding invitations, we stumbled upon these pictures by Pen Carlson Photography from a wedding in the Newberry Library in Chicago, Illinois. Click here to view the slideshow from the wedding, and also bookmark Pen Carlson's blog- it's new but sure to be filled with great photos!


{photos from Pen Carlson}

Something Old

Love the idea of using vintage handkerchiefs to make a ring pillow. If you are lucky enough to have heirlooms like this handed down from family, as with most things, Martha can tell you how to do it.

{photos from Lisa Lefkowitz Photography}

Jessica Johnston Photography

Love Jessica Johnston's photos featured in the Fall 2007 issue of Brides from Lindsey & Gym's wedding at the Crooked Creek Ranch in Cedar, Michigan. Also check out Jessica's blog where she posts pictures from recent weddings.



{photos by Jessica Johnston}

Lisa Lefkowitz Photography

We first fell in love with Lisa's photographs when we saw the pictures from this wedding. After browsing through the wedding albums on her website, we have unanimously decided that she is one of our favorite wedding photographers. We especially love the pictures from Catherine & Brad's and Jill & Pete's weddings. Also check out Lisa's blog, where she posts about her featured work in publications like Brides and The Knot.





{photos from Catherine & Brad's wedding by Lisa Lefkowitz}

Paul Johnson Photography

{photos by Paul Johnson}

Paul Johnson is a super-talented photographer based out of Florida whose work has been featured numerous times in Brides and other wedding magazines. Even more fun is his blog- Paul has blogged about 68 weddings (!!) so far that are so easy to get lost in, I was surprised when I recognized a familiar face after stumbling upon these pictures from the Cox & Brantley wedding (not this adorable little boy, the maid of honor).


{photos by Paul Johnson}

Backyard Wedding

{photo from Brides}

We fell in love with the pictures from Sasha and Abel's wedding when we first spotted them on Brides, so I was so excited to find more pictures on photographer Mel Barlow's blog, thanks to the girls at SocialDesign. First, we love the portraits in front of this turquoise wall, which the groom painted on a wall in Sasha's childhood bedroom so the couple would have a bold background for their portraits.


And the photos of the bride and groom at the fair...



But Faye and I's favorite part is the actual ceremony, which was held in the bride's parent's backyard. It looks like a total blast, and we love that they kept it an intimate affair in a naturally beautiful (and meaningful) setting.


{all photos by Mel Barlow}