TOP 5 | SPRING WEDDING DETAILS

Spring has nearly sprung and we’re so excited for all the fun and flowery weddings to come! Spring weddings are full possibilities and ways to get creative and colorful with your wedding’s look. Think flowing fresh flower bouquets, light and airy venues, and whimsical tablescapes; this is what wedding dreams are made of. Today we’ve rounded up a few of our favorite Spring wedding details to get you inspired (and for us to swoon over).

Bouquet

Photo | Feather & Twine

Color Palette

Photo | Joseph Mark

Venue

Photo | Adria Lea

Stationary

Photo | Jacque Manaugh Photography

Getting Ready Wear

Photo | Ashley Rhain

What’s you favorite Spring wedding detail?

TIPS | WEDDING ORGANIZATION

Wedding planning is hard (understatement of the year) and full of facts + figures, and endless minuscule details to keep up with. It’s even harder when you don’t have a way to manage all the mess. Now we’re not trying to convert any of our fancy-free brides into Type-A organizers, we see you, but we have a little something for everyone in this post.

We tried our best to be thorough and tick all the organizational boxes, but none can quite compare to the support a wedding planner can give you. Your 6-page color-coded spreadsheet won’t wrangle vendors, comfort your mom, or bust a move with you on the dance floor. Stress-free brides hire wedding planners and brides who don’t want to pull out all their hair organize.

Quick Tips!

2: Read Every Contract—Closely.

Contracts keep you informed about vendor expectations, but it’s also the bible for every deadline, timeline, and cost involved on your big day. This is where your big organizational data will come from.

1: Ask for help.

Your friends, family, and spouse are there to help! So reach out! Delegating small tasks here and there will keep your plate clear for bigger, more time-consuming tasks.

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4: Prioritize.

3: Email Address.

All wedding elements are not created equal. There will be parts of your wedding day that you care about less than others and those tasks are perfect for delegating to your spouse, friends or family. Plus, now you can put your energy into what matters to you instead of wasting time on which color chair cover looks best with the napkins.

Sign up for a separate email address for all your wedding-related needs. This will keep your primary email address free of wedding clutter and you can tackle wedding emails without distractions.

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5: Collaborate With Your Planner!

This seems like a no-duh, but your wedding planner is a resource so use their expertise. Plus many wedding planners, Celebrate Dallas included, use sites that help couples and wedding planners work together.

LITE

These organizational tools are light and casual. You won’t need them every single second, but you can throw it in your purse so you have it when you need it.

Notebook or Bullet Journal

Source | Etsy

A classic monogrammed notebook is perfect for keeping to-do lists and meeting notes.

Photo | Carlo Mendoza , Illustration and cards | Via Calligraphy

Bullet journals give you a space for creative expression and info dumping.

Artful Agenda or Google Calendar

Source | Artful Agenda

Artful Agenda is a fancy (and much cuter) version of Google Calendar, but it comes with a $50 a year price tag. If you don’t need the cute consider using old fashioned GCal for your calendar and notes integration.

Aisle Planner

Source | Aisle Planner

Aisle Planner is a website that many wedding planners use to organize, share, and collaborate on your wedding info! It’s a one-stop-shop to check off to-dos, track RSVPs, and share wedding inspo and timelines.

MEDIUM

Medium organizational options give you more bang for your buck. Your bases are covered, but you’re not chained to the system.

Wedding Planner

Paper

Source | Erin Condren

Wedding specific planner come in many different shapes and sizes, but Erin Condren is one of our favorites. Of course, there are many other more affordable options (see: Purple Trail or Recollections at Michael’s.

Digital

Source | Etsy

Digital planners are for the tech-savvy and available on Tablets or iPads. You can take notes and fill in important info using your apple pencil or the Android alternative.

Binder

Source | Etsy

Binder pages are old fashioned, but if it ain’t broke don’t fix it. These resources are all over the internet and you can find in-depth options very cheap or free. *Note these don’t come with a binder, decorating and organizing your binder will be your DIY activity (I feel a scrapbooking montage coming on…).

Dropbox

Source | Dropbox

Have a lot of information coming from a million different places? Consider Dropbox. You can scan all your contracts, receipts, notes, and invoices in one place. Dropbox can be organized, re-organized, and organized again. The more folders, the better.

MEGA

This is for the bride who can’t get enough of the wedding planning process. These systems are for the faint of heart, but if this is your thing it might take your breath away.

Scrum Board

Photo | Scrum Your Wedding

Scrum boards break your task list down to it’s absolute tiniest detail. Anything you’re doing in the name of your wedding day goes on the board. You won’t forget anything, we promise you that much. You can also create a digital scrum board on Trello and other project management apps.

Spreadsheet

Source | Etsy

Spreadsheets are the Grand Poo-bah of organizational systems. With the right spreadsheet, no wedding detail will go unnoticed. If it matters, there’s a cell for it.

What’s your organizational style?

2020 WEDDING TREND FORECAST

2020 is here and with the new year comes new trends. We've done the research (we're weddingologists, thank you very much) and things like eco-friendly details, color mixing, and intimate weddings will be all over the wedding scene this year.

As you scroll through this post you might be thinking: I like and may want to incorporate one or two of these trends on my wedding day, but is that going to make my wedding trendy? Well, yes and no. Sure, your wedding will be on-trend (congrats you have great taste!), but that's not some awful kiss of death. Many brides stress over the idea of their wedding looking timeless, but the truth is no wedding is truly timeless. Wedding dresses, florals, venues, and even decor details follow the trends of the time. What we like now, even in their most classic and beautiful forms will be "dated" one day and that's okay. Your wedding day should be a reflection of what you and your spouse love and want to live on in your hearts and photo albums for decades. You do you, boo.

Here are 12 of our favorite 2020 wedding trends; take a look, take notes, and get trendy!

The Less The Better

Photo | Jeff Brummett Visuals

Soft Pops of Color

Photo | Payge Stevens

Hanging Floral Installations

Photo | Outland Weddings

Textured Florals

Photo | Christina Childress

Personal Touches

Photo | Lauren Nicole Photography

Quirky Balloon Displays

Photo | Rob August

Intimate Ceremonies

Photo | Outland Weddings

Eco-Fetti and other Eco-Friendly Wedding Day Details

Photo | Christina Childress

Bold Color Mixing

Photo | Rob August

Curated Bridesmaid Style

Photo | Payge Stevens Photography

Insta Worthy Displays

Photo | Payge Stevens Photography

Specialized and Diversified Menus

Photo | Reigh Walker

What are your favorite 2020 Wedding trends?

LOOKING BACK AT 2019

Twenty nineteen is officially over and it’s been such an amazing and rewarding journey. Every year comes with its own set of challenges, but we've been lucky to celebrate the love of so many beautiful souls. Thankful, joyful, and honored can't even begin to sum it up. Thinking back 2019 was full of so many of our favorite things: sweet teary-eyed parents, moves busted on the dance floor, breathtakingly beautiful vows, and belly laughs. We've witnessed so many unions brought together in love. We’ve witnessed so many promises of forever and we can’t wait to do it all over again next year.

In today's post, we're going to take a walk down memory lane reliving all those good wedding vibes. Grab a hanky y'all because our couples are so dang sweet.

Alison + Austin — Stonebridge Venue

Photo | Reigh Walker

Photo | Our Insta

Photo | Our Insta

Regina + Derek — Royal Oaks Country Club

Photo | Lindsay Davenport

Photo | Lindsay Davenport

Caroline + Joe — Dallas Arboretum

Photo | Adria Lea

Photo | Adria Lea

Lexi + Tom — MOPAC Event Center

Photo | George Street

Photo | George Street

Photo | George Street

Kaitie + Matt — Brake & Clutch Warehouse

Photo | The Grand Romantic

Photo | The Grand Romantic

Photo | The Grand Romantic

Victoria + Alejandro — Brake & Clutch Warehouse

Photo | Outland Weddings

Photo | Outland Weddings

Photo | Outland Weddings

Jessica + Bart — Brake & Clutch Warehouse

Photo | Joseph Mark Photography

Photo | Our Insta

Photo | Our Insta

Carly + Blair — Hickory Street Annex

Photo | Cara Elizabeth Photo

Photo | Cara Elizabeth Photo

Christine + Garrett — Brake & Clutch Warehouse

Photo | Payge Stevens

Photo | Payge Stevens

Photo | Payge Stevens

Philippa + Alex — Perot Museum of Nature and Science

Photo | Our Insta

Photo | Shlomi Amiga

Stevie + Chris — Howell & Dragon

Photo | Cortnie Dee

Photo | Our Insta

Photo | Our Insta

Kathleen + Tyler — St. Thomas Church, Arlington Hall

Photo | Amy Karp

Photo | Amy Karp

Photo | Amy Karp

Diana + Jordan — White Sparrow Barn

Photo | Bride’s Instagram

Photo | Kelly’s Instagram

Photo | Kelly’s Instagram

Cheers to all the love and love and laughter 2020 has in store. Happy New Year Babes!

TOP 5 | CHIC WINTER WEDDINGS

It’s feeling colder than ever in North Texas and we’re in the Winter Wedding mood. We’ve been keeping our eyes on all this season’s wedding trends and whether brides have gone full-on Christmas crazy or kept it minimal, we’re loving it. But, knowing just the right balance of holiday cheer to add to your decor can be tricky. Today we’re rounding up our Top 5 favorite ways to incorporate this holiday season into your wedding day. Go all out or pick winter elements to celebrate your favorite time of year.

Cozy Bridal Accessories

Photo | A Sea of Love

Ceremony Blankets

Photo | Diane Keathly

Winter White Bridesmaid Dresses

Photo | Melissa Marshall

Festive Florals

Photo | Meshali

Pops of Christmas Color

Photo | Melissa Marshall

What does your dream winter wedding look like?