Retro designs have been making a comeback and there is no shortage of retro-style dresses and accessories in the wedding industry. Whether you’re throwing a beach wedding or having a beautiful garden ceremony, you’re look will be classic and lovely. We found some great images from OneWed.com to help you make your decision for the wedding style you’d like to achieve.

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Have you checked out the Ruffled shop? If not, you’re missing out!

Romantic Birdcage Veil from the Ruffled Shop

For the vintage-inspired bride, this online boutique is a dream come true! You’ll find retro tea-length wedding dresses with bateau necklines and on-trend sleeves, and feminine, frilly petticoats. But the wedding hair accessories and veils are what really took my breath away!

From delicate bridal headbands to mini pouf veils, there’s even a dainty wedding hat. Each piece lovely, romantic and perfect for your wedding day.

Are you swooning? Which dress or accessory do you love?

Wedding hair accessory from the Ruffled Shop

Wedding hair accessories from the Ruffled shop

Wedding hat from the Ruffled shop

Wedding hair accessories from the Ruffled shop

Elegant wedding dress from the Ruffled shop

Wedding dresses from the Ruffled shop

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Whether it’s choosing a wedding venue or organizing a guest list, wedding planning goes on for months. Every couple’s hope is that by the time their big day is here, everything is perfect. Here are a few tips that can help make sure your wedding day goes smoothly.  For more wedding planning and information and to see our newest venue, Laurita Winery check out the Branches Catering website.

By Kali Winters

Make-up

Know what you are doing before the day arrives. This means deciding if you will do your own make-up or if you will seek wedding and spa services from an outside source. If you do hire someone to do your make-up, schedule an appointment before the wedding day to have your make-up done. This way, you will know what you are getting, and there will not be any unwelcome surprises. Usually, these services can be done either in-house or on site, depending on what kind of time line you have. Be prepared to pay more if the make-up artists come to you.

Pack an emergency kit complete with any and all make-up you think you might need for touch ups. Try to buy the highest quality cosmetics you can because they tend to last longer and hold up better under stress. When you buy your cosmetics, ask the sales clerk behind the counter for samples. These fit nicely in a small clutch or purse and will be more than enough for the day.

Eating

Because the day is usually so busy, many brides forget to eat. Keep a couple of energy bars on hand in your emergency kit to fend off light-headedness and fatigue throughout the day. Take time to eat something small to keep your energy up. Arrange to have something more substantial to eat after the reception. Most couples are starving by the time the evening is over.

After the Ceremony and Pictures

Once the ceremony and formal pictures are done, it will be time to get out of those high heels and into something a little more comfortable, especially if you are planning to dance at the reception. Try to find something that is practical but still looks nice with your dress. Many shoe manufacturers make shoes just for this reason, so look around for a pair that is just right for you.

Delegate

Whether you planned the whole event, or hired a planner, the wedding day is the bride’s baby. Even so, this does not mean you have to be in charge all the time. Make up an itinerary beforehand and make copies. Pass them out to a couple trusted people and let them help you make sure everything runs smoothly. It is your big day and everyone wants it to go well. They will help you to make it one of the best days of your life.

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When you’re getting married, any time of the year is perfect. Each season offers different benefits and adds beauty in it’s own way. Chiff.com has some tips for brides-to-be for planning a fabulous fall wedding. Check out Branches Catering and newest venue, Laurita Winery for wedding locations and packages.

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Getting married when autumn color is at its most vibrant?

There’s no better time, in fact, when the planet seems to blaze a trail of warm fall colors in celebration!

As the trees begin to combine green with brilliant reds, yellows and oranges (in northern climes, especially), many brides take the cue from Mother Nature and incorporate these vivid colors into their fall wedding themes.

Popular fall wedding colors

Rich browns, cream, terra cotta, eggplant purple or cobalt blue are included into the fall color palatte so popular with modern brides.

Although spring and summer are usually the best time for flowers, fall is no exception. The season offers a rich variety of nature’s bounty including multi-colored mums, carnations, freesias, and other flowers paired along with bright fall foliage.

Deep red roses have also become popular at fall weddings and blend in beautifully with other darker hues. Cornucopias fit the bill for decorative accents along with baskets brimming with colorful gourds, apples and pomegranates.

Fall wedding venues

If you’re lucky enough to live up north, you can plan the ceremony and/or the reception around a location that takes natural advantage of brilliant fall colors.

Consider a local winery, a cozy bed & breakfast, an orchard or a country lodge. Early autumn also lends itself nicely to an outdoor ceremony in a gazebo, botanical garden or near a lakeside park setting. Again, depending on your location, wrap up your wedding with a breathtakingly beautiful fall foliage tour honeymoon.

Favorite fall flowers

Allium, Anemone, Baby’s Breath, Carnations, Chrysanthemums, Cockscomb, Freesia, Gladiolus,Iris, Gloriosa Lily, Orchids, Queen Ann’s Lace, Statice, Star of Bethlehem, Sunflowers, Zinnias.

Fall wedding favors

In keeping with the season, small jars of jam or preserves make flavorful favors for your guests to bring home and enjoy. Also think about fall colored candles, or autumn spice cookies wrapped in a ribbon of country calico. Small potted yellow mums make for a special ‘thank you’, as well, wrapped in colorful paper tied together with elegant gold ribbons.

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Hollywood’s newest IT couple tied the knot a few weeks ago at a lavish California wedding.  In usual Kardashian fashion the ceremony and reception was posh and perfect. Although everyone might not have 20 Million to spend on wedding but future brides and grooms can still get some ideas from Kim and Kris’ fairytale wedding.

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Finally, it’s over! We mean the Humphries-Kardashian wedding ceremony and this just signals a new beginning for the two as Hollywood’s newest Royal Couple said ‘I Dos’ last Saturday, August 20. In early reports, Kim said that she wanted her wedding cake to resemble that of Prince William and Duchess Kate’s. Obviously, her wish went beyond it as the posh and much-hyped $20 million wedding ceremony was lavish enough to call it one of the weddings of the decade.

The news about the wedding became an instant sensation since Kris and Kim proudly broke the news not only because of their stardom but because of the fact that Kim never goes off style. Future wives sensed that it will be a wedding-cum-fashion show where they can get ideas for their own wedding celebration. And it was – from the wedding shower to the gown to the cake and reception to the floral designs.

Let us take a peek at how the Humphries-Kardashian nuptial went.

Here Comes The Bride…

Kim donned three sleek Vera Wang creations – one, a white strapless wedding gown in full tulle skirt with basque waist and Chantilly lace appliqué which highlighted her almost-perfect figure, and the second, a mermaid gown with bodice accentuated by more Chantilly lace and skirt embellished with hand-cut organza petals which the bride quickly slipped into after the ceremony. Wearing her hair up, her veil had jewel and diamond accents that touched the forehead. Kim completed her wedding attire by wearing a pair of Guiseppe Zanotti shoes. As a whole, the chic wedding attires revealed the TV star’s classic allure layer by layer.

The maids-of honor Kourtney and Khloe, and bridesmaids Kendall, Kylie Jenner, and Kaela, Kris’s sister sported Pippa Middleton-inspired silk strapless ivory mermaid gowns.

On the other hand, the groom was spotted garbing a white peak lapel tuxedo jacket with white shirt and white bow tie matched with a pair of black tuxedo pants designed by Ermenegildo Zegna.

Kim’s good friend Lorraine Schwartz designed her engagement ring as well as the couple’s wedding ring.

Wedding Bell’s A-Ringing

Black and white dominated the Humphries-Kardashian wedding. Guests were requested to come in their black or white attires as per the bride’s request probably so that all of them can match the yin-yang-ish backdrop.

After the ceremony, a magnificently prepared reception served as the scene of the festivities. It was so awe-inspiring that it could give the Royal couple a run for their money. Built in the multi-million estate in Montecito, California was a huge marquee that housed the sun-down after-party. Over 440 A-lister guests attended to share with the reality TV star and basketball player’s happiest moment as bride and groom.

Ryan Seacrest and actress girlfriend Julianne Hough, Ciara, Lindsay Lohan, and Avril Lavigne were among Kim’s prominent attendees. Robin Thicke performed ‘Angels’ for the couple’s wedding dance and Earth, Wind & Fire belted out their classic hits as well.

What’s Eating?

At the reception, the guests feasted on luscious dinner catered by culinary expert and celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck who also designed the towering 6 ft. 10-tier white cake with chocolate-chip and vanilla icing embellished with black-and-white decorations. The cooking genius served buffalo mozzarella, tomato salad, agnolotti pasta with sweet corn mascarpone and summer truffles, and roast chicken with Yukon Gold potato puree, caramelized brussels sprouts and summer truffles.

Mr and Mrs Humphries held a fairy-tale wedding that every aspiring bride would love to experience the same joy, same lavishness and same guest list but do not have the same budget. Anyway, consider the whole wedding something that may give you a few wedding suggestions.

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