Real Weddings: Frank & Christine Get Maui’d

With their closest friends and family present our beautiful friends Frank and Christine tied the knot at the Olowalu Plantation House at a destination wedding in Hawaii. Photographed by Natalie Brown, these images truly capture Frank and Christine’s magical day in paradise. Wedding day details listed below.

The Details:

Our bride Christine is wearing a wedding gown by Martina Liana, jewelry by Natori from Nordstrom and shoes by Franco Sarto available at Zappos.

Frank our groom is wearing a Mattarazi Uomo suit and a shirt and tie from Nordstrom.

Bridesmaid are styled in dresses by Jim Hjelm.

Groomsmen are wearing Tommy Bahama shirts available at Zappos and Jon W. slacks from Nordstrom.

Wedding Planner: Your Aloha Wedding Company

Wedding Venue: Olowalu Plantation House

Photographer: Natalie Brown Photography

Flowers: Maui Blooms

Catering: Cafe O’Lei

Guest Book: Modern Shabby on Etsy

Bridesmaid Gifts: Custom necklaces by For Me Jewelry on Etsy and Vera Bradley All in One Wristlets

Groomsmen Gifts: Monogrammed Wedding Channel weekender bag and dashboard hula girls

All photographs featured with the permission of Frank and Christine Mele and Natalie Brown. Thank you.

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Are you engaged? Or do you know someone who is?
Do you want to have a rad, free wedding?

The Flashdance and Bash, Please are producing the YEAH! 2012 WEDDING GIVEAWAY on August 19, 2012 in Los Angeles, CA.

HERE IS HOW IT WORKS

Now through June 9 couples can enter to win here. Be clever and creative and give YEAH a feeling for who you are, how you met, what you like to do and what inspires you. When all entries are in the YEAH board will choose twenty finalists and the public will vote for a winner.

Details here: http://www.yeahweddings.com/blog/

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Mother of the Bride and Mother of the Groom

Wedding Day Fashion Inspiration

With Mother’s Day this Sunday, today’s SWS Fashion Friday celebrates Mom. Whether a mother of the bride or mother of the groom here are some fabulous looks just for you. Have a wonderful Mother’s Day. You sure deserve a special day - especially if you are helping plan a wedding.

Adrianna Papell Tiered Hammered Satin Sheath Dress & Bolero

Adrianna Papell Tiered Hammered Satin Sheath Dress and Bolero available at Nordstrom. Perfect for a more conservative ceremony and super flattering. Versatile enough to work for a daytime wedding or something a little more elegant.

Badgley Mischka Platinum Label Portrait-Collar Peplum Dress

Badgley Mischka Platinum Label Portrait-Collar Peplum Dress available at Neiman Marcus. The champagne color is classic and the peplum cut striking. A bit open on top so it might be tricky for large-busted mommas. If you are considering a look like this be sure to snap some photos of you in it before you commit.

Lela Rose Peplum Waist Dress

Lela Rose Peplum Waist Dress available at Nordstrom. Country club wedding with a pastel color theme? This may be the perfect dress. Flattering, photo-friendly and stylish.

JS Collections Dress

JS Collections Dress available at Macys. I’m just in love with this one. It looks so celebratory and seems like a fab find for a mom who likes to dance all night. Also a look that can go from day to night with style.

Jessica Howard Sleeveless Lace Tiered Evening Gown

Jessica Howard Sleeveless Lace Tiered Evening Gown available at Macys. We first saw this dress on a gorgeous, curvy friend and fell in love with how elegant, feminine and charming it fit. Friendly for all body types and very photogenic. Just right for an evening, black-tie optional party.

Aidan Mattox Long-Sleeve Sequin Gown

Aidan Mattox Long-Sleeve Sequin Gown available at Neiman Marcus. For only the most lavish of affairs can an MOB pull off this dress. At any other type of affair it will look like you are competing with the bride for attention. All the same we still love this gown and know there is an exquisite mom who can rock this right. Nothing matronly about this gem.

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Summer bridesmaid? Chances are you’re right in the middle of bachelorette party season which can take a toll on both your wallet and your body. Just when the idea of an hour long massage sounds incredible (note to brides, hour long massages are terrific bridesmaid thank you gifts), your paycheck says otherwise since you just spent anywhere from $200 to $2,000 to celebrate those last single days.

How about some low-cost, restorative, DIY spa tips to revive your natural beauty without adding financial weight to your favorite clutch:

• Switch from Sipping to Dipping: Drink a lot of champagne? Keep feeling bubbly by drawing a skin-softening bubble bath. Enjoy deep, meditative breaths and focus on feeling fabulous;
• BAC - Beat Alcohol and Caffeine: After a weekend of partying your liver needs a break and your skin needs to be rehydrated from the inside out. For at least a week stick to water and green tea and try jump-starting your day with some hot water with lemon. This will help purify your skin;
• Steam Clean: Bring water to a boil in a medium-sized pot. While the water is boiling wash your face. Once the water is heated place the pot on a heat-proof table pad and stand over the pot allowing the steam from the water to penetrate your pores. Obviously be careful not to burn yourself and steam for only a few minutes at a time. When you are finished, gently wash your face again to rid your skin of the impurities brought out by the steam. Apply a light, oil-free moisturizer and drink lots of water;
• Make a Date to Exfoliate: Invest in a loofah or scrub glove and naturally remove dry and dead surface skin while in the shower. Not only will you feel like your glowing you will look radiant. Don’t forget to moisturize; and
• Care For Your Hair: As bachelorette beach weekends are very popular your hair might need a little post-sand and sun nourishment. Cook with olive oil? Massage a tablespoon into your hair, let it sit for five to ten minutes and then rinse the oil out.

Have any fab DIY detox spa treatments? Leave your tips below and share with each other. Also, don’t forget to enter the Style Your Spring Sweepstakes at www.beauty.philips.com for a chance to win a $1,500 shopping spree and more from Philips Satin Perfect.

Philips Satin Perfect is an innovative solution for women who are looking for a simple, at-home hair removal tool to ensure they are ready for any outfit at a moment’s notice. Satin Perfect is a cordless, total body epilator that removes even the shortest hairs in one stroke, so skin stays silky smooth for up to four weeks. It includes an extra-wide epilation head with textured ceramic discs to remove even the finest and shortest (.5MM) hairs. Visit www.Beauty.Philips.com for more information on Philips female hair removal products.

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Rachel Zoe Isabelle Ruffle Dress

If you are not following Survive Wedding Season on Pinterest, what are you waiting for? To lure you in, have a look at our most popular, most repinned dress to date: the Isabelle ruffle dress by Rachel Zoe available at Bergdorf Goodman. Talk about a hot after-party and bachelorette party dress for the bride-to-be (i.e., guests don’t even think about donning this one without making the bride hysterical)!

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Absolutely in love with and impressed by the aisle-worthy Tadashi Shoji Spring/Summer 2013 Bridal Collection. Form-flattering, magical, whimsical and delicate, these designs are timeless, classic, sophisticated and oh so feminine. The Tadashi Shoji collection also includes a few chic shorter hemlines that are favorable choices for rehearsal dinners, a ceremony to reception wardrobe change, a city hall elopement, a bon voyage honeymoon dress or an intimate affair. I already in anticipation of the variety of materials, fabrics, draping and necklines we will witness next wedding season.

Below please find some stand outs from the collection. Have a favorite? Please leave a comment below. All photos provided by Tadashi Shoji.

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Elle Shapiro on the HaveToHave.com double-decker shopping bus at #LuckyFABB

• This past Monday I attended the Lucky Magazine Fashion and Beauty Bloggers conference (#LuckyFABB) and learned so much from guests like Zac Posen, Jessica Alba, Elizabeth Banks and Janie Bryant. I was also totally inspired by the many creative, friendly and passionate bloggers I met throughout the weekend.
• At LuckyFABB I learned about the launch of Weduary - a wedding website design company that has social network integration so that guests can connect online before the actual wedding weekend.
• Still need to order save the dates, shower invites or thank you cards? Now through May 8, Wedding Paper Divas is having a 25% off site-wide sale. Just use code 25WPD at checkout. Wedding Paper Divas also announced that they now offer pearl paper, rounded corners, a custom type collection and many more fab new designs.
• Speaking of stationary, if you still need to purchase a Mother’s Day card Treat (also owned by Wedding Paper Divas) is offering some great deals of personalized greeting cards in which you can even embed gift certificates.
• I also discovered a fabulous jewelry designer named Marissa Del Rosario (that’s her bracelet in the photo above). I think she makes really striking designs that are perfect for wedding season and would make for a great gift accessory. More to come on Marissa soon.
• On Monday I posted a few etiquette questions from readers like you. Be sure to click here to read the questions and answers. If you also have some wedding etiquette concerns please feel free to either tweet me at @WeddingSurvival or email me at solutions at surviveweddingseason dot com.
• Lastly, be sure to check out (and follow) the Survive Wedding Season Pinterest board. From bridal shower fashion to mother of the bride fashion and more we are starting to post a lot of style inspiration for you to utilize.

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