Nature-Inspired Escort Cards

Guest blogger: Rosanna Casper, co-founder of Idojour.com, a new wedding website where brides, grooms, family and friends can purchase a stylish and affordable mix of beautifully curated pieces. Designed to make wedding planning all the more inspiring and enjoyable, Idojour offers accessories and apparel for your wedding weekend, complemented by both inspirational and practical content. Rosanna oversees content, among many other things, and makes sure that everything comes together beautifully on the site.

Here, Rosanna shows her favorite escort cards inspired by nature.

One of our favorite small details to notice at a wedding are the escort cards. There are a million and one ways to get creative with your name cards, so today, we wanted to inspire you with a little natural elegance. Here's a simple and visual guide on how you can use natural objects to guide your guests to your table — simplicity at its best. Need we say more?

Leaves

leaf escort cards
Photo Credit: Ali Harper/via OnceWed

Shells

Trend Alert: The Little Black (Bridesmaid) Dress

little black dress bridesmaid dresses

Are your bridesmaids complaining about purchasing a dress they can never wear again? Consider the "little black dress" (LBD), a staple for every girl's closet. Not only will your 'maids look fab on your wedding day, they are sure to wear the dress again. You will have your girls thanking you for your thoughtful, fashionable taste.

This season, bridal designers showed a range of variations on the LBD, sure to please even the pickiest bridesmaid. Here, a few of our favorites.

To see more bridesmaid styles, check out alfredangelo.com, billlevkoff.com, morilee.com, moniquelhuillier.com, and jlmcouture.com.

—Naima DiFranco

What to Wear to Your Engagement Shoot

Here, photographers give us the scoop on which clothes make the cut for camera.

1. Wear an outfit that feels like you. "We usually tell our clients that the most important part of what they wear is that they feel like themselves. Whether that means that they're wearing jeans and a t-shirt, a swimsuit or a full suit, we're happy if they feel happy," said Tony Hoffer. The outfit that you choose will help set the mood and influence how your photographer shoots you, in the context of your location.

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