Vivian's Wedding

Today I'm showing off some gorgeous photos of Vivian's wedding.  Vivian got married in California this past spring and commissioned me to do hairpieces for her bridal party as well as her ceremony.  The wedding was shot by the same amazing photographer that did my wedding, Heather Armstrong.

Material Girl

A few mornings ago, I awoke to a delicate idea swirling through my head. It was demure and transparent and blissful. I had seen a partial picture of an ethereal pair of earrings made of the white organza left over from the detailing of my wedding dress.

When I actually got out of bed that morning, I made myself some coffee and set to work playing and playing and playing with that organza. I rolled it this way. I rolled it that way. I thought it was too big and then I thought it was too small. Then, in a moment, I saw the physical reproduction of my vision from earlier that morning. They were perfect. They were small enough that they would not be overbearing and large enough that they still would demand respect from any fashion loving individual.

I'm very pleased with the outcome of the earrings. Not surprisingly, it has also inspired me to consider other pieces incorporating strategically gathered and placed textiles. For those that appreciate jewelry in general, you might wear them for a while and then move on to the next lovely thing. But for those that know the secret of appreciating a well made article of clothing (it's all in the fabric), you might be enamored.

We'll see what comes of these inspired musings for the future, but in the meantime... enjoy the airiness of these lovely stud earrings.

Aquamarine = Happy Marriage

I was reading about Aquamarine today online and discovered the most interesting thing. Supposedly this stone was known in ancient cultures to be a soothing stone. It was also an ideal wedding gift as it would ensure a long and happy marriage.

I find this very interesting because aquamarine is the stone that I chose for my engagement ring as well as my wedding band. It also happens to be one of my favorite stones to work with when I design jewelry.

It's funny how these things happen, hmmmm???

Read more about Aquamarine here - http://tinyurl.com/y9oz5jk

Post Bridal Shoot

So we got married about 6 weeks ago. Crazy, I know. I just wanted to start my blog back up again with a shot of my post bridal shoot. I LOVED my dress. It's so awesome!

Wedding Website

Our wedding website is up and running! Go to www.chrystalanddaniel.com to get the scoop!

married!

so if you don't already know, i'm getting married this august. i'm so excited. i'm trying hard to figure out how to feed my wedding blog from my wedding website to this one. i can't figure it out. i need to get better at, number one, blogging and, number two, cross referencing all of my web presence.

anyway, i'm getting married. you'll hear about it as soon as i conquer the mystery of blog feeds. i will be victorious!

xoxo