A Few Lovely Links

I think I overstayed my welcome at Disneyland yesterday, and in turn today's Notables post is not quite complete. So I've gathered up a few lovely links from around the blogosphere to share with you! Nothing wrong with a little eye candy, be back tomorrow with a pretty new color inspiration!

{via Design*Sponge}

Kiki La Rue cake bunting on Design*Sponge

Beautiful dresses on The Cherry Blossom Girl

My newest, hilarious obsession is Catalog Living

Super adorable dog photography... gets me every time!

Unbelievable Ring Shots on The Bridal Bar Blog

...and a few fab details from Lyndsey Hamilton too!

Aspiring to Inspire,

Kelly

Head on over to Notable's Inspiration!

I've been slacking on the Notable's Inspiration front, but no fear... there's a slue of new inspiration up for your to feast your eyes on! I couldn't be more excited to be heading to the Renegade Craft Fair this weekend and I can't wait to check out the workshops and all the vendors that have brought their handmade goodies there! Follow me on Twitter for updates throughout the fair!

via Flickr and on Notable's Inspiration now!

Aspiring to Inspire,

Kelly

Head on over to Notable's Inspiration!

Well, I may be back from vacation, but I seemed to have picked up a cold somewhere along the way. While I try to get better {quickly!} check out Notable's Inspiration for a round-up of my favorite inspiring images from the past few weeks. I will {hopefully} be back tomorrow with a pretty nude+lavender color inspiration!

{via Houzz}

Aspiring to Inspire,

Kelly

Inspired by Interiors: A Red and Gray Wedding

Since I took a little blogging break on Tuesday, I'm going to bring you a special inspiration board today inspired by the crisp & clean interior below! I love the gray and red color palette, so different and unexpected for a summer wedding! The stripe element is great to play off of for everything from the cake to the bridesmaid attire!

{1. Interior Photo by Miha Matei, 2. Striped Straws via Slash Food, 3. Couple Photo via Once Wed, 4. Strawberry Photo via Madame Cupcake, 5. Gray Pom by PomLove, 6. Balloon Save-The-Dates via wit + delight, 7. Place Settings via Project Wedding, 8. Cupcakes via Once Wed, 9. Striped Cake via The Sweetest Occasion, 10. Striped Bridesmaid Dresses via The Knot}

What interiors are inspiring you lately?

Aspiring to Inspire,

Kelly

Inspired Creations Contest: A Puzzling Pop Art Affair!

Oh boy am I excited to share this out-of-this-world post with you today! In case you haven't heard, the lovely ladies of Elizabeth Anne Designs and The Sweetest Occasion are hosting a contest, called the Inspired Creations Contest, where vendors were asked to compete and create a totally original, and totally realistic, wedding concept to inspire brides around the world! Well, I teamed up with Janice Carnevale of Bellwether Events, photographer Kurstin Roe and stationer Carolynn of Two Brunettes to create an eye-popping, innovative concept that I am so head-over-heels in love with. You can see it HERE on EAD and I've brought you some of the details below today! But be sure to scroll all the way to the end of the post to find out how and where to see more, and how you can play a part in this brilliant contest!

We wanted to incorporate puzzles into a wedding because it was something we hadn't seen before and something so perfect for a wedding motif! Then, we knew we wanted to stay away from the typical pastels and vintage fair that we see a lot in weddings nowadays. So, we decided to pair puzzle pieces with pop art for a bright and super fun wedding!

Carolynn designed a perfect invitation suite to get our mock guests excited about what was to come! In fact, you can download the template here for your very own wedding invitations!

Our place card turned guest book contest is probably my favorite part. In short, each guest gets a magnetic puzzle piece along with their place card that matches up to the puzzle pieces of everyone at their table. Together, each table must put together their puzzle and bring it over to a white board that has been painted with magnetic primer. Each table puts up their puzzle to create a totally pop art piece that all the guests can then sign around for a fantastic keepsake for the couple! Take note! I'll be bringing all the DIY details of this concept tomorrow so you can recreate this exactly as you see (or put your own spin on it!).

The cake was covered in white fondant and sprinkled with cute puzzle cutouts! Our cake topper was an Etsy find (yay!) and complemented the pop-art theme quite nicely if you ask me!

Now for the final, and my tied-for-favorite part, the photo booth! Wanna know the best part? All you need is a Mac laptop! Yes you heard me right, we set up a Mac laptop and used the pop art style in the Photobooth application. We created an irresistible set-up of props and masks-on-a-stick and all it took was one click and guests have an instant favor (provide a small printer and have your photographer's second-shooter man it). Doesn't get much better, or budget friendly than that, huh?

So, what do you think? I have to say I'm pretty happy with how the puzzles and pop art worked together, and now I really wish I could attend a wedding like this! Don't you?

Here's where you come in. First, if you want to find out all the details on who helped us out with this fabulous shoot head on over to Elizabeth Anne Designs where it is currently posted! Then, if you like our concept as much as I hope you do, be sure to leave a comment on our post on EAD (and feel free to leave one here as well!)!

I'll be back tomorrow with the low-down on the DIY elements of this concept so make sure you stop by! I hope you enjoyed our "puzzling" idea, and don't forget to comment by clicking HERE!

Aspiring to Inspire,

Kelly

Introducing... Notable's Inspiration!

It's been a long time coming but it's finally here! As promised, today marks the launch of my tumblr blog, Notable's Inspiration! Don't worry nothing is going to change around this neck of the woods, rather Notable's Inspiration is going to be a place where I post any and every inspiring image I find across my web and blog ventures. It may not have to do with weddings only, in fact most of it doesn't! I actually decided to start Notable's Inspiration as a way for me to organize all the beautiful photographs I come across everyday and, well, there's no reason not to share with everyone! I know we can all use a few bits of goodness to brighten our days sometimes!

{find this on Notable's Inspiration, via Victoria Pearson}

There are several pretties already up and many many more to come. Please note, there is no schedule for the tumblr portion of Notable. I may post a few times a day some days or not at all for a few days, it's all about what I find, but when I find something great, I'll be quick to let you know! And of course, if you are checking out Notable's Inspiration and find something you really want to see incorporated into a wedding... let me know and I'll do my best to work it in over here!

{find this on Notable's Inspiration, via Jose Villa}

If you are still wondering what I'm talking about, all you can do is click HERE to visit my new project, and don't forget to tell my what you think!

Happy Memorial Day everyone! I'll be back tomorrow with my usual color inspiration!

Aspiring to Inspire,

Kelly

Etsy Giveaway from City Light Photography!

Today is a very, very exciting day here on Notable Inspiration! It marks Notable's first giveaway, ever, and what a giveaway it is! If you remember, two weeks ago I featured an utterly fantastic Etsy vendor... Diana of City Light Photography, and lucky for you all she has offered to do a special giveaway of one of her fab inspirational photos here today! And if that isn't enough, I have a little interview with Diana to share with you too! After you check out the interview, be sure to scroll down to get all the details on how to enter the giveaway!

Can you tell me a bit about how your business got started?


My flickr contacts would ask for prints of my photos. A few people suggested opening up an Etsy shop. The support has been overwhelming. My family, friends and blog readers are a big part of the motivation.


Name your three favorite sources of inspiration.


Flickr, California and antique stores.


If you could pick one place/person/thing you would love to photograph but haven't yet, what would it be?


Place: I hope to take photos of Salvation Mountain. It's such a hidden treasure of California.


Person: Surprisingly, my mom. I want portraits of her but she's so camera shy.


Thing: I would love to capture Aurora Borealis.


What are five items you couldn't live without?


My MacBook for on the go, my iMac for at home, my polaroid, my Canon Power Shot (it's a point and shoot but I love how small it is) and my Kindle for constant reading.


Since I love using Etsy here on Notable, do you have any other favorite Etsy vendors?


Yes! I have a few. I love The Blue Balloon and Flapperdoodle. I also have a few tattooed pictures from Matouenpeluche. 

Now, on to the giveaway details!

City Light Photography is offering one lucky reader a 5 x 7 print of a photo of their choice! In order to enter you must do the following:

1. You must follow Notable Inspiration on either Blogger, Twitter or Facebook, if you aren't already.

2.Visit City Light Photography's Etsy Shop and pick your favorite 5x7 print (I know, tough decision!)

3. Comment on this post (below!) with your choice, as well as your email address so I can contact you if you win!

4. That's it! You can enter up until Sunday, May 9th at 10pm EST and the winner will be announced Monday, May 10th!

City Light's photographs are unbelievable inspiration for a wedding concept (frame it with a large mat, too, and allow guests to sign it as a guest book!) Or, if you aren't getting married quite yet (or your theme is already set in stone!), they make a great piece to hang in your home!

And since, if you're like me, you probably just can't get enough of City Light Photography... so be sure to check out Diana's blog for more inspiring goodness! A special thanks to Diana for the giveaway and the interview! Good luck readers!

Aspiring to Inspire,

Kelly

Weddings, Etc.: Notable's Inspiration

In May, I'll be launching a tumblr blog, called Notable's Inspiration, where I plan on sharing all the images that inspire me. Not necessarily ones that inspire wedding palettes or Notable concepts, but just any and everything that I love, that I find worthy of taking note of. And I hope you will all be a little inspired by it, as I hope you are inspired by Notable Inspiration itself too! In honor of the upcoming launch, I decided today would be an appropriate day to share a few images I've found over the past couple weeks that I just adore. Ideas on how to turn these fab photos into wedding concepts? Leave them below! This time I'm leaving the creativity up to you!

{My Dream Home via Houzz}

{Keeping Up the Shoe Love via Sam & Ollie}

{If anyone wants to buy my this table I'm currently taking donations, via Delight by Design}

{There's just something about those white washed floors via Rockstar Diaries} 

{Can I have my wedding here? via We Heart It}

{Kraft Paper? NOPE! It's fabric via Designer's Library}

{Since you all know I love breakfast, via Design*Sponge}

{I'll take one of each, via We Heart It}

{Don't you wish you were this awesome as a kid? via Little Lovely}

{Expect a post on those amber bottles soon, via Sunday Suppers}

{A chalkboard wall AND a barn door? Dying! via Row House}

I'm heading to the B-List Meet & Greet tonight with some of the wedding world's greatest and am already feeling inspired! Hope these images helped you feel inspired too!

Aspiring to Inspire,

Kelly

Notables: Sibella Court

While scouring my favorite design blogs, I’ve noticed a buzz about an Australian interior stylist named Sibella Court and she’s now one of my biggest sources of inspiration. She’s a self proclaimed hoarder (no, not like the kind you see on A&E) but she’s more like a sophisticated collector who finds inspiration in everything from Parisian art to sharpened pencils. I’ve been working my way through her book Etcetera (HIGHLY recommended!) which features one of a kind displays of her collections in several of her signature 10-colour palettes. The same schemes are featured in her Australian Shop, The Society Inc, which is soon launching an online store! Without further ado, here’s a few samples of her unbelievable creations and my ideas for translating them to unique elements for your wedding!

{a scrapbook turned guestbook to commemorate your memories and well-wishes, A stunning color palette of deep teals and maroons, a center piece of vintage glass jars, a tablescape for a vintage beach affair, a collection of heirlooms to be pinned to your bouquet, a unique photobooth (times two) and a collection of jewel tone boxes to pack the memories of the day in}

{a collection of beach elements strewn across a dessert bar, a stunning lantern to hang above a table at an intimate affair, mismatched vintage china, a collection of old love letters, test tubes filled with location elements or old jars of the same, tables set with shimmering glasses and bamboo chairs, a shadow box of elements you used for inspiration displayed for your guests to view and a simple bouquet of hydrangea}

Coming up next: A preview of tomorrow's color inspiration featuring more of Sibella's work!

Aspiring to Inspire,

Kelly