Forgive me for...

My continued posting of Forever 21 pumps, but my recent trip to the three-level mega Forever in NYC (around 34th shopping district) has me a believer that the store's shoes are...ok! Certainly for a one-time wear (think your wedding). I even tried on a few pairs of heels while there and they were....kind of...comfy! Not bad at all for the price! Before visiting the NYC store which has its own 'shoe section' I was like most of us--used to seeing a few random shoes here and there placed around the stores. Hard to take seriously.

But THESE are pretty SERIOUS on style and price! Enjoy!

The Glamorous Satin Pump
$28.80

The Pleated Satin Pump

$12.50. Yes, $12.50

The Ginger Satin and Suede Pump
$24.80

FlowersandSupplies.com

I have not ordered from this web site (yet) but it is loaded with goodies begging to be used in wedding decor! Some of my favorites right now:

Hanging tea light holder vases

Flocked fleur di leis votive candle

DIY cylinder hanging votive holder

[2 holes on the sides to attach your own filament or ribbon]

Cheers!
Meg

Inspired: Fall Jewel Tones

The rich mustard color really grounds this inspiration board and makes what could have been spring, fall. 

Board by Savvy.

Dress: Shopstyle

Shoes: J Crew

Necklace: 1928

Printed Tablecloth: Etsy

DIY Damask Votive Wraps

So, there has been a lot of talk lately about ways to add flair to ordinary glass votives--especially with this year's growing popularity of the damask print. Some ideas I think are very clever are wrapping damask-print packing tape around votives or finding a pattern you love, printing it on vellum then attaching to clear votives with double stick tape. I think it would be SUPER interesting to try the tape or printed vellum on tinted, jewel-toned votives in a mustard, purple or crimson!!

Get the packing tape here


One graphic designer I have worked with and 'met' on The Knot, Jennifer Levenfus, now has downloadable damask templates to use on votives on her design blog, The Fussy Designer. Check them out!

The Panache Satin Slingback

$20.80 from Forever 21

Back to School in Aqua + Red

I came across this August DIY wedding of a Vancouver, Canada couple on Flickr and was SO inspired by all of the thought put into it...and of course, the colors--aqua and red--which is one of my fave color duos right now!

The bride and groom apparently met on the campus of the University of British Columbia, and their entire wedding "theme" is centered around school and class. I know...sounds REALLY cheesy! But they pulled it off so well. Enjoy:)

Mood board for their wedding:

Screenshot of wedding web site:

Card box!

THIS was their save the date. Mailed in a box...

Placecards. Notice the guest buttons: "I love chemistry"

And their buttons in front:)

The invite!

Pomaders made with red cupcake liners

Table signs

Invite "pocketfolder"

Test tube escort cards

TheSavvySoiree.com Debuts Today!

I am SO proud and excited to introduce to you Savvy- the new wedding and event designand planning  boutique that will be taking up a lot of my time from here on out!

A few months ago, I resolved that I had to find a way to use my professional skills in a way that was more fulfilling; that would be completely satisfying to me; and that would allow me to channel my creativity, research, planning, communication skills (everything I use in my career by day).

So, Savvy is what was born of that necessity to expand and take on something perfect for me:)

In addition to the planning and event design services I'll be offering, I will still be blogging! Savvy Blog will be very similar to what I did for over a year at My Cleveland Wedding and I will eventually absorb the more than 200 posts and useful wedding planning tips, ideas and inspiration from that blog into Savvy blog!

Wish me luck and I'd love to hear from you:)

Cheers!

Meg