There is so much to think about when it comes to planning parties. How do I plan a menu? What about cocktails? How many entrees? To help in answering and offering some helpful tips we have enlisted the help of one of our talented friends, Sarah Simms. She is a chef, food stylist, sommelier, and blogger who loves winemaking, studying wine, drinking wine, farmer’s markets, herb gardens, eating in, eating out, bocce, collecting dishes, and traveling. She hosted her own Spanish-themed dinner par...

We couldn’t help but want to give you another moodboard to help in planning your spring wedding. This time we’re swooning over emerald green and all of the goodness that comes along with it. There’s a gorgeous green wedding dress mixed in there along with our Charming Heart Wedding Invitations. To die for! Enjoy!   You can find all of these images on our Pinterest boards! The post Mood Board: Green Goodness appeared first on Smitten on Paper.

  Dear Ollie, I’m having trouble envisioning my spring/summer wedding. I want something casual yet elegant, fun yet formal and finally colorful yet sophisticated. How can I make all of this happen? HELP!   Sincerely, Desperately seeking the impossible   * * * * * * * * * *   Hello desperately seeking the impossible! Fret not, your wedding sounds like it’s going to be a blast! You can definitely achieve everything you mentioned, all it’s going to take is a little attention to the details. Try...

This post is dedicated to all the lovely ladies recently engaged. Congratulations, first and foremost. We have a couple of things up our sleeves over the next coming weeks for all the newly engaged including a couple features on our Save the Dates, DIY for your Save the Dates, some freebie downloadable docs to help you plan your joyous occasion and a couple of do’s and don’ts! So much to look forward to. For now, we give you a couple of fanciful mood boards for color inspiration to help jump...