These are some of the photos that have recently been incredibly inspiring to me.

SO in love with this dress’s lace…

Photo by Audrey Snow Photography

A little something to remind us what all of this wedding stuff is truly about…

Photo by Cheyenne Schultz Photography

Photo via The Bride’s Cafe, by What Shanni Saw

Some simple floral beauties…

Photo by Mandy and Me.

Gorgeous urban glam from JL Designs…if you haven’t seen the full post, it’s amazing!

Via JL DESIGNS, by Jasmine Star Photography

I hope these beautiful photos will inspire you as much as they’ve inspired me!

Thank you to Limelight Photography for these gorgeous photos! MMD Events puts together some amazing and original decor…it’s so much fun to work with them and see empty spaces transformed into beautiful events! Decor makes SUCH difference in the look and feel of a wedding. This all white decor is modern, yet classic, and elegant, but fun! So who wants all white decor like this now?

For today’s Friday Finds I wanted to share Raise The Cake with you. Raise the Cake is a cake stand studio, creating beautiful cake stands and even cupcake stands too! Since the cake is often one of the focal points of the room, you want it to be as gorgeous as possible, right?

A cake stand is something that a lot of brides don’t think about, but it makes a huge difference in the display of the cake. Your cake baker may have their own cake stand to provide you with, but it will most likely be something gold or silver, and that’s it. You can have a plain white cake, put it on one of these cake stands, and it won’t be plain anymore. Or you can have the cake design and the cake stand match, so then the stand just looks like another cake tier! A great solution if you want the look of a large cake but don’t have the budget to have a huge bottom tier. Whatever way you use one of these cake stands, it will be a gorgeous addition to the display of your cake!

*All photos via Raise The Cake

This photo shoot was designed by MMD Events, a company that I work for, and they asked me to help out with part of the design. What part is that, you ask? Well, paper cranes. Yes, I taught myself how to make paper cranes. Four tutorials and lots of folded paper later, I can now make paper cranes in my sleep! It was so much fun to teach myself a new skill! And now to see not one, but two photos of my work is so exciting!

Paper cranes included, the photo shoot turned out beautifully! The white, the crystals, the sparkle, the lighting! Limelight took some amazing photos, and I absolutely love the white and sparkle factor! Hopefully I’ll be posting some larger and more close-up photos soon!

Via Style Me Pretty

{Instructions from Abby: So, all you need to do is print this template out on 80lb card stock (try Paper Source). Using a 3.5″ hole punch, cut out the circles. Then using either a small amount of glue or some double stick tape, adhere them to corn dog or popsicle sticks (corn dog sticks are a little bit longer). Voila!}

Via Bridal Party Tees Blog

{Click on the link above. You can save the templates and change the wording yourself in Word or Photoshop!}

Via PrintYourParty’s Etsy Shop

{The stir stick designs above are $10 for the template, and can be color customized for $5-10, depending on how much customization you would like done! Take a look at the options, they’re super cute! You just download your custom labels, print them out, and cut or punch out (using a 1.5 inch round punch) to your heart’s content!}

Via Style Me Pretty

{Another stir stick project from Style Me Pretty! The materials needed and step-by-step instructions can be found at this link. They’re a bit more than just cutting out circles, but they look great!}

I’m imagining a photo of several drink glasses in guests’ hands, with gorgeous stir sticks in them! It may be something small, but it can add a huge amount of pretty detail to your event! Is anyone planning on using stir sticks like these at their wedding or bridal shower?

It could even be revamped a little bit! The possibilities go on and on-small palm branches for a beach wedding, or willow branches for a spring wedding. Add some Christmas tree branches, different colors and shapes of ornaments, candy canes, or snowflakes, and voila- you have a new holiday decoration! Full instructions and more photos are on The Bride’s Cafe.

Using something like this would also be an excellent way to do escort cards! I see escort card displays being integrated into the decor of an event more and more, and I love it! Is anyone thinking of using something like this for their wedding or event?

Photo Credit

Now of course you can go the traditional route and carve your pumpkin. There are stencils that you can download and print out, or you can even create your own!

However, when wanting to use your pumpkin for a nice bit of decor, I think stenciling a design onto the pumpkin would be great! Twig and Thistle recently posted a link to a tutorial from Better Homes and Garden of “How to Make a Stenciled Pumpkin” using a doily.

It’s so very pretty, so if you haven’t already carved your pumpkin, try this out! My husband unfortunately demolished our pumpkin and made pie out of it already, so if you try it out, let me know!

Now if you REALLY want to use pumpkins for decor, these glittered pumpkins are amazing!

Via Martha Stewart

My bride from this weekend used some of these as decor elements, and they were so pretty! They would be perfect for a Halloween party! You can find the tutorial here on Martha Stewart’s website.

Does anyone have any other ideas for how to use pumpkins as decor?

Photo via Design*Sponge

Anna of Rifle Design created this incredibly fun menu wheel! Since this is a somewhat time intensive project, it would be ideal for a small wedding. However, it would also be a great idea to just put one or two at a table! It would be a great icebreaker for your guests too!

I would love to host a dinner party where I could make a few of these! I’m thinking of perhaps making these for Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner, in the appropriate colors. Anyone have an event coming up that you could make these for?

You may have recently seen a lot more tissue paper pom-poms being used as decor at weddings. These fun and whimsical decorations are also perfect for a bridal shower or baby shower! Thanks to Martha Stewart and her tutorial on how to make them, tissue paper pom-poms are becoming a common decor item! It’s a wonderful DIY piece of decor to add a pop of color to an event and it’s also such a fun element!

Photo from Martha Stewart Weddings

Photo from Style Me Pretty

Photo from Style Me Pretty, by Katie Anderson Photography

Photo from Rock, Paper, Scissors

You can also get a pom-pom DIY kit from the Prost to the Host Etsy Shop! You can save yourself the time of cutting and measuring, but still put the poms together!

Photo from Prost to the Host

Are any of you planning on using tissue paper pom-poms for an upcoming event, or have you? I can’t wait to have an excuse to make them!