Frosted Pastel Winter Wedding Inspiration
When most of us imagine winter weddings, we think of rich colors—burgundy, aubergine, emerald— and of jewel-toned bouquets and evergreen-trimmed aisles. While I love traditions and traditional values, when it comes to wedding styling, I tend to prefer the unexpected. And so, the most exquisite winter wedding I can imagine is one designed in pastel shades. These pale hues would feel almost frosted: icy lilac, powder blue, blush pink, mint green. Colors that create a sense of wonder, of enchantment. Imagine a precious opal or moonstone, how the gemstone refracts and scatters light, and contains traces of pink, blue, green. The loveliest pastels also have this iridescence, this pearlescent or opalescent quality. A certain shimmer. A magic.
How to Create a Wedding that Feels Wintry and Wondrous: an Interview with Real Bride Logan Dryden Garner
Today, I am honored to interview Logan Dryden Garner, a December 2016 bride, and poised and articulate guide on the discussion of winter weddings. With her trademark grace, Logan shares how brides can create a wedding that feels wondrous and wintry without going the route of traditional Christmas décor. She is the ideal person to turn to, for when I imagine a wedding that captures the essence of winter—that evokes its enchanting beauty-- I think of Logan’s.
St. Moritz Inspired Wedding Weekend Fashion
My love for the alpine aesthetic is well-documented (see here and here). Cozying up in a chalet, wearing winter fashions-- this, to me, is the epitome of luxury. And as someone who has perfected the art of après without at all mastering the sport of ski, I can attest firsthand that après ski culture and fashion is something to be enjoyed by all— black diamond experts, bunny hill honeys, and those for whom shopping is their cardio.
Christmas Comes to Chapel Journal: An Enchanting Winter Story, Illustrated by Emily Mayne
High up in the Swiss Alps, winter comes quietly, and all at once. The heart thrills as one awakens to an all-white world. Spring’s flower fields are blanketed in snow, and glittering blue lakes, now frozen, inspire dreams of ice skating. People rise early to watch God make a mountain morning. As the sun creeps behind the horizon, the sky takes on color—timid at first, then lustrous with pink and golden colors. A lark lets cry the clear, brilliant notes of the day’s first song. All of creation seems to respond in awe and wonder to the God who touches the sky and makes the day glow—who touches the heart and gives it new life.