Frosted Pastel Winter Wedding Inspiration
Registry Curation, Winter Weddings McKenzie O'Grady Registry Curation, Winter Weddings McKenzie O'Grady

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.

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How to Create a Wedding that Feels Wintry and Wondrous: an Interview with Real Bride Logan Dryden Garner

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.

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St. Moritz Inspired Wedding Weekend Fashion
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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.

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Christmas Comes to Chapel Journal: An Enchanting Winter Story, Illustrated by Emily Mayne
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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.

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Interview with Artist Emily Mayne of Emily Mayne Studio: Everything Brides Need to Know About Hand-Painted Wedding Invitations & Illustrations
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Interview with Artist Emily Mayne of Emily Mayne Studio: Everything Brides Need to Know About Hand-Painted Wedding Invitations & Illustrations

Today, it is my honor to interview Emily Mayne: artist, stationer, and, to my personal delight, a frequent collaborator. Emily is the illustrator of this, my beloved Chapel Journal. The lovely pink chapel, beautiful botanicals, and characters that grace Chapel’s pages all are Emily’s (read about our Chapel Journal collaboration here). But to speak merely of Emily’s work in relation to my personal connection to it would be to vastly underrepresent her. For Emily creates fine art wedding illustrations and invitations with an elegance, restraint, and lightness of touch that’s seldom experienced. She is not only one of the most talented stationers today; I believe she is among the most talented artists in the wedding industry at large.

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The Ultimate Vail Bachelorette Weekend Guide Part 3: Where to Eat
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The Ultimate Vail Bachelorette Weekend Guide Part 3: Where to Eat

Designed as an Alpine Village with charming storefronts, Swiss and Austrian architecture, and of course world-class skiing, Vail is picturesque without a doubt, and offers no shortage of chic activities. But it’s more than that—Vail is simply enchanting. It’s a place that must be experienced to be truly understood, in all its exquisite beauty and endless charms. And of course, when it comes to bachelorette weekends, a weekend in Vail can be as activity-packed and as photogenic as they come. Picture yourself gliding down the mountain and après skiing in high fashion or exploring the Village and winding down with a hot rock massage at the spa. For the ultimate guide to a bachelorette Vail weekend, look no further. And don’t be surprised if you find yourself mentally packing a suitcase full of retro ski sweaters, fur coats, and winter boots stat.

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The Ultimate Vail Bachelorette Weekend Guide Part 2: Where to Shop
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The Ultimate Vail Bachelorette Weekend Guide Part 2: Where to Shop

Designed as an Alpine Village with charming storefronts, Swiss and Austrian architecture, and of course world-class skiing, Vail is picturesque without a doubt, and offers no shortage of chic activities. But it’s more than that—Vail is simply enchanting. It’s a place that must be experienced to be truly understood, in all its exquisite beauty and endless charms. And of course, when it comes to bachelorette weekends, a weekend in Vail can be as activity-packed and as photogenic as they come. Picture yourself gliding down the mountain and après skiing in high fashion or exploring the Village and winding down with a hot rock massage at the spa. For the ultimate guide to a bachelorette Vail weekend, look no further. And don’t be surprised if you find yourself mentally packing a suitcase full of retro ski sweaters, fur coats, and winter boots stat.

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Most Beautiful Songs & Hymns to Include in a Wedding Ceremony
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Most Beautiful Songs & Hymns to Include in a Wedding Ceremony

Much time is spent lavishing attention on the visual details of a wedding ceremony: gowns, flowers, décor. Yet music is such a poignant—and often overlooked—aspect of choreography. Recall some of the most beautiful artistic moments you have witnessed: a ballet, an opera, a couture, or theater moment.

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Alpine Inspired Wedding Registry
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Alpine Inspired Wedding Registry

My favorite daydream and the vision that would become Chapel Journal—involves an ethereal, alpine landscape. A secret place high up in the mountains, fringed with flowers as spring descends upon its meadows, and frosted completely come wintertime—a scene inside a snow globe, if ever there were one.

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Chapel Journal: Behind the Name
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Chapel Journal: Behind the Name

If I were to choose an image that symbolizes perfect peace, it would be a little chapel nestled high in the mountains, surrounded by wildflowers. When I am feeling stressed or afraid, I often imagine this dream place. My chapel is sweet, gentle, charming, and graceful. I imagine walking up a meadow path, catching first a glimpse of its steeple, then its stained-glass windows, and at last the whole miracle of it: the chapel glowing in morning light.

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