Board {Aqua, Gold, Pink}

Oh, long lost boards. I've missed you! Here is a perfect board for spring and summer. This aesthetic would be absolutely lovely at a beach wedding.

{Bangles, Striped Houses, Cake, Washi Tape, Buttons, Crochet}

Reviva Weddings are featured in WeddingBells, Canada

 We are delighted that one of our beautiful weddings, from last year, has been featured, across the waters, in the Canadian Weddingbells Magazine so we thought we would share this moment with you! 

According to Joee Wong, the fantastic photographer that Kelly and Wil bought with them all the way from Toronto, the article looks even better in real life.

Kelly and Wil contacted us, not long before their wedding date, and needed help to finalise all the details of their wedding day and someone to style, decorate and oversee their stunning wedding at the Puente Romano Hotel.

It was a challenge, as despite booking the venue, Kelly and Wil had actually not been here, although we then found out Kelly had visited as a child and decided she wanted to get married here :)  Having been together for 7 years and saved up for this special day, we were very excited and honoured to be involved. 

Carla set to and finalised all the suppliers, arranged the last few details and organised everything so it all came together and I worked with Kelly to design and style her

wedding day.

The end result was stunning, it was a beautifully hot September day and the emotional ceremony conducted by the delightful Natasha was held on the beach at Puente Romano Hotel followed by a reception at the hotel´s Suite Del Mar. 

 

 

Kathryn Parr made everyone look gorgeous with her amazing hair and make up talents and Mark at Cake Marbella did us proud with his cupcakes (still have to have words with him about supplying extra though!)

Dramatic Spanish Style For Weddings

As many of our clients wish to incorporate an element of Spain into their weddings here, we are constantly looking for Spanish style inspirations to add touches of Spain's wonderful and dramatic culture into our weddings and parties. 

We love this fabulous shoot featured on Wedluxe using a stunning combination of black lace, red roses and golds, it reminds me of the beautiful churches we have here adorned with gold candelabras and candles. 

We have been working very hard here this winter and many of our weddings coming up this year have some beautifully designed styling and details. 

We have one in Sevilla that is going to be stunning and we will feature sneak peeks as we build up to the big day, our gorgeous vintage fan invitations are winging their way to London as I type :) 

We have a Sevillian orange rustic style wedding, fabulous vintage style lace weddings and the rest of our designs are currently well kept secrets as we reveal some stunning new ideas throughout 2012!

Coming Soon...(!!!)

I'm so thrilled to show off my splash page - designed by my uber-talented friend, Lauren of The Creative Parasol! When she first showed it to me, I teared up a bit because it was a reminder that my dream of owning an event design and planning company was actually coming true, as silly as that sounds. It's all happening! 

Stay tuned for more branding and design fun for Bird Dog Wedding! 

Featured {100 Layer Cake}

We are so excited to have our mod-inspired shoot featured on on our very favorite wedding blogs, 100 Layer Cake, today! We worked hard pulling all the bits and pieces together for this shoot, and had a blast along the way. We're pretty pleased with the end result thanks to our team (see end of post). Go check out the post!

Styling {Bird Dog Wedding}

Photography {Paige Newton}

Videography {Ava Baird}

Flowers {The Byrd Collective}

Desserts {Bake Sale Austin}

Paper Goods {The Creative Parasol}

Fashion Styling {Trophy Boutique}

Headpieces {Lo Boheme}

Makeup {Nisa Nicole}

Hair {Erica Rae}

Rentals {American Party Rental}

Models {Liz and Colin}

Special thanks to:

- Frock On, Prototype, and Lucy in Disguise with Diamonds for our super mod dresses

- Lauren, Linda and Mark, and Kate for providing us with some lovely vintage pieces

Entwined 2012 {Rehearsal Dinner Invitations}

Remember how we're designing a super cute/colorful/French/boutique-y rehearsal dinner for Annie and Tyler, the winners of the HUGE Entwined wedding weekend giveaway? Ok, good! Well, yesterday, The Creative Parasol guest posted on Entwined's blog with a wonderful preview of the rehearsal dinner invitations they designed. They turned out so incredibly well. Lauren is just so talented and I love our brains when we get together. I'm absolutely thrilled about the result and Annie and Tyler were, too! Check them out, folks!

{Entwined 2012 blog}

Wedding Day Jewelry

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Meet Us {Texas Events and Hospitality Affair 2012}

Want to see what we're up to? Or learn a little more about Bird Dog Wedding and the services we provide? Then come say hello at the Texas Belles Events and Hospitality Affair this Wednesday, March 21st, from 7 to 9 PM, at Mercury Hall! We were honored to be included among their favorite Austin vendors! Here's the Facebook invitation for more info.

We're designing a sweet tablescape with a little help from our talented vendor friends: The Creative Parasol, Loot Vintage Rentals, and Rosehip Flora. You need to see this!

{Oh Happy Day}

New Ruche Pastel Wedding Collection

We felt this was too exciting not to share and thanks to Green Wedding Shoes for introducing Ruche's new wedding collection which is being launched on the 19th March.

We are already an avid fan of their clothes and accessories and are delighted that Ruche are now creating vintage, feminine wedding and bridesmaids dresses with a focus on embroidery and intricate detailing.

We are in love the pastels and neutrals, a huge fashion statement this year mixed with metallics and even more amazing are the prices with wedding dresses below $500 and bridesmaids retailing at around $100.

All brides must pop over and take a sneak peek at Green Wedding Shoes and in the meantime we have about 4 more sleeps until this gorgeous new collection is launched.

I have no doubt we will see many more gorgeous photos and will share these with you.

Wedding Day Hair Inspiration

On your wedding day it is an opportunity for you to wear your hair in a style that is different, more elaborate or perhaps just more suitable to accommodating your veil.

We have searched through our Real Wedding archives and found some beautiful hairstyles for your review.

Some of our brides had a wedding day hair up do that they could change easily for their reception. That's a fantastic idea!

 

Amanda Smith by Next Exit Photography

Claire has a Classic Hair for back veil look

Front view of Claire (Infinity Photography)

Emma Kaveney (Mint Photography)
with a beautiful hair up do!

Just added the veil on a comb for the day
and then easily removed the veil for the reception!

Oliva (Calli B Photography)
Added a jewelled hair piece

 

Stephanie Sarta (Featherstone Photography)

Alexis Hemphill by Elizabeth Messina Photographer

Carrie Lynch with a long hair style by Infinity Photography

This gorgeous Flower Girl for Cate Raynor wearing a classic flower wreath - so simple yet beautiful!  (GM Photographics)

Monique Mellor with bridesmaid's matching hair up dos
by Karen Visser Photographer

 

Beautiful symmetry photography of  Monique Mellor's Bridesmaids and of course Monique looking stunning with her hair down and wearing a veil!

 

Alice Baxter by Paper & Lace Photography

 

Carey's classy hair style and hair piece

Photography by Aaron Delesie

Leah wearing a lacy hair piece that stands out on her dark hair
by Anna Rose Photography

Megan Crockett by Lens to Life Photography

Rachel Siemring by Calli B Photography

Kate Stockwell by Samm Blake Photography

 

Kylie Hackett wearing an elegant hairpiece

 with long hair by Thurtell Photography

 

Sally Ryan started with a veil and changed to a hair piece later

Adrian Tuazon Photography

Zoe and John by Jose Villa Photography

Zoe and John by Jose Villa Photography

	This beautiful braid from Project Wedding http://www.projectwedding.com/

This beautiful braid from Project Wedding

http://www.projectwedding.com/

Just love the flower piece in the hair. A great alternative to a veil!
This piece is available from
The Prancing Fox- Style Inspirations for the Fashion Conscious Individual.

This amazing hair up style from LA Girl Secrets
http://www.lagirlsecrets.com/

This beautiful gown with matching hat from Gowns of Elegance is a great alternative or addition to a wedding day hair up do
http://www.gownsofelegance.com

Here is a video from Lilith Moon showing how to create a French fishtail braid for short medium and long hair

We hope you enjoyed these images and feel inspired with ideas on ways to wear your hair on your big day. We would love to hear your thoughts so please comment below!