Outdoor Lighting

I snapped a photo of this park in Southern California because I wanted to remember the string of lighting over what I think was a senior center bocce court, if I remember correctly.

This was last summer and I had forgotten to post it until going thru photos for scrapbooking recently.

 

It is not very easy to see in this photo, but it was a great look to remember. 

Maybe I'll have a need for this look sometime.

Wedding Decor

We had some time to kill one day while waiting for an appointment, and enjoyed looking at some wedding décor.

 

We took a few pictures to remind us of the looks we saw. The photos aren't very good - we were using a phone and just sitting and visiting while we snapped a photo here and there. We just wanted to remember the look not take a perfect photo.

 

In this photo we liked the crystal garland (not the bigger white garland, but the smaller double swag behind it).

Though not very noticeable, there is a gazebo (with some greenery) in the left of the photo, and we really liked that too.

This next photo shows a large bookcase or shelving unit with decorative hooks attached to the upright boards and a chandelier hanging from one of them.  I liked that idea, and it looked better in the room than it does in the photo.

Another thing in the next photo is the white bark branches - they too looked better than they do here.

 

We also liked the painted cement floor seen in the above photo and this next photo. (sorry, phone photos just can't make the look as appealing as it really is.)

 

Then there was this backdrop - quite lovely.

 

The sheer fabric had been sewn to create vertical tubing or casing all the way across the width (with the seams running vertically). Then each tube had a strand of lights threaded through it. 

(I probably didn't explain that very well.)

 

It looked quite lovely when it was plugged in.

 

These were just a few looks we wanted to save because they were so lovely.

 

More lovely looks for weddings or other special occasions can be found here on my blog under the labels

 

Weddings Galore-y or

Party Occasion-ally Galore-y

 

 

Another place for great wedding or special event décor would be found under other labels such as

 

Backdrops

Buntings

Garland

 

 



you might even check things like

 

Balloons  and

Poms

 

 

My pinterest boards offer more ideas - take a peek at my 

 

Weddings and Special Events Board

 

and

 

Backdrops, Bunting, & Garland Board

 

and

 

Party Time Board

 

Lighting Board

 

 

 

Light Strand Garland

Put shades on your strands of lights for a fun and colorful look.

I've shown this look before, but here it is again, with fabric (not paper) and with plastic cups (not paper).  From Rebeccas DIY.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Another Canopy

Here is a bright and colorful ribbon canopy chandelier seen on Pinterest 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

More Stuff

 

Coffee Filter Flowers from U-Create

Because I don't drink coffee, I don't use filters, and I don't know if this is an expensive or inexpensive thing to do, but it looks pretty.  The colors are great - if you like those colors ;) and I do.

 

 

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Look at these lovely poms created over paper lanterns.

From A Simple Kind of Life

 

 

 

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Claim your glass or dessert cups with sweet little tags tied with slim ribbon like these from The Party Dress.  I don't do wine, but I do use stemware, so this look would work.

I imagine using this type of tag when large groups of stemware (including dessert cups) are needed and borrowed from several owners.  These little tags add color and character (even some charm) to the finished look and could be used to designate which glass should be returned to which owner (by using pre-determined colors or numbers or letters, or words, of course). 

 

 

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Outdoor Weddings

Beautiful Outdoor Weddings

 Weddings by Lilly shows several Outdoor Weddings - here are only 3 from that post.

I really like the lace overlay on the tablecloth.  Brilliant pop of color too.

Chandeliers are always awesome - indoors or outdoors.  The candlesticks/candles, flowers, and all sorts of beautiful things lined up in the center of the table helps make this a lovely look.

I'm sure I've shown this one before, but I LOVE a soft draped tent or canopy, and this one is lovely.

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I love lights, and these are strung around on poles in the ground. Awesome - all we need are poles!  (and lights) 
From Reference Wedding Decoration



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Candle light always make a wedding look lovely and romantic.  Here are a couple looks with clusters of candles from Wedding Décor.  They would look lovely in an outdoor setting, especially in the darker part of the evening when more light is needed.





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 I'm sure this photo is not outside, but it sure would look nice outside.  So Lovely!  Vintage luggage is always great!  This is awesome color too.  From HERE

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Sheer curtains tied back with a bouquet of flowers makes a lovely look.  From Wedding Elation, where you'll find several other great outdoor looks with chandeliers.

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Isn't this a beautiful backdrop, from vivify

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 How about this look? From The Knot
Idea - Rent some furniture and set up lounge areas around the yard.

Glow in the Dark Party Decor

Glow Stick Lighting and other fun glow stick décor from Grey Grey Designs

These ideas could work with the backyard party I found a while ago with a similar theme.  Check them out at  It's Party Time Again.

Vintage Weddings



Vintage Beauties

Vintage is possibly my favorite look.  It can combine with most any other look to create a beautiful and complete look. I think Boho fits nicely with Vintage - they can be quite similar when using neutral and washed out colors.

Click on Weddings Galore-y at the right to see all the weddings I've posted - the majority are vintage.

On this post I hope to not show any that I have previously shown, so be sure to take at look at that Galore-y because there are some beautiful vintage weddings there.

A great vintage wedding can be found at Elizabeth Anne Designs.
I don't know what is hanging on those strings from the tree - any ideas???

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 From Riverside Cottage 
"Natural settings are hugely popular for the beauty and ambiance that they provide & the minimal decor that is required."
It is a lovely look - indoors or out, but outdoors does seem to be a bit more appealing to me.  Such a cute hanging ornament / votive holder, especially against the textures of the tree bark and sheer swag. Beautiful.



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Trees can be a great focus point - just look at the way they use this tree, here.



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Green Wedding Shoes shows this Age Inspired Love Story.
I like this cake.  It's simple and charming.

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Vintage French Wedding Inspiration from Green Wedding Shoes.
Vintage is a mix and match much like boho - but I think I might have already said that...

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More candles in glass jars, hanging from trees.  From OneWed.
so lovely!



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Great Cake from here.
Ah! Buttons! 

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Elizabeth Anne Designs shares this look.
Barns are vintage, old things are vintage..., and this wedding speaks vintage. Can you hear see it?

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10 Tips for a Vintage Wedding here.

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From Weddings by Lilly.
This setup is lovely - the different areas, the rock walk and wall, the blues, the pinks, the whites..., it's such a great look.

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How about some vintage books on some rustic(ish) brick?  From Simple is Beautiful.  This is simple and beautiful.



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More great looks here
Lace ..., lovely lace! 

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and have you ever dressed up an orange like this, or seen one dressed like this?  Kinda cute huh!

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Vintage Doors from The Plunge Project.
Old doors are always cool.  How about that door hanging with rope, creating a great table!!!  It might move a bit as you are eating at it, but it would only make things more interesting.

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Suitcases as weddings are great!
Isn't the color of this suitcase lovely!  From Casamenteiras.

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This is a bit familiar, but I don't recall if I have shown it before, so I'm taking a chance and posting it here, because I just don't want to forget it.
From Vintage Blossom.
Love the tablecloth and the chair.
I'm pretty sure I haven't shown the bottles and twigs - they are awesome too.




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That ruffled table cloth setup comes from this wedding at Green Wedding Shoes and includes these too. 
Of course I love the assorted glassware, and I also love the doily cloth, the cherries in the candy bowl, the flowers/greenery on the plate.

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Here is some vintage fabric from Paper Blog - (you'll have to translate it if you wanna read it.)
I do love ripped fabric garland.



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Great backdrop area from Wedding Bee. 



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What a wonderful flower cart from Elizabeth Anne Designs



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Okay, I guess I've got to stop somewhere!
Vintage!  It's just so lovely!

One last thing -
Rustic Wedding Chic has a post about the Top 10 Vintage Weddings.
This is one of them - and yes, I almost forgot - boots and baby's breath are definitely included in some vintage weddings.

 

You might want to take a peek at each of those 10 weddings so you don't miss out on things like this

and this

 and this

 

and this

and this

and ..., I should stop ..., really stop!

Um! one final note: those last few were a great fall and winter look weren't they!

okay, I'm done!
for now!
But I'm sure that vintage will keep showing up in future posts.

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