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Hello, sweet readers! We’ve got one more V-Day post for you (did you catch last week’s red round-up and purple tablescape?). This one’s all about hearts. And the best thing about these hearts? They’re not just for Valentine’s Day! We think most of these ideas could be used at a wedding year-round. After all, weddings, at any time of the year, are about love, are they not? Let’s dive in!

First, we’ve got hearts for you hair, your shoes, your fingers.

That darling heartband is from ban.do (and bonus: all of their Valentine’s Day goodies are on sale for 25% off right now!). The eensy rose gold heart ring is from Catbird. Giant Dwarf makes the most magical heart and star crowns and hairpins. Check out the heart boutonniere by Alison Conklin on Ruffled.

Now that you’ve outfitted yourself, it’s time to outfit your reception!

Hand a balloon to every guest and amazing photos are sure to follow! (Photos by Youkeun Oh via Style Me Pretty). We loved the bold heart programs from this fun wedding by Our Labor of Love (see more here and here!). This thumbprint heart print from Nella Designs would make such a neat focal point propped up at your reception, and these thumbprint napkins are just genius (photo by Kristin Spencer). How about gifting each of your guests an adorable Cupid Kit from Paper + Twine? The last three images are all from a GORGEOUS wedding by Jose Villa (planned by Instead of You). Where oh where did the bride get those giant vintage tin hearts??

Lastly, these sweet ideas were much too delicious-looking to pass up. And that gold foil cake — I die!

That to-die-for gold foil mini cake? The instructions are right here, on Sweetapolita. This is Glamorous shared these heart tarts. The conversation heart cookies and heart macarons? Not sure where those came from. Shout out in the comments if you know!

Happy Valentine’s Day!

emily Written with love by Emily
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  1. avatar Lori reply

    I am not one to gravitate to heart items generally but found myself swooning over a few of your finds! The thumbprint heart print is too cute- and would be adorable at a reception and later hung in an entryway or nook in the newlywed homestead! I also love, love, love the huge huge vintage tin hearts! The conversation cookies are also adorable. Happy Valentine’s Day, ladies. Thanks for always providing me with a daily dose of Southern inspiration
    !

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  3. avatar Lara reply

    Love love love! I want those heart macaroons in my belly right now. They are almost too pretty to eat!

  4. avatar Kristin Nicole reply

    Love the thumbprint print…so cute.

  5. avatar katie reply

    Where did those thumbprint napkins come from? So cute

    • avatar Emily reply

      Hi Katie! I don’t have a source for the fingerprint napkins, but my best guess is that they were a custom-designed product. To replicate the look, have a designer work with your fingerprints, and then send the art to For Your Party (foryourparty.com) to have it printed on cocktail napkins. Their prices are super reasonable!

  6. avatar Dearly Loved Wedding Photography reply

    I’m such a sucker for hearts. Super cute ideas! The balloons are my favorite. I’ve never seen any like that.

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Weekly Round-Up

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Happy Friday, y’all! We only have a few more days until Valentine’s Day! Have you made any exciting plans? Or, if you’re like me and a homebody, have you made plans for a fabulous dinner and rented a romantic comedy to watch? Since the day of love is right around the corner, I thought I would start off this post with my favorite photo from this week. It’s dreamy and sweet and who doesn’t love being sprinkled with paper hearts?

Does this photo look familiar? If you’ve been keeping up with our posts from today, you know it’s from Marissa’s very first SW post on Southern style! This week, we went red-crazy as Marissa shined the spotlight on one of our favorite bright and cheery colors.

Whitney is all about spreading some love and happiness this week! Our giveaway with The Happy Envelope is just the ticket to spreading the joy around. You can win 100 save the dates from The Happy Envelope if you go to the original post and tell us which design you like best and how you like to share your wealth of happiness. Here’s a preview:

Did Christine + Iaan’s pink and blue wedding (here and here) make you ridiculously happy like it did for me? My favorite part was the bubblegum pink vintage car and Emily’s Paper Pick of the week, their wedding invitation! Go check it out here. It’s cute in design and cuter if you read their story. The invitations were designed and printed by Christine herself!

We’re a little gaga over felt, lately. Can you blame us? Emily’s Southern Spotting for this week is as cute as gardenias come. They would be perfect for your groom’s boutonniere if you choose to go with real flowers for your walk down the aisle. Head to the original post and you can find a link to the DIY!

Don’t forget to check out the bright and fun weddings on the blog this week:

Kara + Tyler’s green celebration from V3 here and here
Christine + Iaan’s cute-as-a-button pink and blue wedding here and here
Katie + Matt’s laid back outdoor wedding in North Carolina here and here

And what’s a round-up without sharing some great opportunities?

2011 is Barry C Altmark’s 20th year as a professional photographer! To celebrate, he’s giving away a wedding package to some cool people (Yup! “Cool” is the theme of the contest!) Go to this post on Barry’s blog for more details.

Remember this post about WPPI? Lisa Lefkowitz, Jose Villa and Jonathan Canlas are working on a benefit project for the event, a Mentor Session Charity Raffle! What a team! See more details on Lisa’s blog, here.

StudioWed is planning their next great event for newly engaged couples to jump-start the wedding planning process. The Wedding Experience will feature seminars chock-full of tips and inspiration, and include lunch and chances to win a few great prizes! To register and for more details, go here.

Lastly, before we leave you for the weekend, take a little peek below at this Southern wedding video from the fabulous Cabana Pictures.



Lauren (in a glamorous and GORGEOUS Vera Wang dress!) and Chris were married at the Country Club at Mirasol in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Pretttttyyyy, right?

Now go forth and enjoy your weekend, spend time with your sweetie and put the finishing touches on a Valentine’s Day present!

nicoleyang Written with love by Nicole
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  2. avatar Shannon reply

    I just love your blog! I’m an avid “stalker”, but a really bad commenter! I mentioned my love for your all in an interview this week. I’d love for you all to check it out when you get a chance: http://naptimemomtog.com/2011/02/12/shannon-living-with-the-lowrys-spotlight-17/

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  4. avatar Jeanette reply

    Cabana Pictures is awesome!!! They are filming our wedding and shot our engagement video and they are as sweet as they are talented. Great post!

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The sweetest thing about this shoot? Nope, not the heart-shaped strawberries, not the pom pom chandelier, and not the gorgeously vintage-y bouquet and bouquet wrap (though those are all sweet!). The sweetest thing about this shoot? It was designed and orchestrated by a pair of best friends, Jenny Khachaturian and Cassie Schott. What could be more perfect for Valentine’s Day, a day for celebrating love of all stripes?

Jenny of Paper Blvd Design took care of the stationery, Striking Stems, the bouquet, and Tree Vaello, the hair and makeup. Cassie Schott photographed everything to perfection, including the adorable “love potion” cocktails! That dress? Vera Wang, of course, from Milad Bridal Boutique… and what could be sweeter?

emily Written with love by Emily
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  2. avatar Kristin Nicole reply

    Gorgeous!

  3. avatar courtney reply

    what is the cocktail made with?? its just too cute and the coloring is perfect!

  4. avatar postcards and pretties reply

    gorgeous shoot! love all the pretty details!

  5. avatar Lauren @ ELD reply

    Loooooove this!!!

  6. avatar LAG reply

    Lovely shoot!

  7. avatar Sarah @ I Want Wedding Champagne! reply

    o.0

    I. want. her. hair.

    Cute shoot too, lol.

  8. avatar Cassie reply

    Ok, I’m TOTALLY crazy about this whole shoot! I love every detail! Amazing!

  9. avatar Teresa Lowther Mason reply

    Beautiful! Tree Vaello, the hair and makeup artist for this shoot, is an absolute doll to work with and does an amazing job! (she did my hair & makeup for my wedding 2/13/10!) Congrats!

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  12. avatar Rachel – theWeddingVine reply

    Everything on that sweetie table looks sooo good!

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