weddings in arkansas new issue

new issue hits newsstands today

May 7, 2013 by weddingsar

Our new issue of Weddings in Arkansas hits newsstands today! It’s full of inspiration, including tabletop ideas, gorgeous florals, invitations, real weddings, fashion and more. You can find a copy of the new issue at Kroger, Barnes & Noble, Wal-Mart, Target, Harps and other local grocery stores, as well as local shops around the state.

We’ll be uploading our expanded digital edition very soon, which will feature more photography and five additional real Arkansas weddings. So, follow us online to stay tuned!

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from the new issue: berry bliss

December 4, 2012 by weddingsar

Our berry-inspired color palette included in our new issue is inspired by bordeaux and burgundy, two of fall’s hottest trends. We included shades of nature’s candy: blueberries, raspberries and blackberries to complete this palette. There is a lot of inspiration in this feature including cakes, desserts, invitations, flowers and more. See something you like? Let us know. A big thank you to the fabulous Arkansas vendors sourced below and also seen in our expanded digital edition. They are all amazing! Enjoy!

{Miniature fruit tarts with raspberries and blackberries; Sweet Love, Little Rock, (501) 613-7780, sweetlovebakes.com. Letterpress invitation with traditional script and French fleur-de-lis motif in Prussian blue and Fuchsia Shine; A Southern Tradition, Conway, (501) 336-0326, asoutherntradition.com}

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{Three-tier wedding cake with purple and white stripes and bows; TracyCakes, Little Rock, (501) 227-4243, seasonsoflovecakes.com}

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{Smock black and white striped invitation sleeve and Dawson letterpress calligraphy invitation in raspberry, thank you tag with raspberry accent; By Invitation Only, Little Rock, (501) 975-8902, byinvitationonlylr.com}

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{Mr. & Mrs. wooden signs; Haus Werk, Little Rock, (501) 663-5251, shophauswerk.com}

{Hand-tied bouquet with red celosia, Freedom roses, eggplant calla lilies, equinox, Hot Princess roses, kale and hot pink ranunculous finished with eggplant purple ribbon accented with ivory pinstripe ribbon; Shirley’s Flowers, Inc., Rogers and Bentonville, (800) 624-7225, shirleysflowersinc.com}

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{Strawberry-peach jam; Sweet Love, Little Rock, (501) 613-7780, sweetlovebakes.com. Rifle Paper Co. thank you cards; Molly’s Paperie, Little Rock, (501) 661-9929, mollyspaperie.com}

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{Stacy Claire Boyd wedding invitation with festive woodcut detail; The Crown Shop, Little Rock, (501) 227-8442, thecrownshop.com. Sachet with dried roses; White Goat, Little Rock, (501) 603-9460}

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{Tatra by Smock coaster with foil stamping in gold matte; By Invitation Only, Little Rock, (501) 975-8902, byinvitationonlylr.com. Red velvet French macarons; Sweet Love, Little Rock, (501) 613-7780, sweetlovebakes.com}

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{Green calligraphy save-the-date by Page Stationery; Shindig Paperie, Fayetteville, (479) 521-1778, shindigpaperie.com. Dauphine Press wedding invitation with blueberry branches; Molly’s Paperie, Little Rock, (501) 661-9929, mollyspaperie.com}

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{Three-tier wedding cake with floral and berry accents; Mickey’s Special Affairs, Little Rock, (501) 321-1989, mickeysevents.com}

{Hand-tied bouquet filled with phalaenopsis orchids, eryngium, cottage yarrow, black baccara roses, lotus pods, light pink lisianthus, cherry brandy roses, Hot Princess roses, and alliums finished off with a burlap ribbon accented with twisted twine. Shirley’s Flowers, Inc., Rogers and Bentonville, (800) 624-7225, shirleysflowersinc.com}

all photography by Nancy Nolan

We’ll be sharing real weddings and fashion images soon, so we can give these pretty pictures a place to call home. Stay tuned! Check out the expanded digital edition online here.

from the new issue: falling for you

November 28, 2012 by weddingsar

The new issue is online and we are so proud of this 10th anniversary issue! Earthy details like cotton and coffee beans gave this particular color palette the texture and warmth we were wanting. We had so much fun working with these talented Arkansas wedding vendors on the flowers, invitations, sweets, wedding cakes and more. Oh, we just love the way it all turned out! Enjoy!

{Moroccan Romantic letterpress wedding invitation suite in Prussian Blue and Copper Shine by Bella Figura; A Southern Tradition, Conway, (501) 336-0326, asoutherntradition.com. Winter-inspired bouquet with open magnolia, gardenia, stock, calla lilies, roses, cotton bolls, pinecones, silver brunia berries, dusty miller and scabiosa pods; Becky Clement, Inspired by Nature, Little Rock, (501) 945-7226}

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{Monogrammed four-tier wedding cake with flowers in shades of gold; Ambrosia Bakery, Hot Springs, (501) 525-4500, ambrosiabakeryco.com}

{Oblation Papers & Press Florentine invitation suite with deckled top edge, off-set motif, and sage and gold inks on 100% recycled, handmade cream paper; The Crown Shop, Little Rock, (501) 227-8442, thecrownshop.com. S’mores in a jar with leaf-shaped graham cracker cookies; Sweet Love, Little Rock, (501) 613-7780, sweetlovebakes.com}

{White chocolate mocha French macarons; Sweet Love, Little Rock, (501) 613-7780, sweetlovebakes.com. Miniature cake stands; A Southern Tradition, Conway, (501) 336-0326, asoutherntradition.com}

{Square wedding invitation suite, silk napkins with burlap bow, faux-wood table runner; A Southern Tradition, Conway, (501) 336-0326,asoutherntradition.com. Metal Morphosis sterling silver miniature butter knife and fork; Haus Werk, Little Rock, (501) 663-5251, shophauswerk.com}

{Autumn-inspired bouquet with open magnolia, gardenia, stock, calla lilies, roses, cotton bolls, pinecones, silver brunia berries, dusty miller, lilly buds, lotus pods, autumn clematis and scabiosa pods. Becky Clement, Inspired by Nature, Little Rock, (501) 945-7226}

{Bamboo letterpress and copper metallic foil wedding invitation with champagne liner and foil edging; Shindig Paperie, Fayetteville, (479) 521-1778, shindigpaperie.com. Juliska oval platter in cappuccino brown from the Berry and Thread Collection; The Full Moon, Little Rock, (501) 663-4367. Sachet filled with fresh lavender; White Goat, Little Rock, (501) 603-9460}

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{Lace-inspired two-tier wedding cake topped with Southern magnolia bloom; Donatello, Little Rock, (501) 590-0756, redclaychocolate.com}

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{Vietri’s Italian Martellato collection stainless steel flatware with hammered detail; The Full Moon, Little Rock, (501) 663-4367}

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{Custom-designed Amy Nelson Hannon layered invitation suite in ecrus, golds and champagnes with Swiss dot details; Sincerely Yours Paper, Springdale, sincerelyyourspaper.com}

all photography by Nancy Nolan

What do you think? A big THANK YOU to all these fabulous Arkansas wedding resources. Couldn’t have done it without you! Don’t forget to flip through the new expanded digital edition online here, which includes this story along with lots of other inspiration. Stay tuned as we share more images from the new issue, so we can give these pretty pictures a place to call home.

new look + expanded digital edition is online

November 13, 2012 by weddingsar

Ever since we completed our new oh-so-southern fall/winter issue, we immediately starting working on our expanded digital edition. We added 20 pages of content, including more inspiration images, as well as, more real weddings and fashion images not seen in our print edition. We have been busy little wedding bees around the Weddings in Arkansas office.

We also updated our home page with fresh images right out of the new issue. Every morning I have checked to see if they are up yet, and this morning I got to see these beautiful images gracing our site…

New cover image, which links directly to our digital edition features a simple Arkansas rice bouquet and is shown with a lovely Allure slip dress with charmeuse lining and a cathedral-length illusion veil from Low’s Bridal & Formal in Brinkley. Layered pearl necklaces and bracelets from Sissy’s Log Cabin add the perfect Southern touch. (More details on all these items seen on our cover are listed in our fashion pages.)

If you click on “Our Wedding Blog” the slider switches to this view…

Click on this image to go to our blog, which is full of wedding ideas and inspiration. The dress seen here is the Bernadette by Maggie Sottero with intricate lace detail, Swarovski crystals, keyhole back from The Bridal Cottage in North Little Rock. The 18-karat white gold mother-of-pearl, topaz and diamond vine pendant is from Romance Diamond Company in Fayetteville. Last but not least, Cabbage Rose Florist in Little Rock created a gorgeous Southern bouquet for us highlighted with guinea feathers and tied with a natural burlap tile overlay. (More details on all these items seen here are listed in our fashion pages.)

Click on magazine on our bar across the top to flip thru the pages of our digital edition! You can turn the pages in this view or you can click on fullscreen for even better viewing.

Have fun looking through our updated site and expanded issue. There are lots of Southern details we know you’ll love.

Fashion image photography by Nancy Nolan.

Cake Love

August 15, 2012 by weddingsar

We were in for a big treat when these fabulous cakes started showing up at our studio the day of our spring/summer issue photo shoot. After lots of calls and meetings with these talented bakery owners discussing trends and ideas, we were thrilled with the inspiring wedding cakes we got to include in this issue. Grab a piece of cake, pull up a chair and enjoy! {photography by Nancy Nolan}

All lined up and ready for their photo shoot. Our streamers had an encore moment and came back after starring in our fashion spread seen here. All the colors used on the cakes coordinated with the pink, orange, mint, blue and yellow streamers. Aren’t they so pretty?!

Here are some close-ups for you…

{Sweet Love, Little Rock, (501) 613-7780, sweetlovebakes.com} Owner Kelli Marks made this chevron cake with silver modern monogram. Chevron has been such a hot trend and we LOVE it!

{Ambrosia, Hot Springs, (501)525-4500, ambrosiabakeryco.com} Millie Baron was great to work with and she had some great ideas for us. We loved the design she came up with!

{TracyCakes, Little Rock, (501) 227-4243, tracycakesar.com} Tracy runs a busy shop in West Little Rock and she created this beauty that ended up being on our cover!

{Mickey’s Special Affairs, Little Rock, (501) 221-1989, mickeysevents.com} Mrs. Coleman is the sweetest and we loved the peach, pink and white striped cake she made for us. Those colors are just delicious.

A big thanks to everyone again! Give these pros a call to see what they can whip up for your wedding or special event.

registry recap

August 6, 2012 by weddingsar

{ 1-wedding tea towels, catering to you, little rock, 501-614-9030 | 2- zen zen wooden bowl and servers, the full moon, little rock, 501-663-4367 | 3-votive holder, the full moon, little rock, 501-663-4367 | 4- seersucker placemat & napkin, the full moon, little rock, 501-663-4367 | 5- salt & pepper set, fifth season | 6- big buddha clutch, catering to you, little rock, 501-614-9030 }

These are some of our favorites from the wedding world, including three items you didn’t see in the magazine. I spy a few things that must be on your registry list. Go check out these fabulous items and support our local shops. Enjoy!

pink & peach: two bouquets

June 6, 2012 by weddingsar

There are lots of bright and beautiful colors throughout our new spring/summer issue online here. Tanarah Luxe Floral is one of the amazing floral designers that we worked with on this issue. Here is the bouquet that she created for our photo shoot. Plus, a bonus bouquet you haven’t seen yet!

Tanarah mixed it up and added pops of yellow in the second bouquet.

{ Tanarah Luxe Floral & Event Styling, Maumelle, (501) 803-4630, designsbytanarah.com }

So, do you love these color combos as much as we do? We couldn’t get enough of this lovely pink & peach combo, so we found some more pretty images just for Y-O-U. Enjoy!