Inspiration Board: Yellow and Brown

I dunno why I'm leaning to shades of brown lately, but I always thought of it as a good neutral-colored complement to a bright or rich color. And I also realized that it's been a while since I used yellow for my inspiration boards, and this is why this board came to be. Seems like a nice color combo for rustic or summery weddings.

Hope you like today's inspiration board:

Top row: Cake Central, Maggie Sottero, MJ's Designs.
Middle row: Thisleberry Press, shadow090109 via Etsy.
Bottom row: Siri, Amanda Pair.

A new look

Once again, Inspired Weddings has a new look.

Geez, I'm just a sucker for Blogger's Template Design, I guess.

But I really do hope you like this design.

Will be posting soon, so just continue to drop by the site. :)

Toilet Paper wedding dresses

Yes, you read that right. Cheap Chic Weddings held a contest on the best wedding dress creation using rolls and rolls of toilet paper. And you'd be surprised with how creative the entries were.

The winning dress was made of 4 rolls of toilet paper, glue, and packing tape:

Susan Brennan's flower-and-feather strapless dress wins her USD 1,000.

The 2nd place dress was also cute, with layers of ruffles for the skirt. This was made from 1-ply tissue, duct tape, spray adhesive, and first aid tape:

Laura Lee's strapless dress with layered ruffled skirt

I personally liked the 3rd place creation, which used 20 rolls of toilet paper to achieve the flowers and the frilly train:

Wonderful skirt and train details from Cynthia Richards' entry. Her daughter helped create this piece.

It's so wonderful how designers, professional and budding, can come up with amazing wedding dresses like these -- and they're even made from everyday household materials such as toilet paper! Just goes to show that creativity can go a long, long way.

La Sposa's Colecciones Avances 2012

Wedding dress maker La Sposa gives brides-to-be a reason to salivate once again! Their new collections for 2012 can be now viewed on their website, http://www.splasposa.com.

The dresses come in various silhouettes, but all are absolutely beautiful. Samoa, below, features an A-line silhouette:

Samoa - Glamour collection

Samba, on the other hand, features a mermaid/ trumpet silhouette, great for slim brides:

Samba - Glamour collection

Utilizing the sheath silhouette is Sensacion, also from the Glamour collection:

Sensacion - Glamour collection

If you're all for the Cinderella-type of dress, the Saguinto or Sari will surely be wonderful choices:

Saguinto - Ballgown collection

Sari - Ballgown collection

The Selim wedding dress makes use of illusion with tulle over the main dress:

Selim - Costura collection

La Sposa also features wedding gowns with necklines other than strapless. Check these dresses out:

Selva - Glamour collection

Sacha - Fashion collection

Sagaro - Fashion collection

For a dose of romance, choose the Salem dress which features lots of ruffles on the skirt:

Salem - Dreams collection

The Salsa dress will surely be the top choice of the modern bride, with its streamlined design and side pockets:

Salsa - Glamour collection

For every type of bride -- classic, modern, romantic, chic -- there's a La Sposa dress that fits your personality. Check out more dresses from La Sposa's 2012 collection.