Peacock feathers galore

One of the themes I'm considering for the big day is the Peacock theme. I've been seeing this in a lot of blogs but it would actually be meaningfully significant at our Indian wedding. Known for its beauty and grace the Peacock, which is the national bird of India, symbolizes beauty, prosperity, love and peace and is considered sacred. What a beautiful symbol for a wedding! Here are some lovely ideas I came across based on the theme.

Source: Momental Designs

Source: Karen Tran Florals (tons of stunning pics on her blog)

(love how they mixed the feather with a hot pink color scheme!)

Source: ThePartyDress.Net

(a clever and dramatic idea to keep the cake simple and put the feathers on display)

Source: OneSourceWedding

Source: The Fairmount Bride

Laura Kranitz hair clip

Tasty Cake and Dessert Ideas

The tall multi-tiered wedding cake is certainly dramatic and traditional. I found some beautiful exotic Indian style cakes that would fit with our wedding. But lately I've been thinking that it would be great to do a twist on the traditional wedding cake. I'm all about tradition with a twist! Rather than going so high on the cake I think it would be a little more contemporary to just do a smaller version of one of these cakes (say, the top two tiers) and then bring in other desserts for a nice variety. It seems like cupcakes have been all the rage for the last few years so what about donuts? They would be so whimsical. Anyone who knows the fiance knows he loves PIE - doing a variety of cakes, pies and Indian desserts would be a fun way to make everyone happy and express our personality too.

Source: Maharani Weddings

Source: The Knot

Platinum Weddings on WEtv features a decadent Socal Indian wedding

My Tivo is now filled with an array of wedding shows, much to my delight (and to the fiance's chagrin). I stumbled upon Platinum Weddings recently which is a show on WEtv. A recent episode featured a lavish - and I mean lavish - Indian wedding. It's a hotel wedding overlooking the beach in Santa Monica and let me tell you, no expense was spared. The show tells you what each major item costs so you can see and be astounded. The total budget was (gulp) $425,000! Makes me feel less guilty about my budget.

The style isn't quite what we are going for because our wedding will be at a winery (think rustic elegance), but I took special note of a few unique touches. One of the bride's outfits featured a unique peacock design on the back and on the bottom of the lehenga. The turquoise blue color scheme makes a huge impact. The mandap was made out of acrylic and was filled with flowers and had crystals. Check out more pics here.

Lovely invitation designs

Here are some invitation inspirations that are fun, bold, colorful and wonderful eye candy. These are all from Momental Designs. Absolutely stunning work with vintage and exotic flair. Right up my alley.

More images to come...