Barneys New York has always been synonymous with fashion forward amazingness, so one can only imagine what Barneys New York Bridal means for weddings. When they asked us to create a Pinspiration board for the Upper East Side bride, the first thing that came to mind was what I loved most about my old neighborhood: its numerous museums and amazing architecture. So blending art and geometry, our board is inspired by paintings and geometric shapes, mixing masculine and feminine. Check out the entire board at our Pinterest account right here.

Clockwise: faceted clutch, faceted save-the-date, painted table runner by shot by, dresses from Barneys

Barneys New York offers everything you dream for your wedding. They carry bridesmaid dresses that your ladies will feel like they will walking down the runway, everything for your men to look sharp such as tuxes , cufflinks, dress shirts…for the bride, they also carry wedding dresses, unique engagement engagement and shoes. And do they have shoes. Heels from Lanvin, J. Mendel, Christian Louboutin, Manolo Blahnik, Dolce & Gabbana, Zac Posen, and many more.

Barneys New York Bridal is also pleased to offer personal shopping services for all your wedding needs, a gift registry, and catering and private events courtesy of their restaurant, Freds — which recently hosted a proposal by the groom with the help of their staff! Hop over to see their bridal line right here!

Time for a happy dance, it’s the weekend! We’re about to roll up our sleeves for a bit of spring cleaning and redecoration, but before we head off we want to leave you all with some goodies — including our winners for the recent giveaways! We’ll let you know who the lucky ones are in just a second, but first we want to make sure you’ve heard of Enjoy Event Co‘s upcoming event production workshop, It’s None of Your Business (yes it is).

The weekend workshop takes place at San Francisco’s Makeshift Society on April 13 and 14, and there are only a few places left, so act now! Emily and Megan of Enjoy Event Co are event planning All-Stars, so be ready to learn the tricks of the trade from two sweet girls who know how to make any event shine. Featured speakers will be Edyta Szyszlo, Anne Sage, and Amanda of One True Love Rentals, and there will be tons of yummy treats, photobooth goodness, and goody bags from top wedding vendors! The clock is ticking…

We’re beyond delighted to announce our winners from the past week’s giveaways:

The winner of the Plum Pretty Sugar giveaway is Dale!

The winner of the Marolsha hair comb giveaway is Sara P.!

The two winners for the Blush Paperie gift cards are Kayla and Lorelei!

Congratulations to you all! We’ll be in touch shortly with more details.

In case you missed any features from this week…

Pink and gold Austin wedding
Sequins and champagne wedding inspiration
Minted letterpress wedding invitations
Day after lifestyle session
Safari-inspired Palm Springs wedding
Custom color match with For Her For Him
Paradise Cove Florida wedding
Modern Art Deco glam shoot
Blush pink Maine wedding
Handmade robes by Doie Lounge
French botanical inspiration shoot
Palm Springs desert wedding

It turns out that not only is Julie Harmsen one talented photographer, she also knows how to throw one heck of a bridal shower. For her friend Nicole’s celebration party, Julie brought together vintage details with a bit of Parisian flair and quirkiness for one picture-perfect shower. Evidently Nicole is known for her retro style, and we can see why — couldn’t you just live in her vintage frock from Pretty Parlor?

From the photographer, Julie Harmsen: Nicole is a total babe and is always wearing a fabulous vintage piece of clothing along with stunning red lips. She loves gold and is also spending her honeymoon in France so I wanted to incorporate those two things into the shower. Googling inspiration for Parisian themed parties brings up a lot of cheesy things and I wanted to be sure to gently incorporate the Parisian elements rather than batting the party over the head with it. I downloaded a free Parisian themed font for her wedding invite and printed it on top of some already made Paper Source gold dotted invitations.

We didn’t want to go heavy on the shower games either and just had one questionnaire finding out who knows Nicole and her fiance, Nate, the best. In the design of those I incorporated the simple black and white stripes that is often seen in Parisian design. We snacked on macarons, lemon tarts, croissants, cheeses, chocolate treats and sipped champagne. The gold vases were my favorite diy craft and I purchased them at Archie McPhee and found some other various vases at Goodwill. Some of the vases I taped half of them and then spray painted the untaped half, then peeled away the tape once dry. I was thrilled with how it turned out. The vases with the drips was done by holding the spray can directly over the vase until it collected enough paint and started to drip down the side. The glitter vases was done the same way with the tape and the I sprayed glue adhesive and sprinkled gold sparkles on it. To add some pops of color I bought some tulips and pussy willow from the Pikes Place Market and ranunculas from another market, arranging them together. I had the blue vintage fabric in the back of my car and threw it on the food table to add a vintage aspect.

Shoot Location: Seattle, WA / Photographer: Julie Harmsen / Dress: Pretty Parlor / Hair and Makeup: Tiffany-Colors / White Picnic Table: Scout Vintage Rentals / Balloons: Red Balloon Company