w edding design has given many a city bride newfound appreciation for all that nature has to offer in terms of décor. So if you’d like the composition’s focus to be of the garden variety, but are green to the flower-child game, here is your guide to a bushel of popular wedding flowers’ good days. You’ll get to know your dearest blossoms’ cycles, and learn which budding beauties will be ripe for the picking when. Of course, with developments in grower technology and tropical paradise imports, summer flowers have crossed over into winter’s market and so on. But because you’re attempting to garden an entire h

j uly has seen some things. Mostly, some very cute things. Rounding-up this summer’s trends thus far is fun like eating corn on the cob is fun, because it’s lousy with lazy, hazy, crazy-days good vibes. Incorporate snow cones, jars of honey, planters, wine barrels, birdcages, robin’s eggs and parasols into your wedding and guests will be sporting the kind of smiles usually accompanied by a sticky rim of creamsicle resid

d rape your fine affair in the blues and entrance your loved-ones into a sense of blissful calm. Ignore the color’s melancholic connotations; they’re misrepresentative of its true-blue mood-boosting powers. Blue rouses glee, serenity and harmony, and in addition to infusing ocean-side romance or ethereal whimsy into everything it touches, blue is ideal for soothing those wedding day jitters. Channel Neptune with oceanic hues.

t he look of the starlet is forever young – when you combine the gamine classiness of Hepburn, the sensational rhythm of Ginger, the empowerment of Kelly, and the seductiveness of Taylor, you’ve got the world of feminine mystique wrapped around your little finger. Incorporate the dazzle of spotlights, the sheen of a scarlet pout, and the ultra-hot lux of a wavy coif into your wedding day with just a few key aesthetic pairings. A glitzy, outrageous affair makes for a knock-out evening, polished off with lacey accoutrement. Return to the golden age, where true romance reigned, and style stole the show.

a s a kid, the pool party totally clobbered the ice rink birthday, the scavenger hunt and the pizza party in the awesome department. It even thwarted the decorate-your-own-cookie party, and that involved unlimited frosting. So what better way to celebrate a mature commitment to the cultured man of your reveries than to backslide to the days of polka-dot bikinis, crazy straws and iced tea yore? Maybe replace the ginchy two-piece with a white cocktail dress and add some rum to that lemony brew. The crazy straws need no improvement. Pool party receptions can go one of two ways, the Hollywood panache road, or the

a nimate guest tables by replacing numbers with one component of a chosen theme. Going with a star-crossed lovers and other sob-stories motif is appropriately romantic, and leaves you with room to further funnel the premise. Preferably, down to something more specific to your tastes. Classic films and poetry are first to come to mind, but a little detail like this is a good opportunity to showcase your creativity and pop cultural repertoire. Below you’ll find a few theme suggestions and examples of elaboration. Feel free to pick and choose, add and subtract or discard and begin anew at your will.

f or something that’s off-the-wall trippy and dee-lightfully delightful (not to mention Holly-worthy, thanks to Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz’s through-the-looking-glass nuptial fame), an Alice in Wonderland extravaganza is a fun, pun-tastical, tongue-twister of a time for both young and old alike. So don your most floppiest of top hats and your prettiest of frocks – it’s down the rabbit hole you and your sweetheart go. advice from a caterpillar

t hink of your wedding centerpieces as little diplomats of panache - a reflection of the personal style you’ve honed over the years. The centerpiece can be a throwback to a ceremonial theme or simply a paradigm of atmospheric delight. Options are limitless, and designs, as well as price ranges, can be flexible. Consider the following few tidbits as inspiration for the creation of your ideal, eye-candy cascade. a few choice words Decorating your table-dom doesn’

c andles are second only to rose petals in the romance department, but even if sentimental isn’t your thing, soft, flattering and most importantly, photogenic lighting is everyone’s thing. Cut them short and chic or create a collection of varying heights and widths for some vogue illumination. Use scented candles to get your hall smelling as good as it looks, but nothing strong enough to compete with your menu. Keep in mind that soy candles are cleaner and usually stay ablaze longer. Below are a few ways to incorporate sensuous warmth into your wedding:

i f you can claim it was love when you both reached for the same Who record, then a beatific mod wed-up may be just for you. Hedonist and hyper-cool, the mods rode the curtails of the British Invasion, sporting page boy flair and mop top cuts, pillbox hats and Jacqueline gloves. Camped-up café culture, Italian art-house flicks, and Kinky witticisms are just a Carnaby Street away when it comes to the throwing the Harvey Wallbanger of all themed weddings.