Handsome Little Bouts {New to the Shop}

Handsome little boutonnieres have made their debut in the shop! After a long while of not creating boutonnieres anymore (you can see a couple of my past bout orders here and here), I decided I needed to bring some back. Since I have several floral crowns for brides, I decided to create matching adornments for the groom and groomsmen to wear as well so each of these are inspired by a floral crown in the shop.

Meet Stay Golden. He is inspired by the Ivory and Gold Crown in the shop. Created with soft velvet leaves, a bit of lace, dainty babys breath and gold berries, he's the perfect neutral bout with a bit of shine. Get Stay Golden in the shop here.

 Meet the Leigh Boutonniere who is inspired by none other than the popular Leigh Floral Crown. This bout is created with a blush pink garden rose, a pretty little delphinium with buds, a bit of greenery and carefully wrapped in a soft ivory cotton ribbon. Get the Leigh bout right here.

Last but certainly not least, meet the Charlotte Boutonniere inspired by the ethereal Charlotte Floral Crown. This piece is created with white garden roses with a small bud as well, dried babys breath, realistic greenery and wrapped in natural jute twine. See more of this bout here.

Since these boutonnieres can also be worn by groomsmen, we have a discount on orders of 5 or more boutonnieres so send an email to lovesparklepretty[at]aol.com to start creating your order!

Recent pretties {A bridal shoot, new necklaces + boutonnieres}

Taking a little break from the blogging world allows me to get a bit more shop orders done, shipped out and have more family time. I will be back in the "swing of things" sometime soon but for now, I'm enjoying the time I get to step back and not have to get so much done.

Today, I'm sharing a few recent pretties that have made new homes and a sneak peek of one of a few new photo shoots featuring pieces from Love Sparkle Pretty.

I am so happy to have collaborated with Marilyn Duvall Photography for this bridal shoot featuring a handmade lace cap from the shop. She's such a talented photographer based in Texas. I can't wait to see the rest of the photos from this shoot!

P.S. I will also be adding another NEW bridal cap very soon!!

The new hand painted feather necklaces are now available here in the shop. This burnt orange one is on its way to its home in Australia.

The fabric rosette necklaces (will be available again soon) made their way to a sweet returning customer in Germany. Thank you Melanie!!

The gold boho-inspired headpiece is going to South Carolina. This piece has been quite popular in the shop. I am loving the boho style right now and I can see that many others are too. I have a few more of these to create and send off this week.

With the cooler seasons approaching, I have been creating more fall/winter pieces for weddings such as this custom woodland-inspired order of boutonnieres. These adorable bouts are for a December wedding in New York and I'm so excited to see all of the details come together for this event!

Right now, these are only available by custom order. 

 Speaking of boutonnieres, I stumbled upon these wedding photos from a wonderful Canadian bride I worked with a few months ago. She contacted me to create her boutonnieres, corsage pins as well as a couple hair clips (including the bride's) for her big day (see the past post about it here).

She was so sweet and the greatest part was, I was her very first Etsy order! It always makes me happy to know that I am someone's "first order". Being a part of a great handmade site, there are so many other talented shops to choose from but to place your trust in my shop as your first experience, means a lot. I still remember my first Etsy order too!

As a gift, I sent her a bracelet I created just for her. I used pearls on a silver chain and a locket to match the key boutonnieres. I was so happy to find out that she even wore the bracelet on her big day! This makes my heart happy.

Thank you so much Jennifer for your kindness and support of my shop. I truly appreciate you!

Photo Credit: This Sweet Love Photography

Photo Credit: This Sweet Love Photography

Photo Credit: This Sweet Love Photography

 The locket bracelet among the GORGEOUS wedding rings.

Photo Credit: This Sweet Love Photography

Have a beautiful week my friends! 

If you've recently created some pretties, I'd love to see them. Send your posts my way. :)

I'm going nude (a nap time mani, new custom order + wedding course update)

The past few days after leaving the hospital from baby Blayze's birth, I've had the stomach flu. I first thought it was food poisoning from the hospital's cafeteria but after my husband came down with it only a few hours after being home, I knew differently. Needless to say, I was in bed all weekend and got a bit behind on a few things.

I am now feeling fully recovered and have been able to knock out quite a bit of things-like a new mani! Here's to nap time manicures with quick drying polish! I am loving the nude color. Simple, natural and hey, it goes with everything!

Polish: NYC-Fashion Safari

I have also caught up on most of my orders and sent out several handmade pretties including this completely custom order. This Canada bride is the sweetest ever and I'm her very first Etsy order (I still remember my first Etsy purchase)! I am so thankful and honored that I was able to work with her.

I created boutonnieres for the guys, corsage pins for the ladies and hair clips for her bridesmaids. I also include a little gift for her since the pieces were for everyone else.

So, I realized after I sent her package off, I didn't take a photo of the 6 boutonnieres all finished! This is all I have (the one on the right isn't 100% complete). There were 5 navy wrapped bouts and one white bout.

Since I want the gift to be a surprise for the bride, I will share what I made her in a later post. ;)

It has been a while since I've shared any updates from the Wedding/Event Planning course that I'm taking but that may be because I haven't really put too much time into it. I have been coordinating a wedding for the past few months amongst lots of other events and projects. Since the wedding was at the end of June, I dived right back into my studies and finished Unit 3 (finally)!

This Unit was all about the photographers, DJs, live music, flowers, honeymoons and travel. Since I've worked with photographers several times whether it be with styled shoots, weddings or other types of collaborations, lesson 10 was my favorite to read because I was really familiar with the content and I absolutely admire photography. 

If you want to cut the costs of your wedding day, DON'T do it with your photography! Those photos will be all that you have to look back on from your big day. There had been countless times that brides have regretted their decision with the photographer(s) or lack thereof. Find someone that you are comfortable with and really love their work because those photos will be your treasures from that special day.

As far as honeymoons go, bridal consultants don't get too involved but it was fun learning about different places to travel and when. Did you know that when it is summer time here in the U.S., it is winter time south of the equator and vice versa? Good thing to know if you are getting married in July and are thinking about going to Tahiti or Bora Bora for your honeymoon. Maybe a second thought?

Unit 4 is up next! I'm about half way done!

If you're a bride or have been a bride, what's the first thing you bought/booked for your wedding day?

I think mine was the venue then the dress...

Recently (a wedding, a styled photoshoot + a baby)

It's been a while since I've posted because lately, I have been a bit busy and priorities had been placed elsewhere.
I have been running around with baby love trying to keep up with all of his energy and excitement. Morning rituals of bath time and naked baby as well as his first dentist appointment leading to broken utensils. Whoops!

I also had 2 full days of wedding coordination starting with decorating and rehearsal time on Friday. Saturday was the big day so running around and making sure everything was going smoothly was the job on hand. Thankfully, everything did go well and there weren't too many major hiccups. I did get a bit emotional though as the bride (a dear friend of mine) danced with her husband for the first time. It was so sweet and as usual, I had tears in my eyes.
On my way to the festivities!

Sunday, after church, my husband and I decided to take our young adults bible study to the beach. It was PERFECT weather outside and many people had the same idea we did because it was pretty busy.

A few weeks ago, I was asked to participate in a bohemian inspired shoot by Beyond the Wanderlust. Without hesitation, I sent out a piece to Salem, Oregon to be featured in the photo shoot. I am absolutely in LOVE with the styling of the shoot and I'm so excited to see the rest of the photos!
Here's a sneak peek. Get the headpiece here from my shop!

Photography Credit: Hurtienne Photography

I also went to talk to the Dr. this week about having another baby soon. My husband and I have been talking about it so I wanted to make sure that since I have hypothyroid, my thyroid levels are stable and we are good to go.
He gave us the green light but I have to get ultrasounds every 6 weeks (as if I didn't have to see the Dr. enough already) because of my history with ovarian cysts. Oh boy! Keep us in your prayers that everything goes smoothly.

I took some time to myself the other morning to sit on the porch with coffee while the flowers were being watered. I keep telling myself that I need to wake up earlier to enjoy these moments more often.

I was able to get these pretty custom orders out in the mail to some brides to be!
Love these boutonnieres with vintage-inspired buttons, gold skeleton leaves, detailed pearl ribbon and pretty feathers.

These lovely flower corsage pins are going out today. They are inspired by these corsage pins in my shop and came out beautifully!

Lastly, I have also been trying to get Unit 3 done of  my Wedding and Event Planning course. All of that has been put on the back burner while I try to focus more on my shop but I have scheduled the units back into my agenda so I may doing more updates soon!

As far as 4th of July goes, we have yet to make any plans. We seem to spend the 4th all over the place and they seem to always be last minute plans.

What are you doing for Independence Day?

Recent Pretties + a FLASH SALE

This past month has been full of fun wedding orders including custom pieces. I wanted to share a few recent ones that were just delivered and one almost done.

I'm so excited to see these pretties in full effect on the big days!

This garter was requested from a friend of mine who is a bridesmaid in an upcoming wedding. She wanted to gift the bride her "something blue" as her garter. So sweet right?

I used satin, chiffon, point d'esprit lace, rhinestones, a vintage button as well as a beautiful peacock feather to top it off. I love the way it all came together and I'm proud to say it's my second garter set I've made!

Below is the first set of garters I made for a wedding this past April. I'm thinking about adding some to the shop. What do you think?

Photo Credit: Kristen Booth

I just finished up a custom boutonniere order using pretty skeleton keys, goose feathers and pearls. I love using different color combos I haven't used before. These pieces are for an upcoming fall wedding which makes the beige/champagne and maroon colors PERFECT together for the cooler season!

I only have one of these keys left but I also ordered some others for new designs to add to the shop (coming soon)!

These boutonnieres are also for an upcoming fall wedding with the colors of light blue, white, black and a hint
of gold. I'm waiting for the other skeleton leaves to arrive in the mail (any day now) to complete the other 4 pieces. Then, out they go! :)


A couple hours ago, I received a few photos of a beautiful bride who just got married and used the "Tiffany" hairpiece from the shop on her big day! I love getting pictures from happy customers! Makes my day. :)
THANK YOU SO MUCH SARAH!

Photo Credit: Amy Mullarkey

Photo Credit: Amy Mullarkey

I am thinking of new pieces to add to the shop in a couple of months (including long veils). Eeeppp! :D Anything in particular you'd like to see?
If you are looking for a completely custom piece, email me at lovesparklepretty[at]aol.com and we can come up with something beautiful just for you!

Speaking of the shop, I have 5 of these gold colored chain headpieces for only $13 SHIPPED within the U.S. (originally $18 + shipping)! Leave your Paypal email below in the comments to snag yours or email me at lovesparklepretty[at]aol.com.

Kayla V Photography

Have a lovely day my friends and don't forget to enter this giveaway for a sweet bunting banner from Edeenut!