So when it comes to a wedding dress there are two things that must be: 1) Texture 2) Monique Lhuillier

BAM! Perfection. Photo by Matthew Grazier for Style Me Pretty

Welcome to the new Swatchbook Weddings blog! We are working on our new site getting ready for the next phase of Swatchbook Weddings, so bare with us if things get a little wonky every now and then. Don’t forget to change the address in your readers! I mean, if you don’t, you’ll miss Tuesday Shoesday tomorrow & nobody wants that!  Photo by Divine Light Photography

I have been in love with the look of wood slice ANYTHING for quite awhile now & this little DIY vase is the perfect way to introduce it to you guys! If I can remember right, I think I saw Candice Olson on Divine Design do a whole wall like this and I just about died. The natural element, the visual pattern and texture — so awesome.

Here’s how to do it!

Materials
Several small branches from trees or bushes, ranging from ½ to 1½ inches in diameter
Terra cotta pots, old vases or recycled tin cans
Low-VOC, nontoxic glue such as RooWood Glue
Coarse sandpaper

Tools
Lopping shears or long-handled pruners

1. Using shears, cut branches into slices about ½-inch thick. You will need slices in a variety of diameters to cover the surface completely.

2. Start at the bottom of the pot or can and work your way up. Dab glue on both the wood slice and the pot’s surface to ensure a good bond.

3. Always dry-fit each piece in place first to ensure that it will fit nicely with the other pieces. Fit tiny slices into small, awkward spaces.

Image & instructions from Natural Home

I need these. You need these. We all need these pieces from Trina Turk!

Perfectly bright & beachy for your honeymoon! Don’t even get me started on how bad I need everything from the home collection….

Check out the venue for Swatchbook couple Angie & Corey’s wedding in July! These shots are from the Home bar/lounge at the Ameristar Casino Resort & Spa in St. Charles, MO.



If this isn’t a recipe for a fun wedding, I don’t know what is!! I seriously can’t wait to see the photos from this wedding – 1) Angie & Corey are SO fun! 2) They are going to be shot by the ever fabulous Kate Harrison!!!