Archive for January, 2010


Hello!!! Welcome to the new ROCK the DIAMOND blog!!!
For those of you new to our blog let us fill you in….
- Rock the Diamond – is a shared blog between a wedding coordinator and a photographer. We are Liddy and Elizabeth! Liddy is the wedding planner. She has a hip and stylish approach to working with you to create a wedding you’ll never forget. Elizabeth is the photographer. She takes the cake with creativity and captures the day with an edgy modern style. We love weddings!

Hi all! Liddy here to give you some fantastic winter wedding ideas..

On this post I will show you some color ideas.. dress accessories.. reception accents.. basically everything you could ask for when hosting a winter wedding.

Now everyone thinks that Winter Wedding means Christmas and Christmas means you have to do Green and Red . NEGATIVE!  I think not.  Those colors are great for Christmas Day but really? .. the idea of having your colors be Red and Green scares me.  Unless your new last name is going to be Clause… let me show some much better color ideas :)

Look at this reception room with the twinkle lights on the ceiling and the overall dark yet cozy feel.. perfect for the Winter season.. And I loved this bridal gown how it looks like it has ice on it.

Now here are some ideas for invitations.. I really liked the color schemes.. the blues and greens and wine and green.. so chic!

Here are some color ideas for bridesmaids.. grey and red.. dark blue and wine.. also for bridesmaids why not have them carry lanterns?  OR I loooove these lanterns I found so if you don’t like the idea of carrying the lanterns then you could hang them around the reception.  Don’t like the color lanterns?  Check out the image with the glass lanterns and candles.  Those glass containers can also be placed on the reception tables.  So, your lanterns could move from the ceremony to the reception saving you money…

And speaking of the reception.. make your guests think they are in a winter wonderland with snowflake gingerbread cookies as your favor and an all white cake for dessert.  I also added another bridesmaid idea to this collage because I love the deep purple with the ivory flowers.. so simple but makes such a statement!   The collage below this is just for everything else you would need to make your Winter Wedding a Winter Dream.. including flowergirl dresses.. more bridal gowns and accessories and reception accents.

Winter Weddings can be a magical place for the bride and groom to showcase their love.  It’s also nice for destination weddings because most of your guests will be out of work or school for the holidays.   And to make matters even better.. think of it this way.. if you get married in January but you still want that hot, saucy Mexican honeymoon.. you can!  The weather is still warm there and you’ll get low season rates.  Perfect right?

Hope these ideas made you feel all cool inside :)

Hello! Elizabeth Here!
Happy New Year! Its good to be back in the Rock the Diamond land with our fancy pants blog and new ideas! I was going get the photo side of the diamond rolling with this engagement set I did earlier this month with Amanda and Joshua. They wanted to do French Quarter but with a nice and wintery feel so they bundled up and we went to the W hotel courtyard and snapped pics up and down canal street. I love all the elements in these pictures… the palm trees, the shadows, the shoes, textured doorways, the buildings on canal street….. Amanda and Joshua- Congrats in the Engagement!!
(also featured on my PHOTOBLOG)
~Eray








Hello lovely people!
:Winter Wedding Dream Ideas to come soon!:
But first I wanted to give a shout out to a wonderful vendor in the New Orleans Area.
Let me tell you about Three Bells Press:
“Three Bells Press offers a line of bespoke wedding invitations featuring original illustrations and designs that meld elegant vintage design inspirations with a modern sensibility and contemporary color palette.”
Her studio is located in New Orleans, Louisiana. All printing is done in-house, to the highest of standards.
check them out at : www.threebellspress.com
P.S. the invitation shown above is called Enchanted Garden