In honor of Earth Day, I’m sharing this easy tutorial for creating your own chic, eco-friendly bouquet.   Sola wood flowers, sometimes also called tapioca wood flowers, are an entirely natural product derived from the tapioca plant.  They can be purchased here.

For this bouquet, I used a mixture of sola daisies with thistle centers, shell flowers and tallow berries.

Because the flowers are soft, they are quite easy to pierce with floral wire and arrange into bundles.

Once you’ve created several bundles, use floral table to bind them together.  Arrange your bundles into a bouquet and wrap the stems in a ribbon of your choice.

Sit back and marvel at your creation!  I had a few stems leftover and they were just enough to create a matching boutonniere.  And the best part – your bouquet will live on indefinitely.  I love the idea of tucking it into a bookshelf as a sweet memento of your wedding day.

I am completely and totally infatuated with the work of artist Elsa Mora. I mean really…have you ever seen anything so incredible done with something as humble as paper?

See more of her inspiring work at her here and here.  I would love to own an original piece but it’s pricey as you can imagine. Check her Etsy shop for more wallet friendly prints.

More sweet treats for your eyeballs from Washingtonian Bride & Groom.  I love me a good sweet table and these are beyond gorgeous.  I love all the color palettes but something about the citrus one really makes me happy.  I think it’s that makeshift orange tree and how the shape is echoed in the polka dot linen.

This has to be some of the most gorgeous editorial styling I have ever laid eyes on.  The Winter/Spring 2010 issue of Washingtonian Bride & Groom has been sitting on my desk with this BEAUTIFUL spread dog-eared for many, many months.  I finally got around to scanning my favorite images and if you haven’t seen the magazine, you are in for some serious eye candy.  Not only are the gowns breathtaking but so is the photography and overall styling of this circus themed shoot.  I could look at these all day.  So much inspiration on every page, I seriously recommend picking up a copy the next time you’re in the DC area.

I don’t know who’s doing the styling on these shoots but they are brilliant.  Check out this great behind-the-scenes video of the making of of their latest fashion shoot in the Summer/Fall issue.  It looks like A TON of work but it also looks super fun and the result is awesome.

I am totally in awe of these gorgeous, modern cake silhouettes by Maggie Austin Cake.   This is truly art in the sugar medium.  The simplicity is stunning and I love the asymmetrical, clean lines on them. Maggie studied under some of the foremost pastry artists in the world so I suppose these stunning creations shouldn’t be a surprise.  But in the wedding world often plagued by a “more is more” philosophy, these designs are such a breath of fresh air!

Notice the use of pedestal cake stands to elevate these beauties to a whole new level, literally and figuratively.  Take a page out of Maggie’s book by asking your baker to display your cake on an elevated stand.  (hint:  eBay search “milk glass pedestal cake” and you’ll get lots of options).

Do you have a favorite?  I think mine is a toss-up between the black pearl one and the Tiffany stained glass creation.