Wedding Ideas - Beehive

Louise and Pete's Belfast manor house wedding was full to bursting with cute, quirky and retro DIY details. The bride wore a polka dot Candy Anthony wedding dress and looked every but the mid-century starlet with her beehive hair do and classically gorgeous make up. "We definitely had a retro themed wedding", Louise explained. "I took inspiration from Hairspray (especially when it came to my hair!) and had a pink polka dot 50s style dress. Pete had a teddy boy-esque suit. We played 60s garage songs during the drinks reception and 60s girl groups afterwards. We asked all our male guests to wear bow ties, which they did, including my 5 month old nephew!"

Shawn from BEEHIVE EVENTS was a wonderful hostess for the Rendezvous Retreat in Charlottesville, Virginia. From taking us through a fun floral arrangement workshop to helping us set up a Southern BBQ-inspired spread, she made our time in Charlottesville so very special.

Thinking about going green? If you already have, this stunning idea will take you to the upper level, since producing your own food is a way of helping our planet too. Even though it looks impossible, you can start your own backyard beehive and produce organic honey in this extraordinary way.

We just love a pretty party, and this colorful and eclectic display styled by Beehive Events had us at hello! The elegant palette of mauve, purple, silver, and green unexpectedly yet perfectly matched the Asian-inspired touches such as an oriental rug, cherry blossoms, and scroll art.

We're continuing the theme of our Southern Spring BBQ, and before we dive into how we made our inspiration board come to life, we wanted to share this lovely floral workshop hosted by Beehive Events! Just last month we were part of an amazing retreat in Charlottesville, Virginia, where we were lucky enough to attend a floral arranging workshop with Shawn Cossette from Beehive Events.

commons.wikimedia.org When I was a little girl, I snuggled in my mother's sheared beaver coat, watching her put the finishing touches on her make-up and spraying her beehive hairdo into place. Somehow, in those few minutes, she transformed herself from my familiar Mom into someone exciting and alluring.

Here is the ridiculous, barely intelligible way that I told my fiancé that I got accepted to blog for Weddingbee. And now here I am, attempting to be slightly more pulled together than the above example. If it wasn't already clear, I am so incredibly stoked to join the hive!

It seems like these cakes are one of the big sensations of summer, and yet we've heard them called a million things, from ring cakes to "those beehive things." These towers of round rings are actually called kransekakes, and originate in Norway as a dessert for holidays and special occasions.

Sparkly Retro Wedding Style in Pink ♥ Today's darling 1960′s-inspired shoot in fresh white with touches of pink, styled by Claire Erickson of Love Bash design, is simply delightful! Shot against a crisp, clean backdrop in a portable studio set up by Wisconsin photographers, Ping Photography, it features adorable handmade glitter cake toppers, a pretty in pink ombre cake and three retro-styled ladies complete with a beehive and pillbox hat!

As our fearless editor-on-the-ground, Laura Cassidy, reported yesterday from the front row of Rodarte, Kate and Laura Mulleavy's Spring collection was inspired by The Spirit of the Beehive, a 1970's Spanish film with two young sisters (and their charming childlike imaginations) at the heart of the story.