Lover.ly

With my bff's wedding just wrapped up (see the recap here!) and my cousin's wedding ramping up (their proposal photo below!), it's no surprise im back in wedding mode again! I could look at wedding sites, blogs, pinterest, etc. for hours again.

no, this isn't staged! isn't this the most gorgeous proposal?! can't wait until November!!

Planning our wedding (which you can read alllll about here!) was so much fun. With sites like Pinterest you can easily get lost in all the fun photos, which is why Lover.ly is such a great tool! Lover.ly is a site (that I wish was around when I was planning! It launched Valentines Day of 2012 after all my planning was done) that personalizes your search to fit your dream wedding! It's a one stop shop for brides (and grooms!) to find wedding ideas, people to hire and things to buy.
Signing up is super easy.
You are then prompted to answer 5 simple questions... 
My dream wedding dress features... (I answered strapless, sweetheart and ball gown)
I'd love to be married at... (I answered Ballroom and Private Estate)
I want my wedding to feel... (I answered Classic and Timeless)
My favorite wedding colors are... (I answered light pink, black and white)
I'm drawn to patterns and textures like.. (I answered stripes and lace)
Lover.ly then personalizes your feed full of inspiration photos that meet your criteria! You can save a photo to a bundle that you can create- like 'Flowers' or 'Dresses' or you can name your own! You can also 'Love' something that will save it to your Loves! 

this is a screen shot of what I see when I log in! lots of pretties!

I was shocked how many images came up that were reminiscent of my actual wedding! It was like they knew!

You can even submit your real wedding (I did! maybe in the near future you'll see me on the site!)

The coolest thing (I mean, there are tons!) is that you can shop directly from the site! You can purchase shoes, jewelry, stationary.. you name it! You can even search by color!
I searched by 'Light Pink' and here are some of my results.. that Badgley Mischka gown?! I DIE.

There is also a really handy Planning tool.. from tips how to plan a wedding in 3 months to Wedding 101 where you can read up on all the latest and greatest wedding info like '10 Conversations to Have with Your Photographer' and '5 Things You Didn't Know About Mailing Your Wedding Invitations'
Lover.ly is seriously a one stop planning tool for your wedding! I wish I would have been able to take advantage of it! Instead, i'll just spend countless hours browsing all the beautiful inspiration photos and plan my next wedding (you know, my 10th, 20th and so on vow renewals have to be equally as fab as our original wedding!)
Check it out! I'm glad I did!