Wedding Bells

It's wedding season! We can't help but feel a little giddy, even if it's only over the sheer pleasure of daydreaming about our own weddings. Today, our dreams look like this.

Featuring our Rose Petal Romance Ring.

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Style File: Birthday Bliss

In case you missed it, Elizabeth Kartchner (from Dear Lizzy) celebrated her birthday last week in a Ruche outfit! ♥

She's wearing our swirled in sunshine belt, visiting mellows park top and lavishing lavender skirt. It's classy, cheerful, and perfect for a celebration!

Make sure you stay tuned! She's going to share the recipe for these amazing cake jars soon:

xo,
Ruche

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Style File: summer lovin'

Linda, from Rose a la mode, wears our summer lovin' floral dress! ♥

She created a sophisticated look with a blazer, a distressed belt, chic boots, and a gold watch:

Linda playfully dressed up her next look with layered necklaces and wedges:

The bold print makes this dress a standout piece and a wardrobe essential for spring and summer. How would you style it?

xo,
Ruche

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Polyvore Contest

Just in case you haven't had enough contests and giveaways, we bring you our Polyvore contest. All you have to do is create a set using items from our Unending Love lookbook and you could win a $75 gift card. Don't hold back. Get creative! Browse our lookbook to get inspired. You have until Friday, May 20th, 11:59am PST to enter. We'll pick the most creative and inspiring set as the winner.


Get your own Mini Editor from Polyvore

Good Luck!

xo,
Ruche

*UPDATE*

Congrats to our winner, Flora!

No other love by ♥Flora♥

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Thanks everyone for participating. We loved going through all of your submissions.

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Picture This

Because we know how much you all love our lookbooks and because a picture's worth a thousand words, we've decided to introduce a new weekly topic on this blog. Every Monday we'll be dishing on our favorite photography tips and tricks, giving you the inside scoop on making your photos look like the pro's.

First we'll start with some basics.

Best editing software to buy:
Lightroom - Easy to use and helps keep your photos organized. Although it's meant as a companion to Photoshop, Lightroom is more than enough on it's own.
Photoshop CS5 - The newest version of Photoshop is our favorite but any will do. Photoshop is ideal for those of you looking to do a little more than basic touch ups and color enhancements.


Best editing software for free:
Picnik
Pixlr
FotoFlexer
Splashup

Just for fun:
Poladroid

Stop by next Monday for a brief tutorial on color correction.

xo,
Ruche

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If Ruche were a rainy wedding...

Images via Love and Lavender

...we would look like this. ♥ Happy Monday, everyone!

xo,
Ruche

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Behind the Scenes: Hello South Carolina!

Our team packed our bags and headed out to South Carolina to shoot the breathtaking photos you saw in our previous lookbook.  We stayed at a historical home in McClellanville, right by a lake.  The view was spectacular!










This was taken in Cypress Gardens, the same location where they shot the lake scene in "The Notebook"!  It was even more breathtaking in real life.



Stephanie Williams in action!





KC Witkamp, our makeup/hair artist even did a makeup tutorial if you are interested in seeing what kind of makeup she used on our lovely model.  Check out the tutorial here!

South Carolina,  you are beautiful and Ruche misses you.


Hugs,
Ruche

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