With Halloween this coming Saturday {and gaining an hour of sleep}, it's getting pretty exciting this week in our house. And, I'm super excited to share this gorgeous Halloween themed shoot with you today that features spectacular florals from Maribel of EightTreeStreet and beautiful photos from {a}strid photography. I'm also loving the color palette of blush, black and tangerine. Maribel writes that the team behind this styled shoot didn't want the traditional dark colors, just a sweet inspiration for Halloween. And, I couldn't love it more. It's just stunning.

Wedding Vendors + Credits:
Design, Flowers & Planning: EightTreeStreet
Photography: {a}strid photography
Jewelry: A&M Dream Links
Invitations: Ribbons and Ink
Table Number: Ten23 Designs
Hair & Makeup: Carolyn Thombs Makeup Artistry and Consulting
Drinks: Mixin’ Mimi Mixology
Model: Katie McElroy at Katie Rose, LLC
Cake: Lil’ Tea’s Specialty Desserts
Table Accessories and Linens: CVLinens (linens) and LinenTablecloth.com (napkin rings)

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I wanted to kick-off Halloween week with something fun not only for Halloween, but for any wedding or party as these stylish DIY Pinwheels are available in 14 other color choices. These paper pinwheels have got to be the easiest ever to make and look super cute attached to gifts or favor boxes - plus at $3 a template, they're also a real bargain. They're from You Make Do™ and are available for purchase as a download making them easy to customize. Maybe you don't want black and white pinwheels. That's no problem as you can simply print on any color paper you choose and you'll have the black chevron on a pretty color background. {I filled my favor boxes with candy corn that I lined with a black paper doily}

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To make these pinwheels you will need the following:
- card stock paper of your color choice {the template has 2 pinwheels per page}
- a printer {these were printed on an Epson XP-950}
- scissors or an Xacto knife
- brass fasteners to hold the pinwheel together {1/2 inch size}
- glue to adhere the pinwheel to the package

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Once you have the pinwheels printed, you will follow the guidelines for cutting them out and then you can either fold inwards or backwards - depending on your preference for the chevron pattern. I picked the black pattern as it reminded me of Halloween. TIP: I used a small hole punch for the tips of the pinwheel, and then just made a small slit in the center for the brass fastener to go thru. The pinwheel template comes with small circles to cover up the centers of the pinwheel and add a finishing touch.

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PS: The Happy Halloween Banner you see is also from You Make Do™ - and I printed it on orange paper so the letters would be a color on the black background. It's now hanging on the mirror over our decorated mantle in the living room. The cute bat tag on the favor box was a bonus circle included with the banner. I used my 2 inch circular paper punch to cut out the banner and then hole punched the top and used orange and black bakers twine I found at Target for $1.

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Happy Halloween! To celebrate today, I thought I would do a little round-up of my Halloween ideas and inspiration from years past. Hope everyone has a wonderful day in whatever they plan to do. I'm now off to get my daughter ready for school as a 50's girl and then I'll be getting her 13 month old sister ready to join her on the side lines of the school parade as her little pink poodle. Her 50's outfit with the poodle skirt was the costume I wore when I was her age as a majorette {baton twirler}. It's so cute to see her in something I wore, my mom kept all my costumes in AMAZING shape.

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And, most recently for those that might have missed it, this Black & Purple Halloween Wedding Inspiration Board with a Cookie Cake went up just over a week ago.

Black and Purple Halloween Wedding {complete with cookie cake}

Looking for more Halloween Inspiration?
Here's some extra goodies from around the blogging world: 

- A Halloween themed masquerade inspiration shoot from Hey Gorgeous
- An adult themed Halloween party from The Frosted Petticoat
- Cinderella Pumpkin Wedding Inspiration from Vintage Tea Roses
- Days and days of amazing Halloween crafts, decor & costumes from Studio DIY
- Lots of Halloween drinks, treats, costumes and more on SMP Living

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Today's DIY was actually created by my mom and it was the inspiration behind the Halloween Wedding inspiration board that went up earlier this morning. This DIY wreath is perfect for Halloween, but you can easily change the colors to suit any type of event including bridal showers and bachelorette parties. My mom used a wreath form {you could use any shape you like} and 3 black feather boas were enough to cover the styrofoam form. She then found the feather hair clips at Joann's on clearance for just over a $1 each. What a GREAT Bargain! Creating gorgeous decor for events doesn't have to cost a fortune.

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all photos taken by Brenda with a Canon 60D

I have a fun and easy Halloween DIY coming up a bit later this morning that would be the perfect addition to this fun Halloween themed inspiration board I created. Think glittered purple and black pumpkins to line the entrance to your wedding {with a few orange ones if you wish, but certainly not necessary} , a super amazing handmade dress that actually lights up for the reception, an out-of-the-ordinary wedding cake made of oreo cookies stacked into 3-tiers, black candlesticks on all the tables and a shimmery purple chandelier for over the dance floor.

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clicking on the inspiration board will bring up an enlarged version

Image Resources:
Halloween dessert table, purple bridesmaids bouquets, purple and black pocket wedding invitation, black and purple clutch, cookie tier wedding cake, purple chandelier, Burlesque Corset Light up Purple and Black Dress,  pumpkins with stencils