About Classic Bride

Polished but never fussy, CB is a daily wedding and style blog devoted to perfecting the artful mix of old and new to create a uniquely sophisticated aesthetic.

About me / Sarah Darcy

I attended Miami University of Ohio and earned a bachelor's degree of Journalism in 2004 - my college sweetheart proposed the same year. Knee deep in wedding planning, my love of writing became public and personal when I began writing this blog in August 2007 as a way of gathering inspiration for our wedding, which has since been kindly featured in several magazines and blogs. Now happily married, I still enjoy sharing inspiration with the many brides, vendors and industry insiders who stop by CB every day. 

Currently, my husband and our adorably fluffy Norwegian Forest Cat are enjoying a European lifestyle tucked away in the rolling hills of northwestern Germany. {If you're a European wedding vendor interested in teaming up with me on upcoming photoshoots, etc., do get in touch! There is currently a French Alice in Wonderland shoot in the works for Spring 2013 and there's still room for more vendor involvement!} We are also gearing up for a move back to the States {San Antonio, Texas} this summer so if you hail from the Lone Star state, I'd love to hear from you. Always looking forward to new collaborations!

Drop me a note at theclassicbride@gmail.com.

Still want to know more? 
Catch up here on my Southern 2008 wedding.
Check out my Parisian love shoot feature in Matchbook Magazine.
... And read/see the full story here.
Read my Girl Crush feature on the popular style blog, Tartan and Sequins.
Take a tour of my sweet abode in Europe.
Join me on my European travels {hello, honeymoon inspiration!}

Photos, clockwise from top left: Juliane Berry, Maile Lani - taken at Perch in New Orleans, Look Photography
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photojournalism at its best.

stumbled across this photographer's blog.

definitely worth a look. if it's geographically possible, j&i would love to hire her for our wedding.

i love the raw emotion she is able to capture. amazing images.

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style me pretty contest.

ok - since i just started 'classic bride,' i doubt i'll have many visitors by this friday ... but! if i do, please visit www.stylemepretty.com and check out the contest going on! vote for your favorite inspiration board -- it's a lot of fun and very inspiring.

i entered the first one i ever made ... Day One: #13 Sarah's Chic, Whimsical Wedding.
vote for it if you like or keep your eye out for upcoming contests and enter your own!

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DIY sequel: pomanders.

i like the clean, simple, spherical look of pomanders. the work that goes into creating them is probably a lot more involved than i care to think, but i still wonder if it's something that would be an easy DIY project.

i added another photo of initials hanging on church doors. i love the stone and the arch that frames those doors.

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the initial idea.

i've seen this idea in magazines and on several blogs. the idea of hanging moss-covered initials on the chapel doors. i like it. but i'm not sure how to go about doing it. i think i might try it out this weekend. it seems like a fun DIY project, no?

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reese.

i saw this dress while flipping through an InStyle while getting my hair highlighted. It was at the Academy Awards in 2002 ... i think this would make an amazing wedding gown. it has detail but the whole presentation seems simple.

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dance floor.

was thinking about dance floors the other day.
i've never been fond of the kind that resemble plywood taped to the floor.
can't decide on this one. i'm a huge black/white fan, as well as checkerboard tile fan.
but somehow, this seems a little overwhelming to me.
maybe just go with a safe, natural dance floor -- like grass.

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shoes.

always loved shoes.
love photos of shoes.
love these photos of wedding day shoes.

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gown.

i l-o-v-e this dress. i love the lace. the neckline. the silhouette. love it.

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yellow.

despite what i said about yellow, i absolutely adore the black/white/yellow color scheme used in this exquisite wedding. and i am so hoping to copy the 'indoor chair outdoors' photo idea. love love love that.

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more boards.

here's two more boards i did. the second one is a much clearer vision of what i want.

it has the home where we're thinking of having our reception ... which i love.
i also narrowed the colors to a deep blue and crisp white. i liked the cheerfulness that yellow contributed but somehow, it just wasn't fitting with what i was envisioning.

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simple. classic. timeless.

for the past few months, i've been using my gmail inbox as my way to collect, keep and catalogue all of the inspirational images i've found along the way that i want to incorporate in my wedding. except, now, because i have over 100 different e-mails entries, it's getting a little trickier. that's why i've started this blog.

i'll start off with some classic inspiration. because that's what i want the essence of my wedding to be. timeless. classic. elegant. but simple at the same time.

and what's more classic than grace kelly?

the top board i made a few weeks ago ... i wasn't trying to make it cohesive in colors or style. i basically had some images and wanted to bring them together to create a vision. it tends to focus a lot on transportation, gowns, cakes and ways to decorate chapel doors ...

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