The weather in Northern California has been cold and rainy lately, and this has left me daydreaming about white sandy beaches and palm trees.  If you are in need of some warm thoughts, check out these pretty photos that have convinced me that a destination wedding in the winter is the perfect idea for an intimate wedding.

Also, if you are planning your own destination wedding, be check out the destination wedding invitations from Wedding Paper Divas (examples below).

Photo Source from L to R: SheKnows.com, Anantara, M.I.S.S.,  Wedding Paper Divas; Wedding Paper Divas

I’ve found a whole bunch of cool wedding things for you to browse through. Like how about wearing sneakers on your wedding day or would you ever get married at a fast food restaurant? Check out the fun finds I found this week!

1) Celebrity wedding goddess Mindy Weiss planned a wedding where her bride switched into these Steve Madden shoes. She said it made cool photos and was like sneakers with heels. I think Stargaze the silver sandal on the right would be perfect for a seaside wedding.

2) Three couples got married in a row at White Castle, a fast food restaurant chain. Talk about a budget wedding-can I get an order of fries with that?

3) If you and your girlfriends love the Harajuku girls from Gwen Stefani’s video and album, check out these Harajuku Lovers fragrances from Sephora. They’d make unique gifts for your bridesmaids and flower girl too!

4) Take these gorgeous journals from Paper Source with you on your honeymoon and let them inspire you to record all those memorable memories of being newlyweds!

Summer weddings present a chance for you to soak up the sun and celebrate your love. To help you decide on a chic summer theme for your nuptials, we polled the stylish staffers at Wedding Paper Divas to find out what’s hot in summer weddings this year. Here’s our Top Four Favorite Summer Weddings list:

-50% of our staff thinks that beach or lakeside weddings are the perfect blend of summer fun and simple elegance.

-Destination weddings earned quite a few votes, with 21% of our experts weighing in that traveling makes a summer wedding more memorable.

-Eternally stylish, Big and Traditional weddings won more than 17% of the vote.

-13% of our wedding pros thought An Afternoon Tea would be the best way to spend your summer reception.

What would be on your list of Summer Wedding Favorites? Do you have any questions for our staff? Leave a comment and let us know!