Little wedding details

I can't say it enough. And I know I have said it before. The KEY to a personalized, unique, and memorable wedding is all in the personalized details. Here are my favorite picks for a way to express yourself like no one else, on a day that is about you and your fiance!

Personalized, custom designed stationary. Or- if that is too pricey-at least, stationary that fits your personalities as people or as a couple. This is really important. Also, don't worry your Save the Date and your invites don't have to be cohesive. So if you want to stay more traditional for your invites- your Save the Date is a chance to be a little risky.

ps. paper quality matters!



This bride hand drew this entire invite. Not that talented? Take a clue from her, use envelope liners for some pizazz

 

These two are literally saving the date!

Decor: Go beyond basics. Everyone does highs and lows with flowers for centerpieces. Bring centerpieces up a notch. Use ornaments, books, succulents, favors, fruit or any other kind of prop you can thing of. Think of things that are relatable and appropiate for your wedding (think personal!). Having a beach wedding? Incorporate sand. Have a Garden wedding? Incorporate moss or grass. Check out my past posts about unique centerpieces.

Lighting: Think about how lighting sets the mood. Think about lighting in everyday life- the stark lighting of the office, candlelight at dinner. Make sure your lighting matches the mood you want to set. Lanterns and candles are a really great way to "soften" the atmosphere. Uplighting provides a soft, warm feel, or a fun feel depending on the colors.

Non-Floral Centerpieces

This past week I took a hop and a skip over to Jo-Ann's. I had a ton of coupons I just "had to use", plus I was working on a wedding project for my FI's sister. (Which I love- and took tons of photos of and will share soon!)


I ended up coming across these vases that were "just perfect". About 6" tall they are gold, and mercury glass. I figured I can concoct something floral to do with them. I only picked up a few, because I want the rest of my tables to be a mix of centerpieces.


I know what I want to do with the florals (well, I have an idea), and I am attempting some "high" branch-like centerpieces for other tables, but in hopes of saving myself some moolah, I wanted to do a few non-floral centerpieces.


I've been really stuck on what to do, so I obviously started scouring the Internet. Here is what I found. Hope you find some inspiration from these too :)!

Leave it to Martha to think of this idea. Whoa, Wheatgrass!

Beautiful!!

I actually love this idea, and think there are SO many twists to it!



Cupcakes, yes... this is made of cupcakes. Insane huh?



These are all non-floral. Totally paper. But I forewarn you a paper pomander takes a good 4 hrs to make on a good day. Mine is still HALF finished, and I'm 3 hrs deep.

Stack your favors for a really cute centerpiece. Plus, not delegating clean up of centerpieces or pack up at the end of the evening!

Wedding Trends: REVAMP

Below is my list of the hottest wedding trends now. Perhaps you have seen these at a wedding this year.
Want to take it one step above the "trend"... see my suggestions for revamps!


TREND 1: BEACH THEMED WEDDINGS

Especially being in New England, beach themed weddings are the go-to element! Beachy themed cakes, starfish and sand dollars place cards, etc.

REVAMP: Take it up a notch, use the same color scheme (blues and greens) in a new way. Peacock!

TREND 2: CHUCKS

You have seen tons of photos with brides wearing the chucks down the altar and hanging out in them during the reception.

REVAMP: Sure, you've seen chucks-- but be the first bride to wear TOMS. Super cute and sparkly too!

TREND 3: Submerged Flowers with Candles. These are a popular and low-cost alternative to floral centerpieces....and have a real eye catching look. But why not try something new...

REVAMP: Keep up the charm with a different type of centerpiece- Succulents. These are starting to pop up and they are great as favors, place card holders, or centerpieces. Plus, they are pretty unexpected.

Hello, Yellow!

Sunshine!!! Yellow is the inspiration of the day-- it must be this nice weather. Check it out!



Dress: Revolveclothing.com



Photo Credit: theknot.com

Color Inspiration: Pink and Grey

Here is a color combo I absolutely love, and thought about doing it for my own wedding.

It looks sleek and sophisticated but still really feminine.

Look how cute the shoes are! Those are likely a clip you can find online, on etsy, or at a boutique that sells em.
 I also love the table numbers!!

Smokin' signature drink

Bridesmaids dresses from J.Crew

Presenting...

Bliss Celebrations magazine launched a few weeks ago. I'm really excited that both the DJ for our wedding and our caterer were helping to host the event. Go Victor! Go Blackstone, (yay Danielle)!

I also want to say congratulations to my event planner, Erica-- who is featured in the Hyatt  Advertisement! How awesome is that? (check out pg. 151)

The launch party was a hit, but so is the magazine. It packs it's punch with over 300+ pages of  "event planning" information, color palettes (my fav.feature), featured events (including super amazing weddings, rehearsel dinners, annual corporate events, etc) and all kinds of  other goodies.

I picked up my copy today!

The cover comes from my personal fav. event in the magazine:
A Marie Antoniette themed wedding!

Decor Decor

So when I started looking for inspiration, I went right to decor and flowers. And Loving flowers as much as I do, I get enthralled at looking at the pictures of them. But when I came across this centerpiece I thought it was great. Simple. understated. fancy. cute. all my fav.things.





Love how simple yet elegant this looks...
all photos courtesy of the knot.

 

Love this! (this photo courtesy Belle Mer)...

These inspired me, but I think they are too much effort to DIY becuase of the time it will take the morning of.

My Fav. Place setting. These are my colors. Love!