The most beautiful wedding pillows you will ever see.
Choose from your favorite flower design and colors.
Thanks Anna for the follow on twitter!!! I am a HUGE fan of these gorgeous ring pillows! Be sure and check out Anna’s blog for more inspiration and to order your ring pillow TODAY!
What an elegant escort table! You know, it’s photo’s like these that make me just want to plan another wedding! We had a very small intimate wedding so we did not have assigned seating. Since I did not have escort cards or place cards, I found this information from the Pink Galoshes blog to be very useful for those of you who are:
“Your escort table is the reception’s first focal point and a source of guidance for guests, instructing everyone where to go upon entering the main dining room. The cards can be playful and whimsical, elegant and sophisticated, or simple and understated. It is the guests’ first glimpse to what is behind the closed doors or drapes of the tent, their first peek at what surprises may be in store for them”.
“Escort cards are normally displayed on a table adjacent to the entrance of the reception. Their purpose is to guide guests to their correct table number, an effective system of organization if you choose not to have formal seating, but still want people at assigned tables. Take note, a place card is slightly different from an escort card. Place cards are set out at the dinner table itself, showing each guest exactly in which chair to sit during the reception. These may be crucial if your dinner is catered to the exact guest. Escort cards on the other hand indicate a table, but not a seat”.
Today I came across one of my new favorite blogs…We Met in a Bar (yes.they.met.in.a.bar)! So to all my single friends out there…YES YOU CAN! Woot Woot, for another Southern Cali blogging bride! Anywho…I saw this adorable idea on her blog…a rolodex guestbook! Guests write a love note on one side and their contact info on the other! CUTE!
So today I was just mosying along doing a random search for a cute customizable parasol when I stumble across I Do Originals. And then I get to the blog and notice…hey, they are on twitter! And THEN I realize DUH…I am already following them on twitter {oops! *blush*}. How CUTE are these “Thank You” parasols for your thank you card photo op??? Be sure and check out I Do Originals for your custom aisle runners, table runners, banners and more! SO.SUPER.CUTE.
Now THIS is an ice luge! I LOVE this Moulin Rouge Ice Luge from SoCal Ice Productions! Are you having a themed wedding? SoCal Ice Productions can custom make whatever your heart desires…the only limit is your imagination!
Give all your girls some *bling* at your bridal shower with these gem shaped ice cubes from Fred Flare. What a cute way to *bling* up your signature bridal shower cocktail or punch! And don’t forget to name your signature drink…we had “Blushing Bride Punch” and “Bridezilla Mimosa’s” at my shower!
If you ever wondered what happened to the ice cream man….I found him! Long gone are the days of running home and grabbing your allowance to blow on ice cream and candy!!! He’s got a new gig…WEDDINGS! Check out this cute idea for a hot summer day wedding!
I stumbled across these photos on The Wiebners Photo blog. What a scrumptious idea!!!
I LOVE sparklers!!! What a grand entrance as Mr. & Mrs.!!!
Get yours at Sparklers Online! L.O.V.E. it!
Be sure and grab yourself a copy of The Real Simple Weddings 2009 magazine that is now available at Crate & Barrel. This magazine is full of great tips, wedding inspiration and is simply a must have! Fun tidbit from the mag: www.costofwedding.com. Enter your zipcode and find out the average cost of weddings in your zip code! It even breaks down average costs of attire, flowers, invitations, etc. Average cost for Encinitas (my home town) weddings: $28,897-$48,161!!! Wowza!
I recently received a question from a bride regarding their seating chart. She was concerned that her parents should not be at the same table as the grooms parents. A family member of the groom said it was improper to have them together and that they should each have their own tables. At my own wedding, we had passed appetizers and a formal buffet style dinner, but it was open seating and was a bit more of a casual setting. So while I do not personally have experience with seating charts, I have been to numerous weddings. And for each one that I have been to or been in, both sets of parents always sat together. IMHO, you are joining families so it seems to me that they most certainly should and would sit together. Emily Post says, traditionally the brides family sits separate from the grooms family and she also goes on to say that divorced parents should never be seated together. Claudia Lutman of Luxurious Wedding Ettiquette had this to say about seating arrangements. I personally feel your wedding day is YOUR wedding day and you should do what makes you and your fiance happy. What better time, than at one of the happiest days in both of your lives to join the families together??? Ladies (& Gents), what did you do???
