Valentine’s Day is not only a great day for a wedding proposal, but has also become a very popular day to get married. After all, February 14th is arguably the most romantic day of the year, and with all of the hearts, flowers, and pink going around, your wedding day theme is obvious. Here a few fun products perfect for V-Day weddings.
These Sterling Heart Cufflinks add the perfect hint of red without making the groom look like cupid. You can even engrave these classic sterling silver cuffs for a more personalized touch. At under $200, they make a great groom or groomsmen gift.
These Personalized Heart Place Card Holders are awesome wedding decorations, but can also be perfect wedding gifts for the new married couple. Available in sets of 4, these place card holders add a beautiful silver touch to any table.
How can you go wrong with yummy Mini Pink Chocolate Hearts wrapped in Italian double sided pink foil? These tasty morsels make a great addition to any table top, and double as sweet treats for guests. Also, they’re available in bulk, so you may have a few left over for snacks on the honeymoon!
Fall is a festive and very colorful time of year. Many take advantage of nature’s beautiful backdrop and plan their wedding during these months. Making use of the flowers that are abundant and the treats that are plentiful are sure to make your wedding day a perfect one. Seasonal staples will help make your wedding planning a little easier, but don’t over look the top trends of the fall wedding season.
Vintage Accents – Many brides are choosing wedding dresses with a vintage flair. Whether it is a lace sleeve or added beads and pearls to the wedding dress, the vintage look is coming back.
A Touch of Royalty – The Royal Wedding has set the stage for brides this year. The bridal tiara has made a tremendous come back this season, making every bride feel like a princess. Intricate wedding invitations and announcements for the big day have also gained popularity.
A Little DIY – Despite a tough economy people are still falling in love and getting married! Couples are getting creative and designing and assembling flower arrangements. Some are even baking their own wedding cakes and choosing “wedding cupcakes” as a trendy wedding cake alternative. The simplest of all is selecting your own fall wedding favors and beautifully wrapping them for each guest.
It’s the Shoes – This has to be the trend that is the most fun this season. Brides are hemming those gowns a bit higher to showcase their shoes! The shoes of the season are not the traditional white heels. Brides are showing off their personality and their shoes by wearing blue shoes (for something blue), or any other color all adorned with rhinestones, bows, or even flowers.
Tweet Tweet – Social media is everywhere, and even becomes part of the wedding planning. Twitter and Facebook make it simple to let all your friends and followers know your latest wedding details. It helps to gather everyone together for a celebration, and is it definitely the thing that is quickly updated after you say “I do!”
September is just around the corner, and so is the fall wedding season. Autumn weddings have gained as much popularity as a summertime wedding. This could be because the cooler temperatures are a bit more inviting, and the rich, bold colors of the season are plentiful. Autumn is the perfect backdrop for a wedding, and now is the time for couples to start planning their Fall wedding theme.
What are some ways to incorporate the colors, sights, and smells of this season into your Fall wedding? The solution may be easier than you think. Here are some tips on how to bring the beauty of Autumn to your wedding reception:
· Use Bountiful Table Centerpieces. Many brides choose table centerpieces with colorful, hardy flowers such as mums or sunflowers in rich gold, yellow, burgundy, orange, and red hues. These flowers can be tied with a deep color ribbon and entwined with sprays of fall leaves to add the perfect touch to the centerpiece. Using a cornucopia as a table centerpiece is another seasonal idea to display your flower arrangement. Adding a place card holder in a fall leaf design at each table will also help complete the look.
· Have Fun with Wedding Cake Supplies & Accessories. There are an abundance of wedding cake supplies and accessories to continue the Fall wedding theme at your reception that can be festive and fun. You can choose a cake top painted in rich fall colors to top your wedding cake, or even add a personalized Autumn leaf serving set to cut and serve your wedding cake.
· Give Your Guests a Seasonal Favor. There are many practical Fall wedding favors you can give your guests as a memento of your special day. Some couples choose scented soaps, or elegant Autumn double leaf bookmarks for their guests. Some chose a delicious favor, such as a homemade caramel apple or other tasty seasonal treat wrapped in a clear cellophane gift bag and tied with a maple leaf gift tag and bow.
The ideas are endless when it comes to planning an Autumn wedding. The colors, sights, and smells are beautiful and crisp this time of the year. From adding seasonal flowers, to an Autumn leaf motif on your wedding cake, you can incorporate as much or as little of the season into your theme to create a picture perfect, Autumn wedding!
The following post is from @gift_girl’s new blog, Girly Wedding.
All Hail Pale Bridesmaid Dresses!! An undeniable trend for 2011 are pale bridesmaid dresses. These light bridesmaid dresses are often the same or a few shades different from the bride. Bridesmaids Dresses everywhere are turning up in colors that were a short while ago only considered for brides. Bridesmaid dresses in neutral colors, ivory, and even white add a softer more subtle distinction between the bride and her girls, a distinction less pronounced but not less beautiful.
These light bridesmaid dresses are all the rage and not just for bridesmaids, light prom dresses, and neutral colors clothing are very trendy right now. Pale bridesmaid dresses also work well to offset brides who choose light wedding dresses with a hint of color.
Love this trend. I find it so romantic and sweet. You?
While some brides love a contemporary wedding, many are still staying true to following the age old tradition of having “something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue” for good luck on their wedding day.
How can a bride have a contemporary wedding and incorporate this tradition into it? The solution is simple, with the use of these tips and a beautiful wedding favor.
Many brides borrow their jewelry from a friend or family member to wear on their wedding day. Wearing a loved one’s pearl necklace or jewels as you walk down the aisle is a sentimental moment and will easily satisfy the tradition of “something borrowed” and in many cases “something old” if the jewelry worn is a family heirloom.
Adding something new and something blue to your wedding day can be easy and fun. Some brides opt to wear blue shoes, polish their fingernails blue, or even wear a blue garter. Others add blue ribbons to their bouquet or to the centerpieces at their wedding reception.
Another simple way to add something blue and new is by selecting a wedding favor that is blue. The Something Blue Gift Box Candle Favor is a perfect example of a “something blue” favor. The miniature blue candle is packaged in a white box and is neatly tied with a blue satin ribbon which reads “something blue.”
So whether you choose to add your own blue flair or decide to select a blue wedding favor, adding something blue to your wedding day will follow this age old tradition and bring good luck to you for years to come.
It can be considered faux pas to have your wedding fall on or near a holiday. The scheduling can often conflict with vacation plans and you may not want your day to be known as “that wedding that ruined our Fourth of July plans” or “that cliche wedding on Valentine’s Day.”
However, if you and your fiance were already considering a fall wedding and really enjoy Halloween, consider a Halloween-themed wedding.
Don’t go screaming in the other direction before you hear all the details! We’re not talking cheap plastic jack-o-lanterns as centerpieces or fake cobwebs over the doorways. Far from it! Think autumn meets edgy. With your special Halloween touches, your fall wedding could be one for the ages.
Plan ahead: If you plan ahead–up to a year in advance–you can find Halloween novelty items on discount after the previous Halloween holiday. Don’t go overboard on the cheesy stuff like plastic coffins or witch broomsticks, but instead look for leaf garlands, scented candles, glitter pine cones, cute pumpkin bowls for a candy bar, fake fall flowers and berries and even antique-looking glasses for toasting!
Cute objects incorporated into a beautiful display. (Photos courtesy of chillipit.co.za & theknot.com)
Color-coordinated: One of the big questions is about the color palette of a Halloween-themed wedding. It is obviously in fine Halloween tradition to stick with the orange and black combo. However, try incorporating orange as the accent color and have black and white be the main color scheme. Also, don’t be scared to experiment with other fall colors like yellow or a deep red. Here’s some inspiration:
Bring nature inside by using trees! (Photos courtesy of chillipit.co.za & perfectweddingguide.com)
Proof your Halloween wedding can be themed but classy. (Photo collage courtesy of fatosoda.seesaa.net)
Photo collage courtesy of mixmingleglow.com
Gorgeous pumpkin ideas! (Photo collage courtesy of mixmingleglow.com)
Other special touches and ideas to consider:
- Don’t require it, but give your guests the option of dressing in costume
- Antique, classic dress for the bride
- Cummerbunds for the groom and groomsmen
- Wrought iron candelabras for centerpieces
- Serve apple cider and pumpkin cake
- Feature a candy bar with a wide variety of sweets including a Halloween favorite, candy corn!
- Choose historic venues, like an old church or mansion
Happy planning & Happy Halloween!
-Stephanie
@wishpotwedding
Bridesmaid dresses. Bleh. Ugh. …I know, I know. What would seemingly be a fun time dress shopping turns into a matching and coordinating (and unflattering) fiasco.
Brides, I beg of you to embrace–or at least look into–the new bridesmaid dress trend. We’ve recently explored finding a be-all-end-all dress that each of your bridesmaids will wear (probably reluctantly). But here’s an idea: Let your bridesmaid select her own dress. Seriously! It is nearly impossible to find a dress that matches your color scheme, flatters every figure AND doesn’t break the bank. If you give your bridesmaids options, they will have more freedom and flexibility to feel comfortable and beautiful.
Bridesmaid dresses have taken a turn for the better to semi-formal wear but this idea pushes bridesmaid style one step further. So what’s the best way to do this?
You can select palette options (perhaps with a few guidelines) so your bridesmaids will all be in the same hue.
Cutely coordinated but definitely not over the top! (courtesy of theknot.com & InspiredbyThis.com)
For the daring bride, you can let them wear all kinds of styles!
Look how happy they are to be wearing a dress of their choosing! (courtesy of weddingbee.com)
You can choose a store with selections of different dresses in the same color and let them pick! (Great examples: J.Crew, Banana Republic, Nordstrom & Ann Taylor)
You can honor your maid of honor with a dress that stands out!
A sweet light yellow will make your MOH feel special (courtesy of districtweddings.com)
And with autumn right around the corner (it is, even if we’re all in denial) don’t forget about some natural color schemes that will bring your fall wedding to life.
What lovely fall colors! (courtesy of weddingannouncer.com, jcrew.com & theknot.com)
So, give your friends a reason to agree to be in your wedding. You’re not the only one that wants to look beautiful; your loved ones want to feel just as wonderful as you do on your special day. Spread the cheer!
What are you planning for your bridesmaids?
-Stephanie
@wishpotwedding
From the recent Golden Globes to famous celebrity weddings, purple is the new and trendy color for gowns and weddings! This month Wishpot gives you tips and ideas for your gorgeous purple wedding.
When it comes to a purple wedding, the bride can add a few little things to her white dress that will add some spice to it. Wearing purple pumps like these BCBGeneration Dante Pumps will make a statement while you walk down the aisle! You can also take tips from celebrity weddings like Khloe Kardashian. She had a gorgeous purple/lavender wedding which can serve for a great place for inspiration. Khloe sported one of our favorite new wedding trends today…the SASH! Putting a sash around your wedding dress is a great way to make any traditional white dress look more elegant and unique.
What about decorations and favors? One of our favorite wedding favors are these awesome personalized travel candle tins which are a fun personal way to say thank you to your guests. And for decorations, save money on these beautiful purple and lavender silk rose petals. Putting them in the middle of all your guests tables will add more sophistication and serenity to your wedding.
When it comes to the wedding party, the bridesmaid dresses should be flattering on all shapes and sizes. This is why this short dark purple bridesmaid dress from Nordstrom is a perfect match for your wedding! And last but definitely not least…for the groom, add the perfect touch to his tux with a purple tie!
Every bride needs a little purple in her life. For more ideas on wedding dresses, décor, and more visit www.wishpot.com/weddings!
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As we mentioned in an earlier post, many people are picking turquoise for the color of 2010! Wishpot is here with our favorite items for your 2010 turquoise wedding!
This Calvin Klein Satin Dress from Nordstrom is a great sophisticated way to flatter your bridesmaid no matter what shape she is. Adding this Flower broach to your hair or dress can really add that extra something to your white dress. Having a bright colored shoe is just another way to give a little extra wow factor to your bridal ensemble. These turquoise heels really do the trick when it comes to adding a little spark.
Every bride needs a gorgeous clutch! You can never go wrong with this Plisse Frame Clutch that makes a statement by itself.
And for the groom? Nothing too bright! Just add this Turquoise tie to his swank black tux and he is good to go!
For more tips and ideas for your wedding visit www.wishpot.com/weddings
Many forecasters such as Pantone have predicted that the color for fashion this year is turquoise!
When it comes to fashion, Turquoise can look elegant and dressy or casual and fun! Because it is so versatile, Turquoise can be used as a great accent color in jewelry, purses, shoes, and tons of other accessories for women and men!
Here are some fun turquoise fashion and accessories picks from Wishpot!
(Clockwise from Top left) Alexis Bittar Faux Turquoise Statement Ring, RJ Graziano Beaded Layer Necklace, Robbi & Nikki Embellished Tie Dye Top, Rebecca Minkoff ‘Mini Nikki’ Hobo, Lucky Brand Etched Faux Turquoise Bracelet, Cole Haan ‘Grayce Air’ Open Toe Slingback Sandal
How can you go wrong with yummy Mini Pink Chocolate Hearts wrapped in Italian double sided pink foil? These tasty morsels make a great addition to any table top, and double as sweet treats for guests. Also, they’re available in bulk, so you may have a few left over for snacks on the honeymoon!
