Birthday Inspiration

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Inspiration

I was inspired by Flora Nova Design and their recent blog post letting us know that Plum is a big color for 2009. Check out their recent Plum, Cream and Chartreuse wedding!

From left to right, top to bottom:

Photo from Organic Style Magazine; Actress Zhang Ziyi; "Origami Crane" invitation by Tiny Prints; "Brilliant Blooms" wedding invitation by WeddingPaperDivas; custom made blooming tea favor; lime bridesmaid dress; chartreuse arrangement in Chinese shallow basket; catalog photo from Smith & Hawken; pink purple arrangement in footed basket; colorful macaroons by Jin Patisserie; and decorative Black Cherry Plum soap bar by MOR Cosmetics.

Pezzi D'Amore - Brazilian Wedding Favors

I discovered these from the wonderful Bella Signature Design blog. These wedding favors are called "Bem Casados" or "Well-Marrieds" and they are the most traditional sought-after dessert at weddings in Brazil. Each Bem Casado is artfully made and is light, soft, airy and filled with smooth, home-made caramel bathed in a special sweet sauce. Each treat represents two united parts sealed by sweet love, support and mutual respect. According to legend, everyone who tastes them will be blessed with the happiness of newlyweds, so make a wish before you take a bite. Amen to that!

Wish tree

I like this idea!

Skip the traditional guest book and create a beautiful display out of your friends' and family's good wishes. I love the idea of asking guests to write their specific wishes or advice for you on the cards rather than simply signing their names and writing a generic congratulatory message. After your wedding, collect the cards in a nice chest or box for the perfect keepsake

or give it in a album!

I also found a tutorial on making the beautiful crystal wish tree shown below here.

Vespa Meeting in Graz, Austria

My husband loves Vespa.
This video is from the Vespa meeting in Graz, Austria.
He is one of the driver!! :-)

Flying wish paper

How sweet ist this?

Just write your wish on the Flying Wish Paper, shape it into a tube,

light the top and watch as your wish burns down then dramatically rises into the sky.

Will you be my bridesmaid?

Customized cookies that asks the question with icing -

Check out the new look from Weddingish $8.50 each

Link:http://elegantengagements.blogspot.com/2007/10/will-you-be-my-bridesmaid.html

So - when you ask your bridesmaids to be part of your special day.... do it with style. Here are a few ideas. For a summer wedding - present them with this pair of fun and functional flip flops

Link:http://remembersomethingblue.blogspot.com/2008/11/celebrate-your-engagement-meet.html

True friendship never ends. Our friendship is an important part of my life.
So as I walk down the aisle to begin married life,
as I say "I do" to the love of my life, please be with me by my side,
like you always have been. [Name] Will you be my bridesmaid?

Links:http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=17286645

And here is a beautiful DIY-Bridesmaid Card from Jessica

http://wetietheknot.blogspot.com/ I love all her ideas and thinks!!!

That`s me and my husband

DIY: Water-Bottle-Cascade-Chandelier

Dou you know Water Bottle??

Yes way! Michelle Brand, an eco-designer from Manchester in the UK, repurposes the bottoms of discarded plastic soda bottles to create these breathtakingly beautiful decorative light fixtures, lamp shades, curtains, room dividers, and more. Ingenious and quite stunning, don’t you agree

Link: http://www.michellebrand.co.uk/pages/portfolio.html

BottleYourBrand

How about a personalized water bottle? Or a personalized wine bottle for give away?

http://www.bottleyourbrand.com/ are a leading online source for custom label bottled water, personalized wine labels and custom beer labels.

Or you can DIY! Have fun!!!

Butterfly Theme

First off, this dress caught my eye In Martha Stewart Weddings. I was floored when I turned the page and there it was … the prettiest dress I have ever seen by Carolina Herrara! Of course, the dress is $9,900 a bit on the $$$ side. As we have said before, colored shoes add that little extra something something to your wedding look and nothing says glamour quite like the ‘Loupe’ evening sandal from Kate Spade™.
Do you love this butterfly cake? Well… you can make it yourself. Click here to purchase the products so you can started on your masterpiece from http://www.fancyflours.com/.
You can purchase these exclusive personalized mint tins from beau-coup. Estilo Weddings is responsible for these exquisite butterfly favor boxes


Directions on how to download and print are below.
1. Download Butterfly Wedding Suites Here (The file includes invites and response cards)
2. In order to avoide cutting the invites purchase Flat Card Stock from Paper SourceInvite Card Stock, Response Card Stock
4. Open up the document you wish to print such as the invite. Print out your desired amount. We recommend a few extras. The invite will simply have the design on it and have a blank middle.
5. Open up the word documents that are in the word documents folder and type in your personal text. You may have to fiddle with it to get the correct spacing since everyone’s wording will vary.

Link:http://www.weddingchicks.com/

Something Blue ... a wedding dress!

I've always been a fan of the Ivory wedding gown- or maybe champagne, but never considered blue. Then I saw this blue gown Keira is wearing and it is stunning! Are you planning to wear a blue - or any other color - wedding dress? (I think this would be so perfect for a winter blue themed wedding)

Link:http://fashionbride.wordpress.com/

Real Wedding: Manuela and Eric’s Wedding at Strawberry Farms

bride's dress: Marissa - purchased from Erin Cole. The veil i wore for the ceremony is the same one that my sister wore and purchased from Erin Cole 2 years ago.

bridesmaid dresses: J Crew. The sashes were made by me and my momgroom's bow tie: Barbara Blank, New York (from Bloomingdales)

florals: Claudia Johnston, friend and floristcatering: Strawberry Farms Golf

Coursemusic: Esquires Big Bandevent

coordinator: Strawberry Farms Event Coordinator, Heather Howery helped me put all my ideas together in a way that made sense and ended up looking wonderful. She took care of putting up all the arrangements on the day of and helped get me organized throughout the planning process.There are lots more photos on Leigh's Blog, and check out their super cute engagement session also

It´s a wrap

I absolutely adore the lovely creations of etsy sellers Bonzie, Holly Stalder & Modern Romance