Destination Wedding Tips

When you imagine your wedding day, where do you picture yourself? Are you on a tropical island with the sand between your toes, are you at a cozy lodge in the mountains or are you somewhere closer to home? Options for your wedding local can be endless if you expand your venue search outside of your hometown, These days, destination weddings have become an increasingly popular choice for couples. Destination weddings can often be more cost effective and intimate than weddings at home. This is due in part to their smaller guest lists. Not only does this allow you to spend more one on one time with your guests, but it allows you create a more unique and personal experience for you and your guests to enjoy. Here are some tips to help...

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Chic Fall Color Inspiration

  Are you considering a fall wedding, but worry that your wedding decor will be limited to pumpkins, fall leaves and earthy colors? Well, have no fear! Fall is the perfect time to play with color. Bridging the bright, sunny colors of summer and the darker tones of winter, there is a huge spectrum of colors that will make your fall wedding pop. Pantone’s Fashion Color Report for fall 2010 is a great tool for finding the perfect palette for you wedding. It showcases this season’s hottest colors for fall, chosen by fashion and design experts. I love the combination of Oyster Grey and Endive with touches of Golden Glow for pop and pairing Chocolate Truffle with Living Coral is just plain fabulous. Don’t be afraid to experiment...

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Sprinkle a Little Love....

Sprinkle a Little Love on Your Wedding Day with Sprinkles Cupcakes - A special treat for your guests..... Looking to offer your guests something different and delicious? Why not consider a trendy cupcake tower which doubles as  conversation peice and makes your guests anticpate the dessert ?  Cupcakes offer flexibility in flavor choice (why settle on just one?), ease in serving, and diverse presentation options. For brides who want a traditional wedding cake but are excited about cupcakes, they can send guests home with a sweet souvenir from their wedding celebration. At Sprinkles, they offer Favor Boxes which package individual cupcakes as a parting gift. For an added surprise, place a thank you note inside the boxes!    ...

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No More Diva Dilemas with Clean Heels: High Heel Stoppers !

No More Diva Dilemas with Clean Heels: Announcing High Heel Stoppers ! When I received this email, with an introduction to this product, I thought-"WOW" ! This is really a showstopper. What creative genius thought of something such as protecting a girls most important posession- her shoes ! How many times have you been invited to a wedding or a special occassion where you sport your most special part of your ensemble only to have your heel cought in the crack of of stones or tiles or embedded deep in the dirt? Not to mention the uncomfortable feeling of wobbling your shoe out. The ingenious inventor of Clean Heels/ Heel Stoppers is Ally Stevenson, a savvy fashionista that thought outside the box to bring us this very important accessory....

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The Perfect Touch for your Wedding Reception

Linens are probably the most important design feature of your wedding. It is an opportunity for you, the couple to showcase your personality, style and theme of your wedding.There are many options to consider for your tabletop to bring your personalized panache into the decor. One of the most important is layering. While most venues will provide a basic tablecloth,those linens will most likely not reach to floor. Getting a full size tablecloth is very important as it creates the backdrop for your tablesetting, china and flowers. The first step is to call the venue that you have chosen and ask them what size tables they offer and how many chairs will fit in each table.The second step is to idenitfy what type of chair you will need to cover...

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My Good Green Greetings

Choosing a wedding invitation sets the tone and feel for your guests on what to expect for the formality of your wedding. The invitation also is an opportunity to say a lot about you and your sense of personality and style. If you have been making choices lately that are more eco-friendly, then you may consider the type of paper you choose for your invitations. Seattle based, My Good Greetings debuts their custom stationary all printed eco-friendly green on 100% recycled paper stock. Hip, modern, contemporary cards, including social stationery that you can personalize and preview with your photos and text are the perfect way to mark life's worthy occasions. Upload your photo, and add your text to create a unique contemporary card that will...

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Discover Your Floral Style

There are so many options when choosing your flowers for your wedding. It can be confusing and overwhelming when you are not sure where to start. One of the first things we suggest to our Brides is to start tearing out all the pictures that appeal to them from current and past Knot editions. You will notice that there is a theme in what you like. Even if your selections are all over the place in regards to colors and flower types, you will soon see that you will have a trend in your selections. Take as many of these tear outs to your florist with your swatches of bridesmaids dresses, linens, and any other colors that you can. Your floral designer will help you discover your floral style. For inspiration, make sure you visit The Knot Complete...

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Get the Star Treatment at Macy's Registry- Sip & Scan Event for Knotties

Attention all Knotties! Join Macy's Wedding & Gift Registry for an event featuring fun beverages, hors d'oeuvres, and great registry experts to help you create your dream registry. Bring your fiancé and he can play 007 with the scan gun while you sip your drink and approve his choices. You'll also receive a fabulous gift from Macy's. The perfect weeknight date! Call the number below to reserve a spot now, or email Macy's.  Please be sure to include your phone number and how many people plan to attend. Date: Tuesday, June 22nd Time: 6:30pm Macy's Galleria Hidalgo 5135 West Alabama Houston, TX 77056 2nd Floor RSVP: 832-667-4309 stan.ware@macys.com Cheers ! Jessica Zapatero Green Lily Eve...

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A Touseled Chignon

Summer is here and it often beckons us to put our hair up. There are many beautiful options for wearing hair up elegantly. While up do's have been the popular style to ask for in the past, today, a tousled Chignon adds chicness with more movement forgiveness than an up-do.   The popular term Chignon,  pronounced “sheen-yon,” is actually derived  from the French phrase “chignon du cou,” which translates to “nape of the neck”. An artful pull back of the hair, touseled or styled can reflect your beautiful facial features and serve as a great base for a gorgeous pin, feathers, or any floral accent you place in the hair. Many salons specialize in up-do's but ask your hairdresser for a touseled chignon and see how you feel wearing...

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From Start to Finish a Georgia Wedding

 Looking for that perfect destination for your fairy tale wedding, but wanting something different than everyone else? What about setting the date in the beautiful location of Savannah, Georgia? Here is Alli & Jeff and their dream wedding in Savannah, Georgia. Photography by Christine Hall.   How did the two of you meet?  Tell us your story.  My best friend, Laura, and I were meeting with a friend at the mall. As luck would have it, our friend was good friends with Jeff, and we were meeting him at Radio Shack where he worked. Once we got there our friend was gone and we got to meet Jeff. His eyes were so blue and I instantly developed a crush. We waited for him to get off of work so we could hang out with him longer....

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Capturing Your Day in Creative Ways

Wedding days are filled with emotion, ranging from uncertainty and nervousness to pure joy and ecstasy. The creative photographer can find ways to capture each of these moments beautifully. Creative photos convey emotion and cause the viewer to smile, laugh, or even shed a tear as they recall these special moments. Creativity also shows the level of commitment of a photographer to his or her craft and to your wedding. Creative photographers are engaged in their art and go far beyond the point-and-shoot approach. Creativity requires a photographer to get out of his or her comfort zone and do something different when the opportunity presents itself. How can you assess whether a photographer is creative? Take a look at these areas: • How...

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Spring is Here!

       It might be a bit chilly compared to normal March temperatures, but spring is here! The sun breaks through the clouds and brightens the hearts of couples anticipating their wedding. New life is created all around us! Hatchlings and bunnies are born and flowers blossom. Most significantly, vibrant colors fill our surroundings once again. If you are entering wedded bliss in spring, then your color palette is of great importance. It should be light-hearted, carefree, and beautiful. You can mix colors like lavender, teal, and pink to go for a soft and unique color combination or stick with a bold color combination like deep purple and yellow! Whatever colors you choose for your spring wedding keep with the...

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Casa de Novia Bridal Couture

I recently visited Casa De Novia to view their Spring 2010 Collection. Carmen Rideau greeted me as soon as I entered the inviting boutique. The flow of the salon was open and relaxing unlike some salons that are divided into many separate sections. It was apparent from the moment I walked in that the employees at Casa de Novia would do anything to make a bride-to-be’s dream come true. Casa de Novia has a wide selection of designer gowns, ranging from Junko Yoshioka to Monique Lhuillier. There were three dresses in Casa de Novia’s selection that especially caught my eye. This artsy bridal gown from Monique Lhullier’s Platinum Collection is ideal for the bride who wants to stand out when she walks down the aisle while maintaining a feminine...

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Summer Wedding with a Watermelon Twist!

An outdoor summer wedding should be laid back, a ton of fun, and beautifully reflective of the season. A typical bride in this economy desires the wedding of her dreams without spending a lot of money. A backyard picnic-themed wedding set in the enjoyable summer season is just the answer! What is a backyard picnic without watermelon? Not only is watermelon a refreshing treat to serve to your guests to beat the summer heat, it also provides the perfect color palette for your wedding. You can serve a fruity pink cocktail with a watermelon garnish or you can serve the champagne for your toast from a watermelon keg. For the centerpieces, place your favorite pink and white, in-season flowers in vintage watering cans. You can spend a...

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Spring Splendor

     Well, January is behind us, we're working our way through February, and now March and spring are hopefully right around the corner. Spring has always been a popular "wedding season," and with the wide array of flowers, colors and locations to choose from it's easy to see why. This inspiration board draws from the more serene and organic colors of spring with a few touches of pink. The whimsy and shabby chic tin buckets are full of feminine peony pink ranunculi, while the boutonnieres are a small, visually appealing succulent backed by a lush dark green leaf. The colors and overall botanical theme are carried through to the wedding invitation in its soft leaf and ivory hues. The dark mahogany Chiavari chairs against the...

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Winter Love

Red is the color of love and love is what a wedding is all about. What better colors to have than white to represent the beauty of a new beginning, brown to represent the start of a new season, and red for the passion of things to come. Great colors for a winter wedding are green and red, or white and silver. My favorite color is red so I wanted to create something that wasn't necessarily conventional but still illustrated a love two individuals have for each other. This is definitely a wedding scheme for no one other than a romantic.  Red has such an intensity that it can easily over power anything, but by only using it subtly you can acquire the full scale of romance and charm. If you decide to use such a strong tone as red, then an...

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The Sunny Side of Weddings

When you think of a summer wedding, what do you see? The warm sun, a beautiful bride, and gorgeous flowers, of course! This summer why not make your flowers warm and happy like the sun? If you’re wondering where I’m going with all of this then you’ve maybe never heard of a Billy Ball flower.  Billy Ball’s are the perfect accessory to any bouquet or centerpiece and they will definitely put a smile on your face. If you’re looking for something quirky, fun and unforgettable then I say this flower is the perfect one for you! And for that bride on a budget why not pair up some hydrangeas, white or green, with little Billy Balls adding that pop of brightness! Like the sun peaking through the clouds. By: Allison Geary-Weisenhorn Wedding...

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The Walk Down One Green Street on their Grand Opening Day !

We were so honored to be a part of this true case study  of green co-working at it's best. When Sherry and Dave Eichberger had the foresight and passion to create Houston’s first organic lifestyle destination, they came to New Living,http://www.newliving.net/  a green home + building epicenter for all things green to make their vision come to life. A short 10  months later, One Green Street was opening it's doors thanks to the swift build of Joseph Fowler of Forrest Custom Construction http://forrestcustomconstruction.com/. Interior Designer Saba Jawda fashioned the store with a soft palette of grays, blues and taupes, creating a beautiful background to merchandise. From the moment of the ribbon cutting,...

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Tonya and Chris !

There is nothing more that we love than to make a Bride and Groom happy as we navigate through all the choices and decisions of wedding vendors. We have had so much fun helping Tonya and Chris wrap up some of the final details of their wedding that we felt compelled to share their fun loving engagement pics by creative photographer, Christina Carroll Photography. http://www.christinacarrollphotography.com/ Tonya has selected a playful theme for her wedding where she is incorporating personalized koozies and home made cookies. We love Tonya's style. Be on the lookout for more Wedding Pics from Austin based photographer, Christina Carroll. The ceremony and reception will be held at the Tuscany Villa in Katy, TX. Cheers Tonya and Chris ! Jessica...

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