Lovebirds! Bridal Shower Inspiration

Today's absolutely amazing eye candy
is courtesy of Yvonne at StoneGable.

The theme is Lovebirds - perfection!

And Yvonne describes is as a

"...whimsical, vintage and organic feel.

Lots of natural elements.

A sort of Anthropology meets StoneGable."

It is one of the most delightful,

well-designed themes I have seen for a bridal shower.

Seriously it is so fantastic that I believe I stopped

my comment on the post to go to my email and

ask if I could post her idea here.

So, get ready...this is gorgeous!

Lovebirds

The decor consists of nest, twigs, sticks, moss,

and items from around the house, with shades of spring greens,

blue, aquas with accents of white and brown and fun pops of yellow.

Enjoy StoneGable's Lovebirds bridal shower!

I have nothing but love for this kind of party planning!

Love, love, love the detail of the nest in the chandelier!

 

The lunch table

 Details, details! Absolute perfection!

Even the utensils are displayed with flair!

The details are not lost in the food presentation...

notice the "salmon mousse"on the egg or

the arugula salad sitting in the nest.

Yvonne has the entire menu on her blog.

These cupcakes look almost too good to eat.

Check out Yvonne's tutorial for how to make these beauties!

A BIG thanks to Yvonne at StoneGable for letting

me share her beautiful bridal shower.
All photos in this post are courtesy of StoneGable.

Anyone have a favorite theme of a bridal shower or

wedding that they would like to share?

Happy Showers!

Holly

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Q and A Time! And Last Call for the Cold Plasma Giveaway!

Wedding season is upon us!

OK, it really never ends anymore!

But before I go on...

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 I first posted this back in September

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but, I get this one particular question a lot.

So, I figured...let's revisit the mystery of the gift.

MYTH: The cost of the gift (received from the invited guest) should be equivalent to what the per-person cost of the meal is.

TRUTH: No. No. No. An invitation to a wedding is not a trade out. A guest is not expected to first of all even know what you are spending per-person, much less be forced to spend that amount on a gift. The bride or groom does not get to dictate the price range of their wedding gifts (even if they tried to do so with their registry!). Now, the expectations of gifts - money vs. actual gifts - and the "cost" of the gifts do vary from region to region, so you may need to adapt this advice to your particular area.

Happy Planning!

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I have never heard a bride say she doesn't want to
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Holly

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An Idea to Book

I L-O-V-E bloggers and their creative ideas.

This amazing Monday,

I bring you one truly fantabulous project from

Jacqui at craftymcgee!

When I saw this, I instantly had visions of

how great this project is and the additional

creative possibilities it holds.

So check this out!

A great memory book filled with cards, memories

and well wishes from the guests...

All made out of an old BOOK!

Jacqui's idea was inspired by a wedding she

attended for a couple who loves their books.

It is a wonderful way to capture the style, personality

or theme of a couples special day.

It will look great sitting on your

coffee table or bookshelf for years!

You can read all about Jacqui's process HERE.

 

All photos from craftymcgee

Celebrate Your Family Tree

There are oodles of ideas and projects and thingamabobs
for weddings and the like...but every once in awhile -
which, luckily, is actually happening more often than not thanks
to some super-crafty and talented peeps...YEAH! -
something comes along that I just fall in L-O-V-E with.

And this Wedding Pillow from Creek Bed Threads is it!

This custom pillow with felt tree applique is just the perfect addition

to your new home...the one you share as a married couple.

Did you notice the heart carved in the tree with the initials!

OH MY! Too clever for words!

Imagine how great that would look in your home...

or just imagine the look of on the face of

the lucky bride {or groom} you buy this pillow for!

Go visit Creek Bed Threads etsy shop,

and while you are there take a gander at the other amazing items

Erin has to offer and be sure to check out the Wedding Pillow.

Fanciful Chandelier

I love pretty things...probably why I love weddings.

A couple of months ago, over at 504 Main,

I created a Birthday Chandelier for my hubby.

I had every intention of redoing this project into

a fantastical wedding decoration...

but alas time has gotten away from me...

and besides Christie at Pretty Paper Book took this idea

and made it so beautiful and magical,

I thought I would just share her beautiful creation with you.

{photo, pretty paper book}

Is that not G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S!?

Can you imagine how beautiful these chandeliers

would be hanging in trees from arbors...

anywhere at a wedding or wedding shower.

The original Birthday Chandelier. 

 If you visit this post there is a tutorial.

If you make one...please let me know...I'd love to share it!

Go visit Pretty Paper Book...she has amazing paper creations!