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Inspired by bachelor buttons

I love yellow and I cant get enough of bachelor buttons or billy balls whichever you may call them. They are so happy and cute and versatile and can be used everywhere. I want to use them in an event badly!

elizabeth anne designs

tying the knot

two wedding belles

sara gray photography

that's happy

flirty fleurs

tying the knot

ruffled

bouquet wedding flower

Posted: June 30, 2011  • Category: Inspiration • Tags: , , ,   • Comments (1)

4th of July Treats

Many people will be throwing or attending parties this weekend. Here is some inspiration on what to serve or bring with you.

amy bird tweets

everything typepad

dresses 'n messes

simply sweet home

kl moore' events

bloggers.com

chef mom she knows

baking bites

brown eyed baker

Posted: June 29, 2011  • Category: Inspiration • Tags: , , , , , , ,   • Comments (1)

Tuesday Shoesday

Valentino Spring 2008 bridal collection

pinterest

Posted: June 28, 2011  • Category: etc. • Tags: , , ,   • Comments (0)

New Social Seating Tool

Ever go to a wedding and get stuck at a table with a bunch of people you don’t know? There is the awkward “hi, I’m so and so” as you sit down before you move into the “how do you know the bride and groom?” conversation. Social Tables, a new social seating tool based in DC, was created to alleviate that exact scenario. Social Tables is an event planning platform that helps you build an active community for your guests. The sleek, easy-to-use interface is ideal for event planners as well as regular folk planning a big or small event.

How the site works is by allowing planners, brides, whomever, to create an event, upload their guests from another site, arrange them at their tables, tag them and connect them through social networking. Now your guests can get to know one another before the event or find out who will be attending a networking function. If one doen’t wish to allow their guests to socialize before the event (because we all know nobody wants their guests complaining about where they are sitting or asking to sit somewhere specific), then the event can be shared with guests after the event. This allows guests to continue their networking or connect with that person they talked to all night through dinner. And finally, if you don’t want to connect your guests, you can skip the invitation and use the site as a seating management tool.

The best function of the site is the ability to share your seating with whomever you like. Therefore, the caterer, planner, host, florist, all the vendors who need to be can see and use the same seating chart. RSVP’s can be collected on the site and all key players will know where things stand. Oh and all of this is FREE (for now anyway).

Anyone planning an event should check out Social Tables. It will remove the stress of seating.

Check out the how-to video to learn more about this great tool! Social Tables How to

Posted: June 27, 2011  • Category: Vendors • Tags: , , , ,   • Comments (0)

Happy Weekend

pinterest

Order 3 dozen cupcakes for delivery from Sprinkles Cupcakes and get the third dozen free

Lovely Little Details has a free “Keep Calm” download.

Postcards and Pretties is giving away free save the date cards from Belletristics

Urban Chic Beth Bowley trunk show at all 3 locations June 23-25.

Sparkle & Hay is giving away a Serephine hair piece.

I want to have this right now! Sugar Crusted Vanilla French Toast

Adorable new, local cake stands

Posted: June 25, 2011  • Category: etc. • Tags: , , , , , ,   • Comments (0)

Flights of Fancy

Feathers are popping up everywhere at weddings these days. Huge ostrich feathers in centerpieces, entire peacock feather themes, small ones in boutonnieres. I love the use of them, whether it is subtle or alot of them, they are always whimsical and fun!

gator bride

the knot

off topic design

elizabeth anne design

once wed

wedding aces

w-wedding flowers

wedding to you

brides

Posted: June 24, 2011  • Category: Inspiration • Tags: , , ,   • Comments (1)

Baby’s Breath Bouquets

I am in love with the simplicity and airy freshness of baby’s breath! This is a beautiful, affordable and easy trend I hope sticks around! You can use it anywhere, bouquets, centerpieces, on cakes, a large amount or small, it always looks lovely!

weddingbee

sterling engagements

at least 1

roberts & co.

elizabeth anne design

intimate weddings

megan hobson

dog n bird artful wedding

utterly engaged

Posted: June 23, 2011  • Category: Inspiration • Tags: , , ,   • Comments (0)

Bestie’s Bridal Shower

This past Satruday was one of my bestie’s bridal shower! It is so fun to attend these events as a guest instead of the planner! Sarah (the bride) is the owner/chef of The Seasoned Table, an amazing personal chef service! Therefore providing our own food was not an option when the bride is a chef! However the bride loves bubbly and you can’t mess that up! The hosts chose Tallula’s wine room for the special event.  Bubbles were the theme and while the champagne flowed, bubbles of the non-alcoholic variety were present as well. The bride had to chew bubble gum for every wrong answer she guessed to a quiz about her fiance and bubbles of all varieties were the door prizes for the winners of bridal bingo.

This weekend we head off for Sarah’s bachelorette party! That I will not be sharing! But stay tuned for her wedding taking place this August in Seattle, it is going to be epic!

Please forgive the non-professional pictures, I was the photographer.

How cute are the wine cork vases?!

The beautiful bride and half of her bridesmaids

Posted: June 22, 2011  • Category: Parties • Tags: , , ,   • Comments (2)

Tuesday Shoesday

Betsey Johnson Maggi Blush Multi – $99.95

zappos

Posted: June 21, 2011  • Category: etc. • Tags: , , ,   • Comments (0)

4th of July Wedding Inspiration

Many couples will be tying the knot 4th of July weekend. Some will tie the holiday into their decors and others, like my client that weekend will not. Regardless of what a couple decides or when their wedding is, red, white and blue is a fresh summer color combination I can’t resist.

Talk Crafty to Me

Oh Joy

Rhonda Patton Weddings

Lovely Leaf Studio

First Class Wedding Invitations

Poetry

Posted: June 20, 2011  • Category: Inspiration • Tags: , , ,   • Comments (3)

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