{Real Wedding} Sunset Ceremony to a Miami Lounge Reception

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May 142010

Holly & Dave
Ceremony:  Seagrove Park, Del Mar, CA
Reception:  L’Auberge, Del Mar

Holly and Dave wanted a ceremony on the cliffs overlooking the ocean.  Despite their ceremony day getting completely fogged in, the harpist having to cut out early lest her harp strings get ruined, and a brother who passed out (caught by the ever-aware photographer’s assistant), the ceremony turned out beautifully.  As they say, something unexpected will always occur, it’s how you handle it that matters most.  The couple and the guests handled everything in stride and now have a funny little story to tell their kids someday.  As you can see, weather and fainting aside, the photos turned out amazing.

They chose to have their dinner reception on the patio at Del Mar’s L’Auberge Resort.  The dinner reception was designed with gorgeous flower arrangements by Suzan M. Florals, silver table linens with fuschia table runners and pretty ‘diamond’ bling.  The Bride made her own table numbers by printing numbers onto vellum paper and wrapping them around cylindrical vases that were lit with a candle.  The Bride also created cute escort cards using small frames and inserting a card with the guest’s name and table number.

For their reception the couple wanted to kick it up a notch both in color and energy and so a plan was created to provide them with a Miami-vibe club lounge.  The party reception was held in a banquet room and designed as a space where their guests could really kick off their shoes and dance as well as relax on the swanky Miami-vibe club lounge furniture.

LifEvents by Shauna Henry (by the way, that was us in our coordinating hey day) instituted the services of Concepts Event Design and together we devised a floor plan with lounge furniture, draped walls, a padded white lit bar and fuschia pink uplighting all around the room.  The room also had a great patio where guests could go to cool off from all that dancing and we didn’t want them to feel like they had left the Miami club, so we put these great lit-up wall cubes around the perimeter of the patio.

After their grand entrance to the party reception with the guests blowing bubbles onto them, the couple and the guests enjoyed a night of dancing and drinking the signature cocktail, Mojitos (of course) with color changing ice cubes.  It was the best party in the house that night for sure!

Wedding Planners:  LifEvents by Shauna Henry
Floral Designer:  Suzan M. Florals
Photographer:  Tim Otto Photography
Disc Jockey:  Avant Garde DJ Entertainment
Rentals:  Concepts Event Design

Posted by lifevents at 10:39 am

{Feast/Decorate} Quaint Cake Platter You Can Color Coordinate

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Apr 282010

I just think cake stands are so cute.  I love weddings or showers or birthday party dessert tables that have cake stands displaying the yummy confections in all different shapes and sizes.  There is something so quaint and delicious about them.  In design, we learn to display items at various heights in order to give movement – it is more pleasing to the eye.  Displaying various heights of cake stands like these would be ever so cute at your next get together.  I love these cakestands from Etsy designer, VesselsandWares because you can interchange the ribbon to match the colors of your party – brilliant!  They even carry mini cake stands, cupcake stands and more.  Loving them!  How cute would these be as centerpieces at a baby or wedding shower? 

Description

Beautiful cake plate to present food. Attractive scallop rim with ribbon trim. But equally lovely without the trim!

Cakestand is 12″ wide and about 4″ tall. Perfect for 10″ and 11″ cakes. Holds about 12 cupcakes.

Comes with aqua grosgrain ribbon trim. (want a different ribbon? choose from the options in the last photo and leave me a note when you check-out!)

Wheelthrown in durable stoneware clay. Glazed in glossy white. Food-safe and lead-free.

PLEASE NOTE: ceramic cupcakes not included! But you can get your own here:
USillyCupcake.etsy.com

Posted by lifevents at 3:23 pm

{Weddings/Parties} DIY Centerpiece: Recycled Paper Flowers

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Apr 062010

Hello spring !  Everywhere you look there are flowers sprouting up outside and in magazines. Now is the time to collect and clip all those beautiful flowers that are popping up everywhere!  What better and fun way to recycle your magazines than clipping some colorful flowers to use in a project?

This project is addictive. I sat watching TV one night going through all my magazine stacks, clipping away, and then folding my small squares into paper flowers, I ended up with a pile of flowers in my lap,  in all different colors!

Fun and so happy to have made use of all my magazines for a second time!

HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL NEED

  • Magazines with flower & leaf pictures
  • White or tracing, paper- 2″ x 2″ and 3″ x 3″ square
  • Fruit branches
  • Scissors
  • Pencil
  • Ruler
  • Glue
  • Optional: Green ribbon, 1/4″ x  12″ for napkin.

HERE’S WHERE TO GET IT

Flower & garden, and home magazines. Your garden, nursery or craft store that has a floral section, for branches.

HERE’S HOW TO MAKE IT

  1. Make square templates using the plain white or tracing paper to 2″ x 2″ and 3″ x 3″ squares. I like using the tracing paper because you can see through it when placing it over the flowers before you trace around the square.
  2. Go through your magazines tearing out the pages that have flowers the size of the paper squares. You will be making a front and a back, so you will need 2 pieces for each flower and leaf. They don’t need to be the same flower, just close to the same color for the bottom piece. I have even used background color from an add.
  3. Trace around template and cut out the flower squares. Glue a front and back together. Let dry.
  4. Fold the square in half, then in half again. Open the square and crease diagonally, then repeat to make another diagonal crease, in the other direction.
  5. Refold back into the small square and fold one more time to make a triangle. Hold onto the folded closed point of the paper, and start cutting at the bottom towards folded edge into a heart shape.
  6. Open paper flowers and glue the smaller flower into the larger one.
  7. Trace the leaves from green magazine pages using the 2″ x 2″ square template.
  8. Fold the square in half and then in half again. Holding the folded edge, cut out a leaf shape. Unfold and glue together. Let dry.
  9. Glue flowers and leaves to branches.
  10. Optional: Glue 1 set of flowers to ribbon, that will be long enough to wrap around your napkin. Let dry.

Tip: Making bigger and smaller square templates will give you different sizes of flowers. This looks great if you want to make a bouquet of flowers, glued onto branches and put into a vase. You can also glue the small single flowers onto the branches to mix it up.

By: YLE Crafty Chic- Sharon Tittle

Posted by YLECraftyChic at 9:39 am

{Weddings/Parties/Nesting} Centerpiece: Inside Out Tulip Bouquet

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Apr 062010
Wedding Centerpiece Reversed/Inside Out Tulips

Reversed/Inside Out Tulips

Yes, that’s right, an inside out tulip!

Just by taking the petals of a tulip and inverting them, you get a totally new look for a tulip bouquet. Your friends will wonder what kind of flower it is and when you tell them a tulip, they will have a hard time believing you.

Carefully take one petal at a time and gently turn it inside out, going all the way around the tulip. Mix it up, turn some of the petals and leave some as regular tulips. What a conversation starter, what a great hostess gift !

Posted by YLECraftyChic at 9:33 am

{Weddings/Parties} DIY Spring Centerpiece

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Mar 252010

This is a quick and easy spring centerpiece idea that will cut down on the cost of lots of flowers and will still provide lovely ambience with the touch of candlelight.  The secret to this centerpiece is saran wrap, yes, saran wrap.

This centerpiece was created using the following items:

one large clear cylindrical vase
one smaller cylindrical candle vase**
votive candle**
saran wrap
water
three orchids
3″ wide fuschia ribbon
glue gun/glue or sticky tabs (found at craft or floral stores)

**In place of the cylindrical candle vase, you can use a smaller clear cylindrical vase and a floating candle.**

The look was accomplished as follows:

first measure, cut and glue the ribbon around the base of the outer vase.  Next, you’ll want to fill both vases with water (if you only fill the outer one, the vase on the inside will want to float) be sure not to fill to the edge of the inner vase.  Next, ball up a bunch of saran wrap and fit it around the perimeter of the inside vase.  This vase wasn’t completely filled and more saran wrap should have been used to really give it an unique look.  Place three flowers of your choice on top of the saran wrap so that they are just floating in the water.  Finally, place a floating candle inside the inner vase.

Posted by lifevents at 3:48 pm

{Weddings/Parties} Garden Inspiration For An Easter Style Brunch

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Mar 252010

Easter Brunch Table SettingAs I was sitting on my sofa the other night, admiring all the wonderful glassware pieces  that my mom had so carefully kept, I thought, what a wonderful way to honor my mom and use some of them to make our Easter table shine. That’s how this table centerpiece got started.  Then out into the garden I went to find some colorful kumquats from my tree that is just loaded with fruit this year. All that rain I guess!  Using more than just flowers, can make for a colorful table and such a feel good project as well reduce your centerpiece costs.   Bon Appetite !

HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL NEED

  • 3 Old jars or glassware, 1 smaller in height
  • 2 Candle holders, with wide base
  • 1 Bunch fresh fruit or flowers
  • Moss, enough to stick out 1″ around bottom of jar
  • 2 Votive candles
  • 2 Card stock papers, contrasting colors
  • 1 Flower, paper or sticker
  • Scissors
  • Glue stick
  • Aspirin
  • Water
  • Optional: Ribbon

HERE’S WHERE TO GET IT

The old glassware can be found in many places . Check your moms basement, storage or back room. Flee Markets, swap meets, thrift stores and garage sales are great places to pick up some wonderful discards. And of course, there is always the antique stores. But I would check other less expensive places first. Flowers, your own back yard, Farmers Markets, & flower stands are my favorite outside of my own yard. Other items can be found at your local craft store.

HERE’S HOW TO MAKE IT

  1. Gather or buy jars or glassware that are at different heights and widths if you like.
  2. Pick or buy fruit branches with the fruit and leaves still on them. Wild flowers with great color and different flower shapes make for a interesting arrangement also.
  3. Cut stems to a size that will fit low in your smaller container.
  4. Place 2 jars on top of upside down candle holders, to give the jars height. Optional: Tie colorful ribbons around top of jars. Place the smaller jar in the center of the two larger jars, on a circle of moss.
  5. Crush an Aspirin into the fruit or flower water and pour into the container.
  6. Place votive candles into the taller jars.
  7. Place fruit or flowers into the smaller jar & enjoy the color and memories!
  8. Cut 2 pieces of contrasting card stock for place card. One 4  1/4″ x 5 1/2″ , fold in half and the other 3 1/4″ x 2″.
  9. Glue the smaller piece in the center of the folded larger card. In the right hand corner glue a small flower.
  10. Optional: Tie ribbon around the top of the jars, tie in back.

Tip: Use a long wood match stick to light the votive candles or an long handled butane lighter.

By: ” YLE Crafty Chic”, Sharon Tittle

Posted by lifevents at 11:13 am

{Weddings} Inspiration: Black Vintage Wedding Mood Board

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Jan 272010
Black Wedding
Inspiration for a vintage black wedding. Incorporate only 1 pop of color intermittently to give a big impact
Black Wedding by lifevents featuring 1928 jewelry
Posted by lifevents at 2:00 pm

{Weddings} Fab Flowers: What Time of Year Are Your Flowers Available?

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Jan 272010

 

Nowadays, you can obtain just about any flower you want for your wedding if you have a big enough pocket book.  Tulips in June or July?  Sure, if you fly them in from Holland.  But, to save money, you’ll want to choose flowers that are in season.  Here’s a quick list of 3 of the top wedding flowers and their availability:

Tulips:  Jan., Feb., March, April, May; Oct.-part of the month; Nov., and Dec.

Orchids:  Year Round (yay!)

Peonies:  These beauties are very popular, but sadly they are only available a few months out of the year – March, April, May and June

Posted by lifevents at 11:21 am

{Weddings/Parties} DIY Centerpiece: Dupioni Silk Wrapped Vases

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Jan 272010

This project was originally created for a bridal show.  We wanted to show how simple clear cylindrical vases could be used in varying heights with an easy DIY wedding craft to make a stunning centerpiece.  Add a few floralytes or remove the flowers in place of candles and you get a whole new effect.

What we used:

  • Clear cylindrical vases in varying heights
  • Scraps of dupioni silk found at the fabric store in platinum and pink
  • Glue gun
  • Fabric cutter and cutting board

What we did:

  • Knowing the diameter of each vase, we accounted for a 1/4″ fold over at the seam and the top and bottom, then calculated how much fabric we would need for the number of vases we had.  Once we bought the fabric, we cut each piece to size so that the vase could easily slide in and out of the fabric wrap
  • We then folded approx. 1/4″ at the seam and glue gunned it down and did the same with the top and bottom.  We then wrapped the fabric around the vase and glue gunned the seams together (with the folded portion on the outside).

As you can see from the pictures, there are many different variations of styles you can come up with.  Tie’ing the ribbon like a corset is more difficult than it looks, but creates a nice touch especially if the bride’s dress is a corset style.  Because of it’s difficulty, it might be a good style for the sweetheart table – a special vase to match the bride on their table.

Posted by lifevents at 10:00 am

{Weddings} Fab Find/DIY Craft: Wedding Date Frame/Keepsake

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Jan 262010

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We found this great idea at http://www.mydiyweddingday.com/2010/01/cute-calendar-wedding-date-keepsake.html.  We thought it was not only a great idea for the purpose mentioned below, but would also be cute for a baby’s birthdate to hang in the nursery.

One of the hardest areas to decorate at a wedding has got to be the seating card-guest book table. It’s the first things guests see when they arrive at your reception, so you want to make a good impression. With that in mind, we knew this DIY project would be the perfect solution. Your finished piece will look just as adorable sitting on the table, as it will look hanging in your home’s entryway after the honeymoon. Added bonus: Your future husband will never have an excuse for forgetting your anniversary! To make it, try seeking out a flea market or antique shop to find a great deal on vintage house numbers. You can also try purchasing a few different styles, like these from Anthropologie or Ace Hardware. Mount the numbers to a sturdy backing by pinning or using a silicone adhesive, then frame with a mat board. Finally, place in a frame that reflects your wedding style. (Try a wooden one if your style is rustic, or go with sleek silver if you’re more of a traditional bride.) –Jen DeRose Thanks to Hazelnut Photography!

Posted by lifevents at 1:02 pm

{Weddings} Fab Flowers: Pink Wedding? Check out or Pink Flower List

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Jan 262010

Pink flowers for your wedding.

Are you having a pink wedding?  Do you need some ideas for pink flowers?  We’re here to help.  I’ve listed below a slew of flowers that come in the color pink.  Do a Google image search for any we haven’t posted.  Want to know the best month’s available for a certain flower, their lasting quality, any special care, alternative names, or even the meaning of the flower?  Post a comment and we’ll answer your question. 

  • Tulip
  • Sweet Pea
  • Stock
  • Snapdragon
  • Spray rose
  • Pink rose
  • Magenta rose
  • Bicolor rose
  • Ranunculus
  • Protea
  • Peony
  • Hydrangea
  • Hyacinth
  • Heliconia
  • Gladiolus
  • Ginger
  • Germini/Gerbera Daisies
  • Freesia
  • Flowering branch
  • Dahlia
  • Cockscomb celosia
  • Carnation
  • Miniature Calla Lily
  • Astilbe
  • Matsumoto Aster
  • Aster
  • Anthurium
  • Naked lady Amaryllis
  • Amaryllis
  • Alstromeria

Flower handling care: 

  1. Open boxes as soon as possible
  2. Unpack flowers, removing sleeves and bands from each bunch and examine
  3. Use clean buckets and containers
  4. Fill buckets and containers 2/3 full with cold water (40°-50°)
  5. Add floral nutrients to water (follow manufacturer’s directions for proper amount)
  6. Remove any foliage that is damaged or may be below the water line
  7. Use sharp knife or bunch cutters to cut 1-2” off stems of flowers
  8. Place flowers in water (do not place too many flowers in one bucket)
  9. For longer life, refrigerate flowers immediately.  If you need flowers to open, allow to set at room temperature until sufficiently open, then refrigerate.

 

  • Ideal refrigeration temperature:  34-38°F
  • Humidity:  80-90%

Maintenance:

  1. Check water levels daily and add water as needed
  2. Remove any foliage or flowers that are damaged or beginning to wilt
Posted by lifevents at 12:31 pm

{Weddings} DIY Centerpiece: Fall Centerpiece That Lasts

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Jan 262010

I’m not usually a proponent of silk flowers, but there are a few that work.  And, let’s face it, as with all technology, fake flowers are getting better and better.  Two types that we don’t mind incorporating are Orchids and Hydrangeas.  In the do-it-yourself centerpiece below, we used fall colored silk hydrangeas.

What you need:

  • short square vases
  • reddish colored square foam core
  • paring knife to cut foam core to fit
  • 2 bunches of silk hydrangea flowers
  • Large dried colored leaves (you can find them at floral supply stores and craft stores such as Michaels)

What you’ll do:

This is quite possibly one of the easiest centerpieces we’ve done and I love them so much I keep them in my dining room which has deep brown and mustard yellow colors so it matches perfectly.

  • Cut floral foam to fit inside vase
  • Place a dried leaf up against each side of vase
  • Insert hydrangea flowers into foam core
  • Insert foam core and flowers into vase
Posted by lifevents at 11:33 am

{Weddings/Parties} DIY Craft: Cowboy Kid’s Table

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Jan 222010

  

COWBOY WEDDING- KID’S TABLE – CENTERPIECE: GENE AUTRY’ S  COWBOY CODE BOX 

KID’S TABLE CENTER PIECE, BOX 

HERE’S WHAT YOU WILL NEED 

1 Large paper machea box 

Delta Ceramcoat Acrylic Paint; * Crocus Yellow, Leaf Green, Deep Lilac, Napthal Crimson, Burnt Sienna, Caribbean Blue, Lt. Chocolate, Autumn Brown & White. 

Brushes; # 2/0 Liner, #4 Round, #12 Shader 

Delta Gloss Varnish 

  • Black permanent fine line marker
  • Graphite paper
  • White butcher or art easel paper (This can be taped down to the table, like a table cloth)

    • THE FOLLOWING ARE OPTIONAL 

    • Glue
    • Translucent glitter
    • Letter stencil
    • For the table;  Mason jars filled with candy, liquorish, peppermint sticks, pretzels etc. (Stay away from peanuts, never know when someone is allergic.)

    INSTRUCTIONS 

    1. Paint the sides of the paper mache box in C.B.  Paint top and bottom in B.S.  Optional; I also stippled, added texture medium to the paint & pounced with a dry brush, on the top with another layer of paint to give it a textured look. On lip of the lid, place glue in a wiggly line around box. Sprinkle glitter over glue and let dry.
    2. Print out all pictures and use as patterns when transferring, using graphite paper,  onto your box. Don’t forget to leave room around each boot, hat, snake, etc. to write in the Cowboy Code. (Remember, the bigger your box is the more times you will need to transfer your images.)
    3. *Paint in your images in the following colors and let dry;  Boot- N.C., C.Y., L.G., & A.B./ Hat- C.Y., D.L. & Wht./ Cactus #1-L.G., D.L., & N.C./ Cactus #2- L.G., N.C, & Y.C./ Cow- D.L., A.B., & L.C./ Rope- C.Y. & N.C./Snake- C.y., D.L., & Rattle in L.C.
    4. Outline all images with the black marking pen and write the cowboy code in and around all images. You can also draw branding images around side and top of box. ( Refer to the picture, of the top of the box.)
    5. Brush varnish over entire box, lid and bottom. Let dry.

    ITEMS TO PUT IN YOUR BOX 

    Crayons, regular & colored pencils, coloring books, puzzle books, adhesive backed fun foam, blank paper, stencils, stickers and decorative punches. I am sure you can come up with a lot more! 

    Print a copy of Gene Autry’s Cowboy Code 

    Posted by lifevents at 1:22 pm

    {Weddings} DIY Cowboy Wedding Centerpiece & Napkin Design

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    Jan 212010

      

     

     

    NAPKIN PLACE SETTING 

    HERE’S WHAT YOU WILL NEED (for each napkin setting) 

    • Bandanna
    • Bolo Buckle
    • 24″ ea. Raffia
    • 24″ ea. Leather Cording
    • Iron

    INSTRUCTIONS 

    *See photo of napkin steps. 

    1. Spray the bandanna with heavy starch and iron.
    2. Fold,  ironing each time you fold, the bandanna into a square.
    3. Fold up one tip to the other, to create a triangle.
    4. Tie raffia or leather strapping around napkin, and knot, at the triangle tip. Thread the ends through the Bolo buckle and knot.  Put a knot at the end of each cord.
    5. Place napkins on center of plates and hang raffia or leather cord down off the plate and over the edge table.

    Optional-  String beads (in your color scheme) on the ends of the cords and knot. 

    CENTER PIECE 

    WHAT YOU WILL NEED-for each vase 

    VASE 

    • Cylinder vase or cowboy boot
    • Aspen Wood Excelsior- 1/2 to 1 bag for each vase or boot
    • Bandanna
    • 2 different stalks of greenery & grasses

    AROUND EACH VASE ON TABLES 

    • 17″ X 17″ Square of  brown material or 1 corduroy jean leg
    • 4 tea lights
    • 4 glass tea light holders (ours are from Ikea)
    • Horse shoe
    • Silver Tray
    • Succulent Candle or just a succulent
    • Iron

    INSTRUCTIONS FOR VASE 

    1. Fill bottom half of vase with excelsior and stick greenery into it, pulling excelsior up and around it. If using a boot, put excelsior at top with it coming out over the edge just a bit, follow with the greenery.
    2. Tie bandanna around outside of vase and knot at back. Tie bandanna to base of boot or through boot strap at top, if your boot has one.

    INSTRUCTIONS FOR AROUND VASE 

    1. Cut material into a 17″ x17″ square. Turn edges under 1/2″ and iron. (You can also sew under) If using a jeans leg, cut one seam open, lay flat. Cut to 17″ x17″. Turn under edges 1/2″ and iron.

    SETTING UP THE CENTER PIECE 

    1. Place brown material square in center of table. Place vase in center of material square, lean the horse shoe against vase or boot, at back by bandanna knot.
    2. Place the succulent in the center of the tray, with the tea lights on either  side. Place at base of vase.  Place 2 tea lights on other side of vase.
    Posted by lifevents at 3:18 pm

    {Weddings} DIY Centerpiece: Quick, Simple, Pretty Beach Centerpiece

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    Jan 182010

    Well, as promised, I put together a simple, pretty beach centerpiece in honor of my weekend getaway.  The house we’re staying had a nice sized vase, hollowed out candle and a battery operated votive.  I went out to the beach gathered a bit of sand and filled the vase about 1/8 full with sand, put the candle in the center, surrounded the candle with shells, then tied a bit of raffia around the top of the vase.  This would be a great centerpiece for a very casual beach themed wedding – pretty and simple.  I found these items around this beach house that is a vacation rental.  Imagine what great items you can find around your own house.  Remember, depending on the style of your wedding or event, you don’t have to have matching centerpieces for every table.

    Posted by lifevents at 4:10 pm

    {Weddings} DIY Centerpieces: Pretty & Easy to Make

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    Jan 182010

    Real quick DIY centerpiece inspiration for you.  I thought I’d just find some pretty and easy to make wedding centerpiece pictures to give you some inspiration.  I’m out of town right now, so I’m unable to create one for you right now.  Although, I’m surrounded by beach, so maybe I can make a pretty, simple beach centerpiece and get the picture uploaded for the next post.  In the meantime, feast:

    Posted by lifevents at 1:07 pm

    {Weddings} Wedding Cake Centerpiece

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    Jan 132010

     

    Wedding cakes are so beautiful, have you ever thought of having smaller cakes made as centerpieces for your guests’ tables?  Imagine each table having an individual centerpiece cake and when it’s time for the Bride & Groom to cut the cake, all guests stand, put knife to cake and cut together.  Symbolically, cutting the cake and feeding it to each other is the first task that bride and groom perform jointly as husband and wife and signifies that they will feed and care for each other.  How better to incorporate your guests into this tradition since every good marriage requires a great support system of family and friends.  A centerpiece cake should feed approximately 10 people and run approximately $75-100/cake.

    I’ve talked about cupcakes before, and another idea is the mini-cake.  Similar to a cupcake, but designed to look more like, well a mini-wedding cake.  Very pretty and different from the traditional. 

    Finally, a DIY, super cost-effective option – the Individual Cheesecake.  Buy cheesecake, cut it into squares and decorate with pretty berries.  Buy a plain wedding cake stand, use ribbon in your wedding colors to line the edges, then place the cheesecake pieces on the stand.  You could also buy Petit Fours from a baker or from Costco.

    Posted by lifevents at 2:47 pm

    DIY Wedding Centerpieces

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    Jan 082010

    After posting our DIY Centerpieces yesterday, I came across these two lovely pictures of similar centerpieces that would also be easy for the do-it-yourselfer to make:

    The first centerpiece would be uber uber uber easy to make – square tall vases, river rocks, orchid flower, water, floating candle.  Done and done.  Simple & elegant.

    The second photo we found at http://www.wedding-flowers-guide.com/wedding-centerpieces.html and would also be uber easy to make:  cylindrical vases, water, gems/crystals, ti leaves, orchids, and jeweled wire to wrap around vases.  Easy, fun & pretty.

    Enjoy taking these ideas and making them your own.

    Posted by lifevents at 5:00 pm

    {Weddings} DIY Centerpiece of the Day

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    Jan 072010

    We made these centerpieces for a beach themed wedding.  We also made the table names to go with the theme.  This was a fun wedding for us because we were able to do a lot of hands-on crafts.  These centerpieces are totally doable for the DIY bride – just make sure you have someone who’s not in the wedding party available to set them up for you:

    What you’ll need for each centerpiece:
    3 cylindrical vases of varying heights (I believe these are 3″ in diameter to fit the florist bowls)
    2 hearty flowers of your choice (we recommend orchids or gerber daisies) placed in water tubes
    3 clear florist bowls
    3 floating candles (even though they’re not in water, they’re best because they won’t melt all over the place)
    river rocks
    ribbon for edge of vases
    lots of sand

    Use a glue gun to adhere the ribbon to the edge of the vase.  Fill each vase to your liking with sand and river rocks, insert flower with water tube.  Fill each clear plastic florist bowl with sand and place in vase (be sure to take a vase with you to the florist shop so you can be sure the bowl fits nicely).  Put a candle in each bowl and wallah, you’re done.

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    {Weddings} Fall In Love With Your Fall Wedding

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    Oct 062009
    The feel of a fall inspired wedding is that of comfort and warmth.  Think about the holidays during this time – Halloween, Thanksgiving – both holidays make us think of things like warm apple cider, family gatherings, comfort food and the inviting smells of home-cooked meals.  To begin your inspiration for your fall themed wedding, think of the things that most inspire you during this time.  For me, it’s the time of year when I break out all my yummy smelling spiced candles and my home always has this comforting warmth to it where I just want to cuddle in a blanket with my son and husband (as if my son would sit long enough for a cuddle).
     
    YourLifEvents has come up with an inspiration board that provides some creative ideas to not only help you fall in love with your wedding, but ways to add that spice to your fall wedding.  It can be from your colors, to the reception location, reception décor, beverages, and of course your guest favors.  
     
     
     
     
    When it comes to your fall wedding, let your lives and the season be your inspiration for creativity.  Fall for Your Fall Wedding Inspiration Board
     

    Fall Favors:  For favors, you could buy canvas, drawstring bags and fill them with home-made cookies, dried fruit, or spiced candles.  Place the favors in pretty baskets with home-made signs thanking your guests and inviting them to take a bag on their way out.  If you opt for something like home-made cookies (edible favors are a favorite among guests), you can talk to your caterer about setting up small cartons of milk in buckets of ice for your guests to take home for a midnight snack.

    Fall tabletop:  Imagine beautiful fall inspired linens that set the tone for your table (see inspiration board photos for examples).  Compliment these linens with a centerpiece that draws from nature.  Large clear cylindrical vases that can be partially filled with a variety of different options depending on your reception location – copper, burnt orange, and champagne gems if you’re looking for a little bling; sand topped with river rock if you’re going for the beachy vibe; miniature pumpkins/squash if you’re going for the literal translation of fall.  Depending on what you fill your vases with, you then add elements that compliment them.  Place hollowed out pumpkins filled with spices and candles around the table to give a pretty glow and a lovely scent that won’t compete with the food.
    Fall Inspiration:  Here are some ideas (many of them DIY) I imagine for a fall wedding, I hope they inspire some of your own creative ideas.  First, I would start off with warm, inviting colors such as burnt orange, burnt red, deep green and/or chocolate brown, even a deep eggplant purple would be a wonderful addition.  Add a touch of pretty ivory, beige or sand to lighten the palette or act as a base and you’re all set.  In a location like San Diego, you may think that the traditional fall colors would fight with the beach feeling, but the opposite is true.  The beach is such a natural environment, it lends itself to many different seasonal elements. 
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