Category — favors

You know when you see something that is just so perfect that it has to be yours? 

Go check out the details here.

I just grabbed a Watermelon jolly rancher from the management office…. took me all the way back to 1996. Crazy.

Anyways, the recent talk of san pellegrino “favors” got me thinking again about gooco’d napkins. I love the look of these. 

(image from here)

What are your opinions on not giving out favors? I am thinking maybe no favors, and instead getting these (or maybe the orange ones to go more with the color theme) and having the guests greeted by waiters with trays of them when they arrive at the reception. (sneaky idea: this will give them something to drink to hold them off going to the bar for at least a few minutes )

(from here)

So what do you think? Tacky to skip the favor or something the guests won’t notice?

Dude. I don’t know where you live (and if it somewhere where it gets below zero outside, skip to the next paragraph) but it is flippen freezing outside! Like, less than 50 degrees out freezing. I can’t feel my hands or my toes.  I don’t think it should be allowed to get this cold without at least giving us some snow.  But that is just me

Ok. So it is a new year With the craziness that was the holidays, I kind of put wedding planning on the back burner, and now is the time to start it up again. Here are some things I am thinking about right now.

I need to call florists this week. 

May be kicking the homemade cookie favor idea to keep us sane. Now what?

Can we do this? And where would we put them?

I need to talk to our reception venue coordinator about brining in my own napkins and or coasters.

Maybe these for my maids?

I like this makeup.

We need to create a cool map. 

The guy from the gelato company has not gotten back to me in about 2 months. I emailed his boss last week. We have decided to give them until the end of the month to communicate with us. If they don’t (we will be bummed cause a gelato cart would be awesome) we may go this route (which would cost half as much

See, just a few thoughts Also, we have our engagement Encounter weekend this weekend Should be fun!

Images from top to bottom: The knot, martha, sws, sws, anthro, ?, mint, Darling Dexter

Still wrapping? I love the look of these. Kraft paper, doilies and bakers twine. Classic. Simple. Gorgeous. Found them here.

Today feels like it should be Friday.

The guy down at the cart hasn’t shown up yet. Bye bye Vanilla delicious coffee, hello gross office coffee.

Today also feels cold. 

I love Martha Stewart. She knows how to make a table pretty. Exhibit A: 

Absolutely beautiful DIY candy favors. Full instructions at Once Wed.

So one of my maids, Lauren, is getting married in April (yay!) She recently told me that her fiances work is so busy right now (he works in catering and event management so holiday parties are a big part of his business) that they have to put planning on hold until after the madness. Being the good friend that I am (;)) I took it upon myself to find some inspiration and ideas for her.

A hot little Oscar De La Renta dress for her outside by the beach wedding.

I am thinking something like this for her invites, except not so bright, and a little more minimal. (See her save the dates here)

Ways to incorporate the purple and chartreuse into the rest of the wedding papers.

A great way to save money on flowers and favors, consolidate! Have your centerpieces be take home favors. A potted orchid for each family/couple/single person. Not sure how this comes out cost wise, but it is cute

Include the dogs!

Images: 1. Martha 2. i forget! 3. Snippet and Ink 4. Southern Weddings 5. Martha 6. Ritzy Bee

How gorgeous would kraft paper wrapped wedding favors tied in this ribbon be? Buy it here.

So simple yet it adds so much

And who wouldn’t want to take that home?  From here.