Wedding Christmas Ornament

Apparently my favorite ideas just keep coming from pinterest. This one isn't exactly for the wedding but it's a gift that can be given to the bride and groom on their first Christmas together. Or a bride can make one herself to cherish the memory.

Basically what you do is cut the invite into strips, then curl it around something (if it's hard enough paper it should stick like that) then put it inside a clear ornament. Clear ornaments should be easy to find around Christmas time (maybe stock up after Christmas if you know a wedding is coming up). This picture even adds on a little charm and you can always customize it by writing the date on it or their names. I love this idea. Too bad I missed my best friend's first Christmas with her hubby.

The act of unity

So pinterest has stuck again! Most weddings these days have what I would call an act of unity. It's usually pouring sand into the same bottle or lighting candles. Which are ok but getting to be a little overdone. My new favorite is making a memory box. The couple writes letters to each other and puts something special (in this case a bottle of wine) inside a box. They nail it shut at the wedding and promise not to open it until their 25th anniversary. I love this! It emphasizes that marriage is a lifetime commitment. Plus I can just imagine the 25th anniversary opening that up and rekindling all the feelings from your wedding and how in love you were and still are. Plus it gives the wine some good time to age. The idea of hammering on my wedding day is a little strange for me but maybe I could do it.

Tying the Knot

I have become obsessed with pinterest.com. It's a site with tons of cute, crafty ideas that you can save and organize right on the site. I don't exactly get why I had to request an invite to be part of the site but I can still look at the ideas while I wait. Today's wedding idea is for the save the date cards. This unique idea would be a great DIY project. Plus it's so unique! When you open the card a string inside ties tighter as you open it. It's the "literal tying the knot". I love it and it's so easy.

Peacocks

I was watching Say Yes to the Dress: Bridesmaids, possibly one of the most frustrating shows. Those bridesmaids are so selfish and demanding. Note to all bridesmaids: shut up! No one cares if you don't like the dress, you're wearing whatever the bride tells you. You're lucky when the bride is nice enough to let you put in an opinion at all! It's not your day. No one will be looking at you.

Now that, that rants over...I also have to comment on one girl's inability to grasp the idea of peacocks. Peacocks are definitely a big wedding trend and many brides have used their feathers. This one girl in particular seemed to think a peacock was a turkey. So wrong. So to educate women like her, here are some ways in which peacock feathers are incorporated. The first wedding used a surprising combination of orange and peacock while the other used the standard purple and peacock for her bouquet with a rainbow of colors for the bridesmaids.

Vera Wang Bridesmaid

You could know nothing about weddings and still some how know how important Vera Wang is to their fashion. David's Bridal is no revealing a new line of Vera Wang dresses, including some bridesmaid dresses. They are saying that these dresses are so much more affordable but they're really about the same price as a standard David's Bridal dress. They probably mean that for something with Vera Wang's name on it, they're affordable (about $170).

However, I have an issue with the dresses. I look at them and say "fabulous" but it's more in the Christian Siriano "fierce" kind of way. They push the envelope and are very fashion forward. But that's all wrong for a wedding. The fashion forward dresses are the ones that tend to be mocked in 10 years. The bridesmaid dresses should be simple and classic. I also know that most of my friends would not be comfortable rocking those dresses. I would wear it for a fabulous night out in LA but not really for a family event like a wedding in Spokane.

This one is ok. I think that fringe may be too much but in this color it kind of fades out.

Fierce! I would definitely wear it. But not really for a wedding.

This is definitely my favorite one. I think it's simple and understated. The waste line would be very flattering. Some might worry about the neckline being too low cut but I think that combined with the length of the dress would make a bridesmaid look longer and leaner.

Another dress that I find fabulous but I just know that big bow would be like the 80's puffy sleeves. It just doesn't translate long term.

I could see Nicole Kidman wearing this on a red carpet but once again the structure is just too different. Not to mention it's way too tight at the hips for most figures.

Vera Wang is fabulous but I worry that young fashionistas will put their bridesmaids in uncomfortable and eventually dated looks. Be careful to be fashionable but still timeless.

Desert Inspiration

When I think of beautiful landscapes I picture Ireland's green hills or Manito's beautiful flowers. Deserts just make me think of road trips, Ke$ha, and cartoons. But there's beauty even in a place so dead. There's really beauty in anything that's unique. I was particularly surprised when I found this desert wedding with a new twist on the aesthetically pleasing.

Fourth of July

Although it wouldn't really be my cup of tea to share my wedding with the birth of America (America's always the center of attention), some brides do embrace the red, white, and blue on their wedding day. Probably the best part is that no one will think you went overboard if a few fireworks are included and it's pretty easy to incorporate your something blue. Here are a few ideas inspired by the holiday.

Baby's Breath

We constantly hear about how the economy is affecting this and that. Brides are no exception. A near trend towards the simple classic in an attempt to save money means that baby's breath is no longer just an accent. Some brides are choosing to use this as the whole bouquet. It definitely saves money, it's unique, and trendy now.