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It’s not for everyone, but here are some ideas for:
A Wedding That Walks on the Dark Side
Think skulls, black and other dark colors, and draw inspiration from The Day of the Dead, Halloween, and For more subtle ways to incorporate the color black into your wedding, please read next week’s article; “Black Tie Weddings“.
Here are [...]
Personalized chocolate is a great way to share good news, whether it’s an engagement or wedding announcement or just announcing where someone is supposed to sit at a table…
Chocolate Diamonds
Make some chocolate jewels for a stagette or bridal shower, using this mold from cookiecutter.com. A great excuse for the bride to be to show off [...]
Many stores now hold Boxing Day sales for a week. Online stores also have sales. This is the perfect opportunity to stock up on all of the things you will need for your wedding. Get a jump start on your wedding planning and save money.
Fall weddings can be so romantic. Autumn colors are rich and vibrant.
Cookies are always a fantastic idea, and they are really great when it comes to weddings.
Chocolate is all-purpose – it’s supposed to be an aphrodisiac and it’s tied up with ideas of romance (first dates, Valentine’s Day, gifts from your sweetheart); but it’s also there to console you after a break-up or on pretty much any day when you feel like you just need to treat yourself (at least, that’s [...]
Who Says It Isn’t Easy Being Green?
Here are some wedding options that are both beautiful and eco-friendly (and often, economical, too!)
A Dress That Won’t Cost the Earth
Your dress doesn’t have to be made out of recycled tin cans to earn it’s green status. Look for dresses made from natural fibers, like the gowns from Tennessee [...]
The last installment in our Wild Wedding feature: this time we’re discovering that weddings can be a real beach!
How Deep Is Your Love?
Let’s start with some wave inspired jewelry for the occasion, like this unique yet under-stated wedding band. It is a stackable white gold wedding band with an S-shaped engraving around it, reminiscent of [...]
Another installment in our Wild Weddings series – this time we’re looking at plants. We’re not talking your common ordinary (boring) houseplants (the more exotic the better!).
Sustainable Centerpieces
A potted plant as a centerpiece is a symbol of enduring love and much more romantic than cut flowers, which fade and die before your honeymoon is even [...]
Last week I wrote about Ring Bearers which reminded me that our dog, Buddy, was the ring bearer at our wedding. He was very cute and well-behaved, (didn’t eat the wedding rings or anything!) -until he suddenly started barking at me in the middle of the ceremony (I think it took him that long to [...]
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