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All You Need is Love – And Inspiration

Tuesday, September 27th, 2011

I was looking for a little inspiration today so I went to Jesi Haack’s website. She {and her team} inspires me. Always super creative, the weddings she designs are perfectly individual. She is resourceful and crafty and she is a nice person. Ok, I’ve never actually met her but anytime I have ever emailed asking to repost one of her weddings/photoshoots the answer is always a resounding “Sure! Thanks.” Now that is nice.

So here I am with another one.

This couple are Carmen and Pete and they share a love of music and film with The Beatles being their favourite band.

Representing their love of film, guests waved a flag made from movie film, which unraveled to spell out, “It’s for reel!” And {get this!} the flowers on Carmen’s bouquet were made from music sheet paper from the Beatles song “Anytime at All” which Pete sang to Carmen as he proposed. The buttonholes for the groomsmen and Pete were made from vintage atlas map paper from different cities they have visited or would like to go.

Now get this, the girls carried red tamborines instead of bouquets and the guys danced down the aisle with marachas.

Everything had a meaning.

Carmen and Pete’s favorite Beatles album covers were the table names, old tape cassettes had each guests’ album name on it for them to match to the table name. Jesi created a large music bar and had music notes for guests to sign and add to the bar to create a song and a large Beatles cutout gave fun facts about Carmen and Peter as well as letting guests know the dinner menu for the evening. Of course they had a Beatles tribute band! — Ooh and Tacos for evening food. Ahhh, tacos………

Heeeere are the photos!

Cassette table plan. Brilliant!

Love this guest book idea. Write a song with the best wishes. I wonder what it would sound like if actually played??

The word “Shugar” cam about by using the first few letters of Carmen and Pete’s last names. Perfect for their sweets table.

And Credit where credit {is totally} due:

Vendor LOVE:

Photography: Ashley Rose

Event Design + planning: Jesi Haack Design

Paper Goods: Posh Paperie

Venue: Smog Shoppe

Florals: Effusive Flowers

Bouquet & Bouts: Surroundings Online

Hairpiece: Lo Boheme

How sweet is that!? Love the theme, love the colors and an adorable couple. Find your theme or inspiration and follow through. It will pay off!

Annie

Live, Love, Laugh and Dream!

Tags: planning ideas, Wedding Fun!, wedding inspiration, wedding invitations
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Retro 3D Fun

Thursday, September 22nd, 2011

These give me flashbacks to my childhood. You too? Or am I just aging myself? But what a fun thing. I want one so badly right now it hurts!

Image 3D has regenerated the Viewmaster with full personalization. No longer just a reminder of your trip to Disneyland, you can use YOUR Photos, choose your own colour with any Pantone code, and put a logo or monogram on the actual viewer and/or on the disk AND packaging.

So imagine what you can do with them for weddings? One or two at your photobooth or guestbook would be fun, but what about one per table? Save the dates???? That would be fabulous!

You know how you have named your tables after places you have been? Well put your photos taken at that place on a disk with a viewfinder at each corresponding table. Get them as gifts for your bridal party full of images of themselves at your wedding.

For wedding professionals. Do I even have to tell you how you can use this for marketing? Put your brochure on one! Do you do Wedding shows? Take one or 2 with images from your portfolio and I guarantee you the brides will be there in droves!

Or what about as a gift to your couple after the wedding as a ‘Thank you’ with images of their wedding.

Oh yes, I love these. WANT one!

Annie

Live, Love, Laugh and Dream!

Tags: ideas, planning ideas, Wedding Fun!
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Wedding Trends – Shoes

Thursday, September 15th, 2011

I am all about shoes. This post though is not about designer wedding shoes or colored wedding shoes, this trend post is about alternative shoes to wear at your wedding.

You may choose them for practical reasons like getting married outside on the grass or a beach or purely for comfort – in fact, you may just like the style but whatever the reason these are the big ones.

Toms – An American trend {of course} and not just about style and comfort. There is a philosophy behind Toms. Here is the story:

In 2006, American traveler Blake Mycoskie befriended children in Argentina and found they had no shoes to protect their feet. Wanting to help, he created TOMS, a company that would match every pair of shoes purchased with a pair of new shoes given to a child in need. One for One. Blake returned to Argentina with a group of family, friends and staff later that year with 10,000 pairs of shoes made possible by TOMS customers.

How nice is that? You buy one, they give one. So you get a good feeling and good style!

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For weddings, they do a whole line of wedding shoes. Get glittery Toms, leather, grosgrain, wedges and a whole load of colors.

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Converse – Chuck Taylors, what ever you call them. You have seen them. They are ever popular and one of my favs for years and years but I won’t age myself here.

{Source: Amelia Lyon Photographer via Santa Barbara Chic}