Posts Tagged ‘planning ideas’

Appy Couple

Thursday, April 12th, 2012

Wedding websites, I go on about them and ask every couple I have if they are doing one. They are so  handy and informative for your guests and you. But it seems that wedding websites are sooooo 2010!

Here we are in 2012 and there is a personal wedding App for your iPhone, iPad and web with an Andriod verson on the way.

Appy Couple can do all of the things your wedding website can do like, tell your story, introduce your bridal party, inform your guests of all events and happy happenings, hold a photo gallery, play games, send you messages, wedding day countdown and tell your guests as much {or as little} as you like about your theme.

I’ve just played with it a little and am in techy love!  First you choose a color {any color} or style.

and you will get a selection of really good templates. I chose a green color but then liked this template

Available on iTunes or you can go to their website to get started.

Lastly, you can also get a fully coordinating website for those guests without smartphones – like your granny.

Annie

Live, Love, Laugh and Dream!

SociBook del.icio.us Digg Facebook Google Yahoo Buzz StumbleUpon

Long Vs Round

Tuesday, April 10th, 2012

You know the term ‘different strokes for different folks’ ? Well as an American in Ireland I see lots of things done here that are so standard and done so often, people almost think doing anything different just isn’t going to work/  isn’t good enough / won’t look right / or simply ‘you can’t do it’.

Certainly I’m not here to talk anyone down. Especially the Irish. I’m married to one, really love living here, and don’t want to be run out of the country but I do tend to push the boundaries sometimes and one thing I often push for is long tables as opposed to the standard banqueting rounds. I have heard so many excuses from venues as to why not to do them it drives me nuts.  Some of which include “It will make the place look like a canteen” and another “But they will be more difficult to serve.” Are you kidding me?? Have you no vision? So of course I have rebuttals for them all.

Don’t get me wrong, it is a matter of taste and preference but in my {humble} opinion, long tables can be very elegant and give so much more of a sociable dinner party feel than the big round banqueting tables.

Here, I’ll show you. This is one of my own weddings.

Does that look like a canteen to you?? Huh??

A few more examples for you

{Source}

Photo by Jose Villa

{Source}

And finally, looks like a canteen you say? Tell Ivanka Trump that.

Flowers by Preston Bailey and images via Bridal Guide

So give it a try. At least consider it for a change and give your guests a new experience.

Annie

Live, Love, Laugh and Dream!

SociBook del.icio.us Digg Facebook Google Yahoo Buzz StumbleUpon

Wedding E-invitations

Thursday, March 29th, 2012

With this blog post, I feel a bit like a traitor, a turncoat – almost like I am cheating on one of my absolutely favourite wedding items, the stationary.

What can’t be denied though is that you told me yourselves in my last survey of Irish brides,  that more and more of you will be sending out electronic or e-invitations to your guests. Whether it’s because you are going green, they are cheaper or you are just a digital age modern couple. but don’t just send out an email to your guests. Please. If you are going to do them electronically, do them stylishly and do them right.

Green Envelope does all of that with the heavy emphis on going green. In fact they donate a significant percentage of every sale to Mountains to Sound, a non-profit organization that maintains forests.

For you, there will be a choice of templates to customize with colors and fonts or a totally custom designed invitation along with help in wording the invitation.

Your guests will see an envelope addressed to them, have coordinating RSVP card where they can reply directly and see guest information or direction cards.

For you, you can keep track of your responses and know who opened them or not and of course get corresponding Thank You cards for after the wedding – and lets not forget the Save the Dates. All easy peasy.

Here is a little look at a few of them

So how will you invite your guests?

{I have to say however PC it is to go green, I’m still a real paper girl. Maybe I’ll just have to donate to balance it out}

Annie

Live, Love, Laugh and Dream!

SociBook del.icio.us Digg Facebook Google Yahoo Buzz StumbleUpon