Valentine's Day Wedding in Red, Brown, & Mauve

Our new Heart Strings stationery collection inspired this delightful Valentine's Day wedding theme.    Red, brown and mauve blend to create a warm and inviting color palette perfect for a Valentine's Day wedding.   Resources below.



Bridesmaid bouquet image courtesy of The Knot;  Bridal shoes (onlineweddingshoes.co.uk)  . Click on image to view all other items.

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Irish Wedding Accessories for Celebrating Your Luck in Love

Celebrate your heritage and your luck in finding the perfect mate with stylish Irish wedding accessories.    Coordinated with our new Luck of the Irish stationery collection, these accessories will make a special day even more special.

More Irish wedding ideas



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Thanksgiving Wedding Themes

As you gather with family and friends to give thanks for the many blessings bestowed upon you over the past year, be inspired by the following fall and Thanksgiving wedding themes:



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Whimsical Wedding Invitations & Stationery - Pinwheel Poppy

Let guests in on your sweet and playful side with delightfully whimsical Pinwheel Poppy wedding invitations and coordinating stationery.   Your wedding bulletins, table numbers, favor tags, water bottle labels and place cards can all feature the beauty of poppies combined with the cheerful nature of pinwheels.



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September Wedding Giveaway Winners Announced

Congratulations to our September 2010 SpaFinder Giveaway Winners.   Here's how they plan to use their gift certificates:

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This Week at Things Festive Wedding Blog

Well, we're at the end of another productive week.   Here are the tidbits that we shared this week on the Things Festive Wedding Blog:

• A gorgeous winter wedding theme idea with evergreen, copper, bronze and gold.

• Totally eye-catching wedding candy buffet ideas.

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Aqua Winter Wedding Color Palettes

Immediately after Christmas 2009, I took advantage of the sales and stocked up on ornaments and decorations in preparation for this year's decorating color scheme:   aqua, white and silver.    Well, this year my son is really in the holiday spirit and has decided to string outdoor lights with his heart set on a red, white and green color palette (think candy canes and evergreen).    Of course I want my door wreath to complement the outdoor lights as well as indoor decorations, so I will need to incorporate red and take the overall color scheme from one that resembles this:
    to this     

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How Many Wedding Napkins to Order?

Personalized wedding napkins provide an inexpensive means of adding style and color to reception tables.    When customers ask for advice on how many wedding napkins to order, we offer the following guidelines:

Find Personalized Wedding Napkins in 59 designs and 25 colors



Cocktail or beverage napkins: 3 napkins per guest for the bar area; 2 napkins per guest for the cake table
Dinner or luncheon napkins: 2 napkins per guest for the dining area

Remember to order extra napkins as keepsakes for your memory book.

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Wedding Candy Buffet Ideas - Sophisticated Styling

The wedding candy buffet is a trend that will surely be around for quite some time.   Guests - young and old - love, love, love them!   According to the Candy Buffet Company, "a candy buffet can serve many purposes - as an alternative to dessert, a decorative centerpiece or even as a delightful bonbonniere to thank your guests".   To make the most of your sweet display, coordinate it with other elements of your wedding reception decor for a cohesively stylish presentation.

More dessert buffet ideas

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Images courtesy of The Candy Buffet Company

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Winter Wedding Theme Idea - Evergreen and Precious Metals

For a sophisticated winter wedding theme idea, combine a classic winter icon such as evergreen with copper, bronze and gold.   Resources below.

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Bridesmaid dresses (lazarobridal.com);   Reception venue (holifieldphotography.com);   Wedding cake (bridefu.com)

Evergreen stationery items and all other products found here

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Catching up With Things Festive Wedding Blog

If you've been too busy the last couple of weeks to read the Things Festive Wedding Blog, here's what you missed:

• A gorgeous Spring Wedding Color Palette featuring antique lilac and mint green.

• Ideal for any season is this charcoal gray and yellow wedding color palette.

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Mocha Wedding Decorations - How Do You Take Yours?

If you're planning to incorporate the warmth of mocha wedding decorations into your design plans, do you prefer whimsical or sophisticated?   Which elements of your design plan will feature this beautiful neutral?   Will all elements contain a bit of mocha as in this bronze, ivory and mocha wedding theme?   Or will you reserve the color for your invitations, table numbers, favor stickers, and other stationery items?


Row 1:   Eclectic Patterns invitation;   Vintage Hollywood table number;   Sweet silhouettes rectangular label;   Perfect Peacock invitation
Row 2:   Contemporary Hearts wedding bulletin;   Modern Medley table sign card;   Happily Ever After sticker;   Stacked Monogram sticker
Row 3:    Filigree Monogram sticker;    Decorative Initial Monogram sticker;   Ornamental Baroque Monogram sticker;    Playing Card Heart Shaped sticker
Row 4:    Starfish Shaped sticker;    Butterfly sticker;   Decorative Border sticker;    Slot Machine Mini sticker

All stickers found here
All other stationery items found here

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Dragonfly Wedding Theme - Tranquility & Living in The Moment

Dragonflies are a symbol of tranquility that represents a new life and the joy of living in the moment.  Perfect for Spring nuptials, a dragonfly wedding theme is a great way to celebrate the splendor of your wedding day and your new life as Mr. & Mrs.   Our Decorative Dragonfly stationery collection boasts five delightful colors and provides a simple and elegant way to incorporate this graceful symbol into your wedding decor.

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Wedding cake (webshots.com);   Personalized wine label, Table number card & Favor tag;   Aquamarine bouquet jewelry (weddedglitz.com);   Napkin ring (bonnefete-hire.co.uk);   Cake topper (theflirtybride.com);   Crystal bouquet jewelry (silkflowerwedding.com);   Wedding cake topper (theflirtybride.com)

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Practical Bridal Shower Favors - What's Not to Love?

Your guests will appreciate the thought behind these practical bridal shower favors.   A girl can always use a portable measuring tape, sewing kit, lip balm, letter opener or handbag holder.



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DIY Wedding Idea - Paper Flowers

If you're looking for a DIY wedding idea that's economical, whimsical and eco-friendly, you have to try your hand at these paper flowers.   When I first saw them at The Wedding Chicks, I was reminded of our Musical Wedding Theme board.    If you've got the crafty gene, you can whip up a batch of these beauties as wedding centerpieces.



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What's Your Must-Have Wedding Accessory?

Brides-to-be often inspire each other.   When recently asking the following question:   "What is your must-have wedding accessory - the one thing you must have to make your wedding day complete?", here are some of the responses we received:

• For my wedding, I would love to have a pair of flat, cute sandals with rhinestones on them!!   -   Whitney B.
• Vintage earrings   -   Emily P.
• My "must have" wedding accessory is a Unique Cake Topper   -   Jessica G.
• The most important detail is the serving set because I'll be able to keep and use it forever.  -  Kayla C.
• A wedding veil, as I've always pictured myself walking down the aisle and then having my future husband lift it.   -   Violet M.
• "Must have" wedding accessory? Tiara!   -   Amanda B.
• My must have accessory is a tiara with blue sapphires.   This is something that will bring my colors in with something to keep my hair out of my eyes...A must.   -   Wendy M.
• Feather Fascinator Hairpiece   -   Anna K.

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Silver and Gold Wedding Theme - Winter Wedding Theme Idea

♪♪ Silver and gold, silver and gold, a lovely palette is silver and gold. ♪♪   Add shimmer and elegance to your winter nuptials with a silver and gold wedding theme.  Resources below.

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Bridesmaid dresses (helenebridal.com);   Wedding wish tree (herecomestheguide.com);   Wedding cake (theartisankitchen.com);   Gold favor boxes;   Silver wedding dress (sanpatrick.com);   Gold bridal bouquet (marthastewartweddings.com);   Table number card;   Miniature trees (theknot.com);   Cake serving set

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Edible Wedding Favors - Eco-Friendly and Practical

If you're looking for guest gifts that are both eco-friendly and practical, you can't go wrong with edible wedding favors.    Edible wedding favors run the gamut from personalized chocolate bars to homemade soup mixes (all beautifully presented, of course).

Find these edible wedding favors here and here.



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