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Friday, 10 February 2012

All That Glitters

"Some girls were just born with glitter in their veins." - Paris Hilton

Every girl wants to sparkle on their big day. There are many ways to give yourself that extra twinkle at your wedding; but why not take it one step further and have everything glitter! When people ask me what my colours are for my wedding, I respond 'white' but the truth is 'white with a touch of sparkle'. I know sparkle is not a colour and I more often say hints of silver, however it just sounds more fun and party-like to me. Afterall, I want the whole room to shine!

Here are some great ways to add that extra pizzazz to your decor, sweet table, place settings, pictures and of course you!

Glitter Stars for any occassion from Etsy

Glitter Cupcake wrappers from Dress My Cupcake

Sparkle Lips Straws from Etsy

Add some shine under your gown with these Toms

Now these Sparkle! Photo taken from Pinterest

Glitter Charger Plates in many colours found on Etsy

Let your nails do the sparkling! Photo taken from Pinterest

Glitter Hearts to add to desserts and make into escort cards - found on Etsy

Gold Fruit Escort Cards - as seen on Delicious Magazine

Something Sparkly and Something Blue - found at Bloomingdales

Dare to be dazzling.

Yours truly,

A

Wednesday, 30 November 2011

WTB Hearts: Garters by Kristi

“If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?” – Author Unknown

The tradition of tossing the bride’s garter is slightly outdated but we still think garters are fabulous! The European tradition was thought to bring good luck for a man to have an article of the bride’s attire. The belief also states that the single man to catch it will be the next one to tie the knot and should share the next dance with the lady that catches the bouquet. While this tradition might not be widely practised anymore, we love catching a glimpse of a flashy and unexpected garter. Whether it’s used only for photos or to surprise your groom at the end of the night, they are such fun details that should not be forgotten.

Garters by Kristi is an online shop that features hundreds of garters to suit any bride. They make fabulous shower or bachelorette gifts and the Messieurs are sure to love them. She showcases different sports teams, and an array of fun and colourful pieces to sport under your gown. There are various themed garters offered and each one has a small blue bow on it so they can be used as a bride's 'something blue'. For S’s bachelorette our girlfriends presented her with a Montreal Canadians garter and Mr. Y was thrilled! She managed to keep it a surprise until the wedding night and although he would have been thrilled to see anything under her dress, he was wowed when he saw his favourite hockey team’s logo tied around her leg. The other great detail is that each garter comes with a garter to throw into the crowd and one to keep as a memento. Check out her website and surprise your man or your friends with these innovative and fun garters!

New York Yankees Garter

For the Musical Bride

Pretty in Pink garter - would be cute to match your bridesmaids' dresses

Montreal Canadiens Garter - the one that S sported on her wedding night

For the Winter Bride

Leopard garter - for J!

Ottawa Senators garter - Mr. X would not be pleased

All of the above garters can be found at Garters by Kristi. Happy shopping!

Until next time,

A & S

p.s. until December 31st you will receive $5 off your purchase if you mention 'facebook' in your comments.

Friday, 4 November 2011

Something Blue

As I’m sure most of you know, there is a custom that states a bride is to carry or wear four objects to bring her luck on her wedding day – “something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue”. This dates back to an old English rhyme that actually ended with “a sixpence in your shoe”.

According to this tradition, each item is associated with a different representation – something old a symbol for continuity while something new offers optimism for the future; something borrowed symbolizes borrowed happiness, and last but not least, something blue stands for purity, love and fidelity. The sixpence in the shoe accounts for good fortune and prosperity, but nowadays this last part of the verse is widely forgotten (I can’t imagine that a coin inside a pair of Louboutin pumps would make them any more comfortable than they already are not).

I personally think it’s sweet to uphold this little ritual. On my wedding day, I used my grandmother’s Kiddush cup to drink kosher wine during the ceremony for my something old, while my dress acted as my something new. My mother’s wedding band was used in our ceremony, representing something borrowed, and finally, my wonderful friends bought me a Montreal Canadiens (Mr. Z’s favourite hockey team) garter, to wear as my something blue.

It’s really beautiful when these items are family heirlooms or have personal meaning attached to them, but it’s also a lot of fun to be innovative in your choices!

You’ve got the old and the new; ask a friend to borrow and then buy something blue! Here are some cute and creative ways to incorporate the colour into your day;

Under-where? Under your dress...