Make it Personal...

Weddings are very personal occassions and every bride wants to add that special touch... Let's look at some options to make it a little more personal...

Cake Toppers (these can be found on www.topperswithglitz.com)



What about aisle runners??






and other wedding accents and essentials....

Save the Date Invitations

Save the date cards have become so popular over the past few years. I have always been the type to want to know the proper way that things should be done. After a little research I found the following viewpoint on aisledash.com.

----------------------------Save the Date by Meg Massie------------------------------

Save the date (STD) cards are an optional way to notify your guests of your wedding date before sending out invitations. You are not required to send them out and if you do, you are not required to send them to everyone on your guest list. You can save money by sending them only to out of town guests and people who will have to make arrangements well in advance, with more time than the invitation allows.

If you send them and to whom is up to you, but there is one very important rule of etiquette that you must not break. I'm really not even sure why this is a question at all, but here it is: Do not send a save-the-date card to someone unless you are definitely inviting them to the wedding! You are telling them to set aside this date, so if you end up not inviting them, you see how this would be a huge slap in the face. Those who get save-the-dates expect invitations as well, and rightfully so. As far as save-the-dates are concerned, this is the only steadfast rule of etiquette. Those who break it will be immediately labeled with bride- and groomzilla branding irons.
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Thanks Meg! I like the idea of sending out STD invites to the individuals out of town, so with that being said let's take at look at some fabuluos save the date hopefuls...

Say "Yes" to this Dress

My friend has this beautiful brand new gown in her closet that she did not use {tags are still tact}. It is a size 6 from David's Bridal.... She is willing to part with it and all accessories for a very...very......very...very reasonable price....... Please email me at mshontasmith@hotmail.com for questions or comments...


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You are Invited...

There are so many options out there for wedding invitations. My friend really doesn't have any specifications other than she wants them to be clean, classy and simple. I have been shopping around a little and here's what I found:
I love the way that this one folds....

I love anything that you can truly do yourself!

A little Tiffany blue....

A little economical....

And a little flair....

Any suggestions???? Come on...you're invited!

Always a Bridesmaid....I have finally been promoted!

I have always been somewhat interested in event planning. This year has really given me several opportunities to dabble it in a bit.... Okay, I have done a few baby and bridal showers... But that count doesn't it???

Well...... I have some veeery exciting news!!! My best friend got engaged on Thanksgiving weekend (more on that later) and she can care less about the details of planning the wedding.. So,,,,,, she has left that task up to her mother and I and I could not be happier!!!!

So let's start from the beginning shall we? The colors are tiffany blue, silver and white. Here is a little inspiration:



A little more:



And a little more:


Also, as I surfed the web I came across this blog: http://www.jessicaralph.blogspot.com/. I think that this is a must read for all brides to be... I love how she pays attention to every-little-detail.... that creates a purr-fect day!

Okay, on to more planning!!! Don't you love it when you get a promotion!!!

"Time Out of Mind" Lakehouse

I am all the way there!!!! Have a Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

A New Destiny Awakens: The Pearl Principle

With the recent turmoil on Wall Street and in corporate America; many of us may find ourselves facing with the reality of our troubled economy. And once that reality hits home it may leave you with one question... What am I going to do next?

The answer is: awake to my new destiny. If you are faced with the possibility of loosing your job do not worry because it could just be your opportunity for your new destiny to be awakened... In many ways I can see the similarities between what we are facing today with the making of a pearl.

The formation of a natural pearl is almost a miracle: a fragment of something that the oyster accidentally ingests gets embedded somehow on the inside of its shell and causes irration, and the oyster surrounds that something with countless layers of mother of pearl to produce a rare and precious jewel.

So while you are in the transformation process just relax because your pearl with soon come to pass.