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Our new blog of the week is Edizioni! Written by Angela Liguiori, this blog is filled with Angela’s creations, ideas and experiences.  If you have time, browse through her Etsy shop.  I’ve been drooling over her books for a while now!

Enjoy!
A.

Hello readers!

We’re excited to announce a giveaway today on the blog!  The Wedding Salon has donated two tickets to their next event in Miami, Florida.  They have a lot of fantastic vendors lined up and they’ve promised an absolutely fabulous experience!  The event will be held on November 9th at The Biltmore.  Leave a comment on this post (if you’d like, leave your wedding date and budget) by midnight October 10th to win!  One winner will be chosen randomly from the comments.

Enjoy!

E & A.

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Kelly at Santa Barbara Wedding Chic emailed to let us know about her guest blogging series on photography.  From Elizabeth Messina to Katie Moos, you’ll find a lot of inspiration and photography tips.  I especially love the tips from Tim Halberg and Katie Moos regarding photo editing and having enough time for great pictures.

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Our new blog of the week is A Lovely Morning.  Written by Kristina, a woman of many talents, creative arts take center stage on this blog.

Be sure to check out her posts on her unbelievable invitations (1, 2, 3 and 4).  We are sighing over these beauties!

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From piglets to felt pumpkins, ballet slippers to groomsman gifts, you’ll find a lot of beauty at A Lovely Morning.

Enjoy!

A.

We have another beautiful wedding from Tana Photography. Kerri and Jamie married last September in Boise, Idaho. The bride and groom planned every detail together, putting to rest the myth that all grooms refuse to get involved in party planning. The wedding was very intimate, only 50 guests were in attendance.

The photostrip feel of these 3 images immediately pulled me in.

You can tell the bride and groom were comfortable and relaxed. How cute are the bare feet!

Details after the jump…

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Post has gone through several revisions based on an ongoing conversation between E and I.

We’ve had a few emails from readers requesting advice on gratuities and gifts for vendors. We though we would answer these as best we can.

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All right ladies, pull out the old Kiss t-shirts and plan to rock!  Well, not really.  More like sit back in a chair and relax while listening to great music.  It’s time to find a great music venue to relax and hear great music.

The best place to find venues like this is in your independent newspaper.  Read the concert offerings to find a coffee shop that has live music on the weekend.  Go and see someone that you’ve never heard of.

Amy Gerhartz will be playing at the Black Bear Tavern (Buckhead, Atlanta) next weekend.

Jana Hunter is playing tonight at the Bottle Tree Cafe (Birmingham, Alabama).

Rachel Unthank is playing at Schubas Tavern (Chicago, Illinois) tomorrow evening.

If you’re not on a budget and want a party instead of relaxation, go see Madonna! Her US dates start in October.

Personally, we love WorkPlay (non-smoking venue) and Small Stages (BYOB concerts held in someone’s home) here in Birmingham.

Menu:  Save the planet and go vegetarian tonight.  If you have one, eat at a great local vegetarian restaurant!  If not, try this recipe for fresh tomato lasagna from Myrecipes.com:

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Our new blog of the week is The Little White Book. For Richmond brides, this is an amazing source of information. From the venues to the inspiration boards, Courtney has created a wonderful site full of inspiration for the new southern bride! We know you’ll enjoy it, even if you aren’t planning a wedding in Richmond.

A.

When I saw a few images from Tana Photography on With This Ring, I knew I had to find out more.  I’m happy I did!  Tana’s blog is filled with the loveliest of images from my home state of Idaho.  She graciously sent over images from two weddings and we’re so happy to share them with you!

Micah and Jenny began their marriage in September of last year.  They used pears throughout the celebration, and the result is so chic and sweet.

The lovely couple (how gorgeous is Jenny?!)

Oh the details!  How we love them.  The pears are perfect for the colors and location.  They chose mostly black and white with a few hints of green.

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This week, E and I will be sharing some of our fabulous creations.  Yay for creativity!  First up, the programs from my wedding in March of 2007.  E spent a LOT of time on these, and they went well beyond anything I have ever done or seen since then. E used diagonal enclosures from Paper Source, a variety of gorgeous papers, ribbon, punches, brads, vellum and stamps.  As you can imagine, they took her forever to complete, but the end result was so incredibly perfect.

The front of the program.  (This is actually upside down.)

The entire packet with 4 enclosures.  We included: order of service, wedding party, poem (written by my husband) and our new address with information about the group photo.

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