favorite details

Aside from pretty linens, a nice menu, or maybe a small flower, I’m always keeping my eyes open for more ways add interest to place settings. Something I’ve really liked recently is the idea of small baguettes, wrapped in pretty paper and twine. Either by placing a pretty basket filled with individually wrapped loaves along with the centerpieces, including an …

One of my favorite things about chilly weather is being able to rock velvet. I mean, c’mon…you really couldn’t wear a velvet blazer or skirt to a 4th of July picnic, could you? I absolutely adore the idea of using velvet to provide chic fuzziness to an otherwise chilly wedding!

You could wrap some pretty velvet ribbon in either a complimentary …

I hope you’re ready for another post of cuteness overload! We’re loving doggies this week, and helping Chicago rescue One Tail at a Time win $25,000 (don’t forget to vote by clicking here and then comment here for your chance to win a $50 gift card to Pottery Barn!), so we thought we would throw in some puppy wedding inspiration with …

I don’t know of many bakeries who actually still wrap their goodies in that red and white twine anymore, but wouldn’t it be just wonderful if more of them did? I mean, it’s just so lovely.

{ image from Bliss Weddings Market via Classic Bride }

But hey, why do bakers get all the fun? How about some wedding uses too!

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Who says your girls have to pick one style or one color they like?  Why not have your maids wear different dresses in shades of a color!

Love these mismatched blue tones from Chrissie and Brian’s wedding:

{Tinywater Photography via Green Wedding Shoes}

My last two posts of my week-long wedding recap are mostly photograph-based.  Not that I don’t love gabbing about our wedding incessantly, but I think the pictures speak for themselves when it comes to little itty-bitty details (and when it comes to my last post: my favorite photographs – obviously).

I will say this… the details made our wedding.  Even if …

Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue, and a sixpence in your shoe. According to The Knot, “something old represents continuity; something new offers optimism for the future; something borrowed symbolizes borrowed happiness; something blue stands for purity, love, and fidelity; and a sixpence in your shoe is a wish for good fortune and prosperity, although this remains largely …

So light and pretty – this corkboard displaying handwritten escort card strips in vellum envelopes works perfectly for an outdoor affair!  The butterflies add interest and a whimsical feel.

{via Craftzine}

While invitations are undoubtedly the most important element of a wedding stationery suite, it’s equally as important to not forget about other wedding paper ephemera – like seating cards!  Whether place cards or escort cards*, seating cards can help carry design elements from your invitation suite or wedding theme through to the reception and create a cohesive wedding style.  Here …

Tell me that somehow this could be used in a wedding… because it’s absolutely gorgeous.  Paper doilies and thumbtacks… that’s some serious creativity.

Ideas, people?

{citypix via Creature Comforts and Oh So Beautiful Paper}

Sigh.  Is it just me, or could every wedding use a slew of candles in mason jars?

{Source, via Offbeat Bride and East Side Bride}

I love signature drinks – whether they are used as an accent to your open bar or as your main offering (a big budget-saver), they add a fun twist to your wedding.

{Kiwi Martinis from Rachel Ray Magazine via Wedding Tulle}

Are you having a signature drink at your wedding?