Find Your Perfect Wedding Colors with Our Free eBook!

February 21, 2012 By blogmaster Leave a Comment

Weddings have come a long way from traditional white and ivory. From hot pink wedding gowns to splashes of bold-colored lights shining on the walls, no color is off-limits on your wedding day!

Some brides find working with color a bit intimidating. How do you know which color goes well with another? How many colors are considered too many? Which colors should you choose?

In our new ebook: Wedding Color: Creating Your Signature Style, we can help you find the perfect palette for your wedding.

The 20-page guide shares expertise on how to select the right colors for your wedding, and details on the most popular colors of the season as determined by the color experts at Pantone. The eBook is full of wonderful photos, visuals and ideas on how to appropriately use color for your wedding and reception!

To download your copy of the free eBook, click HERE!

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Fashion Friday: Nail Trends from Fall 2012 Mercedes Benz Fashion Week

February 17, 2012 By blogmaster 2 Comments

For the past week, we here at the wedding blog have been closely following the glamazons and gliteratti alike as they cat-walked New York City streets to celebrate one of the biggest occasions ever– Mercedes Benz Fashion Week. And of course, the best way to discover new trends for home/interiors, lifestyle, and weddings is by following the fashionable set at each show.

According to our Twitter and Pinterest timelines, nails and nail art are having a major moment in the world of fashion! CND, one of the industry leaders of nail care tools and accessories, was on hand backstage to create some of the most coveted nail looks for Fall 2012. Here, we’ve selected a few of our favorites to help you incorporate these trends into your wedding day beauty!

Terra Cotta Manicures at Christian Cota Fall 2012. Photo by Jennifer Graylock-Graylock.com

Groovy Time Machine Swirl at Nicole Miller

Midas Touch Manicure at Alexandre Herchcovitch. Photo by Jennifer Graylock-Graylock.com

Burgundy Burst at Naeem Khan. Photo credit: CND

Mercury Manis at Behnaz Sarafpour Fall 2012 Presentation. Photo by Jennifer Graylock-Graylock.com

Fishnet Tipped Mani at Joy Cioci Fall. Photo by Jennifer Graylock-Graylock.com

Burgundy Burst at Naeem Khan. Photo credit: CND

Biker Babe Mani at The Blonds. Photo by Katy Winn/ Graylock.com

Have you been following the beauty reporting from the runways? Which were some of your favorite looks? Leave us a comment below!

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Dedicated Post: Creative Post-Wedding Uses for your Wedding Flowers

February 15, 2012 By blogmaster 2 Comments

Here on the wedding blog, the question often comes up, “What should you do with your bouquet and other flowers after the wedding?” Floral preservation has been a way for brides to cherish their beautiful flowers long after the “I Dos” have been said. But not everyone has the budget for the service.

So we spoke to floral preservationist Ellen Bowman on the subject. Ellen has been preserving wedding flowers for over 20 years, and she certainly knows her stuff. In her books, Get More From Your Wedding Flower Budget and Preserve Your Own Bridal Bouquet in Six Easy Steps, she shows brides how to dry and preserve bouquets, church, reception and cake flowers, and use them to make lovely and unique thank-you gifts, home decorations.

“In this economy, too many brides think they can’t afford to preserve their bouquet and their wedding flowers. So sadly, they end up discarding these memorable, meaningful…expensive flowers,” she says. Here she’s shared with us a number of unique (and in-expensive) ways to breathe life back into your wedding flowers!

Here, we share with you a few exemples of Ellen’s work, and ideas to get you going with DIY floral preservation!

Potpourri frame box, using any flowers you have leftover. Centerpiece, bouquets, flower girl petals, etc.

A beautiful keepsake for the Mother Of the Bride.

Apothecary jars filled with wedding flowers. Great gift idea for mother of the bride or groom.

Say thank you to your littlest wedding party member with this precious jewelry box or frame. Incorporating her flowers makes it all the more meaningful.

Framed invitation with groom boutonnière. Also shown – pretty and meaningful fragrance sachet for thank you gifts or bride’s lingerie drawer.

Make a keepsake frame for all your bridesmaids by incorporating the flowers they carried down the aisle!

Want more ideas on how to preserve your wedding flowers, visit Ellen’s Web site, SaveYourWeddingFlowers.com and be sure to download her eBooks, Get More From Your Wedding Flower Budget and Preserve Your Own Bridal Bouquet in Six Easy Steps (available for Kindle, iPad and other eReaders).

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