Fun Uses of Personal Photos for Wedding Decor

February 7, 2012 By Susan Southerland Leave a Comment

Personalizing your wedding decor continues to be a huge trend, and a great way to do that is to incorporate photos of yourselves! In today’s video, Perfect Wedding Guide‘s National Wedding Expert, Susan Southerland shares her ideas to get you thinking creatively about how to display your wedding photos.


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  • Use your engagement photo on the guest book table or where guests pick up their table number cards
  • Use a framed photo with a ribbon hanger as chair or pew decor
  • Use frames photos from your different activities or vacations as table decor during your cocktail hour or reception
  • Give a small framed photo of yourselves as a wedding favor
  • Have your guests sign a blank mat instead of a guest book, then display it in your home framing your wedding photo
  • Create a PowerPoint slide show and play it for your guests during the cocktail hour or prior to your entrance into the reception
  • Get creative and use photos from your childhood all the way to your engagement, or photos from past generations of your family weddings

    • Be sure to check out the rest of our eHow.com wedding video series!

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    How to Add a Vintage Touch to Your Destination Wedding

    February 6, 2012 By Susan Southerland 1 Comment

    Do you love the vintage look, but you’re not sure how to incorporate it into your destination wedding? Perfect Wedding Guide‘s National Wedding Expert, Susan Southerland, shares her ideas for low-hassle personalized vintage touches for your special day. It takes a little extra time and effort, but it’s worth it to have your wedding day designed exactly as you’ve envisioned.


    How to Add a Vintage Touch to Your Destination Wedding —powered by eHow.com

    Wedding Wardrobe: Adding a vintage brooch, necklace or handkerchief will add that special old world touch to your wedding attire.

    Wedding Decor: Now when it comes to decor you have a lot of options, so you’ve got to find a wonderful florist or decorator in your destination location who can help you find vintage materials (milk glass cake stand or mercury glass vases).

    Wedding Stationery: Simple to prepare ahead and easy to pack, choose vintage inspired patterns for your wedding invitations, programs, place cards, or menu cards.

    We’ll be back with a lot more of our eHow.com wedding video series, so be sure to check back!

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    Fashion Friday: Spring 2012 Bridesmaid Dresses

    February 3, 2012 By blogmaster 1 Comment

    We’re always talking about our love for bridal gowns here on the wedding blog. But today we’re dedicating Fashion Friday to your besties…the bridesmaids. We recently added bridesmaid dresses to the PerfectWeddingGuide.com online gallery, and here are some of our fave designs from WTOO, Jenny Yoo and Joanna August!

    "Brynne" by Jenny Yoo

    Wtoo Maids

    "Newbury" by Joanna August

    "Trudy" by Jenny Yoo

    WTOO Maids

    Bold colors and cocktail-length dress made our list of “must haves” for spring 2012. What are some of your favorite designs in bridesmaid fashion? To view our entire collection of bridal and bridesmaid attire, visit our online gallery on PerfectWeddingGuide.com.

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