Hair accessories

I've recently become a big fan of birdcage veils. I love the vintage look and feel of them. Here are some great accessories I found on Etsy recently. Even if you want a traditional veil for the ceremony, a birdcage veil, flower or comb can be a great (fun) change for the reception.

I recently was lucky enough to take part in a photographer shootout with some of the areas best photographers. Here is a picture of me in a beautiful birdcage veil. LOVE the flower! Thanks to Danielle of Danielle Hopkins Photography for this great picture!

Blogs

I check a number of wedding and event related blogs everyday. From photographers to planners, florists to bakers, stylists to DJs and even invitation designers. But I check a few, non-event related blogs as well. One of my favorites is Cake Wrecks. Depending on the day (or cake) Cake Wrecks is funny, sad, scary and sometimes "aw" inducing. If you like cake (and lets be honest, who doesn't?) or just need a good chuckle (gotta love the witty descriptions), visit the site, you'll be glad you did. Trust me!

Wording

Depending on who's hosting your wedding, it can be difficult to come up with the "perfect wording." Below are some wording options with different hosts in mind.

Bride and Groom hosting:

Christina Marie Cholewka

&

Albert Campagna

Request the honour of your presence
at their marriage
Friday, the first of August
Two thousand and eight
at five o’clock in the evening
Glen Foerd Mansion
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Adult reception immediately following

__________________________________________

Together with their parents
Jennifer Joy Pasek
and
Kevin Patrick Hare
request the honour of your presence
at their marriage
Friday, the sixteenth of May
Two thousand and eight
at five o'clock in the evening
St. Matthew’s Catholic Church
Conshohocken, Pennsylvania

__________________________________________

Forever we will be
Whether walking on the beach
or sailing on the sea …
Please be our guest as we,
Helen Christina Sykes
&
Glenn Eric Stinson
pledge our love as one
Saturday, the thirteenth of September
two thousand and eight
at four o’clock in the afternoon
Sunset Pavilion
2nd Street and Beach Avenue
Cape May, NJ

Formal beach attire

__________________________________________

Together with their parents
Natalie Carisa Steiert
and
Thomas William Eisenhower
invite you to share with them
their wedding day celebration
Saturday the fifth of July
two thousand and eight
Two o’clock in the afternoon
Fairmont Banff Springs

Cocktail hour at five o’clock, reception to follow

__________________________________________

Bride's parents hosting:

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Nicolosi
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Emma Marie
to
Liam Andrew Magee
Saturday, the 11th of October
two thousand and eight
at 5 o'clock in the evening
Regency Palace/Westin, Mt. Laurel, New Jersey
Reception to follow

__________________________________________

Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Lomurno
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Maryellen
to

Ryan W. Goodfellow

son of

Mr. and Mrs. William Goodfellow

Saturday, the fifth day of April

two thousand and eight

2 o’clock in the afternoon
Our Lady of Good Council

Moorestown, New Jersey

__________________________________________

Both sets of parents hosting:

Love is meant to be shared
with family and friends
Jaime and John
found love in each other
because you have shared in their lives
by your friendship and love
Joseph and Carol Bozzelli
and
John and Maria Chirico
invite you to the marriage of their children
Friday, the sixteenth of May
Two thousand and eight
six o’Clock in the evening
at Pen Ryn Mansion
Bensalem, Pennsylvania
Reception immediately following the ceremony

__________________________________________

Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan King

and

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Langly

invite you to share in the joy

of the marriage uniting their children

Ashley Marie

and

Patrick Everett

on Saturday, the twelfth of April

two thousand nine

at eleven o'clock in the morning

The Merion

Cinnaminson, New Jersey

__________________________________________

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Caputo
and
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Smith
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their children
Sharon Lynn

and

Todd Michael

Sunday, the second of August

two thousand nine

at 10 o'clock in the morning

Temple Israel

Natick, Massachusetts

Marisa and Joe

On Saturday I co-threw a surprise engagement party for my best friend Marisa and her Fiance Joe. Her sister Kelly and I had been planning for a few months - when one of Joe's uncle's gave it away, Marisa started giving us a hard time. We managed to recover, re-lie and surprise her! It turned out to be a really nice party. Family, friends, tons of food and fun!

Here are some pictures (I apologize for the fuzziness).

The invitation: A sand colored cardstock backing with white mounted on top and a turquoise blue ribbon accent - The introduction to our tropical theme.

We used turquoise satin runners on white table clothes. On the 3 banquet tables we scattered some shells and a few fuchsia dendrobium orchids.

Four of the round tables had this small floral centerpiece - the vase was lined with a tea leaf and the arrangement is made up of white hydrangea, mini green hydrangea and jade roses.

The 3 other round tables had over sized martini glasses - there were marbles in the base with 3 floating candles and 5 dendrobium orchids.

Their cake - half chocolate, half vanilla, all yummy.

The happy couple!

A tasty drink

With spring right around the corner, I thought I'd post about one of my new favorite drinks. Matt and I went to Chaddsford Winery last month and did a tasting. I'm not a big drinker, and have never been a fan of wine, but I'm working on it. At Chaddsford they have something called Sangri-La Sangria. It's really good. I went back today to get a couple of more bottles and got a recipe for a slushi type thing using the sangria. Ingrediants: 1 bottle sangria, 12 oz lemonade concentrate and a blender full of ice. Direcetions: blend. Wine slushy, what could be bad?

Philadelphia Flower Show

I hope you were all able to make it to the Flower Show last week. The theme was Bella Italia, very romantic. I know the weather wasn't great and it was a zoo, but it was worth it! There were many local floral designers exhibiting and flowers were amazing. Such a great scent through out the convention center. Here are a few photos I took.

Happy Anniversary Lindsay and Joe!

Lindsay and Joe were married February 29, 2008 on a clear but rather chilly day. They had a beautiful ceremony in a tent on Lindsay's parents property, followed by a fun reception at The Westin, Mount Laurel. Lindsay and Joe are an extremely sweet, laid back couple, and I wish them all the best!

Here are some pictures from their big day.

Mr. & Mrs.!
(Photo: Becca, Laura Novak Photography,
Aisle Flowers: Wedding Design by MJ)

The doors to the tent
Lindsay used the "J" and "L" through out the wedding details
since the letters look like a mirror image of each other.

The menus we did, with the "J" & "L".

Instead of table numbers we did places important to the couple.

The couples donut cake with bobblehead cake topper!

So much fun!