The Psychology of Color [Infographic] | Louisville Painters Download the infographic as a PDF Embed this image on your site: Six ways to WELCOME your WEDDING&GUESTS - Blog - Home entertaining and party planning ideas from a Chicago hostess Many of your guests attend multiple weddings a year, so it’s no surprise that sometimes weddings tend to run together in their minds. How do you make your own event memorable and special? By being thoughtful and making guests feel extra welcome! 1) First and most importantly, try to avoid the long gap between your ceremony and reception, if possible. This can make guests grouchy (although it is understandable if due to scheduling constraints from your ceremony site). 2) Welcome them with a refreshing beverage. 3) If your ceremony is outdoors, offer inexpensive paper umbrellas to give them a bit of shade. 4) Bonus points: if your wedding is outdoors, don’t forget the bug spray! 5) For a late fall or winter wedding, offer cozy shawls for the ladies to keep them warm and comfortable. 6) Many ladies wear their tallest, most glamorous high heels to a wedding… so they will be grateful for a basket of flip flops to keep them on the dance floor all night long.
{Recipes} Homemade Summer Popsicles & Free Printables! It’s summer time and what better way to cool off than with homemade popsicles! These are my two favorite popsicle recipes and have never been able to pick which one I liked better, the strawberry coconut or the honeydew lime, so I decided to share them both with you! Need a reason to make these popsicles? Make for dessert at the summer BBQHave as an afternoon treat with your kidsPlanning a summer birthday party? There ya’ go.It’s sunny – what better excuse do you need? Not only are both recipes easy peasy, but your kids will love them and so will you! Strawberry Coconut Popsicle Recipe PRINT Recipe {Recipe adapted from With Style and Grace} Ingredients 1 cup strawberries1 cup blueberries1 can light coconut milk1 cups water1 cup apple juice1/2 cup honey5 ounce Dixie cups20-30 Popsicle sticks Directions Add strawberries, blueberries, coconut milk, water, apple juice and honey in a blender. When you’re ready to enjoy, cut and tear the Dixie cups off of the popsicles and voila – Enjoy! PRINT Recipe
My Blue Wedding by midnightcoiler Rustic Wedding Ideas This Fort Worth, Texas wedding combines the bride’s passion for all things rustic with her love of peacock feathers. How about those blue peacock wedding shoes? They would have fit in perfectly with our blue wedding shoe round up… don’t you think? Courtney, the bride shares more details about her special day here. All of this Texas wedding goodness captured by Ryan Ray Photography. Ryan Ray is one of our exclusive The Hand-Picked Vendors. Photographer: Ryan Ray PhotographyVenue: The Stonegate Mansion, Fort Worth, Texas Hair: Dalton Salon Cake/Desserts: Zen Baking Company Caterer: H3 Ranch Dress Designer: EnzoaniFloral Design: DIRT Design Studio Groom’s Attire: Jos.
25 Stunning Centerpieces Get ready to be blown away by some serious beauty. I have twenty-five L to the ovely centerpieces just for you dear readers – all unique, all filled with steal-worthy bits and headed your way on this fine Friday. I have a feeling you’ll be giving your pinterest account quite a workout this weekend after checking out all this regal-inspired flowers because they are art… gorgeous pieces of floral art! 25-money-saving-ideas | budget | get-started When planning a wedding good "Money Saving Ideas" are always welcome Here is our collection of 25 great Money Savers for our DIY brides world wide: 1) Have a smaller wedding with fewer guests. This will cut your total wedding costs a lot. 2) Simply and stylish invitations. 3) Avoid May - October. 4) Consider a wonderful Asti instead of champagne. 5) Less snacks and food at the reception. 6) Buy flowers in season. 7) If you have the skills and the time, you can make your own table centrepieces. 8) Avoid decorating the church with flowers. 9) Have the wedding ceremony and the wedding party at the same place.This makes it easy and less expensive on transport for you and your guests and will cut costs considerably on decorations in total. 10) Use less but bigger tables. 11) Think ahead when you look for decor. 12) Which flavour and favor? 13) Stick to one favor per person or even per couple. 14) Decorate with candles and lantern and buy fewer flowers. 15) Make your own menu cards.
Small beginnings: Making Space {Part 1} Hello, my name is Joan. For a while I will be blogging in this section of the Pretty Blog. This is Part 1 of Small beginnings. Visit regularly for more in this series of topics around small space living and starting out. My husband moved in with me just after we got married and in the flicker of an eyelash my living space was halved! Tip no.1: Up-cycle vintage items or hand-me-downs into clever storage spaces: Image left: Suitcase drawers designed by James Plumb; Image right: Old suitcase turned into a bathroom cabinet Image left: Old drawers can do wonders for hiding modern-day admin or accessories; Image top right: Steel cabinet drawers in the kitchen ideal for big utensils; Image bottom right: Vintage architectural drawers adds character to almost any space (bottom right). Tip no. 2: Use the ordinary in clever ways for affordable solutions to making space & display what cannot be hidden away: Image left and right: Use old fruit or wine crates to make a beautiful wall unit.
Magical Vintage Carousel DIY Wedding in Preston Court Part 2 | Bridal Musings | A Chic and Unique Wedding Blog The magic continues… But first did you see Part 1? If not, you really should ~ how often do you see couples married on a tiny island surrounded by a Fairytale moat? Part 2 of Lisa and Alex’s wedding is brimming with pretty pastel hues, pom poms galore, a cheese cake (not that kind of cheesecake but an assortment of cheeses, topped off with a heart shaped cheese topper on a rustic bed of wood and fruit!) Oh and did I mention there’s a carousel? Prepare to enter a whole world of creative, DIY, vintage fairground / rustic barn loveliness. Okay, now it’s time to see this gorgeous wedding in motion ~ head over to the Film Gallery to see Lisa and Alex’s wedding through Mark Brown’s super 8mm film lens. Many thanks to Marianne Taylor for sharing these unforgettable images. Thanks to Lisa and Alex, hope you’re enjoying your happily ever after. So…what has inspired you most from this magical wedding?
Style Unveiled - Wedding Inspiration - Shabby Chic&Wedding Are you on the shabby chic wedding train ride right now? If so, this one's for you :) We can't get enough of what this group of Oklahoma wedding pros put together ... the cake, the cupcakes, the dress, the balloons!!! It's all just so chic ... shabby chic :) Love it all below! Wedding vendors involved include: Photography: Amanda Watson Photography Event Concept and Design: Emerson Events and Design Flowers: Emerson Events and Design Desserts: Madison's On Main Dress: Allure from Moiliere Bridal Groom Attire: Blue Seven Stationery: The Paper Lion Table Rental: Mood Party Rentals Beauty : Brooklyn Lane
Washington DC Wedding Blog ~ DIY Origami Bouquet Tutorial | Capitol Romance I am SUPER excited for today’s DIY Wednesday tutorial feature coming to us from Lindsey of Elusive Photo Design. You all know how much I love the unique, different, and offbeat when it comes to weddings [especially in the Washington, DC area], so naturally, I jumped out of my seat when Lindsey sent me this: DIY Origami Paper Flower Bouquet From Lindsey: These kusudama origami bridal bouquets are remarkably simple to make, and can be made to your taste using a variety of different types, colors, patterns and sizes of paper. As someone who didn’t use live flowers in my own wedding, I am always pumped when I find other ideas for non-floral bouquets. I love how unique this bouquet is, and that it’s a DIY bouquet! So now, here is the best part ~ Lindsey has given us the actual DIY Tutorial, including step-by-step instructions and a TON of pictures, so that you can make this totally unique & alternative wedding bouquet too! You will need: PaperWooden Dowel RodsCraft GluePaper ClipsA Foam Ball 1.
Tailor-made Wedding Cakes in Oxford | Cake Sweet Cake Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter View Our Menu A free initial design consultation and tasting session where you can taste up to 3 flavours of your choice is included in our wedding cake package based at our studio in Kidlington, Oxfordshire by appointment only (£2.50 for each additional flavour). All cakes are filled and iced, include some simple decoration and are finished with a ribbon on an iced cake board. Tiers are stacked or separated as desired or displayed on a stand. Don't just take our word for it, read what some of our previous happy brides and grooms have to say! Cake Sweet Cake are proud to present our trusted partners - tried, tested and trusted companies to help make your wedding day complete! Cake Sweet Cake is thrilled to be a recommended supplier at the following prestigious venues: Eynsham Hall (www.enyshamhall.com) Milton Hill House ( The Tally Ho (www.tallyhotel.com) Barton House (www.bartonhouse.co.uk)
For the Love of: Mason Jars <div class="greet_block wpgb_cornered"><div class="greet_text"><div class="greet_image"><a href=" rel="nofollow"><img src=" alt="WP Greet Box icon"/></a></div>Hello there! If you are new here, you might want to <a href=" rel="nofollow"><strong>subscribe to the RSS feed</strong></a> for updates on this topic.<div style="clear:both"></div><div class="greet_block_powered_by">Powered by <a href=" title="WP Greet Box WordPress Plugin" style="text-decoration:none;">WP Greet Box</a><a href=" title="WordPress Plugin" style="text-decoration:none;">WordPress Plugin</a></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div></div> Let’s check out some of the beauties I found… mostly with the help of my BFF, Pinterest . Herb Garden Lights