How creative is this
save-the-date?! I can guarantee you that their guests were not expecting to receive this in their mailbox! If you've ever sat down with me for more than 5 minutes, you probably know that I am huge advocate for personalizing your wedding with unique, out-of-the-box ideas. While I do still appreciate tradition, I will never tell a client that they
have to do anything when it comes to their wedding. If you want to serve ice cream instead of cake,
go for it! If you want to host a casual Sunday morning brunch reception, instead of a formal five-course dinner,
go for it! If you want to walk down the aisle carrying a
non-floral bouquet instead of a traditional bouquet,
then go for it!
With that being said, if you want to follow wedding tradition step by step according to
Emily Post, then you can definitely do that too! Chances are, you'll probably be somewhere in the middle....you'll want to incorporate those unique, personalized touches into your wedding, but you'll also want to make Mom happy as well. Bottom line is, it's YOUR wedding!
What do you think about non-traditional weddings? Are you incorporating any "out-of-the-box" ideas into your wedding?
Photo courtesy of Olivia Leigh Photographie via Ruffled Blog
Yesterday I talked about personalizing your wedding with unique elements, and today's blog post could not be more representative of that idea. I found this photo on InStyle Weddings while browsing the site for wedding inspiration (it's one of my weekly reads). The photo above is from a real wedding where the bride and groom wanted to incorporate a unique guest book idea reflective of their garden-themed nuptials. Each guest was given a smooth stone to hold onto during the ceremony, and then asked to make a wish for the couple. Afterwards, each guest was invited to place their stone into the jar above.
How creative is this save-the-date?! I can guarantee you that their guests were not expecting to receive this in their mailbox! If you've ever sat down with me for more than 5 minutes, you probably know that I am huge advocate for personalizing your wedding with unique, out-of-the-box ideas. While I do still appreciate tradition, I will never tell a client that they have to do anything when it comes to their wedding. If you want to serve ice cream instead of cake, go for it! If you want to host a casual Sunday morning brunch reception, instead of a formal five-course dinner, go for it! If you want to walk down the aisle carrying a non-floral bouquet instead of a traditional bouquet, then go for it!
This is totally unrelated to weddings, but these knitted cozies were just too cute to pass up this morning! Enjoying a delicious cup of coffee or hot chocolate with one of these cozies wrapped around a "to go" cup would be the perfect way to start a busy day! These cozies are also available for mugs. Head on over to Etsy to check out KnitStorm's entire shop of handmade cozies!
With many of our clients living out of town, I decided to take some time on this snowy Saturday afternoon to see what Skype was all about. After a brief tutorial and lesson, I'm very happy to announce that Simply Perfect Weddings is now signed up for Skype! Since most of our clients are out-of-town, and are coming "home" to Pittsburgh for their weddings, I spend a great deal of time on the phone holding planning meetings and consultations. Several of our clients have already asked us about Skype, and from this point forward will have the ability to hold meetings through Skype if they so desire.
