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Wedding Day Hair + Make-up Giveaway!

I wanted to pass along this awesome offer from Merci and Facetime for a giveaway for FREE wedding day hair, make-up and bridal styling for a bride plus 5 bridesmaids in the NYC metro area.  Bridesmaids can enter as well, so I would send all of mine over to Merci and increase your chances of winning!  For more contest information, go to the Merci blog, here.  You must enter by September 10, 2010 at 8pm, so hurry on over.

 

Cute + Creative Reception Photo Display

Hi!  Another great find for an idea of how to display photos of you and your fiance, your family, childhood photos, etc, at your wedding reception.  Hanging ribbon like this would be a piece of cake, and you could adhere it with a pretty straight pin and double stick tape.  A DIY project pretty much anyone could handle!  Part of what makes this interesting is the different size photographs and the alternating ribbon color, so don't be afraid to mix things up.

 Photo by Cunnigham Photo Artists, via Style Me Pretty

Wine Bottle Table Numbers

Simple.  Chic.  Love.  If you are looking for uncluttered, clean and simple decor, filling your tables with elegantly labeled wine bottles is the way to go.  Look at how few flowers they used, and how great it looks.  The patterned table runner and blue vases add a bit of pop so it is far from boring, but the overall look is very clean and spare. And it's budget friendly to  boot.  Perfect.

Creative wedding table number idea from Martha Stewart Weddings 

Chic Reception Photo Display

Love this.  So elegant.  And best of all easy.  A great idea for displaying photos at your wedding in a beautiful, creative way.

Photography by Aruna B Photography via Style Me Pretty

 

Great idea: Lighters for First Dance

Spotted this on one of my favorite blogs, Dog N' Bird, and it is just such a great idea to pass along.  Picture a "power ballad" first dance song with all of your guests swaying, lighters high in the air.  Does it get any better?  And besides that, love the presentation of the lighters in the apothecary jar, wrapped with pretty paper.  Those are definitely just inexpensive Bic lighters in there, and it looks great!  

 Image via Dog N' Bird, photography by Adi Nevo Photographs, originally via The Knot

Unique Wedding Decor by Ashley Meaders

I came across Ashley Meaders's work when seeing it on Once Wed, and it is so fresh and fun that I had to share it with you all. Ashley works with a collective called the FlashDance (who are ABSOLUTELY worth checking out if you are unfamiliar with them), and she makes the coolest, hand-made, unusual decorative items for weddings.  Just from looking at a glimpse of her portfolio, you see everything from photo booth props, to heart escort cards, to paper and fabric flowers and garlands and archways and altars.  For those of you with a taste for creative, unusual touches for your wedding, but without a crafty bone in your body, Ashley can take care of the DIY for you.  See a little of her work below, or a lot of her work on her site by clicking here:

Photography by Our Labor Of Love

Photography by Our Labor Of Love
  

Photography by Kyle Hale

 

Musing: Where has the summer gone?

I was away for most of July (explanation for lack of posting), and now it's nearly Labor Day!  Or it least it feels like it is.  July took me on a two week adventure to Italy, for a friend's wedding that was divine, and I took some time to travel as well.  I will definitely share some pics with you all.  Italy was stunning.  Then I was off immediately to LA for another wedding, and coming back to NYC has meant getting back to business.  

Looking forward to two more weddings in the next couple of weeks, and then it seems that Fall will be upon us. What will the change of seasons bring for you?