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Sometimes I get tired of seeing the same old set-up for escort cards: lovely cards surrounding elaborate floral centerpiece. Why not do something a little different with either the display or the ‘card’ itself.
The first three are cards but displayed in an interesting way.
The next three are unique items used as escort cards and the last three are full on favors. I just think that idea is wicked cool.
All of them are very DIYable. OK, so maybe not that last one is a little trickier than the rest. I promise you it is doable, I did about 100 for a bride once. They were time consuming and tedious, but doable none the less.
If like me you are a fan of gorgeous wedding DIY, then this is the week for you. Abby over at Style Me Pretty is posting wonderful DIY projects submitted by her reader all week. It’s only Tuesday and there are already several that I love, love love.
My favorite so far is the apothecary jar table numbers.
Here is a tip, see if you can rent the jars before you go out and buy them all. It will save you money and you won’t have to worry about what to do with them when the wedding is over.
Do checkout Abby’s blog and if you are a crafty bride looking for some great DIY projects. Be sure to check out her DIY archives.
Fruit and Candle Centerpiece
I Autumn Centerpiece with Fruit
Centerpiece with KumQuats and Dahlias
In all honesty, not much is easier than a footed bowl filled with a variety of seasonal fruit with a few blooms and a couple of leaves tucked in to hide any hole. Sometimes nature at its simplest is all you need.
With the long nights of winter rapidly approaching I am longing for the warm glow of candlelight. Candle centerpieces can be a wonderful way to decorate your wedding. If you have read Wedding Dish for very long, however, then you know I am on a personal mission to stamp out bad ones. So let’s look at some great ones and see what sets them apart.
Candle Centerpiece with Orchids
Blue and White Candle Centerpiece
What makes these arrangements special are three factors:
These were all done using glass containers and candle holders. The light reflects and twinkles off the shiny glass. One of them has the added shine of iridescent snow, sparkling snow flake and silver balls.
A single floating candle in a low bowl surrounded by rose petals will never have this kind of impact. For that matter neither will a grouping of pillar candle, even if you use a ton of them.
Which leads us to the question of where the heck do you get all that glass and what do you do with it after your wedding? Here is the simple answer: rent it. Check with your florist and your rental company, both should have a nice selection. When your event is over, they take it all back. Easy and usually a lot less expensive than buying. While you are at it, they will most likely have a few bits of silver to add to the mix to bump the shine quotient. How about adding a silver sugar bowl filled with 3 roses cut short? Be creative and think outside the box.
Sometimes putting together a color palette for your wedding seems to be a bit of trial and error for some brides. Oh, maybe not picking the main colors, but finding the accent colors can be a bit hard. If this is true for you then I have a great tool for you.
Colour Lovers is a tool a have been having a ton of fun with lately. The palette creator tool lets you pop in any image from the internet and pull the palette out of it.
In this example I used two different beach photos to put together the palette for a beach wedding. First, the pictures.
This one I used for the blues.
This one I used for the sable colors
Beach Wedding Set up
I plugged them into the “find inspiration” box on the palette creator tool and this is the palette that I created.
Color Palette for Beach Theme Wedding
You would be amazed at the colors you will discover if you look closely at something. Here is another one I did recently along with its inspiration.
Palette taken from a Tulip
The inspiration
Tulip Inspiration
Fresh flowers are beautiful, but these stunners will last forever if you take care of them. Even if you don’t want to go the clay route for your actual wedding, why not have a piece made using the clay version of your flowers to treasure forever.
You can see more of Diane’s work at her Etsy store on her blog. To special order you can contact the artist directly through her website.
Hat tip to Wedded Bits for hooking me up with these.
Another Sunday, another Bridal Show, so I found more beautiful table tops to share.
This beautiful peacock inspired table is from Something Blue Weddings & Events. Rachel Hawkins was telling me that her designer has been bugging her to do something with peacock feathers, so Rachel finally said, “Oh have fun.” Wow did she ever knock it out of the park. The lovely rich colors make me think of a of a deep warm feast on a cold winters night. Just beautiful.
Morocco anyone? Chef’s Market designed this amazing table for this season of bridal shows and I swear I love it more every time I see it. Now you wouldn’t do it for every table but wouldn’t it create a stunning look if you enlarged it and used it for the head table? What a focal point that would make!
