Nostalgia

Upon my reasearch for cool and creative sites. I found one for all the ladies who love the unique. It is nostalgia!! This site includes rosette hair pieces, dresses, and purses that will be great for your next party. Maybe you need that perfect colored bridesmaid dress, then Check out nostalgia.etsy.com

The dress I love!!

For the Love of the Unique.

 One thing I love is unique and handmade party and wedding finds. Over the next couple of weeks I will be sharing some fun sites to find unique and handmade goods. One of the sites I first discovered is millalove.etsy.com, where you can find cupcake toppers, banners, etc. With great prices, these finds will be great for your next birthday party or gathering.I have included a link to the site. Check out my following posts. You never know what you might find.

http://www.millalove.etsy.com/

Gold and White Vintage Wedding

One of the current trends for weddings that I love is the vintage look. In the Rogue Valley we are lucky to have many Historical mansions, bed & breakfasts, and farms. Nothing is more classier than a white and gold color scheme with a touch of taupe.

11 Tips to Help you Save on your Wedding Cake Budget.

How do you get a cake that looks great and tastes great, without breaking the budget? Here are 11 steps to saving on your cake budget:

1. Check with a local caterer or baker first.

2. Ask a local restaurant if it's pastry chef would consider baking your cake.

3. Check your local grocery bakery. You can add your own flowers, ask them to change the color scheme of the cake or add ribbon to the cake before you pick it up.

4. Check prices of local culinary schools.

5. Keep your cake simple and avoid intensive decorations that require lots of labor work.

6. skip multiple tiers with pillars and have the cake layers stacked. Borrow pillars if this look is important to you.

7. Ask for a cake topper at your Bridal Shower.

8. Rent a "fake" cake from a local baker for your table decor. Purchase a small cake for the cake cutting and serve your guests cost friendly sheet cakes.

9. Buy a multi-tiered cake and decorate it yourself.

10. Have a friend or family member bake the cake

11. Skip cake and serve nontraditional desserts, such as cupcake towers, cookie towers, cheesecake or a dessert buffet.

Wedding Favors

I believe that wedding favors are one of the many unique ways a couple can show their peronality to their guests. Favors give a couple something for their guests to take home and remember the special event they attended. Be creative with your favors; couples can use anything from a cd of their favorite songs to starfish.. Each wedding is unique and should reflect each couples individual personalities..

8 Tips to Help You Save on Flowers

When it comes to picking out flowers for any wedding, plan on allowing  approximatly 8% of your budget. I wanted to give all future brides some tips on how to save:

1. Use fewer flowers and more greenary.

2. Use flowering branches such as cherry, dogwood, or apple   blossoms .

3. Stay Seasonal

4. Avoid major holidays

5. Choose simple centerpieces

6. Have attendants carry lanterns, kissing balls, etc. Be creative!!

          7. Marry in a space that's already decorated. (i.e. a garden, river front,    park, etc.)

          8. Cluster budget blooms and use a variety in one color.    

Green and Blue Candy Table

Green and Blue are beautiful color combinations for any baby shower or little boys birthday. When using these colors add in a couple different variations of the colors.