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October 9, 2010

Fall Wedding Invitations

Filed under: Fall,gay wedding invitations,Seasonal Weddings,wedding invitations,Wedding Paper Divas,wedding supplies — Tags: , , — rollerbladerdc @ 12:11 am

Something that I love even more than fall wedding table decorations like leaves and vines are the fall wedding invitations.  Not only do your fall wedding invitations help to create the look and feel for your fall wedding, but they also help to let everyone know how to plan for your wedding.

Unlike Summer weddings where everyone needs to wear light clothes, fall weddings and fall wedding clothing needs to be carefully planned depending on where you live and if your wedding is in early or late fall.  For early fall you can wear light coats, shawls and fur stoles.  For late fall weddings you go into trench coats, vintage styled clothing and you wear full length fur coats over fabulous  vintage styled clothing.  The thing about your wedding invitation is that it is a more important card than your save the date card because it is the one that not only announces you and your partner but also your wedding and date and the theme and colors.

Unlike Summer or Spring weddings, fall wedding invitations don’t have to match your wedding colors or themes.  You can use fall and autumn colors and you can bring in nature like branches or leaves and gorgeous browns and reds and yellows.  You can have off white backgrounds and colors in your fall wedding invitations and you can also incorporate your own fonts instead of traditional fonts.  Fall wedding invitations are unique because they not only don’t have to follow your traditional wedding invitations with ribbons and birds but you can use images like branches, vines, leaves and other things that remind people of fall.  The one thing you have to remember though is to include how to dress so that if you have an early fall wedding people know to wear an outfit that is light enough so they don’t sweat and if you are having a late fall wedding than you should tell them to dress warm because it can be cold in late fall.  Below are a few of my favorite fall wedding invitation designs.  Click any of the links to visit one of my favorite wedding invitation shops online, wedding paper divas.

Vine Wedding Invitation
What I love about this vine themed wedding invitation is that it not only comes in a million colors and shades but it also comes with a ton of other background colors to not only help to build the feeling of a fall wedding but also helps to match your own wedding colors.
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Monogram Wreath Wedding Invitation
These fabulous flower wreath fall wedding invitations are not only perfect for fall weddings but they also look great for all themes and fall wedding colors.   Although this isn’t my favorite design, many people love fall wedding invitations for their fall weddings and this is one of the more classic looks that many people fall in love with.
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Lovely Leaves Wedding Invitation
This is one of my favorite fall wedding invitation designs.  It is simple, modern and is perfect for any fall wedding.
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September 24, 2010

Home Beer Micro Brewing Kits -Perfect Fall Wedding Gift

Filed under: Fall,food,Groom and Groomsman,Wedding Gift — Tags: , , — rollerbladerdc @ 3:18 am

One thing that is a perfect fall wedding gift is a home beer micro brewing kits because not only is fall perfect for the season but you also have Oktoberfest, football season and fresh ingredients you can throw in like pumpkin and fall tastes.  Not only are fall beers some of the most well loved but when you give a groom or bride to be their own home microbrewing kit their eyes will light up when they realize how many fabulous fall flavors they can create.

A personal favorite fall flavor is a wheat beer with a hint of orange in it.  You can also do a european light styled beer with a hint of lime or other sour flavors and another personal favorite is a stout with a bit of either chocolate or mint in it or pumpkin flavors.  When you have your own home micro brewery kit you can make an almost endless list of beers and flavors and even though the bride or groom may not see how fabulous and perfect a home micro brewery kit is, when fall comes and they get to impress all of their friends with their very own beer, they’ll love the perfect fall wedding gift that you got them and you’ll love all of the fabulous beers that they brew at home when you visit and get to drink them.

Click on any of the images or links below to be taken to one of my personal favorite home beer micro brewing kit stores online where you will not only find all of the fabulous products below but a much larger selection of flavors, kits and gifts for your friends who are getting married.

Microbrewery Kit – $ 99.99

The Coopers Brewery home Micro brewery System is the world’s top selling beer brewing system for a good reason. This home micro brewery is designed to provide you with all you need to brew six gallons of your own high quality, all natural, great tasting beer every time.
Complete Real Ale Package The Entire Real Ale Package – $ 26.99

This fantastic package of Coopers Brewhouse home micro brewery mix contains a Real Ale beer kit, Coopers Brewing Sugar and Carbonation drops. A savings of $2.98 when purchased as a package.
Complete Stout Package Full Stout Package Complete Stout Package – $ 26.99

This package includes a Stout beer system, Coopers Brewing Sugar and Carbonation drops. You can also save $2.98 when you purchase this as a package.
European Lager European Lager European Lager – $ 18.99

Europe is home to numerous breweries and therefore, boasts a larger variety of beer variations than any other region in the world. The european union, being the birthplace of lager style beer, is regarded as the heartland of quality lager. Coopers European Lager captures the style of the very best quality lagers exported from Northern . Serve this fabulous beer well chilled in a tall, narrow stein with a generous head of 5cm or so and enjoy the herbaceous hop fragrance and crisp finish.
Draught Draught Mix – $ 17.99

Light yellow-gold colour with a tightly packed white head, flowery nose with a hint of malt, medium bodied palate with delicate hopping and a slightly bitter finish. Even the most discerning draught drinker will appreciate this beer.
Coopers PET Bottles - 15 Pk Coopers PET Bottles – 15 Pk – $ 17.99

Coopers PET bottles hold 740ml (25 ounces) and can be purchased in packages of 15. Each pack will bottle 3 gallons of beer. They are reusable, lightweight and shatterproof. This package also includes a set of 15 caps. We would like to mention that in order to bottle 1 batch of beer you need two boxes of bottles.
Wheat Malt Wheat Malt – $ 12.95
Either as the base for your favorite recipe, or when used with a Coopers Micro Brewery Beer Kit, The Coopers Brewery Unhopped Malt Extracts are not only manufactured with the best high quality barley, and created utilizing the same exacting specifications as all Coopers Brewery beers. When noted author Ray Daniels tested our Unhopped Malt Extract, he found it to be the most fermentable of all he analyzed tried.
Brewing Sugar Brewing Sugar – $ 6.99
Coopers Brewing Sugars (1kg) contains sucrose and maltodextrin. The sucrose will ferment out of the beer completely. Although the maltodextrin is not able to be fermented and remains in the produce, it actually helps to add to the body and to the head retention while not imparting any additional sweetness or flavors. This is a fabulous and simple way to improve all of your brews.

September 15, 2010

The Best Groomsmen and Groom Gift ideas for Fall.

Filed under: Fall,Groom and Groomsman,Wedding Gift — Tags: , , — rollerbladerdc @ 4:31 am

Fall wedding ceremonies are some of the most fabulous weddings around. You can easily use browns, reds and yellows for your wedding color themes and you can bring the outside back inside (reverse from summer time weddings) by using small gourds and other plants for décor. What I also love about Autumn Wedding ceremonies is that you have an entirely completely new selection of Groomsmen and Wedding presents that you can pick from and each one of these gifts are available and customizable from the Gay Wedding Gear advertisers. So what makes a Groom’s or Groomesmen’s gift a fall gift as opposed to other seasons, this is pretty easy.

In the fall you have things like Football Season, parties for holidays like Halloween and Thanksgiving, you have fall and autumn scents and colors like brown or cinnamon and maple syrup. The fall is back to school time and when people start switching from white wine to red wine, kids and university students start heading back to school and some people give up summertime diet plans and don’t mind putting on a little bit of weight since sweaters and jackets are back in style. Because all of these things are oriented towards the autumn, some gifts can make more sense for the fall and we wanted to take a minute to share some of our most loved fall Groomsmen and Grooms gifts.

So here are some of our top Groomsmen and Groom’s Gifts for Autumn.

Poker Sets. With autumn comes colder nights and more and more people begin to take their get-togethers indoors. With the indoor occasions and more people starting to hang out at home, a perfect fall Groomsmen Gift is a monogrammed poker set. They come in all sizes, materials and price ranges so there is guaranteed to be a perfect poker set for your budget and since you are giving it to your Groomsmen, you’ll also get the rewards of the gift because of poker night.

Individualized Beer Tankerds. Although not everyone drinks, one thing that goes hand in hand with autumn is beer. You have Octoberfest and typically people enjoy drinking a beer while they watch a game. ExecutiveGiftShoppe.com carries a massive assortment of beer tankerds that are engaveable and are usually perfect for fall Groomsmen and Grooms Gift Ideas.

The Vulcan or the Bucaneer All In One Tailgating Cooler with Grill. I really don’t think I will need to explain this one. One of the very best parts about attending a football game is the preparty in the parking lot just before the game where everyone tailgates. This multi functional tailgating cooler that comes complete with a bbq grill, cooking tools and everything you need for a perfect get together is the ideal Groomsmen gift or even for a gift for the Groom, provided that his spouse doesn’t mind the get-togethers at the football games.

Individualized Drink Coasters. To keep the partner happy when the Groom or Groomsmen have guests over, these personalized coasters come in a ton of styles and themes. Perfect for when the guests come back indoors during the fall when the nights get chilly and no-one wants to be outside on the porch. Choose from a huge assortment of styles and themes to match anybody’s home décor or furniture.

NFL Sports Team Presents. With Football season underway in the autumn, why not give your best friends and Groomsmen monogrammed NFL themed gifts. Gay Wedding Gear Advertisers features everything from keychains to Zippo lighters, flasks to money holders and more. These are Perfect for fall groomsmen presents.

Autumn is an amazing time to have a wedding and there are a ton of wonderful groomsmen gifts that are formally great year round, but make much more sense for the autumn. Gay Wedding Gear advertisers carry over 10k gift ideas and in just about every price range so you are almost guaranteed to be able to find that ideal fall Groomsmen Present or even a perfect fall present for the lucky Groom.

September 8, 2010

Waxing Poetic Pearl Jewelry – Perfect modern wedding pearls

Filed under: accessories,bride,Fall,Jewelry,Mother of the Groom,wedding vendors,Winter Weddings — Tags: , , — rollerbladerdc @ 1:36 am

So I found out that my one friend who works for one of my favorite wedding vendors had parted ways with them and it kind of started my day out on a bad note. On a good note though he ended up going to work for a website that I had never heard of before called Waxing Poetic.  I really didn’t get why I would promote or talk about a site called waxing poetic but I knew there had to be a reason that he would tell me to just take a look without saying another word or answering my questions.  Not only did I take a look at the site but I was instantly inspired….I didn’t realize how well he knew me and my tastes.

Waxing Poetic is a site that sells modern styled jewelry with a very classic and somewhat antique twist.  The first few products I found when searching the waxing poetic website were the pearl necklaces and pearl bracelets.  Not only do I love how they are sort of dark and sort of emo goth looking but they are also classic and extremely classy looking.  With the new lines of fall and winter wedding gowns coming out, I could only see these bracelets and necklaces being used.

The waxing poetic pearl jewelry is absolutely 100% perfect and amazing for fall and winter wedding jewelry.  It is thick, darker, classic and antique.  They blend into the outfits perfect and highlight your wedding bands and rings as well as your outfits and gowns.   They can be used for bridesmaids gifts but also for the actual bride.

You can buy the smaller or the bracelets with fewer strands for the bridesmaids and the fuller jewelry for the bride and even get the longer necklaces for the Mother of the bride or Mother of the grooms.  Either way this jewelry is an absolute must have for everyone for their weddings.   If you look at almost any fall line or winter line, you are seeing dark colors, denim colors and the wedding gowns are using shadows and darker accents.  That is what makes the waxing poetic pearl jewelry absolutely perfect for just about any fall or winter wedding and because they have classic antique looks they will be in style and in fashion for just about every year in the future.

It is very rare to find jewelry that can last multiple seasons but I think that Waxing Poetic has found the way to solve that issue.  I love when people take antique and classic looks and make them modern, but also make them work and that is what Waxing poetic has done.  Although I have never shopped there and have no need to shop there right now, I do love their designs and highly recommend you check their store out.

Three ring pearl wedding necklace

 Waxing Poetic Free Form Pearl Wrap Necklace – $ 250.00
There is just something I love about the three ring pearl necklaces for weddings.  They could mean anything from past, present and future all linked together to the two brides or two grooms or bride and groom becoming one with the white hoop in the middle or about a million other meanings.  This is one of my favorite more modern styled pearl necklaces and can easily accent a more modern or metallic wedding dress.

modern bridal pearl bracelet

 Waxing Poetic Square Insignias 5 Chain Bracelet – $ 130.00
If you are an extremely modern bride or want something different for your bridesmaids, this amazing and gorgeous chain bracelet is the perfect way to make a statement and compliment your wedding gown or your bridesmaids wedding gowns.  There is just something I love about this, its like Tiffany’s meets alternative or punk rock.  I personally love this for an extremely edgy and modern bride, but then again it may also be hard to pull off if you don’t pick the right dress or accessories to match and make it blend and mesh in.

silver rings pearl wedding necklace

 Waxing Poetic Free Form Pearl Necklace – $ 125.00
This is one of the most classic styles of pearl wedding necklaces for brides that need something old fashioned yet modern.  I love the three ring pearl necklaces and although they are not for everyone, if you are someone who liked classic looks with modern twists then these three ring pearl wedding necklaces are perfect for you.  I love these necklaces and love that you can create your own story as to what the rings mean and why you are wearing them.  If you don’t like this one then click the link above or the image to the left and go to Waxing Poetic where you can see their full line of three ring pearl wedding necklaces.  I absolutely love their website and their jewelry.

August 1, 2010

Decoration ideas for fall weddings

Filed under: Fall,Seasonal Weddings,Wedding Decorations,wedding favor — Tags: , , , , , , — rollerbladerdc @ 3:49 pm

Summer is going by way to fast and people are getting ready for their fall weddings. One thing I love about Summer is that you can combine themes or at least have themes like the beach or deep and rich flowers as opposed to the spring pastels and tulips, but when you start to get into Fall weddings things change.

Instead of having deep and rich greens you have some earthy tones like browns and dark reds.  You trade in yellows and blues from the summer and end up using yellows and mustard colors.  Instead of floral scents you get cinnamon and spices.  Fall weddings are about warmth and bringing in the season instead of going out into it.  The thing is that fall weddings get to do a lot more than others and get to have some of my very favorite wedding favors and flavors or scents with their wedding themes.  In the Summer you an get away with cotton candy machines and lollipops for desserts and snacks at weddings.  In the fall though you can actually take desserts and fall flavors and tie them into the meals.  One of my favorite things to see at fall weddings are red candy apples and bride and groom caramel apples.

Not only do the red candy apples bring in the deep and rich red color of fall and make it blend nicely with your wedding, but they energize the wedding guests again by giving them sugar and the nutrients from the apple inside.  Now I don’t recommend the huge ones because they are a mess and take forever to eat, but the mini candy apples for weddings are absolutely perfect for weddings.  You can order one for each person and have them waiting at the tables at the reception.  Another thing that I like to do with them is have everyone’s name on a ribbon or place card on their mini candy apple so they not only know which seat they get to sit in, but it also helps you to make sure that you got one for everyone.  The next thing that I love about fall weddings is that you can bring the outside in.

Putting sticks and leaves on tables seems gross, especially during summer, but in the fall you will see orange, red and yellow leaves on tables as decor and even vines that are dried and cleaned as decorations in the flower arrangements and on the tables.  Fall weddings let you bring nature back into the wedding and for some reason people seem to think that having fall colored leaves and vines is classy and looks great instead of thinking they are dirty and tacky.  I love being able to bring the season into the wedding as it not only adds to the theme but it also makes you feel more comfortable.

Fall wedding favors are also some of my favorites.  Instead of spring weddings where you give out flower seeds or bloem boxes which most people just end up throwing away, you get to order and give out wedding favors that are actually useful and that people may end up keeping.  A few of my favorite fall wedding favors include Real Maple Syrup, Maple and Cinnamon scented leaf shaped hand soaps and turning lead bookmarks.  Fall favors are earthy and warm feeling and usually things that are practical.  You can also easily tie wine into your fall wedding theme since wine colors are also very fall oriented and so are other types of liquors.

Although I’m not personally a smoker, Cigars and cigar accessories also scream fall wedding.  They may stink but many men and women enjoy having a cigar with a glass of liquor and if you set up a cigar area and stand at your fall wedding they will flock to it.  Fall is the perfect time to enjoy a scented cigar and an aged glass of scotch, whiskey or brandy.  Summer weddings are to hot and Winter weddings are to cold outside to have a cigar bar.  Spring weddings are about fresh and clean smells and looks so Fall weddings are really the only time you can have a full cigar bar and have it blend into your wedding perfectly.

Fall weddings are definitely some of my favorites because of all of the flavors, colors and scents that you get to use.  I love browns and earth tones and love tying them into weddings.  If you’re having a fall wedding, don’t be afraid that you have to have everything white.  Bring in some browns and other fall colors and let them help create the warm look and feel of your fall wedding.  Fall weddings are my favorites because of how you can bring the outdoors in and because fall fashions are some of the most versatile and easy to wear clothing since you will be dressed for comfortable temperatures and for night time.

If you are having a fall wedding and want to share some of your ideas, please feel free to leave a comment below or click the green tweet or retweet button at the top to share this post with your friends on twitter.

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