Wedding Wednesday

While running through some of the wedding blogs this morning I came across this on Wedding Bee. The Wedding Bee Blog is a blog that features guest brides-to-bee as they blog about everything happening with their weddings. I've learned a lot about weddings these days by reading this one and I get to see lots of ideas. One of the "new" things to do is for the bride and groom to write their "love story" and then they do a video of photos of their early days and their courtship and it is played at the reception. But after seeing how creative this couple got with their "love story" I just had to show it to you. It is HILARIOUS! GO watch it!

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The DJ that our wedding venue recommends does an audio "love story" and it is played at the reception before the wedding party enters. Amanda and Bo were loving that idea but after seeing this "story" we might have to step it up a notch! It sure has got my wheels to turning! You know that what ever they come up with I can't show you till December ....after the wedding!











One thing I can show you is something I found a couple of weeks ago......

Remember the "Love Wins" charms that were created by Cherry of Cherry's Creations? After her pastor challenged everyone to multiply the dollar bill he handed out on Sunday morning Cherry made these cute charms and turned her $1 into $66+. Their church turned $125 into $750+! I added the plus because after showing the charms that I bought from Cherry's Etsy Store to the Bride she flipped over them and the "Love Wins" theme. (I told you she would!) We are incorporating both into their wedding and we will be ordering a bunch more from Cherry soon. We are going to sprinkle "Love Wins" through out the wedding and reception....It is the perfect slogan for our vintage baseball themed wedding! We're using the one in the middle that is round...like a baseball!



So........when I found the following on Etsy .....I just had to order it for The Bride.




Is this not the cutest charm to wear on a necklace (one comes with it).


It came from this Etsy artist and she sent me a bookmark too!

She makes these charms as a ministry for the women of Zambia. How Cool!

Here's Julie's Bio ....

I am a SAHM of 2 young girls and I also substitute teach.I love art - I love to create and am trying to turn that passion for all things creative into something good. I also have a heart for Zambia and the GSM Zambia Satellite which empowers Zambian nationals to improve the lives of children and adults through education, nutrition, health care and faith. What drew me to GSM is that we don't dictate to the Zambians. We walk along beside them and THEY tell US what they need.At this time, the money I make from this shop is specifically going to teacher salaries at four different schools. Thank you for visiting my shop.
"So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God."
1 Cor 10:31 (NIV)

For more info about Good Samaritan Ministries, please see: http://www.goodsamministries.com/
For more info about the Zambia Satellite, specifically, please see: http://gsmzambia.org/

How awesome is this!? I am so amazed!

Julie...God is going to bless you over and over for your selfless dedication to these women of Zambia. I don't know if you will ever meet any of them but one day in heaven they will line up to give you hugs! You can't outgive God!

So girlfriends .....please take a minute to visit Julie's Etsy shop... jjblackman.etsy.com
She has some really cute charms including a personalized photo charm of your loved one.
(Deb...I think you need to look into this! I'm seeing Bella's photo hanging on your purse! You know the one where she is waving!)

And check out cherryscreations.etsy.com while you are over there!

Love Wins

I'm so lovin it!

blessings from my delighted heart to yours!

Patti

Wedding Wednesday - LOVE WINS!

All day today I've been trying to decide what to share with you for Wedding Wednesday and then tonight I was alerted to this website by my sweet friend Angela over at Hampton-House. Cherry from Cherry's Creations has this awesome post up today. And I just HAVE to share it with you cause I think it totally ROCKS! I'll let her explain......

LOVE WINS

Cherry says.......

"The theme of our church for awhile now has been "Love Wins" and we are currently in the middle of a year long campaign "Nothing is too difficult for God". We've learned about about how no illness is too difficult for God to heal and we are currently learning about how no financial need is too great for God. This past Sunday's sermon was based around how God takes what we have and multiplies it when we follow through with what he leads us to do. The Sermon was titled "What's in Your House" based on the story of the widow woman who only had just a little bit of oil but began pouring it into other jars and the oil didn't run out until there were no jars left. 2 Kings 4:1-7
So, for the challenge, the pastor handed out a $1 bill to everyone in the congregation, ($150 in all) and challeged us to use our creativity to multiply it. Combining that with "what's in your house" I came up with these cute little Love Wins charms. They can be worn as a pendant on a cord, added to keyring or zipper pull, or worn as a charm on your sneakers, etc. We will be bringing our dollars and the sum of their multiplication back to the church on Sunday May 3rd. I am making these charms availible for a $2 donation, a small portion of that (about .60 to .75 cents) will cover the cost of mailing the charm and the rest will be donated to Christian Center. I can't wait to see what God turns $150 dollars into. I will be sure to share the news here.

www.cherryscreations.blogspot.com

Cherry also makes awesome jewelry...check out her Etsy shop!

Are these not the cutest....

and what a story you could tell to

someone who asks about it!

So...I know what you are thinking....

What does this have to do with Wedding Wednesday?

Well, as I was trying to decide which one and how many of the charms I wanted..... I had a major brainstorm. You know ...the kind where you want to jump up and down and tell someone!!! And Mr. Hero has already retired for the night so he will have to hear about it in the morning. But you my friends are hearing it FIRST! Can you guess what these have to do with a wedding?

Wedding Favors!

A lot of weddings these days give some kind of wedding favor to their guests. There are whole websites devoted to wedding favors. Candied almonds tied up with netting, candles, picture frames, bells, all kinds of little resin thingys that fit into your wedding "theme" which people probably just toss as soon as they get home. (Not showing photos here for a reason!) Then there's the DIY brides who do little boxes with cupcakes or cookies or wedding cake which I think is a little better favor cause it can be eaten.

I made jumbo chocolate chip cookies for Charlie and Jessica's wedding.
(300 on the day of the wedding!)

(And put in individual sacks.)

Yes...I was crazy but they are my signature.

And they will show up at the next wedding but....

we were thinking of a favor along these lines because of our

"Vintage Baseball" Theme Reception.

You know the tune...

Take Me Out To The Ballgame!

Peanuts and Cracker Jacks!

Now look at the little charms.....

See the one round one in the middle...

Doesn't it look like a little BASEBALL?

I can see it attached to the card on the popcorn and peanuts ....

OR

One of the ideas that keeps popping up on the wedding boards ... instead of favors couples are making a donation to their favorite charity in the guests' name and then handing out cards explaining the donation. No more broken teeth on those candied almonds! So how about a little "LOVE WINS" Charm attached to a card with the whole story on it? I'm lovin this! I can see the cutest cards...tented at each placesetting...even letterpressed for those that are blessed enough to afford it! Or Gocco'd or typed or even handwritten! And buying these charms would be a donation to Cherry's church and one of the best lessons I've learned in life is "You can't outgive God!" WooHoo!

I'm just loving the theme of Love Wins!

OMGosh ...

We may just have a title for our

Vintage Baseball Theme!

WooHoo!

I'm calling The Bride in the morning!

OR

I can also see the little charm attached to the

Save-The-Date Card

Which we are working on!

And I can't wait to show you our idea for it!

It's too stinkin cute!

You are gonna love it!

It's Vintage!

And Baseball!

WooHoo!

Now don't forget to go get you a charm or two from Cherry!

(I have a feeling she is going to be one busy lady!)

Cherry you ROCK for this awesome idea!

And what an awesome church and pastor you have!

I can't wait to see what Jesus does with this!

Love Not Only Wins...It Multiplies!

Thank You Jesus!

Blessings from my delighted heart to yours!

Patti

Update: Talked to Cherry this morning and she is making me a charm with stitching to really look like a baseball! How cute will that be! She has had a great response and is thinking of adding the charms to her Etsy shop. (I LOVE Etsy!) Her updated post on Love Wins is here.

Wedding Wednesday

OK...OK...I know I've been AOL....errrr...make that AWOL for too long. (It has something to do with a sprinkler system.) And here it is Wedding Wednesday ...again! I want to thank you all for all of your great comments and support. It's great to hear that several of you are doing the wedding thing also this year....and that you are lovin the vintage wedding look just as much as I am! I think you will love this look I've found for today.......
all from that great source Etsy.

Wedding Shrugs

I have not seen shrugs used for a wedding before but then I do live in Texas and most of our weddings take place in the summer months and a shrug just wouldn't do here with our heat. But since our wedding is in December this is something The Bride just might want to take a look at!

Antique Ivory Silk Taffeta Bolero Shrug

by

English Dept

a designer from Portland, OR

How adorable is this?

Not to mention romantic!!

And it could be used for a spring or fall wedding also.

Now all the vintage lovers are going to fall

head over heels for the next ones!

Holly Stalder

of Portland makes these vintage goodies

from vintage goodies.

There is something

about making something

from something vintage

that just makes my heart swoon!

Maybe that makes me GREEN!

I'd say green with envy!

I am waiting for one of those creative moments!

Look at the vintage jewelry!

These are just gorgous!

Holly custom makes these after seeing a pic of your dress.

Too cool!



These next two are made by

Emily Rohm from Chicago.

Alecon lace is embroidered with pearls and sequins for more sparkle.
This one's a short jacket.


This one's a shrug.
What a beautiful view during the ceremony of your back!

Rohm also make veils and mantillas.

My mother made my veil in 1976 using the same kind of lace.

She beaded the lace with pearls.

We took a family trip from Texas to California that summer before the wedding and I remember her sitting in the backseat sewing on the veil all the way there and back....3000+ miles!

I still have it (along with my dress) and who knows...maybe we will incorporate it into the wedding scenery someway!



Now if it is really chilly in December....

(which here in Texas it could be 17 or 77!)

This little fur shrug would be cute!
From Etsy seller Spazooie.





And I also have my mother's mink stole

from the 1950's

which would look awesome with a

rhinestone pin.
Ohh ...I'm liking that idea!

This one from Vintage Fashion Addict

*Note to self...

look for a dress that will go with the stole!



All photos and shrugs from Etsy dealers.
http://www.etsy.com/

Hope you are having a wonderful week!

Blessings from my delighted heart to yours!

Patti

Wedding Wednesday

Here it is Wedding Wednesday and I haven't gotten a post in since last WW! Where did the week go? Between wedding and weeding and table designs for a BD party and some baby stuff...it went by fast! So here's the wedding news....

WE HAVE OUR PHOTOGRAPHER!

Tara Swain Photography

When we first started talking weddings... The Bride told me that the wedding photography was pretty high on her list of proirities because she really want great pictures to remember THE DAY by. Sometime in January I ran across Tara's website and fell in love with her amazing work. I remember looking at all of her pictures and her blog till the wee hours of the morning and going crazy...they were so cool! And she lived only 40 miles from us in Paris, Texas! How come I had not heard of her? I emailed The Bride and she fell in love with Tara's pictures too! I wanted to share some of her work with you so here's just a sampling of her work she sent over to me tonight. (These are not our kids.)

Boot Scootin down a Texas Road!

Rockin the Dress!

Beautiful Bride in a Cute Vintage House!
Lovin that pink door!

Wedding Day

Here's one from an e-session!

Here's a Trash the Dress session!

Pretty cute!

For those of you who don't have a clue...the new thing now is sometime after the wedding you do another photo session and do creative things in your dress. It makes for amazing pictures and (unless you are going to sell it) your dress will probably just sit in your closet for 30 years like mine has and turn yellow! So you might as well get another chance to wear it! And have some fun!



Tara also does kids....

Future Rock Star!




And Senior Shoots

She could be a Rock Star, too!



And Newborns!

Definitely a Rock Star!!!

Yes, you will be seeing pictures of my new grandbaby by Miss Tara this summer!

So I asked Tara to tell me how she got in the photography business and she said.....

"I started taking pictures when I was 8 or 9... of our animals on the farm.. tractors, trucks, etc.... but I only started my business about a year and a half ago. Shot my first wedding last March and fell in love with weddings. I went full time the end of Oct 08 because it just got waaaayyy to busy. "

www.taraswainphotography.com

modern.different.fun.

I love her by-line!

So why hadn't I heard of Tara Swain before?

She's only been doing weddings for a YEAR!

And full time for 6 months!

Amazing!

You have to check out her website and blog.

She has some really cute props...like a turquiose couch and a hot pink couch and zebra chairs and she collects old trucks and tractors and vintage stuff.

Too cool!

She captures personality on film.

She will knock your socks off.

She's got amazing God-given talent.

She's 22.

And she's booked every weekend except for a couple through November!

(She was going to take December off until I shamelessly begged her to do our wedding!)

The Bride, her mother, and I met with Tara last Friday and we all left saying we can't wait for Tara to start shooting. She's not only talented but adorable and lots of fun!

She's going to do the engagements and bridals plus the wedding but it looks like she will be taking some baby pictures first!

I'm soooo excited....

from my delighted heart to yours!

Patti

Wedding Wednesday

During my travels through all the wedding blogs I ran across this photo of bridesmaids in vintage prom dresses over at Once Wed (a great source for ideas and pre-owned wedding dresses). And with the Junk Gypsy Prom right around the corner in Warrington in two weeks I just had to show you. These girls were not at their 1950s prom...no they were in their friend's wedding last summer in California! This has to be one of the cutest ideas I have come across yet. Are they not adorable! What a great idea for a vintage themed spring garden wedding!!!! I'm loving the pastels and I'm not a pastel gal but they so remind me of cotton candy.......
and who doesn't love cotton candy!




And then I saw this dress on Lisa's Retro Style Blog tonight and I thought how perfect it would be for the vintage bride and a spring garden wedding! (With the cute vintage prom dresses for the bridesmaids!) It really looks like pink cotton candy!
I think I'm getting a sugar high!


Lisa has this dress for sale in her Etsy shop and it is 2 die 4! Oh if I only had a 25" waist I'd snap it up in a heartbeat! But sadly I'm afraid my waist will never see 25" again!


Then I found the cutest idea last week for Save-the-Dates that would go right along with the Vintage Prom Dresses and the Spring Garden Wedding Theme.........

Vintage Hankies!!!!

These beauties were screen printed by

Lucky-Luxe Couture Coorespondence

for a wedding this June.

Boy ....if I got one of these cuties in the mail I would surely

"Save-the-Date"

knowing the wedding was going to be a-dor-able!

And check out the Lucky-Luxe post today

for a "vintage" idea for response cards.

Beautiful!

So if our wedding was going to be this spring in the garden

I'd be all set...

(actually I'd be panicked right now

cause not everything is done! LOL)

But we've got till December and all these ideas

are just getting me rolling on some

fabulous projects for the kids.

I can't wait to show them to you

as we get them completed!

On Friday...The Bride and Her Mother and Me (Yipee)

are meeting with the photographer.

An amazingly talented young woman that

just ROCKS the camera!

And she loves all things vintage!

I am so excited!

Can't wait to show you her photos!

But I think I'll just save that for NEXT Wednesday!

Blessings from my Delighted Heart to Yours!

Patti

Ps. Sorry for the delay between blog posts. It's been a busy 2 weeks. I'll try to do better!

Wedding Wednesday Two

Update......

The Polka Dot Bride Interview!

Read More about The Princess here!

Introducing......

When I ran across Megan Hunt's website a couple of weeks ago, I totally freaked out! To say that I fell in love with her stuff would be an understatement. I fell in love with her stuff. She is totally amazing. Totally creative. Totally outside of the box! (Which I totally get cause most days I'm asking "What box?" Princess Lasertron is her nickname and and became her company name. She has been at the Silver Bella show as a vender for the last two years. Been written up in Country Living magazine and Bride's magazine and has been on many blogs. Her photo above was taken at her own wedding last May. You can read more about it here. Is she not the cutest bride! Look at her petticoat and the polka dots! And she designed her dress. Amazing!

OK so this is what she does........

You are going to love it!

She takes felt (wool felt)

Adds

Buttons(vintage buttons).

Gets this.

(totally awesome)

Then makes them into bouquets.

In whatever colors you can think of.

(This is for a St. Patrick's Wedding.)

That you can keep forever.



(Alice in Wonderland Theme)

The possibilities are endless!

Too Cool!



I think this is my favorite!




She also makes bouts for the guys.

Corsages.

And wrist corsages!

How cute for PROM!

(this one's for sale in her Etsy shop right now.)


You can also take her flower buttons and

put them into your bouquet.



Flower Buttons

For a Spring or Summer Wedding

Pink and Brown

Our new grandbaby's nursery colors.

(I've got several ideas in the works!)

Most of her work is custom but she does sell some things in her Etsy shop.

This weekend I took some vintage felt, thread,

and button from my mom's stuff

and tried my hand at a flower......

(in the car on the way to Houston.)

I hadn't embroidered in 40 years!

(I must have learned when I was a baby!)

Not too shabby...but considering the time it took to do one,

it would take me about 100+ hours to make a bouquet!

I'm sure Megan is a whole lot faster!

(I attached my flower to my vintage purse I got at The Junk Palace.)

To sum it up in Megan's own words from her Etsy shop....

"I make cute things and you like them."

Yes, you do Megan and the coolest thing is........

The Bride loves them too!

Can't wait to see what we come up with!

From my Delighted Heart to Yours!

Patti

Photos courtesy of http://www.princesslasertron.com/

Go check her out!

UPDATE: To get the inside scoop read.....

The Polka Dot Bride's interview

with

Princess Lasertron!

Wedding Wednesday

"Wedding Wednesday"

Is a new feature I'm adding to the blog. Every Wednesday I plan on sharing some "Wedding Bliss" that I've discovered on my travels through wedding cyberspace.

Let me first introduce you to.... The Bride and The Groom.

(You can read more about their engagement here.)

As some of you know, we have a wedding coming up in December and we are starting the planning process. December sounds like a long time off but really it isn't in the world of weddings. The Bride is an absolute doll! She is including me in everything even though I'm the Mother of the Groom. I've been designated as "Creative Consultant" (translate...gatherer of information and ideas). I absolutely love this type of thing and I love weddings so this is a perfect match for me. She and I have been brainstorming and coming up with some really fun ideas which I will be sharing with you. I'll also be showcasing different wedding blogs and websites....there's a HUGE amount of information and amazingly beautiful photos out there.

Not only is there lots and lots of information but some of it is soooo stinkin cute I just can't wait to share it with you!!!! So many cute ideas that just send me into major creative frenzy!!! And so many of these ideas can inspire you to do something non-wedding also! Just looking at all the creativeness (is that a word?)gets your mojo flowing! You are going to love all of this!!!!

The Bride loves the Modern Vintage look and The Groom is totally into sports ...having played baseball through college. She wants to honor him by incorporating a "vintage baseball theme" into the reception. How sweet is that?! They are both very fun-loving and they want to make this one rockin

P-A-R-T-Y! I am really excited about working out all the little details with The Bride and her family. (And she comes from an awesome family!)

Let me know if you are a bride, mother of the bride, or mother of the groom (like me) or have a wedding blog...I'd love to hear from you and see what you are doing!

And I'm open to any suggestions or creative ideas you all you creative people can come up with also.

One thing we are looking for is some vintage silverplate baseball trophy loving cups to use at the reception. I know they are VERY collectable but I'd like to borrow or "rent" some if we can't find any to buy. Keep your eyes open for me some all you trash and treasure hunters! I'm believing someone is going to find me some at a VERY reasonable price!

This First Wedding Wednesday is now close to becoming a Wedding Thursday since this post is so late but I promise next week I'll get it posted earlier in the day! Who knows...this may turn into a full blown blog by next week! I'm already thinking Wedding Wednesday is a lame name. You all now know the the players and the theme.....throw me out some names for a mother of the groom wedding blog and if one fits ....I'll give away a prize! Oohhh...another contest!

You know how I love contests...

I've been finding all sorts of contests in the wedding blogs.

In fact I won one this week!

A 50.00 iTunes card !

I happened upon a contest that Stacie Tamaki was having at her website

The Flirty Guide.

Stacie is an awesome wedding planner in the San Francisco area and has put this website together that has fun ideas for weddings and parties. You have to go check it out! Read more about her here.....She also designs these cute little brides and then has a contest to name them.

Introducing Lulu!

Yes ... I named her and won the iTunes card!

(Now I'm motivated to learn how to use my iPod!)

Thanks so much Stacie!

And Stacie has redefined the meaning of "Flirty". In her own words....

Being Flirty: I feel I have redefined the word to mean someone who knows how to embrace the concept of expressing her or himself in a truly carefree and positive manner. Someone unafraid to flirt with all of the wonderful and endless possibilities that life has to offer. To me, being flirty isn't about attracting the opposite sex. It's not an age or income level. It's a state of mind. It's about being daring and enjoying the experience as YOU try new things and dare to be different as you define who you are.

WooHoo!

I think this fits me to a T!

In fact I think it fits a lot of us chiks!

(In fact I think this is a close definition of "Chik")

We're Flirty Chiks!

Go by and check out Stacie's rockin Flirty Guide!

Tell her Lulu's Momma sent ya!

Bless ya'll

from my "Flirty" and Delighted Heart to Yours!

Patti