Out of Box Wedding Ideas

DIY

outoftheboxweddings — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:10:29 +0000

In the lieu of the times we are facing more and more brides are choosing to be more hands on in their wedding planning and embracing the so called DIY projects.

If you are one of the many just make sure that the projects you choose are simple and don’t require all your time and essence otherwise you’ll end up with more headaches that is worth.

For instance if you never baked before don’t decide to make your own wedding cake instead go for a simpler approach like baking mini cookies to send the guest with as a favor. You don’t need to be a chef in order to make them, none will know that your recipe came from your beloved aunt ” Nestle Toll House” (remember the Friend’s episode where Phoebe would swear by her family’s recipe?).

What makes the big impact is how you present them.

Here are some budget friendly ideas:

You can find the jars in most Craft stores. Ikea also has them. I actually found something similar and with a very good price on this website

http://www.save-on-crafts.com/airtightjars.html

Here is how they look like

They also have other items for weddings like Cake Stands and glass topped apothecary ( a candy buffet table in mind?)

Or you can make a cookie station and have guests pick up their favorite.

This idea is less expensive because you can use glass-lined bags and they normally sell for $0.10 each. You can check the website:

http://www.usbox.com/candy/glassine_lined_paper_bags.html

At my wedding we sent guests home with chocolate truffles wrapped in handmade crochet handkerchief (made by my mom’s friends in Brazil = $0 expense) inside a wooden box. The only problem I had was not having one left for me.

So whatever it is that you are planning just make sure you also get to enjoy it.

Sneak Peak

whooopsiedaisy — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:57:50 +0000

I’m suspicious to talk about this invitation since it comes from my friend and blogger friend Clemens Designs but I was looking at her new work and samples and just fell in love with it. It’s so original and out of the blue … I’m in love … don’t u love out of the ordinary things? Well you are lucky to get a first glance since this have not been made public in her website YET!!!

It looks simple right … but it’s not!!

So yeah … right now this is just on the top of all time favorite invite because it’s OUT OF THE BOX!! I’m so cheesy!!!

Sweet Tooth

whooopsiedaisy — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 19:42:32 +0000

Sorry that we have been absent on the blog but we were away for Thanksgiving and since coming back life has been crazy with all the Holiday preps. As you probably notice I love to talk about sweets!! I just think that weddings are such a sweet moment in a person’s life so why not fill the wedding reception with sweets????

I was looking at the pictures of a Real Wedding and the couple had adorable MiniCakes as favors and gourmet chocolate and other sweet things that really fell together with their decoration.

All the sweets were done by the great catering company Emporium Fine Foods that I have tried their stuff and it’s just decadent!!

For Emporium Fine Foods Contact: emporium.usa@gmail.com

ohh feathers

outoftheboxweddings — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:32:35 +0000

Out of the things I am loving this year Feathers rank the Top 10.

It adds such a “vavavoomm” to any outfit.

So why not incorporate it to your wedding day?

Hope you get inspired by the photos….

Or if you dare…Why not the dress….

And…before I forget….

For the “fashionistas” out there….

I am still searching for the perfect Peacock Headband….

Any ideas?

More Sweet Ideas

whooopsiedaisy — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:53:20 +0000

Just as FYI I don’t have a sweet tooth but browsing yesterday on my favorite wedding blogs I found this pictures and fell in love. Who said your cake table needs to be boring and only have the cake? Spice the wedding with a sweet table that will make your guests feel like that they are in sweetland heaven. Amy Atlas table designs just blow my mind!!!!

Please provide your guest with some bibs because it’s certain their mouth will water.

Images from Amy Atlas Events

Lace

outoftheboxweddings — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:17:51 +0000

I’ve always been found of lace.

Even as kid I remember playing with my dolls dressing them up with their “lacy” dress.

I don’t know…I guess the romantic girl in me relates to the fabric…. to the way is so delicate….

The funny thing is that even thou I love lace….think that is the most “Weddingish” fabric that there is I didn’t have it on my Special Day.

So this post is for the married-5years-wish-I-had-used-this-on-my-wedding-day girl in me.

A little humor to survive Monday!!!

whooopsiedaisy — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:19:25 +0000

Mondays are painful … but reading something like this can very easily help you forget any pain:

Cheers for some humor!!

Original Post

Nice Surprises

whooopsiedaisy — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 02:19:54 +0000

Last week was my birthday and went out on the town to celebrate turning 26th. We went to a restaurant and after having a delicious salmon and waiting for the dessert menu I was surprised by cupcakes from my favorite bakery showing up …. I loooove Magnolia’s Bakery cupcakes and how deliciously sweet they are … it’s worth every minute you spend waiting on a long line to just have it melt away in your mouth. This is giving me cupcake cravings…

Well the cupcakes are a hot trend on the wedding circuit and I just love when couples are able to incorporate such sweet memories from childhood or even adulthood into their special day. You need to be careful not make it look poor and not having enough. The secret of having the cupcakes is to have them in abundance and having them relate to your wedding inspirations.

Cupcakes are being used to replace the actual wedding cake and I think it’s a superb idea especially if you have an ornate structure to hold them. A nice idea is to use cupcakes as favors …. just line them up on a table and let your guests take them as they leave so they have something to nibble on the way home or to eat on the next morning when they feel to lazy to cook up breakfast.

I was browsing thru The Knot and saw some cute cupcakes pictures:

Idea for Saving some money

whooopsiedaisy — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:00:34 +0000

All we have been seeing on the news lately is we are in a recession or in the verge of a recession. Lots of people have been laid off and the uncertainity of it all must be affecting some bride’s wedding budget.

One of the big budget eating aspect of the wedding is the photographer and I think it’s one of the things you shouldn’t try to be frugal with but if your budget don’t allow you to get a fabulous wedding photographer such as Jasmine Starr then here is an idea of what you can do to have fabulous photographs and album of such an important day:

1. Instead of going for a whole package that can run around $5000 hire the photographer by hour and get a cd and the rights to make your own copies.

2. Ask your friends to capture moments such as you and your man getting ready and during the reception so you have pictures of the whole day.

3. Use tools such as Picasa 3 to edit pictures (it’s a great free tool that allows you to make pictures black and white, remove red eyes, add some glow and etc)

4. Create and print your own album with Blurb and (prices are usually around $50 dollars). It’s a great way to have a beautiful album and where you can play around with your favorite pictures.

Some Blurb wedding albums examples:

Btw the Blurb books are also a great idea for you to print some of your engagement session pictures and use as a signature book for your wedding reception.

New York

outoftheboxweddings — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:47:10 +0000

I’ve been living in New York for the past 20 months and I’m not sure if that is enough to qualify me as a ” New Yorker”… So hereby I qualify myself as one…and to celebrate this post is about all things New York.

This is the city that gave us Tiffany, Vera Wang, Bergdorf Goodman, Calvin Klein, and many others that have been a part of our lives. Presidents, poets, humanitarians, real people that made this city what it is today…ALIVE

If you have the privelege of calling New York your home embrace it and enjoy because there is always something new on every corner. Something surprising…

It is the perfect city for a wedding…..at any time in any season…

English-net halter gown with organza flower by Amsale, price upon request; shoes by Vicini, $495 by special order (212-245-3674); 18.52-carat, mixed-cut diamond bracelet by Ivanka Trump, $135,000; 3-carat diamond and South Sea pearl earrings, and 15-carat diamond ring by Graff, prices upon request; bouquet by Bridget Vizoso for the Designer’s Co-op, $500.

“Medea” gown by Elizabeth Fillmore, $19,580 at Mark Ingram Bridal Atelier; 15-carat diamond ring by Graff, price upon request; “Elinor” veil by Bride’s Head Revisited, $240; freshwater pearl earrings set in 18-karat white gold by Mish New York, $1,975.

Silk chiffon gown by Reem Acra, $6,050; platinum and 42.87-carat diamond choker by Kwiat, price upon request at Saks Fifth Avenue; 10-carat diamond clover bracelet set in platinum by Tiffany & Company, $60,000; 3-carat diamond ring, price upon request, and 2.42-carat diamond earrings, $26,000, both by Cartier.

Strapless organza scalloped gown by J. Mendel, $25,000; platinum and 52.74-carat diamond choker, platinum and 11.04-carat diamond bracelet, and platinum and 10.16-carat diamond studs by Kwiat, all price upon request by special order through Saks Fifth Avenue; sandals by Rodo, $545 at Searle; 15-carat diamond ring by Graff, price upon request.

Silk organza and charmeuse dress by Christian Lacroix, $6,770 at Mark Ingram Bridal Atelier; platinum and 15-carat diamond ring by Graff, price upon request; 18-karat white gold and .73-carat diamond necklace, $2,795, and 18-karat white gold and 1.29-carat diamond bracelet, $4,550, both by Charriol at Saks Fifth Avenue; 13.4-carat diamond-drop earrings by Ivanka Trump, $360,000; bouquet by Castle & Pierpont, Ltd., from $375.

Is there anything more NY then Pedicabs?

Or yellow cabs?

How about the venues?

Brooklyn Botanic Gardens

Overlooking St. Patrick’s Cathedral – 620 Loft & Gardens

The New York Public Library

And then there is Magnolia’s Cupcakes….yummy

As you can see the choices here are endless…The glamor is effortless…. and the memories priceless!