Wedded Bliss: 3 Year Anniversary

3 years ago today we were preparing for an amazing day filled with friends, family and most importantly love. Happy Anniversary to my sweetie! Thank you for everything you do for me... for going along with some of my crazy ideas, for being so darn loveable and for giving me our beautiful baby daughter.

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Cake Stand Centerpieces

I have a weakness for cake stands. I love finding vintage styles at yard sales and antique shops, as well as shiny new steals at places like Marshall's and TJMaxx. But no matter how many stands I acquire, I don't seem to get a chance to use them as much as I'd like. I don't get around to baking as much as I'd like, so instead of showcasing yummy treats on them, here are a few ideas to get those cake stands out of the cupboard and into your everyday decor. You could even use some of these inspirations for your wedding centerpieces!

Sources: 1, 2, 3

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DIY Ice Cream in a Jar

How awesome is this idea... Ice cream in a jar for your hotel-bound guests! This would be such a nice treat for welcome bags or just as a stand alone gift to guests. See the details at Style Me Pretty, here.

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Bake It Pretty

It seems as though most of my posts are about food lately. Must be the pregnancy cravings. Either way, if you're planning on completing a DIY cupcake bar at your wedding, or just plain like to bake, you have to check out this online shop... Bake It Pretty. They stock everything from fancy baking supplies to pretty packaging and more!

Here are a few things on my wish list...

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Welcome Emily Elizabeth!

Well, I suppose it was bound to happen. Monday afternoon, as I wrote and scheduled the Avon Giveaway post, I had no idea I was about to go into labor. Emily was born at 7:46 am, weighing in at 6 pounds 4 ounces, 19 inches long. We're overjoyed with this new blessing, and are drinking in every moment we have with her. I'm officially on maternity leave for 8 weeks, and will plan on posting as I have the chance.

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Hello Frosting!

I ran across these ingenious edible icing decals while perusing one of my favorite Etsy shops (Olliegraphic). hello frosting creates edible frosting decals that are an easy and economical way to pump up those plain cupcakes, cookies or whatever!

The designs are printed on thin sheets of edible icing using food-grade inks, so they're safe to eat and can be totally customized. They have lots of designs to choose from, wedding related and more.

And, by collaborating with Meg over at Olliegraphic, hello frosting now offers a selection of customized decals featuring an illustration of your child. How fun would a birthday party be with cupcakes that look like the birthday girl (or boy)?

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Giveaway Winner: Avon Glazewear

Congratulations to Patti G., you've just won our Avon Glazewear Giveaway! Send me your mailing information and I'll get your goodies shipped out. Email me at: Kristin (at) rsvp-invitations (dot) com.

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Giveaway: Avon Glazewear

I'm back with a delightful giveaway! 


Since I'm officially past my due date (June 20th), and am scrambling to keep my mind occupied until this baby comes, I've decided to go ahead with a giveaway that I've been sitting on for a good month or so!


Up for grabs is a full set of Avon Glazewear lip glosses. 16 full size tubes in an assortment of unique colors. See all the colors here at the official Avon website. This set would be perfect to use just before a bachelorette party, or with all your bridesmaids as you get ready for your big day! You could even split up this set and give them away as gifts!


For a chance to win, comment on this post and answer the following question:


Name a wedding topic that you'd like to see more of on BridalBuzz, and why?


Post your comment by midnight EST, on Friday, June 25th to be eligible to win! Best of luck!

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A San Francisco Color Pallette

I'm loving this garden inspired blue and red color pallette I saw the other day over at Style Me Pretty. It's amazing how many different patterns, textures and yummy goodies can be found in a color pallette like this! Perfect for a shower, engagement party or small wedding reception!

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Will she be a daddy's girl?

Well folks, we're officially down to less than a week before baby arrives. In case you don't remember, our due date is Sunday, June 20th, Father's Day to be exact. We've had a lot of predictions as to when our little lady will make her arrival, and although they're all very hopeful, I'm sure she'll arrive late.

I will be sure to update as often as I can, but consider this a warning for the light posting schedule that is sure to come. I have a few posts ready and waiting, but I can't imagine I'll have much time these first few weeks with a newborn.

Enjoy this special Father's Day weekend, and as always, happy planning!

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I like this

I like this. Perfect for writing out all those fun thank you notes after the shower and wedding have come and gone. Not to mention, it's letterpress!

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DIY Alphabet Crayons for the Little Guests

Looking for a quick idea to keep the kids busy at your wedding reception? Look no further than this awesome tutorial for DIY alphabet crayons I saw over at Spearmint Baby.

You could spread these out at a childrens' activity center (spelling your names or other little phrases) or package them up in to-go bags for each of your littlest guests. Parents will be forever grateful!

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Butterfly Art

Editor's Note: This post can now be found in the snip & scribble archives.


So it's not really wedding related, exactly, but I thought I'd share anyway. After we had our last baby shower I really wanted to hold on to all the cards, but had nothing to do with them, and nowhere to put them. So I came up with a solution... with a little inspiration from this butterfly punch tutorial . I ended up punching out little butterflies from each card and came up with this piece, to hang in the nursery:

I'm thinking you could totally use this (with another craft punch) to keep a memento of all your bridal shower cards. You could even find a fun punch to use for your place cards if you got really ambitious!

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EmersonMade Blooms

I ran across this most unique shop today… it’s called EmersonMade, and it’s glorious! Based out of New Hampshire, Emerson and her husband Ryan run the shop. They specialize in hand dyed and hand stitched blooms and accessories, and I’m just head over heels in love with these ring pillows—so adorable!



Check out their site to place an order, or see more of their amazing little accessory flowers!

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Thanks for Spreading the Word!

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We just wanted to give a big thanks to iDIY for featuring our aqua mason jar tutorial this week. Now is the perfect time to try it out on all those plain jane canning jars you have stashed away in your pantry. Spring blooms will look right at home in a faux aqua mason jar!

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Hand-Cancelled Envelopes: Round 2

Awhile back I had posted about my frustrating experience with the post office and hand-cancelled envelopes. From that experience I had totally given up my post office hand-cancelling any of my important cards, invitations or announcements. They simply wouldn’t do it!



I’m happy to report, I have officially changed my mind about that issue. Last week I dropped by a smaller branch of our local post office, hoping to slide in and make sure everything weighed no more than 44 cents worth of postage. The two gentlemen working at the tiny desk helped me out tremendously by hand-cancelling all of my envelopes, and showing me the gorgeous new love stamps for 2010! I’m thinking the 8 month baby bump I’m sporting might have had a hand in the free hand-cancelling (which is usually 20 cents per envelope), but I’m okay with that!


If you’re finding yourself in the same situation, I highly recommend searching for a smaller post office in your area, and visit them during a slow time in the day to ask about the details of your mailing. It just might be the difference between hand-cancelling and running it through those dreadful machines!


Image courtesy of: On A Limb Paper.

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A Summer Fiesta Wedding via Design*Sponge

I love everything about this real wedding featured over at design*sponge today! The colors are perfect for a summer fiesta and the little touches are unlike anything I've seen. It has a very handmade with love type of feeling, which I'm totally head over heals for.

Check out the post here.

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DIY: Floral Door Arrangement

I'm always looking for clever DIY ideas for floral arrangements, and today I finally found on that I can use at home, without going out and buying supplies. Check out the post at design*sponge... diy project: may day floral door basket.

I love how simple this project is, and all of the little embellishments you can add to make your arrangement a little more special. Plus, how perfect is the timing... you can make this one for Mother's Day on may 9th.

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Monogram Cake Topper

I saw this gorgeous real wedding over at One Lovely Day this morning and fell in love with this cake. I know it’s not anything really unique or monumental, but the simplicity of it with the beautiful cake topper really sets it apart. I remember trying to find a monogram topper for our wedding, over three years ago, but never could uncover one that didn’t look overly chintzy or fake. This one is definitely not that, and fits the ambience of the wedding so well!

Check out One Lovely Day for more incredible photos from this event!

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Easy DIY Packaging Kits

We have a busy summer ahead of us… a handful of showers, weddings, and a baby on the way! With all of these exciting events on the horizon, I’ve been spending a lot of time looking for those perfect details on Etsy; some twine for this project, envelopes for that, and the list goes on.

 

While knee deep in the craftiness, I found this shop: belladrummer. Debee runs the adorable little shop, which is based out of San Diego, and chocked full of little embellishments and supplies to make all your crafting projects shine.

 I love these packaging kits, which include everything you need to bundle up a little gift in style. They’d be so perfect for bridesmaid or flower girl gifts, and don’t involve a lot of extra effort!

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