One of my favorite things about weddings is the traditions.  There are all different kinds of traditions, from the ones your own family has started to the more well known ones, such as the famous something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue. And a silver sixpence in her shoe! I hear this rhyme all the time when talking about weddings but I never really knew the meaning of having these items with you on your wedding day.  I found an article on The Knot and wanted to share it with those of you who like me,  never really knew the meaning. “Something old represents continuity; something new offers optimism for the future; something borrowed symbolizes borrowed happiness; something blue stands for purity, love, and fidelity and a sixpence in your shoe is a wish for good fortune and prosperity.”

Recently I have noticed all the unique ways brides are encompassing the something blue into their wedding. Check out these new takes on an old tradition!

Your shoes are an easy way to add something blue to your wedding.  Don’t want your shoes to be completely blue? Here are some ways to subtly add blue to your shoes

Adding blue to your dress can be done a few different ways.  I love the idea of stitching the date of your wedding into your dress in blue thread. It makes the something blue a little more sentimental. Having blue tool under your dress is a different way to add blue to your wedding and your guests will be surprised as it peeks out while you walk down the aisle.

And last but certainly not least, the bouquet.  You can be very creative when it comes to your bouquet.  There are a wide range of flowers to choose from that can incorporate the something blue, or you can use a blue ribbon or brooch at the base of your bouquet.

Happy Planning!

~Emily

Photo Credit: Blue Signatures, I Do shoes, Blue stitching, Blue tool, Blue bouquet, blue ribbon

As my RSVP’s start coming in, it makes me start to think about my escort cards.  These days, brides are making escort cards fun and unique.  Even with the table tent style, they are finding different ways to incorporate them into their theme.  Check out these cool ideas for escort cards!

Wine Corks: These are very in this year and you can have your friends and family help you by saving their wine corks

Flowers: These are great for spring or summer and can be used as favors as well.  Give your guests a mini flower pots or seeds for their garden!

Pictures:  Find images of your guests or have them send a picture of themselves with their RSVP and write their name and table number on the picture and hang them up with clothes pins.

Flags: These are cute and easy to make and you can incorporate them into a theme.

Table Tents:  These are what people normally do but they are now adding their own twist to them.

Scrabble Letters:  Grab a couple of scrabble games and use the letters to spell out wedding words or have the first letter of the guests last name.

Drinks:  Emily posted last week about this but have a signature cocktail and have your guests name around the glass and their table number on a flag on the straw.

 Vintage Window or chalk board:  This is an easy DIY project.  Find an old window or chalk board and write your guests names on it.

 I hope these ideas help!  Happy planning!

~Holly

Images Courtesy of The Knot, Style Me Pretty, Martha Stewart Weddings and Pinterest

I would like to introduce Brian and Karen.  They are one of our couples from last wedding season and were a great couple to work with!  They were very easy going and had a lot of fun on their wedding day.  You could really see the love that they had for each other.

Brian and Karen used Elements of Elegance for their ceremony and reception floral, decor design, and day of coordination.  They used linens from Special Occasions Linens and they also incorporated some DIY items into their wedding such as the boutineers and brooch bouquets.  Check out more of their photos below by Kirsten Alana Photography.

I hope you enjoyed images from Brian and Karen’s wedding day!

~Holly

So this week is color week and my favorite color is turquoise.  I love that it pairs well with different color combinations that you would never expect.  My favorite combination for turquoise to be paired with is gray.

For all you orange lovers out there, turquoise and orange pair very well and make for a very fun and bright summer wedding!

Coral is very in this year and who knew it would pair so well with turquoise!

Red makes for a great summer wedding, where as black makes the turquoise color stand out more