{Wedding Trend} : Bridesmaids

hey guys! 

I thought for the wedding trend this week I would talk about the ladies that get things done!

Your bridesmaids!

they are a whole lot more than pretty faces to look good in your wedding pictures.

I put mine to work! Mainly because I had a complete diy wedding, and a whole lot because I had big expectations! So brides! These are the ladies you love the most and they love you back and know that they do want to help you! And also. End up not wearing hideous bridesmaids dresses! 

Which is the main reason for this post.

What do they wear?

I have seen a bunch of different ways brides want their bridesmaids to look and I have a couple ideas as well. 

These are my lovely ladies. They are my best friends, sisters and (slaves) helpers. I was working on a budget and with girls that all lived in different states I went simple and against my original ideas. We stuck with one dress. Same shoes. Same everything! And..they look great and a little boring, but mainly great! 

So. What was my original idea?

I love versatility. I had a range of colors for my color scheme and I was going to have each of them go and buy a dress they liked that was within that color scheme. That way they have a dress that they would want to wear again and feel comfortable in. Try different textures, fabric and patterns. BEST IDEA EVER! But...we didn't get around to that. Obviously. So this is probably my favorite suggestion that I would give to you. It seems like it give pictures more personality, it's not so formal and your girls will feel like themselves and not some cookie cutter, Barbie type.

Another thing that I have seen and love! Are skirts. Get all your girls the same skirt (maybe even the same shirt as well). I am a huge fan of Shabby Apple and also Down East Basics. Their skirts are amazing and then pair it with one of their basic tees and a lace overlay tee! Perfect! Not only for your wedding but they will most definitely wear this outfit again to church, or dinner. 

ACCESSORIZE! Try and pick out some bold pieces, like maybe a statement necklace or a colorful bracelet. Let them show you what they have and try and pick out what you like. They don't all have to look uniform, if they have something you love let them wear it! It saves you money and stress! But if you are trying to set a mood for your wedding, like maybe your theme is a vintage one, try a way to work some pearls into their jewelry, or maybe even a headpiece. 

Have fun and make sure everybody knows these are your best friends not just photo props! Being a bridesmaid is almost an announcement of where you stand in someone's life. You picked them because they are your closest friends, and they do have a special role in your wedding. But beyond that you have secrets, inside jokes and you have a blast with them! I was just a bridesmaids in my friends wedding and it was so much fun! We had crazy awesome sunglasses for our pictures and were jumping off of stairs and taking goofy pictures with the groomsmen.

Have fun and show your ladies some love!

thanks for stopping by,

Maryann 

{Wedding Trend} : Something Blue

Has it really been this long?

I feel horrible for not blogging more. I really thought that I would have more time after our baby got home from her vacation and getting jobs. But I guess that I was wrong…

But. I will be more diligent and I will be posting a lot more fun and interesting stuff.

Alright. So. Something Blue. The easiest, (in my opinion) tradition for the bride, (or groom) to wear on her wedding day. I think that it is the easiest because it can really go anywhere. So here is my list of ways that brides can carry this tradition on in their own wedding.

·        The Garter. This is a more subtle way of getting your blue in there. Speaking about the garter, did you know that some brides wear two and the one that is lower on her thigh gets taken off and flung to the crazy boys and the second one is for the groom. I found that to be interesting and I wish that I had thought about it at my wedding. Maybe you can think about it too.

·        The Bouquet and Boutonniere. You can be subtle with this one as well. Get creative, maybe you add some blue jewels, or buttons to it. Or maybe you add some blue flowers. Maybe the handle is blue. Or maybe you get a custom felt bouquet from the yellow door boutique and we handle it for you! 

·        The shoes. This is a good way to get your groom in on it too. I have seen brides use the light aqua converse shoes as their Something Blue. I love making your wedding your own and shoes seem to be a big thing, a lot of brides are opting for more nontraditional kicks. I went with lace oxfords and my husband went with converse. It’s a lot more fun when your put your personalities into your wedding.

·        Cuff Links. For him. This is a way that your future husband to be can be part of this tradition.

·        Ties. For him as well. If aqua or blue is part of your color scheme I say go for the ties as a way to bring the color out.

·        Accessories. You can customize this however you want. Bracelets, hair clips or maybe even a necklace.

·        Embroidery Stitch. This is absolutely my favorite way to think of how you can make this tradition your own. You can stitch on the hems of dress or the back of his tie your wedding date. I have seen this one on Pinterest a lot, and if Pinterest had been big when I was getting married I definitely would have done this to my dress.

These were just a few ideas that I had for you today, but there are endless ways for you to sneak this tradition in there. Remember to make these traditions your own, have fun and be creative!

Thanks for stopping by,

Maryann 

my yellow door

I am so excited!!
I finally got a yellow door!
I was lucky enough to be taking the trash out the same time someone was taking out a broken down entertainment center. and. there was this amazing little door! so. I asked for it. and luckily they let me have it. because it was going to be trash anyways.
:)
YAY!!
so. I was excited. and i knew exactly what I wanted to do with it. I had picked up some "oops" paint for a couple dollars in a light yellow color. so. it was perfect!
I had my super handy husband help me out with this project. I sanded. He spray painted the base color. then we went to chalkboard paint the glass that was on there because. I am impatient and I didn't want to wait for my piece of plywood that we were going to replace the glass with. so. We went to chalkboard paint the glass. the door fell!! and the glass shattered. :(
so. I came up with the next best idea I could think of cheap and fast. a cardboard box. so. cut it out. spray painted it tons of times. and moved on to painted the door yellow and then roughing it up around the corners.
it is perfect!!
I am so happy with it!
It will be featured in a lot more things to come!!

stay tuned!

I know that I have been kinda m.i.a. lately. and I have tons of excuses! but. really it has been way crazy since we got our baby back from her visit with her grandparents.
but. to keep you interested. I will have the following projects coming up.

• diy urban outfitters wall art. taxidermy head. and book ends.
• project life sheets
• bouquets
• chalkboard door
• nursing scarves
• some of my thrifty finds

I will try and keep up with my wedding trends Wednesday.

I just thought I would let you all know what I have been up to lately. I am really excited about my projects and my ideas that I have going on in my head.

Thanks for stopping by,

Maryann

{Wedding Trend} : Something Borrowed

Hello Today!
I have tons of projects going on right now. And I'm getting ready for family pictures this weekend. (YAY!!)

Something Borrowed. What a perfect tradition for me to talk about today. Hmm... I wonder why? .. Maybe because I have things for brides to borrow.
The meaning of this tradition is borrowing happiness from others.
Though I don't think that we need to go crazy like the movie and end up borrowed the groom as your own!
Not a good idea. :)

But I do have a couple good ideas that you can put into your wedding.

• Borrow the Veil. I borrowed my mother's hat/veil for my wedding. (Unfortunately I don't have many pictures in it.)
• The Dress. I love when the daughter wears the mothers dress. I know I want my daughter to wear mine, and if my mothers was modest and I was as tiny as she was. I definitely would have. 
• Jewelry. A pearl necklace from a grandma, or a bracelet from an aunt. This is something that is easy to borrow and simple to find.
• The cake. You can't actually borrow a cake, but what you can do is borrow the design of your parents wedding cake, or someone elses.
• Ring Bearer's Pillow. If you can try and borrow this as well from family.
• A lucky penny. I have heard of brides putting a penny in their shoe on their wedding day and then lending them to their family or friends. This is a great idea for Something Borrowed because you are letting your friend borrow your happiness from your wedding day. 
• A bible. I am not expert on a traditional wedding, but if you can borrow someone's bible when the officiator reads from it, that would be a great idea too. Especially if you have an old family bible.
• A vintage brooch to place in your wedding bouquet. 

And of course! You can rent from the YELLOW DOOR boutique if you live in Rexburg, Idaho. We have tons of vintage decor, and wedding dresses for brides.

These were a few creative ideas that I had for you today. I hope that you enjoyed my ideas and that they helped you.

Thanks for stopping by,
Maryann

{Wedding Trend}: Something New

Keeping with tradition.

Today I'm going to talk about the wedding tradition of Something New.

Since last week we discussed something old.

(full post on that here).

The meaning of Something New is, optimism and hope for a bright future for the bride and groom.

It's so cheery because all of this is new for both of them.

New rules, New spouse, New lives.

It seems like everything starts the moment you say "I do".

But how do you personalize this tradition for you and your groom?
It seems like Something New is easy peasy. Most of everything that you get for your wedding day is something new. 

But, here are a couple of suggestions that I have come up with, and why I think they need to be on the list.

• A new dress! Obviously this is something that everyone has thought of and it seems to be the one that brides use for their tradition.
• NEW LAST NAME! celebrate your name. The best way I can think of doing this is having your last name above your sweetheart table. (the Mr. & Mrs. table) Or have a window pane with your last name and then under it put "est. 2011" or the year that you get married and put it on the guest sign in table.
• Your promises and vows to each other. If you aren't going to exchange vows you can write him a letter telling him how you feel about him and what you promise/vow to be to him. Have him read it before the ceremony. ( I always like the vows that say that he'll protect you from the silly things like spiders or unclogging the drain).
• A new look. Before the planning and stressing gets to the both of you, take time to relax with each other. Get a haircut, figure out your make up or get your nails done. After all you are becoming a new person.

• A lasting bouquet. Your bouquet doesn't have to be synthetic. But, I love that I still have something from my wedding. I made a felt and button bouquet. (I sell these as well). But, I love that it is something that you can keep forever and decorate with. 
• If you have a bridal shower something that I did for my friend was make a practice bouquet for her wedding rehearsal. i had taken a plate poked holes into it and made cute tissue paper flowers. Of course, you can use some of those new gifts that you get from the shower too. ;)
• A nice charm bracelet is nice. Add everything that you are coming into. Your wedding date, a lucky penny with the year you are getting married, and other wedding charms. 
• I think that jewelry is something else that is common. I like when brides buy something for all of her bridesmaids and her, kinda like a friendship bracelet/necklace. 
• This next idea is kinda something to think about after you are married, but traditions. You celebrate every anniversary on your wedding day, so if you can think about something that you can do that day and then continue to do every anniversary could be a good idea. One example that I have seen on pinterest is of a couple taking a picture in the same spot every anniversary. Or holding a picture of themselves every anniversary of the previous one. 

These were just some of the things that I thought of when trying to find something for myself and also thinking of suggestions for all of you. I hope that you enjoyed my list and maybe helped you with yours. 

I have also decided to make this a weekly thing. So every Wednesday (beside this one since I'll be out of town tomorrow), I'll be posting a Wedding Trend for everyone to look at. 

Thanks for stopping by,

Maryann

{Wedding Trend}: Something Old

Wedding Traditions!

Almost every bride knows the saying.

Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue

So today I thought that we would talk about the first on that list.

Something Old.

I think that this phrase is meant to give light to how things last.

Love, Family, Friendship and maybe even passing.

(that last one may seem dark considering this is something that is supposed to be joyous..but stick with me.)

For my wedding I used my mothers veil/hat for our ring ceremony.

This is how I stuck to this tradition.

But there are all kinds of different ways to personalize this tradition.

I do not claim this photo as my own.

• The most romantic way that I can think of is if he has his grandmothers wedding ring and he is going to propose to you with that. ( I love when they do that in the movies.) 
• Another way is that you borrow something (and knocking out what you need to borrow) like a pearl necklace from your grandmother or great grandmother.
• Another trend that I have seen is that brides are putting pictures of family members that have passed on, on their bouquet. (see. it wasn't too dark). 
• Of course you can borrow your mom's dress, sometimes that is a dream a mother has, at least I do for my daughter. 

You can also incorporate it into your wedding reception or ceremony it doesn't have to be something that you have to wear or keep with you.

original picture found here

• Add cute baby photo's of you and your husband. This can also be done if you make a photo compilation of all your pictures growing up and you play it for your guest on a dvd to see when they walk in. 
• You can also put pictures up of your parents wedding and his parents wedding to pay tribute to them. You can also use any wedding pictures that you have of ancestors.
• Get out of there fast with an old vintage car, or arrive to the church building in one. 
• Something old isn't just for you, it's for him too! He could use a vintage hankie for his pocket square. Or if he has old cuff links those would work great too. 
• He could also use an old vintage tie with a great design to it to bring color to his tux. 
• You could also use some vintage pieces from the YELLOW DOOR boutique. ;) just saying..

What I love so much about vintage weddings is that it fits this tradition in so well. Everything looks so old and timeless and romantic. Another thing that I love is that it incorporates family. I think that this tradition is all about that. Remembering where you come from and now you get to start another life with your partner and start your own family. 

I hope that you enjoyed a couple of my ideas and that it will be easy for you to incorporate them into your own wedding. 

Thanks for stopping by.  

Apothecary Jars

Man did I win with these!

Probably the best find I have found so far. Saved up to $150 dollars!

I'm so happy. 

(I have literally hugged myself.)

I love apothecary jars.

I think that they just make everything else seem so pretty and regal.

You can either fill them up with candy or use them as a centerpiece.

They are very versatile. 

All 10 of these are for rent for $50

Wedding Decor Rentals

Here are some wedding decor pieces that are for rent. They all come as is.

Door $40

Same door as above $40

Door $40

Same door as above $40

Shutters $20

Same as above $20

group one

frame $3

bird cage $5

picture frame $3

birdcages + bird $10

for rent or for sale $30 for rent $50 for sale (comes with boutineer)

for rent or for sale $30 for rent $50 for sale (comes with boutineer)

for rent or for sale $30 for rent $50 for sale (comes with boutineer)

pitcher $5

customizeable bridal bouquet made from felt flowers $75
(this particular bouquet is not for sale)

2 windows $20

2 windows $20 (only one panel has glass)

group two.
clock $3
pedestal $3
lace umbrella $10

group 3

4 books $8

same as above. 4 books $8

luggage $15

same as above. luggage $15

tea pot $5

platter $5

frame/whiteboard $3

silver platter $3

silver tray $8

candle sticks $2

Serving platters $3
(made from a plate and a candle stick can be customizable) 

plates $1

plates $1

plates $1

Bench $30