{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