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Unique Guest Book Options

The traditional signing of the guest book is a fabulous idea but the bride and groom tend to stash it away after the wedding day when it could become a valued keepsake!  A guest book is great way to keep well-wishes from family members and friends, advice from loved ones and a laugh or two remembering great times in the past and the best times to come.  

One option many brides are loving is to use a video or photo booth on their wedding day.  Many companies offer a photo booth that will immediately print pictures out and have a scrapbook waiting near by so your guests can click, print, write a cute note or funny story and at the end of the night, you have a wedding scrapbook awaiting you.  

Companies like Orlando-based Imprint Cinema now offer video booths where guests can leave a filmed messages for the bride and groom to be edited into a special video the couple will receive after the wedding.  Not only is it sentimental value but it's also a blast for guests!

The Videobooth Trailer from Imprint Cinema on Vimeo.

Another popular trend is the Wishing Tree!  Have custom tags made that your guests write their wishes on and hang on a tree like below.  This is a beautiful photo op and adorable to watch it fill up with love as the night goes on.  This is an easy and fun option for a DIY bride, too!

If your wedding has a theme, incorporate that into the guest book.  If you are having a beach or destination wedding, have your guests write on white sea shells and put them in a bowl of sand.  Or have a map of the city you are in and have your guests sign right on the map!

Having an outdoor wedding or a rustic theme wedding? This is the most inexpensive guest book around! Using a thinly cut piece of tree trunk, either paint it white or leave au natural.  Then have your guests sign it!  Have a couple of these so that guests have plenty of room and later you hang them as funky wall art or paint a clear sealer over them and make them into a outdoor bench!

 Incorporate something special to you and your fiance into your "guest book".  If your love is wine or maybe your wedding is located at a winery...have your guests sign a couple of bottles of wine,  These will be a cherished wedding day memory that lasts in your kitchen for years to come.

If the bride or groom are musicians or simply music lovers, have guests sign a guitar to be displayed in their home as a piece of art!

Lastly, this idea is inspired by the Sex and The City movie! Use a book of Love Poems (like Carrie's "Love Letters of Great Men") as your guest book.  Guests can find their favorite poem or writer in the book and sign next to it.  They can underline certain phrases or write next to a great quote.  Put this book on your coffee table after the wedding.  It'll work as a great conversation piece as well!

 

Orlando Wedding Featured on Style Me Pretty

Recently, we coordinated a wedding that had us oohing and aahing over every detail!  The beautiful and oh-so-chic bride, Lily, chose a palette of pink and slate gray for a romantic vibe that worked well at their ceremony venue, Knowles Chapel in Winter Park, FL , to their sleek and modern reception at the Orlando Museum of Art.  Encore Decor out of DC collaborated with Suzanne Nichols Design Group to create beautiful tablescapes complete with candelabras, ice Chiavari chairs, and pintuck gray linens.  Arthur's Catering outdid themselves with an impeccable dinner and Sweet by Holly's cupcakes were so popular there were barely any left to send home with the bride!  Soundwave DJ brought the party to life and there was never a moment when the dance floor was empty.  Besides the decor, my favorite part of this wedding were the special toasts that the bride and groom gave, thanking everyone involved for their love and support.  It was clear that this event was such a joyous occasion for the two families and we were so glad to be a part of it!

Lily found her photographer, Sharon of Smitten Photography, on the Style Me Pretty blog and was instantly hooked on her work.  Sharon flew in from Denver to photograph the event and we all loved working with her.  Not surprisingly, these wedding photos made it to a feature on Style Me Pretty, and we are so proud to be able to show them to you!

Spring Time Inspiration Board!

WIth the weather heating up here in Florida it's only appropriate to have a spring/summer inspiration board! I thought it would be a fun twist to do something a little outside the ordinary so I spun the inspiration in the direction of what we all love to eat during the warm weather... fruit!  For those of you having a wedding during this time of year, it's a great alternative to flowers for centerpieces, a cute touch to invites and delish as a menu accent as well.  Fruit has great texture and color that's great for decor.  You can even include the "theme" in the bridesmaids dresses like the one below and by doing a peach-colored bridal gown. Super cute and super unique!

 Images Courtesy of: Wedding Invitation, Aisle with Lemons, Fruit Inspired Centerpiece, Bridesmaid Dress, Silver Pineapple, Lime Hanging Tags, Strawberry Cake, Strawberry Centerpiece, Apples and Oranges, Blueberries and Grapefruits.

Royal Wedding Inspiration!

What kind of wedding coordinators would we be if we didn't take a moment to chat about the Royal Wedding!?  I, for one, was up bright-eyed-and-bushy-tailed at 4:00am to get a first glimpse of Kate's gown!  I know many of my brides will be taking cues from the stunning Duchess of Cambridge and her chic style on their wedding day.  It's only logical... after all, aren't we all princesses on our wedding day?

 While many brides are drawn to lace for their wedding gown, I think it will become even more of a trend after Kate!  The biggest twist with Kate's dress is her lace sleeves.  More often than not these days, brides lean towards the strapless look. If full sleeves aren't really your thing, try using lace in a halter or as cap sleeves.  If your gown doesn't come with these but you want to add to your look, order an extra yard of lace from your bridal shop and almost any seamstress can create your desired look!  A good seamstress can make these straps detachable as well.  Wear them for the ceremony and take them off for the reception to change up your look altogether.

Marisa Bridal

  

Jim Hjelm Wedding Gown

  

YourFairyTaleWedding on Etsy!

Another element that brides will be swooning for thanks to the future Queen is the shape of her dress! Any dress with the structure and boning found in Kate's gown will hold you in and keep a great shape on any frame.  The key to the ball gown in particular is to have the gown start to "poof" right under the smallest part of your waist.  For every girl, that is your natural waist.  Not sure where your natural waist is?  Stand up straight, bend directly to the side and where ever your skin creases that is your natural waist!  

Amsale "Coco"  This gown mimics the lace and shape from Kate's gown!

 Angel Rivera Couture "Vanessa" 

The beaded band at the natural waist of this gown will emphasize the tiniest part of your body even more!