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Annick
Goutal Petite Cherie Eau de Toilette - For the 10th Anniversary, the classic
ribbed bottle is frosted in a soft, celadon green. Petite Cherie is a
fresh combination of fruity and floral ingredients including peach, musk
rose, pear, fresh cut grass and vanilla, Bloomingdales.com,
Retail $115
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The enchantment of the Santa Barbara and Santa Ynez regions, unfolding their miraculous natural beauty, cast their spell on Jill la Fleur, The Wedding Planner.
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Skip the never-ending search for the perfect favor and head straight to the valet! Surprise your guests with an old-fashioned donut cart stationed upon the exit.
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Michael Aram, Coral Reef Black Serving Set - The Coral Reef Collection
takes its inspiration from the mystical and serene symbolism associated
with aquatic imagery, Michaelaram.com , Retail $70
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Northern California’s wine region is ranked as one of the nation’s top five destination wedding locations. Robbin Montero unites the wedding, wine, and tourism industry of Northern Califorina.
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A Hawaiian-destination wedding awaits you with warm, balmy weather and spectacular sunsets over the ocean. Karina McGee, an event-planning specialist, pointed us to these dreamy Hawaiian places:
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Creativity Reigns Supreme
With Gourmet Invitations
Vintage records, recreated library materials, long forgotten love poems… each may seem obscure when associated with your wedding day, but each make for a lovely invitation – just ask Tifany Wunschl.
Wunschl is the new era guru of creative invites with her venture, Gourmet Invitations. Her invites are not just a disposable placeholder for an event to come
but rather they are beacons to announce an
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unforgettable soiree, a
keepsake of the day’s events. Wait until you see them. Some are more traditional – damask designs, letter press personalized logos or a groom’s love poem to his bride – while some get über creative using materials such as vintage 45 records, recreated concert tickets or materials from common, everyday sources like your local public library. It is a fact: Wunschl is an expert when it comes to incorporating your personal wedding style in creative and innovative ways.
“I always laugh because everyone always asks me how I come up with these ideas, and really, I have no idea,” said Wunschl. “I just always try to do something completely unexpected.”
After designing invites for weddings and events based on word-of-mouth, Gourmet Invitations success evolved organically. From one referral to the next, her invites grew more sophisticated, more unique and entirely more creative. Now, Wunschl finds her business the recipient of multiple local and national commendations from the title of “Best Invitations” for three years running thanks to her local NBC affiliate, to mentions on websites such as Style Me Pretty or Brides.com.
Her secret to a gorgeous invitation, she said, is excellent communication.
“I have a really good communication process with the bride,” said Wunschl. “I always ask them to tell me the one thing about their wedding they love or the story about how they met… something to jump start the process.”
From there, Wunschl designs all the paper (and sometimes non-traditional surfaces as well) products you could need from the invites, of course, to RSVP cards, menus, directions and hotel information or reception invitations, even bumper stickers and ties, “little things to bring the unexpected.” Once Wunschl even made custom golf tees for a wedding at a country club. To say Wunschl is gifted at fleshing out that one unique element that will set your wedding invitation apart from the rest is an understatement.
“The invitation is a guest’s first impression,” said Wunschl. “That first impression should always be special, memorable. It should give guests something to look forward to.”
And perhaps even a keepsake of your wedding day.
“I got an email recently from a (recipient of a Gourmet Invitation custom invite) who had saved the invitation from over a year ago,” explained Wunschl of her 100% handmade invitations. “I get that all the time – people save them. Even men save them! Why spend a lot of money on invitations when you just throw them away? With custom invitations, people hold on to them.”
By Amanda Peabody
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#31 FLORAL DECOR
No wedding is complete without flowers. Try updating the traditional
centerpiece by using masses of your favorite flowers in a variety of
complementary tones for added texture and interest. For instance, if
your bloom-of-choice is the gerbera daisy, try one centerpiece with
dozens of red gerberas, another with orange, and another with
fuchsia-colored bunches. Let your imagination run wild!
Ariel Yve, Ariel Yve Design
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# 6 RECIPES FOR FAVORS
Gather together the favorite recipes that you remember as a child. They could be special family recipes, holiday menus, etc. Have them bound in small books, affix a wedding label on the front with your monogram and date that you were married. And there you have it, a unique favor that your guests will use again and again. Also, it is a wonderful way to acknowledge grandmothers and mothers.
Melissa Lee, Events of Santa Barbara
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# 1 - LOUNGING ANYWHERE
Wonder what to do to a resort ballroom to make it more interesting and intimate? You can create individual lounge areas by renting tents of sheer flowing fabric and adding sofas and coffee tables with lots of candlelight in them. You’ve suddenly created that romantic lounge atmosphere in a standard ballroom and given it more intimacy. Your guests can move to different “rooms” during the cocktails hour or or they can dance the night away. Jill La Fleur, The Wedding Planner
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