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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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 Ruby Red Crystal Chandelier – Hand-cut and
polished, 100% crystal with 7 light’s each resting in a bobache,
Exclusively available for event design and personal home décor, Rrivreworks.com
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 Malibu Cocktail Shaker
Liven
up any party with this ceramic cocktail shaker with Malibu print. This
7oz shaker is presented in a decorative printed gift box ~ $42 Weddingish
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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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 Red Butterfly Ornaments - Made of fabric with glitter accents, Potterybarn.com
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Your northern California wedding has some distinct offerings: Golden Gate’s proud city surrounded by beautiful wine countryside – Napa Valley. Cindy Danbom of Bella Notte Events knows the city well, and gave us these ideas:
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOSE VILLA PHOTOGRAPHY
| Beautiful, romantic flowers, lush garden greenery, seasonal scented herbs, unique berries, and other wonderful components are selectively used in the creation of most wedding bouquets, allowing your designer to create a one-of-a-kind original bouquet tailored to your taste and personality. |
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An exotic bouquet consisting of Green Goddess calla lilies, burgundy fritillaria, green roses, dark purple lilac and umbrella fern.
Curly Willow of Ojai |
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Lavender garden roses, New Zealand calla lilies, jewel-toned Lady Slipper orchids, softened by celery green and powder pink Parrot tulips, offset by the whimsical protrusion of Veronicas and tiny gems sprinkled throughout, and a jeweled laced ribbon.
Camilla Svensson Burns Floral Design
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Sarah Bernhardt peony, fern curls, chocolate brown cymbidium blossoms, pink veronica, dark purple peony tulips, ostrich feathers, wrapped with burgundy ti leaf.
Renae’s Bouquet |
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Simple spray roses of orange and bright pink, lotus pods for tropical interest, surrounded with hand-cut comador palm. Copper tubing accents across the flowers and down the stems over vintage ribbon of bright orange and pink.
Panacea Event Floral Design
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Green honeycomb ginger, burnt orange tulips, blue scilia, deep purple feather tulips, burgundy-colored miniature calla lilies, purple garden Lisianthus, unique jade foliage, accents of black feathers and coral burgundy-colored gems bound in deep purple satin ribbon, chartreuse green over-bind and black pins to accent the handle.
Kaleidoscope Flowers
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 For the reception, Jemie changed into a Chinese Chi Pao dress which, in keeping with the ocean theme, was custom-made by Helen’s Chi Pao in blue instead of the traditional red...
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 “Hindu weddings have rituals that have evolved since early times,” Monica says, “and they differ in many ways from the modern Western wedding ceremony.”...
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 After a yacht ride across San Francisco Bay and dinner with Alvin’s parents, they wound up alone on the top floor of the St. Francis Hotel...
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 On the eve of her birthday, Maria was with friends at the Spotted Pig restaurant in New York, standing alone at the bar waiting for her drink....
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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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#26 MARRYING MINDFULLY
Creating the “perfect wedding” can easily overshadow what is really
important about getting married—creating a sacred and lifelong bond
with your beloved. Your wedding is not a “to-do” list. Take time to
tend to your relationship and to yourselves so that you enter into the
celebration relaxed, joyful, and with a full heart.
Carmina McGee, Skin – Health - Well-Being
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