Sunday 12 August 2012

Flowers for Flower Girls? Maybe not....

I'd originally planned on having my super cute flower girls carry a pretty ivory rose floral ball (those ones that have a ribbon handle and almost look like a very round floral clutch) down the aisle, but on visiting the Save the Date wedding fair and seeing the lovely button bouquets on offer from Vintage Magnolia, I changed my mind at the last minute. It was a fab decision.

The lovely Lucy at Vintage Magnolia made the gorgeous ivory and gold button bouquets featured in the pictures below. Not only were they beautiful and quirky, but they made a great keepsake for my adorable flower girls and actually ended up costing less then the floral ball thingy's (apologies, not quite sure of the actual terminology...)!

Lucy even thought of the little details and asked me what letters my flower girls names started with so that she could add 'H' and 'A' letter charms to the bouquets, alongside cute little 'made with love' charms and all those pretty little buttons. Needless to say, I'd definitely recommend checking out their wonderful website and thinking outside the box when it comes to some of the smaller details that you might otherwise take for granted....








Thanks for reading,
Chelsea
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It's You I Like - By Fred Rogers

Happy wedding reading Wednesday! This week I thought I'd share the crazy cute 'It's You I Like' by Fred Rogers. It short, sweet, to the point and makes me smile. I hope it makes you smile too :)



It's You I Like - By Fred Rogers
 
It's not the things you wear.
It's not the way you do your hair,
But it's you I like.

The way you are right now
The way down deep inside you
Not the things that hide you
Not your diplomas...
They're just beside you.
But it's you I like.

Every part of you,
Your skin, your eyes, your feelings,
Whether old or new.
I hope that you'll remember
Even when you're feeling blue,
That it's you I like,
It's you yourself, it's you
It's you I like.
 
 
 
Thanks for reading,
Chelsea
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Edible lace? Yes please!

Another one of my last minute changes pre-wedding day was my cake. I'd originally chosen a fairly basic Waitrose option as it was something that I thought you either had to pay £500 for, or go quite simple with (like an M&S or Waitrose option). I was wrong, and I have to say, visiting local wedding fairs in the last couple of months before my big day really opened my eyes to the abundance of fabulously talented local suppliers that are available if you just spend the time having a nose around. It's definitely one of my number one learning's from my own wedding day. You get a much more personalised service and in my case, I found that every local supplier I used went above and beyond my requests and added their own little special touches to their favoured crafts.

Jeanine at Strawberry Cupcakes was no exception. She did an amazing job on my deliciously yummy, and very beautiful, edible lace covered cake. I even got to see (and eat!) samples of cakes with varying shades of gold lace so that I could make sure it was just perfect on the day. She doesn't make the cakes until the morning of so they're perfectly fresh, and she has such an obvious passion and excitement for cake decorating that's hard to not get enthused by. In the end, I only ended up paying about £30 more then I would've on my basic, 2 tier, plain ivory Waitrose cake and got a stunning and memorable wedding cake in return. Definitely the right choice to go local and personal!









Thanks for reading,
Chelsea
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