Weddingish Blog

Golden Gifts for Bridesmaids

Weddingish — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:00:57 +0000

Shower your bridesmaids with lavish golden gifts that don’t break the bank. You can stick to traditional gifts such as jewelry or go completely nontraditional and modern. Charm your gals with keepsakes that challenge tradition –instead of faux strand of pearls, choose imaginative and stylish gifts such as a pair of earrings she can wear even after the wedding day.

Tip: while bridesmaid gift shopping, keep each maid in mind as an individual. If she’s an adventure-seeker, glam-gal, a wine-lover, a cook, or even a homebody, keep her interest in mind while picking the perfect thank you gift.

Crystal Ball Golden Earrings, Weddingish.com

Gold Wrap, Nimli.com

Twinkle Toes Golden Shoes, Toms

Jonathan Adler 'Futura' Salt & Pepper Shakers, Nordstrom.com

Gold-Tone Filigree Pendant Necklace, Weddingish.com

La Prairie 'Life Threads Gold' Eau de Parfum, Nordstrom.com

Shimmer and Shine Bridesmaid Dress Cookies, Weddingish.com

Vieta Woven Clutch, Nordstrom.com

24-ct Gold Loop Porcelain Cups and Saucers, Bernardaud.com

24-Carat Tattoos

Weddingish — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:00:53 +0000

Dubai is no doubt a wealthy country, and they have one of their latest trends to show for it: 24-carat gold tattoos! The temporary tattoos made of real gold or platinum film, applied to the skin can last for up to a week. These tattoos are the ideal body adornment for weddings and other special occasions. Originally a Japanese concept, its a new alternative to jewelery and accessories, and a lot less easier and much more affordable than jewelry.

Gold Tattoos

Something Old, New, Borrowed and Blue

Weddingish — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:00:52 +0000

The traditional bridal saying is: “Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue, and a silver sixpence in her shoe.” But what’s the history behind this tradition?

A sixpence is a coin made of silver and worth six pennies that was minted in Britain from 1551 to 1967, indicating that the wedding tradition of the bride wearing something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue is English. Many sources say that it began in the Victorian era.

Each item in this poem represents a good-luck token for the bride. If she carries all of them on her wedding day, her marriage will be happy. “Something old” symbolizes continuity with the bride’s family and the past. “Something new” means optimism and hope for the bride’s new life ahead. “Something borrowed” is usually an item from a happily married friend or family member, whose good fortune in marriage is supposed to carry over to the new bride. The borrowed item also reminds the bride that she can depend on her friends and family. Blue has been connected to weddings for centuries. In ancient Rome, brides wore blue to symbolize love, modesty, and fidelity. Christianity has long dressed the Virgin Mary in blue, so purity was associated with the color. Before the late 19th century, blue was a popular color for wedding gowns, as evidenced in proverbs like, “Marry in blue, lover be true.”

And finally, a silver sixpence in the bride’s shoe represents wealth and financial security. It may date back to a Scottish custom of a groom putting a silver coin under his foot for good luck. For optimum fortune, the sixpence should be in the left shoe. These days, a dime or a copper penny is sometimes substituted, and many companies sell keepsake sixpences for weddings.

Something Blue

Source: Martha Stewart Weddings

Wedding Cake Alternatives

Weddingish — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:00:25 +0000

Although some weddings call for a beautiful and extravagant wedding cake, some couples nowadays are opting for some fun and modern alternatives to the traditional cake. Cupcakes and cake pops have been the popular choices in the recent past and now more creative alternatives, such as eclairs, truffles, donuts, and macaroons. The alternative ideas are endless and simply sweet and delicious! Other couples have chosen the not-so sweet alternatives such as cheese, pizza, and even sushi!

Cake Shooters, cakeshooters.com

Cake Balls, Austin Cake Ball

Cheese, Eatmywedding.com

Crepe Cake, Eatmywedding.com

Cupcakes, Martha Stweart Weddings

Donut Cake, Eatmywedding.com

Macaroons, youandyourwedding.com

Pizza Cake, eatmywedding.com

Truffle Cake, Martha Stweart Weddings

Sweet Valentine Treats

Weddingish — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:10:05 +0000

With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, get inspired with these sweet and delectable heart-themed treats. Perfect for wedding dessert tables, wedding favors, bridal shower treats, gifting them to your valentine, or even a fun baking activity with kids!

Heart Shaped Oreo, Bakerella

White-Chocolate Cherry Shortbread, Better Homes and Gardens

Sweet Heart Cones, Skip to My Lou

Heart Macaroons, Glam.com

I'm All Hearts for You Sugar Cookies, Weddingish.com

Valentine's Hot Chocolate, Skip to My Lou

Candy Cane Hearts, Skip to My Lou

Heart Filled Cupcakes, Sweetopia

Hugs 'n Kisses Smores, Glam.com

Heart Shaped Rice Cakes, Envy My Cooking

A Passion for Purple

Weddingish — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:00:44 +0000

Purple, a symbol of royalty and passion, has always been a favorite from weddings. With such a rich pallet to choose from, such as plum, eggplant, lavender, violet and lilac,we’ll be seeing a whole lot of purple this wedding season.

The beauty of a purple wedding is the amount of rich purple colored flowers to choose from such as orchids, eggplant calla lilies, lilacs, violets, hydrangeas, freesias, hibiscus, irises, lavenders, anemones. Here are a few of our favorite purple picks!

Purple Color Pallet

Enzoani Wedding Gown

Purple Jewels, Weddingish.com

Purple Bridesmaid Dress, Vera Wang

Purple Wedding Cake, Sacred Sweets

Purple Details, Elizabeth Anne Designs

Purple Centerpieces, photo credit: Pam Scott

Purple Wedding Flowers, photo credit: Pam Scott

Golden Globe Fashions: From Red Carpet to Down the Aisle

Weddingish — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:48:17 +0000

It’s award season again and we love seeing bridal fashions down the red carpet! Here are a handful of red carpet fashions we picked from last night’s Golden Globe Awards that are perfectly fit for down the aisle.

Angelina Jolie in Atelier Versace

Charlize Theron in Dior

Elle Macpherson

Jessica Alba in Gucci

Jessica chastain in Givenchy

Julie Bowen

Kate Beckinsale in Roberto Cavalli

Shailene Woodley in Marchesa

Real Wedding: Jessie and Adam

Weddingish — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:00:40 +0000

This amazing and beautiful real wedding is brought to us by Kris Kan, who describes Jessie and Adam’s wedding as a “down to earth and simple” wedding. And down-to-earth it is, the bride’s beautiful airy gown, the grooms comfy soles, and the scattered petals are just a few of the relaxed aura of the wedding.

The simple black and white color scheme of the wedding is accented with vibrant pops of fuchsia roses. Truly a chic wedding captured with beautiful photography.

Real Weddings Kris Kan Photography

A New Cookie: A New Way to Ask!

Weddingish — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:11:25 +0000

With the holidays being the most popular time for engagements, we thought it was proper to introduce our new cookie for the newly engaged bride to ask her bridesmaids to be with a fresh new idea…and a fresh rose! The Personalized Cookie with Fresh Rose is a monogrammed cookie attached to a single fresh rose and reads your choice of a message, such as “Will you be my bridesmaid?” And with other holidays, such as Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day around the corner, this sweet and beautiful gift idea is a gift any lady would love to receive. The attached tag can read a variety of messages, including “I love you” or “Happy Mother’s Day.” It’s also a perfect birthday or anniversary gift idea, and it’s packaged in a white tube gift box, ready for gifting!

New Weddingish Cookie: Personalized Cookie with Single Rose

Nautical Wedding Inspiration

Weddingish — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:00:29 +0000

The nautical theme is timeless, classic, crisp, and fun! If you’re an ocean lover, traveler, sailor, this theme is ideal for your wedding. Perfect for the Spring or Summer, the theme is dedicated to the sea with popular details such as anchors, life saver buoys, sail boats, lighthouses, ropes, stripes, sea shells- the possibilities are endless! Colors to incorporate are navy blue, red, white, yellow and gold.

Here are some of our favorite inspirations from flowers, cakes, to bridal party apparel.

Nautical Wedding Cakes

Nautical Wedding Ideas

Nautical Wedding Flowers

Nautical Wedding Details