Over the centuries, colors have played crucial roles in celebrations and events. Wondering why weddings are now a celebration of colors? It is because of the tremendous effect of these priceless gems. This article is designed as a beginner guide to colorful weddings…

Why should I have a colorful wedding?

A colorful wedding brings together bright vibrant colors and bright colors carry life and fun.

What is the most important factor when planning a colorful wedding?

Color. As with the word “colorful” itself, a colorful wedding feeds on color.

 

How do I Plan a Colorful Wedding?

Here are some points we’ve found helpful with planning a colorful wedding…

 

Choose a color range

While you want to have a colorful wedding, you don’t want your venue to look like World Color War 1. You could choose a few bright colors and go well together. Then, build around these colors, an element per time.

 

Use colorful invitations

A great way to set the tone for a colorful wedding is to send out colorful invites. A colorful invite will not only prepare the guest for the event to come but will also align the chosen color themes from start.

[source: Guestbook Envy]

 

Adopt bright furniture

A colorful wedding is an overall effect of numerous elements, the furniture being a major piece. Using bright-colored furniture is an assured way to splash a bit of color into your event. Plus, colored and comfortable furniture pieces are great for pictures too.

 

Bring in the floral

An easy way to bring life and color to your event is to use flowers.  As with fabrics and home décor, brightly colored flowers bring in life and fun.  Hence, using flowers at your wedding will undoubtedly enhance the colorful outlook.

Small vases with brightly colored flowers are great options for long reception tables. Alternatively, you could simply use a flower wall.

[Source: Texture Florals]

 

Color the table

When planning a colorful wedding, every piece of furniture counts.

Color your tables with brightly colored linens, tablecloths, and napkins. Consider using colorful cups and plates. Have every piece on your tables bring in some color and your venue would be looking like a peaceful home of exciting colors in no time.

 

Serve colored drinks and food items

Again, every element matters. If you’re gunning for a colorful wedding, your wedding cake doesn’t have to be plain. You should have your cake made in fun colors. An alternative way to splash color on a plain cake is to have colorful fruits and flowers around it.

 

With colorful weddings, the little elements we often ignore go a long way. Have the little details bear fun colors and your wedding will be looking like a feast of colors in no time.

 

[Main photo – the amazing We Heart Pictures]

 

Gratitude stands at the center of every matter. Little wonder “thank you” is a magic word. Hand-written thank you notes, cards, and gifts being only a few of the numerous ways to say this magic word. Thinking of getting a thank you gift? Here is a guide.

 

Selecting a Thank You Gift

As with selecting birthday gifts, anniversary gifts, or any other type of gifts. There are important factors to note when selecting a thank you gift.

 

Recipient’s interest

Choose a gift your recipient likes, not necessarily one you like. The main point with a gift is that it is done with the interest of the recipient at heart.

 

Age

A perfect gift for a child might be just the worst idea for a teenager. Note that people change with time and so do their interests.

 

Recipients need

You want to give what you think a person wants or need, not what you want them to have.

 

Uniqueness

Everyone wants to feel special, knowing that you put in a lot of thought into their gift. Unsure what counts as unique? Here are some unique gift ideas for the perfect thank you gift:

 

Custom Wine Stopper

This custom wine stopper from Etsy is a great gift for the wine lover. Whether you want to say thank you to your wedding guests or gift your loved ones, it can be customized to carry your message.

 

 

Mr. & Mrs. Table Decoration

This cute peg doubles as a table decoration and can even be used as a name holder at your wedding. Painted with so much detail, it is the perfect wedding favor for your big day.

 

 

Personalized Wedding Favors

Thinking of a simple thank you gift to have your guest wowing at your wedding? Wedding, engagement, bridal shower, birthday, Christmas…you can gift this at every event. This personalized gift is a beautiful way to carry your heart note of gratitude to your recipient.

 

 

Personalized Engraved Bamboo Straws with Thank You Notes

What better way is there to say thank you than to actually say thank you? “Silent gratitude isn’t much to anyone,” Gertrude Stein said. We especially love these because they’re absolutely natural, washable, and reusable. It’s an investment of gratitude.

 

Tic Tac Toe – Guest Gift

Want a unique gift for your nature-loving wedding guests? The Tic-Tac Toe guest gift from Etsy is uniqueness and simplicity in one piece. Fun is guaranteed and boredom now in the past.  This handmade bag is the perfect gift that cuts across all ages.

 

In the end, with gifts, the heart is principal. Remember thank you gifts are expressions of love and appreciation.

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The conventional look for weddings in most cities remains the traditional white wedding dress and tuxedo. However, many couples have defiled this norm and established a new trend of denim-themed weddings. This article is designed to answer frequently asked questions on Denim and Weddings…

 

What weddings can denim be worn to?

While jeans are not commonly accepted outfits in most cities, you could make it the wanted outfit for yours. Have a denim-themed wedding and denim can be worn to your wedding.

 

Why wear denim to my wedding

Well, why not? Here are a few reasons why you might consider wearing denim on your big day…

 

Endless options

Denim provides endless options of styles and a wide range of possibilities. Available in different styles and colors, you have numerous options to pick from for your big day.

 

Durability

Denim is a long-lasting fabric. Originally designed as fabrics for work clothes, they could sometimes last for up to a decade. This means that you can wear your dress time and time again after your wedding making it a great investment. It is the only fabric that offers this much durability.

 

Style

From faded to very deep colors, denim is available across different saturations. So, you can select a shade you prefer. Denim can be carefully tailored to include detailed embroidery designs and prints. So whether you want the “simple and classy” look or you aim for the “bold and beautiful” trend, it’s great for both.

 

Comfortable

Not only is denim durable but it is also a comfortable material. With the wide variety of brands, it is easy to find comfortable jeans. You could also have your outfits custom-made for you.

 

Easy to maintain

Unlike other fabrics that require consistent washing and delicate care, denim is much easier to maintain. Denim is the least difficult of clothing materials to maintain though the attention required might vary depending on your dress.

 

Wrinkle resistant

While you want to look great at your wedding, you don’t want to spend ages on laundry and ironing. Not only is the denim durable but it is also wrinkle resistant. So, you don’t have to worry about ironing after every wash.

 

Versatile

Denim is a perfect base for most outfits and pairing them with accessories is not only fun but extremely easy. Take your denim wedding dress a step higher with the right jewelry. Diamonds, emeralds, or sapphires? With denim, all is a perfect match.

 

 

But I want to wear a wedding gown

You could wear a denim wedding gown if you so delight.  Here are a few denim gowns…

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If you want to take this trend in smaller bites…

You can always start with an accessory or two such as this gorgeous denim brooch …

 

 

… or the wedding denim jackets trend!

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Covid-19 got your wedding plan cancelled? Here are some pointers on how to handle postponing a wedding.

It was supposed to be the happiest day in your life, but then came this pandemic and changed everything. This virus affected so many facets of life, including otherwise joyful occasions like weddings. 

While health and safety are the priority at this time, it is still important to acknowledge your feelings and disappointment. The wedding day is a climax of a rather long time of you obsessing over every little detail in your venue and suddenly, nothing is as planned anymore.

 

When trying to address postponing your venue, it is important to let your vendors know as soon as possible. Your vendors are mostly business owners, who are probably dealing with some changes and uncertainty these days, so try and be patient and understanding while providing them with all the details you have. Remember, they are new to this too and you are probably not the only one cancelling on them now. Also, you may want to know if they are available to secure a future date.

 

 

When trying to reschedule -keep an open mind. While your original date may have been a spring May Saturday wedding, the alternative date may not be exactly what you imagined. A winter wedding or getting married on a Monday, might not be the exact vision you had, but there is no reason the venue won’t be as amazing and romantic as you imagined. Flexibility is the key to recover from this change with a positive approach.

 

After letting your vendors know, and just as you rushed to ask your guests to save your wedding date, it is a common courtesy that you will let your guests know you are changing your plans. 

Tell them about your new plans and give them enough time to make the arrangements needed for them to be able to attend your happy day. Don’t take their response too hard, some will be disappointed with cancelling plans they made or just won’t be as sensitive as you wish. COVID-19 has fundamentally changed the way we go about our daily lives and we’re all learning how to live in these new times.

By the way- If you purchased a wedding insurance, first of all- Wow. You rock. Seriously.

Consult with your agent and check what is covered by the insurance in case of a pandemic. Unfortunately, we are in doubt how helpful it will be, but every plan is different, so who knows. it’s worth checking.

 

Now take a minute for yourself and your partner. Use your cancelled-wedding-day to do something together and mark this day. Maybe even go on a mini-moon or have a small ceremony with close friends and family. It can be your cancelversary!

 

We know it’s not easy. You dreamed of this moment for so long and it is just bad luck that the pandemic has affected you like this. But hey, are you healthy? Are your beloved ones safe? There are so many changes around us, so many lives have been affected by this virus, we personally think we should bless on our good fortune and be thankful for what we have. 

 

Wedding postponed cards: zola, zazzle,  Truly Inspired Paper Co

 

If you really want to take everything into consideration when picking the perfect wedding date, let’s throw the zodiac sign of your wedding day into the mix!

 The date of your wedding, based on the zodiac wheel can help you refine the wedding elements with on the characteristic of the sign and also give you some tips and hints on your romantic future together.

 (Major bonus- do’s and don’ts with your partner, based on your wedding day horoscope🤫😉 )

 

Aquarius Marriages: January 20—February 18

You are the social couple that everyone wants to be invited to their parties, and also be their best friend. You are so cute and odd together and apart, and your relationship can be called anything other than normal.

Tip towards the 10-carat diamond anniversary: Try to make some one-on-one time, just the two of you, to remember why you chose one another in the first place. 

 

 

Pisces Marriages: February 19—March 20

Creativity, fantasy, and imagination will be the wind beneath your wings in this marriage. You are the goal of all couples, getting everyone envy of your romantic getaways and shared skydiving/ train surfing/ shark fishing experiences.

Tip towards the 10-carat diamond anniversary: One of you will always have to keep your feet to the ground. Remember that Imagination is amazing but real life is great too.

 

 

Aries Marriages: March 21—April 19

Like the Aries men and women, so is your relationship destined of being flirtatious, spontaneous, and passionate. You and your partner will probably feel very comfortable with staying yourselves and finding a place for your individuality. 

Tip towards the 10-carat diamond anniversary: With all the hyper and action this sign brings to your relationship, don’t forget to find the beauty in the ordinary routine with its peaceful moments.

 

 

Taurus Marriages: April 20—May 20

Your marriage is bound to be as sensual and indulging as the Taurus sign, but also very balanced and grounded. We are sure friends will stop by all the time since your home will definitely be very comfortable, peaceful, and inviting. 

Tip towards the 10-carat diamond anniversary: Don’t get stuck and bored! Try and add some spice and spontaneity by trying new things in life (and in your bedroom). 

 

 

Gemini Marriages: May 21—June 20

Ruled by the planet Mercury, you guys are going to talk it all the way to the Gold anniversary! Gemini marriage is all about the dialogue between you two and that will be the key to a happy, long-lasting, ear-catching fairytale.  

Tip towards the 10-carat diamond anniversary: Prioritize spending time together as a couple over getting activities and things done.

 

 

Cancer Marriages: June 21—July 22

Look out! It’s the Lovey Dovey Disney Fairytale type of marriage. Finishing each other’s sentences, cute nicknames, spontaneous flowers, and all the shebang is ahead of you (Yes, we are jealous!) 

Tip towards the 10-carat diamond anniversary: Don’t get lost in your love story. Make time for your friends and families and keep your individuality. 

 

 

Leo Marriages: July 23—August 22

The bold and the beautiful!  A love story, conflict, drama, climax, kiss, and makeup over and over again. You will have a theatrical yet passionate life and everyone will hear about it! Not boring at all!

Tip towards the 10-carat diamond anniversary: Tone down the volume when you fight (and also when you love) so that the neighbors won’t get mad, or jealous.

 

 

Virgo Marriages: August 23—September 22

God is in the little things, and so are you! This is a healthy, natural, effortless, and easy-going relationship where both sides give and take in the same measure.

Tip towards the 10-carat diamond anniversary: Don’t get too petty with each other. Life is so much bigger than here and now.

 

 

Libra Marriages: September 23—October 22

The balanced of all marriages. This is probably why October is the most popular month to get married in. Your relationship will be equal and adjusted so that both sides will feel heard and important.

Tip towards the 10-carat diamond anniversary: Sometimes, just once in a while, if it’s not too much trouble, get! Crazy!

 

 

Scorpio Marriages: October 23—November 21

This is the relationship you see in the movies. Passionate, full of power, lust, and intensity. Like the Scorpio itself, you will be intrigued and curious but also a little bit scared and that will keep you on the edge, what will happen next…

Tip towards the 10-carat diamond anniversary: Make sure you keep the communication between you very open and honest. Don’t keep things that bother you, to yourself. It will come out in the end and then it won’t be pretty. 

 

 

Sagittarius Marriages: November 22—December 21

You guys got back from Japan and left straight to Africa?! This is the most adventurous, free spirit, outgoing and friendly marriage, and also luck is on your side with Jupiter ruling your marriage sign.

Tip towards the 10-carat diamond anniversary: Keep the heat in the kitchen and the adventures outside. Make sure you keep your home and relationship steady.

 

 

Capricorn Marriages: December 22—January 19

It’s the most wonderful time of the year and also a great time to get married. The Capricorn sign guarantees life will be about keeping the tradition and family, together with always optimizing your odds and keeping a good healthy positive approach towards life.

Tip towards the 10-carat diamond anniversary: Get outside of the box and mix things up. Not everything needs to be calculated and thought all the way through. 

 

 

Take a look at this Leo customized ring setting. To customize your own Zodiac sign or any idea you have for your wedding and engagement rings, learn more about our customization process

 

 

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Zodiac signs by Image by Агзам Гайсин

 

It’s that time of the year again when the Pantone Institute’s color of the year is on everybody’s lips, wish-lists and, why not, wedding decor. If you’re new to this trend, know that each year, we get a new color trend to fuss over, and 2020 is all about ‘Classic Blue’.

In music, a classic is defined as a piece that can’t be changed, permanent and exact. Something that stands through time. This year is about regaining stability and going back to classics. The Classic Blue shade is a symbol of calm, confidence and connection, exactly what future brides need for their engagement party or wedding gala. A color to embrace so as to cross the threshold into the new decade with style. 

“We are living in a time that requires trust and faith. It is this kind of constancy and confidence that is expressed by Pantone 19-4052 Classic Blue, a solid and dependable blue hue we can always rely on. Imbued with a deep resonance, Classic Blue provides an anchoring foundation. A countless blue evocative of vast and infinite evening sky, Classic Blue encourages us to look beyond the obvious to expand our thinking; challenging us to think more deeply, increase our perspective and open the flow of communication.” – Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director of the Pantone Color Institute. 

 

Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue, you can use this shade for both fashion and beauty, but also decorations. Discover more about this timeless color in our easy guide below.

 

How to use it in your engagement/wedding

We invite you to bring a lot of honest colors to your engagement and wedding events. This is a time to invest in people and connection, to make everlasting memories and celebrate love. Love for each other and for everything that surrounds you. 

Classic blue in fashion is a symbol of elegance and simplicity. You can add it to your look as something to keep the fun tradition, like an accessory or even a precious piece of jewelry. You can add it to your party with the future groom’s suit, or even with a gown for bridesmaids, or for one of the mothers – the groom’s or the bride’s. A fun touch could be that the bridesmaids all wear blue earrings or nails, while all the groomsmen wear blue socks or pocket squares.

[image source: French Touch Photography]

 

Another way to add the Classic Blue shade to your party is through your wedding invitations or wedding day decor. The napkins could be blue, the menu could also be blue or little accents here and there – chair bows, balloons are some examples.

[image source: Belly1Husband]

 

Know that another big color trend this year is brown, and blue and brown make quite the pair. If brown flowers aren’t on the list, talk with a specialist and they will guide you. Other color harmonies to check out are a mix of warm Pantone shades like Baby Blue, Monument, Stucco, Peach Quartz and Cornhusk. This is perfect if you’re into soft shades, but if you’re into glitz and glamour, discover Silver-plated, Glitteratti, Aluminium Foil, Two Penny and Pixie.

 

[image source: Minted]

 

Last, but definitely not least, blue in jewelry. We want to invite you to check out our blue pieces and to discover how adding blue in your look can be with blue diamonds – nature or man-made, but also with gemstones like Sapphire, Kyanite, Lapis Lazuli and Zircon for dark blue, Topaz and Aquamarine for lighter shades.

 

 

What do you think about Pantone’s classic blue for 2020? And how would you choose to add blue to your special day?

 

 

White or gold, with or without stones, two-tone or tattooed on, there’s a wedding band out there for you. When we talk about the bride and groom’s jewelry, we mostly address the engagement ring. But there is more to add to your beautiful hands, so discover the top 15 things to know about wedding rings.

I DO day brings a lot of joy and sparkle to a couple. It’s also the perfect time to make savvy investments that will pass the time with you. It’s important to buy good materials, classic colors and shapes because bands can turn into family heirlooms too. But more in the list below.

 

1. It’s essential that when you invest in a diamond ring you also think to match it to the wedding band. You can’t go buying a white gold ring and then a yellow band or a wedding band with stones that will make the engagement ring less important.

 

2. But there are two-tone wedding bands on the market if that’s what you want, like these models here below.

3. And since we’re talking about online shopping, half of the modern couples do their research and buys online when it comes to bands for their wedding day.

 

4. Couples usually invest in an engagement ring with a stone and a simple wedding band or just a wedding band with precious stones. The ring market is your oyster.

 

5. If you’re not interested in gold and don’t know how to play with the other materials to meet your budget, know that you can invest in a more expensive platinum engagement ring and a palladium wedding band.

 

6. Wedding bands should be thicker than engagement rings but not so that one eclipses the other. Together they should look like a chunkier band.

 

7. Simple, classic, rings are still some of the most sold models on the market.

 

8. Wedding ring fingers vary from country to country, most usually wear it on the fourth finger of the left hand.

 

9. It is said that the wedding ring trend began in the second World War when soldiers wore them to remember the wives they left at home.

 

10. The wedding band is a symbol of wealth, that the man can take care of a family, but also of eternity.

 

11. The most popular engraved phrases on the wedding rings are each other’s names and the wedding date.

 

12. Wedding bands with blue stones are believed to be a symbol of a happy and long marriage. Blue sapphires and aquamarine are meant to represent faithfulness and sincerity.

 

13. Some of the oldest materials to be used in wedding bands date back to Ancient Egypt. Couples would take papyrus paper and braid it with twigs to make a loop of love and “happily ever after”.

 

14. Wedding rings carry special powers, in some prisons, inmates get to wear their bands.

 

15. In some religions (especially Catholic and Orthodox) the wedding bands have to be blessed first by the priest in order for the couple to wear them.

 

 

 

 

Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to witness the jewelry choices of this lovely bride and groom. Please be seated so we can take a look over how to choose the perfect wedding band. Joke aside, there are so many rings to pick from it’s hard to make a good choice…in time for the wedding.

It’s said that the modern couple should have the wedding bands ready one month before the big day. It’s also said that couples shouldn’t try on their bands because of bad luck, but bridezillas and groom kongs out there know that’s not a viable option.

 

 
 

Simplify where you can
In order to let you chew on vendors, caterers, photographers, flower girls and obstinate bridesmaids and groomsmen, here are our top pieces of advice to ease the researching process. Before you make an investment, decide on the style and the budget: a simple wedding band and an engagement ring or a bedazzled wedding band.
 

Once you have this under the belt, the rest of the choices will follow. Do you want diamonds or colorful stones? Are you more interested in a slick white gold band, a two-tone platinum one or you are more into no-fuss classics like a yellow gold band? Maybe something truly unique , such as nature-inspired or vintage-styled?

To make things simple for you, it’s best if you buy all your rings from the same vendor, especially if you want something special and personalized. If you have gold you want to exchange for your new pieces of jewelry or you want to melt older ones this is the right time to be savvy with your money.

 
 

 

 

The importance of it all
It’s important to take your time, have patience, invest in quality materials – especially when it comes to stones – and size them up correctly. Remember that if you want something engraved that can add another extra month to the whole process.

Of course, these are the main rules, but you know that rules are meant to be broken in today’s world. You can always mix it up and be different if you can’t compromise on the same model: one can wear a white gold band, while the other can opt for rose gold if that’s what you fancy or you can add gold and platinum and make up your own creation. In the end what’s important is that you’re both happy.