WEDDING BLOG

Holiday Giveaway Week – Groom and Groomsmen Gift Ideas!

December 18, 2012 | editorial team

We’re continuing the holiday fun today, and this time it’s all about the boys! For day two of our holiday giveaway week, we have a collection treasured gift ideas for your groom, or his guys. We think the men in your life will love these ideas, because who couldn’t use a little spoiling this season! The winner of today’s “gifts for the guys” giveaway package will receive:

– A Pinstripe Shirt, Light Pink Tie and a pair of Pink Large Stripe Socks from The Grunion Run

– A Whiskey Stones and Flask Kit from Polar Stones

– A Men’s Shaving Kit from Dirty Deeds Soaps

Read on to learn more about each item, and to enter to win just leave us a comment here telling us what your guy will be wearing on your wedding day! We’ll accept entries all week long, and choose our winner randomly next Monday, December 24th, 2012. Happy Holidays everyone!

Looking fantastic on your wedding day isn’t just for the bride! Specializing in creative, less traditional wedding looks for men, The Grunion Run is a fantastic online shop where you can find super stylish looks for all the men in your wedding. Having noticed that there were already plenty of options out there for brides and bridesmaids but not nearly enough for the guys, husband and wife team Kevin and Yun set out to create a shop specifically designed for the stylish groomsman! The lucky winner of today’s giveaway will receive three amazing items from The Grunion Run: a lightweight white cotton dress shirt with elegant purple and gray pinstripes, a modern pink cotton tie, and to top it off, a pair of fun pink, red and orange striped socks by Happy Socks.

To make sure the men in your wedding look their very best, check out The Grunion Run’s trend-setting designs in their lookbook and in their online shop!

What man likes sipping on a watered down drink? No man – and that’s why we adore the genius husband and wife team at Polar Stones! For a groomsman gift that your guys will use time and time again, Whiskey Stones are perfect – they chill your drink to the perfect temperature without diluting it, and are made from a non-porous soapstone material, giving them no odor or taste. In addition, Polar Stones also offers stainless steel flasks wrapped in leather, which you can have customized with your groomsman’s initials. The winner of today’s giveaway will receive one groomsman set, which includes a set of whiskey stones and one personalized leather flask. Cheers!

Most guys seem to go crazy for a good shave, and the family-owned business, Dirty Deeds Soaps, knows just how to create wonderful men’s soaps and shaving products that will have them looking (and smelling!) great. Each Dirty Deeds bar of soap is cut by hand, and one variety in particular that makes them popular with the guys is their masculine beer soap! Today’s winner will receive a Dirty Deeds men’s shaving kit, which includes one round wooden soap dish, one shave soap, one starter boar bristle brush and one “The Art of the Manly Shave” instructions.

To see more Dirty Deeds handmade soaps and shaving products, check out their website, etsy shop and facebook page.

Remember, all you have to do to enter is leave us a comment about what your groom will be wearing on your wedding day. And don’t forget that we have a new giveaway each day this week!

Holiday Giveaway Week – Bridal Fashion and Accessories!

December 17, 2012 | editorial team

It’s holiday season once again, and to celebrate with you, and show you our gratitude for being Junebug readers, we bring you one of our favorite weeks of the year – our annual Holiday Giveaway Week! We’ve been working hard to put together 5 days filled to the brim with incredible goodies just for you, so enter today and every day this week for your chance to win some seriously fabulous wedding items!

To start things off right we’re beginning with our favorite topic – bridal fashion! The winner of today’s giveaway package will receive:

– The sexy Mila Chemise in Very Berry from Eberjey

– A sparkling Catkins Headband from BHLDN

– One custom handmade wooden wedding dress hanger from Heirloom

Read on to learn more about each item, and to enter to win just leave us a comment here telling us about the bridal fashion you’re most excited about wearing on your big day. We’ll accept entries all week long, and choose our winner randomly next Monday, December 24th, 2012. Happy Holidays everyone!

Whether it’s for your wedding night, honeymoon, or everyday, sweet and sexy lingerie can do wonders to boost your confidence when you want to feel your most beautiful. Known for their super comfortable yet luxurious pieces, Eberjey is a favorite among many (including Junebug!), for their figure-flattering lingerie and sleepwear. The winner of our Bridal Fashion Holiday Giveaway Week package will receive the pretty Mila Chemise in Very Berry seen above! The Mila Chemise is sultry enough to be worn as lingerie, and soft enough to sleep in – the perfect combination!

BHLDN has become a name synonymous with unique, heirloom-inspired wedding fashion, and as Anthropologie’s very own wedding line, they offer an exquisite selection of hand-picked wedding dresses, accessories, decor, shoes and lingerie from incredible designers both big and small. Unexpected touches and intricate details abound at BHLDN, and today’s giveaway winner will be lucky enough to win the delicate Catkins Headband from their collection of beautiful bridal headbands. Handmade with Swarovski crystals and adorned with flower buds and slender twigs, this headband is the perfect touch of sparkle and sophistication to make your wedding style unforgettable.

You’ll look back on your wedding photos forever, and if there’s one accessory that can elevate the images of your wedding dress to the next level it’s a beautiful hanger – and that’s why we adore Heirloom! As one of Austin, Texas’ most prominent wedding photographers and a member of our World’s Best Wedding Photographers Hotlist, Ashley Garmon started Heirloom after years of realizing that classic wedding dress photographs were typically missing a beautiful dress hanger. Heirloom hangers are handcrafted and customized for each individual couple, and today’s winner will receive one personalized, handmade hanger for their wedding day. Trust us, your photographer will thank you for the photo op!

Good luck to one and all, and don’t forget to check back each day this week for more amazing Holiday Giveaways!

New Year’s Eve Wedding Celebration Captured by Callaway Gable – Mary and Derek

December 14, 2012 | editorial team

Mary and Derek had so much to celebrate at their LA wedding – their union, their friends and families, and…New Year’s Eve! Complete with gold glitter, confetti, and party hats, their gorgeous event that celebrated both their new life together and new year was impeccably planned by Modern LA Weddings and captured by Callaway Gable. Enjoy the photos that captured every moment, and be sure to check out their page in our Real Wedding Library for more details on the planning and pros!

The Goals: The focus of the wedding was having fun and making sure that the guests were having a great time – so I could sit back and enjoy my wedding and New Year’s Eve! It was also really important that the wedding be personal. We would not have enjoyed a wedding that looked great, but had no significance.

The Vision: Initially, I wanted my wedding to be a lot less formal than it ended up. I had this idea for a colorful, edgy, NYE party in an industrial setting. In fact, we were slated to have the wedding at a warehouse in Culver City, but about six months before the wedding, the warehouse informed us that they could no longer honor its commitment to our wedding date! Yikes! Fortunately, I had an amazing wedding planner, Nam Lam of Modern LA Weddings, who pushed us to look at all different types of venues, including the LA Athletic Club. Choosing the club really set the tone of the wedding. It went from something that was less formal and edgy, to a black tie, Old Hollywood style soiree.

From there, we took that theme and etched our personal touches on the event. For example, my husband loves Rocky, so he had a Rocky cake topper made. The amazing people at Hansens were able to translate that Rocky cake topper into a cake design that fit with the formal feel of the wedding.

The Look: I may be a little anti-bride here, but I didnt think there was just one dress out there for me and I didnt have any specific design in mind. I liked all of the six dresses that I tried on, and I could have gone with any one of them. I ended up choosing a dress that didnt look like anything else I had seen out there (and maybe for good reason – it showed EVERY imperfection). It was a very glamorous dress, so that set the tone for the groom and bridesmaids attire.

The Moments: My favorite parts were getting ready with my girlfriends, the ceremony, and a moment near the very end of the night. A lot of people had already left, but a group of my really close friends remained. We did a group dance that ended up in big group hug. Oh, and of course, ringing in the New Year with my wedding guests!

Almost everything was a wedding planning success (thanks Nam!), but my husband would say that the flutter sticks that he picked out for the NYE Countdown were a big hit.