WEDDING BLOG

Our Junebug Holiday Giveaway week happily rolls on, and today we’re all about Beauty! On your wedding day you want to look and feel your healthiest and most beautiful, and who couldn’t use a little help in getting there? For one lucky winner that will be exactly the case when they win:

– A Here Comes the Bride Makeup Kit from Orglamix Organic Mineral Makeup

– A gift set of luxurious handmade soaps from Sweet Olive Soap Works

– A Home Ambiance Diffuser in Sandalwood Amber from Antica Farmacista

Read on to learn more about the prizes and to enter to win leave us a comment here telling us about the beauty products, philosophies and little luxuries you swear by or are excited to try out in preparation for your wedding day.  We’ll accept entries all week long, and randomly choose our winner this Friday, December 24th. Good luck readers! I can’t wait to hear all your beauty ideas and recommendations!

Orglamix makes organic mineral makeup in every variety and shade under the sun, and because it’s without any chemicals or artificial fragrances or dyes, it’s easy to wear for every skin type. We love its slight shimmer and light-weight feel which would be perfect for that glowing bridal look! The Here Comes the Bride Makeup Kit includes 1 Pure Organic Mineral Glow in Toss the Bouquet, 1 100% Pure Organic Mineral Blush in Rosy Future, and 3 100% Pure Organic Mineral Eye Colors in Champagne Toast, Honeymoon Sweet and Frosting on Taupe. Thanks Orglamix!

In my humble opinion there is nothing like a good bar of soap, and Sweet Olive Soap Works, a New Orleans soap company, lovingly makes luscious handmade soaps with traditionally nourishing and local ingredients. Skin healing fruits, flowers, and herbs gathered from their organic garden are combined with ingredients like olive oil and goat’s milk to naturally promote healthier, happier skin. Heavenly! Today’s giveaway gift set includes bars of La Vie En Rose, Auntie Bellum’s Magnolia and Goat’s Milk, and Louisiana Sweet Olive Blossom soaps. A perfect gift for yourself or your bridesmaids!

Beauty doesn’t just apply to your body, but to your surroundings as well. For a beautifully scented home, we love the Home Ambiance Diffusers from Antica Farmacista. Simply set out one of the lovely antique-inspired apothecary bottles and the scent in the oil is wicked up through the wooden sticks and into the air. No muss, no fuss! Today’s winner will receive a 250ml bottle of their newest scent, Sandalwood Amber – a complex and warm fragrance rooted in rich sandalwood with notes of soft amber, musk and vanilla bean.

A very special thank you to Orglamix, Sweet Olive Soap Works and Antica Farmacista for generously donating this giveaway. And readers, don’t forget to enter to win the Fashion and Food giveaways from Monday and Tuesday on What Junebug Loves, and if you love photography don’t miss out Photography Giveaway on Photobug!

Happy Tuesday! If you tuned in yesterday you saw that we’re all about gifts and giveaways this week on Junebug, and today we’re taking about about Yummy Food! Two lucky winners are going to receive some seriously delicious treats!

First we have an ingenious holiday gift that we received ourselves this year, and loved so much we asked if you could have one too. The very first person to leave a comment here is going to win …

– A Cake in a Jar Care Package from the brilliant Fantasy Frostings! UPDATE: A winner has been chosen! Congratulations to Julie – enjoy!

Yes, that’s right, we said cake in a jar. Trust us, it’s to-die-for! And as for the rest of you, leave us a comment here telling us about the special food, drinks and desserts you’re most excited to serve on your wedding day, and you’ll be entered to win…

–  A selection of premium organic chocolate from the famous Theo Chocolate

– The new cookbook Fried Chicken and Champagne by chef and caterer Lisa Dupar

– A Holiday Gift Set from renowned chef Tom Douglas filled with his amazing “Rubs with Love”

– A custom designed signature wedding cocktail recipe created just for you by Dress the Drink

Read on to learn more about the prizes. We’ll accept entries all week long, and randomly choose our winner this Friday, December 24th. Good luck everyone! And happy holidays!!! 

Fantasy Frostings makes some of the most delicious wedding cakes and desserts in Southern California, and when we received their “Cake in a Jar” box a few weeks back, we were reminded just why their reputation is what it is. YUM! For those of you in the LA area, don’t miss their newly expanded offerings that include wedding dessert buffets, and look for “Cake in a Jar” to be available on their website by Valentine’s Day! (images above by Cakes and Kisses Photography)

Theo Chocolate is one of our very favorite local companies here in Seattle, not only because their chocolate is crazy, crazy good, but because they are the first and only organic and Fair Trade chocolate factory in the country. Not a small feat. Theo is generously giving away their eight piece winter confection box, a box of their grey salted caramels and a box of their pink salted caramels –  all popular confections with couples looking for alternative wedding desserts and take-home favors that their guests will cheer them for! Check out their website to learn more and see all the wedding chocolate possibilities!

Lisa Dupar is a multi-talented chef and caterer, and with her new cookbook Fried Chicken and Champagne you can taste a little of her kitchen genius yourself. We’ve long been fans of Lisa, her food, and her restaurant The Pomegranate Bistro, and think this cookbook will make for some fantastic home-cooking date nights for you and your newly-wed.

Tom Douglas has made a huge name for himself in the food world (Iron Chef anyone?) and we’re so proud to have him as one of our home-town Seattle foodies. If you’ve ever eaten at one of his many mouth-wateringly good restaurants like The Dahlia Lounge, Palace Kitchen, Lola, Etta’s or Serious Pie or if you’ve been lucky enough to attend a wedding at the Palace Ballroom you know that his cooking comes from the heart. That’s why we adore his line of “Rubs with Love” and why we think that you too will have a blast cooking at home with the many different rubs that are included in the Holiday Gift set we’re giving away today.

Signature cocktails are a wonderful way to add some personalized pizazz to a wedding day, and no one does them quite like the company Luxurious Wedding | Dress the Drink. With this super cool package, Dress The Drink will have one of their premier mixologists create a custom signature cocktail and recipe for your wedding based on your theme, colors, interests, or wedding inspiration. They’ll provide you with a cocktail design consultation and recipe creation, the recipe and image of the cocktail named in your honor, and luxe cocktail garnishes for the bride and groom’s wedding cocktails. What fun! For more informaiton and lots of chic cocktail recipes, check out the Luxurious Wedding – Dress the Drink website and blog.

A very special thank you Fantasy Frostings, Theo Chocolate, Lisa Dupar and Company, Tom Douglas and Luxurious Wedding | Dress the Drink for generously donating this giveaway. You’re the best!

Happy holidays dear Junebug readers! To thank you for your love, support and participation all year long we’ve put together a week of giveaways for you, filled with wedding goodies you won’t want to miss! From food to fashion to beauty to wedding planning extras we hope these items will help make your holidays bright. And if you’re a lover of photography, head on over to Photobug to enter to win our amazing photography giveaway too!

First up… it’s Fashion Day! One very lucky winner will soon be receiving these sparkling bridal fashion accessories:

– Rachel Leigh’s Zelda Crystal Necklace from The Aisle New York

– Teardrop Edwardian Style Earrings from Emma Stine

– Swarovski Crystal Bridal Comb from Bride’s Head Revisited

Read on to learn more about the prizes, and to enter to win simply leave us a comment describing your personal wedding style and the fashion accessories that you’re most excited about wearing on your wedding day. We’ll accept entries all week long, and randomly choose our winner this Friday, December 24th. Good luck everyone! And happy holidays!!!

The Aisle New York, the new online members-only boutique that gives you access to the best in luxury bridal fashion and accessories, is launching on Januay 3rd and we’re counting down the days! To celebrate they’re giving away this gorgeous Rachel Leigh necklace that we simply love! Head over to www.theaislenewyork.com to pre-register before their official launch date so you’ll be the first to know about all their incredible collections and sales.

Emma Stine makes jewelry and accessories that are classic and timeless yet still on the cutting edge of style. Their passion and goal is some thing we can really get behind – creating luxury for all women. These beautiful Teardrop Edwardian Earrings, inspired by raindrops and antique style, sure would look incredible on every woman we know!

Bride’s Head Revisited has long been making stylish veils and hair accessories for the modern bride, and now with their brand new Flagship Store in New York City’s Flatiron District seeing their incredible selection of customizable veils, French veils, crystal combs, silk flowers and garters has never been more fun. To learn even more, check out their blog and Facebook page, and use the promo code “move2010” when you visit their new boutique in January or February and receive 10% off your purchase!

Brides Head Revisited
1123 Broadway, Suite 1001
Between 25th and 26th Streets
New York, NY 10010
212-465-2613

A very special thank you The Aisle New York, Emma Stine and Bride’s Head Revisited for generously donating this giveaway. We adore you.