WEDDING BLOG

(Image by Joy Marie Photography)

Keeping your wedding guests cool during the hot summer months is an important thing to remember, and with so many decorative fans and parasols available, your thoughtful gesture will also add some serious style to your celebration. These paper, bamboo and silk fans from Pearl River come in every color under the sun, and make for fantastic photo ops like the image above from Joy Marie Photography. Adorable! Place one on each chair before your ceremony, or incorporate them into your guest book table and let guests pick one up on their way to their seats.

If your ceremony, cocktail hour or reception are outside, you’ll have the sun to think about as well as just the heat. Pearl River also has paper parasols in really lovely solid colors, or painted with whimsical designs. They are an easy, inexpensive and super pretty way to shelter your guests from the elements throughout your big day. Don’t forget one for yourself too!

Oh my goodness, can you say adorable? Kind of makes you want to use two stamps at once so you don’t have to separate those love birds, doesn’t it? Love the new Love Stamps! Visit USPS.com to order yours today, and remember, always take a final version of your wedding invitation to your local post office to find out just how much postage it requires. Wedding invitations often exceed the weight and size regulations for first-class postage. 

(Top image from USPS.com, bottom image from Caffe Greco Design)

Summertime bridal showers, engagement parties and rehearsal dinners can be casual affairs that draw their decor from the natural beauty mother nature has provided, but just one or two fun accessories added to the mix can instantly create a theme or color palette, with hardly any effort at all. Jennifer Sbranti of Hostess with the Mostess, the always inventive website dedicated to entertaining with style, showcased these summery green accessories on her blog that would add loads of personality to any garden party. Love the look of a picnic table with the green bird napkin rings on top of simple white plates, and a lantern or two hanging above. Simple, chic, and festive!

Stop by the Hostess with the Mostess Fabulous Finds section to check out even more great entertaining accessories (like these beauties below) and get inspired for your summer. I feel a barbecue coming on! Thanks Jenn!