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Real Weddings- Constance and Paul

January 18, 2008 | editorial team

Today’s beautiful Real Wedding comes from cool Seattle couple Constance and Paul. Their wedding was a personal and intimate affair, blending their multicultural backgrounds and friends. As Constance puts it, there were “Pauls enduring friends from his punk rock days, my close friends from boarding school on the East Coast and my family members and friends from the Korean community.  Somehow it all worked.” They wanted to celebrate everyone who had helped them along in their lives, so during their ceremony friends sang original songs, family read favorite poetry and other guests created a fabulous homemade feast of seared rib eye steaks, chive and garlic mashed potatoes and fresh mozzarella and heirloom tomato salad. Wedding coordinator Keri Cooper from Bliss Events helped them create a celebration they would never forget, and John Hong of John and Joseph Photography exquisitely captured every intimate and spontaneous moment.

Their color palette was a combination of a rich brown, deep orange and vibrant chartreuse. The wedding favors at each place setting were champagne chocolate truffles from Joseph Schmidt placed in chocolate colored boxes tied with a chartreuse ribbon.

Constance wore the silk and Chantilly lace “Claire” dress from Monique Lhuillier  and loved they way it looked both demure and sophisticated, while Paul’s simple black suit from The Tux Shop paired with a non-black tie gave him a hip, modern look that fit perfectly with their casually elegant atmosphere.

The green, orange and brown color palette was carried through into their invitations by Mmm…paper, their hand calligraphed place cards from Calligraphy by Michelle, and their gorgeous flowers arrangements from Juniper Flowers.

Congratulations Constance and Paul!!! And thanks so much for sharing your photos and wonderful ideas!

To see more about this wedding and many, many others, visit our Real Weddings section and have fun!

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Creative Edible Wedding Favors

January 16, 2008 | editorial team

Anyone who knows me, knows that I love food. A lot. A whole lot. That’s why I was so excited when Junebug reader Jackie from New York wrote and asked me for ideas on edible wedding favors that go beyond traditional chocolates. Here are some of my thoughts on how to go fantastically foodie for your wedding favors. Yum!

Go local. If you have a lot of guests coming from out of town, or if you are particularly enamored with the area where your wedding is taking place, incorporating local produce or food specialties can be a super fun way to get your guests excited about your city. Working with local resources can also be a fabulous way to help “go green” with your wedding planning. In Seattle I might give out my favorite locally roasted coffee inside tins decorated with custom labels, pretty little espresso cups filled with chocolate covered espresso beans, or coffee flavored desserts like these homemade coffee truffles and rich espresso fudge brownies from Martha Stewart. I might also go for delicate bags of locally grown cherries or bottles of wine produced in Eastern Washington.

Espresso cups from Beau-Coup.com, truffles and brownies from Martha Stewart, custom polka-dot tins from Sophie’s Favors, and specialty teas from Beau-Coup.com.

Share your favorite things. Do you love, love, love malted milk balls, but your fiance prefers red licorice? Fill two little truffle boxes with a bit of each, tie them together with ribbon and add a tag with a description of why they’re your favorites. If you love sweet and he loves salty, have a snack buffet filled with candy, chocolates, pretzels, popcorn, etc. for people to scoop into little bags on their way out the door. If your family has a secret recipe that you have grown up loving, even if it’s unusual, give out little portions and explain where it comes from and why it’s so special. I’ve seen one bride give mini jars of her mom’s famous strawberry jam, and another give out jars of pickled veggies that she and her fiance made together.

Jam from FavorIdeas.com, white square goodie boxes from Martha Stewart Crafts, jars of fennel pickles from Brides.com/Miki Duisterhof Photography, and sweet and salty candy buffet from TheKnot.com/RedRibbon Studios.

 

Give them food to go. Every time I’ve received a party or wedding favor that is meant to be eaten later that night, or the next morning for breakfast, it has always seemed so thoughtful and I’ve always been grateful to have it. Give your guests a little bag filled with delicious granola, scones or pastries from your favorite bakery along with some fancy tea for a breakfast favor. If you think your wedding is going to go well into the wee hours, prepare a midnight snack favor- try a little box with Krispy Kreme (or other local) donuts or your favorite late night snack food to revive their energy after hours on the dance floor.

Doughnut favors in bags from TheKnot.com/New Image Photography, doughnut favors in a box, jam and scone favors and homemade granola favors from MarthaStewart.com.

What are your favorite foodie favors? Share your great ideas, we want to know what you love!

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Catching Up With My Favorite Blogs

January 14, 2008 | editorial team

Not to gloat or anything, but I’m writing today from Miami Beach!  I’m poolside on my last day of a long girl’s weekend with some of my oldest and dearest friends. It has been loads of fun and I feel like I haven’t stopped laughing since I arrived on Thursday night. It’s remarkable really, the restorative powers of quality time with good friends (though the quality time spent relaxing by the pool doesn’t hurt either!) While I’m away, get out there and enjoy some of the wonderfully creative things going on in the blogosphere, and I’ll be back, rested and renewed, with new ideas to share on Wednesday!

Check out the endlessly fun ideas at Something Old, Something New, the stunning images at The Bride’s Cafe, the recent posts about bridesmaid’s dresses from Anne Chertoff at From I Will to I Do, and the pure and simple fashion inspiration from The Sartorialist. I’m reading right along with you. Enjoy!

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