December 2008 - Posts
Posted Tuesday, December 23, 2008 7:37 PM
Photography: Kristin Spencer Photography Here's a fun DIY-friendly project: Guide guests to their tables using escort cards attached to fresh fruit like Heather and Scott from Boston did for their summer wedding. The best part is that you can create flag
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Posted Tuesday, December 23, 2008 7:07 PM
Photo: Jenna Walker Photography This blew me away: For their Ulysses, Kansas, wedding, Jasey and Chris attached strings of glass circles to a mountain bike wheel and hung the whole thing from the ceiling. While it wouldn't work for a black-tie affair,
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Posted Tuesday, December 23, 2008 5:41 PM
We are so very excited to have co-founders Eunice and Sabrina Moyle from the oh-so-pretty Hello!Lucky stationery studio in San Francisco guest blogging for us this week. In addition to creating gorgeous stationery designs, this stylish duo just come out
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Posted Monday, December 22, 2008 4:56 PM
Photography: Jocelyn Filley Photography Cake: Martha's Vineyard Gourmet Cafe & Bakery For a twist on the cookie cutter monogram cake topper idea, put your initials front and center on your middle cake tier like Maura and Patrick's cake baker did.
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Knot Tia
Filed under: Cakes + Desserts
Posted Friday, December 19, 2008 11:12 AM
Photo: Joyelle West Photography Don't bother bringing this photo to your florist: Not even nature can replicate the Crayola-worthy colors in this vibrant bouquet. For Anna and Brian's earth-friendly, Peabody, MA, wedding, the bride opted to carry paper
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Posted Wednesday, December 17, 2008 10:43 AM
Photography: Six Eight Three Photography Check out these tall wheat centerpieces from Tricia and John's farm wedding in Missouri. I love the way they let their surroundings guide their reception decor and design. The wheat centerpieces, wrapped with simple
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Posted by
Knot Tia
Filed under: Reception Ideas
Posted Tuesday, December 16, 2008 7:17 PM
Photography: Borrowed Blue Photography Cake: Charm City Cakes Have you ever seen such a festive cake? Even if you can't hire dragon dancers, you can serve a dessert that's as colorful as your culture, like Emily and Andy did for their Baltimore-area wedding.
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Knot Meredith
Filed under: cake
Posted Monday, December 15, 2008 9:38 AM
Photography: Sweetwater Portraits Not wedding cake types? Take a hint from Brandi and William from Pennsylvania who nixed the wedding cake idea and decided to serve one of their favorite desserts instead -- pie. After dinner, waiters passed miniature
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Posted Thursday, December 11, 2008 2:05 PM
Photo: Gail Chatelain Few things annoy me more than a portrait of a bride and a groom standing straight up and super-close with their arms at their sides. No one stands like that in real life! Couples tend to look uncomfortable in those shots. That's
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Posted Wednesday, December 10, 2008 6:20 PM
Photography: Cameron Ingalls Inc. I love the traditional white satin bouquet wraps, but this fun, modern arrangement caught my eye. Melanie and Gaving went all out with a bright yellow and orange color palette for their outdoor wedding in San Luis Obispo,
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Posted Tuesday, December 09, 2008 7:09 PM
Photography: Derek Goes Photography I'll never knock a monogram -- whether it's on your cake in chocolate, your dance floor in lights, or the towels on your registry -- but I've seen so many lately that this Gemini symbol was a breath of fresh air. It's
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Posted Monday, December 08, 2008 4:22 PM
Photo: Ryan Phillips Photography Downhome, country-style details are perfect for a laid-back outdoor wedding. I like the way Naomi and Larry setup their cocktail hour for their summer wedding in Ventura, California. Oversized mason-style jars featured
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Posted Friday, December 05, 2008 10:02 AM
Edible wedding favors will inarguably send your guests off on a sweet note. Here, we rounded up a few of our favorite edible wedding favor ideas (clockwise from upper left): 1. Get custom-designed cookies with your monogram, wedding colors, or wedding
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Posted Thursday, December 04, 2008 5:09 PM
Photo: Heidi Finn Photography For brides on a budget (and, let's be honest, we're all on some kind of a budget nowadays!), instead of paying a fortune for favors and centerpieces, make your favors the main attraction like Kelly and Dave did. These bamboo
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Posted by
Knot Meredith
Filed under: Favors
Posted Wednesday, December 03, 2008 5:45 PM
Photography: Alisha Clark Photographer I love the DIY details from Samantha and Darin's summer wedding in St. Louis, Missouri. My favorite element is their escort cards -- mini green kermit mums strung through the top of each white, tented card is so
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Posted by
Knot Tia
Filed under: Reception Ideas
Posted Tuesday, December 02, 2008 9:34 AM
Hello, brides! Though I'm new to The Knot staff, I'm far from new to The Knot -- I relied heavily on the editors here for inspiration for my wedding this year, and now I'm going to be sharing my favorite ideas for making your wedding fabulous and one-of-a-kind.
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Posted Monday, December 01, 2008 6:12 PM
An easy way to personalize your programs? Add a custom monogram. Check out these beautiful blue and red programs from Hayley and Jason's summer wedding in Galveston, Texas, designed by the bride. The colors are fresh and the monogram is bold -- a beautiful
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