The Hand-Painted Succulent reception is soft and a bit ethereal. Succulents, like origami cranes, are small elements that can really sneak into any wedding design element, for instance, as cake toppers, amongst table decor, inside bouquets, or as escort cards that second as wedding favors. Above I have only shown real succulent decor, but there … Read More
Hand-Painted Reception
Birds of a Feather Hand-Painted Reception
The Birds of a Feather wedding is whimsical yet earthy. It isn’t fussy. It has an organic and natural appeal. For your reception decor, feathers work beautiful amongst textures of burlap, lace, or twigs. The Birds of a Feather wedding works wonderfully amongst a neutral or soft-spoken color palette, which is perfect for any season. … Read More
Perfect Pear with a Vintage Touch theme
The Perfect Pear theme has a bit of a vintage touch to it, but not in an overly ornate way. It has an organic appeal while remaining very cozy, warm and romantic. It is the perfect theme for a sunset wedding in the Autumn with golden light streaming in during dinner. Sources: (left to right, … Read More
Lovebirds and my Wedding Cake
My wedding cake designed and created by Debbie Celenza (my mom). Photographed by Hoffer Photography. Today I’m sharing with you one of the special elements of my own wedding…my wedding cake! As you can see one of the themes I incorporated into my wedding was the lovebirds theme. I grew up with birds as pets, … Read More
Hand-Painted Reception: Antique Bird Cages
There are so many options with an Antique Bird Cage/Lovebirds theme wedding. This creates a fantastic opportunity to interpret the theme in many ways. Design elements that can vary up this theme can include using feathers, twigs (like a nest), birds, bird seed, or you can really go all out on the antique aspect of … Read More
Hand-Painted Reception: Back-to-School Inspired
The Back-to-School wedding theme starts out with the wedding party traveling in style in a school bus! Inexpensive and fun! Then there is chocolate milk with fun striped straws and paper bag guest gift bags filled with treats. There are escort card apples, customized No. 2 pencils, globes, and books used as reception decoration. There … Read More
Hand-Painted Reception: Harry Potter theme
The most enchanting way to incorporate the Harry Potter floating candles theme into your wedding is to find a vendor who will produce this magnificent display for you. I would recommend not using real candles though…don’t want wax dripping on your guests heads. My husband, Carl, proposed to me with a book, so I certainly … Read More
Hand-Painted Reception: Lavender
The Lavender wedding is full of grace and serenity. No bridezilla would be attracted to this theme. The beautiful thing about lavender is that it can be added to any element of a wedding (as you can see by these pictures). Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Lavender wedding invitation … Read More
String Light Reception
I am a big fan of outdoor weddings. If it wasn’t raining on my wedding day, my husband and I would have married outside in a rustic little courtyard. Instead we married inside by a cozy fireplace, which was a great alternative. As you can see from this compilation of string light inspiration, string lights … Read More
Hand-Painted Reception: Italy
There are so many options for designing your Italy-inspired wedding. You could go the old-world charming route and have a lot of lace accents, candlelight, and rich colors. You could also create a wedding inspired by the textures and colors of Venice. The silvery green (from the water) and the coral (of the buildings) would … Read More
Hand-Painted Reception: Inspired by Colorful Leaves
I love how the Colorful Leaves theme can either feature the bright magentas and greens of Caladium leaves invitation, or it can be a very romantic and vintage theme featuring a mix of deep purples and silvery greens to pair with the Begonia leaves invitation. The Begonia and Caladium leaves make a striking pair with … Read More
Inspired by Tandem Bike Cont.
Here are a few ideas I found around the web to inspire the couple who is considering the playful Tandem Bike theme at their wedding. Having a tandem bike at your reception is pretty much a requirement if you are going to go with the Tandem Bike theme. Especially for the opportunity to get … Read More
Hand-Painted Reception: Tandem Bike theme
I have expanded the Tandem Bike theme into escort cards and table numbers. I am a big fan of the invitation design or theme expanding into the reception and/or ceremony decor. The invitation really sets the tone for the style and “feeling” of the wedding. Sometimes it is the only clue that guests have to … Read More