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We’ve Moved!
We’ve Moved! Yes, you can find The Blue Sky Bride and her DIY, budget-friendly, ideas on…. (Drum Roll Please…) http://www.theblueskybride.com On an unrelated personal note, did you know that I’ve been married 95 days and I’m still driving around with … Continue reading
Sweet Simplicity (DIY Dessert Table)
Do you really ever get too old for a Twinkie? I know a wedding can be an occasion of epic sophistication. In planning my own wedding, I wanted to showcase love’s creativity and the wonder of childlike simplicity. Translate that … Continue reading
Posted in Dessert Table, DIY Ideas, Vintage, Wedding Inspiration
Tagged Baking and Confections, Cake, Cake Stands, Cake Table, Dessert Table, DIY, Grocery store, hostess, Twinkie, Vintage, Weddings
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Dressing Ugly Walls
Today I’m thinking about ugly walls. Everyone has them. Your venue is probably no exception. I ran into the same situation with my wedding. Although the walls in our reception venue weren’t necessarily ugly, they were completely bare and VERY … Continue reading
Rain, Rain Go Away!
Today, it’s pouring rain outside. I mean, POUR-ING. This isn’t a sprinkle-sprinkle kind of rain. This is Florida’s finest…cats and dogs! I can’t help but think about someone’s wedding that’s scheduled for today. Somewhere, there’s a bride looking out the … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Rain Plan, Wedding Inspiration
Tagged Florida, Rain, rain plan, Relationships, Weather, Weather Channel, Wedding, Wedding ceremony participants, Weddings
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Does LOVE make us creative?
Each week, I have the marvelous opportunity to help children explore the beauty of art. We experiment with glue and sparkles. We design, we create, we imagine! Sometimes a child will come to me, convinced that they lack the creativity … Continue reading
DIY Save the Dates (Easy Breezy Wonderful!)
I have something wonderful to share with you today! Can you tell I’m excited? Your Save the Date is the first official announcement to the world that you are getting married to the one you love! Hooray!! What an amazing … Continue reading
Posted in DIY Ideas, Save the Date
Tagged Crafts, Do it yourself, Relationships, Romance, Save the Date
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Lovely DIY Favors
A Weekend Favor Project There is so much to love about do-it-yourself wedding favors! A handmade favor is a beautiful expression of gratitude. Candied almonds have become an industry staple, but something that is handmade can add such a personal … Continue reading
Weddings, Budgets & Wedding Budgets
I feel like singing a song right now,but I’ll settle for a haiku. Crunching numbers math Head spinning wedding wallet Creative I do Crunching numbers is no fun! When it comes to weddings, it’s a necessary ingredient to balance inspiration … Continue reading
From Inspiration to Reality (Really!)
It’s interesting to note how ideas evolve over time. In the planning stages of our wedding, I had so many ideas whirling around in my head! Gleaning inspiration from every source, I was a walking, talking, inspiration board. One day … Continue reading
Posted in Wedding Inspiration
Tagged Color, Event Planning, Help and Advice, inspiration board, Stylemepretty, stylemepretty.com, Wedding, Weddings
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And then there was tomorrow.
It’s the funniest thing, actually. As brides, we spend months and months imagining, anticipating and planning for the most fantastic adventure of our lives…our wedding day! After all, isn’t it what the little girl in each of us dreams of? … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, After the Wedding
Tagged Advice, Help and Advice, Relationships, Wedding, Weddings
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