Who Says

...you can't use a lighted mirrored garland as a backdrop?

Whether for the ceremony, behind the head table or the dessert table, a photo booth, as an escort area (kind of like the idea in my Tuesday Thought I posted yesterday) or just as decor...this would add the perfect amount of SPARKLE to your big day!  All you need is mirror garlands and one  (or more depending on how big you make it) white light strands to make your own ;-)  Or go right HERE for a step by step how to.

Now go get your sparkle on! 

P.S. - Ooh, I gotta say...I would love this idea with my earlier Picture Perfect Palette today.  A winter wedding with a gorgeous, but unexpected, palette with lots of spakrle...now that's my kind of affair ;-)

~ Ciao

...images via apartment therapy

Homemade: Flower Garden

So I have to tell you straight away that I L-O-V-E this 'Homemade' project!  And there are bunches of  homemade projects that I know I can just show you a picture of and that you would be able to recreate.    Have a look-see at what I am talking about... 

Darling, no?  And with a handful of tin buckets, pails and even a watering can, this can easily be recreated.   Just add some dirt and flowers and voila!  Oh yes, a little water would help too ;-)

However, what I L-O-V-E about this project is that any type of pots and flowers would work!  Square shiny colored ones would look great at a modern wedding, mossy terra cotta pots would look lovely at a garden wedding, etc...

A couple of hints for you though - To add some height just flip pots upside down and place another pot on top for a quick lift.  Also, make sure to have a variety of sizes and heights to add interest. 

There are a handful of ways to use them too - flanking your ceremony area, or at the start of the aisle were the first two that popped into my head.  Yet, they would also look fabulous flanking the entrance into your reception area, or even the cake table, the corners of the dance floor, or just as general decor.  And after the wedding...well I am sure they would look fabulous in your yard as well!

~ Ciao

...image via french larkspur

The Cocktail Hour: Woop, Woop!

Woop, Woop it's Friday my darlings!  And 'The Cocktail Hour' here on LCW.  Now that is definitely reason to celebrate...so can I get a Woop, Woop!...

Aww fabulous my dears - just fabulous!  While I am not sure as to what is in the glasses above, I am thinking vodka tonics - what about you?  It is a crisp, refreshing, yet easy cocktail to serve during The Cocktail Hour.  It is made up of two ingredients - 2 oz of vodka and 3-5 oz of tonic water (see easy), and usually served with a lime.  However when you dress the cocktail up with stripped straws with a Woop, Woop! flag attached - well, I think it makes them pretty fabulous, don't you?

And a fabulous non-alcoholic version would just be sparkling water with a lime...which would still be crisp and refreshing!  So which ever you choose - cheers to you my dears, and a fabulous weekend!

~ Ciao

...photography by meg smith via laurie arons

~ whatcha thinking? ~

The famous question that probably everyone has asked at least once in their life!   Well here is your way to find out...

Thought bubbles...at least that's what I like to call them.  And I am loving them right now!

What is so great about these particular bubbles is that you purchase the PDF file for $1.00, which is then e-mailed to you within 24 hours and allows you to print as many as you like!  See where I am going with this?  How fun would it be to have each of your guests fill them in for you?  Oh...how sweet, cheeky, fun, thoughtful or hysterical it could be, depending on your guests!

But if the task of printing, cutting and assembling vast quantities is too daunting for you, how about creating a dozen or so to use in a photo booth?  Or for your engagement session?  And where do you find these wonderful little creations, you ask?  Goldylocks on Etsy...so click on over and make a purchase.  It could be the best $1 you ever spent, or at least the funniest!

P.S. - They have mustaches too!

~ Ciao

...images via goldylocks, found via Holly at decor8

~ tuesday thought: the lemonade stand ~

Now this is my kind of lemonade stand...

I featured this look used in a different way some time ago, which you can see here.  I loved it then, and I love it now!  What I love about it is that you can use this setup for just about anything - cake and cupcakes, coffee, wine, appetizers, a gift table, favors, or seating cards.  I am a lots of options kinda girl - and there are definitely lots of options here!  Another way I would use these fabulous barrels is lining the walk to the alter at an outdoor wedding or to the tent - line up 2, 3 or 4 on each side and then you can place cute little details atop each barrel - like flowers in mason jars, urns, pots, buckets or old wine bottles and add some candles or other decor.  The result -  you have a statement making entrance that welcomes guests.  Just a thought! 

~ Ciao

...image via country girl wedding

Book Boxes

With so many weddings these days incorporating vintage items, I ran across one other item from Wisteria that I just had to share.  Check out these book boxes, which open up for storage...

They come in two and three book stacks and in the colors above.  Now I know that they may seem pricey ($49 for a stack of 3) , especially when you can find great vintage books for a couple of dollars each depending on where you get them (or even free if you borrow them from friends and family), but I would use one of these book boxes to hold notes from guests.  Have guests write you a wish, thought, quip...and place them inside.  When the reception is over, you can place your book boxes in your home, and have all the notes from your guests in one spot.  Talk about good reading!

P.S. - Use the other two to hold extra items like pictures, your save the dates, invitation, decor or small details from your wedding...you get the idea.
~ Ciao

...images via wisteria