Cute Bridesmaid Photo

The girls you pick as your bridesmaids are your closest girlfriends, most meaningful confidants, and those that you love. It's a really special thing to experience together.

Sometimes though, your typical bridesmaid photos don't do those relationships justice. That's why I thought this was so neat! It captures that glimpse of why these ladies are so special to you.

Bridesmaid Photo via Wish Upon a Wedding

With simple chalkboard signs, they all wrote where they met the bride. I am loving this! Just looking at the picture would bring back memories of a lifetime of fun.

Where did you meet your bridesmaids? Would you love a picture like this too?

Unique Welcome Bags

Welcome bags are customary for greeting out of town guests when they arrive for your big celebration, and there's so much fun to be had with them beyond the typical water bottles, snacks, and an itinerary for the weekend. You can include bits of information about the place you are getting married, or add treats that are themed to your wedding. Check out these cute ideas we found!

Oranges Welcome Bag via Martha Stewart

This bride and groom hand picked Florida oranges before their wedding and added that special treat to their guests' welcome bags.

Tanning Welcome Bag via Martha Stewart

This bride and groom made sure all of their guests were ready for fun in the sun on their destination beach wedding by added a beach towel and sunscreen to the bags.

One of our couples here in Gainesville, Florida are adding local made chocolates and a personalized map with their favorite places in town for their guests.

We love these ideas! What would you add to your welcome bags? Would you theme them to your location or your wedding?

Mutual Weirdness and Dr. Seuss

Having three little boys running around at home gives me a special place in my heart for all things Dr. Seuss. Our current favorite is "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish."

I stumbled across this on Facebook one day and it seemed so perfectly wonderful I thought that you all might enjoy it too.

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It then completely reminded me of one of my favorite wedding signs I've ever pinned on Pinterest.

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It makes me smile every time I remember about it. I feel like it describes my hubby and I to a tee! You've got to be able to laugh at each other and yourselves, I think, to make it through all the years. Who better to add a little extra whimsy than Dr. Seuss, right?

Would you add some Seuss-ical elements to your wedding?

Happy Friday everyone! May your weekend be full of mutual weirdness and love! :)

DIY Ribbon Streamers

One of our favorite venues here in Gainesville, Florida is the Historic Thomas Center. The gardens, architecture, and ballroom are just beautiful, and completely unique to Gainesville, making it ideal for a wedding.

That being said, as a historic building, there are restrictions that go with it. One of the biggies that our couples run into frequently is the fact that you aren't allowed to throw anything - no rice, rose petals, confetti, bubbles, sparklers, etc.

We have an amazingly wonderful couple getting married there at the end of the month. They wanted something to help celebrate the BIG KISS and came up with the idea for ribbon streamers for guests to wave. Being the crafty, wonderful, wedding planners that we are, we were on call to help! :)

We thought we'd put up the step-by-step DIY instructions for you too!

Thing's you'll need:

12 inch wooden dowels
2-3 feet of ribbon, per dowel
Hot Glue and Glue Gun
Sharp Scissors

Start by cutting your ribbon into 2 to 3 feet long strands. In this case, we used three thin strands of different colors for each streamer. It would also work with wider ribbon, using one color per dowel.

Since we were using three, we loosely tied the colors together first.

Then we inserted the dowel into the loose knot with the long strands falling out away from the dowel.

Place a dab of hot glue at the top of the dowel and tighten the knot down on top of the glue dab.

Wait a second for the glue to harden and then place a second small dab of glue on top of the knot. It will dry clear and secure the  knot.

Trim the extra ribbon off the end of the knot and you're done!

Our bride's flower girl will hand them out to guests as she walks down the aisle.

Pretty, right? We can't wait for their big day coming up at the end of the month! Check back for the photographs by Pure by Lindsey Photography! We can't wait to show you what our streamers looked like in action!

What special touches are you making yourself for your wedding?

Dictionary Guest Book

You know how much I love unique guest books! I came across this one and had to share it with all of you!

Dictionary Guest Book via MyWedding

Guests signed their names by finding words in the dictionary that described the bride and groom. How much fun is this?! Imagine how creative your guests can be with the entire dictionary at their disposal!

They called it "Defining Moments" - isn't that the perfect phrase to use on a sign for guests by the book?

This would be so much fun to use as your family dictionary. You'd stumble across new things every time you used it. 

What words would you pick out to describe your fiance? 

Butterfly Wedding Ideas

Nothing says "Spring" more beautifully than a butterfly! Check out these simple and gorgeous ideas for incorporating butterflies into your wedding:

Aren't these Escort Cards so pretty?! The butterflies seem to float right above the table!

Butterfly Escort Cards via Martha Stewart

They're actually a pretty simple DIY project from Martha Stewart. You can find the complete instructions here. 

How about this alternative to a typical bouquet? 

Butterfly Bouquet via Martha Stewart

Of course, being Martha, this is a DIY project too! Check out the easy steps here. Since the butterflies are all on wires, they'll flutter as you walk down the aisle! What a great fairy tale touch!

Finally, how stunning is this cake?!

Butterfly Wedding Cake via Martha Stewart

It's simple elegance and Spring all wrapped up in one! So pretty!

One of our favorite wedding venues here in town is the Florida Museum of Natural History on the University of Florida campus. They've got a beautiful Butterfly Rainforest that you can actually get married in! The pictures are stunning to say the least! 

Are you incorporating butterflies into your wedding? Comment and tell us how! 

Daisy Bouquet

I'm loving the wildflower look that's becoming more and more popular these days. It's just so natural, simple, sweet, and beautiful.

I might love this take on it even more - a bouquet made entirely of daisies!

Daisy Bouquet via Ruffled

It's the wildflower feel with a little more fun thrown in. Who doesn't smile when they see daisies? They're just so happy!

I think this bouquet is perfect for a summer wedding for you or your bridesmaids. How about you?