Unifying Ceremony Seating Signs

Bride's Side and Groom's Side seating at Wedding Ceremonies are becoming less common than it used to be, especially at more relaxed, intimate weddings.

Most people have seen the signs reading "As two families become one, pick a seat not a side." But what about these signs as alternatives?

Etsy

Sweet, simple, and straight forward - so cute!

Bayside Bride

I adore this one with it's reference to the bride and groom's home states! Such a fun personalized touch!

Every Last Detail

This one's great if most of your guest are mutual friends. It's a fun simple way to show them they are special to both of you.

This one's my favorite though:

Pinterest

It's beautiful for one, but I'm loving the whimsical pun too! I love the nod to the upcoming commitment you'll make.

Which is your favorite?

Unity Tree Planting Ceremony

This Unity Ceremony idea is best for an outdoor ceremony, for obvious reasons. I found it on Every Last Detail and loved it for the idea itself as well as for the symbolism it held for the bride and groom.

Every Last Detail

In her words:

We also put our own spin on the unity part of the ceremony because we both come from divorced and remarried parents. We wanted a way to include everyone and stress that we feel blessed to have had more than just two parents each. This will all make more sense if I explain that the ceremony was held under an ancient Water Oak tree, for which our venue was named. About a month before the ceremony, we collected eight tiny saplings that had sprouted underneath the tree with the hopes that one would survive. Sadly, they all shriveled up almost immediately – that is, until about a week later, when all of the sudden, one tree started sprouting new leaves. By the time the wedding arrived, it was still thriving, so during our ceremony, we planted it by having each parent bring soil from their respective homes. It was really nice to get to give each of them a hug as they brought their soil to the front, and at the end, my groom and I watered it together to finish the planting. (Update: the tree is still going strong two months later!) 

Every Last Detail

The watering can with their initials is incredibly sweet! I absolutely adore the idea that soil was used from each parents' houses. Talk about growing a marriage from love and family! Even if your parents weren't divorced, the idea would work just as easily. You could even include a sample from your new home or siblings, godparents, etc.

Ooh! Then imagine as an anniversary gift down the road a special bench to place by the tree, now fully grown! I LOVE this! :)

What do you think?!

Unity Glass Ceremony

Many of my couples lately want to do a unity ritual during their ceremony, but want something different than candles or sand. I've come across some really neat ideas lately and thought I'd share.

First one up - A Unity Glass Ceremony!

Unity In Glass

So here's how it works:

Unity in Glass is a company that will create stunning, one-of-a-kind art sculptures from glass pieces that you blend together during your ceremony.

Unity In Glass Ceremony

The different colors come in separate packets shipped to you. You both mix them together (similar to a sand ceremony) then shipped the mixed colors back to them where they hand blow the glass into sculptures, bowls, heart weights, or even ornaments!

Unity In Glass

Unity In Glass

I love how individual each piece becomes and how it creates a lasting piece of art that you'll be able to display. On their website they talk about using some of your leftover pieces to create ornaments for parent gifts - how special is that?!

I've talked with some couples who have children they'd like to include at their ceremony as well. I think something like this is perfect. Each family member could have their own color and then when blown, all the colors meld together permanently and beautifully. You could have the keepsake ornament created for each child as a special gift after the wedding.

Thanks to Offbeat Bride for pinning such a cool idea!

What do you think - would you have a Unity Glass Ceremony?

Excitement

I know I've been missing in action this past week - SO sorry about that! But I promise we've been working really hard around here on a major update that we couldn't be more excited about!

We'll be rolling out a BRAND NEW WEBSITE in the next couple of weeks!

Yay!!! :) The more we design, the more I cannot wait to show you! I'm literally bursting over here!

In the meantime....I thought these gorgeous brides of ours can say it all for us!

Pure By Lindsey Photography

Rob Witzel Photography

Footstone Photography

Russell Martin Photography

Kristin Kozelsky Photography

Much love and thanks to all of our amazing local photographers who took such beautiful images of our lovely brides!

Stay tuned for all the awesomeness to come at MasterPiece! 

Wedding Apple Cider Bar

Nothing brings to mind Autumn like the cinnamonly sweet, tartly goodness of warm Apple Cider!

Check out this Autumn-tastic way to create an Apple Cider Bar at your Fall Wedding:

Apple Cider Bar via Wedding Chicks

Fantastic, right?! The cinnamon stick drink stirrers are perfect for something like this. You could even set up two dispensers - one alcoholic and one non-alcoholic.

And the milk and donuts side?? - Mmmm!

Would you do this at your event?

Monogram Pumpkin

I have a bit of a pumpkin obsession...seriously, they are everywhere at my house! My boys actually paint me ceramic pumpkins every year as special Fall keepsakes. We've got quite the family painted pumpkin patch going!

Anyways, I digress....

I saw THIS painted pumpkin and thought - perfect for a classy Autumn Wedding!!

Monogram Pumpkin via The Butlers

It's just so elegant and pops beautifully against the bright orange and gold!

Turns out, it's an easy DIY project too! Click here for the full list of instructions. 

All you need is a pumpkin (real or fake), creme spray paint and painters tape (to tape off the stem), and black (or color of your wedding) for the monogram. She used transfer paper to trace the letter onto the pumpkin and then filled it in with the accent paint color.

There's so many places this would be gorgeous placed at a wedding - in front of a sweetheart table, by your ceremony programs, with your escort cards or favors...the list goes on! 

Where would you put it at your wedding?

Tag Our Tees Contest - They're HERE!

You submitted ideas, then voted for your favorite - and we LOVE the results!!!

Photo by Footstone Photography

MasterPiece Weddings: A Work of Heart came in as the run-away winner and we couldn't be more thrilled!

Our MasterPiece Weddings Team
Photo by Footstone Photography

Check us out! :) We've had the best time in the shirts already. We got to wear them last weekend for our first wedding of the Fall. First one down, and a full Fall Wedding Season to go! We can't wait!!

Photo by Footstone Photography

Thank you again to all who entered and voted in the contest! A big thank you too to Alma Mater Custom Apparel who made designing, ordering, and printing the shirts such a great experience!

And a HUGE thank you to Footstone Photography for these fun images of our new shirts!! We love you guys!

Do you love the tees as much as we do?!