There’s not much hotter in wedding accessories now than the wedding parasol.  SA brides are discovering that the parasol comes in all sizes, fabrics and designs and they are a fabulous way of enhancing the look of your wedding party without the cost sky-rocketing!

The 3 hottest designs right now are:

* The natural-look parasol in a natural cotton fabric or a natural fibre paper which enhances the organic feel of a beach, outdoors, green or chocolate-themed wedding. We have woven wattle and seashells into the natural fabric parasols before, but you could equally have an artistic friend paint some beautiful natural-environment designs on the paper to create a truly unique look.

* The Vintage-inspired European white Lace parasol.  Intricate and full of old-world charm, these parasols enhance a vintage or garden wedding.

* An Oriental Parasol looks equally at home at an Asian-inspired wedding, a beach wedding and a garden wedding. Use these gorgeous, colourful designs to complement the colours in your attendant’s dresses. As they are usually cost-effective, you might even like to provide these for each guest. What a stunning all-guest photo it makes to have everyone holding a parasol in a colour which matches your theme!

visit www.idoinvitations.co.za for ideas and orders

Win this dress. The Bridal Shop KZN together with Toy Story are having a raffle to win this stunning wedding dress valued at R4 500. The tickets are R20 each and the draw is at the end of January. Tickets available in store ath the Bridal Shop KZN Windermere Centre.

Contact Lee-Anne – 082 4944 373 for further details

A wedding invitation is the first clue guests will get about your wedding style and theme. It helps get them excited for the big event, and even gives guests clues about what to wear! Don’t skimp on these as this will give the impression that guests are going to a cheap wedding before they have even got there.For those of you tying the knot in 2008-2009, here’s information you won’t want to miss about invitations. First and foremost, the biggest trend is:Customization Being unique is chic. Regardless of what current fashion might be, your invitation design ultimately rests on what is meaningful and special to you and your fiancé. So if you select colors or a style that isn’t “in” but has significance to both of you; go with it – it’s your wedding.Winter Weddings This winter, onyx black is back as the color of chic sophistication, and when used with silver and snow white, it speaks volumes. Forest green and plum are also gorgeous in winter, perhaps paired with a jeweled brad or silky tassel for added glamour. Spring Weddings For a spring wedding in 2008, an invitation’s color scheme can echo the colors of the blooming gardens with sky blue, leaf green and magnolia pink. Summer Weddings Summer brings hotter weather and high-voltage tints will be everywhere -especially apple green, aqua blue, bright yellow and sunset orange.

Fall Weddings

As autumn arrives the palette will mellow to saturated shades of rusted orange, deep scarlet and chocolate brown. Softer shades reflect the tones of the harvest season. Embellish your invitations with a translucent sash and tuck in a skeleton leaf for a distinctive look.

Trendsetting Stripes

Pinstripes are a hot look now, whether they’re vertical, horizontal, multicolored, or in shades of your signature hue.

Bejeweled

Embellishing your invitation with small rhinestones, tiny pearl-toned beads, or miniature Swarovski crystals makes a low-key invitation style fashionable. A refined invitation sporting clean type and subtle colors that gets glam with a rhinestone buckle.

Going Bold

Though the use of color has been a wedding trend for years, white is making a comeback in an unexpected way. We’re seeing bright color card stock with sleek white type.

Vintage Patterns

Move over motifs…allover patterns are gaining popularity. Your
invitation designer could create a pattern based on your gown, for instance — a ring of rosettes, a square of lace appliqué, or a beaded vine.  There are so many divine vintage and damask patterns available.

Modern Monograms

A monogram is basically a pair of initials usually written in a fancy script/font style. The monogram can be placed on the outside of the inner envelopes, on the invitations themselves, and on other parts of the wedding stationery. Monograms are a good choice because they provide personalization to the invitations and add a touch of elegance.

Designer Envelopes

Saving the suspense is so over: Why not introduce your wedding motif on your invitation envelopes? Have your address personalized by your stationer this is so better received than ugly hand writing J And makes the invitation so professional.  You may not know it, but your invitations do more than just invite your guests. They also herald your event’s style and/or theme. The invitations lay the foundation for your wedding’s theme whether it be informal, traditional, seasonal, or a destination. Your invitations excite your guests about your affair so choose carefully!Ultimately, whatever design you choose for your invitations, it should reflect the mood, style, or theme of your wedding. Most importantly, you and your fiancé should love it!

Are you a Bridezilla????

Finally a quiz that rates you the bride on your steam levels!!!

As a stationist, you gotta love the “bridezillas” as us wedding folk love to call brides that are a little stressful, all the time :).

 Take the quiz – and please comment truthfully if you are a bride as to what u scored.

Bridezilla (a portmanteau of bride and Godzilla) is a generic term used to describe a difficult, unpleasant, perfectionist bride who leaves aggravated family, friends and bridal vendors in her wake. A bridezilla is obsessed with her wedding as her perfect day and will disregard the feelings of the family, bridesmaids and even her groom in her quest for the perfect wedding.

Answer these quick questions to find out if you have what it takes to be a Bridezilla! Tally up the points next to your answers and find out if you should be fitted for combat boots or Manolos! 1. Someone objects to your marriage right before the “I dos”. You:  a. Leap from the pulpit, rush down the aisle and tackle the offender (3). b. Stomp your foot and yell “Shut the h— up!” (2). c. Cry (1).  2. You have 5 pounds left to lose before the big day. You: a. Ambush the hottest diet guru and fly them to your home for a little one-on-one (3). b. Cut down on carbs (1). c. Try a liquid fast (2).3. The bridal salon calls you: a. By your first name (1). b. “That girl with the issues” (2). c. The Terminator (3).4. Your gown is: a. Your mothers (1). b. French couture (2). c. Stolen from a Renaissance museum in Italy (3).5. Officiating at your ceremony is: a. Your local clergyman (1). b. The Mayor of the city (2). c. The Pope (3).6. Your guest list includes: a. Your friends and family (1). b. Your entire sorority, your mothers bridge club AND your spinning class. (3) c. 150 “close” friends (2).7. You are spending the day before your wedding: a. Incarcerated for disorderly conduct at the hair salon (3). b. Torturing your wedding planner (2). c. At a spa relaxing. (1)8. The day of the ceremony, your wedding ring: a. Is on a pillow ready for presentation (1). b. At the jewelers, being exchanged for another carat (3). c. Already on your hand because it was “lonely”. (2)Your score:
19-24 – Congratulations! You’re a Bridezilla! You’ve aced Bridezilla bootcamp, and are now the most accomplished player on the team!  13-18 – Well you’ve almost got a spot on team Bridezilla… but not quite. You’re sort of like the water girl – you’re supporting the team and you’re learning a lot.  

8-12 – You’re just an average bride. Drop and give us twenty.

So although most girls don’t intend to be demanding and hurtful at times There are 1000 decisions to make and once you make those there another 100 for each! That’s a lot of decisions people. Trust me. So the next time you see a Bridezilla headed your way just smile and move to the side. She is on a mission people and the steamtrain known as “wedding” stops for no woman, man or child.

 Let us know what you scored:)

So recently I have made this fan programme for a wedding that is going to be on Top Billing sometime soon:)  How divine!!!

Usualy it is an invitation  but this one is actually for the programme of the wedding – I hope its a hot day :).  Each lady will get one and its a garden themed wedding.  Whats nice about the fan invitation is that it doesnt have to have the Chinese theme it can be made into quite an elegant theme with the right colours :)  Lets hope it catches the eye of the presenter :)

Aghh – where to start…… Ive been wanting to post this for absolute ages now and just couldnt as I was scared my bride to Be Kim D would see the theme before the batchelorette Party.  So the 3 bridesmaids got together (me being one of them) and decided we were going to have a Mad Hatters Tea Party for the “Hens Night”.  What a blast this was and such an awesome theme.

So, we started off with a cupcake save the date Magnet with a mad hatters hat on the side.

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OMG! – You either love it or loath it! If you are a Sex and the City fan you would have seen the movie and I think even bigger than the movie was the dress.  These were the first pictures of Sarah Jessica Parker in her wedding dress, filming a wedding scene on the set of Sex and the City: The Movie in New York City.

Carrie Bradshaw and Mr. Big tie the knot in a ceremony filmed at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. SJP wore a Vivienne Westwood gown. Costars Kristin Davis, Kim Cattrall and Cynthia Nixon were also spotted in their bridesmaid gowns. Samantha in red, Miranda in blue and Charlotte in black.  Sarah Jessica Parker has pulled off quite a few fashion risks during her time as Carrie Bradshaw, but this one might just take the cake.

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These adorable Bride Dress and Groom Tux Favor Bags make an exceptional Favor “Couple”. In classic Black and White, they will complement any wedding color scheme. Shown here filled with white and black jellybeans in opposing colors for the perfect tray of favours.

You can add any colour sweets to add to your theme.

Hi Ladies,

why not not personalise you wedding bouquets with  something special or for that ” something borrowed” or “something blue” with you granny’s special brooch or blue diamonds!  These little gems add such charater to any bouquet.