Polka Dot Beauty: Rocker Baby Inc.

These two polka dot darlings are the creations of Rocker Baby, Inc. Don't you love 'em. Get one of these or see their other designs here.

Something Floral and Blue: Twigs and Honey by Myra Callan

It's your something blue available at Twigs and Honey.

The Look of Love: Matthew Ryan Photo

I love spotlighting wedding photographers who know how to capture that look of love. If you are forking up a few thousand dollars to capture your magical moments, you want jaws to drop. Matt Ryan has what it takes. The first photo is my absolute favorite. Want Matt to immortalize you and your future hubby, contact him here.

Vintage Decor: Jamali Garden

If you are looking for something to add a vintage or rustic flair to your reception, these antique brass lanterns are a great option. I love Jamali Garden. You can always find something beautiful for your reception.

The Perfect Red Shoes: Karen Millen

Karen Millen shoes never disappoint. You know how I feel about shoes. So adding that pop of color under your white dress is a welcome surprise. Get Corsage @ Karen Millen.

It's Cutesy: Jonathan Adler @ Delight.com

Jonathan Adler always creates something adorable for your home. Here are some really cute salt and pepper shakers that would make a unique gift for the bride and groom. Get it at Delight.com.

Statement Jewelry: Kevia Jewelry

Still searching for the perfect necklace to complete your wedding ensemble? Try this gorgeous necklace by Kevia. Get it on their web site.

Fun Wedding Photo Ideas

Fun Wedding Photo Ideas with Polaroid Cameras

Pictures are an integral part of any wedding. Newlyweds are usually thrilled to get their pictures back from the photographer so they can relive their special day. But there are many special activities you can build into a wedding that involve photos.

One fun idea that many brides employ is to take photos of everyone as they arrive at the wedding, almost like you do at a high school prom or company Christmas party. You can provide a backdrop and couples can pose either for a paid photographer or for whoever happens to pick up the camera. These pictures can be taken with a Polaroid camera for instant fun or with a disposable camera. If you want slightly higher quality photos, go for a digital camera.

This can be an excellent way to keep guests busy and happy until the "official" reception begins with the arrival of the bride and groom.

As an extension of that idea, you can take instant photos and create scrapbook pages or memory book pages with the photos. There can be supplies on hand so guests can create pages on site, or pages can be pre-made and photos simply placed into the prepared spaces. If guests don't want to create pages on site, or the bride doesn't want this particular activity going on, the photos can be saved for later. As a gift for the bride and groom, someone can create memory books with these photos.

If Polaroid cameras are used, another option is to have the people in the photo sign the Polaroid photo and place that in a basket somewhere. The bride and groom will enjoy looking at the photos later. While it's not a particularly unique idea, many brides like to provide disposable cameras on each table at the reception so guests can capture candid shots of the reception and the table guests. These photos can be added to the newlyweds' wedding album or they can be placed into a separate album showing the wedding from the guests' perspective.

Another fun activity sure to be entertaining is to create a "silent photo guess" area. Here's how this works: before the wedding, someone close to the bride and groom collects pictures of the bride and groom at various stages in life. The photos should depict the bride and groom doing things, not at Christmas or with their first birthday cake. In other words, the photos should include some action, but it shouldn't be obvious in the picture what has taken place or where the person is.

Much like a silent auction, people will come along and look at the photos, then take a silent guess as to what the photos show. They can write their guess on a piece of paper and put it in a numbered basket that corresponds with the number on the photo. Reading these guesses during the reception is entertaining and sure to be amusing. The bride or groom can provide the real answers. This is a particularly fun activity at a relatively small, family wedding where the participants know the bride and groom very well.

If you want to provide an area for guests to have their photos taken but aren't thrilled with the "prom night" idea, how about having a photo corner set up somewhere in the reception hall or facility. Here, the wedding photographer will take candid shots of wedding guests. They might be couples, but could also be entire families, friends having a good time, or the groom being carried on the shoulders of the best man.

Whatever the pictures end up being, they provide a fun, "let it all hang out" area for the wedding guests and a surprise for the bride and groom. Since they will likely be busy with all the reception details and having the time of THEIR lives, they might appreciate knowing their guests had a pretty good time too, as evidenced in the photos.

Ball Gown Strapless Formal Prom Dress #557

Strapless Long Bridesmaid Dresses by Nicole Miller

This strapless long bridesmaid dress by Nicole Miller is perfect for formal events, guest of weddings, or bridesmaids. A strapless neckline and gorgeous draping fabric falls down the sleek silhouette. With a floor length hem, this dress is figure fla

Features

* Bridesmaid dress
* Strapless Neckline
* Sleek silhouette; fabric draping
* Floor length
* 100% silk; dry clean only

Fashion Forward Bridal Gowns by Nicole Miller

Are you looking for a daring dress for your wedding? If so, this Nicole Miller style is perfect for you. This strapless style features large pleats on the bust line, giving it a straight-off-the-runway appeal. The dress has a fitted midriff and fl

Features

* Fashion forward bridal gown
* Strapless; pleated bodice
* Fitted midriff
* Floor-length
* 100% silk

It's All In The Entrance

A unique take on the wedding march.

INTERVIEW: Julianne Smith Garters

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The smile on her face is indicative of a woman who loves what she does for a living. Julianne Smith is that woman. She recently celebrated the launch of her new collection in DC with a fab party and cupcakes, of course. She was so kind to give The Bridal Wishlist an interview.




TBW: What is your name? What is the name of your business?
JS: Julianne Smith; Julianne Smith Wedding Garters

TBW: Tell me a little bit about yourself?
JS: Let's see...I live in Washington, DC with my husband and daughter. I'm a virgo. I don't like change, but I love when things are different. I'm incredibly loyal. I become obsessed with things way to easily. And, I almost always make my own ravioli. Oh and I don't like when the seat is hot from the person who sat there before me.
TBW: LOL

TBW: Why did you get into the wedding business as a garter designer?

JS: Like the obsessive person that I am, I was determined that my friend, Brooke, have the most perfect garter for her wedding. I was given one bridesmaid duty and I didn't want to fail. I couldn't find anything to match Brooke's fun, simple personality, so I just made it myself.

TBW: What is your typical work day like?

JS: I don't have a typical day. I wish I could say this was due to my almost 2 year old. But, no. It is me; I'm all over the place. There is nothing typical about any of my days.

TBW: How do you choose your fabrics and color palettes?
JS: I like to follow wedding trend colors, but then mix the palettes up a little bit. That is what I think brides want and expect from me.




TBW: Where do you go for inspiration?

JS: I'm really inspired by anything and everything around me. I love color and jewelry, and people with amazing personal style.

TBW: Do you do custom work? If yes, tell me a little about your custom process?
JS: Most of my wedding garters are custom designed. Brides generally want something in particular to match their personality and their day. My custom process is fairly simple: just tell me what you want/like and I'll try to make it work.






TBW: What is the most unusual design request that you have received?

JS: Here is kind of a cute idea that I haven't thought of before...I just recently received a request to make a headband for an infant to wear on her baptism which would then be saved for her wedding to wear as a garter.
TBW: That is totally a cute idea!

TBW: What advice do you have for brides?
JS: Just have fun! If you aren't enjoying it then don't do it.

TBW: If you could design a garter for anyone in the world, who would it be?
JS: I have no idea...
TBW: I guess that's a loaded question.




You can see Julianne's entire collection on her web site. Here's her contact information:

Julianne Smith
202-607-3683
www.juliannesmith.com
Garter Girl Blog: http://juliannesmith.wordpress.com/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/gartergirl
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Julianne-Smith-Wedding-Garters/52379142626

DC/MD/VA: J.Crew Bridal Preview

Ladies, J.Crew in Georgetown is having a preview of J.Crew's bridal collection. For an appointment, call 202-965-4090.

More From Resort 2010: Phillip Lim

A beautiful alternative by Phillip Lim.









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The Cutest Thing: A Alicia Wedding Accessories

This is the cutest ring pillow ever. Get it at A Alicia Wedding Accessories.

Resort 2010 Picks: Badgley Mischka

In between spring and fall collections are the resort collections. So if you want to find something unique and not from a bridal shop but are in between seasons, you can always find something gorgeous in resort collections. Here are some "to die for" dresses from Badgley Mischka. I love these guys. They know how to dress a woman.











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Give Us Your Address Please: Cut The Cake Designs

This is the perfect alternative to the traditional wedding guest book. What a fab idea. This gorgeous box is the perfect size to display at your wedding. Your guests can fill in their information and leave the couple a loving note on cards that can be filed alphabetically. Is this brilliant or what. Get your box at Cut The Cake Designs

Vintage Treasures: Carol Tanenbaum

Ladies, I totally heart vintage as you know. So I was blown away when I got an email from the Jill over at Carol Tanenbaum. They house a collection of over 15,000 pieces of vintage costume jewellery and accessories. What a dream! Here are a few of my favorite pieces. See their vast collection of vintage wonders here.

Nicole Tlaquepaque Wedding

Wow does time fly. I met with this adorable couple in August 2008 for their June 19 wedding in Tlaquepaque. They were both so creative and knew what they wanted. Brides favorite flower on top done with a pink center to match their colors. Groom love for blackberries created the side accents. They both loved a smooth buttercream finish. They were having a very intimate wedding so the cake was designed to have a single handmade sugar flower on top with blackberry accents on sides of cake.

We time flies and before they knew it their intimate wedding grew and grew. Since the cake was ordered in August 08 ten months before the wedding it slipped everyone mind that the cake was to small. Then the week of wedding it hit them. The cake ordered would not come even close to serve their guests. So the called the week of wedding and Sweet Arts quickly pulled a larger cake with similar ideas together. The Bride and I had spoken a few times on the ideas that may work well.
Quickly Dana & I brain stormed. I had already made her sugar flower. Now I had to create something else as one flower alone would not be look good for this size cake. Dana suggested me to made quite a few of them that could be clustered on the top. I wasn't sure I could make these were a cluster would work. Since I had only two days to pull it together I came back that night and created these beauties. I made green sugar leaves which I used to tie the sugar flowers and berries together. The cake ended up being one of my favorites. The cake is simple and reflects the love of a wonderful couple.

Statement Jewelry: Bea Valdes

Looking for a piece of amazing statement jewelry to accompany your beautiful strapless dress? Look no further than Bea Valdes. See more of her beautiful pieces here.

Just the Cutest: Helena @ Neiman Marcus

This cutesy colorblock dress is by Helena and is available at Neiman Marcus. If you have a lavender and brown color palette, this would be an excellent option for your flower girl.

Tell Your Story: Rewind Pictures

Rewind Pictures tells your story in such a unique way. They conduct interviews, use photos (past and present) and your wedding photos to bring together an amazing video. They can include photo and home video montages without interviews or include anywhere from 1-20 interviews all filmed in your home or location preference. The tone of the film can be anything that you may like from a spoof to an honorary tribute to someone special that might have passed and could not be at your wedding to a combination that simply documents your love story! It is all up to you! They are your personal digital storytellers! Their montages start at $1500 and films average anywhere from 3-30 minutes long! To get more information or to get in contact, check their web site.

14k Gold His & Hers Wedding Band Set, w/ 0.56 Carat Brilliant Cut Diamonds

This 2-piece Wedding Ring Set is crafted from Solid 14 Karat Gold and set with Genuine Diamonds. They'll surely make a wonderful wedding keepsake for the bride and the groom. We DO NOT use Blood Diamonds (Diamonds that are mined from a war zone in Africa, also known as converted, conflict, hot or war diamonds). Sizes are available from 6 to 8, including half sizes. Men's sizes are available from 9 to 12, including half sizes also. Smaller or Larger Sizes may also be available for a nominal fee. Please feel free to contact us at support@sabrinasilver.com.