Adding things that make both you and your fiance unique will make your wedding day more personal. For example, I had a bar menu listing my favorite wine and added special quotes on our favors. I also created table cards made up of Vintage postcards from Disneyland and Disney World since we’re both big fans.

We also added this quote to our favors, “Trip over love, you can get up. Fall in love and you fall forever.” How about adding something short and sweet to your favors? Wedding Paper Divas offers modern mint tins that you can personalize with something sweet for your guests.

There’s something about the color yellow that evokes bright, sunny, summer days. Thread this happy hue throughout your wedding for a fun, modern look that will brighten up a spring or summer wedding, be sweet in autumn and golden in winter. Here’s some lovely yellow shades that we hope will inspire your yellow wedding this or next season.

pictures from top left: dress and earrings from Anthropologie,

candy buffet from Mel’s Brainstorms,

Desert Bloom cake from Brides.com

 Great post on Polka Dot Bride this morning. I LOVE the idea of colored wedding shoes - this is a fun and subtle way to show some personality!

Click here to check it out.

Although I didn’t use any tropical themes in my wedding, I still think it’s an easy and beautiful way to transform your special day into a dreamy island wedding. I envision the bride holding a big beautiful hibiscus as a bouquet and various shades of tropical flowers lining the aisle. I’ve also seen brides wear these gorgeous blossoms in their hair with a lei of flowers around their neck. The result is sweet perfection.

These island inspired cards complete the look adding floral flair for a tropical wedding.

I just love Rick’s idea of an alternative centerpiece, which made my think of some beautiful table settings that I recently saw at an event planning conference. In fact, two companies in particular caught my eye with their stunning table displays: Wild Flower Linens and Resource One. Both companies offer party rental services and I thought I would share photos should they provide inspiration.

Enjoy!

One of our favorite wedding blogs, Style Me Pretty, wrote a great post on cake stands last week. I have been meaning to share it with you all. I love all of the beautiful photos of the classic and modern cake stands available. While some may be too small for a wedding cake, this could be a great idea for a bridal shower. To view the post, click here.

I was so sad when I learned that Polaroid was discontinuing their instant products. I have always been a fan of instant photos at weddings. I think they are especially great for creating an unique guest book. That’s why I was super excited when I recently learned that FUJIFILM also offers instant photo options. If this is something that interests you, you should check out their options.

Another recent photo find that got me really excited was the Foto Cabina instant photo booth. What a great way to give your guests a fun momentum from your event. Can’t you just imagine Grandma or Great Aunt Ida letting her hair down and taking classic candid shots? I am sure there are lots of photo booth options available but I was really impressed with Foto Cabina’s print quality and the turn around time (less than 1 minute) for my photo.

I love the idea of adding something to tables that make guests want to travel around and mingle to other tables to see what’s going on. One wedding I went to in Boston did that. The couple had pictures of themselves at different places they had traveled to. I kind of took that idea one step further and thought about getting Vintage postcards to put on each table. These could be places that the couple has traveled to or the places that they want to go to. If the couple has been there, adding information on the back of the postcards about their travels would be really interesting and a conversation starter for guests. If they haven’t been there, the couple could write down information about the place and why they want to go there. Another option for those that don’t like writing is just to list the names of the people who will be sitting on the table. I think this will be a fun and creative way to add personality to your wedding tables.

Another idea I had for a guest book makes use of your place cards. Guests can write little messages on the backs of their cards and drop them in pretty glass bowls. Later, cut the cards in half and display both your guest’s name next to the card with their message. This will make a beautiful and meaningful scrapbook. Store your wedding invitations, your place cards, and any other stationery item or keepsake to help you remember this day. Here are a few I love.

With less than a month left until my wedding day, I have to admit I’m getting just a little panicked. Okay maybe more like a lot! Especially since I’ve been undecided about a variety of things and one of them being the guest book. In Hawaii, a lot of couples use regular sign-in books for guests to fill out their name and addresses or have guests double-check their contact information on index cards. This is mainly for practical reasons-that way the couple can immediately send out their thank you cards without the fear of it not being sent.

The problem is that I love to do things differently and I’m definitely not practical. And I’d love to the photo booth idea that I wrote about a few posts ago, but while really cool, it was a little too expensive for our budget. So I have been debating for several months whether or not I should give in to the recent fad of the Polaroid guest book. You know the ones where someone takes a picture of your guests and then these photos go with their messages in a scrapbook? Well, you can get the entire kit with Polaroid camera, guest book and film as a set at beau coup and various other sites. The kit can get a little pricey which is why it’s taken me so long to decide.

Lucky for me, however, a friend who used this idea for her own wedding donated her camera to me. I found film at Target and will use photo corners to align guest’s pictures. Although time consuming, I think it’ll be worth it as a keepsake and to be able to match people’s messages with their faces. What kind of things are you doing for your guest book?