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Eco-Friendly Wedding Ideas – Moody Monday

March 7th, 2011 | Posted by The Wedding Community in Mood Boards - (0 Comments)

As you plan your wedding or civil partnership and look around for inspiration and suppliers, you will notice that there are a lot of eco-friendly and ethical options available to you.  Planning an eco-friendly or ethical wedding or civil partnership doesn’t have to be any harder than planning a conventional one.

Many wedding stationers now provide eco-friendly wedding invitations and stationery sets which are made of 100% recycled paper. There are also some stationery companies that make their invitations out of paper which contains seeds so your guests do not need to throw the invitation away, it can be planted in their garden.

Not only can you provide your guests with eco-friendly invitations, there are also many ethical and eco-friendly wedding favour options too; a pack of herb or chili seeds, lavender fragrance pillows, a pack of match sticks that your guests can plant after the wedding, delicious organic chocolate truffles or even a small tree.

You will be able to find eco-friendly, ethical and organic alternatives for many aspects of your wedding. Even your wedding dress can be eco-friendly as there are bridal wear designers that use organic materials, vegetable dyed fabrics and natural materials like silk. Find a florist that uses locally grown flowers or even choose potted plants that can be replanted after the wedding. Why not have a bamboo tent or an organically made tipi instead of a marquee? For decorations, source organic cotton bunting, make decorations out of recycled wrapping paper or use dried herbs, vegetables and fruit to make garlands.

Mood board showing ideas for an eco-friendly wedding

Seeds – Cherry Gorgeous

Organic Wedding Dress – Conscious Elegance

Natural Makeup – Absolutely Pure

Recycled Paper Cufflinks – Blackberry Winter

Matchstick Seeds – Matchstick Garden

Bouquet – Blooming Green Flowers

Lavender Room Fragrance – Nature’s Larder

Tree Favours – The Little Green Tree Company

Bunting – The Big Beautiful Bunting Co.

Stationery – GreenLeaf Press

Bamboo Tent – Ascot Structures

Organic Wine – Pennard Organic Wines

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Product of the Week – Cocktail Kits From Cocktail Crush

October 22nd, 2010 | Posted by The Wedding Community in Product of the Week - (0 Comments)

Bring Some Fizz to Your Wedding Celebrations with Cocktail Crush…

So the day of your hen party is here and you want to celebrate in style. The girls are coming over to get ready for your big night out, what better way to start the celebrations than by having cocktails?

Cocktail Crush this week sent us one of their cocktail packs which are a fabulous idea. Cocktail Crush cocktail packs are an amazing way to produce bar quality cocktails at home (or anywhere else) without the need for copious bottles of spirits being purchased first. These packs contain the ingredients to make four cocktails and come in a wide variety of sets including all the traditional cocktails, from the Cosmopolitan to the Mojito.

We tried The Bentley and the kits contains:

1 x 50ml Cognac
1 x 50ml Peach Liqueur
1 x 250ml Passion fruit Juice
1 x 200ml Cava
Measurer and Stirrer
Detailed Instructions

The Bentley cocktail pack is £14.99 but the Cocktail Crush packs start from £11.99 and all packs make four servings. Imagine the fun you will have making your own cocktails with the girls to start your hen party celebrations.

We have to say The Bentley cocktail is sophisticated, indulgent and would be the perfect start (middle or end!) to all wedding celebrations. So whether you want to start your hen (or stag) party celebrations in style or indulge your guests with cocktails as arrival drinks, The Bentley is the one for you.

To find out more about Cocktail Crush fabulous range, visit www.cocktailcrush.co.uk

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Moody Monday – Country Weddings

October 18th, 2010 | Posted by The Wedding Community in Mood Boards - (0 Comments)

Driving through the countryside yesterday on a beautiful sunny autumn day got us thinking about country weddings. Today’s Moody Monday wedding mood board is to give you some inspiration if you are thinking about having a country style wedding. Using lots of natural products, wheat, hay barrels etc will really bring your country theme together.

Bride & Bridesmaid – Wedding Magazine

Hay Barrel Seating – Events-Ualities

Cakes – April Smith Photography

Wedding Sign – Isis Chair Covers

Wedding invitations – Luxury Wedding Invitations

Wheat Table Flowers – Aisle Dash

Canapés – The Bespoke Wedding Company

Marquee – White Horse Marquees

Table Decorations – The Bespoke Wedding Company

Wheat place Setting  – Intimate Weddings

Door Flowers – My Wedding Flowers

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Product of the Week – Sugar Hearts From Cox & Cox

October 15th, 2010 | Posted by The Wedding Community in Product of the Week - (1 Comments)

We recently featured our ‘Heart’ wedding mood board on The Wedding Community blog, and whilst searching for fabulous heart products to feature we came across these extremely cute sugar hearts from Cox & Cox and decided we must let you all know about them.

Picture sitting at your wedding breakfast after everyone has finished their food, waiting in much anticipation for the coffee to be served. Can you imagine the look on people’s faces when their coffee is served with these cute little brown sugar hearts perched on the rim of each cup?

As soon as we saw these we fell in love with them. They are so sweet (pardon the pun) that everyone will love them, even if they don’t take sugar in their coffee!

Not only do Cox & Cox sell these brown sugar hearts but they also have little white cubes with pink and red hearts on which are just as pretty and will be perfect with those who opt for tea instead of coffee. These could be placed on the side of each saucer or simply displayed in a dish on the table.

The brown sugar hearts are £24 for a box of 64 and the white heart sugar cubes are £12 for 30 cubes.  They are the perfect accompaniment to every cup and saucer. We love them and we are sure you will too.

For more information and to purchase these sugar cubes click here – Heart Sugar from Cox & Cox

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Moody Monday – Lighting

October 11th, 2010 | Posted by The Wedding Community in Mood Boards - (0 Comments)

You have booked a beautiful wedding venue, the decorations have been arranged, now what about the lighting? It might be something that you haven’t yet thought about but the lighting you choose can really help set the scene for your wedding. Imagine your marquee or tipi adorned with twinkling fairy lights or strings of beautiful orchid lights and the tress outside your reception venue lit up with lanterns. Ask your wedding venue what they can provide for atmospheric lighting, but here are some ideas to help inspire you.

Orchid String – Cox and Cox

Outdoor Wedding Lanterns – Sasi Wedding

Pearl Light Heart – Cox and Cox

Solar Outdoor Tree Lights – Cox and Cox

Marquee Lighting – Thorns

Rose String – Not on The High Street

Table Candles – Sasi Wedding

Atmospheric Lighting With Spot Lights – White Light

Heart Tea Light Holders – Not on The High Street

Ceiling Canopy Lanterns – Wedding Lighting Ltd

Chandeliers – White Dress, Black Tux Blog

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Moody Monday – Hearts

October 4th, 2010 | Posted by The Wedding Community in Mood Boards - (0 Comments)

As hearts are the symbol of love we thought we should bring you some inspiration for those of you who want to go down the romantic route for your wedding theme. This mood board shows a selection of heart ideas that we love.

Pearl Light Heart – Cox and Cox

Heart Wedding Invitation – Ello There at Etsy

Sugar Hearts – Cox and Cox

Flower Girl Heart Flower – Basingstoke Weddings

Individual Heart Cakes – Nicky Grant

Heart Table Number Holders – Cox and Cox

Thank You Picture – Guy Collier

Spotty Heart Decorations – Not on The High Street

Rustic Birch Bark Wedding Card Box – April Hiler Designs at Etsy

Shakespeare Paper Hearts – DDForest at Etsy

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Product of the Week – Laser-Cut Wedding Stationery From The Hummingbird Card Company

October 1st, 2010 | Posted by The Wedding Community in Product of the Week - (2 Comments)

Ok, so your wedding is booked, you have found your perfect dress and have a theme for your wedding, now you need to tell your guests…As your wedding stationery is the first glimpse of your wedding that your guests will see, you really need to make sure that your wedding invitations make a statement, an introduction to your wedding and the delights that lie ahead.

We have fallen in love with this boutique collection of delicate laser-cut wedding stationery from The Hummingbird Card Company (and what a cute name!). These wedding stationery sets have the most intricate detail and would really impress your wedding guests if one of these arrived in the post. The Hummingbird Card Company has a range of boutique laser-cut wedding stationery, from place cards to wedding invitations and even table numbers and table plans. The laser cutting technique allows the pattern to be burnt away from the card, leaving the most beautiful pretty lace-like pattern.

The collections available are vintage inspired and you can choose from hearts, doves, wedding cakes, butterflies and wording, however The Hummingbird Card Company also offer bespoke services so you can really customise the cards to your wedding style. You can also choose if you would like ribbon, diamantes or pearls added to the stationery.

Their laser-cut wedding stationery is so elegant and stylish that your wedding guests will want to keep their wedding invitations forever!

To find out more about the laser-cut wedding stationery boutique collection from The Hummingbird Card Company, visit their website www.hummingbirdcards.co.uk.

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Moody Monday – Groomswear

September 27th, 2010 | Posted by The Wedding Community in Mood Boards - (0 Comments)

Today’s Moody Monday wedding mood board is to help all you grooms out there who are trying to find the perfect suit for you and your groomsmen. We have chosen a selection of our favourite suits, from traditional morning suits and frock coats to modern fitted suits.

What will you wear?

Morning Suit – Affleck and Moffat

Light Grey Suit – Red

Brown Jacket with Pink Waistcoat – Jack Bunneys

Purple Cravat – My Tuxedo

Air Blue Suit – Hugh Harris

Light Gold Cravat – My Tuxedo

Grey Morning Suit – Winstan Stanely

Ivory Cravat – Marks & Spencer

Oatmeal Suit – Marc Wallace

Navy Slim Fit Suit – Next

Black Frock Coat – From Here to Eternity

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Product of the Week – Bah Humbugs Retro Sweet Bags

September 24th, 2010 | Posted by The Wedding Community in Product of the Week - (2 Comments)

When was the last time you dipped a lollypop into sherbet or sucked on a lemon bon bon?

This week Bah Humbugs sent us a lovely bag of old-time retro sweets that had us reminiscing about the last time we blew a bubble-gum bubble and let popping candy explode in our mouths!

For those of you who are looking for wedding favours, how about letting your wedding guests reminisce too with these sweets from Bah Humbugs. You could give each of your guests a selection of retro sweets – Dip Dabs, Black Jacks, Cola Bottles, Love Hearts, Popping Candy, Fruit Salads, Mojos, Anglo Bubbly, Parma Violets, Double Dips, Sweet Necklaces, Refreshers etc, or why not create a sweetie table by filling big jars with these sweets and giving each guest a paper bag so they can go and help themselves; like buying a bag of penny sweets!

Another idea to make these sweets a real talking point would be to fill different size jars, vases, dishes etc with the sweets and use them as your table decorations. That way people around the table will be able to help themselves and will be sharing nostalgic stories from ‘back in the day’ over the table.

Bah Humbugs is an online sweet shop. They stock a huge selection of nostalgic sweets, Retro Sweets, Gift Sweet Hampers, Lollipops and Jelly Beans.

To find out more about Bah Humbugs and for a trip down memory lane take a browse through their online sweet shop www.bahhumbugs.com.

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Moody Monday – Funky Wedding Cakes

September 20th, 2010 | Posted by The Wedding Community in Mood Boards - (0 Comments)

With so many different styles, flavours, shapes and sizes it can be very hard to choose what type of wedding cake you will have. From donut stacks to cheese stacks, pretty floral cakes to croquembouche, whatever your wedding theme there will be something out there that will be perfect. Today we bring you a wedding mood board with some of the latest wedding cake ideas. What type of wedding cake will you choose?

Donut Wedding Stack – Maisie Fantasie

Bright Flower Cake – The Utterly Sexy Cafe

Tiffany Cake – Couture Cakes

Rosebud Cake – Nicky Grant Cakes

Croquembouche – Zucchero Patisserie

Strawberry Cheese Cake – English Cheesecake Company

Tiered Flower Cake – Fancy Nancy

Cheese Stack – Premier Wedding Cheese Cakes

Flower and Butterfly Cake – Peggy Porschen

Mini Gateaux – Le Papillon Patisserie

View a selection of great Wedding Cake Companies

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