Graceful Brides: Archive

Floral Design

Yesterday I was asked by a mother of a bride who I could recommend for beautiful wedding florals. In my experience, I have worked with many florists, but two women came to mind above the rest. Not only do they create awesome arrangements, but they can help you in the overall design and style of your wedding. The first floral designer is Sakhon N. owner of Sakhon designs. Her work takes on...

Apr 13th

Mar 17th

Backless dresses →

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Mar 17th

Mar 16th

Growing into the wedding trends for this year

The wedding season is fast approaching! Do you have your flowers picked out yet? If you do not, I have some suggestions for you, my graceful brides! First, real flower pedals are so classically romantic I almost feel you cannot have a wedding without them. They are so elegant as part of your centerpieces or flowing down your ceremony aisle. I recently came across a company that does freeze...

Mar 6th

Feb 24th

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Feb 24th

My Pinterest →

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Feb 23rd

Creating a Wedding Website on The Knot →

In the mail I received a Save the Date from an engaged friend. On the bottom of the stationary she placed a web address to her wedding website. What a great idea! Creating a wedding website allows your guests to hear directly from you the story of how the two of you met, where you are going on your honeymoon, and much more!

Feb 15th

Incorporating Wine into your Vineyard Wedding

Hello Ladies, I recently have been doing research on ways to incorporate wine touches into wedding decor. In my research, I came across on Etsy personalized wine cork place card holders. Spark your interest, check them out! Here is the link… http://www.etsy.com/shop/CorkeyCreations A bride from last year had a great idea to display table seating arrangements. She used an old vintage...

Feb 15th

Feb 7th

Ruffled Blog →

I came across this blog just this morning and fell in love with the rustic feel of the weddings and ideas they feature. If you need a little inspiration, this is a good place to look.

Jan 23rd

Shepard Hooks

Shepard hooks are a great and easy wedding decoration for your ceremony area. They look perfect in an outdoor garden setting. They can frame your guest entrance or place one on the end of each row of ceremony chairs. Now, whatever shall you hang from them? That is the fun part. You can play around with different ideas and keep your wedding theme in mind. Using them to hang floral is very...

Jan 23rd

Finding Your Color Palette

Finding a color palette for your wedding is not an easy job. Let’s face it ladies, there are too many colors to choose from! As I was researching different wedding colors, I came across this beautiful blog that visually features different color palettes. If you are on the fence about your colors or you are trying to imagine the way they are going look on your wedding day, take a gander at...

Jan 22nd

Wedding Timeline

Most of you are probably in the process of forming your wedding timeline. I was able to find a great sample of an evening wedding timeline by Nina Callaway on about.com. I have edited some parts of her original format. Please note this is a sample and you may have to change parts to suite your event. Also, starting with this outline it is a good idea to then fill in your wedding party, vendor...

Jan 19th

Wedding Checklist →

Need a dependable, non-complicated wedding checklist? This free downloadable checklist is one of the best I have come across and touches on many details that are easy to forget. The best part is if you are getting married at Grace Vineyards many of your reception needs are already checked off!

Jan 19th

The Knot Magazine →

The newest issue of The Knot Magazine is full of beauty and bright ideas. I downloaded it to my kindle fire and it is available for ipad as well. I encourage all brides of this year to grab a copy.

Jan 17th

Jan 12th

Have you heard of Pinterest yet? →

Organizing your inspirations has never been easier! Especially if you are getting married this is a really awesome way to post the ideas that inspire you for your wedding day. This is a link to a bridal guide pinterest that I felt was very helpful.

Jan 12th

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