Accessorize with style

One of the most overlooked details about your wedding attire is your jewelry. Hair clips (once the veil comes off), earrings, a necklace (if the neckline of the dress warrants it), are often forgotten in the midst of choosing your dress, designing your hairstyle and shoe shopping. Most brides end up wearing the same pearls they wear to the office or the jewelry becomes your 'something borrowed'. Don't get us wrong, we are inspired with brides borrowing their mom's pearls she wore at her wedding or honouring Grandma's memory by wearing her vintage diamond earrings. But if you have nothing planned, consider buying something from a fabulous website we discovered.

Stella & Dot is a fairly new jewelry company based out of San Fransisco and has (thankfully) spread to Ottawa. Despite it being a new player in the industry their products have already been featured in prominent magazines such as Oprah, In Style, People, Lucky and more. Not to mention seen on a multitude of celebrities. The available jewelry looks so luxurious but can be yours from between $30 to $400. Affordable luxury- is there anything sweeter to the ears of a bride-to-be ?

The items are purchased by a company representative either online or at 'trunk shows' (think Tupperware parties minus the Tupperware).

Our contact at the company is Naomi Legault and she is extremely helpful and knows her stuff. The items can only be purchased through Naomi and can not be found in retail stores. She recently told us the the company is coming out with new items for the Spring. Specifically on April 26, we'll be introduced to the little girls' line which would be perfect for your adorable flower girl(s). Soon to come as well, a 'charms' collection that you can mix and match and personalize making them unique gifts of appreciation for your maids.

Now that you know a bit more about Stella & Dot, we're excited to announce that we will be teaming up with Naomi for an exciting giveaway!! We don't want to reveal too much now so check back here soon for all the details. We will say that we're pretty upset we are not eligible for the draw because the piece that is up for grabs is gorgeous !

Check out all the available goodies here http://www.stelladot.com/sites/naomi

or contact her at 613-858-5347. Items can be purchased directly through Naomi's website or by phone. If you can't narrow down an item and think your friends would love some of the stuff too, you could contact Naomi to request hosting a 'trunk show' so all your friends can see this chic jewelry up close. Just don't forget the mimosas !

Sabila and Brian's Literary Themed Wedding

As promised here are the FABULOUS pictures of Sabila and Brian's gorgeous wedding. Notice the stack of books on each table, the bride works in publishing and provided each guest with their own novel as a wedding favour!

Love Bird Rectangular Label - Edible Favor Ideas

When you select favors, there are so many choices. You are wondering which one to choose. You can choose edible favors and let your guests taste some local specialties. Or you are good at baking and want to impress your guests with your secret recipe. Here are some ideas to share with you.

Find and purchase airtight jars. This one is 21 oz / 600ml which can hold 30 pecans.

Purchase Love Bird Rectangular Label - $0.34 each with free personalization

Peel Love Bird Rectangular Label (4 colors available) off and put it on the jar. Wrap the top with a regular ribbon or our personalized ribbon.

There are so many more rectangular favor labels with all kinds of designs and colors. If you would like to receive a free sample of love bird rectangular label as shown on this blog post, please contact us. If you are planning a love bird themed wedding, check more love birds wedding items here. You pay $9.75 flat shipping fee, why not purchase all at one visit. To view our love birds blog post, click here.

Visit us at http://www.supergiftplace.com

The Future of Wedding Registries

With time comes changing trends. This is never more evident than in the wedding industry. Colours, textures and food tastes change annually, other wedding-related aspects change too, just more slowly.

Take for example wedding registries. They have been very useful to both the bride and groom (they get what they want) and their guests (they avoid visiting 5 malls to find the perfect gift) for years. But in this day and age, couples are getting married later in life (the average Canadian bride is 29.5 years old when she is engaged according to Wedding Bells magazine) and most likely living together with their partner before getting married (Wedding Bells magazine states that 75% of couples are living together before they are married). Therefore the engaged couple's home is fully furnished from couches down to gravy bowls. So what does today's bride and groom do regarding registering? Registering will most likely cause the couple to select items they don't really need. However, not registering will cause Aunt Edna to buy the couple a salad bowl shaped as a giant lettuce leaf because she thinks giving gift cards or money as a wedding gift is tacky.

Enter Hanna the owner of Wedding Republic, an Ottawa-based company that is revolutionizing the way engaged couples today are registering.

We met with Hanna recently and she explained in detail what her company does for both wedding guests and engaged couples and we just had to share the news with our blog readers.

In short, Wedding Republic is a web-based wedding registry for engaged couples who want to select wedding gifts that reflect who they truly are, with their gifts located all over the city/province/country. It's basically a cash fund; the couple lists gifts they would like to receive and the wedding guests contribute cash towards the gift. This allows the couple to get what they really want no matter where the gift is located and it gives the guests the opportunity to see what they are contributing to in the couples' new life together instead of just writing a cheque and placing it in a wedding card.

The funnest part for everyone involved is that nothing is off limits; from a winery tour during the honeymoon to solar panels for an energy efficient home to a handmade pottery bowl available only at a tucked away niche store that is owned by a husband and wife team.

We think the best part is that Wedding Republic finally caught onto the idea of 'group gifting'. When the couple registers for something a little pricier, a few guests get together and all chip in to buy the gift. But that is only possible if you organize it as a group beforehand. Wedding Republic has created the 'Puzzle Piece' feature which allows any guest to contribute a 'piece' towards the puzzle (the gift) without having to plan anything in advance or even having to know each other. The couple can have Uncle Ed, their coworkers and their BFF all contributing towards a new car or or their big screen TV.

Personalizing your wedding has never been more hot than it right now, so why not carry that over into your wedding registry as well and get the gifts you really want? Wedding guests will appreciate it too since there they can buy the gifts from the comfort of their own home, avoid collecting money for group gifts and avoid bringing the gift or a large amount of cash to the wedding reception.

After the wedding, couples can write thank you cards to their guests while their Roomba vacuums their floors (purchased through Wedding Republic) as they enjoy a chicken sandwich made with tasty Baconnaise (purchased through Wedding Republic) as the hubby heads off to the golf club to enjoy his new membership (purchased through Wedding Republic).

Visit Wedding Republic's website for more details: http://www.weddingrepublic.com/

and view a sample registry here: http://www.weddingrepublic.com/sample#

Keep up the great work Hanna !

Love Birds Water Bottle Label by Weddingstar - Free Sample

Spring is coming and flowers are blooming. Isn't it a good time for your wedding? On the warm weather, what do people need the most? Water, yes.
When planning your wedding during spring and summer time, it's a good idea to set aside water bottles for your guests to take home or drink during the event. To add a little personal touch on your water bottles, let me show you how easy it is.
Here is the water bottle you can buy from any super market. Peel off the label.

Here is our love birds water bottle label ( you can personalize it ).

Peel off the back side, and stick over to your water bottle.

Here is the water bottle with your own brand.

The cost is $0.34 each with free personalization. Can you afford? Yes, you can!
To view more water bottle label designs to match your wedding theme and color, click Here.
To find more inspiration and ideas on love birds wedding theme, check our blog post Here.

Visit us at http://www.supergiftplace.com

Easter Inspiration

Happy Easter !

This blog post was inspired by all things Easter.... pastels, soft fabrics and fresh Spring flowers. If you are not getting married over an Easter weekend, you can use these ideas for future Spring bridal showers, engagement parties or wedding-related brunches.

We also threw in a photo of a beautiful garden wedding ceremony in honour of this amazing sunshine over the Easter weekend. Get out and enjoy it !

Breast Dress Project: Open for Business

Before any big event, one needs a dress rehearsal.

Through the support of countless women in the community, we were able to secure over 50 wedding dresses and we're finally ready for our 'dress rehearsal'- or more accurately...your dress rehearsal.

Marry Me Productions along with Groovy Linen will be hosting 'soirees' (at Groovy Linen), allowing brides-to-be an opportunity to try on the beautiful dresses in stock.

The soirees will be held April 1, April 20, May 11 and May 25. You can try on the dresses by appointment only, to ensure clients have the attention they deserve. Appointments will be available from 7-8pm and 8-9pm.

To book your appointment, head to The Breast Dress website http://www.thebreastdressproject.ca/ and click on "the dresses" link (to see which dresses you want to be introduced to) and click on "book an appointment TRY IT ON".

All the proceeds from the sale of the dresses will be donated to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. For more information, please visit http://www.thebreastdressproject.ca/ or view our informational video on You Tube; http://tiny.cc/1d6ec

Join the Breast Dress Project Facebook Fan page and follow us on Twitter (links to both on the website) for more up to date news.

Happy shopping ladies !