How to Give a Wedding Toast: 7 Surefire Secrets That Work

Posted February 22, 2012 | ♥ 2 Comments

Wondering how to give a wedding toast guests will remember long after the wedding day? Want a cheat sheet featuring seven surefire secrets that work? You’re in luck because today we’re showing you how to give a wedding toast with secrets to make your speech memorable. If you’re the Maid / Matron of Honor or Best Man in an upcoming wedding, chances are you’ve already heard the news: you’re responsible for writing and delivering a toast to the bride and groom at the wedding reception. Now, before you head for the hills and ditch the dutiful badge of honor, relax; the key to giving a memorable wedding toast is proper preparation. Read on to find out our seven favorite surefire, tried-and-true secrets to giving a wedding toast whether you’re a public speaking expert or true beginner. And, in keeping with the true Emmaline Bride handmade wedding spirit, we’re also sharing some amazing hand-painted toasting flutes and wine glasses by Judi Painted It, featured artisan in The Marketplace, to get you in the toasting spirit. Cheers!

10 Must-Have Rustic Wedding Ideas

Posted February 21, 2012 | ♥ 7 Comments

If you are a bride who loves rustic wedding ideas and delights in barns, hay bales, and mason jars, today’s post is right up your alley! Today, we’re sharing rustic wedding ideas with inspiration by the lovely Jo Blake, featured artisan in The Marketplace at Emmaline Bride. After trading in city life, Jo now resides with her husband in a small town surrounded by thriving local farms, rolling hills, old red barns, and historic homes. The natural beauty around her is the inspiration for her craft, which she has perfected to include plenty of homespun country charm. We’re beginning the list of ten rustic wedding must-haves with one of the cutest rustic banners we’ve ever seen. Enjoy!

6 Clever Ways to Personalize Your Wedding

Posted February 21, 2012 | ♥ 4 Comments

At Emmaline Bride, we’re head-over-bridal-heels crazy about handmade wedding details and personalization. We believe the more you personalize, the more memorable your wedding day will be. And, we think the best way to figure out which personalized details will rock your wedding day is through inspiration, particularly from couples with first-hand experience. Today, we’re sharing six little known ways to personalize your wedding with handmade details, all of which are available to order for your own special day (+ customized to suit your style) by Little Woman Design. This talented team is a married couple who fell in love with handmade wedding details while planning their own personalized wedding day. Read on for six clever ways to personalize your wedding through handmade details by Little Woman Design photographed by Emmaline Bride preferred photographer, BG Productions! Enjoy!

Custom Wedding Hanger Giveaway!

Posted February 20, 2012 | ♥ 199 Comments

Do you want to surprise a bride-to-be with a custom wedding hanger featuring her new last name? Want to gift a pretty wedding dress hanger to your best friend with a custom nickname? Or, do you want to win a custom wedding hanger for your upcoming wedding day? This is the giveaway for you! This week, we’ve teamed up with My Amber Coloured World to give away one (1) custom wedding hanger to a lucky Emmaline Bride reader with personalization included! Read on to find out how YOU can win…

Custom Wedding Hanger Giveaway

How to Include Brooches in Your Bouquet

Posted February 20, 2012 | ♥ 3 Comments

Brooches in your bouquet? What a clever idea! If you have heirloom brooches passed on to you from a grandmother, great grandmother, or another special person, you can include it in your bouquet! Today, we’re showing you how to include beautiful heirloom brooches in your bouquet with inspiration by A Brooch Bouquet, a shop that crafts bouquets using preserved flowers and gorgeous brooches. Since preserved flowers are used, your bouquet will last forever and incorporate brooches for a truly unique accessory. Read on for details…

5 Spring Wedding Clutches for Bridesmaids

Posted February 20, 2012 | ♥ 3 Comments

Bye bye, grey skies: hello, color! Today, we’re kicking off the week with our favorite spring wedding clutches (perfect for bridesmaids) by Toriska. These pretty wedding clutches are sure to put a little spring in their aisle-walking step. We’re beginning the round-up of spring wedding clutches with this gorgeous tangerine woven purse (the 2012 wedding color of the year) paired with a bright, sunny yellow interior fabric. Can anything scream summer quite like this bright + tangy shade?We think not. Take a look…

Spring Wedding Clutches

1. Tango tangerine silk clutch purse

This pretty tangerine silk clutch has woven layers and a yellow interior silk lining. Prefer another shade? No problem! Custom orders are welcome upon request.

5 Pairs of Something Blue Earrings You’ll Wear Again

Posted February 19, 2012 | ♥ 4 Comments

Happy Weekend! Are you looking for the perfect pair of something blue earrings you’ll want to wear again? Perhaps a few to gift to your bridesmaids, too? We’ve rounded up five pairs of something blue earrings to inspire you by the lovely people at Ten Things. Your something blue earrings will soon become your favorite pair, whether you save them for special occasions, rock them with resort wear on your honeymoon, or wear them every day! These earrings make me dream of blue skies, crystal clear ocean water and running barefoot on the beach. Can you tell I’m ready for summer? Check out these five pairs of something blue earrings and check out the last pair which includes a little something pink, too. Enjoy!

Something Blue Earrings

Gone Fishing Cake Topper

Posted February 18, 2012 | ♥ Leave a Comment!

Does your honey love to fish? Really, really love to fish? This gone fishing cake topper would be perfect atop your wedding cake and features a bride and groom customized to look like you! The cake topper even features the couple standing on a dock with the groom holding a fishing pole. The bride and groom, completely handmade, are crafted with craft wood, paint, fabric, and are adhered to a wooden platform (dock). The outfit is based on your wedding day, which means the outfits, flowers, hair accessories, hair color, scene, and wood color can be customized to look like you will on your wedding day! These are handmade by A Simple Start and we think they’re simply adorable! Read on to see more…

How to Design Save the Date Postcards

Posted February 17, 2012 | ♥ 4 Comments

Want to learn how to design save the date postcards in your pajamas this weekend? We’re continuing the save the date conversation today by showing you how easy it is to design save the date postcards from the comfort of your own home and tie in tons of personalization (like your engagement photos, monograms, or favorite colors). Save the date postcards, one of our favorite styles, are wildly popular in the wedding world because they are short, sweet, to the point, require no envelopes, and save money on postage. (Sounds good to us!) Read on to find out how to design save the date postcards using a fun new design studio by the folks at MagnetStreet, a project you can tackle over the weekend!

3 Secrets to Why Save the Dates Are Important

Posted February 17, 2012 | ♥ 7 Comments

If you were an unsuspecting target of Cupid’s arrow this week, chances are you’re sporting a shiny new ring on your finger this weekend. (Congrats!) While setting the wedding date is still far in your future, we encourage you to consider sending save the dates once the date is set in stone. If you’re like most brides, you may be wondering what the deal is with save the dates and why save the dates are important… so, today, we’re letting you in on three secrets to why save the dates are so important, along with plenty of brilliant save the date inspiration to get those creative juices flowing. Speaking of inspiration, check out this unique save the date idea, which is quite possibly one of the cutest we have seen yet!

5 Surprisingly Chic Ways to Decorate with Paper Flowers

Posted February 16, 2012 | ♥ 2 Comments

Wedding flowers can be hit or miss: either you love fresh flowers and dream of being surrounded by perfectly formed peonies (or another type of flower floating by in your wedding dreams) or wedding flowers may be at the bottom of your to-do list. Maybe you aren’t sure where to begin, you haven’t a clue what flower types are in season, you aren’t prepared to drop a pretty penny on something that inevitably wilts mere hours after the big day, or perhaps you just aren’t a fresh flower loving gal. Today, we are here to inspire you to see flowers in a new light: paper flowers, that is. Who knew paper flowers could be so chic? I certainly did not, and if you would have asked me years ago if brides would even consider using paper flowers in lieu of fresh flowers I would have imagined a wedding reception that looked like an arts and crafts show. Instead, the result is a surprisingly chic array of bright, vibrant, always-in-season blooms that will outlast the wedding cake (and many happy years of celebrated anniversaries). Read on to find out five of the most surprisingly chic ways to decorate with paper flowers, beginning with an interesting twist on paper flowers…

Decorate with Paper Flowers

1. Kusudama Paper Flower Bouquets in Mason Jars

This beautiful green flower bouquet handmade by The Little Red Button is handcrafted using a technique similar to origami known as Kusudama. These bouquets are lovely and can be crafted in any color scheme of which you can imagine…. check out both the green and yellow Kusudama paper flowers below:

How to Plan a Breakfast at Tiffany’s Bridal Shower

Posted February 16, 2012 | ♥ 8 Comments

Planning a bridal shower is fun for everyone involved, especially when you select a stellar theme. If the bride-to-be is a girly girl, lover of all things Hepburn and is obsessed with diamonds, darling, you’re in luck: a Breakfast at Tiffany’s bridal shower theme would be a perfect party to plan. Today we’re going to show you how to plan a Breakfast at Tiffany’s bridal shower the bride-to-be will LOVE. Read on for the first find, which includes something we’ve never seen before!

These Tiffany’s bridal shower invitations by Jack’s Master are incredible… but look at the favors you can also buy that guests will love!

Tiffany’s Bridal Shower