Party Tips Tuesday: Wishing Tree

I've mentioned before and I'll say it again, we are not big fans of games at baby and bridal showers around these parts. We've been to them and played the awkward ice-breakers, and really...they're just that: awkward!

For my bff's sprinkle, I decided to do something a little different. We're going to have a wishing tree...

Tall glass vases, filled with branches. Plain wood clothespins for guests to clip their wishes to the shimmery ribbons that will be hanging from them branches.

Beautiful and it will create such an amazing memory for mom-to-be!

Wedding Wednesday: Custom Guest Books

Brides everywhere are customizing every aspect of their wedding, and with good cause! It's your day to shine, and to show everyone who you are...right down to your guest book!

Some are going with amazingly fun photo booths for their guests to get a copy and to sign a copy fort he guest book; others are going with traditional photo albums.

I've been asked what I would do for a guest book, and it's so incredibly simple....paint, paint, paint!

custom painted journals with ribbons and skeleton keys

Painting a journal and embellishing it with ribbons and skeleton keys is perfect for a rustic, vintage glam type wedding, whereas....

custom handpainted journal with sculpted pansy embellishment

adding a sculpted flower would be perfect for a spring, garden wedding!

The journals translate so incredibly well as a guest book with approximately 100 unlined pages for guests to write sweet notes on, a sturdy coil binding and a whimsical embellishment to go with the theme and tone for your day. They can be painted in any colour combination in either a painterly or linear style, to become a natural element of your wedding.

A book to cherish for a lifetime that you will love reading, over and over again!