In the air...

Quer um casamento diferente? Porque não aproveitar esta ideia...

Casamento nos ares, num balão de ar quente.

O único senão é a quantidade de pessoas a bordo que é limitada.

Tânia & Bruno Wedding...

No passado sábado, como sabem estive de casamento e preparei algumas coisinhas para os primos...

Primeiro o arroz.

Mais um cesto de arroz colorido distribuído pelos convidados.

Ficou muito giro no chão e os passarinhos podem comer à vontade porque é tudo com corantes naturais.

Já não ia ao Mosteiro da Batalha há alguns anos... Lindo como sempre

Não conhecia ainda a Quinta dos Castanheiros, mesmo tendo lá passado várias vezes mas fiquei surpreendida pela positiva. Gostei muito do espaço. 

Preparei a cerimónia das areias e fiz um discurso... estava nervosa, não costumo tomar assim a palavra. Mas correu bem e o resultado ficou lindo. 

Sei que os Noivos tinham gostado da árvore de digitais que tenho no escritório por isso decidi oferecer-lhe um. Aqui está o resultado final depois da ronda pelas mesas: 

Assim, mais uma vez desejo aos Noivos todos os momentos de Felicidade que conseguirem. 

Enjoy the Honey Moon!!!

Ficamos a aguardar as fotos...

Violet...

Yes I love this color.

Don't you???

Violet and green...

Esta semana tive uma visita e sabendo que sou benfiquista, o Paulo lançou a fatídica pergunta...

Porque escolheste verde e lilás????

Afinal podia mesmo ter escolhido o vermelho já que é a cor da paixão.

Mas não... gosto muito desta combinação de cores e por acaso quando comecei esta aventura isto fui à Vistaprint e gostei imenso do modelo que escolhi para o meu cartão de visita que já devem ter visto por aqui.

E daí ficaram mesmo estas duas cores. É diferente...

E como encontrei algumas imagens em que estas duas cores são mesmo as cores do casamento, venho aqui partilhar algumas coisas que vi e gostei. 

 

 

 

Another purchases...

Mais umas peças feitas por mim...

Gosta? Pode comprar....

Copos para o brinde dos Noivos

Porta alianças em pérolas

Porta alianças

Cerimónia das areias

Marcadores de mesa

Kit casa de banho

I do...

Já coloquei aqui no blog um fotografia de uns sapatos com o pormenor na sola.

Quando a Mãe da Noiva viu, gostou e pediu-me para fazer.

Existem por aí uns stickers de pérolas ou brilhantes mas eu preferi fazer eu própria com o tipo de letra que eu queria.

Eis o resultado do meu trabalho:

Gostaram?

Say I Do...

Este vídeo está fantástico.

American wedding again...

Flower Girls

Flower girls are the cute girls at the head of the wedding procession. They spread petals down the aisle for the bride to walk on flowers. The flowers the girls carry or strew about symbolize fertility and hope. Others say that in the early times the bride and groom were made to wear flowers to ward off evil spirits. Either way, the beauty of flowers and the cuteness of flower girls add cheer to the wedding festivities.

Nowadays, one will see the changing face of the flower girl. Some girls do not strew flower petals on the way to altar. Some flower girls carry a mall bouquet or a basket of flowers instead.

Some flower girls cannot be technically called flower girls because they don't have flowers. Some strew confetti down the aisle. Some blow bubbles. I've seen a wedding where the flower girls carried teddy bears.

Choosing a Flower Girl is an important decision. Some couples choose a bigger girl instead of a smaller one, but substitutes as a junior bridesmaid instead of being a flower girl. There are weddings when smaller girls are put into wagons and these are rolled down the aisle. Other couples with significant (trained) pets in their lives may also be included in the entourage as a flower pet or ring bearer pet.

Ring Boy (or Ring Bearer)

The Ring Boy or Ring Bearer is a young boy who is special to the couple and is tasked to carry a pillow with the wedding rings on it during the procession. During the exchange of vows, the ring boy hands the pillow to the couple for them to exchange the rings.

Nowadays, it's perfectly acceptable to tie in fake rings to the pillow to wisely avoid any untoward incidents. If the couple's favorite boy is more than one, it is acceptable to have two ring bearers. If the couple has no favorite boy in mind, they can skip having a ring boy and have the best man hand over the rings during the exchange of vows.

Other couples choose to have a favorite girl to be Ring Bearer instead.

It is also becoming common for highly regarded pets to carry the pillow with the rings.

Receiving Line

The reception line is where the Bridge's Parents, Grooms Parents, and Bride and Groom, and may include the maid of honor and best man. The receiving line is where guests can be introduced to the other side of the family

After the wedding ceremony a receiving line of the Bride and Groom along with their Mothers and it may include the maid of honor traditionally, but often includes the entire wedding party.

Throwing Rice

The act of attendants throwing rice at the new couple after their wedding ceremony signifies that they wish the couple happiness and prosperity. In recent years rice has been replaced with things such as birdseed and even blowing bubbles. It has been thought that rice is hard to clean up, and birds could just eat the birdseed. Bubbles are festive, so they have become quite popular over the years as well.

Wedding Car

The wedding car is just as important in the wedding rites. The wedding car is the first venue for a couple to be alone and have privacy after they leave the church or the reception. In older times, it is considered good luck to have the wedding carriage drawn by gray horses. It is also a good omen if the wedding carriage meets a gray horse on the way to reception. It is considered bad luck if a horse refuses to move or walk to or after the ceremony.

These days, it is considered ill luck when the car won't start or breaks down. It is also believed that after the bride is set at the church door the car should travel for a short distance before going back. Not doing so would cause the bride or groom bad luck.

Wedding cars are usually decorated with flowers, or a sign that says Just Married, or hung with tin cans. These tin cans clank along the pavement as the car moves. The noise it makes is believed to ward off evil spirits.

Throwing the Bouquet

Single ladies in attendance at the wedding reception are invited to come up and try to catch the bride's bouquet. This is a custom that represents which lady will be the next to be married. As the custom goes, she is to take a small piece of the wedding cake home and slip it under her pillow that very night. She will then have a dream about the man she will soon marry.

Catching the Garter

Garters are a fertility symbol and the person who catches it will be married next per tradition.

Wedding Receptions

The reception that follows the wedding and is often a sit down dinner, but some have a buffet. There is often games that are played during the reception and some receptions include a dance.

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American Wedding...

Weddings in America are just as diverse as the couple who comes together to share their lives forever. American Traditional weddings take place in a church with family and friends in attendance to help celebrate the joyous occasion. Weddings in America also take place in chapels scattered throughout the U.S., most renowned in Las Vegas. Some couples choose a wedding ceremony on a beach or in a garden. Whatever location you choose for your wedding ceremony, here is a look at some of the customs and traditions that seem to stay with couples no matter where they are.

Something Old, Something New

You have probably heard the saying 'something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue, a silver sixpence inside your shoe.' No one is really sure when this custom started. It is believed by many to have begun during the Victorian era, while others argue that it started much earlier than that. Nevertheless, couples have honored this custom through the centuries, and even today. Something old represents the guests in attendance at the ceremony who are already married. Something new represents the newlyweds and the beginning of their new life together. Something borrowed signifies something that the bride must give back, such as her veil or her mother's own wedding dress. Something blue is associated with the bride's virginity and purity. Something silver is any type of silver coin that is tucked into one of the bride's shoes to represent wealth and prosperity.

White Wedding Dress

The wedding dress nowadays is usually believed to have to be white or ivory, as this symbolizes purity. This is a newer superstition because white was started to be worn as a wedding dress only during the Victorian age. And that time, white was worn as an announcement of affluence because white dresses then will only be worn once.

A black wedding gown was considered taboo in the last decades, but recently, this is also becoming an option for brides. Black flatters a woman's figure and skin tone, and this flattery is best needed during a bride's wedding day.

The common superstition these days regarding the wedding dress is that the groom is not supposed to see the bride in her wedding dress before the wedding day. There is also the superstition for the bride to avoid wearing the dress before the day and see herself in the mirror because something to prevent the wedding may happen. This is a problem for the brides who want to make sure everything should be perfect on the day. All brides deserve a perfectly-fitting dress. Some who still want to follow this superstition fit the lining of the dress, and leave all trust to the dress maker. Some dress makers leave some stitches unfinished and only do the last finishing stitches before the bride leaves for the wedding.

A common rhyme regarding wedding dress superstition goes :

Married in white, you will have chosen right.
Married in grey, you will go far away.
Married in black, you will wish yourself back.
Married in red, you wish yourself dead.
Married in green, ashamed to be seen.
Married in blue, you will always be true.
Married in pearl, you will live in a whirl.
Married in yellow, ashamed of your fellow.
Married in brown, you will live out of town.
Married in pink, your fortune will sink.

Bridal Bouquet

The type of flowers the bride clutches during the wedding ceremony signify her emotions towards the marriage.

In olden times, the bridal bouquet has herbs and spices instead of lowers. It was believed that these strongly aromatic plants will ward off evil spirits intent on possessing the bride.

At present there are a lot of designs of bouquet the bride may decide to clutch throughout the ceremony. Some bouquets are cascading, others are pomander balls, some wrapped in delicate fabric. The designs are endless.

Some brides decide to carry a bouquet of other significant thing for her, such as rice stalks or small branches of a special plant.

The Veil and the Bridesmaids

The purpose of the bride wearing a veil dates back to when people believed evil spirits were around to try and ruin the wedding ceremony. The bride wore a veil to cover her face so evil spirits would not know she was the bride. Likewise, bridesmaid were made part of the ceremony to surround the bride, so evil spirits would be confused about who the actual bride was, and leave. Many couples today still honor these customs, but use the veil to hide the bride's face until it is first revealed to her groom. The bridesmaids are chosen to help the bride celebrate her happy day. This is also true for the ushers to celebrate with the groom.

Bridesmaid Dress Color

The bride can choose what color that the bridesmaids will wear. The color usually coordinates with the other themes of the wedding, such as similar to the color of the flowers chosen. The bride should also think what color flatters the bridesmaids. These days, it is customary for the bride to decide what color and fabric the bridesmaids will wear, and the bridesmaid will then choose the most flattering style for herself. Some brides choose the other way around, they choose what style the bridesmaids will wear, and the bridesmaids wear different colors of the same style dress.

Rings

Rings, because of its circular shape, symbolize eternity, endlessness… thus a never-ending marriage. Rings can be made of gold, platinum and other metals. Some are encrusted with jewels to signify the value of a couple’s love. Some couples have their names or messages engraved on the rings before the wedding. During the wedding ceremony, the Ring Boy (also often called the Ring Bearer) takes the rings up on a pillow so the bride and groom can exchange rings.

10 rules...

Pour les mariages en France, ça vaut le coût...

1 - Je me marie en période creuse

Se dire Oui en hiver est bien moins coûteux et devient de plus en plus « in ». Pensez également à sceller votre union un vendredi, le prix des salles est souvent 20% moins cher que le samedi.

2 - Je loue ma robe

Une location vous permettra d’arborer des modèles de marques à prix doux. Et si vous êtes trop sentimentale pour rendre votre parure de bal à minuit, ne ratez pas les ventes privées mariage ou de stocks de l’année précédente. Vous pouvez enfin jouer la carte du vintage… en reprenant la robe de mariée de maman.

3 - Je négocie

Il faut partir du principe que tout est négociable, et que vous n'avez rien à perdre. Et si discuter les prix ne fait pas partie de vos aptitudes de base, faites-vous accompagner d'une personne capable de mener cette guerre pour vous : votre fiancé, un témoin, vos parents, etc.

4 - Je gère moi même les alcools

C'est le meilleur moyen de faire diminuer le tarif de la prestation du traiteur. D’autant que les droits de bouchon se font de plus en plus rares.

5 - Je mets la main à la pâte pour la déco

Les maîtres mots d'une déco éco sont « le recyclage » et la « création maison ». Si vous n'êtes pas créative, optez plutôt pour un lieu déjà aménagé et décoré avec goût, comme un restaurant, un jardin ou un hôtel.

6 - Je maquille seule

Comme Kate Middleton, prenez des cours de maquillage dans une parfumerie, et maquillez-vous seule le jour J. Cela vous coûtera moins cher, et vous permettra d'éviter l'effet pot de peinture.

7 - Je laisse mes invités immortaliser la soirée

Au lieu de payer un photographe professionnel, disposez des appareils photo jetables sur toutes les tables. Il vous suffira de récupérer les clichés pris par vos invités. Votre album sera d'autant plus personnel.

8 - Je réalise mes faire-part

A l'aide d'un ordinateur et munie de papier de grande qualité, vous pouvez réaliser des faire-part à votre image.

9 - Je limite de nombre de mes invités

Vous réduirez ainsi vos dépenses en traiteur et instaurerez une atmosphère intime, propice aux mariages les plus mémorables.

10 - Je mise sur les talents de demain

Souvent très motivés et à l'affût des tendances, les étudiants ou jeunes diplômés offrent leurs services à prix réduits. Appelez les institutions spécialisées pour des références sur leurs meilleurs élèves. Et
faites ainsi appel aux photographes, musiciens et barmen en herbe. 

Boxes...

Para as amêndoas temos à sua disposição várias embalagens:

M&M's...

Yummy, I love it...

Sabe que pode ter os bombons de chocolate personalizados no seu casamento ou no aniversário do seu filho / filha?

O que acha?

Ideas...

Aqui ficam mais umas ideias sobre comida que achei serem merecedoras de um post...

Qual é que fariam?

The shoes...

Eu colo stickers um pouco por todo o lado.

Porque não deixar uma mensagem nos sapatos dos Noivos...