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Posts Tagged "Wedding"
Rumor has it that the collective creative genius behind Anthropologie, Urban Outfitters and Terrain, to name a few, is slated to open a branch centered around brides-to-be. On February 14th, 2011, B H L D N will be opening it’s online wedding boutique, featuring personalized moodboards, detailed and interactive photographs of items for sale, prices that will work within any budget, and all of it done with the known, graceful aesthetic of it’s sister stores. What’s more, the company has projected the opening of it’s first brick and mortar storefront in the latter half of this year. Until then, let the countdown begin to the unveiling of the online boutique, with the only hint as to what might hold being “a bit of old, new borrowed, and blue”. Thanks, Gao Gao, for the tip! xx EFG
photo via violet moss
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Hello Adventure Fans, Thanks for having me back on this delightfully hot DIY day here in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. In honor of the recent passing of the most Patriotic of all holidays, I thought I might dedicate this post to all things FLAG. Indubitably becoming a regular on the DIY wedding scene, flags are one of the easiest, least expensive and most varied ways to deck out any number of soirees. Check out these examples on one of my regular stops for wedding inspiration, the lovely Once Wed . And here are a few I’ve created for parties in the past.
This is a strand of simple felt triangles, all cut the same size, sewn together (either by machine or hand) until the desired length is reached. I love how simple, geometric and modern these are. Felt is a wonder fabric- so easy to work with and looks surprisingly great in any season.
Here is another very simple strand I made for my parents 40th anniversary party last summer. I know there a bit hard to see here, but I used a variety of scrap fabric in blues, greens and yellows. They are cut in various shapes and sizes- rectangles, triangles, squares and flowers- and then sewn with invisible thread in a random order. The only trick with using most patterned cotton fabric is that you will need to cut two sides for each piece and lay them back-to-back so that the flags look colorful from every angle.
These mini flags are so simple to create and can be used in adorning nearly everything! I mean just look at how they make this simple jar look fabulous! I made these with thick gross grain ribbon (so they would not fray when cut), a glue stick and small dowels I stumbled across in the baking aisle at my local grocery store. I am envisioning these in cupcakes or sticking a few in a pot of blooming succulents. They would also make great drink stirrers (perhaps with a longer, thinner dowel) or even stuck in the lawn as aisle runners (again, a longer dowel and perhaps wider ribbon might work best). So, what do you think? Are you a Flag Fan? While I haven’t yet figured out how to incorporate them into our wedding, there is no doubt that some sort of flag fantastic-ness (Yes, I know it’s not a word. But it should be!) will make an apperance. Happy Flag Making!
Well Hello Adventure Lovers, What a lovely day for crafting, no? My name is Joana and I am thrilled to be joining the clever and talented roster of bloggers here at the Adventure School! I am a bride to be on a quest to create a homemade wedding. Every Friday I will be here sharing my triumphs and defeats (yep, all you fellow crafters out there know about those) to inspire and delight you. So, without further ado… Save the Dates 101. Yay! My partner in all things non-criminal (aka the husband to be) and I wanted to use our Save the Dates to give our guests a little sneak peak into our wedding. Most notably, the unique location- a real live working Alpaca Ranch! But how and with what would we craft these silly little cards left me a bit stumped at first. So what did I do? I turned to the world wide web for some instant inspiration. Once I stumbled upon beauties like these , these and these, and took a visit to a local fabric store, we were set to begin. I won’t bore you with all the little steps (please comment if you’d like me to write up a “how to” and send it to you), but here are the results:
Stamping & Drinking- a VERY important component to DIY is to always include a favorite bevy.
We designed a stamp with all of our info & had it made by these guys. Then we carefully hand stamped mail tags and added a gold string (pictured below) for some added glitz.
The fiancé drew an alpaca, scanned the image and used our home printer to print onto transfer paper. Next I ironed the image onto canvas (aka the Mr. T of fabrics) and sewed each one to its own little burlap pocket.
The back of each pocket had a different vintage floral fabric. Fun!
And that’s it. What do you think? We like them and we didn’t receive any hate mail after sending them out, so I guess they were a hit (or at least okay). See you all next week! And Happy Crafting!
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You want it? We have it in spades. Every week, The Adventure School is quoted in several national internet publications about wedding planning and event planning in general. The latest slew of articles are all about adventurous honeymoons. So, if you are in Philly or Chicago or San Antonio you will get some tips from me! But, faithful readers, of course, your best source for Adventure Tips is right here on the adventure blog. With that being said, right now (and always) I am in to saying to people, start your marriage right . . . with a wicked awesome ADVENTURE! A quote from the source article . . . “Go scuba diving and snorkeling in Puerto Rico: it is tropical and beautiful with extremely consistent perfect summer weather year-round. Easy-going honeymooners can choose this option using USA driver’s license and dollar bills as it is an American territory that feels like a far-flung land. The beautiful diving spots offer fun for honeymooners who are doing it for the first time or are very experienced, lovers might spot bluehead wrasse, French angels and batfish or sea horses, coral shrimp and arrow crabs! Puerto Rico has some of the best beaches in the world and it’s just a short flight for under $100 from NYC. Drink rum and luxuriate after a long day of floating in warm tropical waters. Your own secret tropical land! If you want to revel in time alone together head to Big Sky Country and bike Montana for your honeymoon. An economical choice that is anything but short on beauty and luxury. The www.visitMt.com website lists more than 38 scenic bicycle tours rated from easy to experienced for both road and mountain bike riders. Spotting Elk, Bighorn and Buffalo by day and relaxing in gourmet steakhouses and top-notch lodges by night is the ultimate start to a marriage full of all types of experiences from 4-star massages to teamwork on the roads! Very adventurous lovers should hike Kilimanjaro! It is Africa’s highest summit surrounded by wildlife preserves. You can do double duty by rounding out your hiking adventure honeymoon with a safari through the Serengeti Plain and Ngorongoro Crater. Every marriage should start with an epic story, for those who honeymoon in Tanzania, it won’t just be about who obsessed over the sunscreen it will be about who was the best at spotting lions from the jeep”! ADVENTURE EXPERTISE, get into it!!
Tracy and Arthur’s wedding was a ton of fun. From the taco truck to the outdoor hookah lounge, this fun couple did it their way! Check out the photos of their amazing nuptials and PARTY! We helped these lovebirds with their Tish, Ketubah signing, ceremony, horah, Father of the Groom Bellydance Birthday Surprise, and major-rager Reception Dance Party.
Photos by Ryan Flynn.
Like so many prospectors before, Seattle-based Junebug Weddings has gone to California to seek a fortune and strike it rich. California brides- jump for joy. You now have all of the inspiration and talent that comes with the name Junebug at your fingertips. Junebug Weddings has a reputation as one of the savviest, hippest, and with-it-est vendors in Seattle. We know they’ll blow So Cal away just like they did with everyone up here. Junebug delivers the goods as the go to resource in Seattle and Southern California for everything from reception sites to lingerie. Tap into their vast compendium of knowledge in the Plan Your Wedding section of the site. We’re also really pumped on Junebug because they’ve just featured Eliza and Steve’s wedding on their blog AND in their real weddings section! Double yay!
We were so very happy to help local wedding photographer Eliza, and her writer-man Steve with their May 16th nuptials at Pravda Studios. There couldn’t be a more laid-back bride and groom and we had tons of fun with them, from making glitzy pinata by hand to setting up the kid’s corner at the reception to kicking off the processional with a tune from “A Mighty Wind”. These two are a great pair and we love them. We also had a great time with the whole wedding team: hair and makeup artist Erin Skipley, photog Sean Flanigan, florist Christopher Flowers, caterer Ravishing Radish and the sweet soul sounds of Emerald City Soul Club. Check out their beautiful day in May!
All photos by the sweet and talented, Sean Flanigan.
Last summer we had the good pleasure of working on the wedding of a two local artists. Their view of marriage was very profound and their sense of fun runs very deep and so as you can imagine, it was a great experience! We present to you some photographs that document the day that Dawn Cerny and D.W. Burnam became Mr. and Mrs.
Photos by Winnie Westergard.
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