True Love

You know when you've fallen deeply in love. You can't stop thinking about them. You wonder what they're doing now. You constantly bring them up in conversation. Well that's how I've been feeling about Californian stationer Chewing the Cud. The collection is inspired from a multitude of sources: real weddings, travel, flea markets, and much more. Designer Viola explains that each invitation is designed not as a cookie cutter template, but rather to reflect a certain wedding mood or theme, which you can customise to make more 'you'. What can I say? I ♥ Chewing the Cud, and when you look at their work, I'm certain you will too. {Go ahead, scroll on down...}

Wedding Dress Jewellery

Cufflinks are a fantastic present for the special men on your wedding day. Choosing a pair that they'll all treasure for years is much harder. These silver cufflinks by Welsh designer, Kate Selene are handmade from samples of your wedding dress, which are sealed with resin to give a hard, durable finish. She even handstamps your wedding date on the back, making them an ideal momento of your big day. Buy them for your groom, his ushers, and the father-of-the-bride so they all match perfectly, and pick up necklaces and earrings for your bridesmaids. Alternatively, you could always buy them lucky wishbone necklaces, because you can never have too much luck!

Real Wedding: Lauren & Jackson

A simple, elegant wedding can still speak volumes about a couple. You don't have to go crazy with details to achieve a truly memorable event, as illustrated here by Lauren and Jackson's beautiful big day. The happy couple picked a church ceremony, and the grounds offered great backgrounds for photos, while the overcast December sky lent for a particularly glowy light that day. Stunning pictures as ever from the team at Simply Bloom, and plenty of stealworthy ideas, including the cute heather buttonholes and the lace detailing on the cake. I'm also loving Lauren's bridesmaids' dresses. The pop of Christmassy red against a grey day is fabulous, and her girls all look like they're having a brilliant day, despite the cold!

Gorgeous Printables

Have you seen how much stationery can cost? Is it wrong to baulk at spending over £500 on inviting 100 people to come to your wedding? That's money that could be spent on entertainment, champagne or fireworks! And yet isn't it...well...naff to invite your guests via email? Not to mention the fact that your grandmother hasn't learnt how to log on. Luckily there is a third way - welcome to the wonderful world of printables. For a mini-sum of £5-10, you can buy a professional designed, custom template, and print your own at home, saving £££'s and gaining huge crafting brownie points. Woohoo!

Product Credits - {top collage} Arippke, {middle collage} Camille Chung {bottom collage} Swoon Creative

Real Wedding: Angela & Alex

The bride's bouquet usually sets the mood for the florals for the whole wedding, and for her gorgeous winter wedding, Angela went for the bold blue and red of irises and roses. You'd expect her bridesmaids to be carrying posies in the same colour, but instead of continuing the theme, she decided to flout tradition, choosing contrasting colours of yellow and orange. Somehow it worked, which just goes to show you can mix and match bold shades, as long as they're the same tone. It's also a brilliant way to brighten up a dull February day. Other stealworthy details include Angela's husband Alex {we love a man in uniform!}, and Angela's pretty half-up half-down hairstyle. Photo credits and thanks to Jessamyn Harris for her lovely pics.

Real Wedding: Tyler & Mitchell

A gorgeous winter wedding for you to indulge in today, to coincide with the return of freezing weather across the UK. Where did Spring go? Tyler and Mitchell celebrated their big day at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, and emerged after saying their vows into a flurry of green confetti. I'm pretty partial to green-themed weddings myself, so I'm super-keen on Tyler's bridesmaids' dresses and her gorgeous white peony and green orchid bouquet. Also, Mitchell's button-hole looks fab against his dark suit. Don't miss the pics of the double cakes - the happy couple decided to go for two, one picked by the bride, and the other by the groom. It's a tradition that's gaining ground in the States, and I wouldn't be surprised if it appeared over here as a trend for the summer. Huge thanks to Simply Bloom for their gorgeous pictures.

We ♥ Giveaways

Fake moustaches always add a little something to your wedding day, whether as wedding favours, or just as hilarious props to liven up your pictures. Add a little top-lip fabulousness to your celebrations thanks to this amazing giveaway from Something's Hiding Here. They're offering two moustaches to one happy reader for free! All you need to do is leave me a comment at the end of this posting. I'll pick the winner on Tuesday 6th April at 10pm.

Mapping It Out

When was the last time you did some colouring? Not for a while? Well it might be time for you to take a trip down to WH Smith, because there's nothing nicer than a hand-drawn wedding map. It's more than just a way to let your guests know how to get to your big day, it can act as a favor, keepsake, and a save-the-date. Whatsmore, you can add places of interest and recommended restaurants for guests who are planning to stay the whole weekend. Not the artistic type? Hire one of these lovely Etsy designers to do it for you.

Product Credits - {top collage from left} Trial by Cupcakes, One Lonely Apricot {bottom collage from left} Wonderland Papers, Calligraphics