Let them bloom...

It's been a light day in the office, that it bought me some time to look for some pegs for the bouquets and other flower whatchamacallits for the entourage. I had some idea of these bouquets would look like, even before we booked the florist. It seems that there are only a few people around the globe (well, that's what our good ol' friend Google is showing me) who had made something like what I have in mind. I guess I'll just have to put them together, since I can't all these in one bouquet.

[Disclaimer: pictures may be in different colors, just got them for the arrangement :) ]

Our pegs for the Bridal Bouquet: I'm thinking of sunflower-calla lily combination (like the one at the top left), but with some feathers like the one below it. The ribbon would be black with some details. Another alternative for the arrangement so bouquet wont be too big is the vertical sunflower bouquet, where we will just need to add the calla lily.

WC in the making

Zweed is getting married in January 2012, barely a month after Cosa Nostra. According to him, they haven't started with their preps yet. With roughly 5 months to go, I thought that I can offer a helping hand, as I am also preparing for Cosa Nostra. (Okay, I admit it, I am thinking of being a coordinator myself, and cuz is my guinea pig ;) ).

Momentarily setting my preps aside, I have been busy browsing for pegs for my cousin Zweed's wedding. I guess it's like an ice-breaker to see a different palette that I made some boards just to keep me sane at work, since, don't have much to do [yet]. I don't really have any idea on what they want, or what they have in mind, if they have a theme or what. Cuz only told me about the colors, which are still not yet final. So, I just looked for pegs that I can use for their color inspiration board. Did all this with MS PowerPoint. Enjoy :)

All images where taken from good ol' Mr Google's images.

c",)

Wedding Trends and Themes for 2011

Photo napped from LoveMyDress

After the Royal Wedding last April, most girls are wishing to be as stunning as the Duchess of Cambridge when she walked down Westminster Abbey's aisle, or when we she was waving to the crowd in the streets of London and everybody else around the world, with her Prince beside. Now everyone wants to have their weddings to be like the Royal Wedding. So, I thought of checking with our good friend Mr Google, and find out if this indeed followed the trends, or have probably set a new one.

Operation: Dress-Up the Bride | Inspirations

Craig Sillitoe/Sydney Morning Herald

Now that we have booked almost more than 50% of our suppliers, I guess it's just about time that we talk about "the dress." We are to meet up with a designer this Sunday, so I thought of sharing my gown's inspiration design. 

Since Cosa Nostra will be living up to the Mafioso, I'd like to have something that will honor the glam and roaring era of 1920's. The time when women started to think liberated, jazz and art deco became popular, flappers, the Great Gatsby (which I haven't read yet), and Prohibition. 

When I was thinking about our theme, and was researching it online, I found both positive and some not-so-good reactions about the idea. Along with these are reviews on the era's fabulous fashion and signature looks. That is what I'm talking about, as I wanted ours unique and not-the-usual wedding. 

Penguins + Ice = Antartica = white and blue

Time flies so fast, and now it's already December: 17 days to go before Christmas. The cold breeze from the North is already here, and admit it: it's harder to get up in the morning. The Penguins are now starting prep seriously, with more or less 365 days to go.

I was browsing the net, as usual, last Tuesday when I came across this blog site with really nice ideas. I was looking for some things I would put into our inspiration board, or something that can give me an idea on how the venue would be dressed. Di suggested I check out Preston Bailey (side story: we actually forgot what his name was; then we searched for Grey's Anatomy in Wikipedia, since Di said the name is somehow a combination of two characters in the medical drama. didn't have a clue who they were, but that's a cool reminder. :p ) when I was led by our ever-trusted Google to some images that caught my attention. Then I thought, why not include blue in our color palette? Yeah, that would make sense (by the way, we did find Preston Bailey's work, and those are really fab!)... 

Penguins + Ice = Antarctica = white and blue. 

I looked into the images and followed the links they came from. Then, I saw this really nice cake design. Not really my type of cake, or something that would fit into our theme, but could work with some  adjustments. Winter Wedding Cakes is a collection of cake designs suggested by DessertLover, the author of the article in the blog. The cool thing about the entry is, the author gave the links were the images were from (or probably the designers of the cakes). 

Pics courtesy of HereComesTheBlog.com

Here are what I plan to do with them *putting on the thinking cap* (pictures going from top, beginning from left to right):

1. Very nice winter wedding cake, but no snowflakes on the side. Maybe penguin fondant, just plain with glaciers on the next level, then aurora australis in place of the blue air brush. Mafia penguin topper instead of calla lilies
2. Too whimsical for me... perhaps that would work without the stars around it, then black and yellow accents instead of blue
3. Hmm... this is also nice. simple and earthy. Just a pair of mafia penguin on top would do. 
4. Hmm... cup tower... I think this is okay
5. This looks more like a Christmas winter for me. We can change it into ammo boxes or replace the red box in the base with a black one.
6. Nah... too cornered for my taste. Kiko might like it though. This reminds me of Mayan pyramids. :)
7. Classic black winter, nice, but less on the silver accent... or maybe none of it. 
8. Gift boxes again? Ammo crates with mafia penguins on top or beside them. Definitely no ribbons.
9. Okay, I've had it... no more square tower cakes and ribbons. 

Am surely gonna go back to that site (actually bookmarking it). Who knows, I might get something useful, or better yet, become part of the team. :)

c",)