Being Creative

Welcome Megan to the wonderful world of blogging at the War Memorial Center. She has become quick to learn the vast arrays of all things weddings!

As a newbie in the world of weddings I have been learning a great amount about all of the behind the scenes that not only goes into planning the wedding, but what is happening on the big day. I enjoy seeing the final product of each ceremony and reception and how different each and every wedding turns out.


Recently one of my very close girlfriends got married. I was able to simply be a guest, which was a change of pace for me seeing as how I began at the end of wedding season. Her and her now husband are both very in love with anything natural and earthy. Her theme was a “woods” theme which I found to be very interesting. When I got the invitation, I thought it was pretty, but was unsure how it would turn out. I had never seen anything like it. Upon arriving to her wedding, which was on her parent’s land, I realized that she was actually getting married in the woods! They had chairs lined up in between the trees and she walked down a grassy isle.

We then walked a little ways through more grass and trees into an outdoor tent for the reception, which was placed very close to their man made pond. Her colors were black and white with accents of a deep red. The most unique part of her whole reception was that she had trees brought in from a nursery and placed throughout the tent to continue her woodsy theme throughout the reception. It was beautiful, very much so like a fairytale. White lights dangled throughout the tent. The word I would use to describe it was enchanting.

Here at the War Memorial shortly after attending this wedding, I worked at a wedding where they did a wine themed wedding. The couple had been dating long distance and would meet places throughout the United States and taste wine together. It was a passion of theirs. Their name cards were wine corks with the names stuck in them. Their center pieces were wine bottles that were colored glass as accents to their reception.

After having a good amount of weddings under my belt, it is interesting to see the weddings that are unique to the couple and their interests. Whether it be you like to travel and have a favorite vacation you took as a couple or a hobby that you like to do together, I think it is important to be creative and give guests something to remember about you as a couple; something to talk about when it comes to your big day!

Zewing Girl! Unique and Amazing Bridesmaid Gifts!

I celebrated one of those significant birthdays earlier this month, and my mom surprised me with having Tracy from Zewing Girl come to her house and had me pick out a homemade gift. I was ecstatic to do this mostly because I had been secretly (okay, maybe not so secretly as I tend to be a bit vocal) coveting my mom’s latest purchase from Zewing Girl. She makes these amazing watches that have interchangeable straps so you can pick a color, pattern, or design for each outfit or mood you may have.



For example, here is the watch I have on today.

 
I also have 3 other colors and patterns of straps to change depending on what I am wearing or in the mood for. But she makes many different kinds!
 

Finding bridesmaid gifts may be one of the more difficult things when planning a wedding. You want to make sure to have something that is unique, beautiful, and fits each of your girls’ personalities. This task may sometime feel impossible. However, I thought that these watches and the other products that Tracy makes would be an amazing and personal gift to give each bridesmaids! This way everyone can have something "the same, but different" and it is something that will be worn all the time. You can also pick out colors and patterns that reflect each of your bridesmaid personalities.  

She also makes other accessories that could  be worn during the wedding, for example, here are some bobby pins and hair ties.

These are just a few of the products that she sews (or zews as her young daughter says). She makes scarves, skirts, lanyards...you name it, she can probably zew it! So, take a look at her website or email her for more information by clicking here.

I am sure you'll love her work just as much as I do!!!!

Bedazzled Pumpkins

I'm embarrassed by how long that it has been since I or someone here has posted something, but I am sure I can come up with a million excuses...however I will just promise to try to do better!

I think I have written this before, but I LOVE FALL. I love all the colors, the smells, the changing of leaves, etc. I think this is the best time of year. I love weddings in October because it is just so beautiful.

I was walking into Metro Market in downtown Milwaukee last week were I went past their floral department. I was admiring the sunflowers and then looked down and there were some bedazzled pumpkins! Now, I am not much of a bling or bedazzle kind of person, but I really like how these were done and thought they would be some great accent pieces or even centerpieces for a fall wedding. The ones at Metro Market had letters bedazzled on them but I found some other pictures as well.  This would be a great, easy, and cheap DIY project!
Enjoy!