Lusting After {Chalk Art}

Recently I've been seeing these beautifully designed chalk boards everywhere, most of them done by this amazing lady named Dana Tanamachi. Her flawless graphics with the usually messy medium have left me lusting after her amazing works and wishing I could do the same. Because trust me, if I could, I'm pretty sure my whole house would be covered in chalk board graphics. Think about it how amazing it would be if at the next get together you through has a beautifully designed chalk board welcoming guests or featuring the menu or drink specials. And because it is erasable, the possibilities are endless. With the right skill, it could be used for wedding announcements, invitations, birth announcements, or to mark any special occasion with a photo and a chalk description. I'm loving the idea. Now if I only had the talent of Dana! Maybe I'll learn...

Take a Seat

Hi there! Happy Tuesday! Fresh off my trip to the beach last week, I'm still dreaming of the sand between my toes and all things tropical. With summer quickly approaching, it's the perfect time to start talking about (and planning) beach side weddings. As always, every aspect of your big day should fit the theme. In this case, beachy details for a sand filled soiree.

An aspect of beach weddings every always seems to forget is the sea glass. After spending years being tumbled around by the waves, sea glass is perfectly frosted and gives off some of the most amazing color you've ever seen. While collecting enough sea glass to decorate with can take years, you can skip the decades of collecting and planning by buying a bag already filled to the brim. For these escort cards, I laid the sea glass out on a platter and used it as a support to keep the shells standing. Like the sea glass, you can spend decades trying to find enough perfect shells to use. Hence why I purchased these along with the glass.

Lastly, get some chalkboard cards (I found these at Hobby Lobby) and write the name of each guest and there table number. Slide into the shell, balance on the sea glass and amaze your guests with the one beach detail they didn't expect to see when attending your wedding. However, I do have one suggestion. Make sure your trays are where you want them before setting up the shells. Trying to move the shells on the tray will only make them all fall over. 

I Will Survive!

I know it's hard to believe that you could actually forget something on your wedding day, but trust me, you will. I'm not saying it's going to be something big you forget. It's probably something small like your toothbrush or Kleenex. And it's not because you're forgetful, it's just because it's the small things that you take for granite every day and naturally assume will be around you on your big day. Well, no worries. I have prepped a Bridal Survival Kit for you! A kit of all the things you never thought you would need or be without on your wedding day. Here's what you'll need...

{1} Chalk: Chalk is actually perfect for covering up blemishes on your gown. Obviously the ideal would be that nothing get on it, but that rarely happens. Chalk is perfect for cases like this.

{2} Breath Mints: Listen, you don't want your significant other's only memory of your first kiss as a married couple to be of your bad breath.

{3} Tissues: Because even with waterproof mascara and eyeliner, you still don't want tears to be running down your face.

{4} Band-Aids: Just incase those incredibly gorgeous heels you are wearing decide to give you blisters.

{5} Deodorant: For obvious reasons of course. No one likes a smelly bride.

{6} Lip Gloss: Just so you have soft, luscious looking lips that scream kiss me!

{7} Mini Sewing Kit: Always handy for fixing a quick seam, sewing on a fallen bead, or maybe even fixing that bridesmaid's broken dress strap.

{8} Safety Pins: For the same reasons you have that mini sewing kit. Except safety pins are much quicker and can pin up a groomsman's pants when the tux place gives him the wrong size!

{9} Bobby Pins: It's hot. Your bangs are falling in your face. You have that one strand of hair that just won't stay in place. Trust me, you always need a bobby pin.

{10} Advil: This is more for the day after. Or maybe for that headache that won't go away because your mother or future mother-in-law won't stay away from you...

Interested in purchasing an Events Uncorked "Bridal Survival Kit" for $30? Send me an email and I'd be happy to send one you're way!