Fabulous Local Store Find: Beverage Dispensers

Homegoods has done it again. Man I love that store!

Check-out these great beverage dispensers. They are also available in a cream color and are priced at $39.99-$49.99. Fun beverage dispensers are such a great way to add personality to your event. They become more of a centerpiece, rather than just being in the background.



Here are some other great beverage dispensers!


Z Gallerie (another FABULOUS store and also my old stomping grounds...worked there part time for almost a year)


Colin Cowie's new line on the Home Shopping Network


Target's Eco-Friendly Beverage Dispenser made out of recycled glass

Be Inspired - The Dessy Group

Back in September, The Dessy Group, a leading manufacturer of bridesmaid dresses, social occasion dresses, flower girl dresses and destination wedding gowns, launched Pantone Wedding a collaboration with Pantone, the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for the design industries.

Pantone Wedding is an awesome interactive tool for couples still deciding on their wedding day style and/or color palette. It allows you to create inspiration style boards by mixing and matching over 200 Pantone colors to find your exact wedding color palette. You can also play around with your wedding party style by selecting images from their awesome collection of bridesmaid dresses and tuxedo vests and ties to match to include in your inspiration boards.

"Color is the single most important design element in reflecting mood and style, and with PANTONE WEDDING, the Dessy bride can easily express her creative vision for that all-important day," says Laurie Pressman, vice president of Pantone's fashion, home and interiors division.

Check-out The Dessy Group and Be Inspired...

Here is an inspiration board that I created at Pantone Wedding.

Wedding Monograms

Created by Delovely Designs

As couples are looking for ways to make their wedding day personal, monograms have always been at the top of the list. With a plethora of websites and graphic designers taking a whimsical and youthful approach to monograms couples are really able to express their individuality. The wedding monogram has really transformed into a wedding logo.

Here are some rules of thumb for using your wedding monogram:
- The order of initials for a traditional 3 letter monogram are as follows: bride's first initial, shared last initial and groom's first initial.

- Traditional wedding etiquette dictates that the monogram should not be used until after the couple is actually married, so the best time to unveil the monogram is at the reception.

- If you want to use a monogram as your wedding theme and utilize it on your save-the-dates and invitations, use a monogram that has just your first initials or first names.

Check-out these two websites they design fabulous wedding monograms!
I Do Originals
Delovely Designs

And for my DIY Brides here are some instructions on how to create your own wedding monogram in Microsoft Word or PowerPoint.

For fun fonts check-out our previous post on how to download new fonts to your computer.

Microsoft Word

Select Insert -> Textbox. Type and format the letter - do this three times. Click on all textboxes and choose Format -> Textbox. Select Color: No Fill (to overlap letters) and Line: No Line. Select all letters, right click, and choose Group to lock in the arrangement. You can now copy your image into Microsoft Paint and save it in several image formats.

Microsoft Powerpoint

Use "Word Art" to create your letters. Click on the blue tilted "A" on the bottom toolbar for each letter. Format. Once you're finished designing, select all the letters, right-click, and choose Grouping->Group. Click on your image and right-click for Save as Image.