{Romantic Winter Wedding Planning}

I love all things wedding... so that is why when my work BFF, Andrea got engaged, I was ecstatic at the thought of helping her plan her winter wedding. I created this inspiration board especially for her. She loves pink and so I suggested a romantic and vintage theme which I thought would suit her personality and the season. 

{Romantic Winter Wedding} Inspiration Board

Inspiration Board Details (from left to right): Reception decor and floral centerpieces in shades of pink roses and hydrangea; one shoulder structured fit and flare wedding dress, White by Vera Wang exclusively for David's Bridal $1200; colors: antique pink, iris, light pink, mint, ivory; candelabra wedding centerpieces with hanging crystals (can be rented from florists); custom wedding invitations by SevenEight; rose vintage cake; baroque table card photo frame from Favor Warehouse $1.75 ea; iris bridesmaid dress by Jim Hjelm Bridesmaids; vintage key to my heart bottle opener favor from Favor Warehouse $1.65 ea.

Free {Will you be my...cards}

Will you be my Classic Card DIY by Wedding Chicks Blog

 

{White by Vera Wang exclusively for David's Bridal}

 I must note that I really adore this line from Vera! Super affordable & elegant wedding dresses priced from $800~$1,300. And their bridesmaids dresses... simply stunning! I've added a few pictures of my favorites but I recommend checking out the site for more!

Stay tuned for Andrea's journey to her wedding day! 

All these beautiful things make me want to have a wedding all over again! I just love weddings... {sigh}.

Free Cards & Invitations Downloads!

I really like receiving cards and LOVE giving them out... i.e. birthday, thank you, or just because. And equally love making & sending invitations. I know most people get these paper goods and may toss them, but I usually save mine {the cuter ones}. But let's face it: stationary is expensive! $3.99 for a birthday card?! You've got to be kidding me; with this recession and knowing that 80% of my friends toss my thoughtful cards and invites, I had to come up with a more cost effective solution. I searched blogs (mostly the How About Orange blog) and have compiled some FREE cards and invites for you to download! 

All you need is: a color printer and a ream of card stock white paper (avg. $15 for 250 sheets can be purchased at any office supply store, Target, or Walmart)

INVITATIONS

HGTV just posted some free downloads on their site. There are several designs but here are just a few of my favs. Save the PDFs onto your computer, add text via Photoshop or hand write, print & cut out!

THANK YOU CARDS

These have got to be the cutest DIY {Thank You} cards I've seen by Do-It-Yourself Invitations Blog. For these you'll need double sided tape or any glue. If you are savvy at Photoshop, you can replace the 'Thank You' text with 'Happy Birthday' !

My card! Easy as 1-2-3!

Cottage Industrialist Blog Card

BIRTHDAY CARDS

 GreetingIsland.com allows for you to enter the text and print out the greeting cards.

 Hey Susy Blog Printable Card:

 MISC CARDS

 Umm... how cute is this stationary? From: Eat Drink Chic Blog

Note Card from: MUFN Inc

Invite or Misc Card from: ISLY Blog

WEDDING INVITES, SAVE-THE-DATE, LABELS, ETC

The Wedding Chicks Blog has lots of freebies and I thought I would throw in this site for anyone who is getting married because it is AWESOME! They have an online template where you just plug in your info, pick your colors and... voila! You get a custom stationary template! I would save the file and take it to a professional printing location such as Kinko's for printing.