Archive for the ‘Traditions’ Category
Custom Garter Spotlight: Lace & Pearls Made from the Mother’s Dress
May 12, 2010
When I first made this family heirloom wedding garter, I knew that it wasn’t typical of the custom garters that I usually design, but that just didn’t matter because it was so, so beautiful! I was so proud of how this ivory pearl and lace wedding garter turned out. It is made entirely from the bride’s [...]Eco-Beautiful Weddings: Something Blue Inspiration
May 7, 2010
Environmentally friendly products for weddings are getting more and more stylish…and blue! In search of your something blue for your wedding, check out this inspiration board put together by Eco-Beautiful Weddings… And, would you look at that!? One of my green garters made it into this something blue inspiration board! It is a white grosgrain background [...]How to Choose a Wedding Garter Song: Advice from a DJ (Part 3)
April 2, 2010
I’m back with the third and final post about the wedding garter toss featuring great song selections from Evan of Washington, D.C.’s MyDeejay. This post is less about the music and more about the advice and how to actually pick a song for your wedding garter removal and toss. After years of watching the wedding garter [...]Wedding Garter Toss Songs: Advice from a DJ (Part 2)
March 31, 2010
Welcome to part two in a three part series about the songs played during the wedding garter ceremony. There are lots of different ways that the wedding garter removal and toss can go down at a couple’s wedding reception, but the one thing that is constant…there will be music! I just can’t imagine a couple [...]Wedding Garter Removal Songs: Advice From A DJ (Part 1)
March 29, 2010
It is a fact…couples can’t talk about doing the wedding garter toss without talking about what music will help them to relax, set the tone and get their guests in the spirit! Ever since I started my wedding Garter 101 series, I knew that a post about good songs was a MUST. However, after talking to [...]
