I wrote before about a wedding that my friend attended that had personalized message in a bottle for each wedding guest, and today i stumbled on a great DIY project that encompasses that very idea!

From Amy over eatdrinkchic you can create these gorgeous Love Notes for guests, and get them to write their messages back read more…

This article comes from the good folks at beau-coup Wedding Favors where you can buy the prettiest wedding favours online as well as get fabulous ideas for your themed wedding!  If you are planning  a Summer 2011 Wedding then check out these great favour ideas for inspiration!
Summertime is a fabulous time to hold a beach read more…

Todays post comes from our guest blogger Annie Byrne, Wedding Planner from Aislinn Events:
I am currently thinking about welcome packs for out of town guests. This is a lovely thing to do especially if your guests are travelling. Imagine taking planes, trains and automobiles, arriving tired to your hotel and finding a beautiful well equipped read more…

I’m a bit up theh walls this week with the upcoming appearance on Dragons Den so, I asked Annie Byrne wedding planner extrodinaire from Aislinn Events to do a guest blog post and when she sent it over, I was drooling!

Your wedding cake will finish off your meal but why stop there? Display your cake read more…

We all know weddings are expensive business.  Once they get into the planning, some people are shocked at how much things cost – stick the word “Wedding” onto something and you can nearly double the price!  There are some things that are essential (dress, flowers etc) but you might consider many of the other components read more…

Apart from the weddingdates.ie blog, I also post photos of venues I visit and love quotes to my Tumblr blog, and I stumbled on this the other day and its such a great quirky idea, I just HAD to share it!

Have your wedding guests sign a record containing your first dance song with metallic permanent read more…

Last Sunday I was invited down to Adare Manor to their wedding fair to check out the property and see what the renowed 5 star property has to offer potential brides.
Let me tell you…ALOT!  It was incredible to see a black carriage being pulled by 2 large black horses with the white feather plumes coming read more…

One of my very dear friends recently travelled to Portugal for the wedding of her manager.  It was an unusual wedding in that, the newlywed couple are both American, but the bride has lived and worked in Ireland for the past number of years but is now planning to relocate back to America after the read more…

As you all know I love cupcakes!  So much so, I had them at our own launch party.  So, when AnneMarie Kelleher contacted me about her new cupcake business, based in Cork and offered to bring me a box to trial…well, you can figure out the rest!  [I did it for ye guys, I swear!]
ANYWAY read more…

Recently came across a new irish website selling gifts and gadgets and their Flying Chinese Lanterns caught my eye, perfect for an outdoor/marquee wedding and what a great way to get your guests involved and send up a wish for your future wedded happiness!

The Chinese Lanterns will fly for up to 20 minutes and can rise read more…