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Totally unique wedding present

Ciara Crossan — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:46:10 +0000

The big wedding gift debate rages on….money, gift registry, or toaster?! What to get the couple who has been living together for a while and perhaps already own their own home together?

While browsing over on Etsy Ireland, I found these really unique personal wedding prints…you can get them customized with the hobbies or the professions of the couple, get their names and wedding date on there too. But most of all, the hopeless romantic in me loves the fact that this all sits on a print of the 2nd last page of a vintage Pride and Prejudice Book – the one where Elizabeth gets her Mr. Darcy.

Think this is a cute present for a couple you know? Head on over to the Etsy shop to put in your own order…

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Brilliant Bolero

Ciara Crossan — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 08:59:32 +0000

I fell in love with these Boleros from Bonzie on Etsy the minute I saw them! A gorgeous addition to your wedding dress, and very flattering to girls who might not be too happy on their shoulders being exposed in strapless or halterneck wedding dresses.

The girls in Bonzie have created tons of different styles (and colours!) to suit all shapes and types of dresses.

I love this really styled vintage chic look called “Fallen Angel”

Really wow them with a pop of colour with this stunning canary yellow bolero!

The long sleeved version would also be lovely and is really dramatic, this might suit an older bride aswell perhaps, someone who doesn’t want to show their arms.

The Boleros range in price and start from US $146.00. You can browse their other styles and check out the gorgeous colours, duck egg blue, aubergine, teal, poppy red and more over on their site. Sitting to purist white for yourself on your wedding day? Then these colourful boleros could work really well on your bridesmaids too!

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Top 10 Must-Read Wedding Blogs

Ciara Crossan — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:30:53 +0000

We love writing the wedding blog here on WeddingDates.ie but we also love READING some other great blogs, from Ireland and farther afield. You can get some really great ideas and inspiration from wedding blogs and often times a good giggle in the process!

Here’s our guide to the top 10 wedding blogs that you really should add to your Google Reader….

iDIY – Design Goodies for “I Do”-It-Yourself Weddings
The UnBride – Unconventional & Unforgetable
Didn’t Get the Wedding Gene – personal account of an Irish gals wedding planning
Temple of Groom – One for the Boys! An LA Groom who is very much part of his wedding planning
Etsy Wedding – Offbeat finds for the Ecclectic Bride (From Etsy, online shop for all things handmade)
Wedding Nouveau – A Style Guide for Intercultural Brides
Brenda’s Wedding Blog - Daily Inspriration for the One-Of-A-Kind Bride and Groom
BrideChic – an online resource for Bridal Fashion – DRESSES, DRESSES, DRESSES!
StyleMePretty – “Obsessions for Brides” – the photography in this blog is FABULOUS!
Beaut.ie – Irelands #1 Beauty Blog – Now while not 100% weddingy, I think all brides-to-be need to be in the know re: beauty products and regimes!

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Sweet and Sassy Notepad Favours

Sabrina Dent — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:44:22 +0000

These crafty and sassy mini-notebooks are all the rage; the matchbook style presenation is a nod to the days when smoking was not included on the list of Seven Deadly Sins and couples actually had match books custom printed for their big day as favours because absolutely everybody on the planet smoked.

Ahh, those were the days.

Anyway, Eva and Alice at Piping Hot Papers make these adorable matchbook notebooks in a range of sizes, running from $5 to $8.40 US for every pack of 10. They come in fantastic mixed but coordinated, double-sided papers so you can match them to your colours, theme or venue. Gorgeous!

You could of course DIY these, but shipping from the US is a very reasonable $4.25 for the first batch plus $1.25 for each additional set – meaning you can get 200, delivered, for under €150! Piping Hot Papers even takes custom orders.

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Pressies for the Girls

Sabrina Dent — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 06:36:08 +0000

It’s traditional to give your wedding party gifts. It’s also stressful to give your wedding party gifts, because it’s one more thing to plan, one more thing to organise, and yes, one more thing to pay for. Here’s a less expensive solution that your bridesmaids will love – individually chosen cosmetics bags stuffed with a variety of handmade goodies.

Online retailer Etsy is stuffed to the gills with unique and gorgeous cosmetics bags and wristlets so you can choose whatever style you fall in love with. I’ve bought from Dalinda’s shop Plonka and I love the wristlet I got. She makes bags in a range of fabrics, so you can choose a different fabric to suit each bridemaid and make your gift really individual. (I like these little zippy purses at $13.50 each.)

In it you can put lots of little goodies, like luscious handmade soaps and lipbalms from Cherry Blossom Co. Ciara and I both have products from Cherry Blossom Co and love it; the products are very natural, really pretty and great quality. She charges $11.30 for international shipping for the first product, but each item after that is only one cent – so for large orders, it’s super cost effective.

Finally, you can pick up loads of little samples on Etsy that fit perfectly into small bags – check out the super-cute perfumes from Theme. You get seven minis for just $7, and they come in a whole range of scents and colours, perfect for coordinating with bags and soaps for a really lovely themed gift.

All of this stuff – pouches, lip balms, soaps and perfumes – comes to $172 including shipping if you’re buying for half a dozen bridesmaids, which is about €134 these days. For a party of six bridesmaids, that’s €22 each, which is a bridal bargain if there ever was one.

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