One of the hot trends for weddings is to serve your guests signature wedding drinks. These could be your favorites as a couple, drinks that match your wedding theme and/or colors {like the inspiration board below}, or even drinks each of you like {offered as his and hers}. Today I have a lemon yellow cocktail recipe to share with you along with the perfectly coordinated wedding inspiration board featuring all handmade items.

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Courvoisier Sidecar

Ingredients:
2 parts Courvoisier® VSOP cognac
1/2 part lemon juice
1/5 part sugar syrup
1/2 orange liqueur

Directions:
Place all ingredients in a cocktail shaker and shake hard for a short time.
Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

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Handmade Wedding Shopping Resources:
grey vintage inspired dress by Fleet Collection | love birds wedding cake topper by A Sweet Reverie | yellow and silver grey beaded necklace by Kim Smith Jewelry Designs | grey and yellow brooch bouquet by Sol Bijou | grey and yellow flower scrolls wedding invitation by Creative by Me Invites | yellow leaf garland by Penny Line | flower girl dress from Juju's Tutus, photo by Diana Elizabeth Photography | personalized Cosmetic Bag by Sandra Smith Handmade | yellow heart fabric bunting by Atomic Ant Design

soft grey vintage inspired dress | perfect for bridesmaids | from Fleet Collection on etsy www.etsy.com/shop/FleetCollection | as seen on www.brendasweddingblog.com

grey and yellow love birds wedding cake topper | from Sweet Reverie on etsy www.etsy.com/shop/asweetreverie | as seen on www.brendasweddingblog.com

Today's featured wedding from Madeline's Weddings and Events in Canada is beautiful with the charcoal and light pink decor and linens. The stationery, also created by Madeline's team, was light pink and white. I'm loving the rhinestone banding around the glass vases and wait until you see the couple's monogram projected on the wall behind Genevieve and Tai's candy buffet.

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Wedding Vendors:
- Decor, Linens, Rentals , Invitations and Stationery, Wedding Day
Coordination and Candy Buffet : Madeline's Weddings and Events
- Photographer : Manuel F. Sousa Photography | www.msousa.com
- Venue : Inn Forks | www.innforks.com
- Cake and Cupcakes : The Cupcake Corner | www.thecupcakecorner.ca

Madeline's Weddings and Events is a member of the Wedding Vendors I ♥™ Guide. To become a member and have your business "seen, shared and featured" for my brides, please sign up here.

It's time for the 5th pick of my favorite inspiration board of the week. This week, I've selected this stunning charcoal grey and deep purple color board from Snippet and Ink. It's such a perfect color palette for fall or winter weddings. Don't you love that centerpiece? And, after this, you will find some amazing deals and hot wedding items.

You can see all the image credits via the original post here. Please stop by to show Kathryn your love.

Great Gift for the Guys - Stance Socks
Michele, a recent bride, gifted all 12 of her groomsmen with Stance socks as part of their gift for her wedding. She wrote "My groomsmen LOVED the socks and all decided on their own to wear the socks with their tuxes on my wedding day. The comments I got from everyone from the below pictures were amazing such as "what a cute idea to spice up your wedding" With the socks at Stance.com you can choose any colors, designs, etc.

photo courtesy of Charla Blue Photography

Personalized Fortune Cookies - Exclusive to Beau-coup
Guests can celebrate and share their “good fortune" with this very unique favor for weddings and bridal showers. There are many sprinkles and personalization offers to choose from.

e.l.f. Cosmetics Warehouse Sale
Get your entire order shipped for just $1.98 when you enter coupon code WAREHOUSE198 at checkout. Valid on orders $15+ thru September 4th, 2011. And, on Monday, Labor Day, customers can receive free shipping on all orders over $15!. This offer is valid on Monday only with coupon code LABORDAY.

Beau-coup and e.l.f. Cosmetics are affiliates with Brenda's Wedding Blog

With it officially feeling like summer in the northeast, I've been starting to crave pink lemonade. So to satisfy my craving and omit placing the added sugar in my body - I opted to put together an inspiration board instead with pink lemonade and pink lace - plus a touch of light grey as it just pairs so beautifully with pink.

Color Palette: pink and grey

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Shopping Resources and Links:
pink lace dress from Wedding Dress Centre | pink lemonade from We Heart It | pink lemonade layer cake from The Deen Bros | bouquet from Emmaline Bride {via Style Me Pretty} | lacy votive holders from Martha Stewart | spanish lace wedding invitations from Parrot Design Studio | pink flower clip from Shades of Heaven | tablesetting from Style Me Pretty | pink vintage lace wedding cake from Zoe Clark Cakes

It seems like ages since I've put together an inspiration board for you. But, today is finally the day when I have a brand new one to share with you. I'm really liking these colors together, but what I love even more, is that each item you see in this inspiration board was found on etsy.

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Shopping Links and Photo Credits:
Personalized With This Ring I Thee Wed Jewelry Box from Bragging Bags
Soft Gold Hair Clip/Brooch Corsage Pin from Bella Mia Deisgn
Billowing Bloom Sash & Flower in Silver Grey with Rhinestone Center from Meadowbelle Market
Vintage Wish Tree Hang Tags from Edge Inspired
Lily and Chuck-Limited Edition Clutch Bag from Sarah Culleton
Real Cottonwood Leaf Earrings from Jeunebugs
Gold Eternity Spiral Pendant from Artistic Creations 21
Handmade Creative Designer Wedding Invitations by Tinka Paper
Custom Ring Bearer Decoupaged Wooden Block from Jennifer Raichman