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wedding blog + planning guide for creative weddings | inspiration for DIY Brides

Brenda's Wedding Blog is your online resource for planning your dream elegant wedding. Helping you find the "wow" in weddings.

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Unique Edible Wedding Favors : Salt Water Taffy and Fortune Cookies
​Taffy Wedding Favors
These salt water taffy favors from Favor Days are such a sweet treat for your guests. Three pieces of salt water taffy are packaged inside a personalized muslin bag that is tied with a brown satin ribbon. The tag shown above is also included. The salt water taffy comes in the following flavors: Berries & Cream, Frosted Cupcake, Vanilla and Peppermint.
​personalized fortune cookie favors
Fortune cookie favors are no longer just the plain cookie you're used to. You can now choose from among 8 flavors that include the original plain along with lime, raspberry, lemon, strawberry, berry, orange, and chocolate. Along with choosing the color{s} that best matches your event, each fortune cookie comes individually cello-wrapped and contains a custom message to your guests. Your guests will love receiving a favor that not only satisfies their sweet tooth, but is personalized for them.
Color Hues with Stella and Dot : Red and Coral

Happy Tuesday. Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday weekend and that you're ready for a shortened week of inspiration. First up is something fun I put together to celebrate the Stella & Dot Trunk Show I'm currently holding. Are you looking for the perfect accessory for an outfit you might already have? How about a gift of "bling" for someone special? Well, then you will want to check out the sales currently taking place at Stella & Dot. Head on over to my Trunk Show to see all the latest deals and styles.

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Corals and reds seem to be very hot lately so I put together a little inspiration showcasing the weekender bag and chandelier earrings from Stella & Dot. Along with these items, I found the cutest little applique ballet dress and the gorgeous autumn air wedding invitation that matches these colors just perfectly. Any other color hue you'd like to see featured this week?

Bling your bridesmaids and yourself for your BIG day . . . it's a Stella & Dot Trunk Show

I'm kicking off the holiday weekend with a party for ALL my readers {well, an online party to be exact}. Starting today, you can join me with Stella & Dot for a Trunk Show. And, this weekend only - there is a terrific Memorial Day Sale going on where ​you will receive up to 50% off sale items along with free shipping on orders over $100. This sale makes it the perfect time to bling your bridesmaids and yourself for your BIG day! Stella & Dot has great pieces for your rehearsal dinner, wedding day, and honeymoon. Have fun shopping and I hope you have a wonderful weekend. I'll be back with you Tuesday as I'll be taking Monday off to relax and spend the day with family. Tomorrow {Sat} we will be attending my cousin's wedding and my 6 year old will be a flower girl for her very first time. . . . a role she is super excited about. Can't wait to get myself and my two girls all fancy tomorrow afternoon :)

And, don't forget about the Trunk Show Exclusive Sale where for the month of May, you will receive 50% off select Silver Soiree items with a $50 purchase.​

Friday Favor of the Day : Washi Tape Collections
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Now, I don't know about you, but I'm what you could say "head over heels" in love with washi tape. I even have my 6 year old daughter hooked. She loves sealing envelopes with the colorful tape. Did you know that you could find washi tape at Daisy Days? And, it's not just one roll at a time - nope . . . it's actual washi tape collections. Think sets of chevron washi tape, polka dotted washi tape, damask washi tape and there's even a fun spring washi tape collection.

In case you don't know - I should probably mention that washi tape is a high quality Japanese-style decorative adhesive paper tape. It's semi transparent and can easily be removed and repositioned.

The ideas for washi tape uses are endless - you can dress up your packaging with it, add it to your scrapbook pages, wrap wooden cutlery with it and the craft project ideas are never ending. PS: I currently have 12 rolls of washi tape :) How many washi tape rolls do you have?
Charming Texas Fall Wedding with Rustic Elegance

This charming fall wedding of Whitney and Jordan took place in Texas at the Old Glory Ranch. The photos by Julie Wilhite Photography are just beautiful and I'm loving the hot fuschia for the bridal party dresses. The purple, pink, ivory and green flowers are simply stunning. A preview of the wedding is below and you can see many more photos in the slideshow.

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​Wedding Vendors:
​Photographer: Julie Wilhite Photography 
​Venue + Flowers: Old Glory Ranch 
​Videographer: All Occasion Video
​Caterer: Fritz's Catering
​Cake: Classic Cakes by Lori 
​Band: Platinum of Austin
​Departure Vehicle: Carey Limousines of Austin

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