Archive for February, 2011

2010 was all about retro chic weddings that drew inspiration from 1940’s, 50’s, and 60’s. In 2011, if you’re planning a decade-inspired fete, be sure to take a look further back into the days of Prohibition era elegance. Think flappers, pinstripes, and lavish cocktail parties. Think jazzy music and a sense of adventure. Think playful dresses and crisp white suits with mint juleps on the porch. The roaring 20’s have a lot to offer any bride who is looking to have fun with her wedding day.

To channel the roaring twenties on your wedding day, you can try any or all of these ideas from Daisy-Days.com:

20 Ways to Have a Roaring 20’s Wedding

1. Instead of the traditional white dress, opt for a dusty rose, ivory, or nude dress with a drop waist or low-backed cut. As for fabrics, lace and satin are always a great choice.
2. For the groomsmen, slick  back the hair and break out the wing tip shoes.


Love Dove Bottle Opener

3. One of our favorite favors for a roaring 20’s wedding? The Love Bird Bottle Opener. It fits right in with a Prohibition party theme and looks so elegant when placed at each table setting!
4. Skip the DJ and go for a band or jazz singer. It’ll be so worth it!
5. It’s great if your bridesmaids wear hats with feathers or fabric floral details.
6. Bridesmaids that want to capture the look should wear a long string of pearls or daring cocktail rings.
7. Ladies, t-strap shoes are the perfect accessory. Jazz things up by going for a pair with rhinestone or metallic accents.
8. Instead of flowers, go with feathers. Women during the 1920’s got really creative with their arrangements and often incorporated feathers to add some drama to the look and feel.


Champagne Satin Wedding Accessories Set

9. Need wedding accessories? Go for ivory or champagne colored sets, like this satin wedding accessories set from the Simply Charming Collection.
10. For rings, go with an art deco style or see if you can find a bridal set from an antique or estate jeweler.
11. Serve up classic drinks like mint juleps, or even get creative with “bathtub gin” cocktails. Either way, serving up your featured wedding cocktail is a must in tiny silver cups or art-deco styled glasses.


Feather Fascinator

12. On the head, finger waves and feather fascinators are a must!
13. Decorate tables with ornate decanters, candelabras, or perfume bottles. Add luxurious fabrics and guilded details.
14. Need wedding color combinations? A 20’s wedding would look fabulous with a champagne/gold/black color scheme or a black/white/red color scheme. Rich or classic tones are always a great fit.


Pearl Choker Set

15. Brides who want to accessorize should go with a classic pearl and rhinestone choker set. So chic!
16. Have old photos of your family from that time period? Use them in centerpieces, near the guest book, or even near your cake display. Old photography from this period can be so interesting and sophisticated!
17. Name your tables after characters in The Great Gatsby.
18. Encourage your guests to dress in their vintage best or as gangsters and flappers.
19. Want to make your wedding even more unique? Set it up like a speakeasy party, complete with casin0-themed favors and decor.
20. Have an old time photo booth set up where your guests can take snapshots of themselves enjoying a party that’ll be remembered for many decades to come!

Several of our items were recently featured in the NEW online Best Wedding Sites Magazine – February 2011. This colorful e-zine features real weddings, a red hot engagement session, photo shoots and tablescapes from a vendor challenge featuring the Pantone color of the year, honeysuckle pink, with red and grey accents.

Here are some of the favors from Daisy Days featured in this magazine:

Valentine’s Day Trio Cupcake Wrappers (Set of 36) / “Happily Ever After” Pyramid Favor Boxes with Chocolate / Bath Roses Favors / Rose Ball Candle Favors with Personalized Tags / Heart and Love Design Place Card Holder Favors / Choice Crystal Red Rose Crystal Favors / Personalized Heart Seed Cards Plantable Favors.

Peacock Guest Book

Peacocks. They’re colorful, pretty, and make for a stunning wedding theme. Peacock weddings are taking runways and wedding plans by storm as couples are looking to infuse the vibrant, rich colors of peacock feathers into their wedding theme. Favors, dress details, hair fascinators, jewelry, and even feathers in the bouquets are just some of the ways that people are using peacocks to add pizazz on their wedding days.

So, if you’re thinking of incorporating peacock into your wedding theme, let Daisy-Days.com help with some great tips. We’ve gathered up all of the best ideas (from a variety of wedding sources) so that you can add a touch of peacock to any part of your wedding day. Enjoy!

Peacock Wedding Checklist:

1. Peacock wedding colors are usually a blend of blue, green, brown, gold, and sometimes purple. All of these colors coordinate beautifully with each other, so feel free to mix or play with the scheme until you find the one that’s right for you.

2. Peacock feathers can be used in a variety of wedding decorations. Try incorporating them into bows or vases for the church pews or use them in flower arrangements. Feathers can also be used as part of your bouquet or your groom’s boutonniere.

3. Looking for a cool centerpiece? Try arranging peacock feathers in richly colored vases. Mix and match colors and vase shapes to get a very chic effect.

4. Incorporate peacock feathers into your wedding cake either as an accent on or between the tiers, or on the top of the cake.

5. Need invitations to fit your peacock theme? Then check out peacock theme wedding invitations to find options that are plantable, include rhinestones, or feature stunning ribbon accents.

6. Add peacock feathers to everything from the guest book to the garter with the Peacock Wedding Collection of wedding accessories. If you’re doing a peacock theme on your wedding day, this collection is a MUST see!

7. For wedding favors, try giving your guests wedding favors from our Bird Wedding Favors Collection or our Brown and Aqua Wedding Favors Collection. Either will work perfectly!

8. Peacock place cards. Need we say more?

9. Add a peacock feather pin to your gown or in your updo. Either will be a beautiful touch to tie the whole occasion together.

10. Peacock feather boutonnieres are great for your groomsmen. Stylish, sleek, and so sophisticated!

Have you attended a peacock themed wedding? If so, how did the couple incorporate this lovely bird into their special day?

Sometimes, a tech girl just has to do what a tech girl has to do. If you’re a gadget goddess who loves being on the cutting edge, why leave your wedding plans out of your love of technology? There are plenty of great wedding-related apps that you can download to your Android or iPhone, including some of these favorites:

iWedding Deluxe ($7.99, iTunes): This is the ultimate wedding planning app. After you’ve gone through the quick setup system and started your wedding countdown, you can use this app to fully customize your to-do lists, build a budget, take notes, or even store photos as you plan along the way. Plus, you can keep track of guests, use a business locator to find nearby vendros, or even read your favorite wedding blogs with a built-in RSS feed. Awesome only begins to describe!

Wedding911 (Free, iTunes): Brought to you by The Knot, this wedding planning app is a great way to get started in planning your special day. Use the community feature to source answers to some of your wedding frustrations or run through the already built-in Q&A to find answers to things like how to handle invites and staying within budget. Think of your phone as a trusted friend with all of the answers by using this app as you plan your special day.

MyWeddingBudget ($1.99, Android): This is a basic budgeting app that can help you stay on track as you plan your wedding. If you’re super organized and want a simple app to help you through the process of keeping track of dollars and cents, then this is it.

What are some of your favorite wedding apps?