Top 5 Expert Tips For Creating A Whimsical Wedding Ceremony

Posted on March 21, 2018 by Michelle Plante

When it comes to wedding ceremonies, classic tends to be the style of choice. Wedding planner and Weddingstar Ambassador, Rebecca Chan, created a quirky and fun ceremony inspiration to encourage brides to embrace their fun-loving side! Here are her top 5 tips for pulling off a whimsical, yet elegant wedding ceremony

1. Bring The Outdoors In

Larger than life artisan paper flowers combined with garlands of natural greenery and glimmering gold lanterns provide an ultra-fun nod to the outdoors.

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featured above: Small Decorative Candle Lantern-Gold / Medium Decorative Candle Lantern-Gold

2. Welcome Your Guests

Greet your guests with a playful welcome table sure to grab their attention. The giant blush-toned XO letters are topped with a decorative display featuring an ornamental birdcage and a sweet chalkboard message of thanks.

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3. Glam Up The Rings

Beautiful small-scale boxes help glam up the presentation of the all-important wedding rings. Nestled among luxurious blossom petals in a customized acrylic or shimmering rose gold jewelry box, the look is so pretty and a modern classic in the making.

featured above: Small Glass Jewelry Box With Rose Gold-Modern Serif Initial, Acrylic Wedding Ring Box- Woodland Pretty

4. It’s All In The Details

Incorporate a mix of modern with vintage elements. This will create a layered effect that feels romantic with touches of whimsy.

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5. Dreamy Accents

Incorporate a key element in your ceremony, like this dreamy vintage bicycle. Designed for use as a photo backdrop, this charming vignette captures the essence of this style perfectly – romantic, fun and definitely not boring.

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Credits:

Styling: Rebecca Chan Weddings & Events

Photography: Rhythm Photography

XO Table, paper flowers, aisle runner and balloons: Ettridges

Vintage Bike, window shutters, ladder and bird cages: Southern Charm Vintage Rentals

Calligraphy: Ink & Jo

Birch Arch: Chuppah.ca

Flowers and garland: Fete Boutique

Style Spotlight: Banff Vow Renewal

Posted on October 4, 2017 by Michelle Plante

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With the Canadian Rocky Mountains as a back drop, this intimate vow renewal shoot captured by Jessilynn Wong Photography and styled by Signature Weddings by Ashley could not be more beautiful. From vow readings with a waterfall in the background to a table for two among the beautiful Banff scenery, this could not be any more romantic!

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featured above: Charcoal Line Pocket Journal-Her Vows Emboss / Vintage Style Pressed Glass Goblet-Grey

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Featured above: Vintage Inspired Depression Glass Votive Holders

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featured above: Vintage Inspired Glass Jewelry Box- Modern Fairy Tale Monogram Etching

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For the full photo gallery and story check out the feature done by Wedding Chicks.

Photographer- Jessilynn Wong Photography

Coordinator & Stylist- Signature Weddings By Ashley

Rentals- Special Event Rentals

Cakes & Catering- Kake Canmore

Flowers- Elements Floral

Venues- Cross Zee Ranch

Wedding Dress- The Bridal Boutique

Style Spotlight: Vintage Blue Elegance

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Michelle Plante

Today we’re sharing our take on a vintage inspired wedding with elegant touches of something blue. An imaginative combination of multiple blue flowers, décor elements, and favors creates an eclectic effect that is elegant with a minimalist vintage vibe. Here are some of our favorites for this look!

Décor

Incorporate different hues of blue in both florals and décor elements to add a sense of depth to your table display.

Featured here: Frosted Sea Blue Bottle / Glass Bottle with Ombre Smoke Decoration

This vintage style glassware adds a truly distinctive look that complements the vintage blue theme.

Featured here: Vintage Style Pressed Glass Goblet / Vintage Style Pressed Glass Flute

The Icing on the Cake

This classic and romantic couple cake topper is one of our all-time faves, and you can personalize the shoe color to be blue!

Featured here: “Swept Up In His Arms” Wedding Couple Figurine

Serve the cake up in style with a vintage inspired serving set alongside blue personalized paper napkins to complete the look.

Featured here: Vintage Floral Printed Napkins / Silver Plated Stacked Hearts Cake Serving Set

Favorite Favors

Thank your guests with a beautiful linen pouch filled with loose leaf tea or a mini bouquet in a vintage inspired creamer. Your guests will appreciate your attention to every little detail.

Featured here: Vintage Creamer Favor Set / White Linen Drawstring Favor Bag / Vintage Romance Square Favor Tag

Eco-friendly bubbles are also tons of fun and a wedding guest favorite.

Featured here: Wedding Bubble Bottle Favor / Vintage Romance Diecut Sticker / Antique Key Charm / Small Sea Blue Ribbon

Cute little bells have long been a wedding classic and a sentimental detail that still rings true! Add a vintage style tag and blue ribbon for a favor that lets guests join in on the celebration.

Featured here: Mini Wedding Bells Favor-Silver / Vintage Romance Small Rectangular Favor Tag / Small Navy Blue Ribbon

DIY Wedding Wednesday: How to Have Your Own Modern Fairy Tale Wedding

Posted on October 5, 2016 by Kasia Juras-Azcurra

Over the course of the last decade or so the world of weddings has seen a massive transformation. With the introduction of blogs and Pinterest and their common practice of sharing inspiration and encouraging creativity, today’s weddings are each as unique as the brides and grooms being celebrated. But no matter the wedding day design, the venue of choice, or the color scheme, one thing has remained the same, like all classic fairy tales, there’s always a sense of magic and whimsy in the celebration of love. To honor that wonderful whimsical vibe, today we’re sharing some of our top choices for infusing classic beauty into your wedding day, helping you create your very own modern fairy tale.

Have Your Cake.

And eat it too. But first make sure to adorn and accent it with accessories that scream regal elegance and style.

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modern fairy tale acrylic cake topper in metallic gold

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ornate gold cake server {coming soon}

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love gives us a fairy tale printed napkins

Cheers to Love.

What’s a celebration without a toast or two. Share yours in stylish stemware fit for a queen and king. Consider setting up a signature drink station, complete with ornate signage to finish off the look.

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vintage style pressed glass flute in clear

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personalized stemless champagne flutes

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oval baroque standing frame

The Finer Things.

A fairy tale must do, infuse finery into all your details. From table top adornments to gracious gifts, leave no detail behind.

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personalized linen table runner {coming soon}

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crystal tealight holders

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small mirrored keepsake box

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mirrored jewellery box – hello beautiful printing

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acrylic wedding ring box – modern fairy tale etching

xoxo.

DIY Wedding: Bottle the Harvest – DIY Bottled Cider Favors

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Kasia Juras-Azcurra

With the sun still blazing strong and flip flops still an every day wardrobe reality, it may take you by surprise to be reminded that tomorrow marks the first day of fall. Not to stress. We’ve got you covered with a dose of seasonal goodies that are sure to set you on a path of pretty. Two weeks ago we decided to welcome autumn early with our own little happy harvest spread (check it out here if you missed it the first time). And in the true nature of a harvest, and all of its plenty, we had a terrible time narrowing down our top fall favor concepts to just three. So here’s a bonus tasty treat to kick off the new season. Happy Fall!

The Supplies

vintage style snap lid bottles in two sizes
lace medley design napkin tag
antique chic design “something sweet” diecut sticker
homemade apple cider

The Look

xoxo.

How To: Unique & Creative Guest Book Options

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Michelle Plante

Today’s blog is all about picking the right guest book to match your style. There are so many options for unique guest books and wishing wells, all of which can be customized to match your wedding theme and design.

Modern Guest Book Ideas

If you are wanting to stick with the traditional guest book concept but with a modern flair, we have some great ideas! Guest Books that use modern materials such as acrylic and wood take the traditional concept to the next level. Here are a few that we love!

Featured above: Clear Acrylic Guest Book:Modern Fairytale Etching

Featured above: Wooden Guest Book: Personalized Woodland Pretty

Featured above: White Acrylic Guestbook: Monogram Simplicity Personalized

Guest Book Alternatives

There are so many guest book alternative options to choose from. Guest book alternates allow for creative and customized options to match your wedding theme. Here are some of our favorites!

Personalized Shadow Box

A Shadow Box is a unique alternative that you can cherish for years to come after your wedding day. Guests can leave personalized notes on wishing well cards, which can be collected in the bottom portion of the box. This new take on a shadow box allows you to capture the memories made on and before your wedding day.

Featured above: Personalized Shadow Box: Bistro Bliss / Clips: Miniature Hinged / Wish Scrolls: Bistro Bliss

Decorative Birdcages

Decorative Birdcages make for fun and unique wishing wells that will be sure to impress your guests. You can dress them up by painting them to match your wedding colors and adding decorative elements such as ribbon and flowers.

Featured above: Decorative Birdcage: Classic Round / Ribbon: White

Metal Decorative Urn

This Metal Decorative Urn is another unique way to collect wishing well cards from your guests and is a perfect match to most wedding themes.

Featured above: Urn: Metal Decorative / Well Wishing Cards: Modern Fairytale

Mini Suitcase Wishing Well

A mini decorative suitcase is a perfect wishing well idea for the travel inspired or vintage themed wedding. It is a perfect container for notes and well wishes from your guests.

Featured above: Wishing Well: Mini Suitcase / Wishing Well Stationery Set: Paper Airplane

Natural Wood Keepsake Box

This unique wishing well is intricately designed and can be personalized with your initials and a custom message. The custom wishing well cards designed to complement this box and will fit perfectly in the interior compartments. This makes for a great decorative keepsake for your home after your wedding day.

Featured above: Keepsake Box: Cubist Laser Cut Natural Wood / Embossed Stationery: Cubist Laser / Decorative Tray: Rustic Wood

Decorative Glass Box

A decorative glass box is another fun and unique idea for a wishing well. Use it as a recipe box by providing your guests with recipe cards and have them write their well wishes or “Recipes of The Heart”.

Featured above: Decorative Box: Glass With Mirror Base / Recipe Cards: Garden Party

Whether you are looking for a modern guest book or an alternative wishing well, there are so many unique options that we know you will love!

How To Create The Look: Industrial Chic

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Jaclyn Daw

Exposed beams and bricks along with textured finishes make a great starting space. By applying a modern aesthetic to an industrial setting you can reinvent any space for the ultimate industrial chic look. Just let your creativity flow; play with … Continue reading →

DIY Wedding Wednesday: Summer Succulent Mini Mason Jar Favors

Posted on June 29, 2016 by Kasia Juras-Azcurra

Today marks our first DIY post of the summer season and its definitely got us channeling our inner garden goddesses. With our green thumbs covered in soil we’re showing you how to create some of the sweetest “sun-spired” party and wedding favors around. And to top off these ultra cute giveaways we’re pairing them with simple wooden stake place markers, making them a super smart concept too. So get out your garden gloves ladies, and get ready to make pretty!

The Supplies

mini mason jar
grey wooden stake
expressions ‘xo’ design small rectangular tag in pewter grey
mini wooden clip in white
grey spray paint
vintage decor paint – we like martha stewart’s collection in ‘antique sky’ and ‘wedding cake’ + paint brush for application
succulents (we recommend going with a mix of varieties) and potting soil (not shown)

The Step by Step

Step 1: using any variety of grey spray paint, give your jar a base layer of grey paint. Don’t worry about a perfectly even application. You just need a thin base, concentrated on the pressed letters of your jar.

Step 2: using alternating vertical, horizontal and angular strokes, coat the jar with your vintage paint. To ensure that vintage finish, avoid a perfectly even application, allowing your grey base to come through in some spots.

Step 3: without allowing the paint to dry, using a cloth or just your finger, gently rub the paint off the pressed letters, and in any additional spots on the jar where you want more grey to peek through.

Step 4: fill your jar with potting soil and then transfer your succulent into the jar, such that just the top is level with the opening.

Step 5: complete the look with a stake place marker and a thank you tag.

The End Result

xoxo.

DIY Wedding Wednesday: Summer Party Essentials

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Kasia Juras-Azcurra

The official start of summer is just less than a week away (enter excited squeal here) and we know exactly how to pass the time between now and the first day of our absolute favourite season…spend every second planning and preparing to make sure we’re summer party ready! We’re organizing our fun in the sun sippers, polishing our sunnies, and lining up our absolute must-have summertime soiree accessories. And each and every one of them is spot on perfect for just about any al fresco affair. Here’s the rundown of our sunny season party essentials.

1. Let’s Party

Let your signage say it all. Clever personalized and printed accessories let your guests know exactly what’s on the agenda.

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let’s party acrylic sign

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let’s party printed beverage napkins in grass green

2. Bottom’s Up

Refreshments are key at any summer soiree. And so are super cute printed glasses, striped straws in the perfect shade of pink, and vintage glass bottles {tucked away in pretty cooler bags} that keep the refills coming.

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personalized pint glass

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“sippers” candy striped straws in fuchsia

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personalized can shaped glass – retro pop printing

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on-the-go cooler bag – pink & white greek key

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vintage water bottle

3. Fun in the Sun Gotta Haves

They’re sun-smart. They’re cute. They’re everything you need to have fun in the sun safely.

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cool favor sunglasses in pink and white

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“aqueous” personalized lip balms in candy apple green

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paddle fan in hot pink

xoxo.

Style Spotlight: Whimsical Vintage

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Morgan Emmess

While we love the look of an outdoor ceremony, sometimes it’s not really feasible. So today, our talented Ambassador, Rebecca Chan, is showing us that even if you can’t have an outdoor ceremony, that doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice on style. And here are the pictures to prove it!

From Rebecca:

In Toronto, Canada, we dream of beautiful outdoor ceremonies just like the rest of us but we don’t always have the best weather for it (especially in the cold winter months!). Sometimes what works outdoors doesn’t always translate to something beautiful when indoors.

I designed this styled shoot to give inspiration to brides who are hosting an indoor ceremony, with touches of vintage inspiration and fun, whimsical details for a memorable guest experience. Sip, sip, hooray!



featured above: Vases: Clear Glass Bottle Vase Set \| Riser: Vintage Inspired Wooden Box \| featured below: Aisle Runner: Modern Fairy Tale \| Vase: Square Large and Small \| Candle: Round Floating



featured above: Cake Topper: Acrylic Best Day Ever in Pink \| Favor: Miniature Glass Bell Jar \| Stemware: Classic Toasting Flute \| featured below: Tag: Vintage Travel Shipping Tag \| Charm: Heart Shaped Antique Key



featured above: Vow Books: Charcoal and Ivory \| Wishing Well Cards: Aqueous \| Pen: Clear Diamond \| Ring Box: Vintage Inspired Glass Jewelry Box