Mrs. Tulip, DC
Age and Occupation: 36, Retired
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 33, Counsel/DOO for Small Gov't Contractor
Engagement Date: August 8, 2007
Wedding Date: March, 2008
Venue: Still Looking!
About Me: In all my dreams of the man I'd someday marry, I never pictured anyone as perfect for me as Mr. Tulip. So now we just have to make it through the craziness of the wedding and the moving in together! I love crafts, sewing, jewelry making, and photography, so am looking forward to this chance for DIY fun. When not wedding planning, I'm playing with our dog and 4 cats, Ebay shopping, or watching too much TV (often simultaneously!).
More Fun With Themes: Stripes
November 19th, 2007 @ 11:53 am by Mrs. Tulip
Wedding themes don’t have to be high-concept. Sometimes a simple decorative element like “stripes” can tie everything together with panache. (Though, as with most themes, a little can go a long way — you wouldn’t want stripes on everything!) Some examples:
Pictured items from left to right, top to bottom (click on the photo for a larger view):
1. Striped cake with bow, Matty Cakes in Atlanta, GA.
2. Cabana stripe light set, $22.95 at Luna Bazaar.
3. Striped candy can be added to a candy buffet or used as favors. Barber pole lollipops from Karen Smallbone are $3.75 each, but less expensive circus sticks are available from Candy Warehouse for 50 cents each ($48 for 96 sticks).
4. Milano favor boxes ($1.50 each) from Wedding Things have a subtle stripe.
5. Fabulous Oscar de la Renta bridal gown from Spring 2008. (Another beautifully striped gown is Style 2064 in the Destinations collection of Belissima Couture.)
6. Striped table runner, from the portfolio of Rebecca Thuss.
7. Graphic striped ribbon from Midori Ribbon. A broad selection of striped ribbons can be found here.
8. Subtly striped tumblers from the MoMA Store are $35 for a set of 4.
9. While striped knee socks might be a bit much for your bridesmaids, how about a striped sash or wide scarf headband?
10. Patterned paper can be used to create invitations or line envelopes, to wrap bridal party gifts, and/or as an accent for reception decor. Paper from Paper Source, $6.50 for 2 sheets (currently out of stock).
11. Striped sugar packets, $10 for a set of 50, from Plum Party.
12. This 3″ striped ornament from Luna Bazaar is $5.95 but would be easy to DIY with paint on papier mache or glass balls.
13. Elegant invitations from Something Special Designs ($2.75 each for 100 invitations, includes full set and envelopes).
Are you having a wedding “theme”? Is there a specific theme board that you’d like to see in the future??
7 Responses to “More Fun With Themes: Stripes”
Ooo Miss Tulip, I LOVE stripes. While my wedding isn’t stripey at all, a lot of things I registered for are!
We’re using a very minimal casino theme. We are planning on having craps, blackjack, and poker tables for entertainment. I am going to use dice in the base of a flower vase. I am not really sure how else to incorporate it.
We did dots and it worked out really well–I think those pattern themes are easier to carry-out and not so obvious? Don’t get me wrong, themes are great especially when done well…but a lot of work if they are like Mrs. Strawberry’s! 
I’m doing a travel theme. The place cards will be luggage tags, favors are a cd of music from around the world, each table is a different city, our invitations will look like passports, and our cake topper will be an antique mini globe. I am not sure if I am doing too much else with it because I don’t want it to become cheesy or overdone.
Ooh, Liz, what fun to have casino games at your wedding reception. I’m sure your guests will love it!
Dots and travel are definitely on my list for future themes — there’s some great stuff out there for both! Linda, your ideas sound great (would love to see the globe cake topper!) and not overboard at all.
I was a bit worried too about going overboard with the decorations I’ve purchased, but last night we ate at our reception venue and in looking around I realized it’s a BIG room to decorate. (And it’s actually as small room, as venues go…) Throw in a crowd of people to dilute the visual effect, and I think it would take a lot more than we’ve got to hit “overboard” status!
Liz, if you post this on on the Boards you might be able to get some more ideas.
pic #6 was actually in a martha stewart mag… I almost want to say it was a feature article… I’m going to have to go find that b/c I loved that pic! Oooooooooooo…. new inspiration for wedding planning!
