Wedding Blog

I’ve always loved lemonade, but it wasn't until my first trip to the USA that I first tried strawberry lemonade. I thought it was awesome, so I drank it nonstop on every trip, and now I just can’t get enough. So when I first saw all these pictures, I fell in love with the idea. Mr. Poodle is a huge fan of iced tea, so it would be cool to have that, too.

I think all of these pictures are so inspiring. Plus, I have a thing for fruits, lemons, and herbs in weddings. Here's more inspiration:

Beverages will be a big part of our wedding. Because our ceremony will be outside in the Georgia heat (but hopefully not scorching heat come November), we are setting up a refreshment table with drinks for our guests to enjoy before the ceremony begins. This will also come in handy while they are waiting on the trolley to take them back to the reception.

So I’ve been…

Since neither of us drink alcohol, Mr. Candy Corn and I decided to order personalized Jones Soda as a favor, as well as something guests can toast with during the speeches. Don’t get me wrong, we’re still having an open bar, but who really drinks more than a sip of the champagne anyway? I’ll take any excuse I can get to drink orange & cream…

I don’t want to turn our wedding into some kind of endorsement for Coca-Cola, but found another brand-name something that I just had to have. It’s a hand-painted and weathered replica of an original Coca-Cola sign… I got it at the Fremont Antique Market a few weeks ago!

I have become obsessed with Mexican coke. No, not the drug, though I suppose the beverage could also be construed as a drug in certain circumstances. I am talking about classic glass-bottled, cane-sugar-sweetened, cola from our neighbors to the south!

Why am I obsessed? Because I must have it at our wedding! I might be crazy, but I think glass-bottled coke plays delightfully into our “rustic” theme,…

Miss Lime
and
Mr. Lime

request the pleasure of your company
at their marriage
on Sunnyday, the unshaded day of August
two thousand and seven
at sweat o’clock

An All Outdoor Venue
Hothothot, California

We [me, Mr. Lime, and the wedding party], will be under the cool shade of some enormously tall bamboo. Unforutnately, about four-fifths of our guests will bear the full brunt of Southern California, August sun beating down on their…

That I stole. There I said it. I’m an idea thief. You caught me.  As a matter of fact, I’ve stolen most of my wedding ideas. My confetti poppers come from the brilliant mind of my florist, my bouquet right off the pages of Martha Stewart Weddings, and my lantern centerpieces were the brainchild of knottie NetterB.

My latest idea comes in the form of soda-pop. I’m not…

To help your guests beat the heat at a summer wedding, especially if it’s outdoors, you may want to serve them cold refreshments as they arrive. Nothing cools you off better than a nice cold glass of iced tea or lemonade, so I’m sure your guests will appreciate this thoughtful, inexpensive touch.

Real Simple has several great recipes that put a twist on these classic…

Okay, maybe they aren’t exactly tied up with string but getting packages in the mail is definitely one of my favourite things! Our apothecary jars for the refreshment table at the ceremony finally came yesterday. One thing that I don’t like about our ceremony site is that because the ferry can only take 20 people at a time and it takes about 12 minutes per…

Since we’re not hiring a caterer, and our site isn’t one that has any pre-approved arrangements regarding alcohol, it’s up to us to provide for our guests. This is really great for us, since we get to avoid the over-inflated costs charged by many vendors–we can order our wine by the case from Aldi (a grocery store owned by the Trader Joe’s people, which has…

I need to make little “thank you” tags to go along with my favors. To do this, I just bought the Uchida Clever Lever Mega Punch in a scalloped oval shape.

I got mine at 1StopSquare, although lots of places sell them. Now I just have to find some good paper to go along with my adorable paper punch. Any ideas for places to look in…

Heart shaped marshmallows from Martha Stewart Livings, February 2007.

This is a sweet little detail if you’re serving hot chocolate at your wedding, bridal shower, or engagement party. To make them, cut marshallows in half horizontally, and press a heart shaped cutter into each one. Too cute!

I got this idea the other day, inspired by Miss Strawberry’s post on bottled milk. It ocurred to me that what goes better w/ cake or cookies or chocolate than milk? Nothing! So then wouldn’t it be cute to have personal-sized milk cartons available at the bar (alongside the soda and wine and beer)? I figure we’d have skim and 2% (my and Mr. Blueberry’s…

The first few light sprinklings of rain have come to the California Bay Area, bringing out a thick muddy smell from the concrete and leaving tiny spots on my windshield. My laundry at the end of the week has more sweaters than thin blouses, and my down jacket has become increasingly more valuable as the days get colder. I love summer, but there are parts…

For a couple months now, I’ve been gathering suggestions on what food we should serve at the wedding. And while we can’t please absolutely everybody, since everything will be delicious (when aren’t desserts delicious?) I think people *should* survive if their most favorite-ever-pastry isn’t on the 20-foot buffet.

And with no further adieu, here’s the list:

(Note: the new Justin Timberlake song is on in the background,…