Thursday Trend Day | Custom Wedding Map Totes by Maptote

MapTote! A bride's best friend, these crafty totes can be personalized or custom designed as keepsakes for your special guests. Getting married in Manhattan? They have a map tote for that. Brooklyn? Long Island? New Jersey? They have one for that too! You can even have one that is custom! Think mapping where you will get married to where you got engaged to where your bridal shower will be. Super cute!

Maptote products are lovingly hand screen printed by hand in their light filled studio in The Old American Can Factory, Brooklyn. The Maptote range includes environmentally friendly reusable totes, note cards, wine totes, baby onesies and toiletry travel cases – all with their signature schematic maps of popular cities featuring the most popular neighborhoods, icons, and landmarks.

Wanting to capture your ceremony and reception locations, or share the story of where you got engaged and your hometowns? Embrace your inner creative in finding small touches to make your wedding feel just like you, such as filling your customized tote with local goodies to make your guests remember the celebration long after the sparklers have been packed away.

Then choose from an entire alphabet of fun buttons to decorate your totes with pops of color.  Spell out the initials of your wedding party's names, and use sweet heart and plus buttons to splash your message all over totes or clothing.

Fun, right?!

xo

Thursday Trend Day | Fun Flip Flop Wedding Gifts by iPanema

While it may be the dead of winter, the spring and summer wedding season is quickly approaching! Between dress fittings, honeymoon planning, and all of the hundreds of other details that need to be finalized, many brides wait until the last minute to choose gifts for their bridesmaids... If you’re on the hunt for the perfect bridesmaid gift or a fun gift on a spa retreat with your girls, think flip-flops!
They can also be great ways to greet your guests inside a welcome gift bag if you are planning a destination wedding. I found these iPanema designs and they are super comfy and come in fun colors and styles.
It will sure to be a fun gift!

Enjoy!

New York Holiday Gift Guide 2011

Are you still looking for that perfect gift to give for the Holiday season? Today, we are sharing with you some of Lela's top picks of goodies to give this year! Shop Lela's gift guide below and find something to give to friends, family or even yourself! ;)

Details:
1. Crate & Barrel
2. Apple
3. Sephora
4. Jimmy Choos
5. Tocca
6. Victoria Secret
7. Sephora
8. Lela New York
9. Delicate Raymond
10. Patch
11. Jack Wills
12. Bergdorf Goodman
13. Jimmy Choo
14. Bergdorf Goodman 
15. The Macbeth Collection
16. Elizabeth W
17. Echo Design 

xo

Wedding Favors with a Cause | Emily's Edibles

Evolving from an inspiring story, Emily's Edibles is a great place to get your wedding favors or gifts and also help a great cause! A majority of their proceeds go to fund research grants for the study of epilepsy in women. Read the full story here! Below are just a few things they have to offer.  Don't they look delicious? Yumm!

Marbled Fudge

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Variety Gift Box

Make it a favor!

Enjoy!

Destination Beach Wedding Inspiration: Maui | Wedding Welcome Gifts

With a destination wedding, it is a nice to have a welcome gift waiting for your guests when they arrive. We have pulled together many different welcome gift ideas including, various homemade or bought treats.  Making the welcome gifts unique to the wedding destination is a nice touch. Include magazines or travel guides for your guests so they can a learn a little about the area. Also, particularly for a destination beach wedding, you could add spa products to further enhance the whole destination beach wedding experience! Put all the favors in a personalized tote or a cute straw basket and your guests will love it!

Details:
1. Personalized Tote Bag by Pamela Fugate Designs via Etsy
2. French Macarons via Panna Dolce
3. Candies via Williams Sonoma
4. Wedding Sampler Nougats by Kettle Confections via Etsy
5. Jones Cream Soda via Jones Soda Co.
6. Coconut Truffles via Dean & DeLuca
7. Candles via Island Candle Company
8. Coffee via Maui Coffee Co.
9. Macadamia Nuts via Mauna Loa
10. Magazines via Maui Magazine
11. Fresh Leis via Paradise Flower  Farms, Inc. 
12. Woven Baskets via Ikea
13. Ocean Breeze Soap via My Wedding Favors
14. Spa Treatments via Fresh
xo

Crate and Barrel's Mini Wedding Cake Mold - Super Cute!

So I was walking into Crate and Barrel, doing major damage when I saw this! Crate and Barrel makes the cutest Mini Wedding Cake mold!

This is the front cover of the box

This is the other side

This is what the mold inside looks like

And  yes, I bought one ;)

xo

Happy Valentine's Day | Super cute last minute I LOVE YOU gift | Marshmallow on a String

Ok, so I died a little when I saw these super cute marshmallow "I Love you's" on a string! They are great for dunking in a nice cup of cocoa.  If you are a bit of a procrastinator, like me ;) these are so easy to whip up even I can do it ;) I don't usually go for any DIY projects but this one is so sweet!

you will need:

marshmallows

baker's twine

tapestry needle

shortening

scissors

red cardstock

stapler 

edible writers (optional)

what to do:
Take a piece of baker's twine about 8 to 10 inches long. Thread the tapestry needle. Make a double or triple knot in one end of the twine and snip off the excess.

Grease the needle with shortening (I use Crisco).

Thread the twine through a marshmallow. Pull the marshmallow until the knot hits the base of the marshmallow (don't pull too hard or you'll pull the knot through the marshmallow). Pull the needle off the twine.

Cut out two hearts from the paper and glue, staple or tape at the end of the twine.

If desired, draw a message on the marshmallow with the edible writers. Dunk in hot cocoa (be warned, edible ink will run in funny ways when the marshmallow hits the cocoa) and discard string when marshmallow dissolves.

Source: These were originally made up by the talented The Decorated Cookie Blog, but I saw them in the Enchanted Dream Weddings Blog.

Enjoy!

Twittens - It's mittens for lovers :) - Too cute!

So in the spirit of all things lovey dovey and Valentine's, how cute are these mittens?! I mean twittens. They are mittens that allow you to hold hands with your love and still keep warm. I just love them, SOOO cute!

And, the Twitten, mittens and hats are all fair trade and hand made in Peru in by artisans whose work supports and sustains traditional communities with 20% of all profits going to the Bodhi Fund. The Bodhi Fund was created to support New Mexico families whose children are in desperate need of out-of-state cancer treatment. Administered by the New Mexico Community Foundation, the Bodhi Fund provides financial aid to cover mortgage, phone, car, utility and travel expenses at a moment when families are plunged into crisis, both emotionally and financially.

So it makes your heart warm too ;)

xo

Valentine's Day Gift for your soon to be hubby - Make him a Cute "LOVE" toast

It's nice to be able to give someone something sweet and made with "LOVE" ;) Here is a cute "LOVE" on toast stamp that will help you express your dearest sentiment to the one you love.

How cute it's LOVE toast! Available at FredFlare.com.

xo

Ultra Cozy Mini Hand Warmer gift by Restoration Hardware

So, I love Restoration Hardware and when I saw these mini hand warmers, I thought, "what a great idea!" Would make a fab gift!

They are super cute and come in different colors and only $15 bucks, right now!
Wrapped in ultra-cozy, ultra-soft pure cableknit cashmere, the set of two keeps hands toasty when the temperature drops. Simply place one in each coat pocket when walking the dog or attending outdoor events during chilly winter months. Environmentally friendly, the gel packs are reusable and perfectly portable.

Spread the love and warmth ;) this holiday season!

xo

A Blinged out gift for the host - Moët & Chandon Champagne iced with crystals!

So how cool would it be if your guests gave you this blinged out gift!

It's from Moët & Chandon Champagne and you can personalize your own with crystals for a holiday gift. Yes, it is a bit on the decadent side, but everyone needs a little taste of decadence every once and awhile ;)

And if you wanted to go really over the top you can offer these as wedding favor gifts, how awesome would that be!

xo

More Giving! The cutest ornament gifts by Crate and Barrel!

I'm loving these super cute ornaments from Crate and Barrel!
These ornaments would make a sweet gift, I know I would love it ;)
SO FLUFFY!!!!

White Glitter Polar Bear Ornament

Felt Penguin

Felt wrapped Bird

Tis the season of giving, TOGETHER! Marie-Belle Hot Chocolate gift

Tis the season! For celebrating with family and friends. With all the holiday parties and get togethers what's a newly engaged couple to give? This week I will be featuring one gift each day.

Today starts with one of my favorite things. Marie-Belle's Famous Aztec Hot Chocolate.
It is so yummy!!! Deliciously smooth and rich, this gift will warm every heart. And who doesn't love hot chocolate in the cold winter months. You can either visit the local NYC Soho store at 484 Broome Street or go online and order here. Have fun!

xo

Little Candy Cakes for your wedding! Super cute!

How cute are these mini cakes! I just love The Little Candy Cake Company located at the new Limelight Market Place on 6th Avenue and 20th Street in NYC. They are all custom and made with chocolate! These little cakes would make a great wedding favor or instead of one big cake, have one of these sitting in front of your guests. How SWEET!