♬ On the Tenth day of Christmas my true love gave to me… ♬ Ten Lords a Leaping. ♬ Ten Lords a Leaping indeed! Why would someone give a gift of “Leaping Lords”!? I think it really speaks to what the gift giver is feeling and communicating about their True Love! When I think of a [...]
♬ On the ninth day of Christmas my true love gave to me… ♬ Nine Ladies Dancing. ♬ This had to stretch our thinking a bit for coming up with a wedding theme based on this verse of the 12 days of Christmas. Under the great majority of situations and circumstances, men please take this advice. It is [...]
♬ On the eighth day of Christmas my true love gave to me… ♬ Eight maids a milking! ♬ Today’s wedding theme is brought to you by the color blue… Blue Delft Wedding Theme to be specific. Big shout out to all the Dutch folk who this color palette and style comes from. My thoughts on what [...]
♬ On the seventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me… ♬ Seven swans a swimming. ♬ Today our Christmas Wedding Themed weddings is on day seven. It’s pretty natural why the image of a swan is very romantic and conjures images of love and affection. There are countless photos of swans all over facing each [...]
♬ On the Sixth Day of Christmas my true love gave to me ♬ “Six geese a laying…♬ Hmmm. What kind of wedding theme could we have from half a dozen Canadian waterfoul ovulating!?! 6 Beautiful Goose Eggs! Serve as our theme image for “Six Geese a Laying” Eggs of course! Our Christmas wedding – Egg [...]
♫ On the fifth day of Christmas my true love gave to me… ♫ Five Golden Rings! I’m sure all the ladies love this gift day in the classic Christmas song. This verse in the song is unusual in that it is the only one of the gifts that doesn’t involve live people or livestock! Additionally, [...]
On the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to me… Four Colly Birds…? Colly birds? What’s a colly bird? I’ve been singing calling birds since I was a kid!?! Ok so now according to Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary (11th edition) the word “colly” is old English for blacken or as if with soot. Not [...]
And now to the third day of Christmas…..Three French Hens. Yes, above is a real picture of Three live French Hens! Ha ha ha! You can buy the print at Fine Art America. Now on to our wedding theme. When I think hens I think red and white, and since they are french hens I [...]
And now for our second day of Christmas….Two turtle doves. This makes for a perfect wedding theme both in it’s historical symbolism in marriage as well as it’s soft beauty in pressence and song.. These sweet birds create strong pair bonds, which means they’re monogamous, also the perfect ideal representation of marriage. You [...]
It’s almost Christmas! One of my favorite Christmas songs is the 12 days of Christmas, so I thought, what could be more fun than the 12 Weddings of Christmas, themed after the verses in the song! After all it is a song about lovers! Let’s get started with day number one….. *Cue the music!♬ ♬…..On [...]
Pantone recently released their color of the year for 2012, Tangerine Tango. It’s bold, beautiful, and reminds me of love! What a perfect vibrant color to use for your wedding day. And it works year round, easily fitting with spring, summer and fall weddings, and making a bold contrast for a winter wedding. I [...]
I saw this adorable cake on Martha Stewart Weddings awhile ago and I was just so inspired by it. I think it is totally adorable! It inspired me so much I decided to dream up what the rest of the wedding would look like. Let’s start with the dress, custom of course! It’s a beautiful [...]