I felt Mrs. Sprinkle pain when she shared on Weddingbee how she regretted immensely not planning a “send-off” for her spring wedding. And, although her wedding was lovely indeed, if Mrs. Sprinkles had regrets, you might too. Thus, I share her words with you because the “send-off” is one aspect of wedding planning that can be easily overlooked.

“I didn’t plan anything special (confetti! sparklers! MAGICAL DOVES!) for our send off, and then regretted it immensely. Instead, we just kinda left, which was fine at the time, but I really wish I had memories (and photos) of all of our guests gathering around us and showering us with something sparkly and filled with love. I have to admit, I am still trying to get over this one…”

That said. Whether the end of the ceremony or the end of the night… a well-planned “send-off” is like proverbial fireworks allowing for a grand exit and fabulous photographs!

These ribbon wands are fun & colorful. Great shot!

image by Your Best Wedding by way of Elizabeth Anne Designs

The ever-popular bubbles. Lots o’ fun. Great shot!

Craig Luster Studios

Sparklers light the way for an end of the evening exit! Great shot!

Seasons of Life

Other ideas for a fun and fabulous send-off…??

Rose petals. Confetti. Streamers. Butterflies.

“Bridal makeup shouldn’t be about trends, it should be about highlighting natural beauty.” Wendy Shragg ~Bella Bay salon in Excelsior, MN

Whether dramatic or demure, make-up that is both thoughtfully and skillfully/artfully applied~ will  bring out the beauty in every *blushing* bride.

Offering simple solutions to getting the look you want, these easy-to-follow make-up tips are share-worthy and taken from the fall/winter issue of Minneapolis St. Paul Weddings magazine.

Do:

• Schedule a consultation with a makeup artist at least 2-3 months before your wedding day.  Be ready to talk about your ideas and bring bring photos to help you explain.

• Practice complete make up application during your consultation. Leave your make-up on all day so you know how it feels and looks over many hours.

• Get your picture taken after you’ve “found’ your look so you can see if you look great in the pictures too. Make sure your make-up artist takes detailed notes.  No relying on memory for wedding day and you’ll get the look you want!
• Use liquid eyeliner and not a pencil.
  

Don’t:

• Wear frosted eye shadow. Frosted shades crease easily and pick up the camera flash in a bad way. Instead, opt for the mattes.
• {Wear a lip color with a blue base} if you plan to have black and white photos taken. The blue-based colors will look black on film.
• Wear translucent powder. This can actually draw color away from the face and make you look mask-like in photos. Instead, go for the powder with  honey or yellow tones. -Jane DiLeo of Mnpls. St. Weddings

Do you have  wedding day beauty tips to share?

Source: Mnpls. St.Paul Wedding

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Happy Friday!

Sweet finds!

I just love twitter. One fun bread crumb after the other…

Today… I followed a tweet from Janie of Bride’s Cafe’ who is featuring Shauna Younge Dessert Tables {a talented Minneapolis-based dessert designer}. Shauna is guest-posing at the cafe’ and it’s a great post with inspirational and creative tips for creating your own buffet dessert table!

Naturally, I then went to Shauna’s blog where a couple posts back, she was featuring a couple of extraordinary wedding cakes by artist Maggie LaBaugh of Magpie’s Cakes.  And, that’s when my jaw dropped. So naturally, I then went to Maggie’s site and I knew I wanted to share!

Before becoming a chef, Maggie was a classical ballet dancer and all the precision and elegance and softness from dancing is so evident in her artful cakes. Her cakes are like edible performing art. Seriously beautiful. Here are three of my favorites.

Enjoy!

{click to enlarge & to better appreciate}

You can check out Maggie’s entire portfolio here.

BTW, are you on twitter yet?