Details: Asking Your Wedding Party

I love hearing how a bride and groom ask members of their bridal party to stand up with them on their big day. Here are some cute and memorable ways to ask...

Freebies: 

Download this chic card to ask your bridesmaids via The Wedding Chicks.

Photo Credit: Christina Diane Wedding Photography

Bike Card. LOVE. Select your design color, text color and whom in the party you are asking. You have 21 colors to choose from! Also from The Wedding Chicks. See more about it here.

DIY:

Will You Be My Cards from Paper & Thread. Get the detailed tutorial here.

Photo Credit: Rani Lu Photography

Labels:

Did you find the perfect gift? A piece of antique jewelry for your maids? Special fancy lotion as a thank you in advance? Stick a label on the box or container and you have a unique way of asking them to be part of your day. I'm sure you could also DIY a label. Here's a cute one from Tie that Binds.

Cookies:

Who doesn't love a yummy cookie??? Get to your maids through their stomachs. It would win me over in a heartbeat. I rarely turn down food. Especially these sweet treats.

The Flour Pot: Will You Be My Bridesmaid Cookies 

I haven't actually tasted these, but they're on the O Magazine's: O List!

I love the box this cookie from Weddingish comes in!

Etsy Finds:

I can't ever leave out cute finds from Etsy! Here's what I found...

Will You Be My Bridesmaid (S/6) from MD Cards & Gifts

Pink Will You Be My Bridesmaid Cards (S/3) from Modern Scrapyard

Will You Be My Bridesmaid Dress Cards (S/6) from The Inspired Note

Bridal Party Cards from La Belle Vie Design

Flower Girl & Ring Bearer Cards:

Along with these sweet cards you might include a Build-A-Bear Bride or Groom. Check them out here.

Classy Bride

Happy Planning!

San Francisco Wedding

This chic San Francisco wedding photographed by Janae Shields is full of sweet details. View more of this affair over at The Wedding Chicks after you check out where to find my favorite things.

Personalized Hanger (Check out Lila Frances on Etsy)

To Have & To Hold Dish (I posted about similar plates here --also check Paloma Nest on Etsy)

Invitation Suite from The Aerialist Press

Flower (For a similar detail, try Cultivar's shop --I've used her for bridesmaid's in the past and she's fabulous to work with!)

Vintage Watch (Trying finding one similar to this at Farfo's Vintage Watches)

Mercury Glass Pillar Holders (Pottery Barn has some gorgeous mercury glass right now)

Enjoy!

PS -Don't forget to head on over to Perfect Bridal and vote for AWS! Vote HERE.

Layers of Light

Printable Paperie has some of the most fantastic designs for wedding, baby and social invitations. Their prices are quite reasonable if you feel comfortable doing the printing yourself. If not, you can also use a local print shop (my preference). Either way, you can get a totally custom looking invitation for much less than usual.

If I were throwing a summer wedding, I would absolutely be using their Layers of Light Suite. It's airy and so perfect for summer. If blue isn't your thing, you can request a color change ($25 per set). Maybe a buttery yellow or vibrant pink?

Happy Planning!

PS -Don't forget to head on over to Perfect Bridal and vote for AWS! Vote HERE.

Real Wedding: Jenna & Kyle

I'm back after an excruciatingly long 2 weeks at work. It was rewarding, but I'm so thrilled to be back to Aisle with Style! To kick off a new week, check out this fantastic real Miami wedding!

(Photo Credit: Adrienne Page)

Head on over to Snippet and Ink to learn more about Jenna & Kyle's wedding.


Happy Planning!

Stephanie

Favorite Posts from 2010

This has been a wonderful year for Aisle with Style. I added an author (the lovely, Jannah), doubled the number of posts from 2009 and twice as many of you tuned in every week. Thank you faithful readers! It's so great to know I'm not writing just because I like to hear my own voice (or however that translates over cyberspace!).


Here are 10 of my favorite posts from 2010:


Spring Programs

Pocket Bridesmaid Dresses

Are You Leaping?

Coral Part I & Coral Part II

Yellow. The Color of Summer.

Not Your Mother's Veil

Groomsmen Gifts

Fleece-Lined Tights

Alabama Wedding

I'm so excited for what's to come in 2011; I hope you are too!


Happy Planning!


Stephanie

Cutest Seating Charts in Existence

I caught a glimpse of these off the chart Laura Hooper wedding reception seating charts (pun totally intended) over on Wedding Library Buzz. Laura Hooper Calligraphy is pretty fantastic, but these are my favorite! What a fantastic memento they would make???

Seating charts start at $325 for a 22x30" print. Additional prints available for $80.


Happy Planning and Seat Assigning!


Stephanie

Free Download Friday: Font Love

If you are creating your own invitations or are wanting a great font for other Free Download Friday projects you've seen on AWS (or you just like playing around with fonts like I do), here are two fonts I'm loving right now are from The League of Moveable Type.


Raleway by Matt McInerney

League Script #1 by Haley Fiege

Instructions for installing fonts:
Windows Users
Mac Users (If you don't have Font Book, I suggest you download it. It's free right here.)


Happy Planning and Weekend DIY-ing!


Stephanie

Free Download Friday: Family Crest

I know it's not technically Friday anymore, but there's always time fro a download! I'm out of town for my college's homecoming and have a crazy schedule this weekend. This customizable crest from The Wedding Chicks & Mamae Paperie is really cool and I hope you can put it to use! Just select your design color, text color, enter your details and download!

Happy Planning and Weekend DIY-ing!


Stephanie

Amazing DIY Invitations

My sweet friend Jannah is incredibly talented. She is a writer by trade, but has an awesome natural talent for graphic design. Her sister-in-law's wedding was this weekend and I want to start sharing a little bit over he next week or so. She created and designed the following invitations. Ah-mazing! She researched and labored over the perfect paper to use. She made sure the bride-to-be loved every detail and was completely happy with the final product. I'm a proud friend and really think she should go into business!

I hope these inspire you to do your own little DIY project.


Happy Planning!


Stephanie