This October we worked on a wonderful fall wedding where we used chalk boards to present the buffet menu to guests. The menu chalk boards looked so great I began looking for other inventive ways to make use of this creative option.  Some great ideas are below to bring chalkboards to your next party!

Chalkboard tabletop via Martha Stewart. Perfect for a kids’ table!

Chalkboard menus from Oncewed and Divine Party Concepts

Chalkboard jars to present your favors, specialty cocktails and more!

Mini chalkboard placecards

Seating Chart via Style Me Pretty

Kerry and Joe,

Thank you for bringing us on board as your team to work with you both and your families to produce a spectacular Fall weekend!  From the charming Warm Springs Presbyterian Church to the perfect setting at the Homestead Preserve, it was a day and night to remember!

A sampling of images from the talented Jeff Greenough who always manages to capture the best moments of the day and more!

Lighting and Decor by The AV Company

Florals by Pat’s Floral Designs

Music by BC’s Big Rhythm Sound

Cake by Giancarlo-Fine European Pastry

More images coming soon!!!!

We recently discovered the creative and lovely products at Timeless Paper. We love finding new vendors who are out there putting together new

and creative ideas for all of the little details that make an event wonderful!

Timeless Paper offers a wonderful variety of table number cards, menu cards, place cards and more. So often these details are thought about in the very last days before an event!

Some of our favorites:

Autumn Leaves

Orchid

Peacock

Butterfly

Every year I am sad to see Summer end but when the leaves start to change and we start working on Fall-inspired weddings I remember that I really do love it!   Looking forward to Matt & Jenn’s wedding at Ash Lawn in just a couple of weeks! A sneak preview-

We had the opportunity to work with a new vendor this past August on Lisa and Yen’s Veritas Wedding.

The team at United Wedding Productions did a wonderful job putting together a creative video to portray all of the details and special moments from the wedding day!

We always love getting to meet and work with new vendors, and hope you will check out Lisa and Yen’s

wedding video here!

I was impressed during a recent supplies trip to Michael’s to see the line of wedding paper goods by Bride’s. The invitations especially are wonderful with high quality paper and gorgeous fonts and color schemes. Plus these invites offer you not only a great price but the ability to shorten the sometimes lengthy printing process of major paper companies by running these through your at home printer! Don’t like the font or layout? No need to pay for additional expensive proofs, just adjust on your computer and reprint!

Brides Editor In-Chief Millie Martini Bratten comments about the collection:

“The BRIDES Wedding Collection was developed with the expertise of the BRIDES editors and more importantly with what we knew brides-to be want — affordable current trends, designs and colors, so she can really put a unique and stylish stamp on her celebration.”

All images via Brides.com

Thanks to the talented (and now local!) Jeff Greenough for providing us with a wonderful group of images taken during the recent engagement session with Kerry and Joe. We will be working with Kerry, Joe and their families on their October Wedding in Hot Springs, VA. We will see you all soon!

Thanks to Nicole with Kirei Nest for letting us know about the recent wonderful posts on their blog filled with great ideas for local Virginia welcome bag ideas for your guests! 

Nicole has also included free printable notecards, labels and favor bag toppers to bring it all together and leave the perfect note for your guests!

Take a look at the blog here!

We all love the Champagne splits that have been so popular at events these days.

Now, Nicolas Feuillatte is producing Champagne mini bottles complete with color coordinated wrist bands. Perfect for those with blue or pink color schemes!  Happy toasting!

Looking to add a personal touch to your ceremony? I love this idea for ring pillows made of vintage handkerchiefs from each state via Little White Book and 100 Layer Cake. A lovely twist on tradition and more reason to scour those antique and vintage shops!