Engagement Party Details - Tags

I was incredibly excited about this idea, but it was one of those that I never had time to actually complete when the event came around. I had the idea of people writing wishes, memories or cute notes to us and hanging them on a tree. I found these "All you need is Love" tags from Tucker Reece, and just fell in love with them! Last minute I decided to go through with the idea and have people write the cute notes and hang them on a tree that we already had in the backyard. I wasn't able to make a cute sign, but fortunately one person asked what it was, and it started a chain reaction of note writing! Loved using the colored Sharpies too. It turned out to be adorable and all the things written were just cute!

The "Wishes" was made by Tucker Reece to go along with the little tags. I grabbed some ribbon (33 cents!!) and really small clothes pins from Michael's and printed some pictures out. That was all I did to create this cute detailed area!

We got some personalized little tags that matched our invitations from Print Your Party. One side said our names and the other had a monogram on it. I hung these between each picture!

Engagement Party Details

It took me a bit, but I finally got all the pics together from the engagement party last weekend, and I am here to share! The event was held at my parent's house with about 50 close friends and family. We had a lot of cute details all about, such as the Cake Pops, and make sure to check out the pic of the two of us and the bridal party!

So, to get started, my parents have a Wet Bar which is incredibly convenient for events such as this! To decorate (prior to my taking them down, my mom had a few porcelain bunnies on display in these shelves which were not going to do!) I simply grabbed two black and white prints and a red planter box that were elsewhere in the house. I picked up two hurricane candle holders and two candles from target. As the event went on, I put all the wine corks in the candle jars which eventually made for a cute decoration. For the bottom shelf I just took a few of the bottles of wine and lined them up! It was such a simple decor process! The "BAR" banner was made by Tucker Reece which I thought added a fantastic personalized addition to the whole thing.

More of the little details to come, but let me show you what the end of the night brought...

Abonfire and lots of chatting :)

Dessert Table and Cake Pops

Suppies: The little white platters are from Crate and Barrel along with the amazing yellow vases which were $9.95 each. I got 4 big diamonds for decoration and the "i do" napkins from Michaels. I also picked up some mason jars from Michaels to put flowers in. The flowers were from Trader Joe's and were only $1.50 per bundle! The tags on the cake pops were made by Print Your Party. They added an amazing personalized touch!

The treat table was my favorite part! The cake balls and cake pops (all those little pink and white things on sticks) were an absolute hit! And well I am glad because I spent about 8 hours slaving away at those!

The idea was to make cake pops that look like the ones above. The mini cakes didn't turn out like that, but the balls didn't look too bad.

Bakerella provided some great instructions for how to make these and what supplies to use. After spending about $40 on the special chocolate, cookie cutters and pop sticks ( plus I had to pay a lot in shipping!) I went to Michael's and found all the same supplies there! So my one tip is to check your local craft store to save shipping costs.

(This is only about a quarter of all that I made) The recipe is really simple, it is just the actual sculpting, dipping, and drying that takes a long time. You basically mix a cake and a lot of frosting together to make the substance that holds it in a ball shape. The chocolate ones had too much frosting and the vanilla ones didn't have nearly enough- so error to the side of more frosting as it balls easier and stays moister! Oh and if you can help it, I don't suggest making them the day before unless you can store them upside-down overnight. Right before the party I had about 5 or 6 fall off the stick.

But in the end, all of them were eaten! :)

White and Yummy

This is not what my engagement party will look like, but I wish! So gorgeous, chic and WHITE! The party is this Saturday so next week you can look forward to actual pics of the party instead of just tons of ideas. I can't wait to get everything decorated so I can actually see all my ideas come (or not come) into fruition. The process will start tomorrow, that way I have a day to figure out where I went wrong and how I can fix it.

Though I sort of can't wait for this party to be over (due to the planning stress of it all) I am so excited to see it all come together. I have to say this was a smart idea in terms of practice for planning my wedding. I will be able to see how things go right or wrong, and how to mock it all up before-hand, so it all comes off without a hitch!

Some Fresh Centerpieces

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Here are some centerpieces that I really like!

I love the idea of a tray with the numbers leaning against a vase. Plus there is a lot going on in that centerpiece but they all seem to come together!

I want to do do pie favors. My grandma's staple was the apple pie and she taught me all her tricks to making the perfect apple pie. I have sort of taken over this, so I feel like this would be a meaningful favor for guests (not to mention adorable and yummy!) I also thought about doing big square vases too, so I love this tablescape!

Fresh Color Palette

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I love this light color palette. Definitely all things I plan to incorporate into my wedding decor!

A white square wedding cake is just to die for.

Simple and white tablescapes with candles.

I love the AMAZING draped pearls on a simple BM dress. It would be fun if I could find antique pearls from antique stores, my grandmas jewelry collection, etc. to make it less expensive and a little more personal.

White pitchers with colored flowers is such a unique detail to add to the sign in and cake table, as well as other spots around the reception. I've been looking around for these hoping to scoop some up from garage sales, etc. After the wedding I am going to use the pitchers around the house as decor!

Keys! I love keys so much and I definitely want to figure out how to add them in the wedding decor. Problem is, I haven't been able to find more than one or two in my searches. I would love to use these for my table cards, but I need to find a lot to be able to do that!

    PS: Does anyone know what that flower is called with the black inside???

    Its All in the Small Details

    Little decor ideas are what makes your even special and personal. These are some of my favorites that I really plan to incorporate!

    Keys: love the key idea but they are awfully hard to find. The ones I have found are expensive too. The look of the keys and the bronze definitely go with the theme I have, and those as accents would be perfect!

    Lantern Lights: holy moly those are so inexpensive and they just seem to transform any room! Look on lunarbizarre.com for some very cheap ones! They also have every color under the sun, so no matter what color palette you are trying to work with, you can always get ball lantern lights!

    Tags: paper products, and especially tags, are my favorite thing ever. I absolutely love them as they give anything you put them on a really nice touch an for a small price!

    Candle Lighting: Mason Jar candle holders?! Amazing. Those are so cute as they match the clear mason jars I will have, yet they hold my favorite kind of lighting :)

    What unique details do you have going on for your wedding???