Category Archives: Weddings

by kkregel | June 1, 2010 · 7:17 am

HAP Cordially Invites You to….Wedding Month!

Welcome to HAP Wedding Month! With wedding season kicking into full gear, we’ve got tons of fun ideas, guest bloggers and real weddings lined up for you.

And since we’re inviting you to join us this month for a virtual wedding extravaganza, we’re starting things off with a round up of lovely stationary ideas. Invitations and accent pieces are a great way to set the stage for the tone and theme of your wedding.

The Basics:
At a minimum you should probably consider the following items:
Save The Date Card
Invitation & Envelope
Response Card
Place Cards
Table Numbers
Thank Yous

The Extras:
Get a little fancier with these add-ons:
Reception Card
Inside Envelope
Menus
Programs
Direction Maps
Calligraphy
Return Address Stamp or Embosser (we like the ones from Paperwink)

The Colors:
Here are a few color schemes calling our name this year but many of these come in multiple colors.

Blues, clockwise from top: Minted, Crane, Gryphon, Minted

Lemon & Grey, clockwise from top:Elum, Smock Paper, Minted, FoglioPress

Ruby Red, clockwise from top: Minted, Wedding Paper Divas, Wiley Valentine

Chocolate, clockwise from top:Paper + Cup, e.m.papers, Night Owl Paper Goods,
Shine Invitations, Crane

Lime Green, clockwise from top: Two Trick Pony, Elum, Wedding Paper Divas, Elum

Budget-Friendly Tips:
We could go on and on about stationary but the fact is, it gets pricey in a hurry. Here are some ideas to consider if you’re on a budget:
– Choose an invitation that allows you to put reception info on it so that you can skip the separate reception card.
– Skip the inner envelopes.
– Post one menu per table instead of one at each place setting.
– Choose flat printing over letterpress.
– Have a talented friend or family member? Ask them to design your invites or do your calligraphy as a wedding gift.

Here Comes the Bride (Month)!

To all brides, brides-to-be, bridesmaids, mothers-of-the-bride, mothers of the groom, grooms, groomsmen, wedding officiants, wedding photographers, wedding crashers or just lovers of all things wedding:

Haute Apple Pie is happy to announce that next month is wedding month! For the entire month of June, we will be featuring everything wedding – from inspiration boards, to guest bloggers, to bridal party gifts, wedding showers, bachelorette parties, plus highlights from HAP weddings and HAP readers weddings!

That is where you come in.

We are asking our readers who are interested in having their wedding in the spotlight to submit photos and descriptions of your very own wedding. It doesn’t matter to us if your wedding was yesterday or 40 years ago, in the church or on the beach, as long as it was done in style.

Please submit 8-12 photos that highlight the style of your wedding, from your dress, to flowers, centerpieces, invitations, programs, venue, etc. Also, send us a few words about your wedding and your wedding style. If selected, we will contact you for some more details!

Submit your wedding to hauteapplepie@hotmail.com by Wednesday, May 26. We look forward to hearing about your haute weddings!

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by Stef | September 25, 2009 · 8:43 am

Old, New, Borrowed, Blue

These days, it seems there is always a wedding related activity to attend. So for any of you bridesmaids, mothers of the bride, Maids of Honor or friend or family member that will be in charge of throwing such an affair, this blog is for you.

My sister recently got married and I was lucky enough to be the Matron of Honor. This was my first stint as MOH and I wanted to make sure I did everything with a personal touch. I didn’t really have the “something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue” items at my wedding, so I decided Lindsay should get them in an unique way. With the help of my mom, family and other bridesmaids, Lindsay received her four bridal functions in the form of Old, New, Borrowed and Blue.

Something New

The first party was Something New, an engagement party for the happy couple and family at my house. An Evite was sent to the invitees with the following wording:

Come and celebrate with the NEWly engaged couple, Lindsay and Doug! Lindsay can show off her brand NEW shiny ring at the NEW house of her sister and brother-in-law, the NEWly Wades. So let us all toast the couple as they start this NEW journey together and with each NEW day may there be infinitely happy memories!

As an engagement gift I focused on my sister’s soon to be new last name and gave her stationary with her new initial.

Something Blue

blue Lindsay’s bachelorette party was Something Blue and blue it was. The party was held at “Blue’s Bar” with blue decorations and candy dishes filled with blue candy around the room. Smoking blue martinis were served along with blue cupcakes. All guests were asked to dress in blue, with the bride clad in all white.

Something Borrowed

The Something Blue party was followed the next day by the Something Borrowed shower, where guests submitted “borrowed” recipes on recipe cards sent out with the invitations. The cooking theme was brought throughout with wooden spoons as name cards and “Love Beyond Measure” measuring spoons as gifts. Prior to the party, I collected “borrowed advice” from all the women in Lindsay’s life and put together a digital book using MyPublisher with letters and advice to Lindsay on life and love. This brought a tear or two to the room!

Something Old

old The final party was the bridal luncheon at my parent’s house the morning of the wedding. Sandwiches and desserts were placed on family china, with old wedding pictures of family members on display. My mom pulled her wedding dress out of storage and it was placed neatly out on display.

Creating a theme that lasted throughout the wedding planning process was fun and added an extra element and personal touch to each party. Lindsay had a great time at each event and was a beautiful bride!

If you have any creative wedding party ideas, please share with our Haute Apple Readers!

stef