Simply You Made - Personalized Tags

I have designed a few favor/gift tags using a simple printing process called foil imprinting also called hot stamping, with a little added flare to them.  Foil imprinting is the process of tranfering words or pictures onto paper, ribbon, napkins or bible (too name a few) by use of heat and foil. 

The end product.................elegant and stylish.  Check out the tags. Let me know what you think.

round tag w/gold metallic foil print

and gold crochet flower & chain string

rectangle bronze tag w/matte black foil print

chrome & crystal flower and silver string

chocolate card w/metallic pink foil

vibrant blue card stock w/matte white foil,

daisy loop corners and silver string

 

rectangle bronze tag w/matte black foil print,

daisy edge and black ribbon 

purple rectangle tag w/matte white foil,

violet crochet flower & string and crystals

                                         front                                                                                                   back

antique gold layered flower shaped tag w/metallic gold foil

on off-white embossed cardstock with gold double layered string

Photographers - Ultimate Destination Wedding

The excitement and thrill of having a destination wedding, couples sometimes forget to ask the simplest things that can make huge difference in the outcome of their nuptuals.

Up till recently a couple getting married at a hotel had the unknowing right to choose an outside photographer. Many hotels in trying to reduce their costs and maximise their profits are not allowing couples to use an outside photographer......Or they would charge exuberant fees.

A bride and groom have the ultimate right to choose whatever vendor the would like. After all its their wedding and they are paying for it. Your photographs is one of if not THE most important aspect of your wedding. Your memories to last you a life time to share with you family and friends for years and years to come. Now I'm not saying the hotel's preferred photographers are not expertise and that you won't be happy with their work. But you should know exactly what you are paying for and if its worth it. 

Please when making arrangements with the hotel of your choice verify what their rules and regulations are and if there are any hidden fees.

It's your day and you want only the best!!

Some Pretty Things {Aisle Decor}

Every bride strives for her own identity, her own mark that makes her wedding day stand out from all the other weddings of her other family members and friends. What better place to set your mark and start off your memory on the right foot........(literally) your aisle. 

Your aisle is the first place your family, guests and of course your anxious groom sees you. In my search for some creative inspiration I stumbled upon a few aisle decor ideas that made me say WOW!!!!!!

Photography credits go to

Martha Stewart Weddings, The Knot and the ever dependable google.

I am back

It's been a few months since my last posting and I literally have no excuse. Cause I have been twittering and facebooking.......Well a little. Twitter and facebook was a well needed outlet.

My husband and I........bought a house,

moved,

had family visiting for 2 months

and of course stress.

In between all the craziness I have been working on a few projects. I am still in the process of finishing them up and bring them full circle from

to to reality........

(looking for a picture huh...NOT yet)

Most importantly, I have been doing a lot of soul searching. Then one day @laracasey posted a blog, #Truthday. It made me cry and made me think even longer and harder about my life and my priorities. What I have been through to get where I am and where I am headed. 

So here is my #TruthThursday. 

I just turned 31 in July and I have been married twice. Have a beautiful daughter from my first marriage and a handsome step son from my second. Some say being married twice is okay but to me it is too much. I never thought I would get married again till I met Christopher. One thing for sure I am in a much happier and better place spiritually, thankfully to my wonderful husband. I tell him I love him everyday.....seriously I do. If I forget one day I make up for it the next :-) Since we both were married before we got hitched at City Hall in Brooklyn.......and it was great!!!

I am an emotional and sensitive person and I have made many of my decisions based on my heart. Sometimes it was for the best and sometimes it wasn’t. I think I have come a long way and worked on that.

I have been hurt many times by those I thought had my best interest at heart. I have learned my lesson.

I love people. I love helping out people in times of need no matter how big or small the situation that I forget about myself and I end up with the shorter end of the stick (in other eyes)........my thing is as long as I did right in God's eyes I'll be fine.

I love to laugh at almost anything but sometimes I cry at nothing. My husband finds it a bit crazy but sometimes my soul needs to let loose I say.

I love food…..I love to eat it and I love to cook it. My motto "I'll eat anything that won't eat me first" LOL

I was born and raised in Saint Lucia. I love that I am an "island girl". Yeah mon!! lol

When I started my business I was so sure of myself and knew I could do it. But then a few months ago I felt otherwise. I prayed and prayed and then I realized I was wrong......I did make the right choice and that I have to stay positive and keep on working hard. I have not even touched on the tip of my potential. 

I think I have wasted too much of my time after college on non creative stuff that I have lost some of my "mojo". Thanks god that's not the case. I have started drawing again (feels good) and hopefully I can start painting once again.

I am scared to death of roller coasters and all high rides. Went white water rafting once....don't think I ever will again.

My daughter brings me so much joy but she also drives me crazy. She is so much like me. I worry if I will continue to be a good mother and make the right decisions for her.

I love both my parents dearly (they are divorced). My dad taught me that prayer is the most valuable weapon to have. He also kept telling me “Stoop to conquer”. I wondered as a young girl what in the world is daddy talking about. I do now….

My mother, lord so help if anything happens to her I may flip. She lives in Saint Lucia and I miss her dearly but sometimes…..she pushes that button. That’s all I can say. I love my mommy

Earlier this week I realized that I really do not like my day job. It pays the bills and I am grateful I have one. Like the saying “When better can’t be done worse must continue”. Not for too long for me.

I really believe what you profess will come true. When I was younger I kept saying on many occasions I want my first kid at 24. Literally right after my 24^th birthday I got pregnant and gave birth before my 25^th birthday. (Never will I do that again).

I used to be afraid and complain about what I didn’t have and what I needed to do. I don’t anymore. I am grateful for the many blessings that god has bestowed on me and my family.

This week Saundra from @planningforever (She doesn’t know but I heart this funny lady. Hope I can meet her one day soon) Now back to what I was saying. Saundra posted a blog on twitter that she found about @basicallybecky. Did you read it?? I cried when I did. (Can you tell how emotional I am.) I think everyone should. Makes you think and appreciate what you have even more.

I do believe that my business will be successful. I think god has put the right people in my life to accomplish that.

I have learned to love myself more and more each day and take each day one at a time.

Now I am afraid to post this……….hmmm what do I have to lose………..nothing.

Peace and love. Stay blessed

khadine

Ultimate Destination Wedding

Who hasn't dreamed of a beachside wedding? White sand beaches, sparkling clear blue waters, heartwarming sunset.

Planning a destination wedding can be easy once you have the right information....finding the right destination, planner, photographer, hotel, music, marriage license requirements, etc.

Over the next couple of months, I will spotlight a few destinations that people have either asked about or expressed some interest in. If anyone has one that they would like me to do a blog on I will be more than happy to do it.

In the spotlight this week Saint Lucia

Pigeon Island

Saint Lucia pronounced in French as Sainte-Lucie was named after Saint Lucy of Syracuse. This 239 sq mile island is located in the eastern Caribbean Sea. The main language is English but 80% of the island speaks Creole.







St. Lucia is the perfect destination for a Caribbean wedding. Its natural beauty, palmed fringed beaches and stylish old plantation houses makes it an exquisite choice for a couples dream wedding. Listening to mesmerizing steel band music under the swaying coconut trees feeling that gentle tropical air.


Bride at Pigeon Island

















Sunset wedding at Almond Bay Resort


St. Lucia has no residency requirements, so a couple can get married within hours of arriving on the island. All you need is a passport and birth certificate and of course divorce decree or death certificate if it applies to your situation. For more information on obtaining a marriage license and fees, please click here.

Kerri and Scott's Wedding at Sandals Regency

There are many beautiful resorts to choose from. Bay Gardens Beach Resort, Sandals Resorts, The Landings St. Lucia, Anse Chastanet to name a few of St. Lucia's world class hotels. All staffed with employees ready to serve and please and make your stay a vacation worth remembering for eternity.


Wedding at Windjammer Landing

These sure did!!


All photographs provided by St. Lucia Wedding Guru

Mori Lee Bridal Dresses

While doing a little reading I came across Mori Lee's 2009 Collection. I couldn't help but post a few of her dresses. Mori Lee's dresses are exquiste. Designed using either satin, lace, dupioni taffeta, emboidery, swarovski crystals or a combination, the end results are always the same......beautiful.

Beautiful Bridal Bouquets

April showers brings May flowers…Bridal bouquets have evolved exquisitely over the past few years. Cascading bouquets are a favorite of many brides but no longer the main choice. There are way too many variations available these days due to the growing demand of a bride's need for originality, class and looking FAB-U-LOUS.

Here are a few stylish examples……

Green Chrysanthemum Beaded Bouquet

White Rose & Pearls Bouquet

Fan Bouquet

Ballerina Bouquets

Scepter Bouquets

Trail/Cascading Bouquets

Crescent Bouquet

Free-Form Bouquets

Pomander/Kissing Ball Bouquet