Love Is...Part 1

I'm always looking for interesting "guest books." Something more interactive for the guests than just signing their name. I'll share a few ideas this week, but I keep obsessing about this one:

{ via Peppermint Bliss. The whole wedding is ah-mazing. Whimsical, enchanting, endlessly personal. 

Highly suggest reading each installment. }

So the little parts about this that make it a recurring part of my wedding dreams: "Love Is" spelled out in ribbon.  The most pretty shade of red.  The guest-book 'kiosk' -- including built-in shelves! -- made from barn-board. The little cards held down by string.  It was so thoroughly thought out. And I appreciate that.

I also appreciate that one guest very seriously contemplated writing "Love is.... A battlefield."  I would be that guest. Not because I thought the sentiment was true, but because it would crack me up the whole night.  

A Hot Drink for a Cool Day

Today was one of those cold, dark and stormy and days where you really want to spend it in bed, watching movies, eating popcorn and drinking hot chocolate.

I didn't get to spend all day in bed, but there's still hope for a movie, popcorn and hot chocolate. And isn't this the cutest little package of hot chocolate? I'd be a very happy wedding guest if I got this today.

 { DIY instructions on Ruffled. Did you read Ruffled last month?  It was chock-full of DIY ideas. }

Cape Cod Wedding Venue: Bourne Farm

There is something almost poetic about a fall wedding held at a farm.  Rustic barns... fresh-from-the-harvest-foods... crimson-colored leaves... full moons...cool nights... warmth of love...

I could write a little Ode to Bourne Farm and its utter perfection as a fall (or spring or summer) wedding venue, but I'll spare you the iambic pentameter. 

Bourne Farm, in West Falmouth, is part of the Salt Pond Areas Bird Sanctuaries. It's a working farm (they grow pumpkins!) overlooking a kettle pond, with a big ol' barn, rolling fields cris-crossed with stone falls and a grape-vine covered pergola. It's charming. It's classic New England. It's picturesque.

Some pictures to prove it:
 

{ Reception in the fields underneath a big white American Tent }

 

{ In the Barn overlooking the fields }

{ Under the grape arbor }

{ By the Pond }

{ Rolling fields }

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Tuesday Shoesday

Flannel and glitter. Who knew they'd look so good together? Kate did, of course.
How perfect for a warm & cozy - yet completely glamorous - fall wedding.

{ Find them here. }

Candy Overload

Boo!

We're back. And suffering from post-Halloween candy overload. But not suffering so much we can't throw out a little Shoreside Candy Bar inspiration.

OK... Admittedly maybe not the most appropriate for fall, but I'm always a fan of blue and green for Shoreside weddings. (And really, it's never too early to start planning for next summer.)

 { The Knot }

Old-fashioned fun. Have you bought penny candy at the 1865 Country Store store in Centerville?

{ Amy Atlas }

Must-haves for a Shoreside Candy Buffet:

{ Lobster Lollipops; Candy Pebbles; Taffy }

And this little bit of super-cuteness:

{ Chocolate Covered Cranberries in teeny-tiny apple picking baskets? I die. }

{ And a little sneak peak from what I was doing when I was away }