{ Courtesy of The Finer Things }
No ski lodges down here on the Cape, but great for the downhill sport enthusiast. Or could we turn it Shoreside and use water skis? Something to ponder on my drive north.
Thursday, January 6
Heading North
I'm off for a long weekend of alpine activities in the White Mountains. Leaving you with this ski-filled inspiration board:
Wednesday, January 5
Sapphire Blue
There's no one left in the universe who doesn't Prince William proposed to Kate Middleton with this sparkler:
Of course anyone who is anything to do with weddings is wondering how this royal wedding will affect wedding trends this year and beyond.
Here at the Shoreside, we're thinking Sapphire Blue Like the Ocean is the perfect color for a seaside engagement. Any colorful engagement rings out there? Any good Cape Cod engagement stories? We'd love to hear them!
Of course anyone who is anything to do with weddings is wondering how this royal wedding will affect wedding trends this year and beyond.
Here at the Shoreside, we're thinking Sapphire Blue Like the Ocean is the perfect color for a seaside engagement. Any colorful engagement rings out there? Any good Cape Cod engagement stories? We'd love to hear them!
Tuesday, January 4
Say it with Canvas
Spotted today on Oh So Beautiful Paper, Cape Cod Save the Dates printed on canvas:
These little charmers were created by Ice Cream Social (see more pictures of this Preppy Nautical Cuteness Tied Up with a Navy and White Grosgrain Ribbon -- and more Ice Cream Social awesomeness -- here).
Yes, I will most certainly Save the Date for this couple.
When the Save the Dates are this good, imagine what else is in store...
These little charmers were created by Ice Cream Social (see more pictures of this Preppy Nautical Cuteness Tied Up with a Navy and White Grosgrain Ribbon -- and more Ice Cream Social awesomeness -- here).
Yes, I will most certainly Save the Date for this couple.
When the Save the Dates are this good, imagine what else is in store...
Monday, January 3
P.S.
Do you ever think Style Me Pretty is reading your mind?
Just last night I stayed up way too late thinking about burlap, and pale orange, gray and white as a color palette, and using dusty miller in bouquets and centerpieces, and how does all that look?
And today, what do my wondering eyes should appear, but a Style Me Pretty day filled with just those things.
See them here, here and here.
And you know what, it looks good.
Just last night I stayed up way too late thinking about burlap, and pale orange, gray and white as a color palette, and using dusty miller in bouquets and centerpieces, and how does all that look?
And today, what do my wondering eyes should appear, but a Style Me Pretty day filled with just those things.
See them here, here and here.
And you know what, it looks good.
2011
Happy New Year!
Newly engaged and still pondering:
When to Get Married on Cape Cod?
Those trying to nail down a date, here's a nifty Cape Cod calendar of dates to consider (or reconsider):
January
15,16, 17 - Martin Luther King Weekend
February
6 - Super Bowl Sunday
14 - Cupid hit you with his bow, but he can't do much about the astronomical price of roses around Valentine's Day, which falls this year on a Monday.
19, 20, 21 - President's Day Weekend
March
17, 18, 19, 20 - For basketball fans (or fans of betting), the first two rounds of March Madness take place Thursday through Sunday. That would be 48 games in 4 days. It's a lot of hoops.
17 - Erin Go Bragh. St. Patrick's celebrated this year on a Thursday. Hopefully enough time for groomsmen and guests to recover from any Irish Car Bomb-inflicted hangovers.
April
1 - Red Sox start the season on this Friday. No Fools.
2, 4 - Your team make it to the Final Four? Root them on on Saturday the 2nd, with finalists playing the championship game on Monday the 4th.
8, 9, 10 - Red Sox open at home on Friday the 8th. Against the Yankees. And play them again Saturday and Sunday. See all Red Sox-Yankee game dates here.
18 - Passover begins at Sundown Monday.
24 - Easter Sunday
29, 30 & May 1 - Brewster in Bloom weekend. Brewster is bursting with daffodils, parades and other home-town festivities.
May
7 - Mint juleps and big hats your thing? Share your wedding with Kentucky Derby Day.
8 - Mother's Day, always held on a Sunday
28, 29, 30 - Memorial Day Weekend. The traditional start to a Cape Cod summer. BBQs, Figawi, & beach stickers required.
TBD - High school's across the Cape usually host proms in May. Although this ties up some function facilities, the most noticeable impact would probably be a lack of limos.
TBD - Love the fluffy pink, lilac and white rhododendron that are found all over the Cape? They bloom for just a few short weeks in late May and early June.
June
4,5 - High school graduations might tie up some of your guests.
10- Play ball! The Cape League season kicks off this Friday. Tell your guests to check out a game while they are on Cape. See here for the 2011 schedule.
19 - Father's Day. Honor Dad on this Sunday, even if you choose it as the day he gives you away.
July
2,3,4 - July 4th falls on a Monday this year. Hotel rooms are at a premium and traffic is a nightmare, but you'll get a free firework display!
16-23 - There's a fair in the air. Not that the livestock at the Barnstable County Fair smells all that bad, but for the duration of the fair, traffic on Rt. 28 and Rt. 151 stinks.
August
7 - Pops by the Sea. Spend a little more time with your guests on Sunday by inviting them to check out the Boston Pops play at the Hyannis Town Green. This is one the Cape's premier events.
September
3,4,5 - Labor Day Weekend. The Cape Cod summer's last hurrah. Traffic can be bad and hotels can be booked, but I've often found there's a lot of good deals for weddings for this weekend.
10 - Like a quirky (and easy to remember) date? How about Saturday 9/10/11?
11- Patriot's Day. Joy might be hard to find this Sunday, the 10th anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks.
23, 24, 25 - Bourne's 42nd Annual Scallop Festival. This old-time festival - it's not just about scallops - draws huge crowds that can tie up traffic on the Bourne bridge for the weekend.
27 - Rosh Hashanah begins at Sundown Tuesday and lasts through nightfall on Friday the 30th
October
7 - Yom Kippur begins at Sundown on Friday and lasts until Sundown on Saturday the 8th
8, 9, 10 - Columbus Day Weekend
15,16 - Enjoy some of the famed Wellfleet Oysters at the weekend Fest.
31 - Hallowed Monday Eve
November
11 - Veterans Day (A Friday... also another quirky date: 11/11/11)
24 - Thanksgiving Thursday
December
7 - Pearl Harbor Day, this year on a Wednesday
20 - Hanukkah begins at Sundown on Tuesday and lasts through Sunday on Wednesday the 28th
25 - Christmas falls on a Sunday this year.
31 - For all you party animals who want to kick off 2012 with a new hubby at your side, New Year's Eve falls on a Saturday this year.
Cheers to 2011!
Newly engaged and still pondering:
When to Get Married on Cape Cod?
Those trying to nail down a date, here's a nifty Cape Cod calendar of dates to consider (or reconsider):
January
15,16, 17 - Martin Luther King Weekend
February
6 - Super Bowl Sunday
14 - Cupid hit you with his bow, but he can't do much about the astronomical price of roses around Valentine's Day, which falls this year on a Monday.
19, 20, 21 - President's Day Weekend
March
17, 18, 19, 20 - For basketball fans (or fans of betting), the first two rounds of March Madness take place Thursday through Sunday. That would be 48 games in 4 days. It's a lot of hoops.
17 - Erin Go Bragh. St. Patrick's celebrated this year on a Thursday. Hopefully enough time for groomsmen and guests to recover from any Irish Car Bomb-inflicted hangovers.
April
1 - Red Sox start the season on this Friday. No Fools.
2, 4 - Your team make it to the Final Four? Root them on on Saturday the 2nd, with finalists playing the championship game on Monday the 4th.
8, 9, 10 - Red Sox open at home on Friday the 8th. Against the Yankees. And play them again Saturday and Sunday. See all Red Sox-Yankee game dates here.
18 - Passover begins at Sundown Monday.
24 - Easter Sunday
29, 30 & May 1 - Brewster in Bloom weekend. Brewster is bursting with daffodils, parades and other home-town festivities.
May
7 - Mint juleps and big hats your thing? Share your wedding with Kentucky Derby Day.
8 - Mother's Day, always held on a Sunday
28, 29, 30 - Memorial Day Weekend. The traditional start to a Cape Cod summer. BBQs, Figawi, & beach stickers required.
TBD - High school's across the Cape usually host proms in May. Although this ties up some function facilities, the most noticeable impact would probably be a lack of limos.
TBD - Love the fluffy pink, lilac and white rhododendron that are found all over the Cape? They bloom for just a few short weeks in late May and early June.
June
4,5 - High school graduations might tie up some of your guests.
10- Play ball! The Cape League season kicks off this Friday. Tell your guests to check out a game while they are on Cape. See here for the 2011 schedule.
19 - Father's Day. Honor Dad on this Sunday, even if you choose it as the day he gives you away.
July
2,3,4 - July 4th falls on a Monday this year. Hotel rooms are at a premium and traffic is a nightmare, but you'll get a free firework display!
16-23 - There's a fair in the air. Not that the livestock at the Barnstable County Fair smells all that bad, but for the duration of the fair, traffic on Rt. 28 and Rt. 151 stinks.
August
7 - Pops by the Sea. Spend a little more time with your guests on Sunday by inviting them to check out the Boston Pops play at the Hyannis Town Green. This is one the Cape's premier events.
September
3,4,5 - Labor Day Weekend. The Cape Cod summer's last hurrah. Traffic can be bad and hotels can be booked, but I've often found there's a lot of good deals for weddings for this weekend.
10 - Like a quirky (and easy to remember) date? How about Saturday 9/10/11?
11- Patriot's Day. Joy might be hard to find this Sunday, the 10th anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks.
23, 24, 25 - Bourne's 42nd Annual Scallop Festival. This old-time festival - it's not just about scallops - draws huge crowds that can tie up traffic on the Bourne bridge for the weekend.
27 - Rosh Hashanah begins at Sundown Tuesday and lasts through nightfall on Friday the 30th
October
7 - Yom Kippur begins at Sundown on Friday and lasts until Sundown on Saturday the 8th
8, 9, 10 - Columbus Day Weekend
15,16 - Enjoy some of the famed Wellfleet Oysters at the weekend Fest.
31 - Hallowed Monday Eve
November
11 - Veterans Day (A Friday... also another quirky date: 11/11/11)
24 - Thanksgiving Thursday
December
7 - Pearl Harbor Day, this year on a Wednesday
20 - Hanukkah begins at Sundown on Tuesday and lasts through Sunday on Wednesday the 28th
25 - Christmas falls on a Sunday this year.
31 - For all you party animals who want to kick off 2012 with a new hubby at your side, New Year's Eve falls on a Saturday this year.
Cheers to 2011!
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