Thursday, February 12, 2009
More Weddings... YAY!
Well, I have booked 3 more weddings this week! It's great! They are all sweethearts... No Bridezillas so far! :) Do you have any planning questions about YOUR wedding? Email me!I will post the Q&A on our blog! Email: jennifer@idoweddingsTN.com. Can't wait to hear from you!
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Valentine's Day Fun Facts
-About 1 billion Valentine’s Day cards are exchanged in US each year. That’s the largest seasonal card-sending occasion of the year, next to Christmas.
-Women purchase 85% of all valentines.
-In order of popularity, Valentine’s Day cards are given to teachers, children, mothers, wives, sweethearts and pets.
-Parents receive 1 out of every 5 valentines.
-About 3% of pet owners will give Valentine’s Day gifts to their pets.
-Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day are the biggest holidays for giving flowers.
-Worldwide, over 50 million roses are given for Valentine’s Day each year.
-California produces 60 percent of American roses, but the vast number sold on Valentine’s Day in the United States are imported, mostly from South America.
-Approximately 110 million roses, the majority red, will be sold and delivered within a three-day time period.
-73% of people who buy flowers for Valentine’s Day are men, while only 27 percent are women.
-Men buy most of the millions of boxes of candy and bouquets of flowers given on Valentine’s Day.
-In the Middle Ages, young men and women drew names from a bowl to see who their valentines would be. They would wear these names on their sleeves for one week. To wear your heart on your sleeve now means that it is easy for other people to know how you are feeling.
-The Italian city of Verona, where Shakespeare’s lovers Romeo and Juliet lived, receives about 1,000 letters addressed to Juliet every Valentine’s Day.
-Richard Cadbury invented the first Valentines Day candy box in the late 1800s.
-Alexander Graham Bell applied for his patent on the telephone, an “Improvement in Telegraphy”, on Valentine’s Day, 1876.
-The oldest surviving love poem till date is written in a clay tablet from the times of the Sumerians, inventors of writing, around 3500 B.C
-Amongst the earliest Valentine’s Day gifts were candies. The most common were chocolates in heart shaped boxes.
-In some countries, a young woman may receive a gift of clothing from a prospective suitor. If the gift is kept, then it means she has accepted his proposal of marriage
-If an individual thinks of five or six names considered to be suitable marriage partners and twists the stem of an apple while the names are being recited, then it is believed the eventual spouse will be the one whose name was recited at the moment the stem broke.
-In Medieval times, girls ate unusual foods on St Valentine’s Day to make them dream of their future husband.
-Women purchase 85% of all valentines.
-In order of popularity, Valentine’s Day cards are given to teachers, children, mothers, wives, sweethearts and pets.
-Parents receive 1 out of every 5 valentines.
-About 3% of pet owners will give Valentine’s Day gifts to their pets.
-Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day are the biggest holidays for giving flowers.
-Worldwide, over 50 million roses are given for Valentine’s Day each year.
-California produces 60 percent of American roses, but the vast number sold on Valentine’s Day in the United States are imported, mostly from South America.
-Approximately 110 million roses, the majority red, will be sold and delivered within a three-day time period.
-73% of people who buy flowers for Valentine’s Day are men, while only 27 percent are women.
-Men buy most of the millions of boxes of candy and bouquets of flowers given on Valentine’s Day.
-In the Middle Ages, young men and women drew names from a bowl to see who their valentines would be. They would wear these names on their sleeves for one week. To wear your heart on your sleeve now means that it is easy for other people to know how you are feeling.
-The Italian city of Verona, where Shakespeare’s lovers Romeo and Juliet lived, receives about 1,000 letters addressed to Juliet every Valentine’s Day.
-Richard Cadbury invented the first Valentines Day candy box in the late 1800s.
-Alexander Graham Bell applied for his patent on the telephone, an “Improvement in Telegraphy”, on Valentine’s Day, 1876.
-The oldest surviving love poem till date is written in a clay tablet from the times of the Sumerians, inventors of writing, around 3500 B.C
-Amongst the earliest Valentine’s Day gifts were candies. The most common were chocolates in heart shaped boxes.
-In some countries, a young woman may receive a gift of clothing from a prospective suitor. If the gift is kept, then it means she has accepted his proposal of marriage
-If an individual thinks of five or six names considered to be suitable marriage partners and twists the stem of an apple while the names are being recited, then it is believed the eventual spouse will be the one whose name was recited at the moment the stem broke.
-In Medieval times, girls ate unusual foods on St Valentine’s Day to make them dream of their future husband.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Wedding Invitations
I got my wedding invitations in today! They are already at the post office and will be on their way to my guests tomorrow. They look really good!
I cannot wait until our wedding. Phillip is everything that I could have ever asked for. He knows what I need and want without me saying a word. I have watched so many brides walk down the aisle and now- it is my turn. I could not be happier! I am so in love!
The photo was taken with my cell phone, so please forgive the poor quality.
Brown and Pink Centerpieces
Of all of the weddings that I have planned or been involved with in some way, mine has been the most challenging -- design wise. I believe it is because of the colors that I have chosen. That was another reason that I chose this color scheme, though... because I had never done it. I finally found the perfect centerpieces! I bought these Cherry Blossom Branches, standing 38" tall, in buckets and I am going to snip them out of the buckets and put them in 30" pilsner vases. I got them from Craigslist (that is where the photo is from as well) for $130 for 8 buckets!! That is a STEAL!
Since the branches are brown and the cherry blossoms are the perfect shade of pink, these will be PERFECT for our reception! We will also have about 12 votives on each of the tables along with scattered petals. Our linens will make a huge impact at the reception as well... Chocolate brown tablecloths, Bubblegum pink chaircovers, and Satin Chocolate Sashes.
Since the branches are brown and the cherry blossoms are the perfect shade of pink, these will be PERFECT for our reception! We will also have about 12 votives on each of the tables along with scattered petals. Our linens will make a huge impact at the reception as well... Chocolate brown tablecloths, Bubblegum pink chaircovers, and Satin Chocolate Sashes.
Wedding Cakes are Great!
Wedding cakes are one of my favorite parts of a wedding. You can be so creative with edibles! I found some photos that I love and I have been talking with our baker here at I Do Weddings (who just happens to be my mother) and we have decided to do a funky cake for my wedding. I am going to do a 4-tiered version of the cake above... How cute will that be!? I will post photos after the wedding! :)
Intro
Hello everyone! My name is Jennifer Holden! I am the Owner and Creative Director of I Do Weddings here in Murfreesboro. We help brides all over Tennessee! If any of you need anything, please do not hesitate to email me! My email is: jennifer@idoweddingsTN.com. Our website is www.idoweddingsTN.com. Also- we do custom aisle runners, unity candles, personalized tote bags, and handmade invitations! Check them out on our website!!
Anyway- I am getting married (FINALLY!) on April 3rd of this year to the love of my life, Phillip Bass. We are getting married on my parents & grandparents wedding anniversary. :)
Anyway- I am getting married (FINALLY!) on April 3rd of this year to the love of my life, Phillip Bass. We are getting married on my parents & grandparents wedding anniversary. :)
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