{A Weekend Wedding} Destination Greece!

Welcome to {A Weekend Wedding} in Greece!

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Welcome to Greece!  For this wedding, the couple was inspired by the blue, yellow, and white combination used in the evil eye, which is a good luck talisman of the mediterranean.  A flowing wedding dress with draped bodice from the Destinations by Maggie Sottero line is accented by a bridesmaid dress from Dessy in a custom blue and white.  A breathtaking seaside venue is used for the reception and the tables are draped with crisscrossing blue, white, and yellow linens.  The guests indulge in a simple white three tiered cake with gold and blue accents that reflet the water of the venue.  At the end of the evening everyone gives their best wishes to the bride and groom and the guests are sent home with their own lucky evil eye talisman to bring their own good fortune and remind them of their wonderful time in Greece. 

{It's the Little Touches ...}

Set the Grecian theme for your guests by sending them invitations or thank you cards that are decorated with a Greek key pattern or some famous Greek art.  Both card sets by etsy seller petitepaperie.

Want to feel like a Grecian goddess at your wedding?  Top off your long flowing locks or a messy updo with a golden laurel headband.  Gold leaf headed on left by etsy seller quirkybeauty and gold leaf headband on right by etsy seller mylavaliere.

This sweet beaded bracelet would make a unique wedding day accent or gift for your girls.  Bracelet by etsy seller caraway.

Next week we will be travelling to Hawaii for the next installment of {February is Destination Month}!  Also, {Table Top Tuesday} will be moving to Thursday just for next week (I'm on my own holiday ...)

Be sure to check in and cast your vote for this week's poll! 

{What to Wear Wednesday} Destination Greece!

Hello everyone and welcome to the second destination {What to Wear Wednesday}!
This week is all about a Greek destination wedding theme and there are definitely ways to get this theme across through your fashions.  Let's take a look at some Grecian style fashions.

{Wedding Dresses}
For your fashions you definitely want to feel light, airy, and beautiful - just like a Grecian goddesss.  Look for figure flattering empire waists, floaty fabrics, and summery necklines like strapless or halter.  Also, look for unique touches like assymetric lines, lace, or coloured bands.

Dress on left by Debenhams; dress on right by Adrianna Papell.

Dress on left by Alfred Angelo; dress on right by Demetrios Destinations.

Both dresses by Maggie Sottero Destinations.

Dress on left by Augusta Jones; dress on right by Jasmine Couture.

{Bridesmaid Dresses}
For your girls' dresses, you can opt to go with a pretty blue or yellow that really keeps close to the overall theme of Destination Greece, but it is the style of dress that really gets the Grecian theme across.  Like with your dress, opt for a floaty silhouette over a form fitting style and look for necklines and touches that really make you think Greece!

Dress on left by Phillip Lim; dress on right by Debenhams.

Both dresses by Maggy London.

Dress on left by Maggy London; dress on right by Anne Klein.

Dress by Adrianna Papell.

There will be no {Floral Friday} this week BUT you are all still invited to a Greek destination {Weekend Wedding}!

Also, don't be forget to cast your vote for this week's poll!

{Table Top Tuesday} Destination Greece!

Hello everyone and welcome to the second week of February is Destination Month and another edition of {Table Top Tuesday}!
This week is all about Destination Greece!  Now, you don't necessarily have to go to Greece to have a fabulous Greek themed wedding.  It's all about the atmosphere that you create with your overall wedding style.  Let's take a look at some interesting ideas that will help your guests feel like they're in Greece, even if they're not.

{Table Settings}
When choosing how you want to decorate your tables for your Greek Themed wedding, keep a few things in mind.  Colour - white and blue are Greece's colours and make a perfect backdrop for your themed wedding.  Style and ambiance - if you can't actually make it all the way to Greece, you definitely want people to feel like they are there.  There is definitely alot to pull for to add special touches to your tables.  Choose empty bottles of Greek alcohol or pretty Greek style vases for your centerpieces.  Using eclectic mismatched china with blue designs gives the whole affair an informal atmosphere and makes it more like a huge celebration (which if you've ever been to a Greek wedding with 500+ guests ...).  Greece is famous for its art and architecture, so you can pull in elements like sculpture, columns, or certain patterns to make your day FEEL Greek, even if it really isn't! 

A Greece themed wedding HAS to be outside!  In Greece, they have beautiful landscape and seasides, so take advantage of the effect that a great wedding venue can have on your overall theme.

Garden statues like these are the perfect size for a centerpiece or decoration and fit perfectly with a Greek themed wedding!

{Stationary}
Your stationary can pull in many elements of your overall theme.  Opt for simple colours like white and blue with perhaps a bit of yellow as a sunny accent colour, to keep with the Greece theme.  Add in accents that fit like elements of sculpture, architecture, or Greek tradition.  And even if your Greece themed wedding isn't a real destination wedding, who says you can't play around with that idea, too?

{Food, Drinks, & Desserts}
The Greeks know how to eat!  If you want your wedding food to keep with your overall Greek theme, serve some amazing Greek foods!  Get inspired by lamb and chicken dishes, olives, feta cheese, and fresh salads.  And you can certainly serve a traditional wedding cake or cupcakes, but why would you when there are so many delicious Greek desserts like baklava?

Lamb shanks with potatoes, seasoned with paprika on the left and tradiational Greek wedding soup made of chicken broth, meatballs, and feta cheese on the right.

You could serve a traditional wedding cake that pulls in Greek elements, like the cake on the left that uses a simple white two tiered design that mimics Greek seaside cities and a traditional Greek key design.  OR you could serve more traditional Greek desserts, like baklava or galactoboureko.  Be careful though, they are sweet and addictive!

Stop in tomorrow for some Greek inspired fashions for {What to Wear Wednesday}!