Happy Mothers Day

Image from A Subtle Revelry

It is the English Mothers Day and despite living in Spain we still celebrate the UK one and of now of course the Spanish one as well on the first Sunday in May. I do think every mother deserves more than one Mother's day so this seems a good excuse to be multi cultural and have two :)

I was woken up this morning by a very excited Twinks who was clutching a beautifully decorated card with her name written in rainbow colours and lots of hearts :)

I wait in anticipation to see what my two older daughters have planned once they have recovered from their Saturday night excursions!

Despite the fact it is predicting rain, looking rather gloomy and I am struggling with some nasty bug, this is not putting me off and I am treating my wonderful mother to a lovely lunch to test out our favorite beach bar's newly revamped menu.

My lazy Sunday morning inspiration seeking has lead me to some very exciting sites and I am delighted to have fallen onto this site this morning, A Subtle Revelry. There is a new magazine featured on here called Styled, which looks fabulous and now I am wondering if I can buy this or subscribe, will have to find out more.

Summer is Coming and so are our Weddings!

We have had a gloriously sunny day here today which makes me think of summer and we are very excited about our up and coming weddings.

We did have our first wedding last weekend and have since had a lovely email from our bride, who BTW did a fabulous dance up the aisle!

Here is what Heather Jean sent us before she left for her honeymoon which I understand is going to last at least a year and she is planning lots of lovely weekends away!

Dear Laura

Thank you for everything, our decorations looked amazing, you and your girls did a fantastic job and please also thank Loraine for our beautiful, stunning wedding flowers, I am still looking at them as I type this and they are drying out ready for the album.

Big Hugs Heather Jean and Christian

With summer around the corner in mind, check out this gorgeous photo shoot on Style me Pretty by Heather Ham using the very popular and summery colour combo of hot pinks and turquoises with of course all the wonderful details that I so rave about and toil over ;)

It is well worth heading over to see the entire shoot which comprised of a photo booth, drinks station, cake table and entrance table, in fact I do wonder at times where the endless list at weddings will stop, luckily we seem to have one but can never resist a candy or cocktail bar, it is a decorating heaven for me!

Also talking of photo booths, we are of course trying to drag Spain into the 21st century of weddings and doing rather well to be honest but you must watch this space as we shortly announce a very exciting new product here on the Coast, which is of course a photo booth with props :)

I cannot wait to get in it with my false moustache ;)! It is cool, easily set up, fabulous photos and photographer so cannot go wrong, I cannot wait!

In fact I can feel a prop shop coming on! Photo booth sign to start with followed closely by strange feather boas, silly hats and dare to think what else will follow!

We will post more news about this shortly!

Signs, signs, everywhere a sign...



wedding signs by elleDESIGNS

One of my favorite things to do for clients is  package called, "Crafty Package." This is taking their theme or colors, or the one i design for them, to the next level of adorable-ness. Making it look like that cute, D.I.Y. wedding for the bride that doesnt have time or... the crafty gene. Customized drink stirrers, cupcake flags, labels, monograms, and ESPECIALLY signs!!!! Unless the client wants super-formal, you can guarantee there will be signs on everything at an event i do for them.

wedding signs by elleDESIGNS

    The pink & white stripe signs were for my own wedding and I was able to re-use them for following events.  There are alot of options. You can buy wood from Michaels or a craft store that is already shaped and sanded. For example, the round signs and arrows in the above picture. Some of the signs i used were old pieces I found. they were warped, had nail holes, some were decaying and ready to be thrown out. A little bit of cleaning & paint and ta da....it turns out like the one to the right. The warped, seperated wood gives it a rustic feel which really fit the wedding.

     Painting them is an option, but if the wedding is a little more formal and serious, i cut out letters with my cricut expression and use them.  For example, the dancing shoes in

wedding signs by elleDESIGNS

the beginning of the post ini the top pic and this pic of "dancing shoes" to the left. Both of these wedding colors were pink, but this one is a little more elegant.

Formal, semi-formal, or an informal wedding or a casual picnic, signs really give a wedding, event, or a party personaility and I think they are a must, must, must!



wedding signs by elleDESIGNS