7 hours left!!!! Our latest "Unique Contest" ends at midnight! You have 7 hours left to post a comment (about ANYTHING) and be entered to win!!!


Winner will be announced tomorrow!

Good Luck!

The Bride Wars Contest is ending soon! Make sure to leave a comment on ANY post (including this one) to be entered to win the 4 Wedding Themed DVD's plus 2 tickets to see Bride Wars starring Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson!

3 Days left on the Bride Wars Movie Package!!!!

Hi Guys! We hope you had a wonderful holiday. We sure did! And since we are still in the holiday spirit, we have decided to extend out little contest until December 31st! The winner will be announced on New Year's Day.

It's the hap, happiest season of all!!

A Unique Contest is coming soon!!!!

I found this really pretty inspiration board on Snippet and Ink. It's a old one but I think it's pretty chic. These are the wedding colors Kenya wants for her wedding! She may not be a big fan of eating chocolate, but as a wedding color she can't get enough! And, well, we all know she loves pink! Enjoy!

Four Leaf clovers...salt over the shoulder...see a penny, pick it up! All great ways to have great luck! Everyone has their superstitions, especially on their wedding day! The Knot.com compiled a list of good and bad luck traditions and superstitions from different cultures. It's really interesting!! I feel a little luckier just reading it! Here's a little teaser! Top five!

Good Luck and Bad Luck

1. Hey, brides, tuck a sugar cube into your glove -- according to Greek culture, the sugar will sweeten your union. (Get it? Sweeten....'cause sugar is...oh nevermind...)

2. The English believe a spider found in a wedding dress means good luck. Yikes!

3. In English tradition, Wednesday is considered the "best day" to marry, although Monday is for wealth and Tuesday is for health.

4. The groom carries the bride across the threshold to bravely protect her from evil spirits lurking below.

5. Saturday is the unluckiest wedding day, according to English folklore. Funny -- it's the most popular day of the week to marry!

Go check out the rest of the list on the Knot.com!

We are back to blogging! We have been extremely distracted lately, but now we are ready to rock! Expect daily blog post from your favorite invitation studio! We have an awesome Christmas give away and even awesome(er) guest posts.

Talk to you soon!

Hi Everybody,

As you all know Kenya is my right hand "man". We have known each other for a long time and when I started this business venture she was there pushing me through and later joining my dream. I was shocked to hear yesterday that her grandfather had passed away. I received the call yesterday evening and I was to deliver the sad sad news. I did not know what to do, what to say, how to act. I was not going through this but to deliver the news was hard because she is so close to me. I do not know how it feels but seeing her yesterday tore my heart. I wanted to let everybody know because we need to send prayers to Kenya and her Family in this sad time. I know Kenya and she will get through this, but sending her well wishes will help with the healing.

Thanks,
Giovanni

Do you know what kind of dress is best for your body shape? B/c, to be completely honest, I haven't a clue! iVillage asked fashion designer and Project Runway alum, Austin Scarlett! You know he knows, he designs for Kenneth Pool!!! Amazing! I digress...let's see what he had to say!

First up....the A-Line. He describes this dresses "as the most flattering of all. They look slimming without losing the full-skirt traditional bridal feeling."

Next there is the Ball Gown dress. Or as I like to call it, the Princess Bride Dress. He says this dress will enhance small waistlines, while hiding those last ten pounds you've wanted to lose from your butt or thighs. So these are great if, like me, you want to minimize the appearance of your J-Lo or Kim Kardashin, which ever fits you. (If you don't get that, email me and I will explain, lol

Now there is the Sheath Dress. Looks like it was made sorta for a greek goddess...a very tall greek goddess at that! Well apparently I'm right. Okay half right. Austin says "They're great on petite brides, as well as tall brides." Who knew...

Last but not least, the Mermaid dress! These are a very popular wedding trend. We used one in our Couture photo shoot, it looked amazing on our model! "This shape accentuates a sexy figure, showing off curves through the body, then flaring into a full hemline." Tres Chic!

Austin also give his Do's and Don'ts for different body shapes! It's a great read! Check it out!

Photos from iVillage

I saw the cutest thing on Blush today. It a survival kit for you lips!!! I mean ya don't wanna have chapped lips on your wedding day right! Well this kit has organic lip balm in a variety of flavors like Pepperminty! (Yes that is really what it's called, lol) And best of all you can make sure you and your best girls all have the softest lips and fresh breath on your big day! Very important! It makes a great gift idea. I would love it! Although I'm pretty sure a certain BFF of mine would end of taking them! LOL

At every consultation we do, we always ask "So how did you propose?" I love hearing proposal stories. They are usually very sweet and creative. Well I found a wedding proposal that completely blew my mind when I read it online. He rented out a movie theater and invited 160 of their closest friends and family to witness it. He made sure they got there a little late so that them movie trailers started and to prevent her from noticing any one in the crowd. Well, the unsuspecting bride-to-be, noticed that one of trailers reminded her a lot of their relationship. That's because the groom-to-be created a movie trailer that was a proposal! So in the last few seconds of the trailer the big question was asked! Can you say stunned!!!! Needless to say, she said yes!!! That was a cool way to propose!

Here is the actual trailer he created. Note, the bride has a fear of planes and the "Life flashing before your eyes" scenes are true events portrayed by actors! Talk about big budget!!!



The guy at the very end is the groom!! AWWWWWW....*Tear* How sweet!

Tell us your proposal stories! Did he get down on one knee? Was it in a romantic location? Tell us what made you say yes!

I don't know about you guys but, I'm a big fan of {unique} wedding or party favors! It's never that exciting to me to go to a wedding and get chocolate covered almonds. Although that could be my strong dislike of all things chocolate! Anyway, while at Yankee Candle this past weekend I found that they have candles you can personalize for any event! I love candles, so getting that as a favor would make me a happy girl! Here's what I found...

These are adorable! And it's a favor that people can use! I mean who doesn't like candles!!! Plus anyone who's ever been to Yankee Candle knows they have just about any scent you can think of! What's not to love!?!? So, if you're the tiny votive type or you prefer to go all out with the engraved candles, people are sure to love these favors! Check out their website for more design ideas and while you're there, create your own!

Ahhhh, the sweet smell of the perfect little favor!

Remember Kari? (that's her and her fiance in the little circle). She was asked by Wishpot Wedding Blog to do a guest post. She did a wonderful job writing about how to pull of "Antique Chic" and provided a few stylish ideas to achieve the look. Check out the blog post here.

Great Job Kari! Now you have to do a guest post for us! = )

In a time when the economy is in a jam, Unique Designs unleashes a new pricing tier to keep up with the pulse!

Introducing Tempo, a pricing tier for the budget conscious client with an eye for the finer things in life. Invitations custom designed for you. No cutting corners, just cost!

The Tempo pricing consist of:

Invitation - $2.00 ea. (5x7 or smaller, double layered) (includes printed envelopes)

Invitation with RSVP - $2.50 ea. (invitation 5X7 or smaller, double layered) (RSVP 3.5X5)(includes printed envelopes)

Save-the-Date - $1.00 ea. (4x5 or smaller)

Save-the-Date - $1.50 ea. (4x5 or smaller, double layered)

Menu or Program - $1.25 ea. (4x9 or smaller, double layered)

Extreme attention to detail will be center stage with Tempo! Clients can choose from our entire line of Matte or Metallic papers, they can pick and switch until the mix is just right! It's time to dance to a new beat.

Call or visit us online for more details.

We have a great announcement to umm... "announce" tomorrow. Not only will the next President be chosen tomorrow, but Unique Designs has been working on something for our potential clients!

Please don't plan your whole day around our exciting announcement, remember to vote. That is the important thing. VOTE! We all need our voices to be heard, and I would hate for you to forget to vote because of us.

So here's the deal.... you go vote, and we will be right here waiting with the news! DEAL!?

It's candy day! Yay!! I have a skeleton ring on, that's my excuse to go trick-or-treating and Kenya has her Minnie Mouse ears on too! We are soo ready!!

Anyway,

Check out these Halloween Wedding cakes we found around the internet! Some are umm... special, while others are really great! Not sure why you would have a Halloween themed wedding, but hey, who am I to judge. lol. The cakes that have the pinkcakebox.com watermark are especially crazy beautiful.











If you see any more creepy/pretty cakes go ahead and send them to us, or leave us a comment!