Next weekend on November 27 through the 29th, Sher’s will be hosting an Erica Koesler jewelry, veils and headpiece collection Trunk show, as well one for Jasmine Bridesmaid collections, which includes B.2 and Belsoie.

The trunk shows run on Friday 10 – 6, on Saturday 10 – 4 and on Sunday 1 -5.

Sher’s is located at 309 Evergreen Rd. in Middletown.  40243

For more information, please call 244-9493.

This is a popular dress from The Belsoie division.

style L1069

Hurry.  Zappos Shoe Outlet is having a 50 – 60% off sale through Sunday.  They’ve got bridal shoes galore, and designer wares by Calvin Klein, Stuart Weitzman, and Lilly Pulitzer for just a fraction of their retail prices.  I spied a pair of Costume Nationals that were just begging to be purchased.  Seriously, I’m not out to waste your time.  It’ll be time and money well spent.  Mapquest 376 Zappos.com Blvd, Shepherdsville, KY from your location for directions.

Store Hours:

Monday – Saturday 10am – 8pm

Sunday 1pm – 6pm

You can thank me later;)

Foot petals tip toe foot cushions are the answer for the fashion maven, who would first sacrafice her feet before fashion.  They’re discreet flower-shaped cushions made from Poron Urethanes created to help distribute the weight away from the balls of your feet, relieving pressure points, a primary cause of tired, achy feet.  The cushions are covered with a pseudo suede fabric designed to inhibit slipping to the front of your shoe, a more attractive alternative to “toe overhang”.

A comfort product with design in mind, Foot Petal’s Tip Toe cushions, at a mere $6.25, are the perfect solution for a bride looking forward to a long night dancing in beautiful heels.

Check them out at Dillard’s in The Mall St. Matthews!

Bridal Reflections is a full-service bridal boutique in Manhattan. They have a website called bridalreflectionscares.com that is offering 100 free bridal gowns to those brides-to-be that have served in Iraq or Afghanistan. This offer is also available to those engaged to men who have served in these areas. This offer is available on a first-come, first-serve basis to the first 100 entrants. These gowns are valued from $1,500.00 to $5,000.00, so hurry!

An aisle of rose petals – for outdoor weddings

His and Her chairs adorned with their own garlands and ribbon utilizing the colors in the bride’s
bouquet or in some way featuring the wedding’s motif – This definitely sets the bride and groom
apart from their guests at the reception.

Cold soup appetizers served in champagne flutes at a set table.  Think chilled cucumber dill soup.  And
what a nice surprise for your champagne glasses – for summer weddings

Providing a late night send off to guests, such as milk and cookies or setting up a small self-serve snack
table, equipped with finger sandwiches and an assortment of chips or nuts.

Programs pulling double duty as fans for summer weddings

This custom made ceremony program and fan was the design work of Anne Benjamin, who produces her
own custom invitations, greeting cards and art prints.  Her design line called Mok Duk is an excellent fusion of great composition and color genius.  Her work is really current and I love that you can look at her work and identify it immediately.

Have you ever attended an outdoor party in heels?  Unless you were on concrete or in flats, I bet your heel succumbed to the vacuum of the ground below.  Well no more!  The SoleMates High Heeler grips securely to most heels, while increasing the base of the heel to prevent ground penetration.  The heel accessory is flexible enough not to damage the heel it surrounds, while discreet enough not to ruin the aesthetic of your shoe.  At a mere $10.00, this affordable heel companion would be a great fit for your next outdoor soiree’.

Check out either of these Louisville locations for a SoleMate’s provider near you:

Rodeo Drive
2212C Holiday Manor Center
Louisville, KY 40222

Von Maur
Oxmoor Center
7900 Shelbyville Road Louisville, KY 40222

SoleMates can also be purchased directly from their website at thesolemates.com!

Clara Kasavina's Lilia Minaudiere

Clara Kasavina partners with her husband, a master sculptor and artist to create timeless handbags.
She is known for her hand-sculpted designs and sophisticated craftsmanship. I’m especially taken
with her Lilia Minaudiere.  A minaudiere is a french term for a small handbag created with costly
material and typically used for formal occasions.  This hanbag is timeless in its’ elegance
and breathtaking in its’ artistry.  It was designed with CRYSTALLIZED ™ – Swarovski elements and
sculpted by hand in a floral inspired, silver metal design.  It measures 6 1/2″ by 3″ by 1 1/2 8″ and
includes a drop in chain for versatility.  I’ve posted Clara Kasavina’s handbag to inspire you.  Never
mind the price…

Straight from the Courier to the Wedtro blog…

New and used bridal gowns, bridesmaid gowns, flowers bouquets, flower girl dresses and MUCH more!  Tomorrow, June 6th, from 8 until 4p.m.  Location – Newburg Apostolic Church – 4817 Indian Trail – take 264 West, merge onton Newburg Rd/KY-1703 S via Exit 15 B, then turn right onto East Indian Trail.  Check back in to tell us if it was worth the trip.

I loved my engagement party.  My family, of which my guest list was comprised, helped create my first cookbook.  I reference this book religiously and house only my best-tested recipes there.

My cousin helped organize the event and sent recipe cards (belonging to the book in question), along with the invitations out to my family.  Each was then instructed to fill out the cards with their favorite family recipes, which helped fill up my cookbook.

Yes, I remember receiving other, non cookbook-related items, but it’s the cookbook and the recipes that I cherish the most.

I discovered another great engagement party idea, while sifting through some old memorabilia belonging to my grandmother.  My great-grandmother was a DIY pioneer. Creativity flowed from her in ways that I could never aspire.  She had no limits to her creativity.  She seemed to master most mediums, and could use almost anything as her canvas.  I remember a ceramic vase that she painted an unbelievable landscape around, that I’m sure would be challenging to even the most studied artist. But my most coveted piece of artwork, hands down, belongs to the customized place cards she created for my grandmother’s engagement party.  My grandmother married in the 20’s, and in the spirit of the era, was given place cards that resembled she and my grandfather in flapper regalia, kissing discreetly behind a fan assembled with mesh and hot pink feathers.  The card, itself, was done in watercolor, while the fan was created with mesh glued to the back of the place cards.  This was a bridge luncheon, held in my grandmother’s honor, and the place cards helped announce my grandparent’s pending nuptials.  Guests believed they were just attending for bridge, so the announcement, posted on the cards at the game table, came as a surprise.

I read that the flapper theme carried over on score pads, as well as coasters and that the guests enjoyed finger sandwiches, lemonade and salted almonds.

Today, I’m sure that there would be more popular card games to play, but I love the interactivity of a card game for an engagement party.  The personal touch of hand-made place cards was just a bonus.

(The card had my grandparents names, inscribed in ink, below each of their heads, with their wedding city inscribed on the lower left hand side of the fan and their wedding date inscribed on the lower right.)

J. Crew has a 3.5 inch shoe that I happened across whilst perusing bridesmaids dresses.  They’re classic peep toe heels with a beautiful, hand-knotted, silk satin upper.  I love their weathered stone color shown here.  These shoes would work great with ivory gowns.  Check them out at JCrew.com.