Links to Love 02/07/14 - Wedding Favours

Roc Candy

• Personalise your own rock candy; there are plenty of websites that offer this service. Roc Candy allows you to choose your own text and colours, so it's easy to match to the colour theme of your wedding.
• Love hearts are a classic that all ages are familiar with. You can purchase 'Just Married' love hearts with a personalised wrapper.
• Bubbles...not the alcoholic kind but the other type of bubbles we like! They're some really elegant options to go for and you can get them from party shops or online from many suppliers. 
• We absolutely love these personalised matchboxes you can get at notonthehighstreet.com. With a choice between a packet of heart mints or sparkling table confetti, you can also choose from a wide range of colours.
• Green and Blacks allows you to choose a selection from their organic chocolate which they will wrap in ribbon for you.
• Personalised themed candle tins are a great little something for your guests to take away with them. A Wedding Less Ordinary offers a variety of colours, designs and scents.
• There is also the option of donating money to charity for your wedding favours. Charities such as Scottish SPCA will send you small pin badges that come with a small note saying that a donation has been made to the charity. Have a look to see if a charity close to your heart offers this service.

Don't forget to get in touch with us if you need any help with sorting out personalised labels or stickers.

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Summer 2014 top picks

The summer season is well underway in London and here are a few events that I'm particularly looking forward to...

Photos - YaNas Media, Source - Visit London

AEGON CHAMPIONSHIPS,  9 - 15 June

The Queen's Club annual tournament is a particular highlight for me. A great warm up for Wimbledon, Murray will be hoping to retain last year's victory, alongside new coach Mauresmo.

THE RA SUMMER EXHIBITION, 9 June - 17 August
The Summer Exhibition is most certainly something not to be missed; anyone can enter and I'm intrigued to see what this year's talent has produced.

FIFA WORLD CUP, BRAZIL,  12 June - 13 July

Having spent Christmas in Rio, I'm most certainly getting hyped for the World Cup. Find the match schedule here.

ROYAL ASCOT, 17 - 21 June

Take a look at the ultimate Royal Ascot guide for tips not just on betting but also what to wear.

TASTE OF LONDON, 18 - 22 June
It's not all about music festivals this summer, Taste of London returns to Regent's Park to create a 'foodie wonderland'. Enjoy tastings, classes with top chefs and masterclasses.

WIMBLEDON, 23 June - 6 July

Wimbledon is soon to kick off which really means strawberries and cream. Double win.

MASTERPIECE, 26 June - 2 July
From antiquity to contemporary, Masterpiece shows a brilliant display of art across the eras. Make sure to enjoy Urban Caprice's pop up restaurants, including The Ivy and Scott's.

NOTTING HILL CARNIVAL, 24 -25 August

Notting Carnival takes place on the August bank holiday weekend. Check out the details of this lively weekend at Time Out.

LONDON FASHION WEEK, 12 - 16 September

Put your glad rags on as London Fashion Week commences at the end of summer. Visit the website to keep updated with news.

Ladies Lunch launches

Congratulations to Rebecca Masri, Fiorina Benveniste-Schuler and their committee, for launching 'Ladies Lunch' at the Four Seasons Hotel last week. 150 talented ladies met and networked over delicious food and wine in aid of The Eve Appeal, set up to lead research into gynaecology cancer. The lunch successfully raised almost £10,000, enough to fund a nurse at UCH to lead new research.  

From left to right (Fiorina Benveniste-Schuler, Serena Guen, 

fundraiser from The Eve Appeal & peach and feta quinoa salad)

Guest speaker was Serena Guen, who at the young age of 24, has achieved great success with her travel and fashion magazine Suitcase. If you're headed to Brazil for the World Cup, be sure to pick up this month's edition. Serena and her team will guide you through your travels in true style with advice on what to pack, where to eat and stay, and how to find those places off the beaten track...Watch out for this darling who has been described as the 'Mark Zuckerberg of Publishing'.   

Jumpography

We love working on our clients' wedding thank yous because it means we get to see some really beautiful photographs from their big day. Not long ago we finished this couple's thank you cards; we especially adored one of their images portraying them holding hands behind their backs in the shape of a heart whilst jumping. We then discovered that our client, Clemmie, is a ‘Jump Photographer’!

She started taking Jump Photos when working as a journalist in Mauritania back in 2007. Her job took her all over the world, and before she knew it she had compiled an impressive archive of friends and strangers jumping all over the place. She had an exhibition a few months ago called 'Jumpography' at The Tabernacle in Notting Hill, which was a great hit. Now she is setting up a website through which she will be selling her images; she has even started taking commissions of Jump Portraits.

“A Jump Photo is engaging and inspiring. When you jump, you leave the world beneath you for a split second. Nothing matters. Your inner child leaps out. You are at once a bit scared and a bit excited, but mostly, a bit free. Look at people's faces when they jump. They are children again. It is so fun capturing this split second transformation on camera.” - Clemmie

Head over to www.jumpography.org or find her on Instagram (#jump0graphy). How about a family jump portrait or a set of greeting cards? It's definitely something not to be missed.

Emella Events: launching in style

Very excited to have been at one of our client's launch last night. Emella Events took over The 20th Century Theatre in Notting Hill and invited a glamorous crowd for a rather special quiz night in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. Henrietta Rodgers, Emma Robertson and Louisa Byng founded the events consultancy, and after last night's seamless event, one that I can highly recommend. 'Green Wing' and 'Episodes' star Stephen Mangan turned into an impressive quiz master, and Jennifer Saunders lent a helping hand at the raffle. 

Peardrop treated us all to delicious food presented so beautifully on black boards and small jars; my favourites had to be the duck liver pate topped with orange, pesto and buffalo mozzarella, the truffled mac n'cheese balls and the salted caramel desserts. 

Goody bags included homemade honeycomb and marshmallows which was already eaten by the time I got home. Before I sign off, a little something from the quiz: 'shrink a policeman' is the annogram for which tv celebrity?

Links to Love 07/05/14

By Jessica Hische. Source, Daily drop cap

• Everything you need for a last minute baby shower put together by Oh Happy Day
• We could all learn something from Kid President, 20 Things We Should Say More Often
• We absolutely love these monogram Clare Vivier bags posted by Simplesong
• Commission a beautiful hand-cut paper piece at Made by Julene
• If you're looking for a baby keepsake these personalised building blocks are a great idea
• You can create a simple wedding website online at Strikingly
• If you're stationery crazy like us then you should see these beautifully designed notebooks from Papier Tigre
• Appy Couple is a fantastic wedding app and website for you guests
• Wedding Day Survival Tips for Introverts by Rock N Roll Bride
• 40 wedding ideas: the ultimate cake toppers from Want that Wedding

Ideas for table numbers

A lot of clients ask us for ideas on table numbers; how to display them and other options to just plain numbers. The below lists should help get you started on an item that isn't always the top of a bride's to do list but can actually create a beautiful finishing touch to the table. 

     Antique finish wooden sign (left) and Table number holder with tier base (right) at Confetti

For table number displays...

• Use photo frames, whether you purchase matching frames or head to charity shops and get an assortment of different frames, you can't go wrong.
• Print some wine labels and stick them on the wine bottles. Alternatively, use an empty wine bottle and place a single one for display on each table.
• Head to Confetti to browse their range of products, especially their holders.
• Have a look at miniature easels on eBay for a cheap option.

If you want to be more creative than just a printed number, why not look for photos of you at the age of the table number. Or take a photo of the two of you holding the table number.

Also, don't forget that we provide a calligraphy service, so for an elegant option we can calligraphy
your chosen number. 

If you're thinking of going for names instead of numbers, here's a list of themes and ideas to get you thinking.

Location

Meaningful countries, cities or landmarks

Underground tube stations, street names or postcodes

Your favourite...

Films or actors/actresses

Books

Song titles or albums

Animals

One liners

Dishes or drinks

 Kelly Dillon Photography (left) and Jillian Modern Photography (right) via Style Me Pretty 

Themes

School subjects

Heroes & villains, disney characters, fairy tales or Greek Gods/Goddesses

Other ideas

Classic love story couples eg. Romeo & Juliet

Constellations or planets

Gemstones

'Love' in different languages