May 22, 2013

Adding personality to your wedding

No bride wants a cookie-cutter wedding. But what can you do to take your wedding from blah to outstanding? Adding touches of your personal style to every part of your day!  Here are some of my ideas for bringing your and your groom’s personalities into your special day.

Jean M gives advice on how to add personal touches to your wedding.• Incorporate music from the locale of your destination wedding or the music of your heritage.

• Always loved fireworks? End the night with a big display!

• Add in wedding traditions from your heritage, like a henna treatment for a bride with Indian ancestry.

• Let your groom and groomsmen show their style with trendy tuxedos and footwear.

• Include furry family members in your special day – especially in photos.

Start brainstorming about ways you can add your personalities to your wedding day, and you’re sure to create an unforgettable, personal wedding.

Enjoy the personal touches!

Image credit: Beautiful Day Photography

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May 20, 2013

Wedding menus that coordinate with your wedding

Want to add the perfect finishing touches to your wedding reception tables? Arrange printed Jean M menu cards at each place setting! Wedding menu cards not only list the delicious things you’ve chosen for dinner, they will also add color and style to your reception décor.

Jean M menu cards are available in styles, colors and sizes — one is certain to be the perfect match for your wedding reception!

Check out some of my favorites below, and shop my entire selection, too!

Jean M’s Bright Birds Wedding Menu CardShow your whimsical wedding style with my Bright Birds Menu Card. Be sure to decorate your tables with branches, faux bird nests and other natural accents!

Dramatic Damask Wedding Menu Card from Jean M.Get dramatic — and colorful! You can print my Dramatic Damask Menu Card in any color to match your wedding decorating scheme.

Round Menu Cards from Jean M are an elegant choice.A unique shape and classic colors make my Round Menu Cards an elegant choice for accenting your wedding reception tables.

Time To Eat Menu Cards from Jean M will make guests smile.My Time To Eat Menu Card says it all! It’s a fun touch for casual weddings.

Enjoy accenting your reception tables with menu cards!

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May 17, 2013

What to include in your destination wedding welcome bag

Make your travel-weary guests feel at home with destination
wedding welcome bags. Jean M gives you great ideas for what to put in your
wedding welcome bags!

Once you’ve chosen the perfect destination wedding welcome bag, you’ll need to
decide what to put in it to make guests feel appreciated. Here are some ideas:

Welcome Letter –
Write each guest a personal note to let them know you’re happy they’re at your
wedding.

Itinerary – Print
a list of each day’s happenings so guests can participate.

Local Area Information – Include maps and brochures of local activities guests
can enjoy when there are no wedding events scheduled.

Thematic Snacks – Choose treats and beverages specific to your wedding destination location to give guests a taste of the area.

Vacation Essentials – Include necessities for enjoying your destination wedding
location, like sunscreen for a beach wedding.

Jean M Wedding Welcome Basket Ideas

Get creative and pack your wedding destination welcome bag with unique items guests will love!

(Need wedding welcome bags? Check out my selection! Click here.)

Enjoy treating your guests!

~ Jean

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May 16, 2013

Welcome bags for your destination wedding

After they’ve had a long day of traveling to your destination wedding, your guests will deserve some special treats. Wedding welcome bags filled with items to treat, pamper and inform your gests will help them feel included in your celebration and set the tone for the weekend!

Get creative with your choice of welcome bag. Use canvas totes in colors that match your destination wedding theme, or choose bags made in the area in which your wedding will be held. You could even choose handcrafted baskets if that’s your destination wedding locale’s specialty.

If personalized wedding welcome bags are your style, check out the styles I offer! The colors are fresh, the designs are sweet and your guests are sure to love using them long after your destination wedding is over.

Jean M’s Rustic Love Wedding Welcome Bag My Rustic Love Personalized Tote Bag is great for destination weddings in the woods or rustic weddings anywhere.

Jean M’s Pastel Chevron Personalized Tote BagMy Pastel Chevron Personalized Tote Bag is colorful and stylish to match any destination wedding theme.

Jean M’s Tandem Bicycle Personalized Tote BagMy Tandem Bicycle Personalized Tote Bag will match your adventurous spirits perfectly!

Stop back tomorrow for fun ideas about what to put IN those destination wedding welcome bags.

Enjoy treating your guests!

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May 15, 2013

More creative ideas for embellishing party favor boxes!

I’m back with more embellished favor box ideas – this time for party favors! I set members of my team to work on my colorful lidded favor boxes and craft items from Michaels Stores to create favors for birthday parties, holiday parties and special events. Take a look at their great ideas!

Create unique party favors with embellished Jean M favor boxes.

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• White shimmer favor boxes look sweet with polka dot ribbon and a tag announcing “It’s a Girl” for baby shower favors.

• Add velvety fall leaves to mocha favor boxes to accent your Thanksgiving dinner or fall party.

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• Use glue dots and glitter on navy favor boxes to create dice party favors for your next game night.

• Mix and match the lids and bottoms of favor boxes in your team’s colors, fill with sports-theme candies and add a pennant tag at the top for favors at the next game.

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• Tie sheer, patterned ribbon into an extravagant bow around each colorful favor box – perfect for a birthday party favor!

• Silver shimmer favor boxes accented with glittering ribbon and puffs of feathers on the top make elegant holiday party favors.

Now – think about the color scheme and theme of YOUR party, stop at your local Michaels Store for accents and start embellishing those party favors!

Enjoy the inspiration!

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May 13, 2013

Get creative with embellished wedding favor boxes!

Want your wedding favors to stand out? Show your unique style? Hint at your personalities?

Then be sure to add your personal touches inside and out! My staff and I got creative with my colorful lidded favor boxes and accents from Michaels Stores. Just look at the fun wedding favor ideas we came up with!

Embellish Jean M favor boxes for unique wedding favors(Top row, left to right)

• Black favor boxes with sparkling filigree scrapbooking elements and sheer ribbon look elegant

• Add a peacock feather and satin ribbon to a teal favor box for a touch of the exotic

• Create a jewel-tone look with beaded embellishments on a grass green favor box

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• Velvet flowers look sweet on a silver shimmer favor box

• Wrap traditional pink Jordan almonds in netting, tie with ribbon, add faux wedding rings and tuck them inside fuchsia favor boxes

• Place tiny cupcakes inside red favor boxes and tie with baker’s twine for a homemade look

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• Golf enthusiasts will love golf ball chocolates on a nest of faux grass and accented with a matching golf tee and a clever “FORE-ever” tag. Use a bright orange favor box for style

• Brighten up place settings with yellow favor boxes, pink flower accents and matching candies in a colorful liner

• Choose two favor box colors to mix and match, like our royal blue favor boxes and mocha favor boxes, and accent with rustic hearts that coordinate

Get creative with your wedding theme, colors and style – and create the perfect embellished wedding favor boxes!

(Want ribbon that coordinates perfectly with our favor box colors? See my entire ribbon selection here!)

Enjoy the inspiration!

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May 10, 2013

Celebrating milestone birthdays with style

Birthdays are meant to be celebrated and milestone birthdays are meant to be remembered. Throw that special person in your life a birthday party they will never forget! Check out my fabulous birthday party and birthday invitation ideas to help you start planning the big day.

Gather friends together for a milestone birthday celebration21 – Cocktails!

The stereotypical 21st birthday party usually includes going out on the town. Fun for some, but it’s just not for everyone. Instead, invite a group of friends to your home for a cocktail party!

Jean M’s Fun 30 Birthday InvitationTurning 30 is fun! Introduce the party with my Fun 30 Birthday Invitation.

30 – “What’s the Big Deal?”

Turning 30 shouldn’t be a big deal – they say 30 is the new 20! But if your friend is a little shaken up over turning the big 3-0, throw a “What’s the Big Deal?” party complete with poker and black jack dealers for a fun distraction.

Jean M’s Fabulous 40 Birthday InvitationStart off a 40th birthday party right with my Fabulous 40 Birthday Invitation.

40 – and Fabulous!

The over the hill birthday theme is way overdone – and besides, who could look at your fabulous, 40-year-old friend and think of her as old? So treat her to a classy, modern birthday party filled with glitz, glamour and style! Start with makeovers at a salon and end with a night on the town.

Jean M’s Distinguished Stripes Birthday InvitationMy Distinguished Stripes Birthday Invitation is perfect for a 50th birthday party

50 – Distinguished Midlife Crisis

Who said a midlife crisis can’t be fun – or make a great 50th birthday celebration theme!? Have guests dress in vintage clothing from when the honoree was “young”. Have each guest write down one thing they have seen the birthday person say or do that is classic mid-life crisis behavior and read the notes out loud for a good laugh.

Jean M has the perfect birthday party invitations for any yearCheck out my entire collection of birthday party invitations to find the perfect invitation for your milestone birthday party!

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May 9, 2013

Ideas for throwing a Sweet 16 birthday party to remember

Turning 16 is an important milestone in a girl’s life. It’s the year she’ll get her driver’s license, settle into senior high school and start becoming the woman she wants to be.

It’s important to celebrate this turning point in her life with a Sweet 16 birthday bash she’ll never forget! Here are some great ideas for creating the sweetest birthday party that suits her personality and is fun for everyone involved.

Jean M’s Wildly Excited Sweet 16 Photo InvitationStart the Sweet 16 party off right with an invitation guests will go wild for – like my Wildly Excited Sweet 16 Photo Invitation.

When planning the birthday party theme, choose the birthday girl’s favorite color and activity, and develop a theme around it. For instance, if she loves pink and is a sports star, decorate with pink balloons and bouquets of pink flowers. Serve pink lemonade and pink frosted cupcakes. For a fun activity, have everyone play powder puff football and provide them with pink personalized water bottles they can take home as a memento of the day.

OR, if her favorite color is red and she loves Hollywood, hold a “red carpet” evening and invite everyone to dress up in their best attire. Hire a limousine to take everyone to the birthday girl’s favorite restaurant, where you set up a red carpet leading to the entrance. Hire a photographer to snap photos of the guests paparazzi style and also have a photo booth handy for creating fun memories.

If the birthday girl will be getting her driver’s license on the day of her party, buy her a special key ring in her favorite color or in silver, and personalize it with a special message. Then have her very own set of car keys made to attach to the ring. Hand the birthday girl the keys and let her set out on her own the night of her Sweet 16 birthday party!

Enjoy the sweet sixteen ideas!

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May 8, 2013

Announcing our 2013 Ultimate Wedding Contest Winner!

The voting is done and I’m so excited to announce the winners of the 2013 Ultimate Wedding Contest from Jean M and MiDesign@Michaels™…

The Jean M 2013 Ultimate Wedding Contest Winners Candace Sampson and Lorenzo Minter from Virginia  — congratulations! You won our hearts with your engagement story:

“Michaels has been a part of our wedding since before the engagement! The floral specialist at the Virginia Beach Town Center location worked with my fiancé (who is stationed in Japan, Yokosuka Naval Base) to orchestrate our proposal. They communicated over the phone, and she and her team at Michaels stayed after hours to create a float that was decorated with flowers and a “Will You Marry Me?” sign so it would be ready upon his arrival from Japan. Lorenzo placed the float on the man-made lake outside of my apartment complex for me to see as he made his surprise proposal.”

Candace and Lorenzo, Ultimate Wedding Contest WinnersCandace told us that the theme of their August 2013 wedding is “Passport to Love” because of their love of travel. She’s a very creative bride and can’t wait to work with MiDesign@Michaels™ and Jean M to develop custom invitations and other wedding items that will portray their love to their guests.

Again, big congratulations to Candace and Lorenzo. And thanks to every bride who entered the contested – we loved reading your stories and hearing about your wedding dreams.

Stay tuned for more details about Candace and Lorenzo’s wedding plans!

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May 7, 2013

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