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Category Archives: Fall Weddings
Jean M’s ideas for a “spooktacular” – and pretty – Halloween wedding!
If your favorite time of year is October and you and your groom love the idea of costumes, pumpkins, and all things autumn — then a Halloween wedding is definitely for you! But your Halloween wedding doesn’t have to be ALL dark and over-the-top spooky. Here are my ideas for a fun Halloween wedding that brings in the best of the season and your love of the holiday.
When you’re looking for a wedding location, think cozy, charming and vintage — a historic mansion is the perfect venue! Bring in decorations like long streamers in Halloween colors, sparkling cobwebs in corners and lots and lots of candlelight.
Halloween colors for a wedding invitation! Yes, when it’s a beautiful copper shimmer, like our Copper Shimmer Invitation Card. Add a deep brown or black ribbon for autumn and Halloween style.
Be bold and invite guests to your Halloween wedding with our Black Layered Invitation backed in copper shimmer paper. You’ll definitely set a Halloween theme!
Get creative with a variety of pumpkins, gourds and other autumn bounty by displaying them at the entrance to your ceremony and reception site. Create a unique sign welcoming guests and place it amid the pumpkins.
Adorn toasting flutes with a spider web design in white paint and pass them around for guests to toast your Halloween wedding in style!
Enjoy the fun and pretty Halloween wedding inspiration!
Posted in Fall Weddings, Holiday
Tagged fall wedding, halloween wedding, wedding theme
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Fall centerpiece ideas from Jean M
Can you believe it’s already August? But instead of being sad at the fading summer, I’ve been spending some time getting inspired for fall!
I love fall weddings. The cool, crisp air…the return to rich colors…the way nature decorates itself with bounty. All this makes it easy to create a beautiful and unique look for your wedding centerpieces.
Take a look at these ideas I found!
Don’t you love the combination of candles and natural elements like nuts, berries and fruits and vegetables? The mix of romance and rustic will set such a warm tone for your event. Add seasonal fruits like apples and grapes to your floral centerpieces, too, for texture and style.
Those colors! I’ll never get tired of the rusty oranges accented with all shades of green, from artichoke to lime shades.
Take advantage of late-season flowers like lilies, hydrangeas and mums to fill out your centerpieces. The depth of color of fall flowers will add drama.
Now – get inspired to create your own fall wedding centerpieces! And don’t forget to share your ideas and creations with us.
Enjoy the changing seasons!
Save the Date – Save 25%
We’ve introduced you to our brand new Jean M save the dates here and here — and we hope you’ve fallen in love with the perfect style to announce your big news…
…Because now all save the dates are on sale!
The offer ends Saturday, so get save the date shopping and place your order today!
Jean M is ready for the 2012 color of the year: shades of orange!
When we found out that Pantone’s 2012 color of the year was a bright, orangey shade called Tangerine Tango – we were so happy. Why? Because we anticipated the trend so well that we already have lots of wedding invitations, favors, accessories and embellishments in orange to add a vivid touch to your wedding!
We put together an orange inspiration collage to give you a peek at what we have to offer you in the shade. Then start shopping our entire offering in orange to put your wedding on the spectrum!
Tangerine Inspiration
1,5,8. Orange sheer ribbon, orange satin ribbon and personalized orange satin favor ribbon are just the right shade for adding the finishing touch to your wedding invitations, favors, decorations, gifts and more. Combine the two for texture and beauty!
2. When it comes to flowers, you’re also in luck — so many blooms are available in shades of orange to give your bouquets and arrangements a warm and unique “pop.”
3. Make writing wedding planning notes a bright and happy experience with Jean M “Beautiful Blooms” note pads bursting with orange-tone flowers. The note pads make great gifts for your wedding party – and they’re personalized, too!
4. Make a splash at your reception and parties with personalized napkins in bright “pumpkin” orange. Mix and match the orange napkins with other colors like gold, mocha, lime and aqua for looks that range from autumn to garden to tropical.
6. Bling is beautiful…but brightly colored bling is even better! Use our marigold rhinestones to add a sunny touch to every element of your wedding.
7. Say “thank you” in a bold way with our poppy orange Bright Floral Thank You Postcard. The photos make it personal and the postcard style makes it convenient.
9. Set a bright, fresh tone for your wedding with our Whimsical Floral Invitation in poppy. Choose spice orange envelopes to get your invitation noticed in the mail!
10. Keep in touch with your wedding party with our adorable Birds of a Feather Note Cards. Then surprise everyone with a personalized set of their own after the wedding!
We can’t wait to see how you will be working the color of the year into your big day!
Enjoy the “tangerine tango!”
Create a “spooktacular” Halloween party!
Getting ready to celebrate Halloween with an outdoor bash? Here are some of my tips for making it fun and memorable!
Not only will an outdoor party help you lighten your preparation and clean-up time, it will allow you to invite more people. And there are so many easy and inexpensive ways to carry out your theme and reduce the fuss. For instance, use hay bales as backdrops and food-service stations. A simple sheet of plywood or a couple of boards on top provide the stable and flat surface you need. Bales are also great for seating. Transform a hay bale, chair or rough board with colorful fabric swatches in Halloween or harvest colors. It’s a simple way to add drama and give your Halloween crafts and creations a stage to perform on.
Keep the party lively by creating several different food and beverage stations around your yard. This will encourage guests to mingle and move around your party. Have one station with beverages both chilled and hot like cider, one with appetizers, one for sandwiches or your main course, one for salads and sides, and one with desserts and Halloween candy.
Go tubular. Go angular. Break the mold when displaying your food and treats. Use cylinders to hold colorful candies, salty treats, fruits and dips. Dip the rims of flared votive holders in water, then decorative sugar, and fill them with gummy worms or a peanut and candy corn mix. Then add a fun touch with skeleton tongs and vibrant plastic scoops that let party-goers serve themselves – if they dare!
Dress up your snacks and beverages with napkins that match the party, like black, orange and white ones printed with Halloween designs and fun sayings.
Get whimsical and fun with your centerpieces and appeal to kid in everyone! Drill small holes into pumpkins, add grommets to the holes and insert the sucker sticks into the holes. Mix and match sucker types and flavors to get guests talking and mingling.
Don’t forget the party favors to give guests something to remember the bash. Dress up Halloween-themed toys, candies and little take-always to delight your guests.
Enjoy!
Posted in All Occasions, Decorating, Fall Weddings
Tagged halloween napkins, halloween party
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Decorating ideas for your fall wedding or Halloween party
When you’re planning a fall wedding or Halloween party, decorations are going to be at the top of your to-do list. But when you want a more elegant, festive look rather than the usual spooky and creepy décor, how do you achieve it?
Go with traditional pumpkins — but add a twist with our fun pumpkin decorating ideas!
Make it a masquerade!
How to create this look:
• Slice of the bottom of the pumpkin. Clean out seeds and flesh using a spatula.
• Place a costume mask over the pumpkin and mark on the pumpkin where the eyes are.
• Cut eye holes using a pumpkin-carving tool.
• Put the mask back on the pumpkin, lining up the eye holes in the mask and the pumpkin.
• Light it up! Use a battery-operated votive, candle or small holiday lights inside the pumpkin.
Let the light shine through!
How to create this look:
• Slice of the bottom of the pumpkin. Clean out seeds and flesh using a spatula.
• Use a cordless drill and bit to drill one-inch or smaller holes all over the pumpkin, turning off the drill before removing it from the hole.
• Light it up! Use a battery-operated votive, candle or small holiday lights inside the pumpkin.
Here are a couple of tips for modern pumpkin carving:
• Instead of cutting a circle around the pumpkin stem, lifting off the top and then reaching in to clean the pumpkin, slice the bottom of the pumpkin off going straight across. It is easier to clean from the bottom (use a spatula) and gives the candle a flat surface to sit on.
• Depending on the surface, you may want to place the candle on a small trivet or candleholder.
• Use battery-operated votive candles from gift shops or small holiday light strands to illuminate your pumpkin.
Put it all together!
Arrange your creatively decorated pumpkins together with candles, gourds, mums in a variety of colors and other fall-theme items. (And if you can arrange for a little black cat, more power to you!)
Enjoy decorating!
Look of the Week
Earth tones are big for weddings anytime of year — espresso, ecru and spice add a warm, natural look. To get you inspired for creating YOUR custom Jean M wedding invitation, we came up with an earth tone color scheme in shimmer paper.
Earth tones get elegant with this Jean M Invitation
We started with our Ecru Shimmer Invitation Card with Pocket and personalized it with…
• Spice shimmer pocket
• Layout MD8 – Graceful Damask
• Espresso Raised Ink
• Engravure – Sloop Script One lettering style combination
Get creative — and be sure to share the wedding invitation look YOU create with us on our Facebook page!
Enjoy!
Look of the Week — Wedding Invitations by Jean M
Look of the Week — Wedding Invitations by Jean M
There’s already a crisp feeling in the air, which means that fall is definitely approaching. It got us in a cozy mood, thinking of the coming changing of the leaves, drinking spiced cider, sitting by the fire. AND we started dreaming about fall invitation colors!
So we created a fall invitation look to inspire you when creating YOUR custom Jean M wedding invitation. We chose rich shades of mocha brown and copper to mimic the colors of the season and went with shimmer paper to call to mind the sparkle of autumn sunshine through leaves.
Our mocha brown and copper look of the week:
Rich, earthy colors in the perfect autumn combination!
We started with our Copper Shimmer Layered Invitation and personalized it with…
• Mocha shimmer back layer
• Layout MD9 – Elegant Font
• Espresso Raised Ink
• Handle Old Style and Taylor Script lettering style combination
Get creative — and be sure to share the wedding invitation look YOU create with us on our Facebook page!
~ Enjoy the changing season!
Tips and ideas for your autumn wedding.
AUTUMN is the perfect time of year to create a breathtaking wedding style. With such an abundance of deep colors and rich tones to choose from, your wedding can showcase a combination of magnificent fall hues or just one bold color.
Capture the colors of autumn!
• Gerbera, euphorbia and yellow calla lilies are beautiful fall flower options. Try including foliage in the bouquets and decorative arrangements; it adds fullness to any venue and looks great this time of year.
• Bridal gowns in ivory and subtle golds are popular in fall. Be sure to choose a dress that is fitting for the weather. Fall may be cooler than summer, but late September and early October are often warm.
• As far as decorations, use everything from luxurious silk fabrics to rustic antique centerpieces. Pumpkins, berries and fruits are all seasonal decoration that are easy and relatively inexpensive, so take advantage.
Gold and shimmery for fall weddings.
• Set the tone for your fall wedding with a Jean M wedding invitation in the rich shades of autumn!
Stop back tomorrow for more seasonal wedding ideas!
Planning a Fall Event? Invitations Just For You!
Planning a fall wedding? Throwing a Halloween bash? Celebrating autumn with a harvest-theme party? You’ll need great invitations to invite guests and coordinating accessories to complete your celebration’s look. But where do you begin?
Great looks for your fall celebration!
Get ready to “fall” in love with the beautiful colors of our Jean M’s wedding invitations . Our rich paper colors and beautiful designs will set the tone for your wedding, celebration or party perfectly.
Jean M’s Mix and Match Invitations allow you to do just that — mix and match and layer and play with colors until you come up with the look that’s just right for your wedding or celebration! Some of our favorite looks for fall?
• Mocha Shimmer Invitation Card printed in gold ink with the “choice of design” format — try a beautiful leaf design for an autumnal touch!
• Olive Invitation Card with a Pocket to bring out the lingering, mossy greens of the season.
• Copper Shimmer Layered Invitation to bring out the brilliant, deep oranges of the changing leaves. Pair it with brown for a rich look or go with black for a Halloween-themed party.
• Black Invitation Card with a Pocket for a look of elegance and depth. Add gold, silver, copper, olive or other deep colors to create autumn drama.
Many of our invitation printing formats have rich, leaf-like designs that are perfect for this season. And be sure to add ribbons, and seals to create an elegant fall look.
Our colorful napkins are another great way to add style to your wedding reception or party. Personalize your napkins with a design that coordinates with the tone and theme of your event, and mix and match napkin colors for pizzazz. Try folding and presenting your napkins in creative ways — we tell you how here!
Accessorize for a total fall feel
And don’t forget to accessorize your event with colorful ribbons on your favors, floral arrangements and more.
Enjoy fall!