Real Weddings: Dashing Bride Barely Makes It To Her Wedding!

Spotted this great post over at the Weddings At Work blog.  The wedding ceremony was scheduled for 1:00pm but during that time, traffic was at a standstill because of a bike-a-thon, and in the midst of the gridlock was this classic Mustang bridal car with a beautiful bride in it -- anxiously waiting to get to her wedding.

The bride got a call from her wedding planner informing her that she would have to forgo her bridal march if she arrived 30 minutes after the scheduled ceremony. Left with no other choice, the bride scooped her skirt, train, and veil of her Veluz wedding gown and started dashing towards the direction of the church. Following Darlene, the bride, was her bridesmaid and her make-up artist. Upon seeing them on the street, the photo and video guys also got out of their vehicle. Oly Ruiz of Metro Photo captured these amazing shots as the bride emerged in the middle of two-way gridlock.

After about 15 minutes of running, they came to an intersection where everything was clogged-up and they asked urgently for a tricycle to take all of them to the church which was another mile away.

Luckily, they made it on time to the wedding!  What an ordeal, but certainly a great story to tell their kids and grand children!

Tea Forte: Cocktail Infusions - Mixology Set

One of our favorite gourmet tea companies is Tea Forté.  Founded in 2003, Tea Forté aims to capture the "Art of Tea". They've consulted with chefs and restaurateurs in culinary havens worldwide to create the most innovative and delicious blends of tea with whole leaf teas, rough-cut herbs and flowers. Their pyramid infusers crowned with our signature leaf, combined with their custom-designed accessories, elevates a cup of tea into an extraordinary experience for all of your senses.

They recently came out with a new line of Cocktail Infusion products calld Mixology Set.  With this Mixology Set, you can create your own tea-infused cocktails like a master mixologist.  The set includes easy recipes and unique blends of teas, herbs and spices, to make happy hour super fabulous!  It's fresh, it's fun, it's creative and it's entertaining! This new Cocktail Mixology Set will give you the tools you need to infuse the perfect cocktail in your home.  Place an infuser into an Infusion Chamber, pour alcohol over the infuser and watch the color swirl as the delicious flavors are released. Add the rest of the cocktail ingredients and enjoy. No hot water is needed! This Cocktail Infusion Mixology Set would make a great gift for your bridesmaids! Click on a picture below for more information.

Brown and Pink Manicure Set Favor

This Brown and Pink Manicure Set Favor comes in a stylish brown and pink mini purse. This 2 piece set includes a nail file and clippers that fit perfectly in the pink and brown manicure set favor which measures 3x3.

Orchid Soaps Make Elegant Flower Wedding Favors!

Our orchid flower soaps are one of our best sellers. These orchid flower party favors have a light floral scent and come in six (6) lovely colors: White, Pink, Purple, Light Green, Fucshia and Yellow. Each orchid flower soap measures 3 3/4" x 4" and they come packaged in clear, round box with a white organza ribbon tied around it. There are 2 Orchid Flower soaps in each clear, round box.  These orchid flower wedding favors are an exclusive product of Sophie's Favors.

Album Cover Wedding Invitation Set

Looking for a unique concept for a wedding invitation set?  We spotted this very unique Album Cover Wedding Invitation Set at FPO.  Music was an important element of Alyssa and Josh's wedding and so an Album Cover theme was created that included "gig poster" ideas, LPs, fan club documents, badges, etc.  The inspiration for the design included 1950s through early 1960's style album covers.  Please visit FPO's blog for more information on this creative wedding invitation theme.

New Products: Personalized Umbrella Design Gift Tags and Labels

We've just created a new design for our square rounded corner gift tags that is just perfect for baby showers or bridal showers.

These charming square gift tags with rounded corners feature a colorful Umbrella design. These cute gift tags also come in a hang tag version where a hole is punched in the favor tags in the corner and ribbon is provided that you can thread through the hole.  ribbon.

These square with rounded corner gift tags with an umbrella design are made out of 65 lb card stock and are not adhesive. You can select either white or ivory gift tags, petite or small sizes, and the umbrella design and border color comes in 16 colors.  We also offer the option of having holes punched in the favor tags without ribbon.

standard gift tags

hang tags with holes and ribbons

Also new to our labels collection, is a personalized circular label with a colored umbrella and border.  These beautiful personalized adhesive circular labels come with a personalized message and a beautifully illustrated colored umbrella design. They are self-adhesive, measure 1.67" in diameter, and have a semi-gloss finish. These colorful 1.67" circular adhesive labels fit perfectly on top of our 2"x2"x2" 2-piece favor boxes, 2 oz. round favor tins or on our sak favor bags. These umbrella circular labels would be perfect for your baby shower or bridal shower decorations and favors. These colorful adhesive circular labels can be customized with your very own message printed in the Venetian font style. You have 25 beautiful colors to choose from for the colored umbrella design.

Personalized Circular Adhesive Labels - Umbrella Design with Color Border

Engagement Photo of the Day

This great engagement photo was spotted over at Amy Deputy Photography's Peace Love Pictures Blog.  Isn't it so much fun and really shows how excited this lovely couple is to be getting engaged! Enjoy!

Sale! July 11-July 24, 2010

Here are the products that are currently on sale at Sophie's Favors!

Unique Save The Date Idea: Stop Motion Photography

This unique Save The Date Idea involves using a Stop Motion technique -- this wonderful video was created by Red Robin Studio for a wedding couple's engagement shoot.  This couple, Debra and Alex, are getting married in December so they wanted to incorporate some wintery elements in the shoot.

Stop-motion (also referred to as stop-action or frame-by-frame) photography is a form of animation that allows still objects to look like they're moving and changing on its own. The object is moved in small increments between individually photographed frames, creating the illusion of movement when the series of frames is played as a continuous sequence.

Maribeth Romslo of Red Robin Studio is a favorite of stylish brides for editorial visual narratives told in a vibrant documentary style.  Her stunning images have gained her national attention and been featured in Martha Stewart Weddings, Real Simple Weddings, Elegant Bride, Brides Magazine and on Style Me Pretty.

Debra + Alex : Stop Motion Save The Date from RedRibbonStudio.com on Vimeo.

New Products: Filigree Favor Boxes

Super elegant and trendy, these two-piece favor boxes feature black and white filigree tops with fuchsia or yellow bottoms. Black 5/8" wide satin ribbon is included along with the Filigree Favor Boxes. These gorgeous Filigree Favor Boxes measure 2in. x 2in. x 2in. and are sold 25 per package.

Fuchsia Filigree 2-Piece Favor Boxes

Yellow Filigree 2-Piece Favor Boxes

Pre-Printed Wedding Favor Tags

A great to personalize your wedding favors and gifts, is to use pre-printed wedding favor tags.  Sophie's Favors carries the following pre-printed wedding favor tag types - click on a link below for more information:

Black and White "Thank You" Wedding Favor Tags (with holes to be used as a hang tag)

 Pearl Polka Dot "Thank You" Wedding Favor Tags (with holes to be used as hang tags)

Two Hearts Ivory "Thank You" Wedding Favor Tags (with holes to be used as hang tags)

Two Hearts White "Thank You" Wedding Favor Tags (with holes to be used as hang tags)

Ideas for Wedding Receptions: Wedding Chair Covers

An important detail of any wedding reception are the chairs.  Wedding chair covers come in so many unique and beautiful designs and in almost any color you would need to match your color palette for your event.  Wildflower Linens is one of our favorite wedding vendors. 

Wildflower Linens is the leading designer and producer of specialty table linens and chair covers for event rentals.  Their full-service rental company has redefined the special-event linen field in terms of style, glamour and customer care while becoming a prestigious provider to clients nationwide and abroad, for functions of all sizes, budgets and occasions. Since Wildflower Linen’s inception, the company has added an international clientele and expanded with showrooms and customer service specialists in Los Angeles, Orange County and San Francisco. Wildflower Linen also has sales representatives in Dallas, Las Vegas, Nashville and New York.

Personalized Tote Bags in Beautiful Colors

This cute tote bag is a customer favorite and will keep you looking good and staying organized. Fashioned in durable polyester, this travel accessory features a snap button closure, two easy carry handles and free personalization. Available in stylish colors and ideally sized, this tote bag is sure to be the perfect gift for your bridesmaids! This travel accessory has all the details that go into making one, incredible gift – for all the girls on your list!

These personalized tote bags come in the following tote bag colors: Petal Pink, Sage, Chocolate, Deep Lilac, Caribbean, Slate Blue, Burgundy, Navy and Orange with natural trim and Black with white trim.  These lovely personalized tote bags measure 17" by 12 1/2" and can be embroidered with up to three block initials or a block first name (max of 12 characters) in white, ivory, sage, brown, black, lavender, Caribbean, light pink or dark purple thread.