For Better or For Worse, Love Conquers All

 

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A Picture Perfect Wedding is all we can think about when we say the three letter word ‘YES‘ after a wedding proposal.  What color theme that best goes with your style, the wedding dress: should it be white, off white or leave the traditional and go Color.  Researching your Venue, whether it be a quaint backyard Chic, Rustic Wedding or a Glamours Bling, Bling Wedding at a 5 star Hotel, your mind is drowned in wedding planning.  After 1 year planning, budgeting, you have arrived on your Big Day.  What if your Big Day was not Picture Perfect, will that rain on your Parade?  How will you handle it?  A Chicago Couple on Friday July 24th was faced with a For Better or For Worse dilemma.  As they are going through their Wedding Day Plans, their Apartment Building was up in flames. Andrew Taylor , the Groom received the news via Text from one of his Groomsmen who happen to live in the same building.  Their wedding rings were in the apartment and were destroyed along with most of the couple’s belongings.  Though a less than Picture Perfect Day, the couple,   Dayleen Marrero and Andrew Taylor manage to continue on with their Wedding later that evening.

Sometimes life throws a curve ball at us and wants us to still catch it as best as we can.  If we just dodge the ball then these these Less than Perfect Days we experience will always be a thorn in our memories rather than  a thorn that will be part of a more beautiful creation, the Rose.  If planning your Wedding feels too overwhelming or over the top for you, keep this story in perspective.  No rewards is without it’s challenges.  We all experience the For Better or For Worse scenario no matter if our love story is a Short Story or a Novel, we all want Love to Conquer All.

For more details of  Dayleen Marrero and Andrew Taylor’s story, click the link below.

Chicago Couples Home Destroyed by Fire

Want to be a blessing in Dayleen Marrero and Andrew Taylor’s Lives?  A GoFundMe account has been set up.

Dayleen and Andrew Fire Relief fund

Summer Cool Down

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Its about 95 degrees outside and while our California weather has been sunny and nice, the past week feels like a sauna whether you are indoors or outdoors.  Out here in the West Coast we love our iced lattes, smoothies and shakes but those darn copper mugs have been sneaking their way into our region, filled to the brim with a chilled beverage.   Yes, I am talking about the Moscow Mule, what you may say?  Is that a drink or a type of Russian animal?  To our taste buds delight it is not an animal but rather a mix of Vodka and Ginger Beer chilled and refreshingly poured into a Copper Mug and that is what is called a “Moscow Mule”.  This cocktail is delicious and a trending way to cool down your Summer.  Drinking this cocktail out of a regular cup will not do it justice.  It can only be savored with a copper cup that enhances the liquor and keeps the cocktail cold.   Next time you are planning your get together with friends, bring out the “good drinkware” and pour them a Moscow Mule.

Mixology 101- Making a great Moscow Mule using our Moscow Mule Copper Mug

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12 Wedding Centerpiece Ideas from Pinterest

 

Hello again everyone! Hope you all had a great week and are ready for more wedding ideas. Last week our post on the top hairstyles and makeup ideas from Pinterest got such an amazing response we are going to keep the trend going for the next few weeks as we discuss the best of best from Pinterest. This week I am posting several pictures of centerpieces that hopefully inspire you to think bold and beautiful for your wedding day!  

Rock Inspiration

1. Pink Floating Flower

 

2. Purple Flowers with Different Blue Vases

 

Custom wood coasters – Seat and Table Markers

3. Rustic Tree Stump

 

Wine Glass Votive Candle Holder

4. Upside Down Wine Glasses

 

5. Elegant Clear Flower Vase

 

Alternative ways to display your flowers

6. Hanging Flowers

 

7. Mason Jar with Baby’s Breath Flowers

 

8. Mason Jar with a Picture Inside

 

9. Floating Roses

 

10. Fruit Inside the Vase

 

Wood Coaster Ideas

11. Vases Wrapped with Twine

 

12. Mix of Flowers, Candles, and Jars

 

 

Top Wedding Hair & Makeup Ideas From Pinterest

Hey Everyone! Sorry it has been a while since we got a post up, I have been sick for the past few weeks. This weeks post is going to be very simple and at the same time very inspirational if you are a bride or bridesmaid in an upcoming wedding. I put together a collection of the hottest hair and makeup ideas for 2014! I hope out of all the Pinterest pictures below you can find your perfect style for your big day!

Comment below on all the styles and tell me what you think. See you all next week! -Curtis