A Great Tradition: Recipe Boxes!

A new client of mine is having her family members bring their favorite desserts to the wedding and wants them to write down the recipes of each dessert.

This is a great idea to preserve some family history - they make great keepsakes!

Some clients like to use recipe boxes for bridal showers or baby showers with kid friendly recipes!

I've decided to showcase some of my favorite recipe boxes for inspiration to all you brides-to-be, moms-to-be and chefs-to-be!

From left to right: Recipe File Box - Dots and Stripes $18.00, Recipe File Box - Paddock Shawl $18.00, Made from Scratch $10.00, Martha Stewart Collection Recipe Box $14.99, Pink Flower Box $13.00 (no, I'm not sure why its called "Pink Flower Box" when its blue), Bamboo Recipe Box $14.99 (its plain but you can customize it with a monogram and other decorations), Tatutina Black and White Mod Circles Recipe Box $25.95, What's Cooking Recipe Box $16.95, Recipe Box - Bon Appetit $19.99

Happy Planning!

Hatch My House!

One of my family members and her husband just bought their first house. I am so happy for them for planting roots after just a few years of marriage. Its so exciting! Fun times ahead as we design and decorate a space for their family that makes their first house a home.

The process of home buying can be super stressful - the paperwork, the loans, the negotiations! I thought to myself "Couturess" ('cause that's what I call myself), "why aren't there house registries like there are wedding registries?? I mean, this is yet another step in a couples life that embarks upon a new journey..." Well, before I got my other foot on the soap box, I found Hatch My House!

Hatch My House is an online gift registry and home wedding registry where anyone can save towards a house or home improvements in a fun and interactive way. GENIUS! Friends and family can help you build a house one piece at a time or build a house fund!

Awesome right? For more interactive fun, check out this real registry to really dive deep and see

how it works. I'm telling all the first-time home buyers (or soon-to-be), that I know to register for it today!

Happy Planning!

My Monday Inspiration...

You know...sometimes you have to just sit back and admire another designers work. Have you ever looked at a picture, saw the inspiration and just wish you were there...where ever there is? Well, that's how I felt when I saw the dessert table by Eat Drink Pretty via Style Me Pretty.

It actually reminds me quite a bit of my Sister's style - very pink, very elegant and very sassy! I mean... don't YOU wish you were there?

Happy Planning!

Images courtesy of Style Me Pretty

Wedding Party Timeline

Your wedding party (and sometimes their significant others if they are not in the wedding party) need to know a wee bit more that just the date of the wedding. Here's a cute way to send your wedding party a save-the-date that gives them a timeline of their obligations. Best part about these are... you can print them at home yourself!

Happy Planning!