The Ringbearer – Aryan Patel

Check out Ari's attire for the wedding! How cute is that. He's going to be sporting a pinstripe short with matching vest and cap. And we can't forget that yellow color. He is getting a custom yellow bow tie made to match our wedding colors. Nisha, his mom, did a great job finding this whole ensemble.

Couture Cake Toppers

While browsing around on Etsy.com for wedding favor ideas, I accidentally came across this vendor, SheaChicDesigns. If you want all glitz and glam for your reception, these custom monogrammed cake toppers will help you do the job. Your initials can be bedazzled with your choice of colored rhinestones or pearls.



Also, they create custom letters that can spell out your kid's name. You can personally select ribbon colors and textures to make it your own. In addition, all letters come with ribbon or hardware hangers attached so they are ready to hang on any wall!

{Images from sheachicdesigns on etsy.com}

Stylish Apparel for Kids

For all my mommy friends out there, here is a very fashionable site for kids apparel - Tea Collection. What I love about their clothing is the use of ethnic influenced patterns and style from Japan & Brazil. They have super cute kimono looking tops for girls and great ensembles for boys.


{Images from teacollection.com}

Decor for all the Baby Frenzy...

I am surrounded by babies – don't get me wrong, it's a good thing. Quite a few of my friends have babies, and if they don't, they are about to have one, or are thinking about it! So this post is for all the people who need inspiration for a child's room. I know this topic is veering away from wedding planning, but it still includes design and what inspires me.

I was recently browsing on my friend Annie's blog, Just Lovely, and she helped inspire this post today. (A side note. She inspired me to start my blog. Thanks AO!) On one of her older posts, I just fell in love with one of her featured prints from sproutdesign, an Australian company that produces hand screened child focused prints.

{Images from sproutdesign.net.au}

Sproutdesign uses a minimal color palette with fun, cute animals. Now imagine taking either the giraffe or hippo color design and graphically splashing it into a child's room with 2-3 colors. How bold and cool would that be?

I don't have an example for you of that, but take a look at the room designs below that utilize a simple color palette with graphic, animal shapes to really make a child's room come to life.

{Left image from becoming-home.com}

How adorable is the monkey mural overlooking the crib, or the whimsical butterflies flying out of the crib. Also, why not wallpaper a kid's room with a playful, animal design.

{Bottom left image from oxygen.com}

Simply what makes any room come to life is a strong color palette and a design concept applied throughout.

INSIGHT & IDEAS: A strong color palette & a design concept applies to wedding invites and receptions, too. By maintaining color and design consistency from invite to reception decor makes a powerful statement about a wedding.

Don't forget to visit Annie's blog, Just Lovely, in case you want to see the latest, unique textile designs that may inspire your child's bedroom or any room.