Picking flowers for your wedding is a big task and can be costly too. Save yourself a couple of dollars and headaches by picking flowers in season for your wedding day. For the winter weddings, that are fast approaching, below is a chart from Real Simple Weddings to help you select flowers in bloom.

This inspiration board features rich colors for a winter wedding. Create a truly winter wonderland with the featured Platinum Design set. The set is made from premium duchess satin and accented with rhinestones and pearls. The Ella Invitation, by New and Blue, is customizable with the option of 100 colors and 70 different fonts allowing you to create the perfect winter invitation. For more winter wedding favors click here.

Photo Credit: New and Blue, Brides.com and Martha Stewart Weddings

Thank you to everyone who stopped by yesterday -we had a blast! A special thank you to Jessica Hill and Cupcake Jones for the yummy treats and amazing photographs.

Enjoy the weekend

~The Girls at New and Blue

Wording for an adult only reception can be tricky especially if close family and friends have children. Instead of spending countless hours figuring out how to word your reception card, The Knot suggests altering the wording of the RSVP card. Have the RSVP card read: “We have reserved ___ seats in your name”. After the RSVP cards are printed, you have the ability to fill in how many seats you reserved for the couple. Example: A printed “2″ means no kids.

If you would like a little more flexibility in the wording you can have your RSVP wording read: “Please reserve __/__ seats in our name”. After your RSVP cards are printed fill in the last blank “Please reserve __/2 seats in our name”. This will allow your guest to fill out how many of the reserved seats they will need.

The custom bride and groom save the date magnet from http://www.savethedatemagnet.com/ is absolutely adorable and can be customized to look like the bride and groom. This magnet is perfect for any couple to announce their exciting news to family and friends.

Want to create your own magnet? Select a magnet size; send us your image and text and we will do the rest!

Thanks to Nora Sheils over at Bridal Bliss, some of New and Blues wedding favors (Tree In A Box, Wish Book Set, and Personalized Candles- in store only) were featured on Unique Wedding Favor Ideas on Better Portland.

Nora Sheils of Bridal Bliss specializes in creating beautiful and unique weddings with personalized details. Bridal Bliss provides a multitude of services ranging from Day of Facilitation to Full Service Event Coordination and everything in between. If you have a couple minutes make sure to flip through the gallery of pictures… the weddings are absolutely stunning!

For more information or to schedule a consultation with Bridal Bliss click here.

Domino Magazine closed its doors for business back in 2009 however, Brides Magazine is giving readers access to all the old Domino Magazine articles (how exciting). While electronically flipping through pages we came across an article about dinner-party don’ts. The article was well written and had some interesting points worth passing along… after all it is rehearsal dinner season, right?

If you are the host, DON’T…

1. Be late serving the food

2. Seat spouses or significant other together

3. Rush through courses. Pause between them, leaving time for second helpings.

4. Serve dessert at the table - get up and have it in the living room to spice things up.

5. Start washing dished- cleaning up is a guaranteed evening-ender.

If you are a guest, DON’T…

1. Be more than 25 minutes late, but never be exactly on time or early.

2. Bring something you expect the host to integrate into the meal- he or she already has everything planned.

3. Use your phone during dinner, or at any other time in the evening- ever.

4. Forget to pay attention to both people sitting next to you.

5. Stay too late or leave too early (especially at a small gather, where one premature departure can spur a mass exodus).

Need a dinner party invitation or favor? Don’t forget to check out New and Blue!

Below are some short love quotes that can be used for save-the-dates, invitations, wedding toasts or vows. Enjoy!

Love makes the world go round. ~ English Proverb

There is no remedy for love but to love more. ~Henry David Thoreau

We are what we love. ~Dean William Ralph Inge

We are most alive when we’re in love. ~John Updike

Love me tender, love me sweet, Never let me go. ~Elvis Presley

What the heart knows today, the head will understand tomorrow. ~James Stephens

Do all things with love. ~Og Mandino

Never waste an opportunity to tell someone you love them. ~H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

One thing we never give enough of is love. ~Henry Miller

The final word is love. ~Dorothy Day

 We cannot do great things on this Earth, only small things with great love. ~Mother Teresa

Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love. ~Albert Einstein

When I saw you I fell in love. And you smiled because you knew. ~Arrigo Boito

 I know what love is, because of you. ~Herman Hesse

This inspiration board features unique ideas on how to incorporate “something blue” into your wedding. Also…don’t forget “a six pence for your shoe”.

Photo Credits: New and Blue, Max and Chloe, Forever 21, OPI, Shop DI, Flower Exchange, Alternatives to Diamonds

The Newlywed Cookbook by Robin Miller is the perfect gift for a couple on their wedding day or for the bride-to-be bridal shower. The cookbook is filled with more than 200 original recipes, easy-to-follow instructions and personal advice on navigating the kitchen. Our favorite part of the book: Special Occasions. The Special Occasion section provides full menu options for every occasion such as: One-Year Anniversary, Picnic for Two, Breakfast in Bed, and When In-Laws Come for Dinner.

The book also includes informational sections on Herbs and Spices, Cooking Terms, and Equipment. Author Robin Miller, host of Quick Fix Meals on the Food Network, does an excellent job of showing couples how to make excellent food from simple recipes.

We may just have to try some of these delicious recipes for ourselves!