Personalize your Wedding with Wedding Monograms




Wonderful greetings to all our Lots of Love Readers!
A wedding is a great opportunity to showcase the personalities of the bride and groom. Couples can opt for a wedding depending on the mood or motif of their choice. A green wedding for those who love nature, beach wedding for beach lovers and a weekend wedding getaway for globe trotters.It's the personal touch that makes every wedding more meaningful and special. Same goes with the minutest of wedding details. We love seeing elements in a wedding that depict the couple’s personal identity like in the use of wedding monograms.
What’s in a Monogram?
Monograms refer to a set of letters that are combined to represent a mark of a person or family. In history, monograms have been associated with royalty or aristocracy. It has been marked on coins and currency to identify the rulers from its origin. Its use eventually expanded. Monograms were used by artists and guilds to mark their work or creation. And these days, we see them being used by designers and corporations as a mark of their identity, hence the eponymous LV will forever be associated with Louis Vuitton and GE for General Electric.
Wedding Monograms
Monograms found its way to weddings when British royals decided to have their initials printed on wedding souvenirs. The elaborate and decorative design is added for personality and identity. The trend must have caught up with the commons and now, we see them used in weddings of modern day couples.
Proper Wedding Monogram Etiquette
You might wonder if there is a hard and fast rule about creating a monogram. Traditionally, the answer is yes. Wedding monograms are constructed using three letters: the initials of the bride and groom, usually in small letters flanked by a bigger letter in the middle representing the initial of the last name of the newlywed couple. But these days, it could just be the couple's initials and the the use of typeface or font and integration of designs are just preferential and would really depend on the couple’s personal taste.
While traditionally, wedding monograms are used in wedding souvenirs, its application has become limitless and could be used with any wedding element. 
Here are several ingenious ways of personalizing your wedding through the use of wedding monograms: 
 
Embroidered monogram on a wedding dress to keep up with the something blue tradition. 

 Monogram embroidered on the wedding veil. 

 
In true royal tradition, announce your upcoming wedding by including your monogram on your wedding invite. 

Your monogram stamped on personalized hangers to hang your wedding dress with.

Floral arrangement to adorn the church door. 
Garland wreath with the couple's monogram prominently displayed at the wedding ceremony venue.

A lovely monogrammed wedding aisle runner that can be handed down to the next generation as a family tradition. 
Something for the bride and bridesmaids - monogrammed ribbons to go with their floral bouquets. 

Here's something we're seeing in weddings these days - Gobo. The couple's monogram projected to a wall as an awesome backdrop at the wedding reception. 

Here's a cool variation, the wedding monogram projected on the dance floor.

Simple, elegant and classy wedding cake with monogrammed initials of the newlyweds. 

Monogram cake toppers to adorn an specially made wedding cake.

We are loving this wooden monogram guest book. It will definitely find its way as a decor in the couple's new home. 

Wedding souvenirs packed in lovely monogrammed boxes. 

Have fun creating your personalized monogram!
Lots of Love,
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Wedding Color Inspiration: Toasted Almond


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Set the mood by choosing a color that will harmonize all the elements that you want to incorporate into your wedding.  Wedding colors are a great way of adding personality to a wedding. You can choose a vibrant color and go wacky or you can choose a subtle shade and go for something elegant and classy. If you want to go for a minimalist look, go for one of Pantone's Spring Colors for 2015 - Toasted Almond.

Toasted almond is best described as a "sun-tanned neutral" that emulates warmth and comfort. It is both timeless and versatile and blends pretty well with an au naturel wedding theme. Here are some ways you can have a wedding in this subtle hue:



 Colored wedding dresses are very much in style in 2015 and this dress will definitely make a great choice for the bride who's skipping the white wedding dress tradition.

Chic bouquet of Sahara roses and champagne colored flowers for the bride.

Sexy shoes to match that colored wedding dress.


Sweet and charming pink tie to go with a toasted almond jacket.

Something out of the ordinary. Feathers on a breast pocket instead of the usual boutonniere.

The bridesmaids in gorgeous long toasted almond dresses.

And the flower girls lovely and giggly in tulle skirts, lace and ribbons.

Chandeliers and flowers add a classic touch to any wedding ceremony venue.

 A warm welcome. Usher guests to their seats with this banner at the start of the aisle.

Candelabras and flowers arranged in varying heights make it all so dramatic.

A breath of opulence and elegance at the wedding reception with simple floral arrangements topped with chandelier and hanging floral decorations.

 It's all about the skirting. Dress tables to make them look more classy and elegant.

Take advantage of the good weather by taking the wedding reception outdoors.

The guests' name artistically written on each place card.

An eye-candy wedding cake displayed at the center of the wedding reception.

Sweets for sweet guests to partake.

Make an elegant display out of the wedding favors you wish to share with the guests who attended the party.

Or have them bring home something wrapped with love.

Remember to make your wedding something that you will cherish and treasure for many years to come!

Lots of Love, 

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Have a Sweet Valentine Wedding


Lovely greetings to all our Lots of Love Readers!

The month of February is especially known as the month of Love. During this month, people around the world celebrate Valentine's Day. It is a great excuse for lovers everywhere to be extra sweet and express their love through various ways. Traditionally, people send greeting cards, flowers, chocolates and gifts to celebrate the occasion while others go out on a date with their loved ones. These days, Valentine's day is not just for lovers but for those who are also seeking for love and those who are in love with the thought of being in love. Whatever the case, love is everywhere during Valentine's day. 

It should not come as a surprise that many couples want to create their very own memories during Valentine's day and pick it as their wedding date. A Valentine wedding is surely an affair to remember not only for the newlyweds but for everyone celebrating the occasion with them. 

Here are some great ideas for a Sweet Valentine Wedding: 

Self-sational wedding invites with the cutest pictures of the couple.
 

The cut-out heart shaped detail adds charm to this wedding dress.

Jazz up those bridal shoes with a touch of hearts.

Mixed bouquet of pink and red flowers is a romantic choice for a Valentine's day wedding. 

A bouquet of red ranunculus makes the great accessory to a white wedding gown. 

Cranberry rose tie to match the groom's red rose boutonniere.

Bridesmaids will surely enjoy wearing these ruffled dresses!

Adorable flower girl dress with matching headdress.

Say your "I Dos" under a romantic floral wedding arch.

Adorn pews with lush red rose pomanders.

Line the aisle with paper heart decor. 

Give an ordinary ring pillow the needed face-lift with this heart detail.

Awesome floral centerpieces make a great conversation piece at the wedding reception.

A little twist to the usual table centerpiece - hanging decors!

Sweet floral arrangement for the dessert table.

Serve champagne with rose petals.

Go for heart shaped confetti.

Serve up a simple cake with heart details.

Give away heart-shaped key chains as wedding favors. 

And since it's Valentine's day, everybody gets a heart-shaped balloon and participate in a balloon releasing ceremony.

Spread some love on Valentine's Day!

Lots of love, 

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