I know it’s hard to imagine that we could make the weekend any better but I think we nailed it with the line-up of advertisers we are welcoming. You will certainly want to spend your Saturday morning wrapped up in all the prettiness that each one of these vendors has to offer so make sure you check out their websites for a super dose of inspiration! Please join me in giving a great big SMP welcome to Locally Grown Weddings, an amazing, eco-conscious event team in San Francisco, the fabulous, documentary-style photographer, Beck Diefenbach and the creative, personalized hangers from My Amber Coloured World. Each vendor has some pretty stellar giveaways below so don’t miss out!
From Locally Grown Weddings… Locally Grown Weddings is a fresh approach to wedding planning. We are a team of creative professionals who plan and produce sustainable weddings with a combination of impeccable logistics and unique artistic vision. We serve the San Francisco Bay Area community, focusing on supporting the local economy while protecting the environment.
Whether you envision your wedding as a sophisticated cosmopolitan affair or an elegant country celebration, the LocallyGrown Weddings team is committed to providing you with seamless service that is environmentally responsible every step of the way.
Book the Locally Grown Weddings team by February 29th and receive a 5% discount. Just mention this post from Style Me Pretty.
From Beck Diefenbach… Every good story deserves to be told, and it is my mission to retell your story in compelling images you can enjoy for the rest of your life. With a true documentary approach, I believe in a non-intrusive method of reportage. Candid, personal exchanges are the best way to tell your story. From setting up and preparing for the day to the last dance that night, I want to capture those moments.
I am a San Francisco, Calif., native and a graduate of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. From 2008 to 2010, I was a staff photographer at the Daily Chronicle in DeKalb, Ill., where I received 29 individual photo awards for my documentary and portrait work. Currently I am a freelance wedding and editorial photographer in San Francisco with regular editorial clients such as Thompson Reuters, The Associated Press and San Francisco Chronicle. Documenting weddings has been a major portion of my work for the last 4 years.
Most recently I was honored to receive an Award of Excellence in the 68th annual Pictures of the Year International photo contest for my editorial work.
I’d like to offer a $100 off an engagement photo session in San Francisco to SMP readers. Just mention SMP in an email to me and let’s find a date.
Engagement sessions (normally $250) includes:
From My Amber Coloured World… After spending years working and going to university, I had become a bit of a dull robot, and I hadn’t really done any thing with my creative side since high school. I had always been an entrepreneur and very artsy in the past but I had lost that focus. When I got engaged in February 2010, the world of wedding-planning really jump-started my artistic side. With a tight budget, I became that typical DIY bride. Through perusing my usual favourite blogs, I came across the fantastic must-have item formy morning-of wedding photos - a personalized hanger. I decided to make one for myself and my bridesmaids, the first ones turned out not-so-pretty but I worked at my lettering style until I perfected it. My fingertips used to be pretty tender, but now they have lovely calluses. My friends and family encouraged me to sell to friends who were getting married. It was first word of mouth, then Facebook and then I finally opened an Etsy shop in March 2011. In May, I got married to my fantastic husband at a vineyard in the Okanagan Valley in BC, Canada. It was beautiful! The hanger business is going strong and I love how it keeps me tied into the wedding world, even as a married woman now. I even pass along tips and ideas in my Etsy messaging. I miss the good ol’ days of spending countless hours on StyleMePretty, no lie!
Each hanger is handmade by me and I would not mail out anything that I myself would not want to have in my wedding photos or give to my loved ones. My signature look with lower-case lettering is beautiful and cute! I take great care in making my letters very specific from each other so that there is no question as to what the wording says (ex. I make a’s and o’s look very different). I have received countless messages from customers saying that I have one of the best lettering styles available (see great quotes from my Feedback page.
Currently my orders take about 4-5 weeks to be created and to arrive at the address but this can change in the future. For up to date information on how to order and to view many Frequently Asked Questions, be sure to read over my Policy Page here.
I always have discounts available for orders with multiple hangers – just ask!
I would love to do a give-away for this Welcome Post. The give-away includes one free personalized name bridal hanger, with my Aster (My handmade Aster flower, a satin ribbon 12-petaled flower with a Swarovski crystal) attached. The offer includes shipping to any destination in U.S. and Canada. I can ship anywhere in the world too but full coverage for shipping is not included in the giveaway.
To enter for a chance to win a customized hanger, please comment below on your ideal honeymoon location. Winner will be selected at random by February 3, 2012.
We know that you will love our newest advertisers as much as we do and, remember, make sure to stop by their sites and show them some SMP support!
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Ideal honeymoon would be Australia!
I adore those hangers! I cannot wait for our honeymoon- heading to the summer olympics! It's been a dream of my finace's forever!
Ideal honeymoon for me--Europe!! I've never been and would love to go. Hangers are precious, by the way!
Your hangers are simply splendid. The most perfect & ideal honeymoon would be the Maldives. Nestled in our water villa, overlooking the Indian Ocean, how wonderful!
My fiance and I would love to go to Fiji!!!!
Love love love these hangers :). The font is just perfect.
Your hangers are such a great personalized touch! We want to explore a new area we haven't been to yet, so our dream honeymoon would be to go to Kenya on safari. :)
Love these hangers! My dream honeymoon is Italy and I'm making it a reality in June!!!
I'd love to go to Maui!
My ideal Honeymoon would be the Maldives!! OMG so beautiful! :)
Love the hangers! Our ideal honeymoon is some romantic sightseeing through Italy and then heading to Greece for a few days on the beach of the beautiful Greek islands!
My ideal honeymoon would definitely be Europe! France, Italy, or Spain.... there is so much diverse culture to be experienced...some day!
Italy!
I would definitely love to go to Thailand for my honeymoon! I am Thai, but I was born and raised in Los Angeles. My boyfriend and I met at my family's Thai restaurant :)
My ideal honeymoon location would be a Europe tour. I would love to take a few months off work and just explore the country!
LOVE the hangers!! :) Our ideal honeymoon location would be Bora Bora...so beautiful!
Even though our budget and young daughter don't allow for a honeymoon :( , that doesn't mean we haven't talked about where we would go (if we could anywhere!). Even though it was hard to decide, my fiance and I finally settled on Italy. My family is Italian and I have always wanted to experience the history and the culture. Not to mention the food!!!
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My ideal honeymoon would be 3 months long, with a month in New Zealand!
My ideal honeymoon would be to stay in a cottage on the beach in Maine. :)
Ideal honeymoon would be a relaxing stay in Maui.
I love to read about fellow-Canadians! My ideal honeymoon is on the beaches of Antigua.
We would love to go to South Africa and do a safari!
Your hangers are simply gorgeous. I love them and I'm a BC Native myself so it's cool to hear about local designers. My ideal honeymoon destination is Thailand and Indonesia. I have never been to that part of the world and would love to explore it with my husband to be!
I'd love to honeymoon in Tahiti!
My ideal honeymoon destination would be Bali or Bora Bora,,I love these hangers! getting married this September to my high school sweetheart <3
I would love a hanger!
A safari would be my perfect honeymoon!!! Keeping my fingers crossed!!!
My ideal honeymoon location is Greece. LOVE the hangers!
Would love to go to the Fiji Islands for our honeymoon!
I would love to honeymoon in Europe! Never been there before and it would be so much fun to explore new territory with my new (future) husband. I would want to experience the richness of history (& food!) with the love of my life.
I would love to go to Australia for our honeymoon! We will probably end up doing a two or three day getaway right after the wedding and then doing a longer vacation for our one year anniversary. Hopefully that will be to Australia!
I would love to go to Bora Bora!
I'm not sure if there's really a perfect honeymoon destination, but my criteria would be somewhere we could experience, taste, learn and enjoy the time together. With that said I'd probably choose Southern Thailand or Bali- waiting to share these special places with the person I am in love with.
Yay for BC pride! :) I love these hangers! My ideal honeymoon would be strolling along the quaint town of Florence ... And cruising along the Greek islands among the white- washed buildings. :) good luck to all the brides to be!
I love these hangers . . . and we'd love to do a European tour OR Bali!!
pretty sure wintertime in Paris is me and my fiancee's dream honeymoon! *keeping our fingers crossed* :)
We are going somewhere in the Caribbean for our wedding!
Our ideal honeymoon location is Paris, France. But we really love Rio de Janeiro too.
xoxo
We would really like to go to Greece or Italy... but we are going to save up and do a smaller honeymoon now!
Ours would have to be Mexico!
I would love to win one of those hangers! Our dream honeymoon is going on an African safari and then the Seychelles!
We're planning on heading to Thailand for our dream honeymoon - can't wait!! (Love the hangers!)
My fiance and I would love to go to Europe and visit all the different countries that our ancestors came from including England, Scotland, France and Italy!
The hangers are so cute!! I would love to have one for my wedding day!
Love the hangers-what a great idea! My ideal destination would be Portugal.
What a beautiful hanger! My ideal honeymoon is being close to the one I love!
These hangers are beautiful! Perfect complement to such a special dress! Our ideal honeymoon destination is Iceland with a few days in Europe to top it off!
I love these hangers! Such an amazing hobby and talent. My ideal honeymoon location...... Greece! :)
my ideal honeymoon vacation is greece!
these hangers are adorable!!! My ideal honeymoon location is the North Pole! Just kidding!! Easter Island would be our choice!
Our ideal honeymoon would be Costa Rica because it's warm, beautiful, and fun!
Ideal honeymoon in Bora Bora! Would love to win a hanger!!
Love the hangers! It would look perfect hanging my dress on my wedding day! Fiji would be an amazing honeymoon destination:)
I really want to honeymoon in Costa Rica.
Those hangers are adorable! I would love one for my wedding day! My ideal honeymoon destination is Thailand :)
We would love to go to Paris!
My ideal honeymoon would be in Bora Bora in the huts over the water. So perfect!
Those "Mrs" hangers are fabulous! What a great way to kick-off the name changing extravaganza. I would love to have one for my big day! :)
ideal honeymoon location is definitely the Maldives!
My ideal honeymoon location would be Italy.
The hangers are adorable! Our ideal honeymoon is Hawaii- somewhere we've both never been!
My last name as of Sept 1, 2012 will be 'Beavers'...a hanger would make this last name 'cuter' for sure!
Our ideal honeymoon would be South Africa.
I just adore these hangers! My fiance is Polish/Irish/German and I would love to go on an adventure with him to learn more about his culture.
Our ideal honeymoon would be Australia so we could enjoy plenty of adventure as well as relaxation. These hangers are too cute!
My ideal honeymoon would take me from spain, to sicily, where my father and grand parents grew up. And even if I don't win...I believe I will be purchasing one of these beautiful hangers anyway :)
My ideal honeymoon destination would be Paris, France! The city of love and romance. ;)
We're going on our dream honeymoon, to Southeast Asia (Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia) this December. All on carefully-hoarded frequent flier miles from work!
My ideal dream honeymoon would be an island like Fiji. I would love to just get away and relax with mu new husband after the craziness of planning a wedding.
My ideal honeymoon is Hawaii! We are so excited! I love your hangers!
Your hangers are the cutest! Our ideal honeymoon would be Spain!
Love the hangers! My ideal honeymoon spot would be an extended Italy trip!
My ideal honeymoon would be Bora Bora
Definitely Tahiti!!!
I love the hangers! They are adorable. My future husband and I will hopefully be traveling to Australia to enjoy the outback! I hope to see some kangaroos and koala bears!
Bali! I love the hangers!
beautiful hangers, and love your story for how you came to make them! our ideal honeymoon would be FIJI :)
Great hangers! My fiance and I are hoping to head to Fiji after our wedding.
Definitely France. Where else in the world would you experience romance, indulgent food, and breathtaking surroundings to celebrate the first trip with the one you love? The country just oozes in profound beauty.
Honeymoon... ROAD TRIP... jump in the car head across Canada... stopping at cute bed and breakfasts or camp grounds... adventure into places within our own Country, learn about each other and enjoy the breath taking surroundings. Great job on your hangers and congrats on your marriage!
Oh my goodness! Sooooo cute and elegant and sophistocated all at the same time! I would love one of these!
Dream honeymoon destination would be to hole up in a cottage on the Canadian Shield in the Muskoka's somewhere - very peaceful and very private! That would be amazing!
I would island hop Turkey, Cyprus, and the Greek Islands...just thinking about it makes me want to put on a pair of sunglasses.
I love the hanger! So beautiful. We would love to go to Italy for our honeymoon.
I love these hangers!!!! My ideal honeymoon would be a tour of Europe, England and Germany. Then a cruise through the mediterranean!
I love these hangers; personal, beautiful, simple.
Iceland would be an ideal honeymoon!
Your hangers reflect quality craftsmanship - they're stunning!
A honeymoon in Chile is what we're hoping for - red wine, surf, and lots of dancing!
Great hangers! Would love to go to Fiji!
Kauai then bora bora would be a dream come true!
wow the lettering is absolutely gorgeous!! i especially love the "r"s!
my ideal honeymoon location would be the maldives... what could be better than spending a week alone with my new hubbie (!) on a beautiful beach with nothing to do apart eat, sleep, and scuba dive? :)
My ideal honeymoon is somewhere in Southern Mexico with lots of snorkeling with tropical fish involved and learning about colonial history and traditional cuisine.
We're headed to Bali! My mom saved up her airline miles for ten years...
Honeymoon to.. Bali~~!!
love the hangers, love your font:)
These hangers are fabulous! My fiance and I are dreaming of a honeymoon in Bora Bora
These are great! We are dreaming of French Polynesia... if we can make it work. Spending quiet time just the two of us, with the water and sun, sounds ideal!
I think we are going to Fiji but I would love to go to Thailand!
My ideal honeymoon location is anywhere that I'm with my fiance... if we're together it's always special! (but we decided to do a mini-moon in Palm Springs after our summer 2012 wedding and do our longer honeymoon in Paris and Barcelona this winter)
Bora Bora is our ideal honeymoon spot!
It's hard for me to choose an ideal honeymoon as I have such a long list of places I'd love to visit, but top of the list is Tahiti or Mauritius. Our actual honeymoon will likely be Mexico, though.
The hangers are adorable especially love the flower detail. I'd love to win one!
I want to go to Hawaii. I want to stay in a cool treehouse on the side of a volcano! Hopefully we will get that opportunity in September!
I'd love to go somewhere on an adventure - I'm thinking Island or Mongolia or again somewhere in Africa... sigh.
without a doubt, i would love to go somewhere warm and relaxing like curacao!
Hangers are amazing!! My ideal honeymoon is somewhere warm, where i can see my feet through the water and would probably involve a hut of some sort. i think i'm basically describing Bora Bora :)
Am I too late? I absolutely love love LOVE these hangers and just have to have one for my wedding day! I've seen so many pictures of wedding dresses on them - so pretty! Our ideal honeymoon is to go to Italy.. traveling, eating, drinking wine, relaxing, sight-seeing. My dad's family is from there and I can't wait to explore where I came from - especially since my name will no longer be Italian on my honeymoon! :)
Bali - riding an elephant is on my bucket list!!
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HI there! Our honeymoon dream is a long weekend, staying at a bed and breakfast at Niagara on the Lake, visiting wineries and taking a boat under the falls.. away from our 4 year old so not too far or too long, but an amazing trip it will be!!! xoxo from Ohio!!