10 Ways to Add Sparkle to Your Wedding - Ribbon Sliders & Buckles

Okay sparkly bride, here are 10 ways to add a little bling to your day.

Today we wanted to show you some easy ways to incorporate these very stylish ribbon sliders and crystal buckles into your wedding design.

1. Use a rhinestone buckle on your wedding invitation, seating chart, escort cards, table numbers...:

Image from:invitedpersonally.co.uk

2. Make a statement on your bouquet:

Image from: weddingsbycinda.com

3. Slide a little sparkle onto a ribbon and wrap it around the vase you use for your centerpiece:

Image from: Soiree Special Events Blog post, scanned from Bride & Bloom

4. Use a rhinestone ribbon slider/buckle on the napkin rings:

Image: decorative instincts

5. Continue your design on your unity candle:

Image from: prettyadversity On Flickr

6. A bit of bling on your wedding favor boxes:

Image from: RomanticFlowers.com

7. The bling continues to your guest book & pen:Image from: invitationsbydawn.com

8. Ribbon sliders used to embellish the ring pillow & flower girl basket:

Image from: theknot.com

9. Use a larger buckle for the sash on your dress, your bridesmaid dresses and for the flower girl:

Images from: dessy.com, davidsbridal.com & davidsbridal.com

10. Embellish your shoes or flip flops with a sparkly buckle:

Images from: dyeableshoesavenue.com & leighkarsch.com



The majority of images above are from professional vendors, which we have linked to below the pictures.

You can however add these little accents yourself if you want to DIY. We have linked to sites that sell these buckles & ribbon sliders so you *can* do it yourself!

The Links

Rhinestone ribbon sliders and buckles:

absolutecrystalcomponents.com
albertzoll.com
beadinpath.com
dreamtimecreations.com
ebay
jablonex.us
rhinestonejewelry.com
storydoor.com
syntego.co.uk
textstyledesigns
wildorchidcrafts.com
joann.com
victoryfashion.com

Happy planning!
~w.s.

Years End Wedding Buzz - December

Weddings By Socialites Wedding Planner and pro blogger Kelly Mc Williams has a great little post called Wedding homework that is oh so good and oh so true!
Communication with your Planner is the key to wedding day success!
Kelly also posted about the Photo booth recently. If you are thinking of adding a little extra fun at your wedding, the photo booth is it!Kelly's so cute!

These shoes are to die for! Found by Bridezilla!
Wouldn't these darlings look sweet poking out from under a white gown? Too cute. Bridezilla has more info...

We continue to love Liene at Blue Orchid Designs as she continues to interview industry folks with her inspiring interviews over a cup of coffee. Really magnificent meet and greets with amazingly talented people!

The Wedding Register is one of my favorite wedding blogs and recently brought us this cute item in a post on Nov. 1th. A felt cake to play with! Go read more at The Wedding Register! Play with your cake as you design it!

Planning....Forever Events. First off, I hope you know they moved! We got a sweet little reminder from Saundra when we wandered to the old! Such a darling and such a pro! I love her blog and straight forward sensibility! Read the following post to see what we are talking about; Wedding Trends that are OUT! Project Runway style baby.

She walks in Beauty always tops our reader. I was especially taken with this posting. I LOVE candlelight and this post! Candelight just speaks to me! Creative designs!

The Wedding Planner has got hilarious and 100% on the mark advice in a Friday series post! Don't miss advice, ache, I mean RULES. Terrica, you are a hoot!

Joyful Weddings Joyful Events of Orange County/San Diego California!

Courtney posted about a recent summer wedding. The photographs were amazing, the Brie and Groom blissfully happy looking and the planning was obviously superb! Take a look at her work here! What a sophisticated playful event! Visit her blog for great photos and goodies from this wedding and learn more about Joyful Events!

Over at Something Blue we loved the post; Trivia Champagne!

Very helpful information! These logistics are what you need to plan a flawless event!

Bridal bar posts some fantastic photos from your wedding magazines party at the Sofitel Los Angeles designed fabulously by Eddie at Tic Tock. Another great post were the dresses by our all time favorite gown designer Carlina Herrara...love love love her dresses and you may have had a chance at purchasing a sample last Thursday and today till 6pm in L.A. (probably the only time in my life I actually wish I were back in L.A.). Keep it up, Bridal Bar!

Now talking about dresses, Back over at Bridal wave this post about this lovely dress from 'Violet' bridal gown at Annette Carey! Got us excited to see a trend of colorful linings! Yummy! We've seen cute Bride's dye their petticoats and love the idea of an underlying color explosion! HOT!

And last but not least we must mention the Alluring blog by Richmond, VA florist...Her blog, the Bride's Cafe is a synopsis of the grand events she has been a part of creating. Amazing floral decor for these events is obviously not her only talent, in this post she interviews Monique Lhuillier, dress designer. Get the inside scoop on the trends for the 2008 gowns from this creative talent over at The Bride's Cafe.

Stay tuned for more love...and happy holidays.
...W.S.

Check out September 2007's Wedding Blogging Buzz here.

Wedding Gowns

Wedding Fashion Video's

Watch the latest videos on YouTube.com

Enjoy videos by and about renowned Wedding Designers. A must view, the Designers themselves giving advice to the Bride to Be. Melissa Sweet, Edwing D'Angelo and famed fashion designer Reem Acra discussing her design techniques for wedding veils Click here to watch these video's!

Tips from the Experts

Interviews and Bio's of Top Wedding & Fashion Designers! Find out what inspires their creativity and their tips for shopping the perfect gown!
In New Yourk Magazine's link here you'll find a great article and interview with Oscar de la Renta.

The Wedding Gown
Wedding Gown Links

Bridal Tips
Bridal Gown Advice when you're out shopping!
Bride's
Website from Bride's Magazine.They have a fantastic resource; the Dress Finder! Search by designer, style and price!
OurMarriage.com
A wonderful advice on picking our Wedding Gown. They also have articles about fabrics, lace, styles, necklines, sleeves, fashion terms (helpful!) headpieces and veils.
Wedding Planning Hints
Good advice here on choosing a great dress!

Bargain Wedding Gowns
There are many many dresses to look at at this site. I'd love to hear a review or two. Seems like some great bargains could be found here.
Vintage Wedding Gowns
Going old Hollywood or looking at having a Retro feel for your wedding? These 'vintage' dresses might suit you fine! Take a look.
One Wed
A bunch of great articles on choosing the perfect wedding gown for you!
Bridal Attire/ Custom and Couture Gowns
Banquet & Event Resources has some great advice in this article.
Designer Duplicates
Save some money. From the site...

'Take the time to peruse the site and see if you can put our interpretation of each designers designs together in your mind with our interpretations......

We know each of you would like to walk down the aisle in the "original designers" gown, however, if that doesn't fit into your wedding budget plans, you may very well find the gown of your dreams on this site.'