Top 12 wedding trends of 2012 - Part 1

Wedding Bells magazine recently released their top 12 wedding trends for 2012. We're loving some of these trends and can't wait to see how our 2012 brides incorporate them! Below is a summary of the top 12 trends to keep an eye on this year. Are you incorporating any of these in to your big day? Leave a comment below if you are to let us know which ones!


1. Candy-crusted wedding cakes

Rock-candy crusted wedding cake via Flickr.com

2. Bouquets with meaning



Kate Middleton bouquet via shefinds.com


3. Nail art

Nail art via chloesnail.blogspot.com


4. Balloons

Balloon twine lanterns via ruffledblog.com

5. Artisan sweets tables

Donut tower via  hwtm.com


6. Simple gowns with statement accessories

Bridal belt via etsy.com


Stay tuned to the blog tomorrow for part 2 of the post!

Fun Photo Friday: That's what friends are for

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Winter wedding centrepieces

Well, with the return of winter in Calgary, I thought it was only fitting to do a blog post on winter wedding centrepieces. There's lots of great ideas out there on the internet, especially on Pinterest, which is where we found all of the pictures posted below. For more winter centrepiece ideas and inspiration, we encourage you to follow our board on Pinterest. Enjoy!

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Fun Photo Friday: A wedding is a party...

Light as a feather

Looking for a romantic idea for winter wedding bouquets? Feathers in a bouquet ooze romance and class. Here is an inspiration board we found on luxefinds.com:

Feathers are also a great way to incorporate an element of "fun" into your day. One of our favourite invitation suites we did was for a Paris themed wedding in Las Vegas:

Paris themed invitation by Glass Slipper Designs

To view the full Paris-themed suite, visit the photo gallery on the Glass Slipper Designs website.

Happy New Year

Happy New Year from Glass Slipper Designs. We hope 2012 is your best year yet!

Merry Christmas!

Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Glass Slipper Designs will be taking a brief hiatus over the holidays to spend time with family and friends. See you in the New Year!

Hand made Christmas gift sneak peek...

For those of you who don't know, I have a regular job outside of my work here at Glass Slipper Designs (I do invitations and stationery for fun on my spare time but have a normal, 8-4 job as well). I work with some pretty awesome people in my department, and I wanted to make them a little something to say, "Merry Christmas." This is just a sneak peek from my cell phone of the little something I made for them, but I promise to post better photos once they've all received their gift. I am very happy with how the gifts turned out!

Perfect surprise proposal at 30,000 feet

I just love this video! A guy surprised his girlfriend with a proposal on her way home for Christmas on an Air Canada flight. Check it out:

Classic Christmas recipe: Land of Nod cinnamon buns

Every year for as long as I can remember, my Mom has made these cinnamon buns for Christmas morning. They are one of my favourite Christmas traditions! You prepare them on Christmas Eve (literally three easy steps) and they are ready to go in the oven on Christmas morning. Easy and delicious!

Land of Nod cinnamon buns


20 frozen dough rolls (find them in the frozen aisle at Safeway)
1 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup instant vanilla pudding powder mix
1-2 tbsp cinnamon
1/2 cup melted butter


Directions:
Before you go to bed on Christmas Eve, grease a 10 inch bundt pan or round angel food pan and add frozen rolls. Sprinkle with brown sugar, pudding powder and cinnamon. Pour melted butter all over. Cover with a clean, damp tea towel and leave out on counter overnight.


In the morning, preheat oven to 350 degrees and bake for 25 minutes. Let sit for five minutes and then turn out onto a serving plate. Enjoy!