Media attention

Received the premier edition of San Diego Magazine's "Exquisite Weddings." What a gorgeous periodical!

Each month Exquisite Weddings will feature one domestic Destination Wedding site. The premier edition featured our own Land of Enchantment as an exquisite locale for a destination wedding. Yours truly was a content provider for the article:

www.exquisiteweddings.info/media/Exquisite-Weddings/Fall-Winter-2007/New-Mexico/

Here's an excerpt:

"“Often, when couples thank their guests with a toast,” says [Cynthea] Kinnaman, “they open with ‘We wanted to share the desert with you.’ ” Unlike weddings in metropolitan areas, in New Mexico an entire town can get caught up in the joy. Kinnaman describes one of her favorite moments: “The doors of the church are thrown open and the mariachis meet the bride and groom as they exit. Then they lead the couple through the streets to the reception. Everyone stops and watches. For a moment they are part of the celebration. And the bride and groom get to be at the center of the town’s attention. I get goose bumps every time.”

Play with colo(u)r

Here's a fun site for anyone who loves to play with color:

http://www.colourlovers.com/

COLOURlovers™ is a resource that monitors and influences color trends. COLOURlovers gives the people who use color - whether for ad campaigns,product design, or in architectural specification - a place to check out a world of color, compare color palettes, submit news and comments, and read color related articles and interviews.

check out this link for some rich autumn inspiration:

www.colourlovers.com/blog/2007/09/23/seasonal-color-inspiration-autumn/

Yummmmmmmm...........

Personalize your wedding space

You don't have to be an artist to create this beautiful wall. The wonderful folks at Wonderful Graffiti have developed a product that even the most DIY (Do-It-Yourself) challenged among us can use with expert results.

Whether you want to create your own custom design for the doors to your reception, add your mongram to a dance floor, or customize your vintage limousine... you'll find plenty of inspiration at http://www.wonderfulgraffitiwedding.com/

What's Graffiti?

Wonderful Graffiti is very thin pieces of matte vinyl that look "printed" when applied to most smooth surfaces.
Your entire wedding Graffiti design arrives on one sheet of transfer paper.
Just tape the transfer paper into place, burnish it down and peel it away.
Only the individual letters and graphic elements remain.
Wonderful Graffiti removes quickly, and won't harm underlying surfaces.

Fab new book by DIY guru Khris Cochran

I love this girl!! Californian Crafting Queen, Khris Cochran, recently received word that her long-awaited DIY masterpiece for the do-it-yourselfers, titled none other than "The DIY Bride" hits the shelves January 2008. You can pre-order the book now through Amazon.

While you're waiting for your book to arrive, join Khris at www.diybride.com for her latest craft project: Chalkboard Votives.

Join DIY Brides today for free acces to tips, resources and how-to instructions to the bride who love to craft and create one-of-a-kind items for a special one-of-a-kind wedding. There's even an online forum for tips from other DIY brides!