It can get pretty chilly in the fall and winter months! Snuggle up with some blankets and hot chocolate to keep your wedding guests happy and warm the whole night long!

 Don't forget the Baileys! Hot chocolate bars are so great - You can make chocolate and caramel spoons for your guests to create their own yummy hot chocolate! 

Hey baby, its so cold outside! Wrap your hands around a warm mug of  happiness and then snuggle up by a toasty fire in a country club or mountain lodge venue location.

Don't forget to keep your wedding party warm during your big day! Pick up some matching faux fur wraps or shalls to keep your girls warm. They will thank you and will have a nice dress cover up for other events during the cold winter months.

For more great ideas, check out Wedding Inspirations online and in person in Downtown Asheville!

 Blanket Basket from Style Me Pretty

Hot Chocolate Sleeves from The Knot

Chalkboard Hot Chocolate Bar from Upcycled Treasures

Winter Bridesmaids from Wedding Party App

Monogram Fireplace from Wedding Project

Unique Wedding Favors

One of the things every couple struggles with is what to give as favors for their wedding. It is a tough decision! Do we hand-make something? Do we go with generic favors? How do we make our favors unique? Wedding Inspirations is here to show you how to make the most unique favors for your wedding. 

 

If your wedding is during the colder months consider a mocha or cocoa mixer in a cute class test tube with mini marshmallows and chocolate chips on top! These are easy to make and are convenient for guests to take home!

 After an entire night of dancing and celebrating, your guests may need a little caffeine boost or customized midnight snack to get them ready to go home. You could fill little paper bags with popcorn, pretzels or other yummy goodies with a miniature bottle of your favorite drink!

 Cold feet? These crazy sock patterns are sure to keep your guests feet nice and warm even after your cozy wedding. Grab a bunch of fun socks, hang or lay them out for guests to pick and choose their favorites!

 Cookies, chocolates and candies have always been a go-to for wedding favors. They are simple and easy to do. Spice it up a bit! These delicious french macarons on lollipop sticks are so unique with their adorable paper boxes to add some protection to these great favors.

Looking for something more personalized? How about something homemade... Make your own olive oil! Make your own cookies, chocolates, soap, candies and other great things! The homemade wedding favor ideas are endless.

For more great ideas check out Wedding Inspirations online and in person in Asheville!

Mocha Favor from Bridal Guide
Olive Oil from Colin Cowie Weddings
Midnight Snack and Coke from Bridal Detective
Socks from Rock N Roll Bride
Macaron Sleeves from Anges de Sucre
Handmade Soap from Wedding Chicks

Guestbook Alternatives

What is a guestbook really doing? It is creating and building memories! Guestbooks were incorporated into weddings to acknowledge the presence of guests at the event! The bride and groom could then look back on who was a part of their big day. The Jenga guestbook (above) is a fun way to remember your wedding. Each piece you pull is a little memory!

We love this handmade wooden state guestbook. This would look great hanging in your house and each time you pass by you can look at each person's name!

Guestbooks with date ideas or bucket list ideas are gaining popularity in the wedding world. Allow your guests to give you their best advice for married life with these fun guestbook alternatives.

If you are a puzzle fanatic like we are you will love this idea - get a puzzle made out of a picture from your engagement shoot and have each guest sign a piece of the puzzle!

For those who are tech-savvy, consider a guest blog! We have never seen anything like this - guests can record a video message for the bride and groom to see later on! This way you can remember everyone at the wedding and what a great time they have had.


For more great ideas, check out Wedding Inspirations online and in person in Downtown Asheville!

Jenga Guestbook from Crafty Wedding
Puzzle Picture from Shutterfly
Puzzle Pieces from Wedding Chicks
Wooden California Guestbook from Wedding Chicks
Guest Blog from Bridal Guide

Vintage Weddings

Antiques never go out of style! Old keys, decorated teacups and muted colors scream vintage weddings to us! These types of weddings are beautiful and timeless and are sure to capture the beauty of the moment.

Recently, we have had brides asking for 20's styled wedding dresses and we have some great dresses to offer! This flutter sleeved- Maggie Sottero dress fits into the vintage and retro themed weddings perfectly!

When we think about vintage weddings, we love to see antique lace in delicate patterns used as table linens, veils or even cupcake liners! We love the use of muted colors on cakes, decorations and bridal gowns. A light gold dress would look chic walking down a lacy aisle!

The colors of light hydrangeas surrounded by champagne gold and creams looks great! Imagine a light romantic wedding cake on top of a wine crate as your cake stand... that would be stunning!

For more great ideas check out the rest of our blog, check back for new blogs or visit us in the shop at Wedding Inspirations in Asheville!


Vintage Suitcases from Bristol Vintage Wedding Fair
Just Married Cans from Blogs of Francesco Mugnai
Key Name Cards from Wedding Chicks
Teacup Candles from A Lowcountry Wedding
Vintage Cake from The Pastry Studio
I Do Cupcakes from Indulgy

Wedding Send-offs!

Traditionally, when all of the fun of the wedding day comes to an end, the couple will leave the venue with a wedding send off. This tradition used to have guests tossing rice towards the couple to wish them well with their new marriage. However, times are changing and so are these send-offs...

For night weddings, sparklers are a great option! They make for great photo opportunities and are a crowd favorite. Make sure your venue allows for sparklers, some venues may be under fire restrictions due to dry land, just ask!

For a more colorful way to end the night, these adorable DIY glitter and confetti push-pops are such fun! They can be a little bit of a hassle to clean up afterwards but are worth the mess!

If you are looking to do a little less clean up after a whole day or night of dancing, biodegradable confetti options are a great alternative. Items such as lavender and earth friendly confetti are perfect for you. Good for the environment and good for your clean-up crew.

Even better, combine your send-off with a party favor! Ribbons in your wedding colors are fun for people off all ages! They also look great in wedding pictures.

Sparkler Send-off from Wedding Chicks
Heart Sparklers from The Sweetest Occasion
Ribbon Wand Send-off from Style Me Pretty
Lavender Send-off from Inspiring Pretty
Biodegradable Confetti from Ruffled

Colored Wedding Gowns

Tradition? Shmadition! Who says you have to wear white? More and more brides are searching for that blush, champagne, gold or even purple dress for their big day! It is your day, wear whatever you want and what makes you feel like your best!

Blush Gowns 

 

 

Blush gowns are gaining more and more of a following as the spring wedding season approaches. This lovely romantic color makes for the perfect blushing bride - we cannot get enough of this color! We love to see brides pair this pink color with bridesmaids in neutral tans and grays.

 

 

Gold Gowns

 

Gold gowns are extremely elegant and give that WOW factor to any occasion. A gold sequined dress is sure to give you that glam and sparkle that you've been searching for!

Other Fun Gown Colors

 

Go BOLD! Be unique! Step out of the traditional white wedding dress and consider a green or purple dress! If that is a little too daunting maybe consider a big POP of color under your dress for hidden details. Light purples and oranges look incredible as an option for your wedding dress.

For more unique ideas check out Wedding Inspirations' Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest!

Blush Maggie Dress available at Wedding Inspirations

Blush Bride with Groom from Her Campus

Sitting Blush Bride from Swooned

Blush Back of Dress from Burnetts Boards

Gold Maggie Dress available at Wedding Inspirations

Gold Low Back Gown from Wedding Chicks

Gold Halter Back Gown from Burnetts Boards

Gold Sequin Dress from Buzzfeed

Lime Green Gown from Wedding Party

Red Under Gown from Wedding Party

Light Orange & Green Gown from Zsa Zsa Bellagio

Light Purple Gown from Colin Cowie

Illusion Necklines

The latest in wedding fashion is a wedding gown with an updated illusion neckline. Illusion necklines were made popular last year and now designers are amping them up with crystals, beading and sequins. Maggie Sottero, Casablanca and Stella York have various options for this type of dress and have proven to be popular in our boutique!

The base of illusion necklines is typically constructed out of tulle, lace or netting - then more detail can be added on.

 Illusion necklines give a glamorous update to the ever popular strapless look.

Delicate lace and tulle or netting provide a sense of modesty for the bride while keeping her favorite details of her dress alive around the neckline.

 

 These dresses are extremely versatile and allow for the bride to wear their hair anyway they want to! Both up do styles and longer hairstyles look extremely elegant with this type of neckline!

These great styles can be found at our shop, Wedding Inspirations in Asheville, NC! Come check us out!

Long Sleeve Casablanca Dress from Casablanca
Stella York Dresses from Stella York
Maggie Dresses from Maggie Sottero

Fall Wedding Colors

The fall season is rushing in and bringing us new and exciting colors to rave about! According to The Perfect Palatte, the top fall colors are: cranberry, camel. bronze, teal, mustard, sangria, navy blue, mauve, light sage and pumpkin! Here are some of our favorite combinations of these colors!

Cranberry & Mustard

 

 

Cranberry and mustard might not sound too tasty when combined but for fall weddings they look incredible! Fall brings beautiful color changes to the many trees and leaves here in North Carolina and along with that comes great wedding colors! 

Light Sage & Bronze

 

 Greens and golds fill the air of outdoor weddings. We love these colors for rustic and barn weddings. The earthy tones create a naturally beautiful environment to throw the perfect wedding party.

Navy & Sangria

 

Switch it up! Bright pinks and sangria look incredible with dark and navy blue. Maybe your signature drink should be a red or pink sangria to add to the fall festivities!

Pumpkin & Camel

 

Nothing screams fall more than pumpkins and the outdoors. Natural browns of the woods and environment combine together with pumpkin oranges for the most amazing fall wedding colors. Check out this amazing naked wedding cake! You can even dress your bridesmaids in these beautiful colors that you can find at Wedding Inspirations in Asheville, North Carolina!

Cranberry Bridesmaids from Peter Loves Jane

Cranberry Bridesmaid with Bouquet from Knotsvilla

Bronze & Sage Bouquet & Table Setting from Intimate Weddings

Bronze Cake from Bride 2 Be

Navy & Sangria Cake from Belle the Magazine

Navy & Sangria Tie from Cheap Neckties

Sangria Shoes from A Crimson Kiss

Naked Cake from Adventures in Cooking

Pumpkin Rings from Rooted In Love

Arch from Planning it All

Bridal Hairpieces

Want to step away from tradition? Maybe a veil isn't in your ideal wedding look but you still want a little glitz and glam in your hair - check out these gorgeous headbands to switch up your accessory options!

Headbands aren't exclusively for the bohemian bride but for the vintage, Gatsby and romantic bride!

If you choose to wear a veil for the ceremony but don't want to deal with it afterwards at the reception, slip on a glamorous headband afterwards to keep your hair looking amazing!

These unique headbands combine a hairpiece with a small birdcage styles veil for the elegant bride. These simple and sweet details will give your wedding look the unique personality you have been searching for.

Come into Wedding Inspirations to add these types of headpieces and headbands to your big day!

Belaire Bridal Pieces available at Wedding Inspirations
Long Haired Brunette Headband from Etsy
Blonde Headband from Designer Hair and Headbands
Retro Gatsby Headband from My Luscious Life
Lace Birdcage Headband from Etsy
Full Lace Birdcage Headband from Belle & Chic