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May 21

{Happy Weekend}

Happy Friday lovely readers! What are you doing this weekend? Tonight The Wedding Pantry is hosting a free DIY wedding flower class that I am super excited to attend (even though I am not a bride-to-be!).  On Saturday I’m heading up to LA to attend an eclair and cream puff baking class - YUM!  I can’t wait to share with you what I’ve learned!  Here are a few of our favorite links from this week:

Wedding Kiss

A fun spin on a baseball themed wedding

The perfect wedding brunch in my book

Chewing the Cud + Sunday Suppers = love

Bridal inspiration by Louella Court

[Image via Kiss The Groom]

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May 19

{For the Grooms} Bachelor Parties by Firefly Events

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When you think of bachelor parties, what comes to mind? Drunken nights and hungover mornings? Poles? A worried fiancee? Nadine Sandeluss and James Bennett wanted to reinvent the bachelor party from “a stale booze battered and drunk tattooed mess” to a “high octane, memory making journey, full of adrenaline, excitement, and adventure,” so they founded Firefly Events in 2008.

Firefly Events offers typical bachelor activities such as paintball, beer tasting, and rock climbing, but they also love to go further by offering packages that include car racing, bungee jumping, shark diving and sword fighting.

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One of their most popular packages is called “Spy School” where the bachelor and his friends will spend the day cocktail making, learning self defense, and sword fighting. How cool is that?

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Packages are customizable and range from $35 per person to over $1500 per person.

[Images via Firefly Events]

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May 17

{For the Grooms} Recycled Bike Gear Bottle Opener

If your man and his friends are fans of unique gadgets you should check out these recycled bike gear bottle openers by Steel Toe Studios

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These bottle openers are made from recycled bicycle gear that is wielded to a repurposed steel bushing (I’m sure men folk know what a steel bushing is ;) ). The bottle opener is attached to a keychain and comes in a tin lined with a piece of recycled bicycle tube.

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What also makes these bottle openers unique is that each one is different since is made using a variety of cogs.

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Pretty cool, huh?

[Images via Steel Toe Studios]
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May 14

{Happy Weekend}

TGIF! What are you up to this weekend? We will be busy getting ready for The Wedding Pantry’s grand opening and the Utterly Engaged open house on May 17th! We hope to see you there :)  Here is a quick round-up of our favorite links from this week.

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An engagement shoot inspired by “Up”…seriously beyond adorable

DIY favor bags by the incredibly talented Twig & Thistle

These photobooth chalkboard bubble props are a must have

An immaculate ballroom wedding that will have you swooning

A sunny California wedding with tons of personal details

Homemade wedding cake — I would make this as a nice gesture for anyone!

[Image via The Sweetest Occasion]

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May 11

{For the Grooms} Threadless Tees

I love Threadless Tees…they’re just so funny! My sister has a David and Goliath tee with a rock and a ruler.  The rock is telling the ruler “you rule!” and the ruler is telling the rock “you rock!”  It’s very cute.  I love me a funny tee :)

Threadless has some serious slap-your-knee funny tees that would make a great gift for those in your bridal party - girls and guys.

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[I think some of you could relate to this, right? ;) ]

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[HILARious]

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Do you love Threadless tees too? Which one is your favorite?

[Images via Threadless]

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