This fun pan can be found on Williams Sonoma!

Basically it is a vertical ice tray that also acts as little cooler for bottles or dip at your next picnic!

A + R Store

~  Etsy

~ Myjeanm

~  Sherry Truitt

~  Photo Jewelry making

Photos by,   arenaflowers, polkadotbride, botanicalfloraldesigns, essesea, sherrytruittstudios, stylecollective, weddingwindow, etsy, brides.com

I found this handy cutting board set on Horchow!

]]> http://projectbride.com/2010/06/02/wedding-gift-registry-monday-4/feed/ 0 http://projectbride.com/2010/04/19/wedding-gift-registry-monday/ http://projectbride.com/2010/04/19/wedding-gift-registry-monday/#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:06:47 +0000 admin http://projectbride.com/?p=952 Everyone knows at a wedding the bride and groom receive a lot of gifts!  Usually they have gone out before the invitations are sent to register at various stores for the household items they want or need once they are married.  We are going to start a new tradition here at Project Bride on Mondays with a new gift each week!  Here we are going to spotlight one unique gift to add to your registry!

Today I found this great measuring cup made by Taylor that is also a digital scale.  It automatically converts 5 preset ingredients!  If you spend a lot of time in the kitchen, this may be a perfect addition to your registry!

Measuring Cup You can find this handy measuring cup at many of the national chain department stores.

What bride wouldn’t want a shot like this?

If you are in Nashville and looking for some great photographers check out their site:

Nashville Wedding Photographers

A true love letter is written on beautiful paper, is dated and is very expressive. They have been around for ages but were prominent here in the US during the Civil War between soldiers and the love of their lives.  Soldiers wrote many letters during the war and many people preserve and collect them today. Those letters give us an idea of what the soldiers were like and what they thought of while they were away from home. Writing letters was the main form of communication back then and the only way to let the people back home know they loved them.  

The soldiers would  purchase paper, envelopes, ink and pens from sutlers. Stationary makers printed many styles of patriotic stationary and envelopes with engravings of camp scenes and political humor.

The Union Army had a post office near forts and camps, and a mail service that followed the armies for the men could purchase stamps and mail their letters. In 1864, the U.S. Mail Service let the Union soldiers send their letters home for free as long as they wrote “Soldier’s Letter” on the outside of the envelope. Confederate soldiers never had such a luxury. Shortages of paper, stamps, and even writing utensils in the South became acute as the war progressed and it was often left up to the soldiers to find writing paper, including stationary taken from Union prisoners.

Thinking about writing a love letter…..here are some cute ways to do so……

~  Give a CD with special songs between you both with a letter as the cover

~  Write it in a book, either one of their favorites or a book of poems

~  Roll it up and seal it in a bottle, let it float in a bubble bath

~  Leave it in a coat or pant pocket for them to find later

 “..I look back to the early days of our acquaintance and friendship as to the days of love and innocence, and, with an indescribable pleasure. I have seen near a score of years roll over our heads with an affection heightened and improved by time….”  Abigail Adams

“Out of the depths of my happy heart wells a great tide of love and prayer for this priceless treasure that is confided to my life-long keeping. You cannot see its intangible waves as they flow towards you, darling, but in these lines you will hear, as it were, the distant bearing of the surf…”  Mark Twain

Trash The Dress is a widely known term in the world, at least to savvy brides who love photography!  Many photographers do these sessions and they have become high in demand this last year.  Here is a video from the Today Show as well about the new trend:

They make for great favors at any fall wedding and a little decor whether you put them on the tables or have a whole table of them!

A few places to find such delactible goodies:

Mrs. Prindables

Amy’s Candy Kitchen

Berries

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory

And if you want to add a little extra charm you can add personal tag to each one.

This is also something that can be a DIY project if you have the time!

Here is what you will need:

Green Apples

Bags of Carmel Bits (sometimes they come with sticks)

Sticks (popcicle sticks or baking sticks)

Milk Chololate Chips

White Chips

Crisco

Any candy you want to try ( oreos, heath bar, nuts, butterfinger, ect…)

1. Begin by washing the cold apples and remove the stem. Then insert the stick where the stem was. 
2. Lay out wax paper on your counter with cooking spray so the apples won’t stick.
3. Follow the instructions and melt the caramel.
   
4. Dip your apples in the caramel by tipping the bowl, holding the stick, and spin the apple in the carmel. Make sure you evenly coat the apple almost to the top.  
   
5. Place the apples on the wax paper and put them in the fridge until the caramel is solid.
6. In 2 bowls put each flavor of chocolate chips. Add a Tablespoon of Crisco to each bowl; this will make the chocolate more viscous. Then microwave until melted, stirring every once in awhile.
   
7. Repeat dipping step with the chocolate and then you can sprinkle with your candy if you choose to.  Most of those candies will need to be crushed first.
   
8.  Put back in the fridge for 30 minutes or longer.
9.  Put apples in individual clear bags and tie up with ribbon matching your wedding colors.  You can also do a custom lable hanging from the outside ribbon or a sticker type on the outside of the bag before you put the apple in.

*photos from Amy’s Candy Kitchen, Berries, Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory and Mrs. Prindables