Ombre is a wedding detail that is popping up all over. Ombre is shading or graduating color. Brides are using ombre detailing in their centerpieces, invitations, bouquets and bridesmaids dresses.

For the most part it’s not crossing over into the wedding dress yet, although Gwen Stefani (being the trend setter she is) did debut the style with her own wedding dress nearly a decade ago.

More modern brides are easing into the look with their bridesmaids’ dresses.

That repeating inverted V shape you’ve been seeing all over everything from invitations to backdrops? It’s chevron, baby! Chevron is a pattern that’s extremely popular right now, but has been appearing in early art as far back as 1800 BC (!).  Chevron is a pattern that can be very vibrant and somewhat loud (which doesn’t have to be a bad thing) when it’s done with bright, deep colors, or can be more subtle and understated when done in a neutral or lighter color.

These chevron invites and save-the-dates all use different sizes, styles and color palettes showing how versatile this pattern can be and how many styles it can adapt to.

We all know that things taste better on a stick, why not hot cocoa on a stick?

This recipe for hot cocoa on a stick is easy to make – and the results are delicious! You can wrap the hot chocolate on a stick with cellophane bags and give as DIY wedding favors, or simply leave them out at your dessert or beverage station.

They key is to use good quality chocolate and to make sure your milk is steaming hot before swirling the delicious blocks of cocoa.

Recipe and Tutorial for Hot Cocoa on a Stick

(From King Arthur Flour)

Yields 25 – 36 blocks (Depending on how big you cut them. I got 25 blocks.)

Ingredients

• ½ cup heavy cream
• 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk (1 1/4 cups)
• 3 cups semisweet chocolate (chopped chocolate bars or chips)
• 3/4 cup unsweetened baking chocolate
• wooden sticks (I used coffee stir sticks)

Love the idea of a small, mountain wedding?

Golden Horseshoe Inn is a historic Virginia wedding venue in the Blue Ridge Mountains that specializes in boutique size weddings for up to 50 guests and elegant elopements for two.

The inn’s all inclusive elements mean that your officiant, chairs, tables, linens, wedding cake and bridal flowers will be taken care of  – all created and designed to your specifications.

One of the big advantages and sanity savers of a wedding at Golden Horseshoe Inn is having your own personal wedding planner. She will be with you every step of the way, helping you work thru each decision and detail. Your wedding planner will also be there directing the events on your wedding day –setting up decorations, receiving deliveries, welcoming guests, making sure everything falls into place. Having your own wedding planner to rely on, lets you experience your wedding, rather than overseeing it.

Golden Horseshoe Inn can help you design the special touches that make the day uniquely yours, without having to spend a fortune.

Photos Three, Four and Five: Kibler Photography

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Summer weddings often get all the glory, and while they can be beautiful and warm enough to keep you comfortable at an outdoor wedding in a strapless dress, winter weddings are where you get to have all the fun with accessories! Keeping warm may be a necessity for a winter wedding, but it also allows for adorable additions to your wedding day attire. Whether you’re getting married outside, or you just want to take your wedding photos out in the open snow drifts, winter accessories help show the season and are a great way to off set the fanciness of your wedding clothes.