weekly scarlett: 24

I'm so in love with our weekly photo shoots with Scarlett. This week turned out my FAVORITE week so far! She was just in an adorable mood and I only had to take 28 frames, which is way less than I usually snap!


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You can see all of Scarlett's weekly photos here on my Flickr page.

I can't believe we're already at 24. Pretty soon we'll be half way to a year. CRAZY.

Hope this photo makes you smile. It sure brought some joy to my day! Have a good one!!

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How To Write Romantic Wedding Vows

Many things will happen on that day, but you will always cherish the symbolism of your wedding vows. You should choose the words that you will say to your love on that special day carefully. They should be full of love and express every loving moment that you have shared with your soon to be spouse.





1.First, be certain to do this when you can be alone. You won't want others to disturb you, so ensure that you can have some privacy.

2.Get a paper and a pen or pencil.

3.Write down all the keywords of your feelings towards your partner. Include some romantic phrases and poetry to highlight love, care, and understanding in your relationship.

4.Write the times when you laughed so hard, you cried, or when she/he was there for you, or an inside joke, Or your first meet, first kiss, something that you memorable.

5.What makes you decide to marry he/her.

6.Your wishes to your marriage, your love and your determination to your soon to be spouse.

After your wedding, if your vows were especially meaningful to you, type them up, print them on nice paper, and frame them to hang in your house. This way, you will never forget them and you will always be reminded of how special and sacred they are to your marriage. Best wishes!!

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i scrapped today

During my constant, grueling, daily battle to get Scarlett to take a good nap, I distracted myself with a little scrapping.


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And the extra good news is you can snag this WAY CUTE TEMPLATE from Cindy Schneider for FREE on her Facebook page right now!

Just thought I'd share!!

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Favorite Wedding Vows

Groom

I promise to love and care for you and I will try in every way to be worthy of your love.

I will always be honest with you, kind, patient, and forgiving.

I promise to try to be on time.

But most of all, I promise to be a true and loyal friend to you.

I love you.

Bride

I promise to love and care for you and I will try in every way to be worthy of your love.

I will always be honest with you, kind, patient, and forgiving.

I promise to keep a sense of humor.

But most of all, I promise to be a true and loyal friend to you.

I love you.





Groom

I love you for your beauty, your intelligence, your kindness...and for the way you always know how to make me feel so special. So on top of all the other vows that I will make to you on our wedding day, I also vow to always appreciate how lucky I am to have someone who makes me feel the way you do and to continue to try as hard as I can to make you feel as special as you make me feel, forever and ever.

Bride

You have been my best friend, mentor, playmate, confidant, and my greatest challenge. But most importantly, you are the love of my life and you make me happier than I could ever imagine and more loved than I ever thought possible.... You have made me a better person as our love for one another is reflected in the way I live my life. So I am truly blessed to be a part of your life, which as of today becomes our life together.

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guest britt girls contest winners

Oh my goodness people. You did NOT make this easy on me!! It was REALLY hard to pick my winners. SO HARD in fact that I doubled the number of winners from 2 to 4!! So . . . without further ado . . . the winners are:

Guest Britt Girls for Sept. & Oct. 2011:

Roxxygerlie


camijo


Guest Britt Girls for Nov. & Dec. 2011:

kathleena


stanworth



So, ladies, if you're a winner, email me and we'll get you all set up for your guest spot!! Congrats!

And thank you to alllll 42 entries! You are all amazing and I LOVED seeing everyone's anniversary pages. It made my own 1st Anniversary so much fun!!

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2012 Trend: Short Wedding Dresses

If you wish to look really stylish and courageous on your wedding the best option is to go for a short wedding dress. Short wedding dresses are really beautiful and attractive. These short wedding dresses 2012 are far more comfortable and is very easy to handle too. Long gowns having lots of layers or trains are pretty difficult for brides to handle. You can get a large number of designs to choose from short wedding dresses 2012 for most salons provide with these. Most brides prefer this kind of dress to make their wedding comfortable and simple yet stylish.

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choo choo

It's blog train time boys and girls! And boy do we have a sweet one for ya today. At every stop pick up your FREE 12x12 Quickpage!! All of these Quickpages were created using my new Grab Bag! Here's the one I have for ya!!


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Your next stop on the blog train is Melissa's Blog!

Here's the full list of stops in case you get lost along the way:

1) Britt
2) Melissa
3) Christy
4) Tanya
5) Kendall
6) Kim
7) Kat
8) Kelsy
9) Heather

HAVE FUN!!

And don't forget about the chat this morning!! It starts at 9:00 am at the MouseScrappers chat room. See you soon!!

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you might just win . . .

Alrighty folks - are you having fun with the 1st Anniversary sale so far? I sure hope so!!

I'm here to announce a SUPER EXCITING contest!!!

How to Enter: Scrap a LO about some sort of anniversary. A birthday, a wedding anniversary, any type of anniversary at all. Use a majority of Britt-ish Designs products (It needs to be OBVIOUSLY Britt-ish Designs).

Post your LO in the "Challenges" gallery at the Britt-ish Designs' gallery. Entries need to be in by midnight Sunday night (Aug. 28). Leave some comments and love for other challenge entries (cuz we all love comments!!).

I'll pick my TWO FAVORITE layouts and those scrappers will win a BIG PRIZE!

What's the big prize?!

A TWO-MONTH GUEST SPOT AS A BRITT GIRL!!!!!

I'll announce the two winners on Monday Aug. 29th!

To get those creative juices flowin', here are a few anniversary/birthday/etc layouts from my amazing Britt Girls (click all layouts for credits).







What are you waiting for!?! Get to scrapping! Enter your best work!! You might just win a spot as a Guest Britt Girl!

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Romantic Wedding Ideas

A romantic wedding must be every bride’s dream, yet do you know how to do? I have some good ideas to share with you.

First, Wedding Color, pink, white and silver is the most common choice, also, some other color like dark red, light pink or rose pink will be great. Second, Rosy Champagne, Pink can be the main role for romantic ceremony, and get ready some pink food, such as hogget or salmon, it will be better if you could surprise the guests with rosy champagne. Candles. You can put the candles in a bottle to create a great décor, or for the outdoor wedding, wrapping some small candles with glass ball, all these can be great choice for romantic ceremony.Dining table. Prepare a warm colored table cloth and then put some delicate décor on the each napkin, and the last step is to get ready some pink flowers, such as rose, orchid and tulip.Special Memoir. Write your love romance on the cards and put them before the guests so as to share the romance with your friends and relatives.Guests Blessing. To make your big day more unforgettable, you can invite your guest to write blessing.

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happy 1st anniversary to me!

It's my 1st Anniversary of BrittishDesigns.com!! I can't believe its been a whole year already! Wow. Time really does fly when you're having fun, doesn't it? But let the celebration begin!!



Yep! My entire shop is 30% off this weekend only (excludes the grab bag and bundles).

I have a very special, very magical, grab bag in the shop!

"It's a Magical Grab Bag"



The grab bag will only be available until Thursday Sept. 1st. So you make sure you grab it before then! After that the products will all go in the store at full price.

Now, I'm definitely giving away too much about what's in the grab bag by posting these layouts, but oh well!! Here's what I scrapped!



And check out what my fabulous Britt Girls created . . .



And speaking of Britt Girls . . . make sure to check back later this morning for an exciting announcement! (tee hee - I'm such a tease, huh?)

Until later today, have fun shopping!!!

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come chat with me

I'm hosting a little scrap chat on Saturday morning. So come in your slippers and PJs and let's chat!!



MouseScrappers was gracious enough to let me borrow their chat room, so I'll see you there Saturday morning at 9:00 am Mountain Time. (That's 8:00 am Pacific, 10:00 am Central, 11:00 am Eastern). Just enter whatever username you want to chat with and click sign in. You don't even have to be a registered MouseScrapper.

See you tomorrow when the anniversary fun begins! I'll be releasing my grab bag (WAIT 'TIL YOU SEE IT!!!) and I have a super fun announcement/contest to tell you about!! Trust me, you won't want to miss this.

See ya tomorrow!

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Vera Wang Spring 2012 Bridal Show

As what I said in last post, Vera Wang is the leader in the wedding dresses world. After the Vera Wang Spring 2012 Bridal Show, all business and manufacturer will have a lot of work to do, fallowing the fashion style that Vera Wang brings to us, then the genuine and fake Vera Wang wedding dresses will appear successively. It will be a hard work to avoid the fake, so we should pay more attention to the show and the http://www.verawang.com/ and try to get more information.

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fun fun this weekend!!

Guess what!? This weekend BrittishDesigns.com is celebrating our 1-Year anniversary! (Can you believe its been a whole year already?) And I'm throwing a weekend-long par-tay!



I'll be back tomorrow with more details. But plan on spending a little time with me over the weekend, shopping, scrapping and chatting!

ta ta for now

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Vera Wang Wedding Dresses 2012

When talking about wedding dresses 2012, we must refer to the lace wedding dresses, but when we talking about fashion wedding dresses, we should start from the Vera Wang Wedding Dresses first. As we all know, Vera Wang Wedding Dresses is the leader in the beautiful wedding dresses market and the fashion world.





Vera Wang Wedding Dresses are available at her flagship bridal salon, better bridal salons, and department stores such as Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Barney's. Check out VeraWang.com for a store locater and more information.

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Famous Lace Wedding Dress Designers UK

Alan Hannah has been one of the UK's most prominent bridalwear designers since 1990 creating modern and iconic attire to suit a range of clients. By 1990 Marguerite had teamed up with future husband Alan who was already in the Bridal industry. Marguerite produced a new collection of designer bridal gowns for the Alan Hannah label, which were exhibited at the British Bridal Exhibition. In 1995, Marguerite won the first of eight British Bridal Awards presented by Cond Nast Brides in the UK. 2002 saw Marguerite winning the Retail Bridal Association's designer of the year award, which she also won in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006, and in 2007. Recognised worldwide as a leader in their field, Alan Hannah dresses can be found in boutiques as far away as the USA and Japan, yet still continue to be lovingly created in their London headquarters.

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How to Choose Wedding Dresses Accessories

When deciding on your wedding accessories, it really is crucial to 1st consider the style of your wedding dress. Fur wraps tend to be complete of winter implication! A bridal dress, simply gorgeous, is not the only factor the bride will have to wear on her huge day.





When looking for the perfect jewelry to complement your wedding gown, take into consideration the cut and embelishments of your dress. A high cut may be more appropriate for a very simple, single or double strand necklace.

If you wear an ornate tiara, you may want to skip a necklace all together and focus on a pretty pair of earrings and a bracelet. A low cut gown or dress that is sleeveless, allows for more space on your chest and arms that may be decorated with an ornate necklace, earrings and bracelet. A single or double strand crystal and or pearl necklace, with or without matching, or well coordinated earrings would be the perfect companion to a gown that has a very large pattern with sequins and pearls, as would a crystal and or a pearl pendant on a silver or gold chain. If yours is a very simple dress or gown with the only accents being in the cut and styling of the fabric you may consider more elaborate jewelry. Once you decide of your preference, make sure that your jewelry as well as your tiara or other hair accessories coordinate.





Winter Wedding Gowns - Warm Accessories Be prepared to be comfortable and fashionable outside and inside by wearing the wedding dress of your dreams and using one or more of these accessories to keep warm.If you wear a Xmas dresses, you will need Gloves, Wraps, Veils and special Shoes. Strappy shoes or scandals, while nicely-liked by a lot of brides, aren’t an choice for any winter or Xmas wedding. Instead, pick close-toed wedding shoes or even boots trimmed with fur which have sufficient support as effectively as stability to deal with possibly slippery surfaces.



Accessories should also be able to be repurposed. Unlike furniture, however, they do not have to be user friendly. Rugs, artwork, vases, draperies and the like are objects with which you may be your most creative.

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Friday Show Offs

It's time for another round of Show Offs!! Enjoy this slideshow. These are all amazing pages!

All of my wonderful Show Offs this week are getting a coupon code good for one free Date Element in my shop. Watch your email inboxes, ladies!

If you'd like to be a Show Off and get prizes, too just read this post to find out how its done.

Have a spectacular weekend!

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Creat a Very Different Wedding

I always think that every girl should have a unique and memorable wedding but almost brides these days wear white dresses. The wedding dresses in off-white, ivory or even blush shades are perfectly acceptable to do something completely different and opt for a gown that's a color you love. You can also add a dash of color to your bridal look by wearing a colorful shrug, bolero or satin belt or choose colorful wedding dresses after the ceremony, just be yourself and show others a unique and special bride.





Traditionally,the bride's parents' names were usually printed at the top of the invitation. These days, though, you should feel free to put your parents' and his parents' names anywhere you want on the invite. Or, if you're both paying for the wedding yourselves, you can also opt to leave them off altogether. You may just want to check with your parents first to make sure they won't be upset if you choose a modern style.

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Wedding Flower Types

No matter how many different kinds of exotic blooms flood the floral shops, one flower always stands out as a favorite: the rose. The iconic power of roses is indisputable. Roses are classic, beautiful, meaningful, and romantic.





This graceful cascade combines Dutch roses with velvet blossoms and leaves in warm shades.Vintage StyleRound white nosegays with long ribbons (below) were popular a century ago.





An ethereal bouquet gets its elegance from fluttery sweet peas and emerald-striped lady's slipper orchids, bundled together with white satin ribbon.





A bouquet woven from phalaenopsis orchids is trimmed with stephanotis that flow to the ground.

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