Good Things: Winter 2009

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Make a Statement
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Make a Statement

Many brides save their bouquets, but dried flowers can look a tad Miss Havisham. Instead, turn the ribbon used for the stems into a keepsake by having your vows printed on it.

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Read It and Weep
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Read It and Weep

Guests prone to waterworks at weddings could use one of these: a ceremony program that doubles as a tissue cache.

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Text(iles) Message
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Text(iles) Message

Here's the secret to getting on the Most Stylish list: Keep it simple (use basic invitations) and add one bold twist (embellish with fabric, for instance).

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Spinning Magic
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Spinning Magic

Bring out the kid in your guests with a confectionary classic. To take cotton candy from state fair to wedding-worthy, have your caterer match the frothy spun sugar to your palette.

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Passion Fruit
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Passion Fruit

If love is like a rose, then these mango tartlets resembling the romantic blooms are truly the food of love -- minus the thorns.

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Veggie Bites
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Veggie Bites

Think of it as a gift that doesn't need to be unwrapped: small slivers of vegetables usually found on a crudite platter, tied with an edible ribbon.

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Sophisticated Stripes
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Sophisticated Stripes

This modern nod to luminarias -- paper bags with votives inside -- updates the look with chic stripes printed onto vellum and wrapped around straight-sided square glass vases.

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Taming of the Shoe
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Taming of the Shoe

Brides-to-be have a new reason to kick up their heels. Known for her winsomely feminine dresses and shoes, New York City-based designer Lela Rose has found a way to make her high-end creations accessible in this less-than-stellar economy: She's launching a line of wedding heels and flats with Payless this February.

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Custom Makeup
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Custom Makeup

Is the pink on that perfume label your perfect shade of rouge? Then send a photograph or other representation of the color you love to Three Custom Color Specialists, and they'll blend an eye-shadow, blush, or lipstick just for you.

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Extreme Cakeover
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Extreme Cakeover

Pretty fabric butterflies transform a plain-Jane cake into a marvelous tiered wonder -- and there's nary a pastry tip in sight.

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Play Peekaboo
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Play Peekaboo

Give a glimpse of the favors inside with monogram-punched boxes.

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Rings True
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Rings True

You're not the type to have a closet full of neutrals. Wouldn't it be great if your engagement ring reflected your penchant for color? Shown here: Yellow radiant 3.03 carat, Beaudry.

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Rings True
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Rings True

Yellow "kotlar cushion" 4.75 carat, Harry Kotlar & Co.

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Rings True
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Rings True

Pink cushion 11.84 carat, De Beers, $18 million.

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Rings True

Yellow 10.09 carat, Christopher Designs.

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Rings True

Yellow radiant 2.46 carat, Simon G, $30,590.

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Rings True
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Rings True

Pear-shaped purple-pink 3.49 carat, Leviev.

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Rings True
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Rings True

Yellow emerald-cut 9.82 carat, Harry Winston.

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Rings True
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Rings True

Pink cushion, Tiffany & Co., $2.6 million.

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Rings True
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Rings True

Fidelity collection 0.74 carat pink, Kwiat, $13,700, 212-725-7777.

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Fresh-Cut Flowers
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Fresh-Cut Flowers

Instead of abandoning your centerpieces to an uncertain post-party fate, encourage guests to tote them home -- they wanted to anyway -- by setting out centerpieces that double as favors.

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Good Things: Winter 2009

Make a Statement

Read It and Weep

Text(iles) Message

Spinning Magic

Passion Fruit

Veggie Bites

Sophisticated Stripes

Taming of the Shoe

Custom Makeup

Extreme Cakeover

Play Peekaboo

Rings True

Rings True

Rings True

Rings True

Rings True

Rings True

Rings True

Rings True

Rings True

Fresh-Cut Flowers

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