Something Blue: Details
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Blue Parrot
This fun, bright drink is as unexpected as the bird of its name at your wedding, but it can also serve a traditional role as your something blue.
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Blueprint Martini
A drink that can easily be dressed up or down, the Blueprint martini takes the crystal-clear, life-affirming qualities of vodka and adds what we choose to view as the antioxidant properties of the blueberry. The result: a late-night nectar that tastes good and at least sounds good for you -- whether it is or not.
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Photography: Johnny Miller3 of 12
Homespun Lanterns
Lanterns made of vintage Mason jars clad in ribbons of whatever color you choose exude homespun charm. Use them to illuminate walkways or arrange on a table with place cards or cocktails. (Beware: Jars get very hot.) To prevent sticking, fill vessels with 1/8 inch of water before setting votive candles inside.
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Personalized Guestbook
A guest book is made for personal notes -- why not personalize the outside, too? Buy a cloth-covered unlined journal, or have one made with your own fabric.
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Blue Seaters
Here's a seating directory that's a blue-ribbon winner. We chose envelopes in various hues, and then mixed and matched ink and ribbon colors. Inside are cards with calligraphed table numbers.
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Nesting Instinct
Paper birds keep watch over egg-shape chocolates with these blue favors.
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Precious Favors
Add sparkle to your reception tables by decorating each place setting with metallic nets filled with foil-wrapped chocolate dragees. The parcels are tied at either end with blue ribbon.
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Color Cues
A robin's egg, transferware china, and other objects offer color cues. A beribboned cornflower bag holds a favor.
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Give a vintage bride and groom a new base, add a little blue paper, and call it your own. The most familiar topper becomes uniquely yours when embellished. We gave this classic couple a molded clay dais that was inspired by the intricate sugar-spun fretwork adorning toppers of earlier eras. (Vintage figurines have a lot of character, and they're easy to find at flea markets and online auctions.)
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A Sweet Idea
The simplest touch of blue can ward off bad luck: Made of white chocolate by Christopher Norman Chocolates, these nibbles are displayed in miniature striped blue-and-white paper cups and set out on white china. As an alternative to a dessert buffet, the caterer could set a plate of the chocolates at each reception table.
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Creative Send-Offs
Let guests fete the happy couple with a color-coordinated send-off. The supplies can be handed out before the ceremony or set out at the reception.
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Monogram Floral Wreath
A wreath of blue hydrangeas framing one magnificent initial adorns a tree.
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