25th Wedding Wednesday Celebration!

Today's Wedding Wednesday is extra special - it's our 25th post! At the end of this month, we'll also be celebrating 6 months of Wedding Wednesday inspiration boards! To commemorate this exciting occasion, we wanted to throw a party that everyone would be able to attend, so we are hosting a virtual fête!

As with every Wedding Wednesday, we start each post with an invitation that inspires us. For our celebration we've selected this luxurious navy and aquamarine invitation from FineStationery.com. The envelope liner features a delicate lace circle motif and provides an inspiring palate of beige, white, lavender, sea foam green and multiple hues of blue.

We invite you to join us by creating your very own inspiration board based on this invitation! Then, post it on your own blog and link back to this post or submit to me via email by August 18th. On August 20th, Kati and I will reveal our inspiration boards and share our favorites. And finally, what kind of party would it be without "favors"? We'll be giving away some fabulous prizes - but you'll have to wait until the big day to find out more!

Wedding Wednesday - A Silver Wedding

Welcome to another edition of Wedding Wednesday, where Kati of The Finer Things and I take one invitation and take two unique event interpretations. This week we're planning a wedding focused on this metallic silver fern invitation from FineStationery.com.

- 3 tier white with silver bands wedding cake

- Collection of silver and crystal items for color and texture inspiration

- Simple French-inspired bouquet of hydrangeas, calla lilies, roses and delphiniums tied with a silver organza ribbon

- Silver favor box with crystal adornment [via flickr user littleboxcompany]

- Silver and white reception table decor

- Stunning silver and white china place setting

- Beautiful silver silk dupioni wedding dress by Justin Alexander

- Sparling silver and and white reception decor [via flickr user Floater Ya-Ya]

Head over to The Finer Things for more silver wedding inspiration and see below for a sneak peak of a few of Kati's ideas!

Champagne Anniversary Party

Today's post features a champagne themed anniversary party. Elegant and refined, a glass of champagne is the symbol of celebration. So, what better element to center an anniversary event around? See below for links to my picks for a champagne anniversary party.

(Top to bottom and left to right)
- Cork place card or table number holder
- Displayed bottles of champagne
- Glasses stylishly set out as part of the decor (I love the look of glass in the evening, especially with dim lights and candles)
- Pair of champagne glasses invitation from FineStationery.com
- Centerpiece made with roses, stephanotis, pink glass beads and glass champagne bubbles all arranged in an oversize champagne glass
- Champagne colored place setting with menu card
- Custom monogram wall decor
- Angel cakes make for an elegant non-cake dessert
- Clear round favor containers filled with champagne-flavored gumdrops

My 100th Post!

Today marks an important anniversary for Tastefully Entertaining - my 100th post!! To celebrate, I thought it'd be fun to take a look back and feature some of my favorite event inspiration boards from the last few months. So, check them out and let me know which is your favorite, whether it's an event featured below or a different one entirely!

Thanks for reading Tastefully Entertaining! Here's to the next 100!

Deep Burgundy & Bright Blue Wedding

Black & Pink Cameo Wedding

Pink & Green Shower (Baby or Bridal)
Birthday Dinner in Black

Initial Baby Shower

Bold Brown Floral Wedding

Please click through the title links above each image to see the sourcing and more information on the elements included.