Wedding Trends of 2010

With wedding season here, my efforts have been focused in on finding out what brides of 2010 want for their special day.  Endless research and questioning has lead me to see many trends that these fashion forward women are looking for.  Let's begin by talking about the cake!

The Wedding Cake

Although our economy is in a recession, this doesn't mean you can

not have a beautiful and cost effective piece of confectionary.  We all love the look of fondant, I mean its elegant, beautiful, and you can create anything with this flexible frosting.  But, the downfall to fondant is the taste and the expense.  So, why not create a beautiful cake with buttercream, lower your cost, and still have an elegant cake that people will enjoy with their eyes and their tastebuds.  I have searching local bakeries in Cleveland for cakes that are eye appealing and tastey.  Here are some local companies I recommend in the Cleveland/Akron area that will not break your budget but will also leave your guests loving the it till the last bite.

Create A Cake http://www.ohcakes.com/

From personal experience, these ladies were a pleasure to work with.  I highly recommend their Italian Meringue Frosting, it's light and airy for those of us who do not want a really sugary frosting.  Their lemon filling is wonderful and their cake is always moist.  I have ordered our wedding, one year anniversary, and baby shower cake from this vendor.

Baraona's Bakery http://www.bakerycleveland.com/

If you like canoli's, then you have to try their canoli filling in their cake, this filling is simply amazing.  The bakery is located on Cleveland's near east side in Maple Heights and has been in existince since 1949.  The atmospher within the bakery itself is energetic and you can even sometimes get a glimpse of them working hard on various cakes.

Wedding Colors of 2010

Color and lots of it is the trend for 2010.  Choose monochromatic palettes with bright colors.  The colors of the year are:

Vibrant Colors:  orange, green, yellow, pink

Metallic Colors:  gold, silver, copper, pewter

Black is back as color for 2010

Wine Charms

Well, we were busy at work designing beautiful charms. Here are a few samples of the designs we have created. Soon we will be posting pictures of wine charms with bended wire and shimmery crystals.

I will be posting more samples up by the end of the day...so check back to see what we have in store for this wedding season.

Custom Wine Charms

With wedding season in full gear and brides beginning to look into unique ideas for wedding favors, we at KMJ are at work to create beautiful and unique wine charms.  With in the next week we will be posting picks of some custom pieces we have put together.  Looking for that gift that everyone will use, wine charms are a great and affordable way to tell your guests thank you for attending our wedding.  All of our charms are custom made, however we do have some premade charms available for the bride who is looking for something simple and affordable.  Fill out our Contact KMJ page, and we will gladly send you a form to build your wine charms and then send you out a quote.  The more you order, the deeper the savings.  Below is a sampling of some of the beautiful charms that are readily available along with some Swarvoski Crystals.

We have so many charms and bead colors to choose from, let us

design the perfect wine charm for you.  Wanting to give your bridal party a gorgeous gift set with custom designed etched wine glasses and custom charms, we can design a beautiful gift basket that leaves your bridal party feeling special.  Our ideas are endless, contact KMJ to begin designing the perfect favor or gift for your wedding.

Wedding Season

Wedding season is here!  There is so much that a bride must begin to think about....

What type of invitations should I get?

What is the trend right now in terms of colors?

What kind of unique favors should I give my guests?

What about my programs, table numbers, guest seating charts, etc...where do I begin?

So much to think about and so little time to design and produce.  We at KMJ understand that these little details are stressful, yet these details can make your wedding last in your friends and families minds.  We enjoy taking a theme or color combination and working with our brides and grooms to create a design that is unique to you!  Our invitations are made of the finest papers, with the finest inks, and with such attention to detail. 

Wanting a unique favor for your special day?  Tired of seeing the same favors over and over again?  KMJ Boutique will sit down with each bride and groom and cater to their needs, their tastes, and their budgets.  How about specializing your favors so that you have one for the men at your wedding and one for the women? 

Not only are we great at customizing your wedding favors and stationary, but we also offer customized jewelry and bridal party wear.  All our jewelry is made with Swarvoski crystals to give our brides and bridal party that glimmery touch.  Our prebridal wear (tanks, tees, flower girl shirts, shorts, sweat suits, hats, etc.) comes either silk screened and or we can do Swarvoski rhinestones.  All of our items are customized to our brides.  Let us know what you would like and the colors and we will gladly put together unique and trendy gifts for you and your bridal party.

One last item, we also will customize the bottoms of your shoes with Swarvoski rhinestones.  Want your new last name on them?  How about bridal sayings like, "I Do", or "Just Married."  The possibilities are endless. 

Here are some random ideas that we at KMJ have used for our brides.