Our Help for Haiti Event Begins Today!!!

Our shop is officially open for business!! Please take a minute and visit http://EtsyWedTeam.etsy.com to view all of the wonderful items that our team members have donated to help raise money for the people for Haiti.

Coco from http://handmadenews.org wrote an awesome article about this event. Please click on the photo below to check it out, and give a thumbs up!! If you have the time, blog about this event, tweet it, facebook it, do whatever you can to help us get the word out, we would really appreciate it!

Wedding Stamp & Starfish Hair Pins Giveaway Winners!

Congrats to
Jbride who said...
My favorite item from Purple Lemon Design's Etsy shop is the Medium Wedding Monogram Address Stamp!

You have won
From Purple Lemon Designs, a medium 1.5x1.5 inch custom wedding stamp.


Congrats to
Ashley @ Bride on a Budget who said...
I like the sand dollar hair pins from shellscape.

You have won
From Shell Scapes, Crystal Stars - Starfish Hair Pins



Please respond to the email that you have received within 24hrs. Thank you to everyone who entered this giveaway!

The Etsy Wedding Team Helps Haiti

I am very pleased to announce that The Etsy Wedding Team will be running a fund raising event to help raise money for the people of Haiti.

When: Jan 29, 2010 - Feb 12, 2010
Where: http://EtsyWedTeam.etsy.com

Our generous team members have donated various items (wedding & non-wedding) which will be listed for sale in The Etsy Wedding Team shop beginning this Friday Jan 29th.

All proceeds from sales less etsy & paypal fees will be donated to The American Red Cross Haiti Relief and Developement.

We would really appreciate it if our loyal blog readers would help spread the word about this event so that it can be a major success!! Post this message on your blog, re-tweet, tell your friends and familiy members, whatever you can do to help this cause we would appreciate.

Thank you for reading, and we'll see you Friday!

Handmade Beach Wedding Bridal Fashion

A beach wedding, like any theme wedding, can give you a chance to express yourself through your design choices. And your aisle style is probably the biggest signal of your personal style.

Here are 5 handmade design ideas for the beach bride, from head to toe:

Think tropical. Tropical flowers, plant life and birds can be an interesting addition to your theme design…and your bridal wear. Here plumeria flowers are the inspiration for these lovely hair pieces. {handmade by www.heartinhawaii.etsy.com}


Light and airy. Formal or casual, a beach wedding often has a “less is more” feel. But that doesn’t mean you necessarily have to go without. Just think lighter, and in theme. This pearl hair piece, for instance, gives you the presence of a tiara, just lighter. {handmade by www.Handwired.etsy.com}


Beyond shells. Mixing shells designs with other beach inspiration, like the water, will give you a fuller wedding design. These freshwater pearls evoke the theme in a subtle way. {handmade by www.WeddingJewels.etsy.com}


Theme floral. For a fuller theme, look to add tropical flowers or beach elements to your bouquet. Here fabric and shells form a “forever bouquet”, that will last beyond your wedding. {handmade by www.hairbowswonderworld.etsy.com}



Don’t forget your feet. Yes, it can be difficult to get heels on the sand. So if you are looking for sandals, make them beachy with an appropriate accessory like this starfish clip. Another alternative is to go barefoot with beautiful jewel “beach sandals”. {handmade by www.ShellScapes.etsy.com}

For more beach wedding inspiration, browse the Etsy Wedding Team members on the left.

Custom Wedding Stamp & Starfish Hair Pins Giveaway!

Our winter giveaways continue with new items from our team members.








First up from Purple Lemon Designs, a medium 1.5x1.5 inch custom wedding stamp.



And from Shell Scapes, Crystal Stars - Starfish Hair Pins.



To enter the giveaway you can complete any of the following tasks. Please leave your contact email address in your comment(s) so that we can notify you if you are a winner. Completing multiple tasks will get you multiple entries into the giveaway.

IMPORTANT
Each task must be added as separate comment in order to count as an additional entry. If you do not leave an email address your entry will be disqualified.

1. Follow the Etsy Wedding Team Blog by using the google friend connect tool.
2. Follow us on twitter http://twitter.com/etsyweddingteam
3. Tweet about this giveaway and leave a comment with the link to your tweet
4. Follow Purple Lemon Designs on twitter http://twitter.com/purplelemon
5. Follow Shell Scapes on twitter http://twitter.com/shellscapes
6. Post our giveaway button located on the right sidebar of this blog on your blog and leave your blog address for verification.
7. Tell us your favorite item from Purple Lemon Design's Etsy shop.
8. Tell us your favorite item from Shell Scapes Etsy Shop.
9. Add us as a friend on myspace http://myspace.com/etsyweddingstreetteam
10. Become a fan of the EWT on facebook http://facebook.com/etsyweddingteam
11. Become a fan of Purple Lemon Designs on facebook http://www.facebook.com/purplelemondesigns

Hurry and enter, This giveaway will expire 01/27/10 @ 6:00pm EST.




good luck!

Last weeks giveaway winners!!

Congrats to
Maria who said...
i'm a follower!

You have won
From Megan Hamilton, receive a beautiful custom designed sketch of your wedding gown from this talented artist.


Congrats to
Kelly McKinney who said...
I am a fan of etsy wedding team on FB!

You have won
From DK Designs, Your choice of either a peony or large rose cake flower valued at $50!



Please respond to the email that you have received within 24hrs. Thank you to everyone who entered this giveaway!

Item of the day: One of a kind vintage hair comb from Romancing The Bling

Today's item of the day is a OOAK (one of a kind) Vintage Rhinestone Hair Comb from Romancing The Bling. The seller describes this piece as "A One of a Kind Heirloom piece of hair jewelry to be enjoyed and handed down through your family."

This piece is both beautiful and multifunctional as it serves as a hair piece, and as your something blue for your big day.



For more info on this piece please visit http://RomancingTheBling.etsy.com

Handmade Wedding Style Ideas for the Modern Bride

Influenced by current styles and options, modern weddings can be nontraditional, sleek and fashionable. Here are 5 ideas from the Etsy Wedding Team to create a modern style wedding using handmade touches.
Structural Embellishments. In addition putting to embellishments onto a design, modern style also uses embellishments that are part of how the item is made for a very high-end, unique look. For example, in this wedding gown much of the stunning design comes from folds that are part of the dress. {handmade by www.bellinabridal.etsy.com}


New Functions. Modern style takes a fresh look at what we use and how. In this example the ring pillow is transformed into a handmade ring tray that you can use in your home after the ceremony. {handmade by www.dawndalto.etsy.com}


Geometric Patterns. Use them light or bold, either way geometric patterns read very modern. And they are not just for your stationery design, table settings and fabric, such as this purse can have geometric pattern too. {handmade by www.thesocialseam.etsy.com}


Nontraditional Choices. For modern style in your stationery, look for nontraditional layout, font and embellishment choices. Different formats, such as three-dimensional pieces, or different shapes have a modern feel too. {handmade by www.DesignCircus.etsy.com}


Simple, Clean Design. The hallmark of modern design is simplicity. That can mean simple shapes or simple adornment, or both. {handmade by www.tenstoreylovesong.etsy.com}

For more modern wedding ideas, browse the Etsy Wedding Team members on the left.

Custom gown sketch & Cake Flower Giveaway!

The Etsy Wedding Team is back with our new Winter Giveaways!! Each week we will give away goodies from our oh so talented team members. All you have to do is follow the instructions below to have a chance at winning your piece of the pie from the Etsy Wedding Team!






First up from Megan Hamilton, receive a beautiful custom designed sketch of your wedding gown from this talented artist.



And from DK Designs, Your choice of either a peony or large rose cake flower valued at $50!



To enter the giveaway you can complete any of the following tasks. Please leave your contact email address in your comment(s) so that we can notify you if you are a winner. Completing multiple tasks will get you multiple entries into the giveaway.

IMPORTANT
Each task must be added as separate comment in order to count as an additional entry. If you do not leave an email address your entry will be disqualified.

1. Follow the Etsy Wedding Team Blog by using the google friend connect tool.
2. Follow us on twitter http://twitter.com/etsyweddingteam
3. Tweet about this giveaway and leave a comment with the link to your tweet
4. Follow Megan Hamilton on twitter http://twitter.com/MHamiltonWed
5. Follow DK Designs on twitter http://twitter.com/dkdesigns
6. Post our giveaway button located on the right sidebar of this blog on your blog and leave your blog address for verification.
7. Tell us your favorite item from meganhamilton's Etsy shop.
8. Tell us your favorite item from DK Design's Etsy Shop.
9. Add us as a friend on myspace http://myspace.com/etsyweddingstreetteam
10. Become a fan of the EWT on facebook http://facebook.com/etsyweddingteam
11. Become a fan of DK Designs on facebook http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=20414614330&ref=ts

Hurry and enter, This giveaway will expire 01/19/10 @ 6:00pm EST.




good luck!

Robbins Egg Blue Treasury!

Thank you Nutfield Weaver for creating this team treasury! Click the photo to access, expires 01/15/10 @ 5:52am.

In the pink of romance treasury!!

Thank you Shell Scapes for creating this team treasury! Click the photo to access, expires, 01/15/10 @ 7:49am.

Made with L.O.V.E. to give them life: An Interview with Heknowsmyname

This weeks interview features one of our newest Etsy Wedding Team Members Kay from Heknowsmyname. Kay is located in New York.

Tell us a little about yourself. I am a fashion designer on the 7th avenue, NYC and also newly married girl.

What special things do you create for weddings?
Bridal Headpiece & Jewerly

Who or what sparked your interest in making wedding-related items?
I'm inspired from my friends, and real brides.

What is a little known fact, or something unique about your work that is interesting?
I love to make something beautiful with meaningless materials.

If you are married, what’s the one thing you wish you had for your wedding that you didn’t?
Nice weather, mine was December.

What is your favorite wedding song?
Our first dance was “A foggy day, in London town” by Michael Bouble

What is your favorite part of the wedding journey?
Of course, Planning!

What advice can you share for all the brides getting married this year?
Cake topper, napkin color, flowers…don’t make you so stressful, that is not important thing. God, you and your fiancé, nothing better, it’s perfect!

What is your perfect honeymoon spot?
Ohau, Hawaii

If you could pick anyone famous that would purchase your items for their wedding, who would they be?
Blair & Serena (Gossip Girl), I have some bling bling headband for them.

If you could choose 1 item from your shop that you wish every bride could have, what would it be?
One of kind Headpiece, it’s rhinestone beaded headband.

Links where we can find out more about your work:
http://Heknowsmyname.etsy.com
I will open my home pg early of this year.

Some RedSpiration!

Featured from Left to Right: mikiye, beadz2pleaz, artisticedition, hairbowswonderworld, yandebridal, arippke, originalsbylynnette, parsi, and invitesbyjen.

These items were found searching etsyweddingteam + red on etsy.

Get a jump start on your wedding planning! Save-The-Date

Happy New Year Everyone!

Wedding season has begun!! This is an exiting time for the Etsy Wedding Team in that we become extremely busy after a slow ending to the year. Many couples become engaged over the holiday season which marks the beginning of the wedding planning process.

Once you have set your date the next item on the list is to send out Save The Dates! Save The Dates are a great way to let your guests know about your upcoming day so that they can make plans ahead of time to attend your event. Save The Dates are especially important for out of town guests so that they can make travel arrangements in advance. If you have many out of town guests be sure to include your hotel block info with your save the dates so that they can lock in their hotel reservations early.

Check out these great Save The Dates from our team members:

Claudia Save The Date Postcard from Green Quince

Ruby Save The Date from Glitzy Events

Punctual - Letterpress Save-the-Date from Maidavale

Custom Save The Date Stamp from Purple Lemon Designs

Find these items and many more by searching save the date + etsyweddingteam on etsy.