Congrats to Isola Bella!

As you know, I love me some Isola Bella. I just found out they are being featured in the Spring/Summer issues of WELL WED magazines in the Hamptons, New York, Cape Cod + Nantucket + Martha's Vineyard and Vermont Vows!

Congrats from Island Bliss Weddings!

I heart Isola Bella....

I discovered Isola Bella at a little shop in Red Hook, St. Thomas called Home Again probably a year or two ago. I loved the simplicity of their designs, the clean & modern feel of their products. My first purchase was this throw pillow that lived on my bed (when it was made) for awhile before moving to my office chair recently.



September 2010, my husband and I went to Vegas for a wedding conference and my in-laws came to stay at our house to watch our little girls. I hurried back to Home Again and purchased these canvas prints to hang above our what was once empty wall space above our bed. I thought it made our room look a little more "adult-like" to impress the in-laws. =)



I didn't show you the rest of the bed on purpose...it's currently piled high with two loads of laundry that need to be folded and put away.

Anyhoo...I've become fans of Isola Bella on Facebook (you should too!) and have been watching some fabulous products pop up. I couldn't help but think that some of these items would be perfect for our weddings - OH - and I forgot to mention - the artist is LOCAL! I love when brides give local gifts to their guests - you can't beat that! So I got in touch with Gina, the fabulous owner over there, and purchased some items that I thought would be great for destination weddings.

First up...these little wooden post cards. I am obviously very partial to seahorses so I just loved these:



I haven't tested it yet but I'm hoping to send one to my best friend up in DC and see how it holds up in the mail. Don't you think this would make a fabulous Save the Date?? I gave one to my bride last week and the photographer used it in her blog post about the wedding - clock on wedding to be taken there (thanks Elisha!).

But wait...there's more! Check out these wine totes. In the interests of keeping it local, why not swap out wine for a bottle of local Cruzan rum??



They come in all kinds of styles (just like the other products):



I think the bottle of rum is a great idea for guests that are staying on the island...but it may not work well for ship passengers (they won't be allowed to bring it back on the ship) but a large bottle of water, a bag of chips or pretzels, a shopping/tour guide, maybe some sun screen...that would fill up the bag nicely and make a great gift to give to guests. How perfect is the anchor for a ship wedding though?

Isola Bella also has smaller gift totes (and larger ones too!):



These little gift tags are cute to add to just about anything:



If you'd like to order any of these products or any other of Isola Bella's great products - just let me know!

A little something blue.

I was shopping last week in Red Hook in one of my favorite little home stores (Home Again, they have so much stuff to look at, it could easily take over an hour to see everything). They are also one of the few distributors of Isola Bella Designs. I know I have blogged about them before as they have great gift bags, wine bottle bags, home decor, etc. (check them out at www.shop.isolabellashop.com).

Had lots of fun shopping around, but I stopped dead in my tracks when I saw this:



How gorgeous and perfect is it for a destination bride on her wedding day?? It even said "Bridal Handkerchiefs" on the sign! And they are only $10. I bought one and contemplated buying two...two little girls at home that will perhaps grow up to be brides one day...but decided against that (how many years will it be stored in my junk drawer if I wait for that to happen??). So now I'm trying to figure out what to do with the one that I bought....a blog giveaway perhaps? Any ideas?