A very unique & lovely guestbook...

I know I talk a lot about Isola Bella Designs, but it looks like some of you listen! Check out the guest book that a bride recently used at her wedding:

My bride ordered  a customized canvas from Isola Bella and we used brown Sharpies for guests to sign the canvas this. I really loved this idea! But not as much as I loved the brides purse - loved it so much I had to take a picture of it - you know I love the seahorses!

I'll have to head over to Etsy to see if I can find this...and then come up with a fancy dinner out that I'll have to make my husband take me to!

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!

If only I had 1/2 a bottle of wine...

I was scrolling through Facebook today as I was awaiting a group to arrive from the Freedom of the Seas for their Lindquist Beach wedding...and I stumbled upon this photo from Isola Bella:

My eyes may have popped out of my head a little bit. I love, love, love this. I mean, how cute can it be? I have a slight obsession with wine bottle stoppers (and salt & pepper shakers but no need to go there today). Unfortunately, there never seems to be a bottle of wine sitting around my house that needs to be corked - those puppies are usually finished shortly after they are opened! =) I think these would make fabulous bridal party gifts though.

I also received an email from Isola Bella yesterday introducing their newest St. John based design. If you have ever been to St. John, then you are already familiar with the infamous petroglyph symbol (when I first saw it, I thought it looked a lot like an outline of a dog nostril - which still made sense to me because St John is so dog friendly!). These would make a fabulous favor for your guests, just take a peak at the second photo for an idea on how to present them to guests.

And guess what?! This weekend they are having a sale! You can take 10% off your online purchases by entering the code SUNNYDAYS. It is this weekend only - Friday through Sunday. Shop away! OH!! And best of all...if you want to order anything specifically for your wedding, let Gina know that you are an Island Bliss Bride. I can pick up the order for you and hold it until your wedding day - no shipping fees!

(Disclaimer: Isola Bella does not pay me or even ask for me to promote their items - I just really love their stuff and think the items make great island favors for your guests!)

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!