I'm back & MARRIED!!!

WOW! Has it really been this long since the last time I posted? OH-EM-GEE! Bad Jaryce! Bad Jaryce. I do apologize for my absence and hope to be a better blogger starting today. I have some great and exciting pictures to show you. Although, I have yet to receive my professional wedding pics, I have decided to catch you up from where I left off =)

MY BRIDAL SHOWER!!

This day was a perfect day! Beautiful weather, delicious food and wonder girls. We decided to have a garden tea party at my Godmothers house.

As you entered the house, every guest was greeted by my very own DIY moss letters.

Our table settings were just right. It set the mood for a girlie time.

We set the table with floor length white table linens and topped it off with a chocolate brown satin overlay. Each place setting included a luncheon plate, saucer, silverware, glass goblet, champagne flute and a tea cup of course. Oh, and we can't forget about the lovely pink linen napkin adorning each plate =)

One of my favorite details were my favors!! Truly from the heart... I created the perfect gift for the perfect garden tea party. And what better way to thank them other than giving them a potted flowers =)

I personalized each pot with a hand written Thank You note =)

The dessert table is one of my all time favs. I was able to have all my favorite sweets all on one table. To say the least, I was definitely not on my diet. hehe

We were graced by my favorite chocolate candies: Truffles, Almond Rochas, Ferrero Rochers

On the same side of the table, you cold also find mini cheese cakes, chocolate & almond biscottis and the cutest tea cookies that my lovely cousin Marie brought =)

In the center of the table is what I like to call my carb-attack! Absolutely sinful! We were blessed the best Madelaine cookies, mini brownies and mini cinarolls.

And last but not least, my very own creation.... THE CUPCAKE DISPLAY!

I ordered the chocolate cupcakes with pink frosting from a local grocery store. The pretty little wrappers were purchased from Save On Crafts and the cutie little pearled toppings were from my "future" favorite home store, Williams Sonoma.

ooohhhh. ahhhhhh.

We decided to keep the food light and delicate, being that it was 80 degrees out. So we decided to serve croissant sandwiches, Swedish meatballs, cheese assortment, quiche, pot

ato & macaroni salad and out beautiful fruit bouquet from edible arrangements.

Our beverage station contained of 4 different types of beverages. Ice tea, lemonade, water and of course, hot tea.

We also served red and white wine. Each bottle was personalized a pretty little label.

We wanted to impact the pool with floating lily pads, but they all seemed to migrate to one side of the pool =(

Another cool detail was my ENORMOUS DIY moss letter. The N represents my new last name.

Oh, and did I mention? It was not only a garden tea party, but everyone was required to wear a hat! YAY! Look how much fun we had!

I hope you enjoyed the pics as much as I was partying in them!

In my next post, I will tell you all about my crazy & wild BACHELORETTE partay! HEEEEY! ;)

DIY Moss Letters!!!

For those of you who aren't aware, I am being thrown the best bridal shower ever. And what better way to celebrate a bridal shower other than a having a GARDEN TEA PARTY! Yay!

I thought moss letters would be a perfect addition and decided to take up this crazy DIY project!

I purchased ENORMOUS letters {monogram style} from Mr. Woody {a seller on etsy of course!}. I had all 3 letters custom sized. The "J" and "R" stands 18 inches tall as the "N" stands a whopping 28 inches. haha. {a little overboard can ya say?}

I purchased the vibrant green sheet moss from Natural Green Moss Products via eBay. I chose "sheet moss" because it is easier to work with and finished the letters with a more clean and even look as oppose to using loose moss.

All that was left to do was to cut by size...

and glue the sheet moss to the wooden letter.

{using a glue gun is the best method for this project}

After about 2 hours of perfecting my moss gluing mojo, I was very, very please with the outcome!

Ta-Dah!!

And there ya have it! Easy, breezy, beautiful moss covered letters!

Not your ordinary Cupcake!

OH-EM-GEE! I just can't get enough of these!!

You can purchase these here.

and for $24.99, I'd be a happy camper to display like so

Click here to purchase this 3 tiered serving plate set

And the best thing about purchasing these cake stands is that I can use it afterwards! =)

These items would make a perfect rendition to my garden tea party themed bridal party. Granted, they're a little on the pricey side pushing at 85 cent a piece, however, my love for these laser-cut cupcake wrappers are growing each day.

If you've been following this blog, you'd know me by now. And if I love it, I need it.

So this is what I am thinking. If I purchase 4 dozen cupcake wrappers at 85 cents a piece, I will be charged $40.80. But next is shipping and that roughly comes out to $11.30 which brings me to a total of $52.10. AND if I get the 3 tiered cake stand, I'd have to tack on an additional $33 {including tax}. So how much would it cost me for an "Oh So Beautiful" cupcake display?

Drum Roll Please......

$85.10

And this doesn't even include the actual cupcakes! HA!

So tell me my fellow bloggers, is this worth it to you? Would you get it?

Hmmmmmm, what do you think? Should I splurge?

I love MY BIG FAT JUGS!!

hehehe, did I get your attention? lol

So, months ago I came across these pictures

and knew right then and there, THESE would be perfect for my bridal shower aka my little garden tea party!

So after months of making a mental note of this, I randomly came across these juice jugs from Bed Bath and Beyond for only $19.99 each. Not a bad price since I'll be reusing these babies for future parties we'd be hosting ;) After a few minutes of debating {and when I say a few minutes, I mean a few seconds!} I decided to get them! 3 of em!

The jugs are approximately 14 inches high and the stand alone gives it an additional 9 inches in height.

After much thought, I came to the conclusion that these jugs just couldn't be alone. They needed some company. Some "pretty" company. So why not use my pretty little coffee pot?

and next to it, I'll display sugar cubes like so.... {this will be a simple DIY project by using sugar frosting to recreate the rose effect}}

And with all of the above, I believe I will have the perfect beverage bar for my bridal shower!

What do you think?

If you're interested in purchasing the above juice jugs, there are described as the Del Sol 6-Quart Cold Beverage Dispenser with Stand. Check em out here.