Edible Peacock Wedding Cakes and Cupcake Toppers

Some pretty edible peacock wedding cake and cupcake toppers that I found online. You can view details of where to get them from Edible Peacock Wedding Cake and Cupcake Toppers. 

Ivory and Blush Peacock Wedding Inspiration

The ivory and blush themed peacock wedding is what you should opt for if you want a peacock themed wedding but still you want to keep the colors subtle.

Here's a template from Belle Memorie; you can find the links to all these items at the website.

Also have a look at the Ivory and Blush Peacock Wedding page to get more ideas and supplies. 

Peacock Feather Trendy Necklace - A Cool Accessory to Show Off

You've decided to go for a casual day out with your friends and decide on a simple shirt or tee. But you want to make a style statement as well. How would you do that? Funky accessories are the way to go. You can make even a simple top or outfit stand out by using the right type of accessory. This peacock feather trendy necklace is something that I found which would go well with a casual attire. Team it up with a simple, single-colored dress or top and trousers and you're all set to stand out from the crowd. While using such accessories, it is best to stick to single colored outfits so as not to crowd the entire look. The vibrant colors of the necklace will be lost in case you opt for a multi-colored attire.

Name: HM Fashion Bronze Peacock Feather Long Chain Retro Necklace

Price: $3.37

Buy from: Amazon

Peacock Prom Dresses 2012

A gorgeous looking Peacock prom dress. I love the peacock feather design right at the front and the black backdrop simply and gorgeously accentuates the vibrant colors. Available here at USD 179.

Another beautiful peacock printed dress available here. It is priced at 69 USD. 

Pretty Peacock Wedding Favor Boxes

I came across these exquisite little boxes by Divaentertains and they are an absolute delight. Each box is of size 2 1/4" x 2  1/4". Stock them up with goodies like cookies, candies that will go well with a peacock themed wedding.

You can buy these favor boxes from Divaentertains.

Here are some items you can stuff these boxes up with:

1. Different colored chocolate almonds - For peacock-themed weddings, you might want to use hues of green, blue, gold, silver, purple etc.

2. M&M's - Order personalized M&M's to add that extra special touch.

3. Cute Peacock Favor Magnets

4. Edible Peacock Favor Cookies

5. Tealight Candles

Choosing a Signature Cocktail for Your Wedding

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Plenty of brides and grooms forgo serving alcohol entirely at their wedding because they don’t want to foot the bill for a full bar. There’s a middle ground between a dry wedding and an expensive open bar, though – create a signature cocktail (or two) just for your wedding day. These signature cocktails reflect the bride and groom’s tastes, as well as reduce the bar bill. You can even create your own signature peacock wedding cocktail drink by following these suggestions.

1. Start by selecting one or two types of liquor to use in the drink (or drinks). This keeps costs down because it doesn’t require opening a lot of expensive bottles. Choose a neutral spirit, such as vodka or rum, rather than one that might alienate some guests such as gin or tequila.

2. The next step is coming up with a cocktail that reflects you as a couple, whether it’s the beverage the two of you sipped the night he proposed or a classic drink that you have always loved. For example, if the two of you met or got engaged in New York, a perfect signature cocktail might be the Manhattan.

3. Another approach is choosing a traditional drink and renaming it for the purposes of your wedding. If the bride’s favorite drink is a cosmopolitan, label it at the bar as “The Mrs.” cocktail, while the groom’s favorite drink, the gin and tonic,” can be served as “The Mr.” cocktail. Other cutesy cocktail options include renaming the drink after your last name, so a sour apple martini becomes “The Smith-tini.”

4. Here’s a new take on a classic poem – offer four signature cocktails labeled “Something old,” “Something new,” “Something borrowed,” and “Something blue.” The “old” cocktail might be a classic drink such as the martini or sidecar. Something “new” could be a drink you created yourself or contains a type of liquor that just hit the market, such as a new variety flavored vodka. The “Something borrowed” drink could be the favorite cocktail of the maid of honor, which you “borrowed” from her. Finally, “Something blue” could be a blue Hawaiian, blue margarita, or even Blue Moon beer.

5. Two additional points to take into consideration is the season and color palette of your wedding. Some brides choose to serve signature cocktails in the same color that the rest of the wedding features, such as a lemon drop if the bridesmaids are wearing yellow. For peacock weddings, the color of your drinks can be in hues of pure Blue or Green. The choice is left to you. However, this isn’t a requirement. It is a good idea, though, to match the cocktail to the season of your wedding – it’s much more fun to sip on a spiked apple cider during the autumn and a fresh mojito during the summer.

With signature peacock wedding cocktails, the guests get to try out a new and fun cocktail and the bride and groom save money and personalize their wedding – a win-win for everyone.

Here are absolutely stunning Blue cocktail recipes perfect for a peacock themed wedding -

1. African Violet Cocktail -



Find the recipe here - http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-make-an-african-violet-cocktail

2. Blue Lagoon Cocktail -



Find the recipe here - http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-make-a-blue-lagoon-cocktail

DIY Wedding Flowers – Save Money, Use Carnations

Carnations are much underrated flowers. These flowers have a reputation for being cheap and cheerful, ok for buttonholes, but unthinkable for the bridal bouquet!

During the 1940's, carnations were the traditional flowers used with asparagus fern in huge, trailing wedding bouquets.

It is time carnations made a comeback. Carnations are incredibly long-lasting, are available in almost every colour you can imagine and are undoubtedly one of the best ways to save money on your wedding flowers. If you have a limited budget for your wedding flowers then carnations should never be overlooked.

If you want to try your hand at DIY wedding flowers, but have no experience at all, carnations are the perfect flowers for you. You can buy them very reasonably from your local florist. They may offer a discount for a bulk order and offer advice regarding the variety you should have. Arrange to collect them about 10 days before the wedding. Make sure you buy them fresh and that the heads are tight. A week in some deep water will open them up so that they are ready to use.

TIP: Buy Dutch or Columbian carnations. Spanish ones will be cheaper but don't always open fully.

The shape of carnations, when fully open, is such that they 'fit' together really easily. This makes them perfect for DIY wedding flowers. They are tough to break, but you should bear in mind that they have weak spots in the stem called 'knuckles'. These are the places where they are most vulnerable, so handle the stems with care in these spots.

Tie about 12, fully opened carnations together with some string or ribbon, keeping the heads level. Bind down the stem with some fabric or ribbon to match your wedding themed colour. Leave the stems long, so that they can stand in water and not soak the fabric; you can trim them to size on the day of the wedding. Use the same method to tie smaller bunches for your bridesmaids. For the table centrepieces, use the same method, but use a thin, matching ribbon to tie them them together, as there is no need to bind down the stem. They will then be ready to pop into decorated tins or glass jars on the tables. You could place them in clusters of 3 or 5 for a larger centrepiece.

You can make all these up a day or two before the wedding, knowing that they will last in some vases of water. In fact they will probably do better if left for a couple of days, to allow them to open some more and fill in any little gaps you may have in the posies.

Get the girls round to help – open a bottle of wine, get creative and make a night of it!

Following this tip could save you couple of hundred pounds or more on your wedding flower arrangements. You will find it will be well worth the extra effort, you will save money and gain the satisfaction of knowing you have made them all yourself.

- © 2011 Vanessa Gill