i do monograms

Polka dots! Who doesn't love polka dots?! They're just so cute and fun but they can be classy too. Bride Sharese new right away that she loved our pre-ready monogram 8C- it's the perfect combination of class & fun with the elegant script font offset by all the polka dots and captured in a pretty square border. The deep purple and bright green make this combination even more fun and I love the way the colors play off eachother. Sharese ordered an aisle runner with a matching table runner, a parasol with the same "B" from the monogram, a thank you parasol in a matching script, and a verse banner in that pretty purple. We're so excited for Sharese to display these items at her wedding and we can't wait to see lots of pictures from the big day... next Saturday! Best wishes Sharese & Jarrett!

We're so excited to announce a little "merger" in the works! We have always been a huge supporter of ExclusivelySew.com, an amazing embroidery website. We love them so much in fact, that starting on September 1st we will be featuring an Embroidery Line by Exclusively Sew on iDoOriginals.com! We've been working tirelessly on our website to include this line and it will feature all of our favorite wedding embroidery products. We have selected 8 of our favorite items to start with and may add more in the future. Here's just a little sneak peek of what's to come on September 1st! Be sure to check back as we will be having a fun contest to celebrate the new line!

Now that the month of August is coming to a close and we've officially completed all of our August orders, we've started to peek ahead at the weddings we have remaining for the months of September and October. In one word... WOW!!! September and October brides are really representing as we have 21 September brides and 25 October brides! And we're not even counting all the September and October orders that we've already completed... that's just what's left at this point... shew! We are going to be staying quite busy over the next couple months- but we're not complaining! We love being busy :)

I have a confession to make... I have been a total slacker in regards to officially changing my name. I know I know, I've been married for two years now and I still have a couple bills and other odds and ends in my maiden name. I keep putting it down on my to-do list every week but I never seem to check it off. I'm actually now thinking of investing in this name change kit. For the bride who has a lot on her plate and is constantly busy (like me!) I think this is probably the best option to get all the particulars done quickly and efficiently.

Unfortunately we've been having some trouble with our e-mail system lately. Many of our e-mails have been filtered as junk or spam mail so if you're waiting on a response from us please check those folders as our e-mail may have been delivered there. As we've been having so many problems with e-mails, we have decided to switch over to a trusty MSN account. From now on if you need to get in touch with us we can be reached at [iDoOriginals{at}livel{dot}com]. All e-mails sent to our old account will be automatically forward to our new e-mail account. Thanks!

As a side note, don't you just love all the colorful runners above? The colors are all across the board lately and I'm loving it! I can't wait to see pics of these in use at everyone's weddings- don't forget to send us some!!!

We are so thankful to find more and more fantastic wedding blogs and industry professionals linking to us each day... it really is a huge compliment and we so appreciative. To show our appreciation we created a list of links we love. If you link to our blog or website, we'd love to link back to yours! Just let us know you've linked to us by leaving a comment here or sending us an e-mail [blog{at}idooriginals{dot}com] and we'll add you to our links page!

While 07.07.07 seemed to take the cake last year as far as the number one wedding date, 08.08.08 is not to be forgotten. Granted it is a Friday, those who are big into numerology realize the importance of this date. In numerology the number 8 represents prosperity and abundance and is also the symbol for infinity when turned on its side. It's no surprise that we had a ton of 08.08.08 weddings that we worked on this year so we want to send a big congratulations out to all of our 08.08.08 couples!

Monograms that feature the couples first names and new last initial are definitel our most popular choices. I love the way they signify the couple joining together as one. These are three of my favorite monograms to use on runners... so classic.

Well readers, today is the big day... my sister's wedding! I'm so excited (and nervous about my toast!) I can hardly stand it. Rest assured that I'll be back with lots of details, pictures, and all the fabulousness! In the meantime, here are all the items that iDoOriginals created for her wedding. I'm particularly excited about the Martini Bar banner we created- how cool is that?! You can't tell from the picture but the olive is sparkly :) Wish me luck with my toast!