Category Archives: Accessories

We love working with our Lettered Olive team to design custom patterns and or monograms, etc. for our brides to use on their wedding papers and throughout the wedding design. But, if you are looking for some ideas on where you can source some of our favorite design elements like pillows, fabrics, napkins, and papers to use at your wedding, here are some of our favorites!  We’re also showing you how we use them!

Tara Guerard Soiree/Liz Banfield

Tara Guerard Soiree/Liz Banfield

all pics from Liz Banfield

We love to print fabric with patterns or monograms to cover our bars or even in some small tent ceilings as draping. Or as pillows to use on lounge furniture (and then use in your home after the wedding!) A great source we’ve found for this is Spoonflower.com. The great thing about Spoonflower is that they have amazing fabrics already printed and ready to order. Tarah and Molly from Lettered Olive give us their favorites…

Lemon Botanical

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William Morris’ Strawberry Thief

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Cranes by Andrea Lauren

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Probably the most affordable way you can really give your event a “custom” touch is by incorporating paper- we use to line the trays that appetizers are served on, to wrap inexpensive cylinders that hold candles, and to accent the welcome gifts/favors/printed materials used throughout the event.  Paper Mojo has some very beautiful and interesting designs that easily look as if they were custom printed.

Tara Guerard Soiree

 Our suggestions from Paper Mojo-

Sogara Yuzen Print 

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Rossi Botanical Prints– love the acorns on this one for fall

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Chiyogami- Daisy Coins

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Also, zazzle.com is a great place to print stamps, tote bags to use for welcome gifts, and so many items for favors, wedding party gifts, etc.

Liz Banfield/Tara Guerard Soiree

Tara Guerard Soiree

9.11.15   |   TARA GUÉRARD
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I’ve seen some pretty spectacular wedding shoes worn by some of our brides over the years, so we shopped some of our favorite styles available now (you can shop too by clicking the links below). We all know, sometimes you just have to suffer comfort for beauty, so it’s always good to have a backup pair like some wedges or flats for when hitting the dance floor!

Jimmy Choo/Corbin Gurkin photo/Tara Guerard Soiree wedding

Jimmy Choo has long been a favorite with brides. These favorites are from Net-A-Porter.

Jimmy Choo from Net A Porter

Lance Metallic Sandal 

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Tide Mirrored Leather

Kate Spade

Kate Spade is a classic choice and often combines comfort with style for brides.  We love-

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Sage Pump

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Icarda Glitter Flip Flop

Louboutin

Christian Louboutin has oodles of devoted fans, celebrities and brides alike- note the ever elusive legend of the  “blue soled” bridal line!

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So Kate Marbled Red Sole

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Gwinee Strapee Glitter

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We loved this brides’ Roger Vivier shoes so much they made the cover of my last book, Weddings by Tara Guerard 

Roger Vivier from Neiman Marcus

Ballerine Chips d’Orsay Flat

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Belle de Nuit Satin Pump

7.09.15   |   TARA GUÉRARD
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I think there is something so special about couples who honor their anniversaries with traditional gifts, or their version the traditions.

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Here are some of our ideas for years 1-5 on how to honor these traditions in new and fun ways.

1st Anniversary- Paper. How about plane tickets to a favorite destination (or delayed honeymoon spot) or concert tickets to a favorite musician?  You can’t go wrong with something memorable from your wedding framed. Or, make it official and get beautiful letterpress gift tags or enclosure cards with your new last name or monogram from Taigan’s Lettered Olive Collection.

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2nd Anniversary- Cotton. A new set of luxury sheets or towels. We love these from Matouk at Neiman Marcus (and they are on sale!). Or something simple like the Lewis Cocktail Bag and Mallet for your home bar. Even matching monogramed bath robes made from Turkish “cotton” would be so nice!

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3rd Anniversary- Leather.  I love love love these leather and maple Iphone cases from Grovemade.

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4th Anniversary- Flowers. Maybe you have a big landscaping project at a new home that you’ve been putting off that you could invest in (and do together). Try something different and adopt an olive tree!  You can each enjoy the oils that will come over the years, or use for entertaining together! Nudo Adopt selects ones in Italy for you. Or, it would be lovely to receive a bottle of your favorite perfume (there are many ways to interpret each item).

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photo by Liz Banfiel

5th Anniversary- Wood. Concave Cutting Boards are made here in Charleston, and have a unique design that allow the meat to rest in their own juices so they don’t dry out- genius! I know someone who got their husband a chord of firewood for a November anniversary.

Tara Guerard Soiree

photo by Corbin Gurkin

7.02.15   |   TARA GUÉRARD
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