If you’re lucky enough to be going to a wedding in the Caribbean or on the Cape, you know you’ll be spending a lot of time at the beach.  You want to be able to go from breakfast at the resort, or in town, to the beach in one fell swoop. Be sure to pack your sunscreen!  You’re sure to be stylish in a great cover-up, a chic bathing suit,  the perfect pair of sandals and a fabulous sun hat. Top off your look with a straw beach tote filled with a cool towel, a good beach read and your ipod.

Here’s the skinny on the items pictured above:  Ombre Floppy Sun Hat, $38, Miraclesuit Barcelona Swimsuit, $138, Mexican Embroidered Maxi Dress, $31.50, Vera Bradley Beach Towel, $34, Jack Rogers Navajo Sandals, $94.99, Moroccan Straw Summer Beach, $38, Apple iPod touch (3rd Generation), $179.99 and Jane Green’s “The Beach House,” $10.20.

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Some friends of mine are getting married this Fall and their wedding website is to die for!  They had it professionally done and it’s really really nice.  The Bride is an aesthete and she’s left no stone unturned up to this point.  She’s also a foodie and the pictures of the food (yes, food) on her wedding website are mouthwatering. The Bride and Groom have  invited their guests to join them in Honolulu, the Bride’s hometown, for a Tropical Affair that will be replete with all sorts of local delicacies.  I’m so happy for them and very excited to go to Hawaii to celebrate their nuptials.  What makes each wedding unique really is the fact that it’s a reflection of the two individuals tying the knot.  Some couples are more laid-back, while others are much more traditional.  Flowers may be important to one while food and wine to another.  Seeing how each couple expresses their uniqueness is part of what makes weddings so much fun.  It’s an honor to be a wedding guest and get a glimpse into the Bridal couple’s intimate world of family and friends, and oh yeah the special touches they employ to make their day theirs and theirs alone.

I came across these escort cards the other day and marveled at how cool they are.  I am a sucker for a monogram and these roses monogrammed with the Bridal couple’s initials are really pretty unique.  Just a little something to contemplate as you plan for your BIG DAY!

Oh, and in case you’re mired in wedding details and are having trouble seeing the forest for the trees (I know I was as things got down to the wire!), Escort Cards are the cards used to inform your guests of their assigned table whereas Place Cards are used to let your guest know of their assigned seat at a table.  Do many couples have one card that acts as both?  Yes.  Do whatever works best for you.

If you’re incorporating a special touch into your BIG DAY that you’d like to share or if you went to a wedding and saw a really cool special touch that we must know about, please e-mail kalyn@kalynjohnson.com with Wedding Day Special Touch in the subject line.

A few weeks ago, I was invited by Craig Sumsky of Cutting Edge DJ’s to be a Guest Blogger – Thanks Craig!  He told me I could write about anything that I wanted to.  It took me a minute to come up with something, but then Eureka!  He’s a DJ, he plays a vital role in one of the most important components of the wedding after the ceremony – the PARTY! (a.k.a. The Reception) – and I’m a stylist who helps clients infuse their personal style into their weddings.  What better way to get the party rockin’ than to enter it with a bit of flare?  That bit of flare being The FIRST Dance.  So, if you’re looking to spice things up a bit and do something a little bit different from the norm with a non-traditional FIRST Dance, contemplate no more.  Check out my article and let me know what you think.  Better yet, let me know which song you and your beloved intend to cut the rug to!

Recently, Kalyn styled a Bride whose look was “Eva Mendes goes to Bollywood” for a week-long celebration in Jamaica.

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