It's time for our Weekend mini-victory dance - we've all made it through another week and it's time to relax and enjoy some well-earned downtime. In the meantime to get you through the day we've a number of great posts starting, of course, with Stuff We Love. Today we're bringing you an eclectic mix - from a Wedding Gift List with a difference at The Mint List, to the utterly want-able caviar manicure by Ciate, via a big fat wedding ball. It's crazy, it's fun, it's Stuff We Love...
The Mint List is a super cool online shop selling a handpicked selection of unique homewares and art selection as well as offering a totally new approach to the traditional wedding list. A couple sets up their list online and receives their own custom webpage, which features a scrapboard, a gift button so guests can give donations via paypal and message board where they can leave messages for the couple.
The couple would then be free to spend their donated money as they choose either on the mint list website or in the case of a couple based in Ireland (who perhaps wouldn't be able to come and visit the suppliers directly) they could shop on the mint list partner websites (twenty five and growing). If you fancy a trip over to the UK once the wedding is over, or you are based in the UK, The Mint List offers a day's shopping with a bespoke selection of their suppliers. They plan the day, supply the transport and provide a bottle of bubbly to ensure the wedding celebrations carry on for as long as possible. The couple then gets a quote for shipping before they committed to buying anything so there would be no hidden extras! www.themintlist.com
Calling all OFD past brides! Wear your wedding dress again at the Bridal Belles Ball and set an Irish record for the largest gathering of brides on Friday November 2nd 2012 at the Woodlands Hotel & Leisure Centre, Waterford. The Bridal Belles Ball is a unique charity event, in aid of the volunteer service Samaritans Ireland.
But the event is not exclusively for past brides, it is open to everyone who has a party frock, bridesmaids dress, Mother or Father of the Bride/Groom outfit that is looking for an excuse to dust it down and wear it once again. On the night guests will receive a goody bag, welcome drinks and a four course meal. There will be live music, a DJ and dancing till late! Tickets for the Bridal Belles Ball will cost €47.50 with a large proportion of each ticket sale going directly to Samaritans Ireland. To buy your tickets pop on over to www.bridalbelles.ie.
We love our nails here at OneFabDay, it's such a lovely treat and makes you feel so polished (geddit?!) walking out the door with beautiful nails. So no wonder we're head over heels for the Ciaté Caviar Manicure - the new trend-setting nail polish to hit Ireland with a bang. The inspiration behind the manicure came about when Charlotte, founder of Ciate, was looking to create 3-dimensional nails for a front cover magazine shoot and wanted to develop something feminine, indulgent yet delicately extravagant. The caviar manicure is made up of polish and then mini beads are applied on top. You can find Ciaté polish and caviar kits in exclusive department stores, SamMcCauleys, high end beauty salons or online at www.ciate.ie. Would certainly make your nails stand out on the wedding day!
