It’s almost time for New Year’s Eve and we have some easy and festive holiday ideas for you from Finch & Thistle Event Design. Inspired by he glamour of the Hollywood Regency period she created some lovely New Year’s Eve inspiration for us. Including an easy holiday cocktail that not only looks tasty, but also looks quite glamorous. All you need is a glass of sparkling wine, fresh pomegranate seeds and a splash of grenadine and voila you have a super holiday cocktail. Happy 2013!Using vintage black and gold vases, Finch & Thistle Event Design created an ornate centerpiece of magenta peonies, ruby carnations and sapphire thistle accented with spruce and magnolia leaves. For an extra glamorous touch, she spray painted some of the magnolia leaves and spruce which add a fun firework effect to the arrangement. Finch & Thistle Event Design even coated some of the roses in the gold. So fun and festive!La Happy was the calligraphy artist behind all the stunning menus. Written in gold metallic ink onto black card-stock and backed them with a pink zebra print wrapping paper. For favors Lindt chocolate balls were wrapped in gold metallic tissue and tied the ends in tinsel ribbon.Event Designer & florals: Finch & Thistle Event DesignPhotographer: Kate Price PhotographyZebra wrapping paper: Smudge Ink Gold Glitter and Tinsel Ribbons: May Arts at Packaging Specialties Stationery & Calligraphy: La Happy

After seven years of long distance dating, Lanny and Tamara finally tied the knot at The Historic Cedarwood In Nashville Tennessee. This charming southern wedding was the place for them with a vintage barn, rolling meadows, flower gardens and to a ton of fresh natural spaces. They specialize in one-stop, customized, all-inclusive designer wedding packages for everything you might need. From the cater, florist and everything in between. As you can tell, the venue is nothing but the best and Derek Martinez does a beautiful job capturing Lanny and Tamara’s charming wedding. You can see more pretty pictures in the full gallery here.Their Love Story-Lanny and Tamara have quite a long and in depth love story. Lanny and Tamara met during their freshman year of college at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, TN, and his boyish charisma and her general awesomeness led to them dating before the year was out. Tamara transferred to Watkins College of Art and design in Nashville, but the couple still managed to see each other on a weekly basis.  After graduating from Austin Peay, Lanny began law school at Baylor in Texas. Sadly the couple only saw each other only every few months, and this combined with the rigor’s of law school for Lanny, and full-time work on the graveyard shift for Tamara, was understandably not the best time for either of them.However, the couple still managed to see each other at least every couple of months, and after a mere two and a half years, Lanny graduated, got gainful employment, and moved to Fort Worth. Figuring that nearly seven years of dating was long enough (too long if certain parties are asked), Lanny popped the question while Tamara was visiting on New Year’s Eve 2011, and Tamara said, “Yes.” A few short months later, Tamara found herself and her loveable dog moved in and gainfully employed in Fort Worth.Great Idea:Lanny and Tamara filled up a space filled with local favorites. Moon Pies, vintage sodas, and goo goos. Basically all of the deliciousness that Tennessee has to offer. Another great option is just fill up a space with all of your favorite things. Ours would be a do-it-yourself iced coffee bar with fresh cream, those cute sugar cubes and fun swirly straws.Instead of a traditional guestbook, create wishing bottles. Guests can write well wishes and place them in bottles that you will open in the future. Create bottles for the next five years and every year on your anniversary open a bottle and read the wishes together. A sweet and lovely way to remember your special day.Historic Cedarwood is really an amazing place to hold your wedding. They even have a place for you to watch movies. Great idea for the kids! How cute do Lanny and Tamara look sitting on the back of the vintage truck watching the film with their wedding party?Photographer: Derek MartinezFloral, Decor and Event styling: Cedarwood WeddingsVenue: Historic CedarwoodCake: Patty CakeCaterer: Copper KettleCoordinator: Historic CedarwoodDress Designer: Allure BridalFlowers: Historic CedarwoodGroom’s Attire: BachrachJewelry: Family | Officiant: Lilly Kathryn Louise | Stationery: Tamara Tobin (Bride) and Beth Owen (Friend) | DJ: Cynthia Talley | Makeup & Hair: Adreanna Harvey

As we mentioned many times before, we love Hawaii! We always look forward to visiting and experiencing a little piece of its magic. We can honestly say that we think a Hawaiian destination wedding is a fantastic idea.Although a Hawaiian destination wedding is the best idea ever, planning it may seem stressful. Lucky for you, Hawaiian Airlines has you covered! Their Wedding Wings program, an online booking program for weddings and civil unions will help you plan your destination Hawaiian wedding. While you take care of the details, Hawaiian Airlines will take care of getting everyone there.Along with being incredibly easy, you and your partner/husband will receive 10% off and guests will receive 5% off airfare booked online. Wait … there’s even more! Travel to your destination Hawaiian wedding and be eligible for a first class luxury upgrade when 25 of your guests book their flights through the Hawaiian Airlines Wedding Wings program. Bonus!With the Wedding Wings online portal you can easily manage your guest list, coordinate group travel, track bookings in real time, send out customized discount invitations and purchase greetings for your guests. This Wedding Wings online portal makes it super easy to see how close you are to getting those first class tickets. Register now for free to become one step closer to strolling hand in hand with your love on those white sandy beaches. Can we come too? Photography by Joseph Esser.