Pretty parasols

Is it bad that I'm just as excited about the parasols as I am about my dress? I ordered them online from AsianIdeas.com. The yellow parasols happened to be on sale at $3.50 each and since yellow and blue are my colors, that made the decision easy.

It's an unnecessary extra, but I love the idea of providing shade for our guests (I know mom with her skin cancer issues will appreciate one) and I love the look of them. Plus, they really look fantastic in photos and there's lot of fun to be had with the photographer. Just look at these photos below.

(knottie amyfelice)

(above three photos courtesy of theknot.com)

I decided to buy one parasol per female guest, plus a few extra. Of course, one just can't leave the parasols all alone. This was an opportunity for DIY. I scoured craft stores and found a stamp that said "with love." Some gold ink, blue paper, gold ribbon, a hole punch and one investment in a paper cutter later and I had tags to personalize the parasols with.

I bought the basket at Cost Plus. I plan to have my 11-year-old nephew hand out parasols to the ladies at the ceremony. I ran out of ribbon halfway through, so they're not all done yet, but I like the way they're turning out.