Crystal Boutonniere for the Groom

Wedding Boutonniere for the Groom

Everyone wants to have the most unique and memorable wedding, with many styles and themes to choose from, it is sometimes difficult to decide. Today I am featuring Rayvenwood Manor, a fellow Artist from the Central Florida Etsians who specializes in custom Swarovski Crystal Boutonnieres and Bridal Bouquets made with Swarovski Crystal Beads.

Designed for 'TheVampire Diaries'

Through The Artisans Group, Rayvenwood Manor created an all clear Swarovski Crystal Boutonniere for the wardrobe stylist of "The Vampire Diaries". Made with twelve Swarovski Crystal Beads in the color of your choice.

Vampire Bat Gift Box

This Limited Edition is handmade with Swarovski Crystal beads and comes in a gorgeous Vampire Gift Box. Great for Wedding Party members of Gothic Style Weddings, including the Groom, Best Man, Groomsmen, Fathers and more.

James Bond material for your Man

Matching Crystal Bridal Bouquets are also available, as well as bridesmaid bouquets in the same or smaller crystal quantities, flower girl bouquets, other boutonnieres, and corsages.

Purple Agate Gemstone Pendant Necklace

Ravyenwood Manor also brings you a variety of unique and alternative Gothic jewelry, haute couture Victorian fashion accessories with heirloom quality. These objects of desire make the perfect gift to cherish for eternity and beyond.

Art Nouveau Fairy Earrings

Check out all the unique creations and wedding accessories at:
Rayvenwood Manor Etsy Shop. 

Great for your out of the ordinary style.

You're No Fool! Celebrating Life

Happy April 1st! I am holding this Giveaway in honor of this day and Celebrating Life! What do I mean by celebrating life? Read the short story below to find out why and don't forget to enter the Giveaway!!

The Reason for Celebrating Life 

On April 1, 1978 a very good friend was getting married and I went to the wedding with a group of friends. We were all still in High School but my boyfriend had a car so we piled into his vehicle and he drove. After the ceremony, being kids, we wanted to soap up the Groom's car with "Just Married" and all that stuff. Well, the groom had hidden his car so that just that thing didn't happen. We were determined and found out where they were staying that night, drove there and did our silly soaping, laughing hysterically and having a great time!!

Now that we were done, we all decided to go have some Pizza before calling it a night. It was late, but we knew a local Pizza Place that was open and headed in that direction as we laughed and carried on. Then in an instant, in the darkness of the night, our lives were changed and nearly over. We were struck by an oncoming vehicle and I can only relay these details as they were told to me since it was the passenger side right behind me that was impacted and I was knocked out cold. The car was totaled and a bloody mess, I was hit in the head and the fellow behind me had nearly every bone broken... a phone call was made to my mother that night telling her that if she didn't rush to the hospital I might not make it. Can you imagine how that would be if it were your child? I totally lost about 3 weeks of my life as I do not remember anything at all until one day when I just "woke up". The other passengers had whiplash, cuts, bruises and I am not really sure what else, but the two of us on the passenger side had the worst of  the injuries. In fact, I was picking glass out of my head for the next year!!

Everyone survived and was able to fully recover, but this day will always hold another meaning to me and not be just a day of practical jokes.

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Hawaiian Wedding Celebration with Carlo Biagi and Landmark Beads



Carlo Biagi Dancing Couple

Beads are amazing and have been used for thousands of years for their beauty, as decoration, symbols, to denote status and in this case a celebration! Today my husband and I celebrate our 10th Wedding Anniversary and these symbolic beads will tell the story! A picture story with beads!


Carlo Biagi Conch Shell Bead

We chose to have a "Destination Wedding" where we flew to Hawaii and had a beautiful ceremony at Pukalani Falls in Waimanalo, which is on the windward side of the island. We were both barefoot and the ceremony began with the blowing of the conch shell by Reverand Howie. The Conch Shell is auspicious and is blown before a sacred event to drive away ill spirits and call in all that is divine.



Landmark Bead Hawaiian Hula Girl

After our private wedding ceremony, we continued our tropical honeymoon exploring the island of Oahu, and visiting all the sides of the island, including snorkeling in Hanauma Bay, a day at the North Shore, visiting the Polynesian Cultural Center and attending a Luau.

Carlo Biagi Wedding Cake Bead

We returned home to Florida and then a couple of months later we had a reception party for family and friends at a neat Bed & Breakfast in Daytona Beach. Complete with island themed decor, Hawaiian Leis for all the guests, dancing and the most important thing of all - a fabulous and delicious Wedding Cake!!


I could probably find many more beads to tell this story, but don't want to clutter up this post and more :)

And that was our Hawaiian Wedding!!!

Bob & Gari Anne - June 17, 2001