Fabulous Giveaways!

Are you coming to check out Hello Bella Events at the Morgan Creek Wedding Gala? If so, you're in for some amazing treats and incredible prizes. We're lucky enough to have some generous vendors offering some goodies for you to win, and I get to give them away! To win, though, you'll have to come to the Wedding Gala yourself! Ok ok- perhaps I'll throw in a little contest for you guys as well! Be one of the first 5 readers to leave a comment and I will enter you into the draw for the big prizes as well if you can't make it out!

Here's the lowdown on what's being given away!

Sugarcane Sugar Lip Treatment: 100 lip balm tins will be a part of the Hello Bella Swag Bag giveaways, so be one of the first 100 brides to arrive to receive this awesome lip treat valued at $6! Sugarcane Skincare is not only an amazing natural skincare product line, but it's also locally owned and operated by female entrepeneur Melissa Joaquin.

About the goods: For delectable and dependable moisture, Sugar Lip Treatment with natural SPF 10 is filled with essential oils of vanilla, grapeseed and jojoba and mixed together with real sugar extreme moisture. A thin coat under your lipstick or your bare lips will leave them feeling soft, not greasy.

Zoom Teeth Whitening from Kosmetics Dental (Dr. Randy Narayan) Value $500

Come visit the Hello Bella booth to enter your name for a chance to win FREE Zoom Whitening! This is an awesome prize and considering we're giving away 3 prizes at our booth, your chances are pretty good to win! What better way to get those teeth sparkling for your photos! Dr. Narayan is an incredible dentist with state of the art equipment and incredible skill and comes highly recommended by me (and believe me, I'm not a dentist lover).

About the goods: Take a first step in feeling good and looking great with brighter, whiter teeth in less than an hour. Zoom! teeth whitening is safe, effective and very fast, and performed only by a dental professional

Gift Certificate from Hello Bella- Value $100 - This will also be a part of the draw at our booth, and will be valid on any of our packages! It'll be packaged in a pretty little box that you can use to store wedding things in later!

The Kitty Card Luxury Lifestyle Membership- Value $25 (not to mention all the deals and discounts it will get you!)

About the goods: The Kitty Card is a luxury lifestyle membership that gives ladies discounts at stylish boutiques, luxurious spas and swanky lounges. Kitties are an elite group of high powered, high heeled women. As a Kitty you'll be given preferential treatment and special offers just by flashing your card. You'll also receive VIP access to private parties, shopping events and pampering days

Expedia Cruise Ship Centres- Entry into a national draw for a free dream vacation. Travel Agent Sheila Boulton offers incredible deals on vacations, honeymoons, cruises and destination weddings. If you're looking to book a holiday, you'll be more than pleased with her service and value.

Cute and fuzzy crafts for fall

I'm a sucker for a great diy project, and an even bigger sucker for free templates. This post satisfies my craving for both! Domestic Fluff has an easy-to-follow tutorial for making pom pom flowers, a creative take on the infamous tissue poms (just on a smaller scale and suitable for everything from wedding and party crafts to home decor). In addition to these delightfully adorable yarn blooms are the matching paper templates that would be perfect for a shower or birthday! Enjoy, and if you do happen to ever try your hand at one of these crafts, send me a picture! I'd love to see ;)

Bubbles for the Bridesmaids

Since I've got bridesmaids on the brain, I thought I'd devote another post to your handy sidekicks. I have just found the prettiest DIY gift I think I've ever seen: homemade bubble bath (recipe by Abigail Beal here) in a gorgeous vintage or frosted glass bottle customized with a set of these amazingly adorable and free downloadable templates from Eat, Drink, Chic here. These templates are to die for! Incredibly chic and original, and could also be used for bridal shower favours or guest favours for a small wedding.

DIY Bridesmaid Guide

What is cuter and more practical than a bridesmaid guide? Pretty much nothing, because as soon as you set your sights on these beauties you'll be smitten! Customize the free downloadable template with the details and dates for all of your wedding activities, plus add fabric swatches, ribbon samples and magazine cut-outs of everything you want your wedding and bridesmaids to be. This is especially perfect if your besties live in another city and won't get to do a ton of shopping/sourcing with you. Get the free template here or head over to Project Wedding for full project details and instructions.

Monogram Giveaway!

Above: "Ella"

Above: "Madison"

Above: "Paris"

Above: "Carolina"

Above: "Whimsy"

This weekend is my 1 year wedding anniversary, and in celebration I am giving away custom monograms for free! Yup, that's right, free! I was having so much fun playing around and designing monograms last night, and thought maybe someone out there might like one for their own use!

It doesn't even have to be for a wedding- if you just want your name for your own stationary, or have a birthday or shower and would like a monogram for it, let me know! To get your custom monogram, email me at jen@hellobella.com and provide me with the name of the monogram you want, the colours and what you want incorporated (names, initials, dates). I'll have the giveaway open until Friday, August 28th and will accept the first 20 entries. I will try and get your monogram to you as soon as I can, but expect it to arrive within a week!