Two weeks ago I left my day job to work on Once Wed full time. I guess
you could say it was just the right time. The site has grown to the
point where it is almost now or never for taking it to the next level,
so I have officially taken the jump into entrepreneurship and am
definitely in unchartered territory. I would be lying if I said it
wasn’t a scary move and still is very scary, but I feel so blessed that
I get to spend my days working on something I am passionate about.  The most exciting part for me so far is having all this new time to devote soley to the site, which means more unique content and original features in the upcoming months. 

The idea behind "Table Trends" has been in the back of my mind for
months, but I didn’t really have the time to implement the concept
until this past month when I knew I would be making the transition into
working on Once Wed full time. The biggest difficulty for me when I was
planning my own wedding(before Brett and I eloped) was taking all these
wonderful ideas I found in magazines/blogs and executing them on a
budget. I sometimes feel like magazines aren’t very relevant to a lot
of brides because lets be honest…most people can’t afford a 100k
wedding. Not that I am against a 100k wedding, but I know my wedding
budget was about a tenth of that and I feel like a lot of brides are
also working with smaller budgets. So, "Table Trends" was born out of
this idea of creating beautiful tablescapes on a budget.

Over the course of the next year Once Wed will present a brand new
table twice a month that is not only completely doable(even for
non-crafty people like myself), but budget conscience and beautiful. I
am hoping to feature a brand new table every week starting sometime in
the spring, but I can only swing two a month for now.  I’ve teamed up
with an AMAZING prop stylist from SCAD here in Atlanta(more on her
later) who is helping me with the table I’ll be contributing every
month to Once Wed and I’ve also lined up an amazing set of bloggers who will contribute a table once a month. Why bloggers you ask?
Because some of the most creative people I have come across in the
blogging world don’t plan events. They are moms, teachers, and
corporate types who are passionate about design and have a love for
anything beautiful and stylish. Plus, I thought it would be fun to see
tables created by women whose blogs we adore and read everyday.

All the
tables featured on Once Wed are planned on a budget of $200-$250 with
supplies and materials that are easily attainable(we adore vintage
materials, but will try to keep it to a minumum). FYI – the new site will have a gallery
style set up and have a separate section specifically for Table Trends,
so you won’t have to hit back through the archives to find previous
tables unless you really want to.

Okay, enough rambling from me…let’s get to the good stuff…our first table is coming up next…