Realistically speaking, a new year's eve party and a wedding reception aren't really that different when it comes to decor.  A set of colors, a theme, or a common element are decided, and the rest builds from there!  With new year's eve gearing up to start in about 24 hours, here are some last minute DIY decor ideas that could work whether you're getting hitched or just looking for that kiss at midnight:

1) Use etching materials (~$10) and simple champagne fleutes (~$1 ea) to etch your guests' monograms, and make their toasts truly a personal experience.

2) String large scale pieces of glitter, construction paper, or left over wrapping paper onto fishing line to create a truly glitterati-worthy garland.

3) Cut some branches from your dormant trees in your backyard, and use some spray adhesive and glitter to make them dazzle as sparkling centerpieces.

4) If you have flooring that provides for easy clean up, sprinkle fine glitter throughout the party area for a glowing floor.

5) Hang a giant sheet of white or black or silver paper, and provide sharpies of varying metalic colors with which your guests can write their resolutions! 

And here are some pics that I threw together that make me think of a new years eve wedding! 

I am a complete sucker for themed weddings AND vintage Christmas decor, so this week I kept on having visions of a beautiful "White Christmas"-esque wedding...  If I were going to get married around this time of year, I'd want it to look like this...

My favorite part is the evergreen shoots wrapped in burlap ready to go home with the guests!   Who wouldn't want to attend this wedding a-walkin' in a winter wonderland? 

I am a complete sucker for themed weddings AND vintage Christmas decor, so this week I kept on having visions of a beautiful "White Christmas"-esque wedding...  If I were going to get married around this time of year, I'd want it to look like this...

My favorite part is the evergreen shoots wrapped in burlap ready to go home with the guests!   Who wouldn't want to attend this wedding a-walkin' in a winter wonderland? 

I am a complete sucker for themed weddings AND vintage Christmas decor, so this week I kept on having visions of a beautiful "White Christmas"-esque wedding...  If I were going to get married around this time of year, I'd want it to look like this...

My favorite part is the evergreen shoots wrapped in burlap ready to go home with the guests!   Who wouldn't want to attend this wedding a-walkin' in a winter wonderland? 

Roses are red, violets are blue.  We love our weddings and our readers do too!  Okay, okay, love birds, so I'm not a poet.  But I do want to wish you sweethearts a lovely, lovely Valentine's Day.  It's a commercially contrived holiday full of expectations and overpriced trinkets, but ONLY if you make it that way.  Here are ten things from AskMen.com that you can do on this day that aren't corny, cliched, or contrite:

1 - Reinact your first date.

2 - Enjoy the last weeks of winter (yay) with some outdoor activities - sledding, skiing, or skating anyone?

3 - Get a couple's massage. 

4 - Leave rose petals on trails around the house.

5 - Get a hotel room - why not do some homework on potential honeymoon suites?

6 - Unplug your electronics and stay home!

7 - Go somewhere brandnew for a walk, a dinner, or just to hang out.

8 - Get away - drive somewhere or last minute fly somewhere warmer than ici.  :)

9 - Get dressed up and go out to see and be seen by other love birds.

10 - Work together on a piece of the wedding - vows, making decors, whatever...just make sure it's not a stressful planning activity!

And for your visual enjoyment - here's a Valentine's Day inspiration board...just in case you're planning a wedding for this time next year and need a little dose of lovely...