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As we write about often on Polka Dot Bride, we value the personal touches that make your wedding uniquely yours.

So many weddings come across our desk that we are in the wonderful position of seeing many different styles of wedding from so many different areas of the world. Each of those weddings of course, have a special meaning to that bride and groom, but the ones that catch our eye particularly, are not the ones that have all the glittery, trendy touches (although they are beautiful too!), but the ones that have a unique heartfelt element that brings a lump to the throat.

As an observer on the ‘outside’ of that wedding, it will be that special ‘something’ that draws us into the couples’ day. Sometimes it’s unfathomable, sometimes it’s tangible – but it is always palpable.

It is easy to become caught up in having all the ‘right’ things at your wedding, because it is ‘trendy’. It is harder to buck the trend, be totally yourself and not be concerned about what other people think. It is, after all, YOUR day, and there are not ‘rights’ or ‘wrongs’ in doing it YOUR way. Yes there are certain rules you must follow e.g. getting the marriage license, but heck, we all know those rules!

But if you want to put pink, purple and orange spots together as your theme, because they are your favourite colours, who is anyone to judge! If your Dad wants to sing you his special childhood song to you in his off key voice,  or Grandma wants you to wear her lavender perfume, because she wore it on her wedding day, Aunt Maisie wants to make the wedding cake – does it really matter what anyone else thinks?

There are weddings that are styled to within an inch of their lives, with not a colour out of place, and every element of the wedding oozing perfection. But although these weddings are often a feast for the eyes, they also, (from an ‘outsiders’ perspective, looking in) well….a little bland. We don’t see the photos of the heartfelt touches, (if there are any at all) or of the crazy shenanigans behind the scenes. Those are the things we will giggle at in the years to come, or we’ll cry whenever we smell that lavender!

Now that’s what’s important to us all isn’t it? The laughter, the sentiment, the unbridled joy! The warmth of family and friends who want to contribute to make this day extra special for you. When you look back at your wedding day on your thirtieth wedding anniversary, it will be the people you remember, not whether the bonbonniere were perfect.

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Polka Dot Bride is Australia’s premier wedding blog and is read by thousands of brides worldwide. Polka Dot Bride is ranked within the top 20 Australian Women Bloggers and #53 out of the Top 100 Australian Bloggers as of June 2009. Polka Dot Bride has a passion to provide information on the latest trends in weddings, and inspirational and creative ideas for the Australian bride.
Ms Polka Dot’s aim is to create a fun, informative, and stylish blog that is engaged with, and inclusive of, its readers. She writes a daily feature on the blog that includes new ideas, real weddings, fabulous finds and the beautiful and the inspirational. Polka Dot Bride readers are stylish and savvy; they want to make their wedding stand out from the crowd. Ms. Polka Dot’s aim is to inspire brides and grooms to create the wedding of their dreams.

Mustaches Invites!

How much do I love Maureen Jann and Denise Stockman of Bon Moment?

1. They inject a sense of humor into the sometimes overly serious  business of wedding invitations.
2. They are wildly creative in their offerings: Sock Puppets, Rockabilly, Day of Dead, and Retro Telegrams.
3. They are humble amidst their fabulousness as Etsy stars and although they could, do not Tweet about themselves all day, therefore…..
4. I must! Read on…

Mustaches?  Moustaches?  Huh!

Sure, most couples don’t first associate weddings with mustaches but we just can’t get enough!  Even since we were little kids, we always loved dress-up, and found it hilarious whenever we found the secret stash of ’staches.

The wedding buzz papers have been increasingly reporting on mustachioed weddings for some years, and the silliness has reached epic levels.  Even two years later, we see them still popping up in wedding blogs.  It fills us with glee that couples are showing their quirky sense of humor in their most intimate ceremony with their friends and families.  We’re delighted to see Bon Moment offering this unique, silly, yet still classy (yes, really) mustache wedding invitation stationery set.

What do we dig about this set?
* The vintage, old time-y wallpaper vibe
* The versatile color combinations and bold patterns
* Attention to detail with a variety of ’stache styles

Bon Moment has shared a variety of out-of-the-ordinary wedding stationery sets with us in the past; sock monkeys, rockabilly tattoos and a dreamy retro telegram-inspired theme.  This theme is a genuinely unique invitation set.  We love the balanced combination of feminine curves, hand drawn details and masculine, sharp geometric shapes.  They really do the ’stache revolution big favors by paying homage to the wax tipped, fluffy, natural and an all-time classic, Tom Selleck.

Everything you need...with a mustache.

This wedding invitation set comes with everything you’ll need to fill your wedding with mustachioed goodness.  The sets are available in three colors, lemongrass (a yummy yellow-green), cloud (a soft pale grey) and rose (a muted, delicate pink).  Included in the set design are save the date postcards, wedding invitations, RSVP postcards, menus and wedding programs.  All of the suite pieces are offered individually in sets of an easy 25.  I also have it on good authority that the thank you and DIY templates will be available soon.  All of the pieces of the set are printed on a bright white heavy stock that gives a visual pop and feel substantial in your hand.  You can check out the entire set at Bon Moment Etsy.

Here’s some of my favorite mustache-endowed finds:

Archie McPhee:  Seriously, how could you go wrong?  They run the best ’stache business in town.
Wedding Mustache Flickr Pool:  Awesome inspiration from other ’stached weddings.
DIY Mustache on a Stick:  Need I say more?  You know you want to make these!

About Bon Moment

They specialize in Wedding invitations, DIY Wedding Invitation Templates, Save the Dates, Wedding RSVPs, Menu Cards, Programs, and Thanks You Cards. Their tag line “Wedding Stationery for the Rest of Us” really rings true as you browse their wedding invitation suites. The off-the-wall wedding invitations like a Mexico-inspired Sugar Skull wedding invitation suite, as well as a cute and geeky Retro Robots in Love invitation suite really strays from the more traditional wedding concepts.  They really cater to the alternative and offbeat bride.  Currently they’re working on developing their own website and creating new designs to add to their store.

Etsy store:  http://www.etsy.com/shop/BonMoment

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/BonMoment