December magazine cover revealed + winners of Nov giveaway announced

We're about to head into the first weekend of December. Can you believe it? Do you have any holiday parties or decorating you'll be tending to? I'm so happy to share with you today the cover of the December issue of the Best Wedding Sites Magazine. It features a beautiful floral arrangement from 1-800-Flowers that I received and the photo was taken by me the day after it arrived. {coming up the week after next, they will be sponsoring a giveaway on my blog, Brenda's Wedding Blog, for 2 lucky readers} Be sure to stay up to date on that blog for weekly giveaways and the December Best Wedding Sites giveaways have already launched. This month you could enter to win . . .

• a $30 gift certificate to shop at Tilley Jewels Bride
• a rose tower with 3 preserved beauty rose cubes from Twenty Seasons
• four pairs of beautiful, flat heel "Crystal" design flip flops for your bridal party from Weddings Are Fun

And, now I'd like to announce the winners of the November giveaways and I had asked the participants to let me know what comes to mind with the color palette of red, orange and brown. The winners are . . .

• Amy of Rochester, NY who wins a set of 3 Jillian Rhinestone Flower Hair Pins with iridescent autumn leaves and copper Swarovski pearls from Tilley Jewels Bride
My Wedding theme for the reception "Every day falling more in love with you" There will be thin string with leaves hanging in different spots as if the leaves were falling from the ceilling

• Adrienne of Delray Beach, FL who wins a set of custom photo or personalized wedding cufflinks + a custom photo bridal bouquet memorial charm from PhotoJule
These are the colors of the earth.  They feel warm and welcoming.  It reminds me also of fall in the midwest when the leaves changed color - sooooo beautiful!  All of this takes me back to the memories of family, those carefree falls in St. Louis, raking leaves, laughing as we jumped into the large piles we had made! What fun.

• Elizabeth of Raleigh, NC who wins a Mary Kay Satin Set from Mary Kay rep Renea
Gorgeous fall wedding! My friend recently was married and that was her color scheme.  It was gorgeous, especially with the changing leaves on the trees!

• Amber of Castro Valley, CA who wins a $40 Gift Certificate for Jewelry from Sheyna.com
Chocolate covered strawberries and oranges, a fruit themed wedding, maybe a chocolate fountain, instead of dinner everyone could try different cheese and chocolate fondues with different foods and  orange cheddar cheese for dipping. Foods can be brown graham crackers, brown and red steak cut into small bites for dipping into brown au ju, also different vegetables for dipping. Red and orange fruits dipped into chocolate. Mmm...