May 31, 2013

Happy Hour - A Clemson Summer Frozen Daiquiri


A Clemson Summer Frozen Daiquiri

Ingredients:
  • 3 cups pitted, peeled, and sliced fresh peaches, frozen (thawed) unsweetened peach slices, or fresh or frozen unsweetened strawberries
  • 1/2 of a 12-ounce can frozen limeade or lemonade concentrate, thawed
  • 1/4 cup light rum or orange juice
  • 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
  • 2 to 3 cups ice cubes
  • Fresh peach chunks or small fresh strawberries (optional)

Directions: In a blender combine 3 cups fruit, limeade concentrate, rum and powdered sugar. Cover and blend until smooth. With blender running, gradually add ice cubes through opening in lid until mixture is desired thickness. If you like, garnish with peach chunks or small fresh strawberries thread on wooden skewers. Makes 6 to 8 (4- to 5-ounce) servings.

**Drink responsibly please...

Recipe Source: recipe.com


May 29, 2013

Wedding Wednesday - Clemson Wedding Traditions

As a Clemson alum, there are many ways you can show your love and affection for Clemson at your wedding without having an orange and purple wedding. There are many traditions that have been carried along over the years by Clemson alums at weddings that you can incorporate in your own wedding.

Here are some traditions and fun ideas to show your wedding guests your love and loyalty for Clemson...

Take Clemson themed engagement photos.
View Alexandra and Jeremy's engagement photos post.

Wear a Clemson garter.
Etsy listing for this garter.

Wear bright Clemson orange and purple wedding shoes.
Read our entire 'Clemson wedding shoes' post.

Get a photo of you and your groom's Clemson rings with your wedding rings.
Read our entire post on making your Clemson rings part of your wedding day.

If you get married in Clemson, have wedding photos taken in the stadium.
Read Jennifer and Chad's full Clemson wedding post.

Have a Clemson cake topper on your wedding cake.
Read about and see photos of this Clemson Girl wedding on our blog.

Have a Clemson-themed groom's cake.
See more Clemson-themed groom's cakes and Clemson wedding details.

Have your entire wedding party, along with you and
your groom, enter the reception wearing tiger tails.
Read about and see photos of Clemson Girl Lindsey's wedding .

Invite the Tiger to your wedding reception, dance with him and play Tiger Rag.
Read about and see photos of Sarah and Brent's Clemson wedding.

Don't forget to invite the Tiger Cub too!
Read about and see photos of Maggie and Jonathan's Clemson wedding.

Take the traditional Clemson group photo with all of
the current
Clemson students and Clemson alums among
your guests with a Clemson flag or tiger rag.

Photo by Studio G Photography.

Give your guests delicious, edible Clemson favors.
Chocolate dipped homemade graham crackers from
The Secret Chocolatier.

Provide your guests with fun, personalized orange and purple koozies.
See more fun Clemson details from Maggie and Jonathan's Clemson wedding.

Exit the reception to your guests' cheers as
they wave Clemson pom poms in the air.

Photo by Amy Arrington Photography.

Leave the reception in a hard-to-miss Clemson getaway car.
View more fun Clemson wedding details in Jennifer and Chad's wedding post.

Did you have any of these fun Clemson wedding traditions in your wedding? What have we forgotten or left out? What fun Clemson details did you include (or plan to include) in your wedding? Tell us in the comments section of this post!


May 24, 2013

Maximum Orange

Maxi dresses are all the rage this Spring, and it's no surprise because they are so easy to slip on, great for all body types, and super comfortable!

Every Clemson Girl needs at least one orange maxi dress in her closet. Here are a few of our favorites from across the web...

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May 22, 2013

Wedding Wednesday - Clemson Love Bracelet Giveaway

On our Wedding Wednesday posts, love is always in the air. Let's celebrate all of our Clemson love stories with a giveaway! Win this gorgeous designer-inspired crystal accented Clemson "Love" bracelet. Wear it on your big day or for the big game.

Use the widget below to enter...

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Deadline for all entries is tonight at Midnight, EST. A winner will be drawn at random tomorrow, May 23, and contacted by email. The winner will have 48 hours to reply by email or we will draw a new winner.

Good luck Clemson Girls and Happy Wedding Wednesday!


May 21, 2013

Hug a loved one today

In lieu of a post today, please take a minute to donate (any amount will help) to the Red Cross to help them with disaster assistance for those affected by the massive tornado in Oklahoma yesterday. And please keep those affected in your thoughts and prayers.

Visit the Red Cross to make a donation.

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May 15, 2013

Wedding Wednesday - Sarah and Brent Clemson wedding and love story

Good morning Clemson Girls and Happy Wedding Wednesday!

Today we are featuring a Clemson wedding of an adorable couple, Sarah and Brent. From their photos, we really wish we had been a guest at their wedding. It looked like such a great time!

Sarah and Brent are both Clemson graduates. Brent graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering in December 2008, and Sarah graduated from Clemson with a Bachelors degree in Elementary Education in May of 2010 and a Masters degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling in August of 2012.

The couple met at the first home Clemson baseball game in 2008. This was when students were still allowed to sit behind the outfield. Sarah and her friend were late to the game and had to stand -- that is until Brent offered the two some chairs with him and his friends. Sarah and Brent started talking to each other and ended up spending the rest of the day together. The rest, Sarah says, is history...

The Proposal (told by Sarah)
"Upon arriving in Clemson after a few days at the beach, Brent said he needed to go downtown Clemson to get a shirt. Although tired of being in a car, I agreed – who can refuse a trip to the beautiful downtown area of Clemson? Brent parks our car beside the President’s house and said we could walk to downtown from there. Of course, we followed the President’s path. As we were walking down the path, I asked Brent, “Do you know the tradition of this path?” He replied that he did not. So I explained, “The tradition is that if you walk down this path holding someone’s hand, you are going to marry them.” Jokingly, Brent let go of my hand and jumped off the path – we laughed and he immediately joined me back on the path hand in hand. When we got to the gazebo at the end of the President’s path, Brent stopped in front of me. He began saying beautiful words that I can hardly remember after I heard him tell me he loved me (Brent had told me that he would never tell any girl that he loved them until he was about to get on one knee). I do remember him getting down on one knee, and me saying with tearful eyes, “YES!” He had designed and picked up the ring before the beach, but had decided that Clemson’s President Path was where he wanted to propose."

Clemson has obviously played a very important role in the couple's relationship. Clemson is where they met, where they got their educations, where most of their earliest memories together were made, where Brent proposed, and where they continue to meet up with friends during football season.

Sarah remembers her roommate telling her during Sarah's sophomore year at Clemson that Sarah loved Clemson so much, that she bet Sarah's wedding colors would be orange and purple. Little did she know that she was right! Sarah's bridesmaids wore orange and her honorary bridesmaids wore purple. The couple was married at Owen Pavilion at the Madren Center in Clemson. Her flowers were orange, purple, and white, and the wedding cake was white with orange ribbon. Sarah also wore bright orange shoes with her wedding dress, along with a matching garter.

At the beginning of the reception, there was a 10 minute torrential downpour and storm. Everyone huddled toward the center of the pavilion as family friends protected the cake. It was a funny memory for the couple that ended with cooler temperatures and a beautiful Clemson orange sunset over Lake Hartwell.  The dancing and fun soon followed...

The Tiger made an appearance at the wedding and Tiger Rag was played by their live band. The Tiger also posed for the traditional group photo of all the current Clemson students and Clemson alumni in attendance (Sarah's dad being one of them - 1978).

At the end of the reception, Sarah and Brent rode away on their friend's boat on Lake Hartwell. Later, the couple met up with the rest of the wedding party for a night in downtown Clemson - still decked out in their wedding attire.

We asked Sarah for any advice she has for soon-to-be Clemson Girl brides. Here is what she said:
"Enjoy the day! Don’t worry about what can go wrong, because this is the only day that all your family (from both sides) and all your friends will be together in one place in such a celebratory fashion."

Special thanks to the lovely couple, Sarah and Brent, for sharing their gorgeous photos and sweet love story with us today.

Sarah and Brent's wedding was photographed by the talented Tyler and Bri of 35 Atlanta Photography.


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