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Decorate Your Wedding Car Together

July 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Wedding car decorations are an essential part of the marriage celebration. After the happy couple exchanges their vows, they are shuttled off to a reception and then to their honeymoon. For each event, the car is decorated so everyone in the world knows the dynamic duo inside just got married. Add to the reverie of your day with fun wedding car decorations to announce your love.

Sometimes your family and friends have a unique catch phrase about you and your partner. Maybe you have a lot to say and can’t find stickers to express all your thoughts. You can write anything you want on your wedding car with a liquid chalk wedding marker. Because the marker is chalk based, it easily wipes off windows and cars with a damp cloth. Of course, this also means a liquid chalk marker will wash off in the rain. For sunny days, you can express any thought you want with a liquid chalk marker, ranging from “Just Married” to “Honeymoon Lovers”.

A bold, colorful sticker announcing your nuptials is a great way to show off your newly married status. Hang a light hearted car decoration stating, “We’ve tied the knot” to let everyone know you just took the plunge.

Decorate Your Rear

The rear end of the get away car for your honeymoon is not complete without a “Just Married” sign. The back of every honeymoon vehicle needs to have a single heart decorative form announcing the couple just got married so everyone knows they are going on their honeymoon for a few days of passion.

No matter which limousine company you choose, there should be no problem using monogram window clings on any window surface. Sophisticated window clings made a classic statement about the wedded couple without damaging any part of the limo. Extra monogram window clings may be used to mark church and reception windows and doors to direct guests.

Get away vehicles can also be a horse-drawn carriage, motorized boat or a hot air balloon as well as a traditional car. No matter which get away vehicle you choose, customized licensed plates can announce the happy couple was just married. Whether you travel by land, air or sea, you can still let everyone know you are on your way to your honeymoon with personalized “Just Married” license plates.

Wonderful Window Clings

Window clings can be placed all over the get away car without causing any damage. Make statements all over the happy couple’s car with expressions such as “Newly Weds” and “Together Forever”. Show where the wedding party is riding with window clings to define their seating area such as “Mother of the Bride” and “Best Man”. Everyone can feel special on their way to your wedding reception with customized wedding clings. Take them off before you leave on your honeymoon and replace them with “Just Married” sentiments.

You can express your desire to get away on your honeymoon before your wedding reception even ends. The cake cutting ceremony is one of the biggest moments during the wedding reception. Add extra flavor to the moment with a customized wedding cake topper featuring a get away bride and groom. When your guests see a honeymoon bound couple in a car cake topper, they will all know the moment you’re waiting for.

Get your get away car all tied up with specialty sinamay mesh rolls, an exciting new decorating materials that turns your vehicle from ordinary into extraordinary in moments. A simple tuck or twist creates decorations and bows for your car that celebrates the excitement of tying the knot. Tie the mesh rolls into iridescent puffs for a whimsical way to head off on your honeymoon that looks better than old tin cans.

Every couple needs fun-loving wedding car decorations to celebrate the joy of starting married life together. Choose wedding car decorations that will make you and everyone who see you smile on the way to your honeymoon.

Source: Tracey Smith is an expert article writer on the topic of weddings, we hope you found this article about wedding car decorations enjoyable to read.

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Wedding Planning Checklists – What is it that we call a List

July 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Welcome to our video series of the top 20 questions brides ask when planning their wedding.  Juliet may have said:  “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose   By any other name would smell as sweet.”.  Well, I say:  “What’s in a list?  That which we call a list, by any other name would be as useful.”

Ah, you can tell we are getting to the end of our video series.  I’m getting whimsical and quoting Shakespeare!  Well, you may have figured out that today’s video is about LISTS.

Lists need to become your best friend during the wedding planning process.  Start with  getting a bunch of wedding planning checklists.  Take what YOU need from them, and make YOUR list.  You don’t need to do everything on every list.  For example, if you are having an informal wedding in your backyard, you don’t need to book a church—but you might need to book a tent in case it rains.  So takes those lists, and make it YOURS.

Then, you need to find lists that state what the responsibilities are for the bride, groom, MOH, bridesmaids, Bestman, Groomsmen, and parents of the bride and groom.  There are traditional responsibilities for all these people.  They need to know what they are if they are going to do them.  It will make YOUR life a lot easier because they are doing their stuff.  Feel free to add stuff from your list onto their list.  That is what the bridal party is for—to help the bride and the groom with their wedding.

Then, there are the lists that state who traditionally pays for what at the wedding.  You can then approach the parents of the bride and groom, and ask them, based on that list, what they might be willing to pay for.  If you gave them a copy of the list, it will break the ice, and give them a basis from which to start from.  They might just give you a set amount of money, or offer to pay for something from the list.  Whatever you get—be thankful.  Weddings cost a lot of money and everything helps.  It is rare these days that the old traditional list of who pays for what is strictly followed, but it is a nice place to start.

In our online wedding planning membership site, we have extensive lists, which we call SmartBride Action Plans.  Interviewing a caterer?  We have a list of questions to ask.  Need to tell your bridal party what to do?  We have a list for that.  In fact, every module on our membership site consists of an informative, fun video, and a SmartBride Action Plan to get it done.  Information and a to-do list.  No reading and researching.  It’s right there for you.  If you have a question, no problem!  Talk to one of our coaches and get your answers that day.

Wedding planning does not need to be difficult or stressful.  You just need the right tools—information to make smart decisions, and checklists to make sure it is done.

Good luck and congratulations on your upcoming wedding.

Source: Angela Fiebelkorn is an expert article writer on the topic of weddings, we hope you found this article/video about wedding lists practical and useful for your upcoming wedding.
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Celebrate the Joy of Getting Married with Unique Ideas

July 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Wedding shower ideas celebrate the joy of love with a gathering of the bride’s family and friends. The best wedding shower ideas reflect the passion of the couple and create a fun environment where everyone has a good time.

The wedding shower is usually held about a month before the wedding date. While in the past it was considered improper for a close family member to hold the wedding shower, today this practice is acceptable. However, often the maid of honor or other close friends of the bride organize the wedding shower. To make sure wedding shower ideas don’t offend the bride, you can talk to her about what she prefers.

Most wedding showers are women-only, although there are some that include men such as family barbecues. Because most wedding showers include just women, often racy games are played during the party. Sometimes the shower is called a stagette party, which may even include an exotic dancer or suggestive presents for the bride, such as skimpy lingerie.

Wedding shower ideas include certain traditional elements. A large chair is decorated for the bride-to-be so she can sit there like a queen and open all her presents. An umbrella may be rented or purchased to display as a wedding shower decoration by the big chair. As the bride opens her presents, the guests create a hat from the bows on the gifts. At the end, the bride has to put on the hat created from her shower gifts and take pictures.

Wedding showers are held in various locations. You can have an informal barbecue in a backyard or beach. For a more formal setting, rent a restaurant for a few hours for the wedding shower. A shower may be held at a house, country club or favorite bar. The wedding shower venue is a place everyone knows the bride-to-be will enjoy.

If you have the wedding shower in a backyard or beach, you can invite as many people as you want. Order hero sandwiches and/or serve hot dishes. Include beer and wine for the guests. Give out thank you flip flop note pads after the shower to everyone attending. The informal vibe will be fun for the bride-to-be who doesn’t like a fuss.

A formal bride-to-be will appreciate the service and ambiance at a restaurant for her wedding shower. This is a benefit for those giving the shower, too, because they don’t have to cook or clean. Have place cards at each seat so the guests know where to sit. Give out elegant favors, such as silver plated wine stoppers. Offer three or four meal choices so everyone eats something they like.

Include games in your wedding shower ideas to get everyone to socialize at the party. Try a variation on Pin the Tail on the Donkey with Pin the Boutonniere on the Groom. Tack up a large picture of the groom and give out flower stickers for everyone to try to pin the groom after they put on a blindfold. Have door prizes at the wedding shower. Each guest writes their name, birthday and anniversary date on a slip of paper. The guest with an anniversary closest to the bride’s wedding date wins the door prize. After the shower, give the bride the slips of paper so she has the birthdays and anniversary dates for everyone she knows.

Along with great wedding shower ideas, encourage everyone to have thoughtful gifts. The bride should register with one or more retail stores so guests can easily purchase items for the shower and wedding. Close family and friends should give the bride-to-be themed accessories for her wedding day such as a personalized toasting set, fancy bridal garter and an elegant cake serving set.

Your wedding shower ideas should include favors for all the guests who attend. Putting out place cards and favors adds a professional feel to any wedding shower location. Novelty light up engagement rings are perfect favors for any type of wedding shower.

Choose personalized wedding shower ideas to show how much you love and support the happy couple.

Source: Jennifer Mills is an expert article writer on the topic of weddings, we hope you found this article about unique wedding ideas helpful.
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Do you Need a Wedding Theme?

July 25, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Welcome to our video series of the top 20 questions brides ask when planning their wedding.   Our topic today will be Wedding Themes.  I get a lot of questions from brides on how to choose their wedding theme.

First, you do not need to have a wedding theme!  That takes some pressure off, doesn’t it!

So, why do all the bridal magazines and books talk about a wedding theme?  Well, choosing a theme serves two purposes.  First:  a theme is a great way to show your guests a part of your personality as a couple; and second, once you have a theme, it is easier to plan decorations and choose your décor.  Choosing a theme will keep your overall wedding look consistent and focused.

So, a wedding theme should communicate to your guests a part of your personality as a couple?  You might be thinking:  now what am I going to do?  Don’t panic!  This is easy.

Do you and your sweetie have an activity that you share? Do you both have a passion for something unique and different?  Do you have a hobby that you share?  That would make a perfect theme.

But, what if you want a beautiful wedding, and your shared passion is playing card games.  How do you fit that together?  Well, plan your wedding, and accent the décor with small things that share your passion without taking over the design of your wedding.  This can be done through small things like place card holders, or wedding favours that have diamonds, clubs, hearts and spades on them.

If you are having trouble coming up with theme, I suggest you GOOGLE wedding favours and that you GOOGLE wedding cake toppers.  These come in thousands of themes from the really personal like the wedding cake topper of the bride and groom on cell phones, to the more generic like calla lily wedding favours.

You don’t need a theme.  You can share who you are as a couple through picture displays, or other activities at your wedding.  Don’t get bogged down in the “rules” of a wedding theme.  Have fun.  Express yourself.  Do it your way!

Good luck, and congratulations on your upcoming wedding.

Source: Angela Fiebelkorn is a certified wedding planner and co-founder of TheBridalCoach.ca, we hope you found this video/article about Wedding Themes enjoyable to watch/read.

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How to Plan a stressless Wedding

July 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment

You think you know how to plan a wedding until you are engaged and face the prospect yourself. After the first moments of dizzy love after the proposal, you realize you are the star couple of the next wedding. These few simple tips will help you remember how to plan a wedding every step of the way.

First of all, remember to relax. Everything will work out when you are patient and well organized. Keep in mind it is a celebration of love and stay focused on the true meaning of the day. Have a vision of what you want your wedding to be. Discuss your dreams together and wrap your wedding plans around them, whether you both want a Cinderella fantasy day or a destination ceremony in the Caribbean. Start a binder with thoughts, ideas and telephone numbers for prospective vendors.

Choose a date for your wedding so you know the season and timing. Set a realistic budget and stick to it… Make sure your budget is practical and based on actual funds. Write down your budget in a special notebook and plan to spend 10 percent less. By doing this, you will have enough extra money to cover those inevitable unanticipated expenses at the last moment. Write down everything you spend as you go in the designated wedding budget notebook. Maintain a folder with receipts so you can easily reference your expenses and verify deposits. Open a separate bank account designated for wedding expenses to keep yourselves organized. This is also excellent practice for married life together.

Order your wedding rings, as they are a central part of the ceremony. If you want them engraved, decide the sentiments you want to share. Figure out how many people you want to share your special day with. Do you want a small, intimate gathering of your closest friends and family at a posh restaurant? Have you always wanted a wedding with hundreds of guests in a garden setting? Write your guests on paper and start assembling addresses for wedding invitations. This will be the beginning of your telephone book together as a married couple. Choose your wedding attendants so you can ask them as soon as possible to help you with your special day.

Choose a site for your wedding ceremony and reception. Make sure the site is available for your wedding date. Verify the rules, regulations and restrictions at the venue for your ceremony and the reception location. Review menu options so you can serve all your favorites. Select a theme for your wedding day so you can order invitations, thank you cards, decorations and favors that match for a professional feeling throughout every aspect of your day.

Talk to friends and family for recommendations then review various vendors to create a mood on your wedding day. Consider a caterer, clergy, hairdresser, music, entertainment, florist, photographer and video pro to add to the atmosphere and capture moments during your wedding. Make sure to find out the requirements for a marriage license. Sign up with gift registry services so guests know what wedding gifts to purchase.

Attire is another way to create a feeling throughout your wedding day. The bridal gown, veil, shoes and accessories often need to be ordered in advance. Find out about tuxedo rentals for the groom and his attendants. Bridesmaid dresses need to be chosen and ordered based on the color scheme and theme of the day. Remember special outfits for the flower girl and ring bearer, which will often need to be altered as children grow quickly.

Decorations throughout your ceremony location, reception and on the way to the honeymoon bring a celebration everywhere you go. Flowers, a ring bearer pillow, a flower girl basket and pew markers add elegance to your ceremony venue. Centerpieces and wedding favors are expected elements at your wedding tables for your guests to bring home to remember your special day. Remember to select thoughtful gifts for your wedding party. Make sure you have decorations for the getaway car from your reception to the honeymoon.

Source: Jennifer Clark is an expert article writer on the topic of weddings, we hope you found this article about how to plan your wedding helpful.
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Wedding Ideas for Creative Couples

July 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Many celebrities are choosing destination weddings in exotic tropical locations. More couples are planning information, intimate weddings in the Caribbean, Hawaii and other famous warm weather beach areas. The gathering is smaller and the couple can be informal and relaxed, exchanging vows with the sun overhead and the sand between their toes. Wedding ideas for destination marriages include starfish and seashells on all the accessories to bring the beach to every aspect of the day. Give out goodies in mini beach bags as favors for the all the guests.

Wedding ideas are also based on the different seasons. Each season has its own beauty, which is captured by using similarly themed wedding decorations and accessories. Autumn is a lovely tie to have a wedding with a backdrop of colorful leaves. The weather is still pleasant and often couples can get great deals on fall weddings. Autumn splendor accents featuring fall leaves express the essence of the season.

Spring weddings celebrate your new love during the season of new life. The flowers, warmer weather and possibility of summer have everyone in a happy mood. Your spring wedding can include a butterfly release after you exchange your vows. Live butterflies are released into the spring afternoon. Have a garden reception with butterfly decorations and accents. From your toasting set to your cake topper, butterflies should embellish all the decorative elements of your wedding day for a uniform theme.

Winter weddings have a magic all their own with the icy weather, possibility of snowfall and holiday season. Create a winter wonderland with snowflake accessories. Hang snowflakes from the ceiling at the reception. Using a toasting set with snowflakes for a wintry mood. Have the reception at a ski lodge or manor house where guests can look out the window at the snowy ground. Create a comforting ambiance with luminaries at the wedding reception tables and a fireplace with a real fire burning.

Flowers are part of most wedding ideas. Calla lilies are traditional blooms used in weddings along with roses and orchids. Use silk flowers to create lasting centerpieces and bouquets without any fragrance to irritate sensitive people.

Other wedding ideas include your favorite styles and music. A western wedding is a fun way to bring guests of all ages together. Give out cowboy hats to everyone to get them in the spirit of a country wedding. Have a square dance caller to get the crowd moving. Fill glass cylinders shaped like Western boots with candies, nuts and mints on all the reception tables. Use a western themed guest book with a fancy pen for your guests to sign.

Ethnic wedding ideas express heritage or simply décor you and your groom appreciate. A Celtic wedding brings the joy of this lively heritage to any reception. Include Celtic themed accessories for an upbeat feeling. An Oriental theme is both exotic and romantic. Give fans out to your guests and display place cards in silver plated fortune cookies to create an Asian atmosphere.

There are literally hundreds of different wedding ideas to choose from. Discuss your thoughts with your groom, family, maid of honor and friends to see which ones sound the best. Review websites and read magazines to get new wedding ideas. Create fresh wedding ideas of your own for a very original day based on your own unique theme.

Source: Jennifer Clark is an expert article writer on the topic of weddings, we hope you found this article about wedding ideas helpful.

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Examples of Wedding Vows for your Inspiration

July 16, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Despite the countless hours planning, thousands of choices you make and ultimate last minute decisions, your wedding day is really about the one or two paragraphs you and your spouse to be exchange to commit to each other and publicly exhibit that commitment to family and friends. Reviewing examples of wedding vows show how diverse, simple, complex and even convoluted these critical but essentially similar words can be for each couple and what they can mean to each person. The following is some samples as well as some brief advice on how to make your vows memorable.

Wedding vows are about commitment. You are publicly affirming that “yes” you do love this person and “yes” you will commit to a formal, public, recognized relationship with them. The basic rule of any wedding vow is to keep them simple and avoid going overboard with your affirmation. Remember that your guests, as happy as they are for you both, have patience and concentration limits (as do the wedding party and likely your spouse to be.)

Keeping your vows simple, to the point and effused with your love and commitment is the best advice regarding examples of wedding vows that convey meaning, but do not go over board. The purpose of your vows, apart from any personal meaning, is to make your commitment public. Wedding vows date back to Biblical times and as a public commitment have been evidenced throughout history; this makes sense since marriage is one of the most enduring and consistent traditions of almost every recorded cultures.

The following are a few sample examples of wedding vows:

I, (Bride/Groom), take you (Groom/Bride), to be my (wife/husband), to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish; from this day forward until death do us part.

I (name), take you (name) to be my (husband/wife), my partner in life and my one true love. I will cherish our union and love you more each day than I did the day before. I will trust you and respect you, laugh with you and cry with you, loving you faithfully through good times and bad, regardless of the obstacles we may face together. I give you my hand, my heart, and my love, from this day forward for as long as we both shall live.

In the presence of God and these our friends I take thee to be my husband/wife, promising with Divine assistance to be unto thee a loving and faithful husband/wife so long as we both shall live.

I, (name), take you, (name), to be my friend, my lover, the (mother/father) of my children and my (husband/wife). I will be yours in times of plenty and in times of want, in times of sickness and in times of health, in times of joy and in times of sorrow, in times of failure and in times of triumph. I promise to cherish and respect you, to care and protect you, to comfort and encourage you, and stay with you, for all eternity.

I, [name], choose you [name] to be my [husband/wife], to respect you in your successes and in your failures, to care for you in sickness and in health, to nurture you, and to grow with you throughout the seasons of life.

In some weddings, after the solitary vows, the bride and groom recite a vow in unison while lighting a bride and groom personalized unity candle. This adds to the public commitment as well as provides a physical frame of reference for the audience. It also serves as the first two public acts the couple complete as a formal, recognized, committed partnership.

Wedding vows are the most public steps you will take in your commitment to each other apart from moving in together or changing names. Whether you use these examples of wedding vows or come up with your own, your goal is to express your love and commitment and to publicly tell the audience and the world, that as a couple, you are there for each other.

Source: Tracey Smith is an expert article writer on the topic of weddings, we hope you found this article about Wedding Vows and Ceremony helpful.

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Express Yourself with Novelty Wedding Cakes

July 16, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Novelty wedding cakes express the unique personalities and preferences of the bride and groom. One of the most memorable moments during the wedding reception is cutting the wedding cake. Novelty wedding cakes look great in all your photos and are a delicious way to celebrate your love with your guests.

Novelty wedding cakes come in a variety of shapes and sizes, depending on your budget, wedding theme and the number of guests you are feeding. You can choose a tiered wedding cake or dozens of cupcakes arranged in tiers to resemble a wedding cake. A sheet wedding cake is perfect for smaller weddings. Choose from tasty fillings such as chocolate, vanilla, strawberry or custard with butter cream or whipped cream icing. Include several different flavors in your wedding cake to please every palate.

Besides the size and shape, novelty wedding cakes features a variety of color. By using a rainbow of icing colors, cake designers can match any wedding theme. Aqua and pink are lovely for a summer wedding while brown and orange look eye-catching on autumn wedding cakes. Adding specialty cake toppers is the perfect way to customize your own novelty wedding cakes.

A popular choice for cake toppers is the traditional bride and groom. Usually couples select a wedding couple that resembles them to place atop their novelty wedding cakes. Mix and match bride and groom cake toppers ensure you find ones that look like both of you. Is the groom a sport enthusiast? Choose a groom playing hockey or soccer. If the bride endlessly shops as a hobby, you can display a sign next to the groom that reads “still shopping” instead of an actual bride to make all your guests laugh.

Ethnic couples can also find bride and groom cake toppers to match their appearances. A traditional Indian bride and groom or a traditional Jewish bride and groom cake topper celebrates the couples’ love and ethnicity with pride. Mixed couples can choose a bride and groom based on their ethnicity to display on top of their novelty wedding cakes.

Western wedding are a popular choice because they’re fun for guests of all ages. Young and old will enjoy a hoe down complete with cowboy hats and square dancing. Show off your western theme on your novelty wedding cakes by including a western embrace bride and groom cake toppers. A whimsical choice is a western lasso cake topper that shows the bride or groom lassoing their partner in for the wedding.

A honeymoon bound couple in car cake toppers reminds your guests you won’t be hanging around after the reception because you can’t wait to go on your honeymoon. Regardless of the destination, many couples look forward to the peaceful moment they can leave the wedding behind and escape on their romantic honeymoon.

If you decide to have a Cinderella princess wedding, your novelty wedding cake options are elaborate. Fancy embellishments and colorful icing in feminine colors will make your wedding cake stand out at the reception. Place a lovely fairy tale dreams castle in top of the wedding cake to represent the home you will share with your Prince Charming after the reception. After the party ends, you can bring your fairy tale dreams castle cake topper to your new marital home as a lasting keepsake of your special day.

Oriental weddings are an exotic way to express your eternal love. Novelty wedding cakes for Oriental wedding include themed cake toppers. A traditional script brushed silver Asian double happiness cake topper is an elegant way to express your Oriental theme on your wedding cake. A cute Asian couple in traditional wedding attire is perfect for Oriental couples tying the knot.

Although marriage is a serious commitment, you can express your sense of humor with novelty wedding cakes and cake toppers. A comical couple with the groom taking the plunge or the bride taking the upper hand will certainly amuse your wedding guests. A simply comical bride and groom figurine atop your wedding cake will make everyone attending smile.

Novelty wedding cakes are a fun-loving, tasty way to express your whimsical side on your wedding day. Include dynamic cake toppers to complete the look of your novelty wedding cake.

Source: Tracey Smith is an expert article writer on the topic of weddings, we hope you found this article about wedding cakes helpful.

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A Modern Bride’s Guide for the Wedding Planning Checklist

July 16, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Congratulations you lucky girl! Keep on blushing and walk on cloud nine and be the most beautiful bride the world has ever seen on your grand wedding day. Surprise your family and friends with this fun and practical wedding planning checklist to put you guaranteed right smack in the center of the social calendar, at the fraction of the price. It’s a given would be brides and grooms end up stressed out months in advance, cat fighting on the nitty gritty details but rejoice! Sit back and relax as you read on these practical tips, with the right attitude, planning, strategy and precision to details, your union becomes the solemn and fashionable ceremony the way you always wanted. It’s your wedding so be ahead and on top of it all.

Plan A Year In Advance: When, Where and Who!

Now that your man has asked you to live with him forever and accepted to love him unconditionally, share your passion to your immediate and best friends, their thoughts and ideas would really help make your dream wedding a reality. A simple text message gathering your loved once to an intimate get together at home over lunch or dinner announcing your engagement would be a welcome delight for everyone. They would truly appreciate that you have included them all in your plans. Planning a year or several months in advance is the key to it all as everything shall fall into place once you decide to practice these wedding planning checklist.

Wedding Motif/Style The fun part is choosing the right motif and style that you prefer, depending on your personality as a couple. Is it the white off the shoulder dress draped in a see through veil or that cutting edge sexy number? As you walk down the aisle, visualize how your guests sees you and try to evoke the perfect feeling of euphoria as all eyes anticipate your grand entrance, the choice is endless! Make sure to choose the right color scheme that works for you and your hubby. Pastel or upbeat colors work for a day wedding while dark tones and hues are perfect for that evening reception. Men are perfect in their dapper suits while the bridal entourage must be attired perfectly in synch with the bridal gown. Wedding invitations must be well coordinated as well to suit the style and function, from the engraved letters to the type of paper preferred.

Cuisine And Catering Service

Your wedding venue dictates the type of food that you would prefer to be served, from the Waldorf salad, tenderloin Australian steak to the French wine for the toast. The food accents the ambiance, motif and the venue evoking the solemnity and mood that you wish to impart. Wedding Planners And Budgets Wedding planners or event organizers are professional authorities in different fields of specifications who banded together to help ease tensions shaping all your suggestions and ideas into reality. With today’s technology at your fingertips, a quick type on the search engine Google would give you an instant list of wedding planners in your area to fully help you and answer your queries at their FAQs carefully explained on their websites. They are your one-stop-shop offering services from securing your wedding license, coordinating with church authorities, ceremonial wedding walk rehearsals, printing of invitations, beauty and makeup photographers, video slide presentations, food catering, honeymoon and hotel accommodation’s of your choice, all within your budget. In recent years these group of dedicated individuals helped many couple’s achieved their dreams from weddings of corporate America, the intimate unions in Asia to the receptions in the medieval courts of Europe, all worked on a specific budget.

Keeping Things On Track

It helps to have a notebook with you at all times, where you can monitor all the progress as it comes. This has been a time and tested method says Valerie Owens of Queens, NY. “I have subscribed to the services of wedding planners in my area, without them my wedding with Will came close to what I have expected all along.” When asked what more can she advice to would be brides and grooms preparing for their wedding day, this she has to say. “Having a handy diary with throughout the planning process, helped with all the details that just popped up that I didn’t, even think about”

Source: Tracey Smith is an expert article writer on the topic of weddings, we hope you found this article about wedding lists helpful.

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Beach Wedding Decorations that Your Guests will Love

July 15, 2009 By 1 Comment

The beach is one of those few places that all of us enjoy and beach wedding decorations allow us to translate that enjoyment into what should be the happiest day of a couple’s life.  We routinely spend holidays, vacations even single days off basking in the sun and enjoying the adventure and fun of the beach.  For those lucky enough to live on the ocean or a lake, the beach is a place that we spend daily, savoring the wonders and unique tranquility that comes with living on water and the beach is one way to enjoy that access.

Beach wedding decorations run the gamut in terms of diversity.  Beach pillow favor / place cards allow you to announce the day to your guests and give them a favor they do not have to worry about breaking or losing.  Small wooden starfish photo frames are great favors that guests can take home and showcase photos of loved ones and even the wedding.  Simply starfish favor / place cards set the mood and allow guests to figure out where they are seated.

Wooden deck chair candle holders can be personalized for each guest with candy or a brief thank you note for their attendance.  Natural miniature woven beach bags can be incorporated with virtually any theme and add a touch of the beach to your beach wedding decorations.  Stickers that commemorate beach flags, towels or flip-flops are great for children to play with at the reception or affixed to invitations, placards and favors.

Other beach wedding decorations include using colors.  Sea-green, aqua blue or sea grass green go with almost any color scheme and add a touch of the beach to any decoration.  Distributed widely throughout the reception hall and all your guests can enjoy these diverse colors as well as a theme that almost everyone relishes because it evokes so many grand and good memories.  Best of all, they are soft and warm colors that add to the mood.

Beach theme decorations add flavor to your wedding and reception whether they enhance your existing theme or are part of your theme themselves.  Even people who have never seen an ocean have enjoyed a beach alongside a lake, river or pond.  Using the beach as a theme for your decorations, whether your wedding theme is the beach or not, gives your guests something friendly and familiar on which to create the mood of wedding festivity.

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Printable Bridal Shower Games For An Easy-Going Good Time

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Printable bridal shower games are an easy-going way to get a good time started.  Guests of all ages will get to know each other playing the games you print out in mere moments on a computer.

The bridal shower welcomes you to your new life.  Friends and family gather to give you gifts and share sentiments.  Often the gathering is organized by your maid of honor and bridesmaids, although others may be involved.  The group may be a dozen people or 200.  Planning in advance is essential as the shower takes place one or two months before the wedding.  A terrific location and entertainment are key elements to a successful bridal shower.

Once the guest list, invitations and favors are in order, entertainment is essential.  Music and games are the typical entertainment at a bridal shower.  Bridal shower printable games make this part of planning simple, with raffles and bingo available right away online.

Bridal shower raffle tickets get the party started.  Everyone can purchase a ticket to feed the couple’s honeymoon fund with a cool prize such as gourmet chocolates or a wine basket.

Bingo is a familiar game and a great way to get everyone involved.  A game of classic bingo or naughty bachelorette bingo with prizes is a whimsical way to bring the party together.  After bingo, play a celebrity couples game to see how closely everyone is following famous romances.   Play a famous couples match to see how many couples everyone can successfully match up.  For an extra challenge, play Name Those Famous Couples based on descriptions.  Give out photo albums to the winners for their celebrity pics.

A partying crowd loves drinking bridal shower printable games to really get their party on.  The boldest girls will blush when they try to guess the names of drinks playing Name That Drink!  If you don’t want winners, get everyone drinking with Drink If…  There are over 100 reasons to drink, including the color the guest wears.  After everyone is loosened up, play Who Knows The Bachelorette to dig up the most dirt on the bride-to-be.  Everyone will be laughing by the end of this fun-loving game.

If the group is more conservative, play a game of Who Knows The Bride.  The players fill out questionnaires to see who knows the most about the bride-to-be.  Consider a brainpower game such as bridal anagrams.  In 20 minutes, players have to think of anagrams for bridal terms, such as “cry me one” for ceremony.  The answers are sure to be amusing!

Get all the guests together with exciting printable bridal shower games.

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Tips on Choosing Interracial Food, Music, and Cake Tops

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For the modern blended couple planning to get married, there are many issues and decisions that need to be made on even the smallest of details.  From choosing the interracial wedding cake toppers, to deciding on what kinds of food are going to be served, to agree on what type of music is going to be played at the reception are all things that make planning a wedding a lot of work for most couples.

Being an interracial couple, however, oftentimes makes these decisions a little bit more difficult because you are often mixing together a variety of different religions, nationalities, cultures, traditions, and characteristics that you may not have encountered before.  Following some of these simple tips will make it much easier for you to blend together your uniting families and beliefs just as you blended together in your love.

Interracial wedding cake toppers might not seem like such a big deal, but they can be depending on your unique pairing as a couple.  Fortunately, most manufacturers now make a wide variety of interracial wedding cake toppers in order to accommodate any racial or ethnic coupling.  You can easily mix and match cake toppers and choose from Caucasian, Asian, African American, Hispanic, Indian, Irish, or Jewish figurines.

Most of use grew up eating foods that were traditional to our specific race, culture, or religion.  Now that you are uniting two different backgrounds with varying degrees of different customs, tastes, and traditions, you need to think carefully what types of foods you are going to serve to your wedding guests.  The food at the wedding reception is really about the guests rather than about the marrying couple, so make sure to serve a variety of options that represent both your family’s particular tastes and your new spouse’s.

Many people just assume that the music they listen to is enjoyable and acceptable to everyone else, but this is not necessarily the case and it can be a disaster at any formal function to have just one style of music playing.  In addition to the interracial differences that you might have between your two families, you also have to consider the generational differences as well.  Having nothing but rap music or 80s punk music at your wedding reception might not be the best choice.  Choose a variety of music that will appeal to a wide range of tastes.  However, if you have a specific type of music that represents your particular cultures, such as Irish, African, or Peruvian, make sure the band or DJ that you hire is able to provide that type of music.

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Cinderella Theme Weddings – Plucked from the Pages of Make Believe

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The timeless story of Cinderella, the beautiful young woman who loses her mother and whose father marries a wicked woman and then dies. Cinderella is left in the care of her wicked stepmother and her two evil stepsisters. They treat Cinderella live a slave while they spend her father’s money. The story seems so sad until Cinderella meets her fairy godmother, ends up at the ball where she steals the prince’s heart away from all the other young ladies. Although she must rush away from the ball, which forces the prince to scour the land for her with only a single glass slipper to guide him; in the end he finds her, they marry and live happily ever after.

It may be a fable that is plucked from the pages of make believe, but it is possible to meet your Prince Charming, get married and live happily ever after. What better way to start your new life together than a fairy theme wedding. Cinderella theme weddings are not that difficult to achieve, especially if you plan carefully and know exactly what to look for.

Fairy Tale Weddings

A fairy theme wedding must use a great deal of white, frothy and everywhere from the wedding dress and church décor, to the floral arrangements and table settings at the wedding reception. A single color can be used as an accent as long as that color is used with care. Stay away from deep, dark colors or busy patterns. Instead, look for an accent color that is pale, pastel, rich or muted and use it sparingly. Even the floral arrangement can be all white and believe it or not, will look stunning white on white against a snowy white silk wedding dress. The greenery in the flowers will be enough to help the bridal bouquet pop off the gown and not be bland or boring. Same is true for bridesmaid dresses and flowers – stick to one accent color to achieve the perfect Cinderella wedding theme.

Aside from oodles of white, use lots of glistening crystal, refined silver and gleaming glass. These are all elements, like Cinderella’s slipper that will help you pull off the perfect fairytale wedding day. If you look hard enough, there are companies out there that rent stage coaches for wedding days and this is the perfect final touch to your Cinderella theme wedding. Choosing the right décor and accessories for your fairy theme wedding, from table place card holders and candle holders, to cake serving sets and fairy castle cake toppers will make your story have a very happy ending.

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Must I Wear a White Wedding Dress?

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Do not feel obligated to wear a white wedding dress, if you don’t want to. It is not a wedding requirement and many modern brides are choosing wedding gowns in a variety of colors from off white to royal purple and crimson red. It is true that for more than 100 years, brides have been wearing white flowing gowns on their wedding day, and it would seem that it is the traditional attire. After all, walk into any bridal boutique in North America, and you will immediately be inundated with wedding dress choices, all in white. However, take a moment to ask the bridal consultant and you may be surprised to learn that most dress styles can be special ordered in colors other than white.

Before 1840, most brides wore colored wedding dresses – practical garments that could be worn again after the wedding day. It was not until Queen Victoria married Price Albert, and she walked down the aisle in a snow white wedding gown, did fancy white wedding dresses become so en vogue. Once Queen Victoria wore white, it seemed like the whole world started wearing pure white wedding gowns; it was said to symbolize glamour and social status. Within just a few years, as mass production became more prevalent, average brides began to wear white wedding dresses and the tradition has stayed mainstream ever since.

White wedding dresses, long associated with virginal purity are overrated and outdated! In fact, many couples live together long before they ever get married, and there are a higher number of second marriages now than ever before. If you want to wear a wedding gown that is mint green, peachy orange, iced lilac, red velvet, or buttercup yellow, go for it! It is your special day, and you should feel comfortable wearing whatever wedding dress best suits your personality, and a gown you will look back on fondly.

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Express Yourself with Color on Your Wedding Day

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Did you know that every color has a specific meaning or symbolism? Just like horoscopes, some people believe in these symbols and meanings and others do not. Whether you believe it or not, certain colors certainly do exude specific energies (red is hot, yellow is cheerful, etc) and the colors that you choose for your wedding theme can have a big impact on the overall success of your big day. Here is a closer look at what the specific meanings are behind the most popular wedding colors:

The color RED signifies passionate love: Red is the warmest color of all and is the most chosen wedding color for couples (or brides) with outgoing, confident personalities. Be careful not to overuse red or it can come across as garish and tacky. In Asian culture, red is the color of eternal joy and prosperity, and therefore red is a popular color for Chinese brides to wear on their wedding day. In Western culture, red is the color of passion and red roses symbolize passionate love, often making them a preferred choice for table arrangements and bridal bouquets.

The color PINK signifies calm, joyous love. Known as a quiet and soft color, pink symbolizes universal love and is a favorite wedding color for brides everywhere. Pink carnations symbolize ‘forever remembered’ and therefore, are a sweet flower to add to a grooms boutonnière or bridal bouquet. Since pink is the result of mixing red with white, the degree of white dictates the softness or shocking shade of pink achieved. The softer tones of pink, which are most appropriate for a wedding theme color, signifies tenderness, love and acceptance.

The color BLUE signifies true, sincere love. Blue Perfect especially if you are having a tropical, exotic or beach themed wedding, blue is the coolest color of all and represents the sky, ocean and twilight. It is said that in Ancient Egypt, blue represented heaven, and since it is a calming color, blue can be wonderful and symbolic as a wedding day theme color. Blue flowers are strikingly beautiful, such as the blue iris, which symbolizes the importance of a relationship and would be a good flower in a mixed bouquet or as part of the table centerpieces at the wedding reception.

The color WHITE signifies pure love. White is the universal color for innocence and purity – worn by brides at weddings and babies at christenings around the world. Depending on the country or culture, white has many meanings – it can mean kindness, wholeness, completion, openness or truth – all good qualities to include in a wedding ceremony. White daisies are a symbol of loyal love – white tulips, roses, calla lilies and gerbera daisies are all very popular with today’s bride. White can have a cold, stark quality so you need to be very careful with your wedding décor. Balance it out with a second color and use warmer shades of white whenever possible.

The color PURPLE signifies magical, mysterious love. It is said that purple is the color of good judgment and peace of mind – two qualities that are ideal to share with wedding guests to symbolize the couple’s love, feelings and commitment. Of course, all throughout history, purple has been considered the color of royalty and thus has been a very popular wedding theme color for hundreds of years, and remains so today. Wedding flowers in purple such as orchids, freesia, violets and forget-me-nots are a wonderful complement to a bridal bouquet or table arrangements.

The color ORANGE signifies creative, vital and warm love. Orange is truly a color of power, and is chosen as a wedding theme color by the strong and confident couple who loves life and is not afraid to share their vibrancy and energy with others. Orange has always symbolized vitality, endurance, sincerity and thoughtfulness – perfect qualities to showcase on your wedding day. Orange flowers such as daisies, sunflowers, tulips, marigolds, and hothouse roses can create a stunning floral display for table centerpiece arrangements, especially when set against crisp white linen.

The color GREEN signifies healthy and balanced love. Green In most cultures, the color green represents earth, nature, life and fertility. However, it also symbolizes balance, self-respect and overall well-being. Given its restful properties and its ability to harmonize with other colors, green is a common color choice for wedding décor and reception decorations. Since green represents change, life and growth, it is the perfect complementary wedding color, especially in floral arrangements using lush ornamental grasses, baby’s breath, green fern leaves and other greenery. Green is also a very popular color for bridesmaid dresses, with soft sage being the current shade of choice with brides in North America.

The color YELLOW signifies happy and wise love. Yellow is the color of happiness, joy and bliss. Yellow is also a color with high energy so use it sparingly as a wedding theme color. The beautiful yellow daffodil is the symbol of unequivocal love, and makes this flower a poignant wedding flower choice. Other yellow flowers such as tulips, roses, and wildflowers make wonderful flower arrangements and bouquets if you are going with a yellow color palette. For a spring or summer wedding, yellow is the perfect color choice with shades such as buttercup yellow, lemon yellow and soft corn yellow the most popular choices.

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Wedding Themes – Creating a Unique Affair that Epitomizes the Bride and Groom

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Billy Idol sang that “It’s a Nice Day for a White Wedding” and for more than a hundred years, brides have been walking down the aisle in a white wedding dress. It seems to be the “proper” thing to do, with a formal wedding ceremony, and a very dignified sit down dinner reception afterwards. It can also be very boring, especially for young, vibrant couples who are willing to step outside the norm where weddings are concerned and embrace wedding themes that better represent who they are as a couple; their interests, hobbies and lifestyles that make them singular and unique.

Wild West – Western Wedding Themes with a Touch of the Romantic

We all love the romance of the Wild West, and the rugged beauty of the countryside. Maybe it is the spirit of the cowboy or perhaps it is just the allure of a simpler, although much rougher era. Cowboys personify what most men want to be and what most women are looking for in a man. They are tough, loyal, courageous and determined; which might be why western theme weddings are so popular – and not just for couples that come from rural backgrounds or have a mutual interest in horseback riding or cattle rustling.

From authentic full fledged western weddings or softer, more modern romantic vintage western wedding themes; catering your reception dinner with BBQ, corn on the cob, and potato salad followed by line dancing in a decorated hayloft, western themes are what you make of them. That is the beauty of western wedding themes – you decide what makes it work.

To pull off a western wedding theme, decide if you want an genuine wild west wedding (complete with horses, chaps and cowboy hats) or if you want to just use the subtle themes of a romantic vintage wedding collection, replete with vintage guest book, flower basket, ring pillow and pen set – wrapped in elegant suede with gold and silver horse shoes to embody good luck. Also, consider shooting your wedding photography in black and white for an Old West feel.

Autumn Splendor Wedding Theme

Many couples choose to get married in the autumn season and go with a fall wedding theme. This may be because of the cool air, magnificent colors and outstanding autumn atmosphere. Both elegant and memorable, autumn theme weddings can feature a variety of unique ideas. You also have the options of selecting a wedding gown in a variety of non-white colors with either long or short sleeves – deep copper and sleek platinum are stunning colors for an autumn silk wedding gown.

It is actually easy and affordable to put together an autumn splendor theme wedding. Stick with colors in the rich brown, red, orange, bronze, and gold hues – and then balance it off with a creamy ecru or off-white. A romantic, sophisticated or rustic mood can be created using warm fall colors and draping the church or reception venue in swathes of these colors.

Bronze and copper are ideal metallic accents for fall weddings, inspiring thoughts of copper kettles, fireplace décor and frolicking in fall leaves. Fill little bronze colored containers with dried flowers or chocolate covered almonds as wedding guest favors. Decorate polished copper vases with flowers to use as table centerpieces on your reception dinner tables. Scatter real or silk leaves around your cake display table and guest book signing station. You might also want to consider a traditional harvest theme for your wedding. Instead of having the wedding in a garden, park or backyard, rent a barn or pumpkin patch, complete with hayride and hot chocolate! Decorate with fall flowers, pumpkins, hay and black-eyed Susan.

Autumn splendor wedding themes, no matter which way you go, provides you with nature’s striking décor; all the breathtaking beauty you will need for your wedding day.

Winter Wonder Wedding Theme

Winter wedding themes reflect the unique magic of your love and the season. With snow, glittering ice and crystals, you can celebrate a wondrous time of year along as you start your married lives together. Many couples are pleasantly surprised by the amount of money saved by planning a winter wedding. Because the season is often less busy, couples can get the wedding date they want and the price they want at catering halls and restaurants. Popular winter wedding themes include snow, pines, poinsettias, holidays and fireplaces. Wedding dress options are virtually limitless, including long sleeve, short sleeve and sleeveless. With sleeveless gowns, add a trendy cashmere wrap for warmth and good looks.

A common winter wedding theme that everyone loves is snowflakes! Greet your guests with winter wonder place cards and seasonal snowflakes on the guest book. Include a snowflake cake topper for the perfect cake cutting ceremony pictures. Miniature snow globes would make the most winter wonderland guest favors. Decorate reception dinner tables with glass snowflake votive candle holders and sprinkle tables with silver confetti to carry the theme everywhere in a very subtle yet elegant manner.

A holiday theme for your winter wedding is a great way to bring in the kids. Serve hot chocolate and give out gourmet packets of cocoa to your guests. Decorate the reception area with Christmas trees. Give silver plated friendship ornaments to your guests as a lasting memory of your wedding for their Christmas tree when they get home. Winter wedding themes are a magnificent way to celebrate the season and start your new life together.

Beach Wedding Theme

Beach wedding themes are very, very popular in the summer months and for couples who are taking off to tropical destinations to tie the knot. Of course, in the middle of winter, your wedding party and guests will appreciate the escape to somewhere warm for a few days to attend your wedding. Even if your beach theme wedding is at home during the warmer summer months, a beach theme wedding means fun in the sun for everyone as they congratulate the happy couple on their eternal love.

Start by finding the ideal location and make sure it is available for weddings so you can secure arrangements for your desired date. Make arrangements for your guests in case of rain. At outdoor weddings, you can have rented tents and gazebos for shelter from rain or sun. Restaurants and yachts offer indoor and outdoor spots for your guests to relax.

Get the right accessories to get your guests in the mood for a beach theme wedding. Give out flip flops and leis for everyone to wear. Reflect your beach theme wedding in your stationary, place cards and thank you notes. Casual beach theme stationary gives your waterfront wedding an informal feel. Add a seafaring flair with embroidered seashells and starfish designs. Include a ring bearer pillow, flower girl basket, cake topper, garter set, pen set and guest book with seaside allure for a waterfront feeling from the ceremony to the reception. Shell silver place card holders or silver plated starfish shaped wine stoppers could make elegant and theme appropriate wedding favors for your guests.

With beach wedding themes, the bride and groom have more freedom with what they wear. Many beach ceremonies see the couple wearing casual linen beachwear or bathing suits. Other couples choose semi-formal wear such as a long flowing cotton or linen wedding dress in azure blue or crisp white. Formal wedding attire is generally not appropriate with beach weddings.

Butterfly Kisses Wedding Theme

Butterfly wedding themes are especially popular when the wedding is held outdoors; such as a botanical garden, lavish lawns or your parents backyard. Butterflies evoke feelings of relaxed summer days, breezy fields of wildflowers and the whisper of wonderful times to come. When you think about it, it’s no wonder that butterfly wedding themes are so trendy. For a bride that wants to take a theme all the way, a butterfly tiara crown and handkerchief could be added to her wedding ensemble or bridesmaids could have butterflies in their hair, tucked in their flower bouquets, or hanging gingerly from a corsage.

At the wedding ceremony, there are many tasteful ways to include your butterfly theme in accessories for the nuptials. Available in a multitude of soft pastel colors, butterfly collection wedding décor items are readily available; including flower girl baskets, ring bearer pillows, keepsake and toss garters for the bride, traditional guest books, and elegant satin wrapped pen sets.

Butterfly kisses at the ceremony are achievable by giving your guests real, live butterflies to release at the ceremony. This is a spectacular way to celebrate as a group, right after the wedding vows are exchanged. Keep in mind that butterflies need to be released at certain times of the day (they don’t fly after dark) and the temperature needs to be warm but not overly hot%u2026 they are finicky creatures but for a butterfly theme wedding, well worth the trouble!

A butterfly wedding theme is one of the few themes where you can incorporate other themes, such as a color theme or seasonal theme and still work perfectly.

Happily Ever After Fairy Tale Wedding Theme

Since you have found your Prince Charming, your wedding day is set and you are well on your way to living happily ever after, a fairy tale wedding theme may be just right for you. A fairy theme wedding is one of the few wedding themes that really must use a great deal of white to make it work well. This would include white everywhere from the wedding dress and church décor, to the floral arrangements and table settings at the wedding reception. However, feel free to use another single color as an accent – velvet red, royal blue, or emerald green all work well. Even the floral arrangement can be all white, and combined with baby’s breath and greenery, will look lovely in a tall glass cylinder vase or single flower bud vase.

Aside from white, use lots of crystal, sterling and plated gleaming silver and cut glass. These are all elements, like a guest book that has “Happily Ever After” embroidered on the front that will help you pull off the perfect fairy tale wedding day. If you look hard enough, there are companies out there that rent stagecoaches for the final touch on a fairy tale wedding. Choosing the right décor and accessories for your fairy tale theme wedding, from silver place card holders and Cinderella wedding carriage candle, to a classic silver plated cake serving set and fairy tale dreams castle cake toppers will make your wedding story end happily ever after …

Pulling it all Together with Class and Elegance

This article cannot cover all wedding themes – it would take an entire collection of books to do so! The purpose was to cover some of the more popular over the past few years. Other couples choose more subtle wedding themes such as Asian, Celtic, Irish or Jewish to honor their culture and heritage. Some modern couples base their wedding theme on a specific color such as black and white, green, orange, red, gold or silver. Essentially, you should decide on a wedding theme that will make you happy and that best reflects the couple getting married.

The key to any wedding theme is setting the stage in just the right way. Wedding decorations, accents, accessories and the overall mood of the venue location should work together to set the stage for entire event. The goal should be to create and maintain a mood that personifies the interests and personalities of the bride and groom, but is not so pervasive as to become intrusive or overpower the bride especially.

 

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Tips and Tricks to Stick to Your Wedding Budget

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One of the biggest hurdles for an engaged couple, even before they become husband and wife and start their new life together is planning a wedding, and this includes setting a wedding budget and then staying under budget.

No couple should have to start their new life together in debt thanks to an overblown wedding, and it can lead to relationship issues and friction right from day 1. It makes a lot more sense to work hard to plan a wedding that is everything you ever dreamed it would be, and yet sticks to the originally set wedding budget.

Tips and Tricks

Once you have established your wedding budget, whether it is $2,000 or $25,000, there are a few things you can do to make sure you stick to it!

1) Create a Realistic Wedding Budget: If your budget is too low, you will struggle from the day you start planning your wedding. Do your homework so you know what everything costs in your area or shop around online to see if you can find better deals, and then allot money accordingly for each area of your plan (wedding ceremony, reception, wedding party, favours, flowers, decoration, stationary, wedding dress, etc).

2) Work Together As a Team: You are going to be spending the rest of your lives together, working through problems and creating budgets for many other things – buying a house, saving for a vacation and yes, even eventually saving for your children’s’ college. It only makes sense that planning your wedding together and working hard to make every dollar go as far as possible would be a good place to start that financial partnership. It will help to set a strong foundation for your marriage.

3) Be Flexible: Sometimes you cannot always have what you want and that is true for wedding plans as well. Of course, we all want to have the wedding of our dreams, but if you can only afford to invite 150 guests, you need to work with your partner and your immediate families to whittle down the list from 225 to the desired target of 150.

4) Look for Bargains: Buying cheap does not mean you have to sacrifice on quality, especially with the internet. You can purchase high-end bridal accessories and wedding decorations online for a fraction of the cost. In small towns and rural areas especially, local wedding stores and bridal shops can charge exorbitant prices for wedding supplies. If you plan ahead and order early, you can shop online and save a bundle.

5) Shop Early: Planning a wedding is stressful and often times, many items are left to the last minute when it is do or die time. That means that you end up paying top dollar because you have no choice. If you plan well and start shopping early, you always have time to buy the perfect items for your wedding day, at the best possible price.

6) Something Borrowed: For less important items, do not be afraid to borrow from family or friends. There is nothing wrong with using decorations, wine glasses or an alter arbour for example, that is online from a friend or neighbour.

7) Timing is Everything: If you get married in primetime, such as May, June or September, be prepared to pay top dollar for everything. If you are able, perhaps choose a low season bridal month to get married and you can save yourself a whole lot of money. The weather in April is lovely as is October, as with both these months you can save as much as 25% of your total wedding budget.

8) Accept Financial Help with a Smile: If your parents or future in-laws are offering to pay for a certain aspect of your wedding, accept it with a smile and thanks. Your wedding budget will go so much further if you don’t have to pay for the reception dinner, the wedding favours or the wedding photography fees.

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Ten Tips for your Wedding Reception Centerpieces

July 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Your wedding reception centerpieces are the focal point of your wedding reception tables, so you will want to put a lot of thought and planning into making them as amazing and eye-catching as possible. Whether you’re going for a traditional, elegant, sophisticated, romantic, unique, or fun look to your wedding, the best way to set the mood for your special day is to create the perfect wedding reception centerpieces.

So, consider some of these helpful tips to when getting ready to choose your wedding reception centerpieces and decorations.

1. Flowers really make your wedding day special, but don’t forget to add other natural elements to your wedding reception centerpieces. Consider using branches, bamboo, long grasses, pinecones, or whatever is indigenous to your local area.

2. Get creative with the receptacles you use by choosing ones that match your wedding’s theme. Cowboy boots for western weddings, Chinese vases for Asian weddings, or boxes in the shape of dice for Vegas style weddings.

3. Fill your glass receptacles with unique fillers, such as colorful water pearls, glass marbles, heart shaped candies, coffee beans, or sand.

4. Place special waterproof lights at the bottoms of your glass vases to create a romantic and interesting look. The lights are activated when they are touched by water.

5. When using candles, group them together on plates or tie them together with ribbons to create an interesting arrangement.

6. Instead of a large flower arrangement, place bowls filled with colored water or crystals and put floating candles on top for a different kind of look.

7. Fill glass vases with layers of different colored sand to create beautiful and unique wedding reception centerpieces. These are a popular alternative to the traditional unity candles used in the wedding ceremony.

8. Create miniature wedding reception centerpieces at each place setting around the table and attach your place cards in or on them.

9. When making over-sized wedding reception centerpieces, keep in mind that people will want to talk with each other across the table, so make sure there is a clear line of sight by using tall vases or containers.

10. Rather than using flowers, put together an arrangement of balloons and towards the end of the reception have each table go outside for a balloon launch in celebration of your union.

Source: Tracey Smith is an expert article writer on the topic of weddings, she is a wedding planner in Toronto.

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