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Homemade Wedding Favors – For A Personal Touch

September 29, 2008 By Leave a Comment

The best wedding favors do not always have to be professionally made, factory-produced or custom ordered. It is strange to note that the latter is preferred today when it was homemade or home-based wedding favors that were originally the kind one would receive from a newly wedded couple. Traditionally, sugar cubes in special trinket boxes were given to guests at weddings – sugar having been an expensive commodity at one point in time. Later, they were replaced by less expensive handmade gifts like embroidery or carvings.

If you are handy with arts and crafts, or creative and arty by nature, homemade wedding favors should be something you seriously consider for various reasons:

- They are unique. No two homemade wedding favor are exactly alike, even if they are the same wedding favor – no two heart shaped chocolate cookies are exactly alike, for instance, nor is it possible for them to be so. The uniqueness of these homemade wedding favors will stamp them permanently in your guests’ memories for a long time to come.

- They are cost-effective. Or at least, you have better control over their cost. How much material to buy, how many pieces and how elaborate their design, you have a say in everything from their conception to completion. This means you have better control over the cost of your favors.

- Making wedding favors helps to create communal bonding between you, your family members, your closest friends and even some selected guests who may have volunteered to help out. This makes your wedding a community affair that everybody wants to succeed. Everyone, especially those closest to you, gets to be involved in the wedding celebrations.

- They are personal. Always wanted a personalized wedding favor for your guests? Then maybe you should make your own favors. Nothing is more personal than one you thought of, designed and then made with your own hands (and a few others, of course). Even if it is a somewhat common gift, like photo frames or potpourri, it is your very own design and scent and will have your signature look and feel on it.

- They make a lasting impression – even if they were not exactly retail quality. In fact, a less than perfect favor is even more memorable than one that is so quality-controlled. Always remember that people tend to remember flaws much more easily than perfection!

What kind of homemade wedding favors you want to give out depends on how good you are at making them and how fast you can complete your favors. Some suggestions you can do are:

- Potpourri. One of the easiest homemade wedding favors to make, potpourri is inexpensive, easy to make and will not take too much time to complete. To top it off, choosing your very own unique scent to give away is both challenging and fun. With potpourri, you do not have to always stick to the usual scents found in bottles and soaps, you can actually create a whole new scent just by mixing and matching. To help you out, get a potpourri-making kit from the gift store.

- Decorative candles are pretty wedding favors to make. Get plain candles and lots of colored one. Burn the colored ones and let the melted wax drip onto the plain candle. Mix the colors together by burning more than one colored candle. This is an inexpensive yet pretty favor you can make at home but bear in mind, it is time-consuming. So, if you do not have a lot of time to prepare for this, you should reconsider.

- Bookmarks are also inexpensive and do not take up too much of your time. You can use digital photographs, pressed dried flowers and leaves, beads, sequins, crystals or colored stones for decoration and a little bit of calligraphy to do the text. Finish it off with a nice bow or ribbon and your bookmark is just as good as the ones you can order.

- Wreaths are also quite easy and do not require you to be exceptionally crafty. To make the task easier, make smaller wreaths that can be hung over the fireplace or on refrigerator doors. The wreath bases can be bought very cheaply in shops and all you will need are the decorative items to put on them – rolls of different colored ribbons, bows and some other significant items like wedding bells, rings, doves or flowers will suffice.

- Christmas tree ornaments. For weddings around Christmastime, these would be ideal as they can be put to good use immediately and kept for every Christmas thereafter.

These are just some examples of the homemade wedding favors you can consider making for your big day. The actual choices you have are endless – it is only as limiting as your imagination.

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Find Wedding Reception Ideas Online

September 15, 2008 By Leave a Comment

Find unique wedding reception ideas online. Instead of dealing with the same local retailers as everyone else, surf the Internet for the most unusual wedding reception ideas to make your marriage more memorable.

Only ten years ago, most couples had to shop around endlessly to find the perfect wedding reception ideas. Driving from store to store was tiring, time-consuming and costly because of the travel expenses. Often couples shopped for days before finding the ideal wedding reception ideas.

Online resources make finding wedding reception ideas simple, fast and cost-effective. From the comfort of your own home or office, you can surf the Internet to find out what other couples are doing. Participate in online forums to exchange wedding reception ideas with other couples. Visit dozens of different retailers to find the wedding reception ideas you like most. When you find your favorite wedding reception ideas, order your accessories online and have them delivered right to your door.

Traditional wedding reception ideas work well for all couples and budgets. Hearts, flowers and elegant accents are classic wedding reception ideas for all seasons. A delightful double heart theme shows the joining of two hearts in marriage. Display pure elegance in winter white throughout your reception with a white themed guest book, matching pen and bridal garter. Welcome your guests to their place settings with playful hearts silver place card holders they can take home to remember your special day.

Butterfly wedding reception ideas are perfect for a spring garden wedding. After being indoors all winter, couple enjoy having an outdoor spring wedding to celebrate new life and new love. Often couples release live butterflies at spring garden weddings after they exchange their vows. Capture the essence of your butterfly spring garden wedding with delightfully themed wedding reception ideas. Set up a guest book table and use a butterfly embellished book with a matching pen. Hang butterflies from arches, poles and trees. Welcome your guests to the reception tables with unique topiary photo holder/place card holders. At the reception, these adorable little trees hold place cards. When guests bring them home, the topiaries can be used to display your wedding photo.

Fairytale wedding reception ideas bring romantic fantasy and loving reality together. Many brides dream of feeling like Cinderella on their wedding day. Wear a beautiful gown with a full skirt. Accent your dress with sparkling earrings and a glittering necklace. Arrive at your wedding reception in a horse-drawn carriage. Use fragrant, classic flowers such as calla lilies or roses in your bouquets and centerpieces. Include a guest book at your reception decorate with embroidery, jewels and a magic slipper like Cinderella’s. Give out small candies and favors in enchanted carriage favor boxes.

Western wedding reception ideas are a perfect way to bring friends and family of all ages together. Have a hoe down in an oversize barn complete with a square dancing caller and country western band. Fill small barrels with silk flowers to use as centerpieces. Give out cowboys hats to all your guests to get them in the mood. Use the romantic vintage western collection at your reception. With the look of suede featuring gold and crystal horseshoes, your bridal garter and guest book will be dynamic. Hang a horseshoe over the entranceway for a lucky western feeling as soon as your guests arrive.

If you took a gamble on love and hit the jackpot, celebrate your win with Vegas wedding reception ideas. Have your reception at a casino for an authentic feel. Create a casino environment at any venue with toy slot machines and decks of cards at each reception table. Use playing cards as place cards. Give out Vegas themed favors to your guests such as lucky in love translucent playing card bottle stoppers.

With so many celebrities having destination wedding in the Caribbean, many couples are choosing beach wedding reception ideas. Whether you have your wedding an exotic tropical location, local lake or simply create a beach environment anywhere, nautical nuptials are unforgettable. Create a mood by setting up piles of sand and mini Adirondack chairs with tea lights as centerpieces at each reception table. Use silver sea shell place card holders to welcome your guests to their seats. Place a starfish cake topper atop your wedding cake.

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Wonderful Wedding Shower Ideas

September 15, 2008 By Leave a Comment

Wonderful wedding shower ideas make everyone feel excited about the upcoming marriage. Friends, family and co-workers celebrate the bride in a special way with memorable wedding shower ideas.

You can get wedding shower ideas from reading magazines, talking to other brides and checking out online resources such as retailers and forums. Most of the time, the bridal party creates a wedding shower for the bride. Family members and co-workers may also decide to have a wedding shower. At the wedding shower, the bride receives gifts to use in her new marital home. Popular presents at bridal showers include blenders, china, toasters, glassware and bedding.

Many brides register with online retailers and local stores so their guests know what to buy for their shower and wedding. By perusing the online registry, guest immediately know what the couple wants, which presents were already purchased and the prices of the items left on the list. Once the bride create a registry list for her guests, everybody is ready to consider the best wedding shower ideas.

Wedding showers are held at private homes, restaurants, country clubs and outdoor venues such as gardens or parks. Usually the wedding shower theme is in accordance with the theme of the wedding. If the couple has a fall wedding, the wedding shower ideas include autumn accents. Regardless of the location, place card holders are used at large wedding showers to guide guests to their seats. Themed place card holders become lasting keepsakes of the shower day. For example, a fairytale Cinderella bride will appreciate silver silhouette place card holders with a charming happily ever after theme.

Certain traditions are part of all wedding shower ideas. At most bridal showers, there is a large punch bowl filled with fruity champagne punch. Often the punch bowl works like a fountain to add a touch of drama to the room. A special chair and areas is designed for the bride-to-be. Sometimes there is a wishing well where guests place small tokens for the bride, such as dishcloths and melon ballers. All the bridal shower gifts are placed in this area to the bride-to-be can open them in front of her anticipating guests. After she opens the gifts, a hat is created with all the bows from the presents’ wrapping. Bring along a plain baseball cap or straw hat to use for this whimsical tradition.

Much like a wedding, all the guests expect wedding shower ideas to include fabulous favors to remember the day. You can place wedding shower favors in decorative packages next to each place setting. Sometimes wedding shower favors are displayed on their own table so guests can take one on the way out of the party. Either way, thoughtful wedding shower favors make your guests anticipate your big day even more.

For a group of women who enjoy fashion, there are a variety of unusual wedding shower favors to choose from. The pink plaid purse favor box is a perfect place to tuck tiny treasures such as chocolates, mints and candies. All your guests will have their own darling little purse to take home and remember the bridal shower fondly.

If bridal shower guests appreciate a great manicure and pedicure, give out wedding shower favors they can really use. For a summer bridal shower, polka pink flip flop five piece pedicure sets with matching tags are a fun-loving favor. Include queen for a day soft foam toe separators for a professional pedicure at home. Any season is more special when you give your wedding shower guests cosmopolitan monogrammed five piece manicure sets to remember your day.

Regardless of the wedding shower ideas and theme, practical favors are appreciated by all your guests. Everyone will find a sew perfect plaid sewing kit a handy item to tuck in their handbags. Every time they mend something on the go, they will remember your wedding shower day. It’s her shower personalized shower gel make adorable accents in any bathroom. A unique bridal shower favor every guest will love is a purse valet stainless steel handbag holder to keep purses off the ground while dining out.

No matter which wedding shower ideas you choose, keep your guests wanting more so they can’t wait to get to your special day.

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Fabulously Fresh Fall Wedding Ideas

September 13, 2008 By Leave a Comment

Fall wedding ideas celebrate falling in love in a very special day. Use the breathtaking backdrop of autumn to create fabulously fresh fall wedding ideas for a completely unforgettable day.

More couples are choosing fall weddings than ever before. Summer weddings can be expensive and the weather gets unpredictable during hurricane season. Fall weddings have a natural, colorful atmosphere perfect for taking outdoor photos of the bride and groom. The weather is temperate and pleasant during the fall season. Fall wedding ideas are also more affordable than summer ones in many instances.

A variety of accents are associated with the fall season. Sunflowers, pumpkins, wheat, goldenrod, apples, pears and gourds are all awesome autumn accents for your wedding reception. Use fall colors such as gold, bronze, orange, brown and yellow. Wear an ivory or cream colored wedding dress and have your bridal party dress in warm fall tones.

Because the weather is still pleasant, fall wedding ideas can include indoor and/or outdoor venues. Have a fall wedding at a country club where your guests can go inside when it is cool or wander outdoors on a lovely afternoon. You can also have a fall beach wedding at a waterfront restaurant with their own outdoor beach area. Unique fall wedding ideas include Halloween themes and can be held at an old, spooky historical mansion.

No matter which fall wedding ideas you prefer, there are autumn accessories to bring your theme to life. Traditional fall wedding ideas including leaves, acorns and muted metallic trim. The bronze elegance collection looks incredible against the natural autumn backdrop provided by Mother Nature. Use a rich bronze ring pillow and flower girl basket during your fall wedding ceremony. Display a bronze guest book and matching pen at your reception to capture the thoughts of all your guests.

The autumn splendor collection celebrates the beauty of the season with oak leaves and acorns preserved in iridescent copper. Use copper candle holders at each reception table. Use an autumn splendor toasting set during your special wedding toast and keep the glasses as forever keepsakes of the moment. Bring fall to your cake cutting ceremony with an autumn splendor cake serving set.

If you have a fall wedding at the beach, including beach accents at your reception tables. Paint mini Adirondack chair place card holders in fall colors. Display them on a pile of sand in the middle of each wedding reception table to create a seafaring centerpiece. Illuminate your little displays with battery operated tea lights.

At Halloween fall weddings, display real pumpkin jack-o-lanterns at each wedding reception table. Have your guests attend the wedding in costume. Find a historic old house to rent for your wedding reception.

No matter which fall wedding ideas you prefer, fall themed wedding favors are a great way for your guests to bring their memories home. You need place card holders to direct your guests to their seats at the wedding reception. Why not choose place card holders that do double duty as fall wedding favors? An autumn branches bronze-finish metal photo frame/place card holder looks elegant at each place setting. After the reception ends, these lovely frames can be used to display your wedding photo in each guest’s home. Another attractive option are fall leaf tea light and place card holders. These darling tea lights illuminate your tables, guide your guests to their seats and become lasting treasure from your fall wedding.

Candles are popular wedding favors for any theme. Your guests will be delighted when they receive perfect pair pear shaped candles in their own sheer organza bag with a leaf tag. Fall in love garden glass gel candles are eye-catching accents on your reception tables that your guests will proudly display when they go home.

Practical fall wedding favors are used for years to come so guests constantly remember your special day. A fall in love maple leaf coaster set is a lovely accent for your guests’ coffee tables or home bar. The perfect pair pear timer in a wooden gift box looks attractive in any kitchen and serves a functional purpose at the same time.

If you choose affordable fall wedding ideas, stay within your budget by creating your own autumn wedding favors. Buy candies, mints or potpourri in bulk to fill decorative boxes for each guest. Autumn elegance laser cut fall leaf favors boxes are an affordable way to add a sophisticated touch to each place setting.

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Great Wedding Reception Decoration Ideas Are Everywhere

September 13, 2008 By Leave a Comment

Wedding reception decoration ideas are all around you. From seasonal themes to traditional hearts and flowers, there are many great wedding reception ideas to make your special day unforgettable for everyone.

Exciting wedding reception decoration ideas get your guests in a partying mood. Everyone wants to celebrate when they arrive at a well-decorated party. After all, children always get animated when they see balloons and streamers for a birthday party. When guests see your unique wedding reception decoration ideas, they are inspired to celebrate with you. The right wedding reception decoration ideas create a memorable mood for everyone.

One of the best places to look for unusual wedding reception decoration ideas are online resources. When you shop at local retailers, you often find the same tired themes used by everyone else you know. Surfing the Internet yields hundreds of awesome wedding reception decoration ideas nobody else has ever seen. Check out retailers’ websites, read articles about wedding and participate in online forums to find the coolest wedding reception decoration ideas.

Your wedding reception decoration ideas should be reflected in every accessory you display. From your reception tables to the garter throwing ceremony, use accessories that reflect your wedding theme for a professional feeling throughout your reception. Remember to have place card holders, themed centerpieces, and a special guest book table and personalized wedding flutes for a complete look.

Seasonal wedding decoration ideas are popular because they are easy to develop. Whether you tie the knot in the summer, fall, winter or spring, there are thousands of ways to celebrate the season of your love. Use a starfish cake topper at a summer beach wedding. Give your guests snowflake coasters at favors for a winter wedding. Your fall wedding is complete with an autumn splendor guest book for everyone to sign. At a spring wedding, flower place card holders fit right in.

Move beyond the traditional and incorporate one-of-a-kind wedding reception decoration ideas. If you get married in the fall, consider a Halloween wedding complete with costumes and scary decorations. Display a jack-o-lantern on each table as a centerpiece. Give out Halloween candy in decorative fall goody bags. For the winter, have a Christmas theme wedding complete with stockings hanging by a warm fireplace and a visit from Santa Claus to celebrate the season.

Your profession is another basis for great wedding reception decoration ideas. Are you or your spouse serving in the military? Show off your service and use a camouflage theme for your wedding reception. Have military accents on each table including medals and helmets filled with flowers. Wear a camouflage bridal garter for the garter throwing ceremony. Set up a table with a camouflage guest book and matching pen for your guests to sign.

Did you always dream of feeling like Cinderella meeting Prince Charming on your wedding day? Choose elegant princess decorations for your fantasy wedding day. Wear a large, lacy dress and arrive at your reception in a horse-drawn carriage. Decorate the location with the fairy tale dream collection featuring delicate embroidery, sparkling jewels and a magic slipper. Display a castle cake topper on your tiered wedding cake. Use a guest book and matching pen with a Cinderella theme. Give your guests favors in enchanted carriage favor boxes.

Beach weddings are another popular theme. With more celebrities having destination weddings than ever before, everyone is having waterfront weddings. Whether you exchange your vows in a tropical setting or near a local lake, nautical nuptials are romantic and picturesque. Use wedding reception decoration ideas with a beach theme such as seashells, starfish and flip flops. Add seaside allure to your wedding reception with starfish cake topper. Give your guests leather flip flop luggage tags to remember your nautical nuptials forever.

Even if you have a tight budget, there are wedding reception decoration ideas you can create yourself. Recruit your wedding party to help you make unusual wedding decorations from tulle, streamers, personalized ribbons, bows and balloons. Create your own ambiance with crafty wedding reception decoration ideas that will not break your budget.

With a bit of creativity and online research, you will find the perfect wedding reception ideas for your special day.

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Wedding Ideas Celebrate the Seasons of Your Love

September 12, 2008 By Leave a Comment

Choose wedding ideas that celebrate the seasons of your love. When your wedding ideas reflect the season you get married, it makes your special day even more memorable.

One of the most popular wedding themes is seasonal. Couples choose their favorite time of year to get married. All their wedding ideas reflect that unique season. You may decide to get married during the time of year you met or got engaged. No matter what the season, there are themed decorations to create a mood at your wedding ceremony and reception.

In decades gone by, everyone scrambled to have a summer wedding. During the summer, people were presumed to be on vacation so they would be available to attend weddings. Many couples had outdoor weddings to accommodate the number of guests and having a summer wedding meant clear weather was more likely. Because of the popularity of summer weddings, some couples book their favorite locations years in advance.

If you decide to get married in the summer, there are a variety of wedding ideas to choose from. From seashells to flip flops, your wedding ideas should reflect the warm, casual nature of the summer season. Because summer weddings make you think of the beach and fun in the sun, bring that feeling to your big day with unique themed accessories.

Seaside allure decorations featuring starfish and seashells are a classy way to celebrate summer love and show you are the star of the day. Use a flower girl basket and ringer bearer pillow with starfish and shell embellishments during your ceremony. Have silver shells holding the place cards to guide guests to their seats at your reception. Include a starfish cake topper on your wedding cake. Give out flips flops to all the guests to wear at your wedding and take home to remember your summer marriage.

Many couples prefer fall weddings today because of the breathtaking natural backdrop and continued lovely weather. In addition, many venues are more affordable during the fall because the summer rush is over. Fall wedding ideas include sunflowers, wheat, pumpkins and warm colors such as orange, gold, brown and bronze. Some couple even have a Halloween wedding during the fall, complete with costumes.

Traditional fall wedding ideas often include seasonal symbols such as oak leaves or acorns. Bring it all together with autumn splendor wedding accessories featuring a natural lacy oak leaf or acorn preserved in iridescent copper. Present the wedding rings at the ceremony on a fancy autumn ring bearer pillow. Bring autumn to your cake cutting ceremony with a fall themed cake serving set. Give out seasonal wedding favors to remember your day, such as fall leaf candles.

Winter weddings are a wonderland of crystal, snowflakes and holiday cheer. Delightful wedding ideas compliment this icy season. Crystal toasting flutes, hanging snowflakes at your reception and a fireplace in the cocktail area bring the wonder of winter to your wedding day. Wear a bridal garter with a sparkling snowflake to show off to your guests during the garter tossing ceremony. Top off your wedding cake with a keepsake snowflake cake topper. Give each of your guests a lovely snowflake bottle stopper in a shimmering gift box to remember your day when they return home.

Spring weddings are an exciting time of year to get married. Wedding ideas to celebrate the spring season include flowers, butterflies and hearts. You may decide to have a garden wedding or reception during the spring to enjoy the outdoors after the long winter. A dramatic way to celebrate your love is a butterfly release ceremony. After you exchange your wedding vows, live butterflies are released into the spring air and fly away on the wings of your love.

Capture butterflies with spring wedding ideas to decorate your day. Use a ring bearer pillow and flower girl basket embellished with crystallized butterflies. Display a butterfly guest book with matching pen for your guests to sign at your reception. Include a butterfly silver-metal bookmark with white silk tassel near each place setting as a lasting memory of your unique spring wedding.

The best wedding ideas are thoughtfully themed. When you create a special mood for your wedding day, everyone wants to celebrate with you.

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Baby Shower Favors Shower Your Guests With Thanks

September 12, 2008 By Leave a Comment

Baby shower favors are the perfect way to that your guests for their loving support. Baby shower favors are inexpensive tokens of appreciation that make your guests feel special for sharing your day.

When a woman is pregnant, her friends, family or co-workers may decide to have a baby shower in her honor. Sometimes a woman plans or helps plan her own baby shower. The shower is held several weeks before the anticipated birth of the baby. At the shower, everyone “showers” the expectant mother with useful and adorable gifts for the new baby. Often there is a wishing well for small, practical items such as baby powder, baby wipes and diaper ointment so mom has plenty on hand when baby arrives.

During the baby shower, food and beverages are served. Usually baby-related games are played and baby shower favors are given as prizes. After eating and playing games, all the women gather around the expectant mom as she opens her presents. Most moms-to-be register with a local retailer so guests know exactly what she needs for the new baby. In many instances, the expectant mother receives most of the items she needs at her baby shower including strollers, cribs, playpens and a one-month supply of diapers.

Baby shower favors express gratitude to all the guests for their generosity. You can make baby shower favors yourself, such as chocolates shaped like baby carriages. An easy way to shop for baby shower favors is checking out online retailers. The baby shower favors are delivered right to your door to minimize running around town. You can shop at your leisure and choose from thousands of baby shower favors in the comfort of your own home or office. From candles to coasters, there are many charming baby shower favors to choose from.

Taking photos is an important part of the baby shower. All your guests will be snapping pictures of the mom-to-be as she opens her presents and enjoys herself at the shower. Give out heart-shaped “New Beginnings” glass photo coasters in darling pram boxes for your guests to display a photo of you and a photo of the new baby after he or she is born.

At some showers, the expectant mother already knows the gender of her baby thanks to modern technology. If you know the baby’s gender, your baby shower can be pink or blue accordingly. Your guests will love receiving candies and other small delights in classic pram favor boxes with unique expandable bonnets.

Everybody loves to use candles to decorate their homes. Give your guests a lovely candle to proudly display and remember your baby shower. An “About To Hatch” baby chick candle is so cute everyone will want more than one. Add a touch of elegance to the occasion with “Heaven Sent” baby powder fresh frosted glass votives. Show off your sense of humor with “Bun In The Oven” candles featuring a baking bun with a wick. If you know the baby’s gender, give everyone “It’s A Girl” or “It’s A Boy” gift boxes candles with pink or blue imprinted ribbon.

Practical baby shower favors will be used by your guests long after the party ends. An “About To Hatch” kitchen egg timer in a showcase gift box will come in handy in your guests’ kitchens. Another attractive kitchen option are “It’s About Time – Baby Is Brewing” teapot-shaped timers in silver. If your guests prefer coffee, “Baby Is Brewing” coffee kits with heart scoops and personalized tags make wonderful baby shower favors.

There are many affordable baby shower favors that are thoughtful, too. Give your guests plantable baby shower favors so they remember you every time a flower grows. Adorable “Baby Is Blooming” or “Bloomin’ Bear” plantable wildflower favors are great gifts that won’t break your budget.

All of your guests will need an extra pen at some point. Decorative pens are useful baby shower favors. Give your guests the ultimate pen to remember your baby shower. A “Baby On Board” expandable pen in its own car seat packaging will make everyone smile. This darling baby pen looks like it is tucked in a car seat, ready to go on the road with mom.

Beautiful baby shower favors show how much you appreciate your guests.

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Passionate Pink Wedding Favor Boxes

September 11, 2008 By Leave a Comment

Pink wedding favor boxes bring passion and excitement to your reception tables. Give your guests keepsakes packaged in romantic pink wedding favor boxes to remember your special day.

While white is often associated with weddings because the bride wears a white gown, pink is another color of eternal romance. Pink is one of the warm colors on the color spectrum, along with red, orange, yellow and gold. When people see pink, they feel strong emotion and get excited. If you want to get your guests going, use pink wedding favor boxes to get your party started right.

Pink is a universal color of love with its quiet, peaceful tones. When you give someone a pink carnation, it means, “I will never forget you.” Often a pink carnation is given to a lady during courtship to show the man’s interest. In Asian symbolism, pink means marriage. Whether you have an Asian wedding or Western wedding, pink is the internationally recognized color of love. Your guests will understand the love you feel on your day when you use pink wedding favor boxes for their gifts.

During Elizabethan times, people needed to get permission to wear pink because it was actually dictated by English law. A person’s wealth and social standing were considered before they were allowed to wear prestigious pink because of Sumptuary Laws. Colors had significant meaning during the Elizabethan era. Pink had major religious, biblical, Christian and social significance. Basically, pink symbolized significant happiness and joy. To Christians, pink represented the third Sunday of advent. To create the color pink, madder roots were used to make cheap dyes. The happiness and joy of passionate pink is reflected to your guests with pink wedding favor boxes filled with tiny treasures.

Pink wedding favor boxes match a variety of wedding colors and themes. Pink works well with many shades including darker pink, burgundy and purple for a completely romantic atmosphere. To create a more formal setting, combine pink with gray or black. Pink favor boxes add life to wedding themes featuring colors such as dark green and dark blue.

Although certain people in the Western world may think pink is not for men, many men appreciate the passion and prestige of pink. Over the decades, pink has gone in and out of style for men’s apparel. Both male and female guests will immediate recognize pink as the color of love, making is perfect for your wedding favors and accessories. After all, marriage is the ultimate expression of love, making pink wedding favor boxes perfect accents for the occasion.

Princesses are often pictured in fairy tales wearing in pink. After all, girls are considered to be pretty in pink. If you have a Cinderella wedding, pink decorations and favors are simply perfect. Bring your Cinderella theme to your reception tables with pink wedding favor boxes shaped like enchanted carriages, celebrating the dramatic arrival of Cinderella in a horse-drawn carriage.

Imagine how delighted your feminine guests will be when they receive “The Pink Plaid Purse” favor box filled with fabulous goodies. Overstuff these dynamic pink wedding favor boxes with sweet candy or rich chocolate. Create sachets by filling these perky pink purses with potpourri.

Have wedding preparations worn you both out? Are you both counting the hours until the honeymoon begins? Show your anxiousness to escape with “Getaway Car” favor boxes with expandable convertible tops and tin cans. These darling pink wedding favor boxes show how eager you are to start married life alone together.

While pink is usually a color of romance, it also represents a very serious cause affecting many today – breast cancer. If a friend or loved one suffered with breast cancer, you understand the importance of this charity cause. You can support a charitable cause by purchasing pink wedding favor boxes. When you use “In Favor of A Cure” pink ribbon favor boxes, a portion of the proceeds from the sale are donated to the breast cancer cause. These lovely boxes make treasured keepsakes and show your concern about this worthy charitable cause.

Present gifts at your reception in eye-catching pink wedding favor boxes to show the passion and joy you feel on your once-in-a-lifetime day.

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Wedding Favor Boxes – It’s All In The Presentation

September 10, 2008 By Leave a Comment

Wedding favor boxes are an attractive way to present token of appreciation to your guests. Use themed wedding favor boxes as decorative accents on your reception tables. Your guests will be anxious to open these beautifully presented wedding favor boxes to find the treasures that lie within.

If you decide to give small items such as jewelry or candy to your guests, wedding favor boxes are the perfect way to package them. Instead of leaving a tiny item near each place setting where it can get lost, tuck tiny treats into eye-catching wedding favor boxes. Available in a variety of colors and shapes, there are wedding favor boxes to compliment any wedding theme.

Garden weddings are an affordable, beautiful way to bring love and nature together. Couples create a secret garden affair surrounded by landscaping, lawns and flowers. Add pretty ponds and bubbling fountains for a completely romantic ambiance in any garden. Whether you stroll the English garden of a historic mansion or have an arch set up in your parent’s oversize backyard, everyone loves scenic garden weddings. Give your guests delightful treats in “English Garden” watering can favor boxes with flower appliqués.

Another awesome venue for outdoor wedding is the beach. In fact, many famous celebrity couples have weddings in exotic Caribbean locations such as the Bahamas. Instead of having a formal ceremony in a stuffy indoor location, couples exchange vows with the sun overhead, waves lapping at the shore and soft sand beneath their feet. Give your guests seaside pleasure to bring home with palm tree favor boxes with multi dimensional detail. As the couples sway to tropical music and the palm trees away in rhythm, everyone will love looking at these palm tree favor boxes on your reception tables.

Maybe you didn’t have the cash to plan a destination wedding in a faraway place so you choose to have a beach wedding by the local lake instead. Whether your beach wedding is by a bay nearby or an ocean in the Caribbean, create a waterfront feeling with seafaring decorations and wedding favor boxes. Use tiny tin favor pails filled with candy and shells as fabulous favors for your guests.

Cinderella princess weddings remain a popular choice for many brides. If a girl imagines herself as Cinderella meeting Prince Charming at her wedding, a princess theme is the perfect way to bring fantasy to life. Wear a full, flowing bridal gown with glass slippers and sparkling jewelry. Arrive at your wedding reception with the groom in a horse-drawn carriage. Include wedding favor boxes shaped like an enchanted carriage, filled with candies or potpourri. These darling carriages will remind everyone of the moment you arrived at the reception in your own horse-drawn carriage.

If your wedding is all about the apparel and your wedding dress was your biggest decision, use wedding favor bags to express it. Dress up small wine bottles or shower gel with a “The Dress” satin gown favor bag that looks like a wedding gown. Another fashion-savvy option are “The Pink Plaid Purse” favor boxes in an adorable handbag shape.

Traditional weddings are an elegant way to start married life together. With classic symbols and peaceful overtones, old-fashioned weddings are truly memorable. Miniature gold chair favor boxes with heart charms and ribbons and a personalized monogram are eye-catching guests gifts on your reception tables. On the other hand, if you choose to get hitched in Las Vegas the modern way, give out “Lucky In Love” dice favor boxes with imprinted ribbons and heart charms as a memory of the occasion.

If you both can’t wait for the reception to end so you can go on your honeymoon, show your feelings with your wedding favor boxes. Give out mints, nuts or chocolates in “Getaway Car” favors boxes with an expandable convertible top and tin cans for added authenticity.

Use charitable wedding favor boxes to contribute to a cause and show you have heart. “In Favor Of A Cure” pink ribbon favor boxes are beautiful on your reception tables and support the breast cancer cause. If anyone among your family or friends suffered from breast cancer, these thoughtful wedding favor boxes will be greatly appreciated by all your guests.

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Beautiful Bridal Shower Favors

September 10, 2008 By Leave a Comment

Bridal shower favors offer a hint about your wedding theme a few weeks before the big day occurs. Beautiful bridal shower favors also become special keepsakes for the ladies sharing your shower day and make them wait for your wedding a bit more eagerly.

The custom of holding bridal showers has held strong for over a century in America. The first use of the word “shower” in printed materials is believed to the be Grand Rapids Michigan Evening Press in 1904 when they stated, “”The ‘shower parties’ that through mistaken hospitality the wedded couple are forced to attend.” The word shower is believed to occur from the Victorian era when gifts were placed in a parasol and then opened to shower the future bride with presents.

Modern brides traditionally have a bridal shower about a month before their wedding. The bridal shower might be planned by the bridal party, friends, family, co-workers, neighbors or the bride herself. At the bridal shower, guests give the bride gifts she can use in her new marital home. Sometimes amusing gifts are given, such as scanty lingerie. The bride often signs up for a registry at her favorite retailer so bridal shower guests know the best gifts to buy.

At the bridal shower, a meal is served and usually champagne punch flows from a fountain. The bride has a chair of honor where she opens all her bridal shower gifts. Ribbons and bows from the gift boxes are placed on a funny hat the bride wears to show she is done opening her presents. To thank guests for sharing this special day, bridal shower favors are given during or after the party.

Are your bridal shower guests style divas? Is every even all about the apparel? If you are a group of fashionistas, celebrate style with wedding gown candles in designer “window shop” gift boxes. Your bridal shower guests will gasp with pleasure when they receive these whimsical wedding gowns with a wick. Use a “Boutique Chic” scented dress sachet/place card holder in a store-front gift box to guide fashion-conscious bridal shower guests to their seats.

Sometimes shoes are every woman’s passion. If you all share a shoe passion, your bridal shower guests will love “It’s A Shoe Thing” shoe shaped bottle openers with a high heel. Your guests will take care of their own pretty feet with a pedicure and “Queen For A Day” soft foam toe separators. Another nail-savvy option is “The Ex Files” ten-piece nail file set so girls on the go can keep their hands in top shape.

Make your guests feel ready for a kiss when they leave your bridal shower wearing “Pucker Up” personalized lip balm. Labels on the lip balm personalized these bridal shower favors so your guests remember you every time they moisten their lips.

Often bridal shower favors include the concept of a “shower” in some way. Give your guests something for their own bathrooms with a “Showers N Flowers” 3-piece gift bath gift set in re-useable bath tub soap. Another shower-y option are “Showers of Love” umbrella shaped measuring tape in organza gift bags. Your shower will always measure up to your guests’ expectations when they receive these darling measuring tapes as a keepsake.

The first question all your friends ask when you get engaged is, “How big is the ring and can we see it?” Give all your guest big bling of their own when you give out “With This Ring” engagement ring key chains as bridal favors.

Handbags are a popular must-have item for many women. If you and your bridal shower guests are always looking for the latest designer handbags, give bridal shower favors with a purse theme. “Trendsetters” handbag place card/photo frames guide your guests to their places and hold a photo from the shower when the party is over. A “Pink Polka Purse” manicure set is certain to be an essential item in all your guests’ designer handbags.

Bridal shower favors don’t have to be expensive or showy to impress your guests. Choose themed, fun-loving bridal showers that make your guests look forward to the wedding.

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