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Inexpensive Wedding Favors – Celebration On A Budget

October 7, 2008 By Tracey Leave a Comment

Everyone wants to spend thrift these days. Hard earned monies are just not to be spent out for senseless things, especially with the economic downturn nowadays. It is not bad to spend, just make sure that you are able to control your urges and try to be practical enough to spend on things that matters for the wedding day. Make a checklist of to-buy items and put a tick mark on the priorities so you shall not miss out on buying them first.

Here is a sample list of things to buy for a wedding so you get all you need within your budget limits:

- Bridal gown

- Groom suit

- Rings, coins, and cord

- Flowers and candles

- church reception

- inexpensive wedding favors

Finding gowns are not as easy as it looks, but it is all worth it if you get what you wanted. Groom’s suits are easier to find however, and since they almost look practically the same, it is not much of an issue. Gowns are much harder to look for on a strict budget.

Rings, coins, and cord are the three major items that comprises a wedding ceremony. These are the first buys. It need not be expensive as long as it serves its purpose during the ceremonies. Rings and coins are usually placed on white heart shaped pillows.

Flowers and candles that are used at the altar need not be expensive as well. The white mums are quite fine to line across the aisle where the bride-to-be shall walk. The church will be filled with white colored flowers and they look grand, unknowingly cheaper then it looks.

The church, it usually does not need to be so pricey. Some churches just wanted some donations.

Receptions are usually packed. This is where the biggest chunk of the budget goes to. Food and preparations are all ready. The tables are set for people to sit on. The food is waiting to be served.

And to wrap the day, inexpensive wedding favors are given away to all the guests that shared the special day with you both.

Eco-friendly favors are cheaper yet classy. For some ideas of the wedding favors, here’s some ideas for you to ponder about:

- Paper rose boxes

- Tiny paper bags

- Seed packets

- Paper peony boxes

- Tiny cake in paper boxes

There are many other trinkets to find that are not as pricey as you think and yet good enough. Scented candles are always a good choice. It is classy yet inexpensive enough to fit the budget. You just have to find the right one for your motif. There are wax candles, or gel candles. Scented ones are better. The scent lasts long enough for your guests to enjoy the aroma. Besides you can always use the scented candles at your homes. A good aromatherapy session can be done using those candles. Vanilla is a famous scent. It eases the blood flow. It soothes the tension in your nerves. It helps you relax so you will be able to get a good sense of energy when the big day is over.

Other trinkets as simple as the paper ones can be stylish and nice to give away too. Paper pouches and boxes are quite nice to give too. You can fill each pouches and boxes with scented potpourri and they can be inexpensive wedding favors already. You can actually do it yourself at the comfort of your homes. No need to pay for others to do it for you, it is easy and yet chic.

Last one thing to consider is a thank you card. If all else fails to fit the budget, a simple thank you card with your names and the guests name is good enough to make it as a wedding favor. Your guests will understand and will never look at it otherwise since their presence has already made your day bright and to see you on your special day is enough to brighten theirs as well. Besides you will get to see them again after the big day, since wedding is a start of something new, and as friends you shall always be there for each other, no matter what.

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Wholesale Wedding Favors – Low On Cost And Just As Pretty

October 2, 2008 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

Wedding favors can be an added cost into your wedding, particularly if you are planning a larger affair. Instead of cutting down on the quality of your wedding favors or trimming your guest list so you can accommodate your wedding favor budget, focus your shopping on wholesale wedding favors.

Wholesale wedding favors are those which are sold in bulk, often during off-peak seasons. They may be last season’s trends or extra stock from some other wedding that was cancelled at the last minute but they are no less better than the ones you would have custom make with one exception – they are a lot cheaper. This will prove to be extremely helpful if you need to have a lot of favors at the wedding – you can have the wedding favors you want while keeping within your budget.

When looking for wholesale wedding favors, look at these factors:

- Seasonal. If you buy your wedding favors way in advance, you will be able to get very good deals on wholesale wedding favors. These could be from last year’s winter or spring wedding but seriously, no one will notice. They will still be seasonally appropriate for yours.

- Trends. If it was trendy at one point in time to have butterfly-based print, then you can be assured that anything butterfly will be sold at a lesser price once the trend has peaked. You can then pick up on the butterfly designs at half the price they were a year ago and still have the pretty wedding favors you always wanted.

- Bulk. Buying in bulk also means cheaper as most retailers will offer you a close-to-wholesale price or at the very least, a big discount, if you ordered a fair amount, like more than a hundred pieces, for instance. Your only problem would be storage but this is a minor issue as you can always “borrow” space from family members and friends.

- Uncommon gifts. If you are lucky, some very unconventional favors that you want may be available in stock to be disposed of quickly and cheaply to the first buyer available. These could be gifts in uncommon colors, for instance, or shapes. Before actually deciding on which wedding favors to have, it may be a good idea to check with the retailers first which ones they are prioritizing to dispose soon. They may just be the kind of favors you want for yourself. Remember, just as one man’s meat is another man’s poison, another man’s poison may be your meat!

- Overly common gifts. On the other hand, retailers may offer really good discounts on wedding favors that are so mass-produced they have too many in stock of. Older perishables such as potpourri, scented oil and bath salts, are usually the first to be offered a discount on as they have an expiry date before their scent wears off permanently.

Some of the most common wholesale wedding favors available are:

- Scented candles – these are often sold at a cheaper price if bought in bulk or sets. This saves you money as you can always break up the sets and give them out individually.

- Key chains or key rings – one of the most popular wedding favors, key chains are practical and in almost any design, pretty items to hang around. As such, they fit basically any wedding theme.

- Photo frames – clichéd as they may be, they are the easiest to get even at the very last minute.

- Place card holders – these have the same fate as photo frames. Absolutely common but very much in demand which means if you want them, they could be available to you at half their original price.

- Bookmarks – also a hot item at weddings, bookmarks are small enough to be carried around and stored even for long periods. This means availability of stock and lots of it, too so you can get a good deal.

- Coasters – just like the bookmarks, they are small enough to be stored. And because they may be less hardy than bookmarks, in that they can be texturally spoilt, cracked or have their surfaces peeled off, they are also one of the first few to be offered on discount.

One of the best ways to get good wholesale wedding favors is to time your wedding perfectly. Having a summer or spring wedding, for instance, gives you a better chance of getting wholesale wedding favors as retailers often forecast more people getting married during these seasons. This means there are more of such seasonally-themed favors available in stock which you may be able to buy at a better price – just as long as you buy them at least two seasons in advance.

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Fall Wedding Favors – In All Their Bold Shades

October 1, 2008 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

Having wedding favors that are themed to the season is often a successful one. This is also an easy way to align all your wedding decorations, centerpieces and favors in one cohesive motif. Seasonal weddings are beautiful – combining the spirit of the celebration with the beauty of Mother Nature. Fall weddings, in particular, are popular because they are in between the summer and winter months and thus, are more romantic with warm, bold colors and cool temperatures all rolled into one.

Fall wedding favors often carry themes linked to Mother Nature. Motifs of leaves, trees, cold weather flowers, fruits and forest animals often appear on designs which are emboldened in warm shades like honey, maroon, forest green and burnt orange. Some gifts that carry this theme off wonderfully are:

- Photo frames. Very easy to design with maple leaves forming the frame or with clear glass with frosted tiny leaves in the corners, photo frames make lovely fall items to hold your pictures.

- Wire place card holders. These are also extremely easy and cost-effective wedding favors. Trim them to feature shapes like maple leaves and have them colored honey or green to fit the fall season.

- Scented soaps in the shape of leaves and in various fall colors are another attractive, interesting fall wedding favor to consider. To fit autumn, choose matching scents that will accentuate the feel of the season.

- Mini photo albums also make very good fall wedding favors. These can be made more memorable when one picture of the bridal couple is included in the album so guests will be able to have a personal memento of the wedding in more than one way.

- Honey jars with or without honey are also very appropriate as fall wedding favors. These can be enjoyed both visually and gastronomically by your guests whose jars will make a beautiful keepsake when decorated in fall designs.

- Spice jars are just as nice, even better if they were shaped into pumpkins or apples to fit the fall season.

- Cookies in fall colors and tastes are equally memorable. Have them in maple-leave shapes and warm autumn hues and your cookies will be not just suitable but delicious at the same time.

- Wine stoppers with grapes or pears as its handle are beautiful gifts at fall weddings. The fruit on its top serves as a permanent reminder of the fall or harvest season every time the occasion calls for it.

Fall wedding favors do not have to special gifts purchased specifically as that. You could also use some of the wedding “props” as your fall wedding favors. Some examples are:

- The jam on the dinner table. Yes, your guests may have already dipped their butter knives into them which is all the more reason why they should be bringing them home. Plus the fact that if the jars are made of glass, they are completely refillable with anything they wish.

- Napkins. For posterity, use cloth napkins which you can personalize with your names and wedding theme design. They could be pretty enough to be framed up in your guests’ home (after washing, of course) or as a table centerpiece. At the very worst, they end up as a glorified rag!

- Tumblers, glasses or champagne flutes. With maple leaves and fruit on them, your drinking glasses could be both highly decorative and practical. Used during the reception, your guests can just bring their own tumblers, glasses or flutes home saving you the cost and time of cleaning them up.

- Mint tins decorated with fall designs are perfect dessert holders as well. Aside from telling your guests their desserts are already served to them (particularly at outdoor weddings), they would be happy to know they can bring the pretty containers home with them.

To get the perfect fall wedding favors you always wanted for your wedding, source for your favors way ahead of time. Getting your favors off-season is one of the surest ways to get a really good deal on the items. The best way to shop beforehand is to confirm your wedding theme and/or color the moment you have your wedding date confirmed in autumn. Having it in fall means you know roughly the type of colors you can use for the wedding, which narrows down your search. Not only that – knowing your wedding will be in fall means you can also narrow down your wedding designs.

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Fabulously Fresh Fall Wedding Ideas

September 13, 2008 By Suzanne 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 Suzanne 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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Passionate Pink Wedding Favor Boxes

September 11, 2008 By Suzanne 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 Suzanne 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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Unique Wedding Party Favors For Special People

September 9, 2008 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

Unique wedding party favors thank those who helped you most in a very special way. Your wedding party helped make your big day possible. Thoughtful, unique wedding party favors are the perfect way to thank them and offer a lasting keepsake of the day.

Choosing your wedding party is a major decision. The bride and groom often deliberate for weeks to decide the best people for the wedding party including who will walk down the aisle together and who will get along well during wedding planning. Members of the wedding party can be family, friends, neighbors or co-workers. Usually the couple chooses people who are responsible, personable and loving to share their walk down the aisle.

Your wedding party is an essential part of making your big day a success. The wedding party goes through all the phases of planning with you, offering support and guidance along the way. When you shop for attire, the wedding party is part of the decision-making process. Often the wedding party takes responsibility for events such as the bridal shower, bachelorette party and bachelor party. You become very close to the members of your wedding party as your wedding date approaches because they are part of the preparations.

Special gifts are given to the wedding party at the reception to express your gratitude for their important contribution to your day. The wedding party walks down the ceremonial aisle with you and shares the toasting ceremony at your reception. Right up to the last moment, your wedding party is an integral part of the celebrations of the day. Unique wedding party favors show these special people how much they mean to you.

Your unique wedding party favors do not have to be expensive to be treasured. Choose themed unique wedding party favors to capture the spirit of the event. No matter what wedding theme you choose, there are affordable, unique wedding party favors to express gratitude for helping to make your day happen.

Bottle stoppers are useful, good-looking wedding party favors available in a variety of styles to match your theme. A sterling heart bottle stopper in a tall showcase display box will certainly impress the members of your wedding party. Give beautiful bottle stoppers to match the season of your wedding day. For a fall wedding, a “Lustrous Leaf” copper finish bottle stopper in its own laser cut leaf gift box captures the essence of autumn. Your wedding party will appreciate sparkling snowflake bottle stoppers in shimmering gift boxes as wonderful winter wedding keepsakes.

Another useful gift are bottle openers. After all, you need to open the bottle before you close it off with a bottle stopper. A “Love and Hearts” bottle opener will remind your wedding party of your special party every time they open a bottle for their own celebrations. Your wedding party will remember the love shared forever with a “Love Dove” silver chrome bottle opener in an elegant oval showcase gift box for an impressive presentation.

One of the most popular unique wedding party favors are personalized champagne flutes. During the reception, the bride and groom are toasted by their wedding party, friends and family. Display personalized champagne flutes at each place setting on the head table. These decorative, themed flutes will be used to toast the happy couple. Each member of the wedding party will have their own unique champagne flute to use during the toasting ceremony. After the reception ends, these personalized flutes become treasured keepsakes of the part played in your special day.

Personalized shot glass/votive holders are also thoughtful, themed gifts for your wedding party. With a variety of designs to match any wedding theme, these shot glasses capture the partying spirit of the day and deliver a personalized message to the member of your wedding party. Fill the personalized shot glasses with jewelry, candy or fragrant candles to make your unique wedding party favors even more delightful.

Your wedding party puts a lot of time, money and love into helping with your special day. Choosing elegant, unique wedding party favors is the perfect way to thank them with a treasure to remember the day.

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Wedding Place Card Holders Welcome Your Guests

September 9, 2008 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

Wedding place card holders are a small but essential item for your reception. Decorative wedding place card holders add a professional feel to your reception tables and guide your guests to their seats upon arrival.

Entering a strange wedding reception venue can be confusing for your guests. You may have visited the reception location dozens of times while your guests may be making their first appearance. Wedding place card holders take the confusion out of arriving to your reception. Your guests know what to do and where to sit based on the seating arrangement planned prior to the reception. Guests look for wedding place cards in holders to find their seats and get comfortable at your reception.

Your wedding will probably be one of the busiest days of your lives. It is virtually impossible to greet all your guests as they arrive at your reception. Handy, themed wedding place card holders take care of a very important job by welcoming your guests and directing them to their seats.

In certain circumstances, wedding place card holders make it possible to maintain a seating arrangement. At a garden wedding or beach wedding where the wind blows randomly, place cards can be carried away with the first major breeze. If place cards are secured in wedding place card holders, they won’t blow away at your outdoor wedding.

There are many types of wedding place card holders, ranging from simple to elaborate. There are wedding place card holders that double as wedding favors. You can even use wedding place card favors that are wedding favor boxes. No matter what colors or themes you use for your special day, there are unique wedding place card holders to match for a professional, uniform feeling throughout your reception.

Simple, decorative wedding place card holder fit into a variety of settings. A silver teapot place card holder looks adorable at Victorian theme weddings. For a waterfront wedding near the beach, scalloped shell silver place card holders with matching place cards add an seaside flair to your reception tables. Silver pear wedding card holders are perfect at winter and fall weddings. Small, fancy wedding card holders are often taken home by your guests to remember your special day.

Wedding bells are a traditional symbol of marriage, especially for couples exchanging vows in a church. Use wedding place card holders that reflect your faith. Charming silver bell place card holders with dangling cross charms are a wonderful way to welcome your guests to the reception after a classic church wedding.

Garden weddings are a popular theme for many couples. The peaceful, outdoor atmosphere is often an affordable location for weddings. Secret gardens with bubbling fountains are an idyllic backdrop for a romantic wedding reception. Bring a Zen garden to each reception table with topiary place card and photo holders. After the reception, your guests will treasures these topiaries that display your wedding photo perfectly.

Keep the sentiment expressed at each place simple with silver LOVE place card holders with matching place cards. The essence of marriage is love and these place card holders say it all graciously as they greet your guests. If you and your guests appreciate fine food and wine, express your passion with allure glass grapes place card holders. Silver silhouette place card holders with a happily ever after theme fit right in at a princess style wedding.

Use favor boxes that double as wedding place card holders. Miniature chair place card holders and favors boxes look lovely next to each place setting. Fill the favor boxes with potpourri, candies, nuts or mints. Display place cards in the seat to welcome your guests to your wedding reception. These small seats guide guests graciously to their seats and become lasting keepsakes of your big day.

Your place card holders can also be unusual photo frames. At a destination wedding, “Beach Memories” miniature Adirondack chair place card holders and photo frames look rich and authentic. Guests will love displaying these small Adirondack chairs with your wedding photo in a place of honor.

Your wedding place card holders are the first things your guests see when they arrive. Choose attractive, themed wedding place card holders your guests want to take home.

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Summer Wedding Favors Bring Sun and Fun To Your Day

September 8, 2008 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

Summer wedding favors with shells, palm trees and flowers remind your guests of your beautiful day long after the weather turns cold. Keep the warmth of the season forever with sensational summer wedding favors as keepsakes of your big day.

Summer weddings have been a popular choice for centuries in every area of the world. Often vacations were taken during the summer so it was a sensible time to have a wedding because everyone could attend. Summer weather brings the promise of sunny days and balmy, romantic nights. Couples can have their wedding outdoors in a garden, backyard or beach during the summer. Many couples plan for years in advance to have the perfect location and date for their summer weddings.

A waterfront yacht club or restaurant is a popular choice for summer wedding receptions. The guests can enjoy the indoor and outdoor environment, making it a convenient venue for summer weddings. Summer wedding favors are the perfect way to remember the day. Use matching place card holders and summer wedding favors for a professional feeling throughout the reception. Display matching place cards in scallop shell silver place card holders to designate the seating arrangement for your guests. Place a scallop shell bottle stopper in a personality box near each place setting as a keepsake for your guests.

If you have your summer wedding at a more casual restaurant, your guests might be milling around on a deck during cocktail hour holding margaritas or pina coladas. Add extra cheer with matching summer wedding favors. A margarita gel candle in its own tropical tiki hut gift box is an unforgettable gift for your wedding guests. Display place cards in unique silver pineapple placecard holders your guests can take home with their margarita candles.

Many couples decide to get married in the summer so they can exchange their vows at the beach. The carefree, natural environment at the beach is a perfect setting for summer love. With sultry sun overhead and sand squishing between their toes, couples proclaim their eternal love. Your guests can treasure every moment when they store the pictures they take in “Beach Memories” guest photo album favors.

At a beach wedding, you need to secure your place cards in place card holders so they don’t blow away with the first sea breeze. Your guests will feel welcome with “Shells By The Sea” authentic shell place card holders with matching place cards. Including summer wedding favors with a shell theme to match. A sea shells gel candle in a clear gift box with a raffia tie and thank you tag are elegant gifts for your guests. “Beaches” seashell bookmarks with ivory silk tassels will come in handy for lazy summer afternoons spent reading in a hammock.

Destination beach weddings take nautical nuptials to the next level. With so many celebrity couples getting married in exotic locations such as the Bahamas, destination weddings are becoming more popular for everyone. If you decide to tie the knot in a faraway tropical place, choose summer wedding favors with palm trees for authenticity. Give out seashells and candies in palm tree favor boxes with multi dimensional detail. Palm tree cookies cutters are an adorable way to thank your guests for sharing your destination wedding.

Some summer weddings are held on a boat. Whether the boat is docked or at sea, your summer wedding favors should have a nautical flair. Use “Shining Sails” silver place card holders to direct your guests to their seats on the boat. Include beautiful “Set Sail” frosted glass tea light holders near each place setting as keepsakes of your special marriage at sea.

Decorative candles are affordable, lovely summer wedding favors to thank your guests. A fragrant plumeria floral-scented candle with a ceramic candle holder will be proudly displayed in your guests’ homes after the reception. Elegant orchid gel candles look lovely on your wedding reception tables and make great gifts for your guests. Feel like a princess and prince when you display “Castles In The Sand” tea lights at each place setting as a remembrance of your summer wedding.

Celebrate summer love forever with thoughtful summer wedding favors to thank your guests.

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