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March 2, 2009 By Leave a Comment

To that end, you should have at least some favors that commemorate the Bride and Groom, the Date and if possible, the location to give your guests a “keepable keepsake” to remember the event and the momentous commitment both people took.

Because so many people like to hold onto a memory of the day, your options in shapes, sizes and forms are many as are the colors you have to your avail.

Beach Pillow Favor / Place Card Holders are elegant as are Starfish Favor / Place Cards and Boat Wheel Favor / Place Cards and each says something about one or the other of the marrying party. A ‘Stop! Please Take One’ Favor / Place Card will not only prompt people to stop, it will also prompt them to take a favor / place card and tuck it away for safekeeping. Other options include stickers that commemorate the day that come in a variety of shapes and sizes including shells, beach towels, boat flags and starfish.

In terms of color, aqua blue is always popular, but you can elect to use virtually any color of your choosing. White reverse decorations on the background “jazz-up” the favor / place card and allow you to set a theme if your form is just a rectangle. Remember to use type that fits with the colors you choose and are not hard to read.

By using paper favors / place cards, your guests can keep your day in a safe place without worrying about them breaking. Over the years, they will be reminded of the event and how special it all was. There is nothing so much fun as flipping through an old scrapbook and remembering such a happy day and event.

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How to Plan Your Wedding Reception

November 2, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Your wedding reception will be the largest part of your wedding budget—approximately 42% of your budget. With the average wedding cost being $20,000 that means $8,400 going towards your reception and catering costs.

It is most common to have your wedding reception at a hotel banquet room. If you choose this option, your hotel will work with you and your budget to create a reception you can both live with and love. The advantage of this arrangement is that they have the expertise, and the facilities to meet your needs. You don’t have to worry about getting a liquor licence, or any other of a dozen small details because they look after it all. The down side is that this is a more costly option than, say, a home reception.

If you are looking at other options, there are different places to hold your wedding reception. One option would be to rent a local hall. These are often stand-alone buildings, or sometimes are part of a building complex. Renting a hall allows you to arrange for your own caterers, or to even provide the food through family members or a potluck style reception. This type of reception is more work, because you usually need to arrange for the liquor license yourself, as well as ensure the place is clean before you leave (or you lose your damage deposit). When renting a hall, it is important to find out what the rules are for decorating the room. Sometimes there are restrictions to using tape, for example, or the need to use only certain types of fasteners on the walls.

Another option would be a private room in a favourite restaurant. This is an inexpensive option because the cost of the meal and drinks are the cost of the reception (don’t forget the tip). This works well with a small wedding party. If your wedding party is larger, some restaurants have a “hall” that they rent out for large parties. They still provide food and drinks, but usually these rooms have a dance floor and you can bring in your own music or band. Often the use of this room is included in the pricing they give you when they quote you the cost per plate. Always ask if there are any addition (or hidden) costs (gratuities, corkage, etc).

At this point it would be prudent to talk about corkage fees, and gratuities. A corkage fee is the cost that a restaurant, hotel, or hall might charge if you bring your own liquor to the event. This practice varies in different parts of the country, so be sure to ask about their policies in this regard. In addition, some places do not allow you to bring liquor into their establishment at all. It is very important in your wedding planning to find out the corkage fee ahead of time. Often, for a few dollars extra, you can purchase a reputable “house wine” provided by the establishment, and avoid the hassle of bringing in your own alcohol.

Gratuities are expected, and are often automatically part of your catering/reception bill. The typical cost of gratuities (tips) range from 15% to 20% of the total bill, with many establishments setting the percentage at 18% and adding it to the bill automatically. Some hotels or high-end reception halls will charge more. Be sure to ask what the gratuity percentage is when planning your reception.

Another option for a reception would be a dinner in the family home. This option allows you to have catered food, a potluck dinner, a typical family dinner party, a BBQ, or a hors d’oeuvres reception. You can opt for a ‘pasta and salad’ buffet, or pretty well any other option you can think of. If the couple are from two different cultures, food from both traditions can be served.

A word of caution: when planning a wedding reception in a family home, it is easy to get carried away and spend money on table rentals, tablecloth rentals, rental for a tent for the backyard, and various other things. In the end, a “home reception” may turn out to be just as costly as a hotel reception. Cost things out, and compare.

The final option in being budget conscious in your wedding planning, is to consider a destination wedding. Destination weddings traditionally cost 50% less than a traditional wedding. Usually, the couple and a few family and friends go on a trip, have a wedding ceremony on the hotel property, and a reception in the hotel restaurant. When this type of wedding takes place in an all-inclusive resort, usually the ‘weddings costs’ are next to nothing—depending upon your choices.

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Why Going For Discount Wedding Favors Is Perfectly Fine

October 11, 2008 By Leave a Comment

Weddings tend to be expensive affairs, and unless you happen to be one of those couples who are rich and money is not a problem, it is likely that you are going to be thinking about budget as a big part of the equation for your wedding day. Wedding preparations involve a lot of expenses because it is such a big celebration to begin with, and you should keep track of everything so that you know how much you are able to spend and how much you already have spent.

Because the wedding involves such a lot of expenses, every couple would want to save on cash wherever possible and if things are able to be gotten cheaply without compromising on quality, it is likely that most couples would choose to go that way. There are certain aspects of the wedding where you can afford to go for discounted items, and one of those aspects involves wedding favors. Wedding favors, compared to other elements and aspects of the wedding, is not high up there on the priority list, although they are an important part of the wedding process.

Wedding favors are little items you would give away to your guests during the wedding, and therefore, it is alright if you don’t hand them something that is extravagantly expensive. In fact, it is perfectly all right to go for discount wedding favors as long as the favor you are selecting does not compromise on quality. Most couples would tend to shy away at the mere thought of something which is discounted present at the wedding because weddings are suppose to be grand affairs with nothing but the best and discounted items are usually viewed as cheap and tacky.

But in fact, it can be quite the opposite if you know how to pick and choose your items properly. Discount wedding favors can look just as good as any other expensive wedding favor and just because it comes at a discount price, it does not mean that it is cheap and tacky. If budget is a big part of the equation especially, you might want to consider these as an option because they could save you a great deal and if they don’t have to compromise on quality, you don’t have to feel guilty about giving them to your guests as your guests probably won’t even be able to tell that they are discount items.

Here are some other reasons why you should consider getting discount wedding favors:

• They can look just as good as the real thing. Imagine if you came across two equally similar items that look exactly the same and are both made out of good quality but they came at a different price, which would you choose? The expensive one which is probably only expensive because it comes from a fancier shop? Or the one which comes at a slightly cheaper price but is just as good? The cheaper one of course because there is nothing wrong with wanting to save a few dollars if it is still made of good quality.

• It is not a set rule that your guests have to be given something expensive. True, your guests are an important part of your wedding, but that does not mean you have to give them something outrageously expensive unless you are honestly able to afford it. After all, when it comes to gifts, it is the thought that counts, and chances are your guests are just going to be happy receiving a gift from you, regardless of what that gift is.

• Discount wedding favors are the best place to start if you want to think about cutting costs for the wedding. Weddings are lavish affairs and you’re going to need the most part of your budget for the main part of the wedding. So when it comes to cutting costs, it is best to start with the smallest areas that are acceptable, and wedding favors happen to be one of those.

At the end of the day, it is fine if you want to opt to go for discount wedding favors for your wedding, as long as the quality of the product is not compromised. It doesn’t matter what the price of an item is, as long as the quality is there and you think your guests are going to be happy with it. They won’t look at the price, they will merely look at the gift and be happy that you took the time out of your busy wedding planning schedule to select a gift for them.

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Cheap Wedding Favors – How To Find Inexpensive Gifts

October 8, 2008 By Leave a Comment

There are just so many kinds and variety of wedding favors. The list is endless and yet you still cannot choose which to get. Maybe it is best to cut the choices into a smaller list so you will have an easier way of finding which is the best one you think that fits your wedding. If you are willing to spend lots on a very grand and extravagant wedding day, then it is best for you to get a pricey, and expensive wedding give-away as well. You should find one that will certainly fit your special day.

A good pick is an elegantly crafted silver wedding favor. Some with the likes of bells, heart shaped key chains with a tiny frame, compact mirrors, or even those pairs of salt and peppers silver items, classy and pricey. However, it does not have to be that pricey to show your appreciation to those who attended your special day. What matters is it tells that you are grateful for them being there, to witness the ceremonies, and that you value their presence. Hence, price is not always the measure of gift giving, it is the thought that counts most. So to find the right favors that you will like and is exact to your budget, you will need to find a cheaper one. Cheap does not mean it is not pretty. There are still stores that sell wedding items for a lesser price. By this you shall be able to find cheap wedding favors that you can afford.

Shops where wedding favors are sold are not that many. You will have to be very resourceful to find one that you like at a lesser price. First you have to set your goal on what to get. What theme, what color, and what item you like best to give. In a wedding favors store you shall see many items to choose from, if you set your mind to candles, you should go to the candles section to start your hunt. When you picked candles, you may think it is just candles, very easy to find. However, as fashion has evolved, even candles have evolved. It is not limited to just white wax with wicks. No. They are more than just plain wax. Candles may be considered as one of the many cheap wedding favors that you can see around, but still it can be as posh too.

Starting off with white unscented candles, very plain and very white, you shall have to choose if you like it wax or gel candles. And then you may look for a different hue. Pink for example, then you shall need to choose if you like it to look as light as possible or darker is better. And to add to its fresh feminine look, you can choose between frosted look candles or plain pink ones. Once you have chosen the wax, the color, the style, off you go to the image of the candle. Would you like it in a glass, or best on its own. There are shops that have glass baskets to put the candles into or tiny, miniature lamps are a good pick too. But choosing does not end there, you will have to consider if you wanted it to be plain or scented. There are lots of oils to choose from too. Jasmine scent, vanilla scent, rose, or any other flowers you can think of, the oils that are used for candles are long lasting. The scent emits when you light the candles and let it melt filling the room with its aroma.

When you think you have all the nitty-gritty choosing done, re-check it again. It is best that you keep on checking rather than be sorry when the finished product has actually been sent to you. to sum up, you have picked a wax scented baby pink frosted candle with a white organza ribbon around its waist, your candle is ready, simple, fresh, very cheap, yet classy cheap wedding favors.

However, if you cannot find a place that will cater to what you want, you can always do it yourself.

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Inexpensive Wedding Favors – Celebration On A Budget

October 7, 2008 By 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 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 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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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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