Wedding Favor Ideas

After all the preparations and detailed planning for the wedding are done. Now it's time for this happy and important rehearsal, for the main event. Afterwards a rehearsal dinner for the bridal party, their wives, husbands, fiances, both sets of parents, and perhaps a few out-of-town guests would be great.

The presence of all the members of wedding party is a must at the church, along with the officiating officer, organist, singer , church wedding director and of course the wedding coordinator (if any).

There are few plans and decisions to be made, based on the suggestion and advice of the wedding director:

 1.  If  there will be a maid and matron of honor, the bride should decide which one will hold the boquet during the ceremony. The bride must also decide who will hold the groom's ring if you're having a double ring ceremony.

2.   There should be preference of step for the bridesmaids to be use in the processional. The more natural, slow walk in time to the music is easier and more graceful.

3.  Decide if you want a singer to sing during the procession or just an organist playing a wedding march.

4.  During processional, the groom, best man and minister will enter the church from a side door and stand near the altar, looking toward the bride. Then the ushers or groomsmen walk down the aisle. They are followed by  the bridesmaids. Next is the maid or matron of honor.  Finally, the ring bearer followed by the flower girl.

5. Recessional: The couple, the flower girl along with the ring bearer will follow the bride and groom, then maid of honor, the flower girl along with the ring bearer, the bridesmaids paired with the best man. Then the bridesmaids and ushers. Lastly, the parents of the couple.

 In these present times, weddings are a lot like stage show – a big event with assortment of strut, sets and enactment. They are only few people involved in the vent, with dozens playing more involved parts. Between the parents the bride and groom, bridesmaids and groomsmen, the maid of honor and the best man, as well ushers, musicians, sponsors and the hosts, there a bundle of personality roles to instruct. That includes the two roles that can be neither the hardest nor the easiest to manage – the ring bearer and the flower girl.

The ring bearer is usually a young boy and traditionally a child but they should be old enough that they can act together with adults they do not know and so that they can understand what their task is. However, it’s not exclusively uncommon to have a girl as a ring bearer. The main task of the ring bearer is they carry the ring pillow, on which the rings are sitting. It is suggested the pillow should be at least specifically made for the event as they will be likely to be sized and shaped appropriately for the role.

On the wedding day, during the ceremony the ring bearer will walk down the aisle before or with the flower girl. It is essential to keep in mind that the ring bearer is young enough to play the part but old enough to understand and hold the situation. Along with the flower girl they will likely to be the center of photos at least a few times over the course of the day.

Tasks of Best Man

1. 1. Hosting the bachelor dinner or party. Organize both the event and the finances.
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3. 2. Responsible in picking up of suits for the groom and groom’s men and in distributing the suits.  Each      man   will pay for his own outfit.
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5. 3. In-charge of all the ushers. Give them instructions where to be and when, for the rehearsal, parties, the church and the reception.
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7. 4. On wedding day, he will help the groom get dress.
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9. 5. The most important thing is best man will be responsible in taking the wedding ring to the church.
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11. 6. Ensure that the wedding license is with the groom and make sure that the clergy and the witnesses signed it after the ceremony.
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13. 7. The groom with give you the fee for the clergyman, organist and other service. But if there is a wedding coordinator they will take on this role.
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15. 8. Giving the first toast to the bride and groom.
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17. 9. Dance with the bride, the mothers and the bridesmaids

 
Wedding ceremony always have flower girl and the ring bearer, they maybe similar to an actual couple just like the best man and the made of honor.

Having more than one flower girl depend on the how formal the ceremony is, beside the choice of the bride and groom. In strict and highly formal and society wedding ceremonies, it’s common to have two flower girls at least, as part of the march.

Flower girls are usually picked by the couple. They can be their nieces or younger siblings and in some occasions children of friends.

Flower Girl’s Task

It is essential to instruct the flower girl what her role is on the ceremony and what she will be doing during the procession. The girl will be walking in front of the bride and either sprinkle flower petals from the basket or bag she is carrying or carry flowers along with her bouquet and then handling the flowers to the guests as she makes her way down the aisle.

Flower Girl’s Attire

In the old days, the girl’s dress has a similar color and design as the wedding gown. But these days, brides opt to dress them in cute and nice dresses same as the bride’s maids but in more child-appropriated clothing with ribbons, layers of tulle cloth and ball gown skirts.
 

 The maid of honor is one of the principal members of the bride’s wedding entourage, she has the most duties and honors in the whole bridal party.

Back in old times, traditionally the maid of honor is used for the unwed woman who is given the tasks of being the head of bridal entourage or the group of bridesmaids. But if she is already married, she is called the matron of honor.

In Western wedding tradition, the can have numerous bridesmaids if she wanted to, but the bride’s main attendant will be the maid of honor. More often than not, the maid of honor is a close relative or close friend of the bride’s.

And her duties will start at before the wedding and during the actual wedding:

Before the wedding:

* Accompany the bride and help her in scouting for the venue of the ceremony.

* Help the bride shop for her wedding gown and picking out for the bridesmaids' dresses.

* Accompany the bride when she registers for the gifts.

* She will be the one to plan and host the bridal shower.

* She will help the bride to finish the seating plans for the reception.

* To keep in touch with the other bridesmaids and to keep things organized.

* Help out in wedding rehearsal.

Duties during the Wedding

* Act as the  point person between the bride and to whoever she wants to communicate with.

* She will make sure that the bride gets enough privacy before the wedding.

* Help the bride in her wedding gown, train, veil all througout the wedding.

* To sign the marriage license after the wedding.

* She will be the one to hold the bride's bouquet during the wedding ceremony as needed.

* To hold the wedding ring of the groom and hand it to the bride during the wedding ceremony.

* She will secure all the money that will be handed to the couple during the reception.

* She will give some message and toast during the reception.

In every family everyone is looking forward to special occasions and wedding is one of them and actually, one of the most celebrated occasions. Back in old times most weddings usually are held in outdoor areas such as garden or lawn and if it it’s indoor it would be inside a party hall. However, this is the usual wedding stuff. Nowadays, the couple is experimenting and looking for fun and unusual stuff to make their wedding different from and everyday wedding. A unique wedding theme can really make your wedding different from the usual one.

 Here are some of suggested unique and exotic wedding:

1. Beach Wedding – Wedding at the beach have been popular around the world for so a long time. Getting married in sandy beaches, with colored sun and waves breaking in the shore provide the best romantic setting for your wedding.

2. Mountain Wedding – A wedding in mountain would be an exciting and delightful for both. If you wanted to have your wedding at Northern India where some of the world’s tallest beautiful mountain peaks in the world, having your wedding ceremony with the snow clad mountains in the background is something that everyone would not be bale to forget. This is an outdoor wedding that is worth the price.

3. Airplane Wedding – This one is quite unique and very few tried this, but nonetheless this one is really and exciting theme for a wedding. Just the thought of tying the knot inside and airplane thousands of feet above the ground would be exciting.

4. Cruise Ship Wedding- This is for couple who wanted simple but very elegant wedding with chosen family and friends to celebrate with them. The ceremony can be done while the ship is on cruise with romantic lights and soft music.

 5. Royal Weddings - This is for those who would want to be married like a king and a queen. Having a reception in an old castle and old church and then everything from the red carpet to the menu that is served to the guests has a touch of royalty. Then of course the couple would be wearing what the king and queen wear during their wedding ceremony.
 

Wedding hairstyles is one of the details that the bride-to-be should give importance too because hairstyle is the same as make up, it can make or break of how the bride would look like on her wedding day.

That’s why it is very important to consult your hairdresser about it and tell her what you wanted or even show her a picture of what hairstyle you wanted. Your hairdresser could give you advice if your choice will suit you or if not, she can tell you which hairstyles fit you best. Your hairstyle should complement your make up and your gown as well as the theme of the wedding. 

Here are some hairstyle suggestions for both short and long hair.

 

Long hair

  

 

 

There are a lot  of ways to style of long hair.

If you have long hair , you can consider up-do’s. You can choose from French braid – it’s three-stranded braid woven close to the head, a Chignon – a tight knot at the base of the head or a Bun – hair are tied together into a ponytail then wrapped around itself. If you wanted to let your hair loose, try the curls and soft waves

 

The versatility of color yellow is amazing because it looks grand on almost every skin color. It’s a warm and cheerful color, it symbolize happiness and joy; hope and courage. As for the wedding these qualities are very symbolic – you as a couple are celebrating your union with joy and happiness. Both of you are hopeful and courageous as you are not entering a new beginning and new life together.

Yellow has a strong impact if you use it alone as your wedding theme. It can be bold and daring or soothing and relaxing, it varies depending on the hues and shade. Sometimes, yellow is always associated with summer or springtime but actually it come off for all seasons. Pastel or pale yellow can be associated with spring wedding, lemon yellow is for summer themed wedding, while gold and mustards are wonderful for fall and winter weddings. You can play with the shades of this color and you will have  a lot of good ideas popping in your mind. 

Considering yellow themed wedding, you may want to think about adding a hit of this cheerful color into your reception decorations such as the draperies, centerpieces and flowers. An impressive concept to add more color to the reception is by using wedding favors with yellow color on them.

Locating yellow favors are a bit hard to do, internet searching, imagination and creativity will help you a lot to come up with awesome wedding favors. Remember, you’re only limited by your imagination and ideas.

Cheers to you!

For about to be wed couple,their wedding is one of the most important events in their lives. Although the wedding is the happiest occassion, it is easily  to get dismayed if the etiquette of all in the wedding are not given importance.  As early as now don't be the person who will ruin the formal ocassion. Learn the proper etiquette so that it would not be embarassing  on the special day for the couple.

Invitation

If  you are attending or not, the proper way to respond is to send right away the RSVP card earlier so that they know what is your reply to their invitation.If you are not attending , consider writing a small note or message along with the RSVP card just to let them know you're reason.

In addtion, do not think that you are automatically given a "plus one" or you can bring a companion with you, if the invitation is addressed only to your name it means you are the only invited.

If the invitation do not have "and family", it's not proper to ask the couple if you can bring your children or family.

It is very expensive to to have a wedding, it is not easy to have shell out  $ 10-20 per person in wedding reception. If you are the only one invited, then just attend alone.

Wedding Attire

Always follow the proper  dress that you will wear in attending a wedding. If it's written in the invitation that " White Tie", dress in a way that it seems you're attending an awards night. If it said "Black TIe", dress in a very formal way  that it's like you're attending a gala or ball party.

But if it's written in the invitation the " Black tie optional", it means you dress in way like you're attending a formal dinner party. If its stated that  "semiformal or casual", chose dresses in a way that you are atteding fancy anniversay dinner.

Alhough if you are not too sure , it is safer for the male  not to wear tie and for the male may opt for somple but chick coctail dress. 

Wedding Gifts

It's always better to know a month before the wedding, the gifts that the couple wanted to receive, usually bridal registry information card is included with the invitations. The safest way to buy gift is to look at the bridal registry  since the couple listed there what gifts they wanted to receive and what they need. If you buy gift just few days or a day before the wedding you may end up buying gift that the couple don't need.

The amount that you will spare for the gift will determine your relationship with the couple.  In a practical way  for officemate, for friend or relative living in far away place you can send gift that you think is just reasonable eough for your budget.

However, for friends or family members that live just near you. you can buy then gift that is a bit higher. While for close friends and immediate family members will be much higher.

Magical! Wedding in winter is truly delightful in every way…especially if it happens to snow!

Winter theme for your wedding is a perfect choice, with a wide array of options to choose from. Just imagine for a moment, the flower girl is walking down the aisle throwing confetti in snowflake shape with several white and blue flower petals. The wedding ceremony is definitely going to be magical.

Try to look at these some ideas that you can integrate into your winter wedding theme.

The winter wedding theme color scheme may possibly be white, silver and ice blue. These colors can be incorporate in each part of your wedding such as the wedding cake, flower arrangements, attire, draperies and decorations then look for winter theme accessories to include into your wedding that will make it more elegant. Procuring snowflake confetti, fake snow fluff, white candles, tea lights, and some small pine trees topped with snow is very essential.

It is also a good idea to create winter themed wedding centerpieces for the table, one great idea is a small pine tree with the tips filled with snow then you can put in the favors onto these trees like ornaments. You can also find some inspirations over the internet or you can ask your planner where to buy those for a good price.

 
Using ice sculpture to your wedding would complement to your wedding them and add an extra special touch. There are so many things that you can do that will be a wonderful part of your wedding decorations. You can get many wedding planning checklist in the internet that can help you in planning your wedding and make it easier for you to get some good ideas and inspirations.

 

Colors play a big role in a wedding, it  can make or break a wedding. Matching different colors in accordance to the theme that the couple chose will greatly affect their wedding from the dresses of the entourage, wedding favors, invitations, shoes, accessories and up to the littlest details of the wedding.This is the reason why we use color palettes and color wheels in matching the hues and colors. Some match perfectly in contrast and some  with the same hues. You can consider these color combinations.

Absolutely Glamorous

 Black ais usually associated with glamour. So, why not use black and then associate it with other  colors that  will match perfectly!.

It's time to give a lot of time with some Essential Preliminaries in planning a wedding. Because what  step you have taken early does not have to be taken later - in days  when showers and other parties abound.

Just follow this suggested check list below. And as you complete the items on the checkilst, you can check off the item and so when you refer to this check list every now and then you can track the items that are still needed to be done.

Enumerated items below are concise reminders of  everything you need to consider in preliminary preparation of the wedding.

1. Decide the wedding theme, degree of formality and the approximate size of the guests.

2. Confirm the date and the time for the wedding. If the budget is tight, an afternoon reception does not

    require for an expensive menu as at the other times of day.

3. Reserve the church or the place for the wedding ceremony and make sure the clergyman or the

   officiating person  is available.

 4. Arrange a meeting with the clergyman or  the officiating person for counseling and personal  talk.

    Some churches now mandate up to six-month preparation period.

5. Once the the size of the guests list is considered, decide where will you hold the reception.

6. Selection of bridemaids and matron of honor should be made. For the bridesmaids you can select 

   from  among your close friends. Do not choose your bridesmaids or matron of honor  according to ranks

   or levels.

7. Selection of groom's  usher and bestman should be made at this time.

8. Publish engagement  news with your local newspapers.

9. Begin the card file of wedding guests.

10. Reserve the wedding reception.

11. Choose the caterer and make preliminary plans.

12. Engage photographer and videographer.

13. Engage florist.

14. Arrange for music at the church and engage musicians for the reception.

15. Hire limousines or ask friends to do some favor for you in taking the wedding party to and from the

     wedding ceremony.

16. Start looking for  the wedding gown and veil.

17. Buy wedding shoes and break in those shoes!. Also buy lingerie before your wedding gown fitting.

18. Start ordering for wedding invitations as soon as you have confirmed on the number of guests  and

     also order for note paper for your thank-you letters.

19. Check on the bridesmaids dresses, shoes and headpieces.

20. Lastly, it is advised to do registration in bridal registry section of your favorite store(s).

YES!.. Finally she say the magic word. When a guy hear this word, they feel like they are in 7th heaven and maybe no words to  describe exactly how they feel.

Nowadays, more and more ways of proposing have been tried and done and actually works . It can be funny, formal , romantic and out of the box ideas.

Over the years  I have lots of stories from friends, acquaintances, and some were  from magazines about proposal for marrige. Here are some of them which I wanted to share.

1. Proposing over a candle light dinner- the guy tie the ring with a ribbon around a  flower and then the guy will ask the girl to say yes while  a romantic song is being played. This one is very common, though lots of people out there think that this is very romantic and still can melt a woman's heart.

2. Using the billboard - This one was use by a cousin of mine. He rented an ad space at downtown and asked someone to post a huge ad with printed words " will you marry me Allison?". 

3. Internet and Online Proposal -  This is for the techie people nowadays. Some create a website,  some propose using a webcam ( this one is for those who met  on online dating). Using screesaver is also one of them. Uing an e-card is also being use, though this one is less appealing to my opinion.

4.  Adventurous Proposal- This include using extreme activities such as sky diving, bungee jumping and rafting.

5. Proposing thru games - A funny way of proposing for marriage. Using games such as treasure hunting like gving her a small map of your room or your backyard and putting some funny marks.

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Wedding is a time for love, happiness and magical moment. It is a also a time to shed  a big amount of money; however, this reason should not get in the way of having a great wedding because there are good ways of not spending too much.  Nowadays,  numerous couple adapt the Do-It-Yourself Wedding (DIY Wedding), because it helps a lot in saving money and it's pretty easy to do.

 
On the other hand, when DIY wedding idea pops up, people  usually think that it can only be done in wedding invitations

Since invitation is one of the items that can cost  a lot of money. But doing the wedding invitations by yourself can save you from going over board in your budget range. There at two ways of doing it, first is you can design your own by using your home computer  and use the Microsoft programs or you can download free software over the internet. This is also a great way to personalize your invitations and even put some nice pictures on it. Then  buy a good quality paper or stationery where you can  have them printed on. Secondly, the couple can sit down together and do it  by hand.

The next will be the do-it-yourself wedding favors. You can buy online food favors like almonds or coffee beans and then you can put them inside a do- it -yourself small bag , it can be in mesh, sinamay or organza

materials. Then just tie a  personalized ribbon around it with a gift tag that you can also design and print on your own.

  Another thing that you can do by yourself are the centerpieces on the table at the wedding reception. There are a lot of ways doing these things and the possibilities are unlimited. It is up to you how creative you are in coming up with your theme. The key here is to make it simple and doable since you are going to do a lot them. For instance, if you plan on having a beach wedding, why not  use some seashells as centerpiece. Or if you choose the fall wedding theme

, you can use some pumpkins  and maple leaves as centerpiece. Try to research so you can have some inspirations in doing these things.

Planning a wedding requires a lot of time and money but by adopting Do-It-Yourself Wedding theme can give you and your partner a great relief and you will feel better , if you would know how much money you can actually save and use it on  some other items you need on your wedding day.

Exchanging of  wedding rings is seen as the heart of the weddig ceremony. The rings being created of a precious metal and often ornamented by precious stones is indicative of the significance it has as a symbol of immense loyalty and love. This traditions speaks of both lifetime and even eternal commitments.

Rings are designed accordingly to some out-of-ordinary meaning to the couple. There are rings inspired by Celtics. Engraving wedding rings is a great way to add special touch to this symbol of eternal love.  Some couple put their names and wedding date and other engrave bible verses that can bring both comfort and strength of conviction in times of trial or temptation.

In Western culture, the ring is worn on the left fourth finger, but it is worn on the same finger but on the right hand in other country and in some European countries, the wedding ring is the same as the engagement ring and changes its status through engraving and the change of the hand on which to wear it. But the most essential is the ring is given and worn, not in the particulars to which side of hand it is on. On the other hand men wearing wedding rings are a newer custom that grew repidly during the World War II, when soldiers are separated from their wives for long period of time and sought a symbolic reminder. Wedding rings has an unfathomable meaning, it speaks a lifetime and eternal commitment. The ring is a symbol in its roundness that the marriage they go through, has no end. 

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Selecting gown is one of the major things to consider and the most exciting aspects in wedding planning. Nowadays, wedding gowns are more beautiful than ever - all so pretty and lovely that is it hard to choose just a single one.

Along with this tradition, it naturally follows that many brides love the sentiment of wearing the gowns worn by their mothers, aunts, sisters or sometime by their grandmothers. If the gown is a heirloom, this is a big advantage already; however, call it "Ivory" if it has slightly yellowed.

Desingers are who are expert in creating wedding gown have both the vision and expertise to transform a size 10 gown to size six or less, and then challenge you to find the alteration points. Then the lace veil that is previously worn might not be becoming in it's original state, but it can be skillfully redesigned to flatter and delight you.

1. Give it at least  four to six weeks if your gown is taylored fit to you or has to be ordered, then fitted.

2. Decide on how much you can comfortably spend for the gown.

3. Choose a wedding gown that is appropriate for the time of day, and consistent with the formality or informality of  the overall plan.

4. In consideration of wearing gloves, if the gown has long sleves there is no need for this.

5. Buy the wedding shoes and underthings before the fitting. Remember to break in the shoes.

6. After the gown is fitted. Don't immediately go on a crash diet. It might be too late that although you're body shrank, your gown did not.

7.  If the budget won't be stretch or enough as far as you would like, try some alternatives like: ready to wear gowns, end-of-season sales, discount outlets, rented gowns,

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We have all attended many weddings but we tend to overlook the details. That is as it should be. The strategy behind a well planned wedding is not evident, but it is always there.

Here are some of my check list at the request of my family and friends who sensed that the beauty and serenity of wedding could be achieved through meticulous planning.

   1.  Decide what wedding you will have.

     2. Set the date and hour of the wedding.

     3. Reserve the church  and  wedding reception.

     4. Select the entourage

     5. Card file of the wedding guests.

     6. Engage the caterer

     7. Engage the photographer and videographer

     8. Decide on the florist

     9. Decide on the number of guests.

    10. Start to shop for the wedding gown.

These are few of the most important things that should be given enough attention, to have a perfect wedding.

My new client couple are wine lovers therefore, they are  choosing the Wine Wedding Theme. Their choice of location for ceremony and reception is none other than wine lover's paradise, Napa Valley. As a wedding planner of them, I share my opinions and suggestions about the theme. To start of with is the food choices, since it is a Wine Wedding Theme, they are choosing foods and menus that are great with wines. Foods that complements with the  variety of wines that they planned to be served during the reception. I reminded them that they have to ensure with the caterer that there will be no mismatch of wind and foor hence this will ruin the theme of the wedding.

Secondly, they are planning to coordinate the theme all throughout the wedding details. Wedding Invitations will be insipired by grapes and the color purple, actually the wedding will carry purple and some touch of green color theme like the bridesmaids'  and flower girls' dresses, head dress and boquets.

For the reception, they are planning to use lighted candle wedding favors inspired also by grapes on the table  while the centerpieces will be variety of grapes and  a cork inspired place card holder will used.

The reception program will include a couple of games and for the winners they will give out complimentary wine tasting tickets at Napa Valley wineries.And lastly, the couple choose two kinds of wedding favors which are the wine corkscrews and bottle stopper

 This is going to be a very great occasion to say CHEERS!!!!

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Pink means Love

Pink provide feelings of caring, tenderness, self-worth and love, acceptance.

Pink is sugar and spice and everything nice.

I could go on and on about the color Pink,  but the main reason I chose color pink as an inspiration is because of Martha. Who is a cousin that suffered from breast cancer. She is very fortunate that she surived the battle and now she in her pink of health. And  she is a bride- soon- to- be!

 
Surviving and figthing the cancer, Martha and her family are forever grateful to those who helped her and stood by her and with this, she decided to pay it forward. Therefore, on her wedding day she will be giving out gifts and wedding favors that are specially made for a Cause and as a couple they have made a promise that some of the gift money that they will be receiving after the wedding, will be donated to an organization that support breast cancer victims and surivors.

This wedding is a celebration of Hope, Faith, Strength and most of all LOVE.

It's not easy to be green - Kermit the Frog

That is what Kermit said, but it is easy to be green in our daily lives specially if we do care for our environment. As well as in your wedding, it's your special day and it would be more special if it is in an eco-friedly theme.

Nowadays, a lot of people adapt this theme in their wedding. Since it is a refeshing and  vibrant color. The theme also share resposiblity and awareness to the guests in caring for the environment.

Now, the mission is to find inspirations that has a feature of green and eco-friendly concept on your wedding. One idea is to come up with an eco-friendly favor for the guest and the first inspirations is plantable trees and another inspiration is to use plantable seeds card, wherein the guests can plant them.

GIving out  some organic chocolates or any other organic bonbons and then put them in nice-looking packaging.

Doing good for the environent is a lot of fun and brings out the creativity out of you. It will also make you feel better about yourself.

"When green is all there is to be, it can make you wonder why, but why wonder. I'm green and it'll do fine, it's beautiful, and I think it's what I want to be"

It's St. Patrick's day! and everyone must wear green and whoever caught not wearing green will be affectionately pinched!. Well this is one of the fun things that we usually do in celebrating this ocassion.

This is a also a special day  to consider  Celtic inspired weddings  . It does meant the wedding ceremony have to adopt the Celtic wedding custom but it is just to draw some ideas. Like have the entourage wear green, bridesmaids' dresses  accentuated  with green crystals and the reception set-up could carry green color and  with some Celtic accents.

In addition to that, these wedding favors can give be an inspiration in what to give to the guests.

Displaying wedding favors is one of the arts in wedding occasion and it's easy to learn how to arrange them. It only needs additional place for them for great presentation.

1. Chose theme that is appropriate to your wedding. If it's summer wedding, try to draw some inspiration from beaches, sand, and seashells; however if it's  rainy season,  it can be inspired by damp places that give impression of rain days and any other designs that relate to wet season like you can use umbrellas as favors.

2. Search for wedding favors that is fitted to your theme. For example if you're going to have a beach wedding theme why not serve a lemonade mix that is wonderfully refreshing way to decorate the reception tables. You can use flowering plants for a garden wedding theme. Wedding favor is always depending on the wedding theme.

3. You can separate the favors according to the items. You can put it in around the cake; spread them out around the reception area as they can serve as decorations at the same time, like the name card and candles.

 4. Arrange the wedding favors in a nice basket or decorative boxed and for the small items put them in a nice decorative bags.

 

I have seen too many bridesmaids, they come in all shapes and sizes, they are dressed alike, their hair and shoes are the same. How  fascinating to look at them that way, they are like dolls. However, when you wanted to really make your wedding unique and personalized. My suggestion is try researching to make some great ideas to how make you're wedding unique, from invitations down to the wedding favor and this includes the dresses of the bridesmaids as well.

Remember your bridesmaids can be your friends, sisters or relatives and not back up singers of yours. They deserve to be different from each other. So, instead of dressing them in very the same way and style. Try to let them choose their own style but still keeping with the  theme and the color you prefer for your the wedding. In this way, they will be more happy with this, since they can use again the dress in different occasions without fearing that they

My other suggestion is, instead of giving them the same gifts. Why not give them gifts inspired by their interests, hobbies or what they really need but within your budget.

With these few suggestions and inspirations, I hope this will give  some nice ideas to  the bride-to-be out there in planning their wedding.

In planning a wedding one of the important details to consider is the color because it can add romance and  character to your special day. When choosing your wedding colors, you are giving the entire event with a certain atmosphere which reflects to your personality. 

Red - denotes purity, joy, and celebration, it is the color of happiness and prosperity in China and may be used to attract good luck, love, passion and strength.

Blue - is believed to keep the bad spirits away and also means intelligence, stability and unity.It can be strong and steadfast or light and friendly.

Green - is seen as a sign of  life and abundance. This color signifies growth, renewal, health, and environment.The color green means balance, harmony, and stability. 

Purple - is royalty. A mysterious color, purple is associated with both nobility and spirituality. 

Orange -is a vibrant color. It denotes energy, warmth, and the sun, flamboyant and energetic. Orange brings up images of autumn leaves and represents the changing seasons.

Pink - is the sweet side of red. It represents healthy, happy and contentment. It also denote love,   romance, charms, tenderness. 

Yellow - is sunshine, hope and happiness. 

White - in most of Western countries, white is the color for brides. It also symbolizes purity, cleanliness and innocence. 

Ivory- is a soft neutral color that is not so white and has some of the earthiness of light browns. This color represents quietness, pleasantness with a touch of luster and carries the same pureness and cleanliness of white but is slightly richer.

Brown - is  a natural and down-to-earth neutral color. It  is a warm neutral color same as Ivory. Brown represents wholesomeness and earthiness. It also represents steadfastness, simplicity, friendliness, dependability, and health.

Gray  - is an elegant, neutral and balanced color. 

Gold -  is always identified with riches, abundance and excess. It is a warm color that can be both bright and cheerful as well as somber and traditional.

Silver - especially a shiny, metallic silver, is cool like gray but livelier, more playful. Silver can be sleek and modern or impart a feeling of ornate riches. 

Black - is conservative, goes well with almost any color except the very dark.. The color black can also be mysterious, sexy, and sophisticated. Color black to convey elegance, sophistication, or perhaps a touch of mystery. od black

Therefore, when you are planning about the theme  for the wedding, consider  your personality and which season. Like spring time can use light and pastel colors, summer suggest bright , warm and bold colors while autumn season suggest warm and homey color. Lastly winter wedding, this season is beautiful,it is very colorful using bright and lively colors.  While you can also consult the the meaning behind individual colors you are considering to use.

After deciding which color you are using, you can consider if you're using monochromatic wedding color or two different contrasting colors what harmonize with each other. Again use the color wheel of the color palettes for safer choices, in addition to that you can also ask your wedding planner for some suggestions.
 

Are you wondering why some people use salt and pepper shakers as gifts? Furthermore, some people even collect salt and pepper shakers and even put up museum for these items. They can be found in different conceivable shapes and sizes, which are  made of diverse materials from wood, metal, ceramics, cystals, glass and plastics.

With curiosity in mind, I researched about these fun and cute novelty items and read on the history behind this. Luckily, I found something that I can share to you.

History of Salt and Pepper Shakers

Salt and Pepper Shakers have a long and rich history. Before salt and pepper shakers as we know them today, people in the Victorian era placed their salt in open cellars. Salt came in rock form, and it had to be chipped off to be put on food.

Early salt shakers were actually salt mills. They contained a piece inside the shaker that broke the salt into pieces. This feature may also be found in some salt shakers now.

As salt production improved, salt shakers no longer needed the arm to break the salt up. Salt shakers began to take their more modern form. The production of salt and pepper shakers  started off took off in the 1940's when the modern ceramics begun.

With further research I have made, I concluded that to make delicious  and delectable dishes. Salt and pepper will be always included. You can't only use salt without pepper or vice versa. They are the perfect pair just like in marriage. One should find the perfect match for them.

Here are some inspirations that can be use as favors and additions to your collection.

Next wedding event for me will be this coming February 14! and my heart is beating fast.

The date is chosen by the groom because it's a Valentine's Day, which most of us know that this is also called the lovers day for the romantic ones. In addition, to that this date is the birthday of the bride-to-be. Since I love hearts and I love red, this wedding excites me so much. The couple is going to use red and hearts as their wedding theme.

They will use this heart shape glass cake topper.

Bride's-to-be flower boquet is inspired by this photo. It is made of red roses and deep red calla lily, great combination.

Wedding invitations are inspired by this and ordered via online webstore.

 Since the couple love wine, they will be giving away this bottle stopper as wedding favors.

How sweet it is to walk down the aisle on your birthday and the man standing at the end of the aisle waiting for you is the man  of your dreams.

I love my coffee every morning. Nothing can compare to it's great aroma that wake up my senses. Anyway, I have to finish my coffee and get myself ready.  I am attending Sarah's wedding, she calls her wedding ' Wedding @ Breakfast". Since the wedding ceremony's time will start at eight in the morning, and the menu for the reception are consisted mainly of breakfast food. Having wedding at early morning the couple can save a lot.

Found some great favor ideas... 

I find myself waking up with the sun peeking through my window and warmth splendor on my cheeks. It's almost a first glimpse of spring! Looking out my window, I see now different colors. I see the green grass and some flowers are starting to bloom.

So now, I am so inspired to work on  collecting some ideas and inspirations for upcoming weddings and I collected some photos for spring wedding theme. Spring really is full of diverse colors, all possible hues that I can think of.

I still need to research more ideas and suggestions. Happy planning to me!

In weddings, the  ceremony is the main event. This is the time where the couple will profess their love and vows. Therefore, it has to be done right!.
 
 Here are some tips and things to consider in planning the ceremony:

• The Wedding Ceremony: You have the options what ceremony will take place. It can be religious or civil. If you are choosing the religious set-up,  make sure you know and consider the different religious traditions.
• The Location or Venue: It can be held in a church, garden, by the beach or any appropriate venue you choose.
• The Guests: There are some instance when the guests you invited  in the reception is not necessarily have to be invited to the ceremony, but of course guests present in the ceremony should be invited to the the wedding reception. Who will you include on the lists? Will they be immediate family and closest friends or everyone.
• The Wedding Rituals: You have to list down all of the things and details you want to take in the ceremony. These will include if not all : wedding vows and rings, unity rituals, marriage contract, offerings, ritual readings and some other things that are required if you choose the religious set-up.
• The Wedding Party: Determine how may people do you  want to stand up with you. Take note, if you are going to have small group of guests, it will be a little bit odd if almost half of the people will stand up with you .
• The Entourage: Choose the people who are close to you aside from your family of course. See to it that they really know you and can commit their attendance to the wedding.

I just got back from an out of town wedding, and I am delighted that I took time in attending this nice wedding of Nadia. The wedding took place in Milwaukee, a city of Wisconsin. It was long ride to and from home but I don't mind it since  I love travelling and at the same time loves to   attend weddings, it amazes me always. Anyway upon checking in at the hotel where the couple suggested, the front desk officer handed me a bag full of goodies and told me that the couple wanted me to have it.

 So when I went to my room, like a child I can't wait look what were inside the bag.  I spilled all the contents of the bag on my bed. Then there I found maps of the cities, brochures, list of local restaurants, list of places to see and they include also list of numbers to call in case of emergency which I find really very helpful to someone like me who is just new in the city.

They also include some treats like cookies, chips, nuts, bottled water with sticker label of their names. In adddtions to that the bag also contained some  cute items that are locally manufactured in the city. Like they include this nice smelling and very invigorating Alterra coffee, which  they put it in a personalized small coffee package.

Then they put two cans of beer, which locally brewed in Milwaukee.

And of course it's not Wisconsin without cheese. Since I am a cheese fanatic, this was the one that  really caught my attention.

This out of town bag was really cool. It makes us out-of-town guests feel welcome and our attendance was highly appreciated by the couple. For me, this should be a common practice for out-of-town weddings, to show how grateful the couple is to the out-of-town guests who took time out and gave extra effort to attend the event. 

When I was planning my sister's wedding and I am still a newbie in wedding planning world. There were some details I really researched about weddings. I even asked my mother's idead and she told me  that in every wedding there is this one practice that at least should be followed by the couple especially by the bride, and  that is what she called. "something" tradition. Here what she has told me, there should be:

Something Old

Which represents the life the couples are leaving behind while maintaining the connection from past to their new life. These can be any old stuff from your parents or grandparents, or better the bride's or groom's mother wedding gown or any jewelry from the family heirlooms.

Something New

This one convey new hope and affirmation. It is so easy to have these items, because majority of the details and items you will use in the wedding are new or customized.

 Something Borrowed

Borrowing from someone is not that difficult to do, but my mom said, the couple should borrow something from someone who is jovial or living a blissful life. For the reason that it is like borrowing happiness, so that their happiness will pass on to the couple.

Something Blue

The color is a symbol of good luck, fidelity, purity and loyalty. Finding an item in this color is also not difficult. Blue handkerchief, blue wedding garter or blue wedding favors are some of the few items can be considered.

In this modern time,  photography  has come of age. Gone are the days of the Polaroid’s and cameras that uses film. Almost all of us are already using the digital camera. We use it in every events and one of those events or special occasions that take advantage of digital picture taking is the wedding. The photographer can take pictures of the couple as long as his memory card and battery lasts. 

The couple even  have this engagement photo shoot before the wedding. In line with this, the couple has the time to prepare  and familiarize themselves to be  comfortable in picture taking on their wedding day, plus get rid of their “camera shy attitude"

I made some suggestions for the couples's wedding engagement photo shoot. The couple should prepare at least three best clothes ; formal dress, casual dress and identical clothes or uniform colored shirts which looks very cute.  Afterward, these photographs, can be use for the couple's website wedding announcer, their onsite wedding reception audio visual presentations and even on their wedding favors.

Here are some more inspirations, in where to use the pictures:

They can be use for invitations, save the date cards, photo frame wedding favors, phote album wedding favors, placecard holder, guest book and glass coasters wedding favors.

In addtion to that ideas here are the some other ways; glass photo vase for the table at the reception, cake topper, photo keep sake box, personalized cuff links, lockets  and photo frame favors

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Yesterday I was browsing the internet looking for birdhouse that I am planning to use for my next wedding event I am handling. As I browse I found these cute lovely birds, actually they are called lovebirds. I was so curious why they are called love birds and always associted with couples.

This is what I learned about them, a Lovebird is in fact a tiny parrot, from the African continent and Madagascar. They are a social and affectionate small parrot.

In Celtic mythology, Aengus, the god of love, was seen with four tiny lovebirds flying around his head Their name stems from the parrots' strong, monogamous pair bonding and the long periods in which paired birds will spend sitting together. 

Until European explorers wrote about them in their journals. The explorers described the brightly coloured birds that they had seen on their travels and people wanted to know more about them. The love birds were imported into Europe and became very popular as wedding favors or gifts because of the loving ways of the lovebirds.

Nowadays using lovebirds as gifts is not that popular anymore, but  intstead using lovebird inspired wedding theme is very popular.  Here are some suggested wedding favors instead, that captures the essence of lovebirds.

Doesn't that make the "Lovebirds" Chrome Bottle Stopper a naturally sublime favor for people in love?  Perched-lovebird bottle stopper is made of solid chrome, with a notable weight and quality bottle stopper .Clear gift-box design surrounds the lovebird with a clever, cutout tree bursting with heart-shaped leaves; the base is white with a square, soft-green graphic in front that says Lovebirds Chrome Bottle Stopper between two delicate, brown branches, and on top of the box is a white-sating bow and a matching "For You" tag Gift box

And this finely crafted in white porcelain, these modern and romantic salt and pepper shakers make adorable wedding favors for weddings. The exquisite packaging features a pullout box with the two Love Birds comfortably nesting inside. Die cut openings in the box cover allows a small peek into the interior. For added charm, personalize this gift using the versatile love birds paper ribbon

Plus these items below that goes well with the Lovebird Theme Wedding. Love Birds guest book,  love bird pen with base, flower girl basket and garter.

While in this photo there are an array of Lovebirds Theme items  to choose from.

1. Love Birds Cling which can be used on any glass surface. It is a great way to personalize the newly wed get-away car in a sophisticated manner. Also plan to use these on the windows of church doors or reception halls to help guide the guests

2. Love Birds Sticker add instant personality to small tins, favor box, or even envelopes.

3. Even love bird table numbers can be used to enhance the Love Bird theme. This charming design is suitable for wedding receptions.

4. This love bird blank note card can be used in any number of ways to help develop a Love Bird theme.

5. This delightful Save the Date card will give your guests a small preview of the sentiment that will guide the planning for the main event.

6. This miniature large love bird favor / gift tag with a Love Bird theme will add instant charm to any favor, decorating item, take-away gift or other wedding accessories.

7. This Love Bird Water Bottle Label Sticker will add instant charm.

You know how when you were a little kid and you believed in fairy tales, that fantasy of what your life would be, white dress, prince charming who would carry you away to a castle on a hill. You would lie in bed at night and close your eyes and you had complete and utter faith. Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, Prince Charming, they were so close you could taste them. And singing a few lines, "Someday my prince will come..."

And this fairy tale is happening to someone who have believed and found her Prince Charming. Ayha to her friends with her soon to be husband Leih, is busy preparing for almost 9 months now, for their dream Fairy Tale wedding. They're wedding theme caught my attend so I captured some of the photos and reveal some of the details that kept them pre-occupied in their wedding announcement website.

 

In this photo includes: the couple's wedding announcement website, wedding invitation, mock up table arrangement for  the wedding reception and the candle wedding favors that will be lighten on the table during dinner. Their wedding motiff will use lavender, purple and pink colors.

The bride will be riding this very royal like beautiful carriage ,which will bring her  to the church.  She will be like a real princess on this. While the church will be  this enchanting lduring the wedding ceremony.

A carriage inspired candy mint box which will be given to the guest, a kissing bell and since not everyone is aware of what is a kissing bell, they decided to put a small cards with this note, on it. And with these place card holder wedding favors certainly add to the allure.

Then the special wedding candle wedding favors for their guests to bring home.



Lastly, she shared what she will wear on her wedding day.  The diamond engagement ring that is similar to this one , a custom made clear polyethylene bridal shoes to give her shoes the look of a glass shoes, her tiara  that will give her a complete look of a princess. She will be using this necklace jewelry set but in lavender color and her astonishing wedding gown adorned with semi-precious stones and Swarovski crystals inspired by this one.

To add on these, I will give her a compact mirror with crown design on it. I'm sure she will be needing this from time to time during the wedding for some quick fix and retouch.

With all of these preparations, I am very sure she will be a bride princess with her prince charming, and their fairy tale wedding will be breathtaking and magical.

"Fairy tales can come true, it can happen to you. If you’re young at heart ...."

Frank Sinatra

In the East, where I grew up I have never experienced attending a wedding using almonds as favor, maybe because they are not abundant in our location and almonds is too costly.. So, when I had the chance to attend a wedding in the West, I was amazed  that they used these nuts as wedding favors ,which I later found out that they were Jordan almonds.To my interest and awe with the Jordan almonds I even researched about it.

Jordan almonds are use as wedding favors because of it's cultural meaning particulary in Italian, Greek and Middle Eastern Wedding and later on adopted by Western culture.  Fresh almonds have bitter-sweet taste, which signify life, white the sugar coating is added with faith that the newlywed's life will be more sweet than bitter. Before they use only white sugar coating for the nuts but now they come in different colors.

Here some exercepts from where I researched:

 Tradition suggests using five Jordan Almonds for each guest. One to signify health, one for wealth, one for longevity, one for fertility and one for happiness.

Different cultural meaning in different countries:

ITALIAN WEDDINGS Five almonds signify five wishes for the bride and groom: health, wealth, happiness, fertility, and longevity. These almonds decorate each place setting as favors, tucked into pretty boxes or tulle bags called *bomboniere* that are often personalized with the couple's names and wedding date.

GREEK WEDDINGS Sugarcoated almonds in traditional Greek weddings are called *koufeta*. They are placed in little bags in odd numbers and are served on a silver tray. Odd numbers are indivisible, symbolizing how the newlyweds will share everything and remain undivided. Tradition holds that if an unmarried woman puts the almonds under her pillow, she'll dream of her future husband.

MIDDLE EASTERN WEDDINGS Candy-covered almonds, considered aphrodisiacs, are always on hand.

When using the almonds as wedding favors consider using this Jordan Almonds poem and print it on give  tag

Jordan Almonds for Thee

Five sugared almonds for each guest to eat
To remind us that life is both bitter and sweet.
Five wishes for the new husband and wife --
Health, wealth, happiness, children, and a long life!
by Jill Girardo

I have been busy lately preparing for three weddings. Each one of the bride is my friend and they do  have their own theme in mind and they wanted it to be executed perfectly by yours truly!. I could hardly get enough sleep because of these weddings.

Let me tell you about the first wedding that will happen on February, I am pretty execited  about this since it will be my first wedding event with a Japanese theme. The bride's name is Aiko, she is half-japanese but was born and raise in the west. She haven't visited Japan yet nor  speak the language. Therefore, for her up coming wedding she opted to have a  Japanese inspired wedding . It  will not follow the tradtion of Japanese wedding but she wanted her wedding to show her roots and her culture. As  usual,  for presentation purposes, I have collected some photos for her to choose from and give her some wonderful ideas.

To start with her wedding gown, if she wanted, she can wear the usual white wedding gown, though I suggested to her that she can stay away a bit from it and try some new designs with her dress. Since it would not be a traditional Japanese wedding, she could at least adopt some accents from a japanese wedding gown to her own  and even for her bridesmaids' dresses.

For  wedding ceremony, I got her these items from "the cherry blossom collection". Which are suited for the wedding; it has a ring pillow, pen set and flower girl basket. These items are all made of refined white linen that has been skillfully silk-screened with a design of sweeping branches of delicate cherry blossoms. The hand painted effect is further enhanced wih a romantic signature that makes use of the traditional Japanese character, when translated, means Love.

Wedding reception is of course is not an exception from the theme. The cherry blossoms vellum wine glass shade  will be perfect as a lovely table decor that brings an ambience of elegance. And then what is a wedding dinner without  wine to celebrate the couple's union, thus this unique wedding toasting flutes in a vase is also perfect. While the glass coaster wedding favors can be use at the dining table during the wedding reception.

 Capture the special moments that are often missed by having these disposable cameras on hand at their festivities. The guests should be invited to snap photos throughout the celebration. Group multiple cameras on a table that is easy to access or set a single camera on each table alongside the centerpiece.

Delicate natural cherry blossom hand fans with detailed cherry blossom print with bamboo rib, are a beautiful favor idea. They are also very useful if the temperature goes up. Personalize them with a cherry blossom sticker along the rib.

Lastly, these "cherry blossom stationery collection" is a wonderful ideas. The collection includes; distinctive window cling, table number card, wedding bulletin, save the date card, favor gift tag and water bottle sticker.

 Omedetou!

(best wishes)

I just finished watching MAMA MIA the movie and I have watched it for the nth time . I fell in love with the location which I later found out that it is in Skopelos, Greece. What a beautiful wedding set-up.Perfect for romantic wedding in Greece.

How I really do love the sceneries, the simple but very chic wedding gown which almost all bride-to-be I know wanted theirs to be patterned in Sophie's gown. I love how her hair  that was simply done, no hundreds of bobby pins nor her face was not fully made up. which makes her face looks more natural and refreshing. The mom's dress here is nicely done too!. But it would be unfair if I won't mention the wedding reception, I like how they prepare the place with all those nice lights hanging low and creates cozy and romantic mood.

As a wedding coordinator, personally one of my dreaded thing when it comes to the wedding reception, is the seating arrangements of the guests. It's taxing for me if the guests ranges from 150-300, it's a breeze if the guests know their table number . But  if there were times that the guests forgot their number and did not bring their wedding invitation with them that's the time that really stresses me out, because it means I have to look at the guest list to search for their names and the assigned table numbers.That's why I always suggest to the couple, to do it in free-seating arrangement rather than in assigned seats.

However, when a friend of mine invited me to her wedding. I saw this cute placecard holder with my full name written on it. Oh my! I cannot explain exactly how I feel whent  I saw that, it's like I am a VIP . After that I never look at a placecard holder the same way again. So, I thought of researching for some cute and adorable placecard holders for some  bright ideas that I can use at the next wedding event I will be handling.

For a fall wedding theme, these fall leaf placecard holders are an option.

These two that I found are just in time for the wedding of my friend this holiday season. (Favors inspired by Christmas holiday)

Of course when winter  is over, it's nice to have a wedding ceremony during spring time. It's like a new start and a new begging just like in getting married with a new life together.

Summer is a suggested theme for those couples who loves the beach. The palm tree placecard holders  and  flip flops placecard holders are  good choices.

However, if the couple is not considering seasonal wedding themes,then bride and groom place card holder is best suited for formal wedding reception. Or if it's wine theme wedding, this grapes place card holder is a great idea. Or how about this heart shaped place card holder for Valentne's day theme. The shamrock/trinity love knot place card holder cannot go wrong for St. Patrick's Day Theme.

Lastly, if there are children guests, then for sure, the kids would love these cupcake place card holders.

My friend Elise, had her bridal shower last month. The bridal shower took place two months before her wedding. This shower was a bit different because it was arranged by her, rather than her friends. Well, she had a good reason for doing this; she wanted to gather all of her girl friends, from childhood to co-workers. She knew that once she gets married, she may not have as much time as before to spend with her good friends.

We had a nice dinner at one of Elise's favorite restaurant. She didn't ask of any gift from us, just wanted our love and support. She gave us some bridal shower favors that were so useful and practical for us. I really loved those favors.

She gave each of us a lavender circle friendship bracelet, just like this one with an engrave pendant.
 

 She also gave this five-piece manicure set. I will definitely use this.

Lastly, this one was everyone's favorite, the handbag hanger or sometimes called purse valet. A very practical way to park your purse if you're in restaurants, meetings, or any other occassions

Every couple I  deal with have one thing in common: they want their wedding to be unique or different from the rest of weddings they have attended. Sometimes it is a challenge to me because it takes a lot of brain storming and research to make each wedding unique and make the wedding really standout.

Here are some tips  to make the wedding unique:

1. Decide on the theme of the wedding.

2. Choose the colors that best suit the couple, or better, their favorite color or colors. Color combinations are common nowadays.

3. Stick with the theme and colors  throughout the wedding, from wedding invitations to decoration.

Here is an example of Blue and White wedding:  

It is important to remember to maintain the same color theme for Save the date cards, invitations,  table numbers, cake, and wedding favors etc. This makes wedding unique with a personality. Also, having a wedding website completes your wedding theme.   

I recently attended a family friend wedding, which happened with only 3 weeks of planning and preparation. When I look at this couple, there is a mystery of love.  As love possibilities are infinite, the chemistry between the bride and groom is a perfect example.

First,  the guy is a member of a rock band group, long hair with tattoos on his arms. The girl is a sweet girl, very refined and looked like she can't even harm a fly. However, when I saw them together, how the guy  could make the girl smile, and how he looked at her fondly. I must admit, they will be together forever.

Their wedding color theme was Black and Red. The bride was in a whitewedding dress, accentuated with a black waistband which looked elegant, and her bouquet was made of red roses. Actually, only red roses were used throughout the whole wedding event. The entire entourage and wedding guests were all wearing dresses in that color.

They also used black and red colors on their invitations, accessories both for the bride and groom, wedding ceremony and wedding reception.  

Best wishes to the newly wed couple!

Can you imagine a wedding without a cake? I wonder how that would be like. Well I guess it may ruin the occasion. A Wedding cake is indispensable for the magical moment.

Every time I attended a wedding, I never failed to take a picture or at least never missed looking at the cake up close and personal. They look so nice and yummy to eat.

 The history of the Wedding cake goes back as far as the Roman Empire, but of course elaborate cake icing was not yet invented.

In earlier days, wedding cakes were expected to be white. Since white constantly denote purity and innocence. Another way in which a white wedding cake relates to the symbol of purity, is  the fact that the wedding cake was originally referred to as a bride’s cake. This emphasized the bride as the central figure of the wedding and made a linkage between the bride and the cake.

 Another reason why wedding cakes were white then, is not because of symbolism. It’s for the reason that ingredients were very difficult to find, especially those required for icing. White icing required the use of the only finest refined sugar, it means the whiter the cake, the more wealthy the families appeared.

 However, as wedding cakes has evolved, they now come in different colors, shapes and design. Which also shows how modern the brides are now.

The best thing is even using cake as a design idea for wedding favors or any other favors for all occasions. What an exceptional thing to do. Just like these wedding favors.

"I'm  a little tea pot short and stout..." ,   

Everytime I'm feeling blue, I always sing this song inside my head. Because it reminds me of my childhood, playing tea party with my friends and dolls. Wearing our cute little hats. Pretending we were talking and giggling with our hand covering partly our mouth. Drinking our tea (instant sweet tea) with our little fingers sticking out .   Mom used to bake mini cupcakes for us to make our cute little tea party complete. Her carrot cupcake is a sure hit with lots of walnuts in it  yummmyyyy!!!

Hmmm this gives me an idea, I'm organizing a bridal shower for a friend in 3 weeks time. And I'm still short of an idea for the theme. I wanted it to be a different one, not the usual naughty bridal shower party that I attended. Well, why not a "Tea Party", just like our good old tea party. . And then  I found these wedding favors for the party which I'm sure my friends will love.

 let's get it on girlfriends!!!!

 Don't forget the Silver Teapot Placecard Holders!!

Many of us use candle for occassions and celebrations, because it symbolizes so many things such as romance , traditions, commitment,  beacon and offering.
 

One of those celebrations that uses candle is wedding, the celebration of love, commitment and offering of each others' life.
 

First, we use it as Unity Candle for the wedding ceremony which symbolizes the union of two hearts, two families and a lifetime commitment.

Secondly, as a wedding favor to the guests which represents appreciation for their presence in witnessing this celebration of two hearts in love.

 "this candle symbolizes that true love is a sacred flame that burns eternally "

 See the Candle Wedding Favors selcetions!!

 It's the month of October and the leaves started to change their color. The wind that touches my face feels cooler  and crisp . There is something in autumn that makes me feel cozy and nostalgic, maybe it's because the colors that catches my eyes. The rustic brown, orange, yellow and dark green which reminds me of a cozy warm home and a hot cup of  tea.

A  friend of mine is getting married and seeks my opinion. She asked if it's nicer to have their wedding during this month and  I said of course it is!. It's a season that rich in warm colors, which means the wedding will be colorful and alive. Even the chance for great pictures set against  brilliant  autumn  foliage, oh my! how I love autumn. The summer has just ended and the temperature is cooler but not too cold, just perfect! .I wanted to call it a wedding in autumn or fall. ( though I prefer using the autumn word ).Their wedding can wear autumn colors. Incorporate fall accents into every elements of  their wedding ceremony and wedding reception. I told her that they can hold their wedding reception or party outside and even hold their wedding ceremony there at the same time. By doing this, she and her husband -to -be can save not only from their budget but also save themselves, their  families and guests from the hassle of driving from one place to another, what an excellent idea. I suggest these ideas and details that they can incorporate or use on their wedding.

They can bring natural elements to all of their fall wedding decorations. At the wedding reception, have placecard holders with fall theme.

During dining they can use coasters with fall leaf designs on it, which makes the dining table more personalized.

The  toast of  the bride and groom is a   precious moment . Use an autumn inspired wine toasting flutes  set with fall leaves on the base to toast to infinite love. These lovely glasses can be used every year to celebrate their  wedding anniversary.

Well,  after discussing all of these to her and her husband-to-be,  guess what???.... They have asked me to be their wedding planner! yey! I'm so excited .  I promise to my friend that she will have a  memorable and lovely wedding  day.

I wonder why girls are so fascinated by shoes. Girls can't  resist the urge to look, try  them on and even buy them...Hmmm but I guess I won't find the rationale behind the urge to add an extra pair of shoes to my existing closet collection. As I, myself  a self-confessed shoe fanatic.  . I am one of those who are  on tight budget and promised to save, but still cannot resist to buy a pair or  two when my  favorite shoe store goes on sale (my mom won't be happy when she read this). But what can I do  they look so good on my feet and goes well with my nice dresses.

Anyways,  many  of the brides that I met and dealt with, are very particular with their wedding shoes. Even if their wedding gown is long and no one can even catch a glimpse of their shoes unless they pull up their dress. Nonetheless, I've seen almost if not all, the different types of bridal shoes.

From a simple custom made  white sling back,  which is what  my friend  Joan actually wore...

                                                                                                                                                Photos by: Joey Boquiren

 Wendryl's rebellious (quite of out of the league) bridal shoes that really suits her personality.

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To these colorful pumps that  Kathleen wore, for  which I found so cute and different.

But what the heck! This was their special and memorable moment  and they have every right to choose whatever shoes  they wanted to wear on their wedding day.

But of course what is a wedding if there were no wedding favors for their guests. Take a peak of  these pretty wedding favors that suits a shoe fanatic bride.

It is said that weddings are often designed to be sophisticated and romantic event that every couples will gladly look back for the rest of their lives. Why not add a stroke of elegance to the whole occasion by giving in Glass or Crystal Wedding Favors.

Talking about sophistication, Glass and Crystal Wedding favors are definitely the are one  of the most elegant keepsakes to any events. Our variety of exquisite Glass and Crystal wedding favors are perfect  token for your guests.

There is something irresistible about Glass and Crystal that every wedding guest will surely can’t get enough of. It is one of the best tokens a married couple can give to their guests for being part of their most memorable and romantic day of their lives.

As Ernest Hemingway quoted "Wine is the most civilized thing in the world."
 To some wine lovers, it is one of the best gifts ever. Not to mention it plays a major part in every wedding celebration. Wine is often referred to as The Drink of Passion and giving these classy favors to your guest will truly amaze them.
 

Wine wedding favors are increasing its popularity nowadays. A lot of couples prefer giving their guest a bottle of wine as their giveaways is lately being considered as well-designed and fashionable tokens.

Whether it’s White or Red, A perfect wine themed reception looks more sophisticated with our delightful wine wedding favors.  Our keepsake bottle stoppers and bottle openers are made with elegance and style your guest will surely can’t get enough of.

Time to raise a toast with these elegant yet adorable wedding favors.

Welcome! to WeddingAvenue.com

Sometimes, guys just don’t get the reason how girls would know exactly what they want on their wedding day just a week after their engagement. The secret is that most girls dream of that day since they were 12, so when the last piece of the puzzle, Mr. Right, fit in, the picture is done. However, it is not easy to turn this perfect dream into a real wedding romance without detailed planning. It’s not just about the stunning gowns, sumptuous foods and the wines, but the true meaning of marriage. It’s a lifetime commitment to love, to cherish and to be friends forever.

We understand that when it comes to planning your wedding, you always want the best of the best. Therefore, we offer you a wide and beautiful selection of unique wedding favors, bridal shower favors, bridesmaid gifts & groomsmen gifts, wedding jewelries and wedding accessories for wedding receptions & wedding ceremony. They will help you to make your dream come true.

We also offer seasonal favors such as spring wedding favors, summer favors, fall favors and winter wedding favors, as well as a variety of themed favors that will coordinate with your wedding theme and colors. If you are working within a budget, our inexpensive wedding favors are grouped by price.

Our commitment is to give you the best wedding keepsakes  for your precious moments.

Joe & Erica
Founder & President
WeddingAvenue.com