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One of the most interesting favor ideas I have ever seen is giving vintage toys to your guests. They are memorable, and great conversation starters! It also helps to lighten the mood. You can either give each guest a different toy, if you have a small guest list, or choose a variety of about ten or so different toys and make sure everyone at each table has a different one.

Visit your local consignment and antique stores, and garage sales, to find the toys. You never know what you might come across—a doll still in its original packaging; an antique deck of cards; vintage children’s books… You can also order toys online. You can buy wooden yo-yos at The Knot Wedding Shop and used children’s books on sites like Amazon or Ebay. Other toy ideas include matchbox cars, dominos, chess sets, wooden tops, slinkies, marbles, Rubik’s Cubes, jacks, Etch-a-Sketch, and View Masters. One rule of thumb—make sure your toys are interactive in some way (i.e. you can read a book, play dominos, or draw on an Etch-a-Sketch). Also, make sure the toys don’t look cheap. Wooden yo-yos have a classic appeal, as do nice sets of marbles. And make sure to package them well—put each in a nice box or bag.

You can also focus on toys from a certain era. If you are a child of the 80s and 90s, Pogs, for example, could make your guests gleeful with nostalgia! No matter how you decide to arrange it, this could be one of the biggest talking points of your whole wedding!

While religious ceremonies can be especially meaningful (and beautiful if held in an old church with lots of character), sometimes churches can limit the creativity of your ceremony. Here are some ways you can personalize your ceremony while still staying within the confines of your church’s rules.

1.      Go acapella. A singer or choir without musical accompaniment can be haunting and reverent, especially in a large church space with great acoustics.

2.      Give each of your guests flowers upon their arrival.

3.      Give each of your guests candles upon their arrival. Darken the church and their candles will glow beautifully as they proceed to their seats. They can even make a wish on the candles for the bride and groom and blow them out at the same time.

4.      Do something fun or meaningful outside the church—like releasing doves in memory of a loved one, releasing balloons with messages inside them, or throwing confetti.

5.      Hire a bell choir to play at your wedding ceremony.

6.      Make your programs creative. Instead of printing them on paper, screenprint them on wood or handkerchiefs. Or put them inside boxes like a present.

7.      Use the church’s décor to your advantage—lots of church have an abundance of candles. Have your ceremony at sunset and darken the church, lighting it only with candles and candelabras.

8.      Place a different photograph of you and your groom at each person’s seat in the pews. These will make wonderful conversation pieces before the ceremony, and keepsakes afterward.

9.      Dress your bridal party to impress. Go with something outside of the box, like patterned dresses for your girls, or poofy vintage prom dresses, or seersucker for the guys.

10.  Decorate your church all in white, with lots of lace and white flowers.

The term ‘Wedding Invitation Etiquette’ in itself is a big word that refers to the rules of social conduct which society considers as appropriate and appreciate too. Wedding is an occasion where society involves certain kinds of etiquettes that are essential. The first and foremost thing that people do while planning for wedding is to decide on the wedding invitations. Though it sounds a very easy thing to decide on the wedding invitation, but getting the kind of invitation you were looking for within your budget is a hectic task. In order to save time in this regard, these days people use internet to find the best wedding invites within the budget. A lot of sites are there that provide variety of designs and styles of wedding invitations to choose from. These wedding invitations are not so expensive and are quite affordable for everyone.

After deciding the wedding invitation of your choice, now it is the time to see whether you have the list of the guests whom you are planning to invite to this special occasion of your life. While preparing the list of your guests, rechecking the list would be a good idea. Wedding is such an occasion where lots of things need to be done and therefore, the possibility is there that you might forget someone very special to include in your invitees’ list. Confirming that the list includes everybody is thus always a great idea. Usually, the wedding invitations are sent to guests before 6 months of the actual event, as it provides the time to the guests to schedule their necessary task in advance and thus, they can take out the time to be present in your grand occasion.

However, some couples prefer to send their wedding invitations one year in advance, so that the people they are expecting in their big day will not miss it by any chance. It depends on person to person regarding the time of sending a wedding invitation. Though many people might think that why is it so necessary to send the wedding invitation so much in advance, but in reality, it is very essential to allow both parties to make their plans in advance. Finally, we can say that while planning for wedding make sure you choose wedding invitation of your choice and a special one.

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How much fun would it be to theme your wedding around taffy? You could create a beautiful vintage 1950s prom look. The best part about this idea is that it is affordable–you could even use a school gym! You can make it upscare by making sure to pay attention to elegance–high quality catering, white-gloved servers, and champagne. First, on the wedding invitations, ask everything wear a shade of pastel or white/khaki (for the men). Your bridesmaids could each wear a 50s vintage prom dress in a different shade of pastel (think lots of tulle and a tight bodice), with flowers in their hair. You could also use the braided rope effect in various ways, such as a chuppah, jewelry, or a rope for the aisle. For your reception, simple white tablecloths would be best, but accessorize them with puffy, pastel blooms like peonies or roses. Decorate the ceiling by floating hundreds of large pastel balloons–and, of course there is the dessert bar! A beautiful display of thousands of different flavored pieces of taffy would look marvelous, along with pretty colored boxes or containers for guests to take them home in. The cake should be buttercream, but colored, not white–and simple. It’s all about the sugar! Sugar-rimmed cocktail glasses, sugar-rubbed meat for the main course, and various flavors of sugar for the coffee. The result–an event everyone will be talking about!

Wedding invitations resembles a note of deliverance to your guests hence it should be simple and easily legible. The designs are the main influence of the clarity. Fantastic and decorative designs will not necessary guarantee a clear invitation message. It is better not to use complicated writing font making it illegible for your guests. Wedding invits designs should be kept simple yet at the same time, interesting. One perfect technique is to use the overlay. This is done by printing the wedding invitation wording on a paper in cream or neutral color then a decorative paper is laid onto the top. It can be embossed, marbled or have a cutout. This is great to show creativity yet will not be hard for guests to decipher your text.

Those who do not fancy overlaying can opt for the borders. Make the text portion of your invitation clear then you can decorate at the margins of the invitations. You add anything decorative yet do not interrupt the text section. One of the wedding invitations designs is create by printing the text on a plain card and then gluing the card onto an ornamental background. This is perfect to create a two-tone effect to make it simple to read yet do not look inelegant. However remember to select the appropriate colors to match your wedding.

Wedding invitations have special stationeries that are designed to make your own unique wedding invitations. You can get these stationeries from special stationery stores and some may give you some suggestions on the attractive styles and beautiful fonts you can use. You can also ask them about the formatting and the types of accessories you might need to beautify your invitations. Getting an expert’s advice will do your less trouble hence do not hesitate to ask.

You should not forget to include the reply slips or envelopes for your guests to reply you a feedback. You may want to get a matching tone to create cohere invitation theme. Two significant things to take into consideration are the wedding theme and the invitations design clarity. Then your invitations should turn out lovely with good reviews from your guests.

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A lot of magazines and blogs (and, I admit, me) talk a lot about how beautiful outdoor weddings are. But the truth is, most brides cannot afford to risk having their wedding outdoors because of weather—rain or cold. Unless you live in a place like California, Florida or Hawaii, an outdoor wedding is usually not in the cards.

 A wonderful alternative and affordable indoor option is renting a warehouse for your reception. This space can be turned into a chic, hip space with minimal effort—because, by the nature of having it in a warehouse, your wedding will be simple and minimalist. Here are some key things to think about:

 1.      You will probably want to spend a lot on lighting and allocate this when doing your budget.

2.      You don’t have to waste time or money on filly table linens or chairs—chic, industrial metal chairs and simple metal or wooden tables will look great here without tablecloths (or just with simple table runners).

3.      You will probably want to have a monochromatic color scheme—or stick with white, gray, black or other neutrals.

4.      Project old movies onto a blank wall—it will look fabulous!

5.      Metal vases will also be a great unexpected touch here.

6.      A really cool way to do escort cards—write guests’ names on bricks!

7.      Lots of candles will look fabulous.

8.      Hang framed black and white photographs all over the space.

9.      Send your save the dates on old vinyl records.

10.  Make use of other industrial elements, like iron skeleton keys, throughout the space. Anything simple, metal or brick will work!

There are a few listed wedding invitation ideas which may help to produce creative designs of invitations.
First is the beach theme. To build the beach sentiment, the wedding invitation can be sprinkled with sand using white glue. Small shells or other sandy ornaments can also be adhered onto the cards, according to personal preference. The autumn wedding invitation is also one of the exclusive creative designs. To trigger the autumn feel in wedding invitations, the cards can be decorated with small leaves glued onto it. The leaves should first be pressed with a heavy object and allowed to dry. Using real leaves will create a genuine autumn style; however some may prefer artificial leaves.
To crack out unique wedding invitation ideas is not an easy thing to do. If you do not fancy beach or autumn, you may opt for the flower as the main subject. One recommended style is to print your invitations on a white or light colored paper. The paper is then placed onto a dark paper affixed on its center. Then punch a hole though both papers in the top middle part. Get a paper flower that matches your wedding flowers and attach it to the card using a colored brad through the hole.

Other creative designs include themed weddings or hobby inspired wedding invitations. Many couples now prefer to conduct themed weddings. Hence blending the invitations according to the theme may be fun and your wedding may appear to be perfectly matched. For example, a wedding themed Vegas or casino may merge well with invitations resembling the playing cards or casino chips. This is a great way for the couple to come up with their own wedding invitation ideas. The other type is the hobby inspired. A theme may appear too general but a specific hobby or interest between the couple can create an unusual and memorable surrounding. For instance the couple who fancies scuba-diving may apply the theme in their wedding invitations.

When the economy was doing wonderfully, large, glitzy diamond rings were all the rage. But today, more and more brides are turning toward other symbols of their engagement and throwing away the idea of diamonds altogether. With the economy doing so poorly, brides are realizing that they want to save whatever money they have for a home, retirement, vacation, children, etc., and not a piece of jewelry.

So how are brides acting on these new realizations? If they are lucky enough to have heirloom jewelry, they are asking their mothers or grandmothers for their special rings, or pieces that have been in the family for a long time. They could even use the diamonds from a bracelet or necklace to have a custom ring made, with special significance.

A lot of brides are seeking out other, less expensive stones, like opals, emeralds, pearls or other gems that have special significance to them (like a birthstone). I love the idea of having a ring made combining your and your groom’s birthstones, symbolizing your upcoming unity. Some brides are even foregoing engagement rings altogether, and simply saving for a beautiful wedding ring.

Another idea I love is getting a simple gold or silver band—one for the engagement, and one for the wedding. I also heard of a groom who carved a ring out of wood for his fiancé when he proposed—how sweet! And some brides are giving their grooms engagement gifts in return, like cufflinks. Another special idea: taking an “engagement vacation” together to a foreign city or country and choosing a ring made from local materials to mark the occasion.

An invitation with a beautiful message sent to the guests and expect them to be presented in the precious occasion of marriage is known as the wedding invitation. These invitations play a very vital role to the execution of the ceremony. It includes all the information such as the date, time and the venue of the ceremony along with the name of the couple going get married.
There are various kinds of wedding invitations available to choose from these days. Many sites are there that provide wedding invitations according to your needs. You can choose the best one for your wedding as per your requirement. A wedding invitation can give a clear indication about the kind of event you are planning for your wedding.
If you are planning a small or informal wedding ceremony then going for the wedding invitations that are handwritten would be more appropriate. These kind of wedding invitations are written mostly on plain white paper by hand. However, by incorporating various colors, along with floral designs and couple’s picture, you can also personalize your wedding invitations and choose contemporary wedding invitations.
If you are planning a formal wedding ceremony, engraved wedding invitations would be the perfect choice in this regard. In engraved wedding invitations, the texts for invitation are typically carved on a copper plate. However, this process is quite expensive. If you have the budget, you can definitely go for this.
There is another way of printing wedding invitations which is known as offset printing that mainly serves the purpose for business printing requirements. Though this printing process is available at reasonable prices but do not appear as elegant and thus not suitable for wedding invitations.
Stylish look of engraved wedding invitations is really appealing but due to its high price people are unable to afford it. Thermo graphed wedding invitation is another type of wedding invitations that look quite similar to engraved wedding invitations. So, choice is in your hands. Go for it!!

Every bride wants to look her best on her wedding day. In fact, she is supposed to be the most beautiful woman on this special and momentous occasion. For this reason, it is important to choose a wedding gown that exudes Hollywood elegance and style. You can achieve the look by adding a twist to a traditional wedding gown design.

A wedding gown should enhance and reflect the bride’s beauty and personality. It is important to add something new to the conventional to make the occasion more special and memorable. Latest Hollywood red carpet gown designs include serpentine cuts that enhances a curvaceous figure, asymmetric designs or one-shoulder dress, delicately layered gown, classic off-shoulder and elegant spaghetti-strapped gown that reveals the shoulders and neckline beautifully.

There are various designs of wedding gowns ranging from the most traditional all the way to the most edgy styles. The modern times had allowed women to experiment with their looks and reinvent themselves in preparation for a special occasion such as a red carpet night or an important milestone in their life such as their wedding day. Adding an element of surprise does not only make a woman more attractive but also adds an interesting touch that can keep people looking.

Famous women of Hollywood dazzle on the red carpet because they look their best in their gowns. The same goes for a bride. It is not enough to look like a blushing bride. You must also be red carpet worthy. Choosing a wedding gown that has a touch of Hollywood style and elegance can make you dazzle as you walk down that aisle. It can make every photographer want to take a picture of you and all your guests’ eyes will stay glued at you.

A wedding gown that is sophisticated enough to make you look like a star can complete your fairy tale wedding and can make the memories last for a lifetime.