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These forms of invites ultimately achieve a unique sense which supersedes factory-generated ones. Creativity obviously plays an important role in achieving this. There is no reason to assume that these must only feature conventional materials. By doing some research on wedding stationery, it is quite amazing to find the assortment of choices. Who said one had to stick with boring old paper? Pay a visit to the local arts and crafts store to fuel one’s imagination. If a garden wedding is the choice for the occasion, perhaps the using of pressed flowers and leaves can add a distinctive touch unlike paper. Since one may not have sufficient amounts of ready foliage at hand, there is always the ability to source them online.

Certain types of fabric may be used as the base of handmade wedding invitations. Albeit soft and slithery ones such as satin and silk may not make the cut, stiffer cloths can be considered. Stamp or silk-screen the message onto the ready surface. As a finishing touch, attach an adequate piece of wood or branch to opposite ends of the cloth to produce a scroll of sorts.

To add sparkle to the happy occasion, stick ribbons, crystals, sequins or other types of accessories onto the invite. Else metallic ink to artistically pen the message also serves the same purpose. Whatever the ideas on wedding invitation designs may be, it is essential to not overdo it else you run the risk of creating an Andy Warhol when you were going for a Mona Lisa.

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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.

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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1.      You can purchase small glass jars at local crafts stores or online. Give each guest his or her own jar filled with candy (in your wedding colors) or set up an old-fashioned candy store with giant glass jars on pretty shelves. Guests can pick and choose which candy they want.

2.      Wrap the candy in a little brown box and wrap it with paper or tie it with a pretty bow or piece of twine. Making each favor look like a little gift will get your guests giddy.

3.      Make your own candy poppers by putting them in a cardboard tube and then wrapping the tube with fabric, tying it at both ends (it will look like a big piece of taffy).

4.      Opt for one giant piece of candy. Mehlenbacherstaffy.com sells beautifully packaged pieces of giant taffy.

5.      Visit your local candy store and see what kind of packaging options they offer.

6.      Package the candy in glassine bags and tie a Moocard (moocards.com) onto the package with a photo of you and your groom.

7.      Buy standard chocolate bars but make your own pretty and unique sleeves by printing out favorite photos onto thin photo paper and wrapping it around the foil.

8.      Give out giant swirl lollipops with a ribbon tied to the stick.

9.      Give guests a cake-slice box filled not with cake, but with candy!

10.  Give guests a cupcake in their own little boxes.

 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!