First, decide on the type of candy you’d like to display in your wedding candy bar buffet.  You might be surprised to find this task to be quite harder than you think.  There is quite literally hundreds of various types of candy in all of shapes and colors.  Begin with your childhood favorites and then work your way up to your most recent faves.  Imagine sweet chocolates, chewy gummy bears, brightly colored gum balls, Jordan almonds, and even childhood lollipops gracing your wedding candy buffet!  But don’t go overboard, limit your choices to only about 10 of your favorite candy.

Now that you’ve narrowed it down, select the containers that will display your sweet treats.  Clear glass jars are the vessels of choice.  Create a standout showcase with a mixture of narrow and wide glass jars to tall and short glass containers.  Indicate each jar’s contents with a decorative tent card displayed in front of the container.  Alternatively, handwrite the name of the candy onto a beautiful sticker and affix to the front of the glass jar.  Provide a candy scoop by the candy jar for your guests to serve themselves a helping of the sweet treats.

Lastly, choose a generously-sized yet portable container that your guests can use to load up with their goodies and take home.  Gourmet food paper bags personalized with your names and wedding date would be ideal.Or repurpose Chinese takeout boxes into an unforgettable take away candy container.  Glassine envelopes can be spruced up with personalized labels resulting in creative candy buffet packaging. 

By offering an “all-you-can-eat, make-your-own” experience, you’ll invite your guests to create their own wedding favors that they’ll be sure to enjoy!  The wedding candy buffet is the perfect accent to your wedding that will make a sweet and lasting impression! (AJG001)

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Keep up your winter theme with a reception room housing a big fireplace. Play winter music, such as “Winter Wonderland” or “The Gift.” Serve hot chocolate or eggnog as guests walk into the reception area, and give them roasted chestnuts in paper bags. Pick foods to serve which have warm winter memories for you. This will add a special touch to the food line.

For a fun entrance into the reception room, have a bouquet of mistletoe hanging over the entryway. On tables, place wreaths with candles in the middle of them or decorate with holly and candles. Find candle holders and wine glasses the same as your main wedding color and use them on the tables. Place red cranberries in bowls of water with floating tea candles or be more playful and place gingerbread houses around the room. A seasonal ice sculpture is stunning on the main table.

Decorate the layers and top of your cake with your wedding flowers. White, frosted pinecones are a wintery addition, as well. As an alternative to a cake, serve cupcakes on a tiered cake stand. On the top tier, have a small cake so you can cut it as a couple. Top with a sugar sculpture.

For guest favors, hand out cookie cutters with a recipe attached with your names, wedding date, and “truly cut out for each other.” Or place a sticker with your names and wedding date on the bottoms of gold- or silver-wrapped Hershey kisses. Wrap white bon bons in cellophane and tie with wedding color ribbons. 

Ready to leave your magical event? Ride away in a horse-drawn sleigh. Or a white stretch limousine never goes out of style. Have your guests throw white rose petals or, for an evening wedding, wave sparklers.

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Choosing the right colors makes the whole wedding come together. Traditional colors are reds and greens combined with ivory and gold. Mix and match them together for your favorite effect, such as red/white with highlights of green or gold. For a more modern and winter wonderland look, use silver and white, or silver and royal or light blue. Silver and white are striking combinations, as well.
               
Winter weddings dresses are exceptions to the popular strapless dresses. Opt for warmer, luxurious dresses. Look for a high-low hem (slightly shorter in front and long in the back). Add faux fur added to the hem, sleeves, and neckline. Or add a fur wrap for an elegant (and warm!) look. Long sleeves are best, while bell sleeves are a romantic alternative. Do not be afraid to add a splash of color to your dress, such as a ribbon around your waist or wearing a richly colored cape. If you want to make a statement, wear a red, velvet dress. For a snowy effect, add beads and sequins onto your dress.

The perfect accessory for your dress is long, silk gloves or even short, fur-trimmed gloves. Not only do they look elegant, they help to keep you warm! Or carry a fur muff instead of a bouquet. If you want a bouquet, carry a crystal one, especially for a snow wedding.

Your bridesmaids’ dresses should be long. Add a shrug or jacket to strapless styles. Their dress colors depend on your theme colors. Greens and reds are striking with gold accent ribbons. Light or navy blues are complimented with silver. Instead of flowers, have them carry candles, or if you are carrying a muff, they could carry one, too.

Style hair with flowers from your bouquet. Use holly, ivy, or baby’s breath and tiny berries to add a festivity or delicacy. A sparkly tiara works with silver colors. Do you have long hair? For a soft look, leave your hair down in loose curls.

The groom can wear a cummerbund matching the bridesmaids’ dresses. Or, if you are wearing a colored wrap, match the cummerbund with your wrap. If the groom and groomsmen wear vests, match them to the bridesmaids’ dress colors. A white tuxedo looks striking for winter occasions, especially with the blue/silver colors.

Red roses, while beautiful, are not the only perfect wedding flowers to choose. More inexpensively, use holly and berries. These work well together with red and green colors. Ivy is a graceful addition. Add pinecones to bouquets, along with red and ivory poinsettias. Baby’s breath adds a spray of snowy white.

Color and clothes choices made? Start coordinating them with the church and reception plans!
 

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-sewing kit
-safety pins
-tissue paper
-lipstick
-a mirrored compacy powder case
-breath mints
-pantyhose
-pen and pad
-list of vendors’ telephone numbers
-bandages
-deodorant
-barrettes and/or bobby pins
-perfume
-eye drops
-aspirin
-glue
-toothpicks
-any prescription medication you currently take
-comb and/or brush
-drinking straws, so you can drink water without messing up your lipstick

This list is far from a complete list, it’s simply a list of the minimum things you should consider adding to your emergency kit.  By all means add more items you deem neccessary.  Just don’t overload the bag to the point where it will be a real burden for the bridesmaid who will be carrying the bag.

Hopefully you’ll never need to use any of these items on your wedding day, but rest assured you’ll have piece of mind knowing that they’re close by you.  And if something should happen, then you’ll be better prepared to handle any situation that arises. You’re then free to return to your wedding and continue celebrating. 

You can purchase a special bridal bag to hold these items, but that’s not necessary…especially since you will not be the one carrying it.  You can save time, money and effort by using a simple bag.  Be sure to designate a bridesmaid to be responsible for knowing where the bag is at all times.  It’s best to have a bridesmaid hold the bag as they will be with you at all times, including the photography session. 

Wedding days are usually filled with chaos. From making sure the vendors are doing their jobs, to making sure the wedding favors are in place, and making sure everyone knows their roles and responsibilities, it’s easy for a bride to be overwhelmed.  With an emergency kit, you can ensure that you can also handle any surprises that come your way.

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The opening remark is a critical component of your speech because this is where you set the tone of your speech. Some people would create a big fuss over their opening remarks and start off with an outrageous joke, or a sharp comment or anything that can get the notice of the guests. You might want to save this kind of context for later. Good opening comments should be simple, sincere and suitable. Remember that it’s not your day, so the focus to should be on the newly wed couple, not on yourself

You can start your opening remarks with a courteous tone and gradually add in some funny poems or stories that you might want to share. Remember to keep your jokes safe and clean as not to upset the couple or any of the guests that are present. Obviously, if you begin your best man speech with a sincere tone, then you should end it with the same effect. You should end your speech with gracious comments and congratulatory words. This is often called the ’sandwich technique’ where you can stuff funny antics inside the speech itself and finish and start with a sincere tone.

There are a great deal of things that you can position in your opening statements. Firstly, you need to tell a little bit about yourself so that the entire audience would get to know you. This way, the audience can appreciate what you say Next, you may say your congratulations and well wishes to the blissful newly wed couple. You can also add in your appreciation for having the opportunity to get up in front of such a great crowd and say your piece as the best man of the event. 

In presenting your best man speech, it is essential that you stand secure. You can only do so if you are prepared for your little speech. This is why you should develop a draft of your speech and practice delivering it days before the wedding. Give extra thought to your opening comments. Practice speaking it to a mirror so you are confident you are getting the tone that you want.

Lastly, if you still have a tough time writing down the first few sentences of your opening remarks, you can go online and search for best man speech examples. This would give you an idea on things to put in your own speech. There are also some best man speech quotes that you can find on the internet that can greatly aid in coming up with your own best man speech. Use these tools as guidelines and you can be off to a wonderful start in creating a great best man speech!

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1 ) Lottery Scratch-off Tickets. With scratch-off lotto tickets, there will be no doubt that each of your guests will use their wedding favors. Simply place your scratch-off ticket into glassine envelopes and affix decorative personalized labels that cleverly read "Lucky in Love". To personalize this favor even more, add to the envelope a penny with your wedding year on it. A perfect DIY wedding favor for any season!

2 ) Forced Bulbs. Take 2 to 3 forced bulbs (eg: paperwhites, amaryllis) and place them inside a drawstring burlap bag or jute bag. Dangle a personalized hang tag that reads "Love Blooms" from the drawstrings. Makes great autumn wedding favors or winter wedding favors!

3 ) Homemade Jam. Share your family recipe for sweet homemade jam by canning them into miniature glass jars. Tie a gingham wedding ribbon around the neck of the jar. Hang a custom label that reads your names and wedding date.

4 ) Chocolate Bars. Perfect for the inner-graphic designer in you. Remove the original paper wrapper and take note of its measurements. Based on these measurements, design a new wrapper using your favorite illustrating software. Print your design onto colored paper. Wrap your new design around the chocolate bars. Use double-sided tape to secure the ends of the paper wrapper.

5 ) Pears. Pears are a delicious fruit that makes a wonderful symbol of your status as the "perfect pair." Create a rubber stamp with your names and date and the phrase "The Perfect  Pair." Stamp onto squares of kraft paper or light-weight butcher paper. Wrap around each pear. Present in a rustic wood crate and invite guests to pluck their own pears.

6 ) Homemade Chocolates. Make homemade chocolates using one of the many molds out in the market today. Put some of these sweets in a little translucent bag. Tie a ribbon around the neck of the bag and dangle a tag that reads "Thank You."

7 ) Homemade Cookies. Using a family secret recipe, bake cookies and place them in a small baker’s box. Wrap in red and white baker’s twine and a darling hang tag that reads "Sweet Treats."

8 ) Small Bouquet of Flowers. Place small sprigs of flowers into plastic vials. Wrap several vials together with decorative fabric and tie with a colorful ribbon. Display all together in a wicker basket for the guests’ to help themselves.

9 ) Small Potted Herbs. Small pots of thyme, rosemary and basil make practical wedding favors for a spring wedding or garden theme event. Wrap a colorful ribbon printed with your names and wedding date around the clay pot to personalize the look.

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The Bar And Other Shapes

A chocolate wedding party favor can come in the shape of a bar of chocolate, a rounded piece of chocolate, in the shape of kisses and many others. People who make chocolate wedding party favors have different wrapping that can be suitable for some of the more popular brands of chocolate in the market today. The reason for this is because there are many couples who have preferences when it comes to the brand of chocolate is used for their chocolate wedding party favor.

Bars are usually chosen for those who wish that the chocolate wedding party favor label is where the thank you is written as well as the place and date of the wedding. In most cases, the label is the one printed on and the original chocolate label is taken off. The customized label is then attached with the pertinent details.

In the case of smaller chocolate shapes, such as kisses or balls, they are usually placed in containers and tags are added to the containers. Tags for these kinds of party favors are similarly worded as the chocolate bars except that these tags are smaller. Some tags are tied to the containers with golden or silver cord.

The chocolate wedding party favors in the shape of kisses, balls or small bars are sometimes repacked in foil with complementing colors to the wedding. Containers for the smaller chocolates are usually cardboard boxes. These boxes can be shaped as hearts or squares depending on the preferences of the bride and groom. Other containers for the chocolate wedding party favor can be a wedding party favor bag, pouches, plastic wrap, small glass canisters or paper origami.

Care should be exercised when going with a chocolate wedding party favor since chocolate can melt when stored in the wrong way or place. Ants and other insects might also find their way to the chocolate which is why it is best to store these in an airtight container. Handling the chocolate wedding party favor frequently can also instigate melting. Putting these in containers can help to minimize the impact of melting.

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Many brides are lucky. They may search low and low, braving chilly dept stores and in your face bridal shops, but eventually they come face-to-face with The One. They know this is The One as they start crying, or their mum or chums all start crying instantly. All of the planning …. the tone, the tone, the right kind of venues …. it all springs to life.

Other brides aren’t as lucky. They’ve searched just as hard, working their way through shops across 3 or four states, but they have not found The One. Instead, they’ve found three or four Contenders, all of which are serviceable and nice, but not earth-shattering sufficient to tell them that now is certainly time to stop the searching and get on with the planning. These brides have it harder.

Even if you’re the 1st sort of bride, purchasing the dress is sort of a significant call that you run a risk of falling into that wallet-skinning class known as the Two-Dress Bride. These are some tips for picking the perfect dress and avoiding that awful fate.

1. Bring the entourage, but don’t buy. It is fun and useful to bring your mother, friends or sisters on the dress-shopping expedition. It gives you a buffer against an overbearing sales staff, and it’s entertaining to see whether your impressions of perfection are shared by your family and friends, not to say how they’ll love being an element of such a critical call. But whatever how ardent everybody gets over a certain dress, don’t buy in the heat of the moment. Give yourself time to rethink and buy with a cool head later, alone. The overwhelming majority of dresses are non-returnable, so when you have purchased it, you have acquired it.

2. Don’t buy too early unless you must. Bridal robes can take four to 10 coming months from the maker, but there’s no reason to buy over a year ahead of time, unless your chosen style is going to be abandoned. Give yourself some time to sit on your call. When you pick a robe, you can see a hundred others almost like it. You can become a walking encyclopedia on that style of gown. All the better if you still have room to choose.

3. If you have acquired "The One," stop shopping. Any more window-shopping at this point will only lead you down the line toward the dreary land of Two-Dress Brides. What you want to do instead is remember that ecstatic sense of having tried on The One. Go get The One out of the closet, put it on and stand out front of the mirror. You will remember precisely why it is the One.

4. If you have acquired "The One" and can’t stop shopping, get a 2nd standpoint. Show your first and 2nd selections to other brides. Be truthful — tell them you’ve already remortgaged your apartment for the 1st dress, but you think this second dress might be It. They’ll be truthful, too — the first one was better. You can feel reassured.

5. Don’t tell yourself "I’ll sell the old dress and select a new one." This old saw of the Two-Dress Bride just won’t work. You can never get more than a fragment of what you paid for your first dress if you purchased it new.

6. Don’t be afraid to aim high — irrespective of what your budget. Some brides knew from the start they wanted a designer label, but life just did not cooperate by making them heiresses. Yet all is not lost if you are prepared to shop courageously. At any given moment, a better-heeled bride is selling her once-used St. Pucchi or Ulla-Maija on eBay. She paid thousands upon thousands, but you, smart patron, will pay half that or less. To take this road, you have to shop sooner than other brides so you may have a choice of gowns.

7. Shop online, but never send a check. Bridal robe companies infrequently have a technique of vanishing overnite. Irrespective of what the proprietor tells you, never make a purchase as large as a marriage robe without the chargeback protection of a credit card. If they assert they cannot take plastic, move on.

8. Don’t hold out forever for The One. Some brides never find The One. What they do find is a few dresses they look gorgeous in. If you are this bride, try beginning your planning from the theme rather than the dress. You will potentially finally get sick to death of dress shopping. When that happens, "good enough" really will be good enough. Concentrate on other aspects of the marriage that mean a lot to you, like the venue, the food, or the inevitable adoration of your soon-to-be husband.

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Food Items

Cakes, cookies and other bakery items have already been used as wedding party favors so these might not be the unique wedding party favor that the couple might like. Chocolates are one of the more common wedding party favors around, also. Although, these are ideal for party favors, there are also other food items which can pass for party favors. Nuts can be used for as party favors and these can be considered as a cheap wedding favor. You will need a container for the nuts and those with shells are ideal as giveaways but one can also use those without.

Other food items that can be used as unique wedding party favors are small bottles of the couple’s favorite wine or packets of tea or coffee. These can be placed in a small gift basket and given out to the wedding guests. Small packets of these unique wedding party favors are ideal since the larger ones can be cumbersome for guests to bring around.

Live Plants And Animals

These unique wedding party favors are a bit tricky since the recipients need to be able to care for the living thing that the couple will be giving out. Plants are basically less costly compared to live animals and easier for the recipients to take care of. Herbs in small, pretty pots are great as a unique wedding party favor. The pots can be in complementing colors to the wedding party theme and ribbons can be added to these.

Live animals may be more difficult but definitely more in keeping with the search for a unique wedding party favor. Large animals are out of the question as unique wedding party favors since not all guests might have the capacity to care for them, which leaves animals such as fish, turtles, birds, butterflies and other smaller ones to consider. These can be placed in boxes, bowls, small cages and other small containers. Tags for such containers will need to be attached with ribbons and bigger in coordination with the size of the wedding party favor container.

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The typical designs offered in summer wedding dresses include strapless, halter styles, short sleeves, and spaghetti straps. However, you have to make sure is that the weight of the dress does not overheat you. So, this is where selection of the tight fabric becomes important. The fabric, design, length, and decorative details add to the weight of the wedding dress. The weight of the dress, plus the heat may make you feel uncomfortable when you least want it.

Don’t get forced into wearing a short dress, because that is something you don’t want to wear on your wedding day. You can select a full length gown and have it tailored to knee length. In stores, there are many options for lightweight full length wedding dresses. Wedding gown designers know very well that a bride does not want to curse the dress she is wearing on her wedding.

Try and avoid fabrics such as silk and satin for wedding dresses. They will tend to cling to your body, and thus may make you feel uncomfortable. You can choose a synthetic fabric that looks like silk but is lightweight and will not cling to your body. A ball gown style dress is also a possibility. A lot will depend on the fabric that you select.

If there are any hoops or under skirting to be worn with the wedding gown, remember they will add weight. In choosing an under skirting, choose a fabric that is lightweight and allows the body to breathe. Any beading or ornate detail should also be carefully explored. The lesser the better, it can look beautiful without being heavy.

Remember, trying a wedding dress in an air conditioned saloon and wearing it outdoors are two different experiences. So, be careful, and ask the sales staff as they should be able to offer you very sound advice. Choose cool fabrics as they also make you look beautiful apart from just making you feel comfortable. You will hate to see yourself sweating profusely on your wedding day. If you can get advice from a friend or relative who has been married in summers, then take their advice.

If it’s a typical summer wedding taking place indoors, then you can select silk or satin wedding gowns. After all, it’s not every other day that you get to wear a wedding dress. You could also choose a blouse, or a skirt with a short jacket.

The typical wedding dress has to be in full length, flowing with silk or satin, and in white colour with a veil. The dress can be decorated with ornate or any other decorative pieces. A lot depends on where the wedding will take place, the wedding reception, any photo sessions, and also on the time of the wedding. If it’s a late morning outdoor wedding that will extend to the afternoon, your wedding dress should be light in weight and of cool and non clinging fabric. Also, avoid a wedding dress that needs under skirting or hoops.
 

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