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Finishing Touches for Your Wedding Reception

Jane Martin — Tue, 18 May 2010 13:44:55 +0000

When planning your wedding day it not only has to be perfect, but a day that you will remember forever. You want your guests to leave your wedding remembering every little detail, and talking about your wedding for days after. The finishing touches to your wedding day will ensure that you achieve this; the small things will make all the difference. From the beginning of your day, until the last moment you can have touches that are guaranteed to give the WOW factor to you and your guests.

Your table decorations can be as spectacular as you want. These are one of the most important things to get right at your reception, as the guests will notice the tables and decor, before anything else. There are many different types and styles of table decorations to choose from, including candles, flowers, balloons and chocolates. Disposable cameras are very popular to have on the centre of the tables, meaning the guests can capture every moment of the reception. They will be guaranteed to take some interesting pictures.

Candles can create a very romantic mood, with a display within a bowl of water and some delicate rose petals scattered around the edge it will add a pretty finish. Long tall candles are an elegant addition to the table and can be decorated with ribbons or flowers and are a timeless decoration to have. Flowers play a huge part in your day, and can be added to any element of the day to make it look fantastic, flowers in the church will make it look brighter and smell wonderful. For that extra special touch, rose petals scattered down the aisle is always a classic touch. Flowers in large vases are becoming more popular for the tables, but any design or style of flower display will always look good at your wedding, and can even be used alongside other ideas.

Ensuring the linen, tableware and chairs look as amazing as the rest of the decor is important, choose colors that compliment your theme or look. Chair covers are a simple and inexpensive way of making your reception look stunning. You can have them in various colors, but it is often advisable to have them in a neutral color like white or ivory. Then be bold with a chair bow in your chosen prominent color, this also works for table skirts, and swags for the top table. Having one color that works well is better than having a mixture of colors.

You may choose to theme your wedding, with one of the many themes available. Having personalized favors, mats and even chocolate bars to match your theme are always an amazing touch. Many brides choose a fairytale theme for their wedding day. This theme can include a horse and carriage, red carpet, fairytale favors and a princess wedding cake, the list can go on and on. If you are going for a theme then ensure the theme runs throughout the day, and is noticeable with its quality. There are many personalized items you can now purchase for your wedding day, and some brides choose to have every item personalized right down to the confetti. Remember whatever you choose for your finishing touches, the day should be all about you.

How to Keep Children Entertained At Your Wedding

Jane Martin — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:49:37 +0000

Many people feel that a wedding is a huge family event and children play a big part in their day. Deciding the best way to keep the children amused can be a challenge, but there are some simple things you can do to make the day as stress free as possible.

Children get easily bored, especially at weddings as there can be long periods of waiting around with not a lot to do. Bored children can be a nightmare, and parents will become stressed, and not enjoy the day. Entertainment is the key, make sure that the children are being entertained or kept busy throughout the day. By making the children feel like they are involved in the day, and have a part to play, will mean they are less likely to get bored. Placing children on their own table is a great option, a children’s table is usually designed for 3-12 yr olds. Younger children will need more attention and help during dinner, and may feel more comfortable sitting with mum and dad. Ask the venue to dress down the children’s table, remove the glassware and fancy tableware. Children will feel more comfortable knowing they can’t break things. Have special name cards made just for them and decorate the table with the children in mind.

Supply wedding favors and party bags designed for children, these will amuse them during the meal and speeches. There are many different designs of children’s party bags and wedding favors available, including pretty princess and boyish bags. All have games, toys and often puzzles in them. You could also supply coloring mats and pencils, and have a coloring competition to see who can color the best picture. Included in the party bags, it might be an idea to have some sort of snack, adults can wait longer for their meals but children if hungry will become restless. A decorated bag of cookies is always an ideal filler before dinner is served.

The actual meal should have the children in mind; they are more likely to behave if not being forced to eat something they either do not like or want. All venues will cater for children, and will have children’s menus available for you to choose from – usually at a lower cost meaning you save money as well. If you are having an outdoor wedding then a picnic might be the solution for the children, they will love the idea they are doing something completely different to the adults.

After the meals, having a specific children’s entertainer on hand, either a magician or a face painter, is a good idea. Both are always loved by children. If there are smaller children attending your wedding then supplying a crèche might be an idea. The guests can leave their children with a qualified team of childcare workers, enabling the parents to relax and have a fantastic time at your wedding. Ensure your DJ is child friendly and has a good selection of party tunes and dances for the children.

If you take a little time to plan how best to keep children entertained at your wedding, you’ll find you can create a wonderful family occasion, for all to enjoy.

4 Ideas for Unique Wedding Favours

Jane Martin — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 11:33:54 +0000

The latest trends in wedding favours are those that create an experience for your guests long after the wedding is over.

Unique wedding favours are more than just a souvenir. The most unique wedding favours will engage the senses of your guests and recreate the festivities of your special day. Here we’ll take at four of the hottest wedding favour ideas for 2006:

Personalized Cosmopolitan and Margarita Cocktail Mixes

What better way to reward your guests than with a delicious, single serving cosmopolitan or margarita cocktail mix that is sure to put a smile on their face. These unique wedding favours come in glossy foil packets that can be personalized to fit the theme and style of your wedding. Personalized mixed drinks are a top choice for entertainment savvy couples.

Display Tip: Package these unique wedding favours with an elegant martini glass ornamented with a sheer fabric bow.

Personalized Chocolate Candy Bars

It’s rare to find anyone who doesn’t savor the taste of a smooth, milky chocolate bar. For a unique wedding favour that is sure to please everyone and be truly unique, a chocolate candy bar with a personalized wrapper is great solution. Choose either mini candy bars or full sized candy bars then pick an image and font that fits your style.

Full size chocolate bars offer lots of room for customization. Add your names, wedding date, event time, city and state for a highly personalised and beautiful memento.

Display Tip: Arrange full size chocolate favours on the guest’s plate or fill glass bowls with mini chocolate bars for guests to help themselves.

Personalised Tea Favours

Invigorate your guests with the promise of a cup of aromatic tea, representative of the warmth and comfort of your new marriage. Each tea bag comes sealed in a gorgeous white foil pouch that can be customized with your names, wedding date, and choice of message. With a vast selection of beautiful fonts and images, this inexpensive wedding favour is a smart and delicious choice.

Display Tip: Place one or more personalized tea bags into an elegant teacup and embellish with an ornate ribbon.

Personalised Coffee Favours Coffee packets

Personalised Coffee Favours Coffee packets are a gift that everyone can enjoy. These unique wedding favours are packaged in attractive glossy foil and can be customised with your names, wedding date, and choice of wedding message. Choose an image and font that represents your style and you’ve got a fantastic wedding favour that looks and tastes great. Once your guests enjoy the hot cup of delicious coffee, they can hold onto the beautiful packaging as a memento fit for a scrapbook or photo album.

Display Tip: Insert the personalized coffee favour packet into a personalised coffee mug or packaged in a basket with raffia, hot chocolate, and personalised tea packets.

It is the company of friends and family that make a wedding memorable. Rewarding those who come to share your special day with a thoughtful favour gift is a wonderful way to show your appreciation. Choosing wedding favours that excite the senses give your guests a chance to relive the pleasure of your wedding day.

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The Wedding Favor Tradition

Jane Martin — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 20:01:10 +0000

No one knows for sure how it all got started, but story has it that hundreds of years ago when the Bride and Groom decided to join hands and become one, in order to make official their commitment to one another, the witnesses which of course now a days better known as wedding party guest who attended this unity in marriage as proof of this unity took home a memento or wedding keepsake.

In this keepsake, or back in the day “scroll” was the Bride and Groom’s name and date of their unity as record and confirmation that the ceremony indeed took place and made legal. The purpose of these wedding favours or bridal favours were simply to confirm the unity of the marriage and to offer these witnesses or wedding reception guest wedding favours as part of the ceremonial and reception party procedure. It was thought that it was not just a gift of celebration but more of a ceremonial tradition that was required in order for it all to be legal and binding.

Of course there is no facts that this was the case but there appeared to be some type of tie between weddings ceremonies and wedding reception traditions. For example unity candles play a big roll in ceremonial church weddings.

We can all agree that these unity or ceremonial candles are used to symbolize the unity of marriage when two hearts become one. This is the same thought that goes behind every wedding favor.

Wedding Favours are to symbolize the celebration of love and marriage but even more its a part of a tradition an acceptance of a wedding tradition where guest party favors are as much a part of marriage as the ceremony and legality itself. Favours are a part of marriage as is marriage a part of wedding favours. Think about it for a moment. If you were to get married and had a wedding party of two hundred or so guest, the day was lovely and everything went very well, except for one thing, favours were not offered to your guest.

Wouldn’t you feel like there was something missing at the end of the day? Your guests would definitely feel the same way if there was no type of personal wedding party favours or unique wedding favours to take home with them to remember your special day. The reason for this is because wedding favours has now become a big part of the bridal party wedding tradition and also has become a fact of life. This tradition was believe to have started hundreds of years ago and to this day wedding favours are alive and doing very well.

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About the author: Joe Palladino who is an established business owner of an online wedding favours, bridal shower favours, gifts, wedding essentials and accessories store located at http://www.herweddingfavors.com