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Secrets of successful wedding favors for your guests

Wedding favors are small tokens of appreciation for your guests. You must choose your favors with care. They need not be expensive. But they need to be something that shows that you care for your guests.

Wedding favors are the couple’s first gesture to their guests. It needs to be welcoming to them. Usually love symbols are chosen for the favors. Here, we share some secrets of wonderful wedding favors for your guests. The gift should be something that reflects the personality of the bride and groom. This way, the favors will have a personal touch. Your wedding favor need not be classy or hugely expensive, as mentioned above. It can be something humble but one that reflects the tastes of the receiver. The essence of weeding favors is that it should show how much you appreciate the guests’ presence. You can keep the favors simple and arrange the same with pretty accessories and flowers to make them look nice. It does not matter whether you have given gifts that cost sky-high. What matters is the creativity and care with which you have arranged the settings. Make sure you include a welcome message with the favors to make it more personalized.

Posted on March 19, 2009

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How to create wonderful Wedding favors for guests?

The market is flooded with wedding favor options. Any bride will find favors according to her needs. Once you find gifts of your choice for your guests, the next question is how you will give them away.

The manner in which you want to distribute your favors will essentially depend on the favors, the kind of wedding and the number of guests attending the ceremony. Given below are some options that you may find suitable. The most common way to share the gifts is by placing the favor at every guest’s individualized setting. This way, your gifts are distributed and you also have a decoration set for your wedding. If you are using decorative chairs, you can attach the favor to the back of the chair with a bow. This will add a nice decorative touch to the setting. Another way is to appoint an usher to stand at the entrance and hand over the favors. This adds a personal touch to the whole exercise. The usher can also distribute the gifts when every body is seated. The bride and the groom can hand over the gifts personally. You can thank the guests personally for coming. This is the best way to give the favors but time consuming.

Posted on March 17, 2009

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Choosing wedding vendors

For a wedding, you will need to hire vendors for wedding caterer, favor and baker. Some people feel that it is difficult to get suitable vendors.

But you must give it your best shot as a single bad vendor can ruin your special day. There are many professionals in the industry. With a little effort and time you are sure to get a good vendor for your wedding. Ask around. Your friends or relatives may be able to give you some references. Word of mouth reviews help a lot. So keep your ears open. There are bridal shows that have a lot of vendors at one place. You can collect their brochures and contacts for future references. Later you can review it and decide on which vendor to choose. The wedding venue you choose will have a list of their own vendors. You can choose one from them. Your local bridal magazines may carry a lot of information on local vendors. You can go though the advertisements and also ask around for feedback. It is better to shortlist more number of vendors and then choose the one that suits you the best.

Posted on March 12, 2009

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Wedding cake

When you go to order your wedding cake, the first thing that you need to consider is to decide on the number of guests. Then you set the budget that you would want to spend on the cake.

Once you have decided how much you want to spend for the cake, you can decide on the size of the cake. You can decide the tiers that you would want to have and the flavor. There are various flavor options. You can decide to decorate the cake with marzipan or cream frosting. You can also add real flowers and ribbons. Most bakers will customize the cake for you. So let your imagination run. It is a good idea to ask your friends and relatives for referrals. You may have visited a wedding where you liked the cake. You can easily call up the bride and ask for the contacts of the baker. Once you zero in on the baker, ask him to prove samples and pictures for the cake. It takes time to bake the cake. Do you need to order it well before hand if you do not wish to have a rushed job.

Posted on January 19, 2009

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Importance of wedding insurance

Wedding insurance is a popular product in Britain. It has only been a decade that it has been available in US. It is not mandatory to get a wedding insurance done for everyone.

But it does take the stress out from you if it is done. A wedding insurance is usually offered in pre-set package. Couples can also decide to customize the package. Wedding insurance covers the cost of any mishap that can occur. No matter how meticulous you are at planning, there can be contingencies. The insurance covers up for this uncertainty. If you have made up your mind to get a wedding insurance, then you need to purchase it as soon as you start making other arrangements for your wedding. Wedding insurance will cover only a small period of time. It gives you peace of mind at an affordable rate. It is always good to expect the worst. Thus, getting an insurance done is a good idea. The insurance covers a range of disasters like it protects your deposits, your attire, your photos and do on. Though getting insurance may spoil your romantic mood for a while, it is always suggested that you get one for all practical

Posted on January 15, 2009

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Choosing a wedding tent

It is extremely important for you to rent a good wedding tent. These tents shield you from the extremes of nature.

Tents help you decide where you want to have your weddings. However, they are quite costly and can charge you anything between $3,000 to $6,000 exclusive of the extras like lighting, delivery, setup, and removal. These are many kinds of wedding tents available. You need to choose the one that is best suited for your needs. Party Canopy: It is a lightweight tent that is intended to shield from the sun and rain. It is cheap and easy to install. Pop-up Canopy: This is a lightweight tent having collapsible-frame fabric. Frame Tent: This is a tent with a metal frame without any center poles. Tension tent: This tent is built with high center poles. Pole Tent: This has poles around the perimeter and the center, which is useful for harsher weather conditions. It is better to rent a tent that is larger than the required tent. All the guests must be able to fit in easily. Usually the tents are white in color. You can also choose other colors depending on the theme of the wedding.

Posted on December 14, 2008

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Having a professional wedding video

Your wedding day is the most important day of your life. So it needs to be captured in a video to preserve it for life.

When you become old, you can sit with your grandchildren and enjoy an evening seeing the video and remembering the good times. You will need to hire someone professional to capture all those precious moments. If he is a professional, then you will not need to mention the intricate details he needs to capture. He will already know what to do. A pro would know all the tricks of the trade that is required to make the video look sleek and attractive. He will know how to make it look elegant and creative. You can also ask one of your relatives to shoot a video for you but then you cannot expect it to be as good as the professional version. So it is suggested that you spend some money on someone professional rather than have it done by an amateur. After all, it is to be cherished for life.

Posted on November 30, 2008

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Tips for stress free wedding

There are certain things that you must keep in mind while sending your wedding invitation.

First and foremost is that you need to send out your wedding invitation with proper time in hand. If you send out your wedding invitation too late, then there may be guests who would not be able to make it to the wedding no matter how much they love it. Also ensure that the address is updated. Stick to near and dear ones. There is no need to invite everyone you have met in your life. Make sure you have a list of to do things chalked out. This way, there will be less chances of you forgetting what to do and what not to do. Draw up a budget and stick to it. Try and get the menu and venue details organized before hand. Any last minute rush is bound to create stress. It would be nice if you can try out your dress, makeup and hair at least once before the D day. This way, you will know what to expect.

Posted on November 18, 2008

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Your wedding favors

Your wedding day is one of your happiest days in your life. You would want to share your happiness with your guests who would grace your occasion. One way to show your happiness is by giving wedding favors to your guests. There are various things that you can give away as wedding favors. You will get various things at a variety of prices. One very common wedding favor is coolies. You can buy cookies and decorate it as you want depending on your budget. You can also bake the cookies by yourself if you want to add a personal touch to them. Pewter is a good choice but it is more expensive. Another nice choice is plants. Your guests can plant it in their garden and always remember your wedding when they see it. You can place the plant in nice porcelain pots if you wish to. Yet another idea is to give away soaps and accented candles to the guests. They are easy to get and are quite cheap. Sharing your happiness and showing your gratitude to your guests for coming to your wedding is the basic core of wedding favors. No matter how small it is, it is the thought that matters.

Posted on November 08, 2008

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Your wedding smile

Once your wedding is over, the memories will be captured in photographs and videos. So it is extremely important that you and your partner smile through the entire event.

You would surely not want to show grumpy wedding snaps to your grand children. Here are a few tips to improve your smile on your special day. •    Get an electronic toothbrush for yourself. It need not be the expensive ones. Electronic ones clean much better than manual handheld ones.
•    Use a good whitening mouthwash to kill any germs and have a clean and healthy fresh breath.
•    For dry lips, use a conditioning balm that will help you soften your lips.
•    You a lipstick that matches with your outfit. The stay on variety is the best for the day. The lipstick needs to match your skin tone. A lipstick with a mauve base makes your teeth look really white.
•    Define your lips with a lip pencil before putting on the lip color. They make your lips look tidy and stylish. The liner should match with your lipstick color and it should be one shade darker. With these smart tips, you are ready for the dazzling your guests with your million dolla smile.

Posted on October 18, 2008

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How to properly prepare for a wedding

A wedding needs to be perfect. It usually happens only once in a lifetime, and everything needs to be in its proper place, or else a wedding can be ruined.

In order for a wedding to go off smoothly, proper planning needs to be done. Whilst planning a wedding, one of the first and most important factors to come into play is the budget. Although it is hard to stick to a certain budget, it is important not to exceed it by too much either. This budget needs to be broken up into several segments such as catering, transportation, entertainment and accommodation to name a few. After the budget is broken up, a lot of choices have to be made like where the wedding venue will be, what band to hire for the wedding, which caterers will supply what kind of food, how the wedding cake will be and so on. The list can go on and on. All this can be taken care of with proper and diligent delegation of duties. Once people have been assigned duties, it is important for a responsible person to oversee the entire process of the wedding. This way, one can make sure that everything goes off smoothly and as planned.

Posted on October 16, 2008

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Weddings and how to delegate duties

A wedding is the time for joy and celebration! Everyone looks forward to a wedding, as it can be a lot of fun! Most people also love to lend a helping hand, and this is one offer nobody should refuse.

Taking all the responsibility one’s shoulders is definitely not a good idea, as this is something that will wear a person down. Delegating duties at the time of a wedding is an important task. It takes a lot of responsibility off the shoulders of the person organising the wedding. If one has the resources and budget it would be a good idea to hire a professional wedding planner. But a wedding can be an expensive affair as it is, and everyone cannot afford to hire a professional wedding planner. This is when one should take help from close friends and family, who will no doubt, be more than willing to lend a helping hand. Any successful wedding has to be planned properly, and responsibilities can be divided into various segments from food and beverage to transportation, accommodation to invitations. There are many more segments, and it will help if each of these is allotted to a responsible person. This way, things will go smoothly, and everyone can enjoy a peaceful and wonderful wedding!

Posted on October 14, 2008

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