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A gift that reflects true spirit of a wonderful occasion

An embroidered wedding party handkerchief that carries a catchy card reflects the sentiments and spirit of this wonderful occasion. The handkerchief is embroidered with bewildering blue. A little thoughtful note of appreciation is attached to the recipient. You may sample some of them below. For example, a note to his father expresses gratitude for all those special moments he has been there for you. It thanks the father for his showering you with love, support and for all his help become what you are today. The note mentions: “You (father) were a great teacher not only in words but also in actions. You have taught me what’s important in life and shown what strength and love is all about! “ 'With him, you could learn to overcome obstacles and also could gain confidence in your own abilities', it adds and sums up your sentiments, stating: “As you walk (with me) down the aisle and I enter into marriage, please know that you were the first love of my life. I’ll always be your loving daughter (or son). " A thank you to mother expresses similar feelings and is full of appreciation for all her help and support. It points out how your mother have prepared you for this day and how she has been the perfect example of strength and life. There is also a note from a proud mother to her daughter on this special occasion, her wedding day. It wishes a daughter all the peace and contentment in her new life.

Posted on January 29, 2010

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How does wedding favors add to the aura and sentiment of the occasion?

Wedding favors have indeed become an essential element of the wedding day etiquette. In popular parlance, it’s a thoughtful and attractive gift that is presented to important wedding guests to show appreciation on part of bride and groom.

Wedding favors are for those present for sharing the joyful moments of the special day in one’s life. In contemporary times, they are one of the most important aspects of a wedding plan. Of course, wedding favors need not be bound by conventions; they can be anything, depending on tastes, themes and the type of guests present on the occasion. Traditionally photos or chocolates have been offered over the years. But today’s couples opt for more creative favors that carry an unmistakable personalized touch. Now, the favors may include a host of utility and fancy objects like bottle stopper, picture frames, wine opener, candles, kitchen tools, key chains, etc. The list is endless. In essence, wedding favors can be the couple can think of as a memento for their special guests. However, a wedding couple may need professional inputs to purchase the right kind of favors that your guests would feel happy to receive. They should seem exclusive so that the people present on your wedding day will preserve the wedding favors for several years to come. Thankfully, your choice has been made more exciting, enterprising and elegant thanks to a comprehensive wedding collectibles resource.

Posted on December 24, 2009

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Are there some interesting and off-beat wedding accessories around?

Those acting as your ring bearer, ushers, or best man are bound to feel honored to be present in their respective roles for the occasion owing to some wonderful gifts. A bewildering bottle opener key chain is a perfect giveaway on your wedding day, surely among the most special days in your life. On top of our list is this lovely key chain that serves as a dual function gift.

Whether you are shopping online for your bridal party, Christmas gifts or even co-workers, this captivating key ring makes a good choice. It’s a timeless accessory, so to say. This is a truly multi-function treat. Adorned with sleek dazzling dome shaped exterior, it incorporates a key ring, clasp and bottle opener. Everyone you gift it is certain to enjoy the bottle opener key chain. An interesting and off-beat post wedding item is a pretty beaded silver jewelry box. It is a perfect place to retain one’s precious treasures. One may keep them neatly and carefully tucked away without worrying about its safety thanks to this gorgeous jewelry box. This beaded silver-plated accessory is made to the perfect size so as to carry your most precious belongings. The lid deftly opens to reveal a magnificent mirror. Dazzling draped velvet lining, two separate compartments plus padded rolls to hold stud earrings and rings only enhance its beauty and value.

Posted on December 21, 2009

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Some fabulous accessories to add to the joy of wedding celebrations

We suggest that you take a look at some of the recommendations below for some fabulous accessories. Grabbing them will sure help you double the joy of wedding celebrations. First of our picks is an eclectic engraved Heart Keepsake box. Made of sizzling silver, the beautiful box is the perfect option to keep some of your most cherished treasures. Apart from its functionality, it has fabulous looks. Having been lined with extremely gorgeous black velvet, its appeal gets further enhanced.

The silver-plated trinket holder in itself will become your favorite spot. It can be used as an ideal perfect accent accessory to any vanity, desktop or dresser. It carries an easy close lid. If you want to make it look unique, you can get it personalized to make her feel more special. The feature is available free of cost. We are sure that women of all ages and tastes will relish its highly customized charm, class and chic boutique appeal. Our next pick for you is this fantastic flower pearl necklace plus earrings. The nice and subtle combination of necklace and earring carries beautiful round pearls along with ravishing rhinestones. They are so delicately arranged that you will be left spellbound by its fabulous floral pattern. The beautiful necklace measures 16" long. It’s available with charming white pearls only in a sizzling silver setting.

Posted on December 14, 2009

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How can you make your wedding day accessories special?

Wedding accessories become special if they suit your style and reflect your attitude - be it romantic, whimsical, simple, elegant, or funny. It is equally important that the selection jells well with the overall décor of your reception venue. In essence, you need to have something worth showing that gives an idea of your identity. For example, if you have made up your mind to go green on your wedding day, you may opt for a suitable nature-friendly theme. As a result, the whole wedding day celebration will get an environmentally friendly touch that your guests would sure appreciate.

We recommend to you lovely pink rose natural paper wedding place cards. This is a truly beautiful and equally functional item because of its environmentally friendly nature. The place cards made from handmade natural, quality Thai mulberry (Saa) paper are deftly embellished with little pink roses. These will help you make an apt and elegant eco friendly statement on your reception and make it even more memorable. These cards come in a set of 12. Another item worth considering is Magnolia natural paper place cards for your wedding reception. These are also friendly towards nature. As the name suggest, they are embellished with cute magnolias. These also come in a set of 12. The above mentioned accessories pass a perfect message to your friends and relatives so that they become caring towards nature even while soaking in the wedding celebrations.

Posted on November 12, 2009

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How can you turn your wedding day celebration into a personalized and exceptional experience?

A venue slated to host a special occasion like anniversary should exude charm that reflects its joyful spirit. Its ambience, décor and selection of accessories should jell with the celebration theme. Just to elaborate, if your wedding day theme is related to dreamy era from bygone fairytale times, you can create the requisite realm by picking motifs like a cute fairy atop a white feather floating candle to go with the theme. There can also be a sweet fairy child or a dream fairy with delicate wings. It all depends on your imagination and inclination. You may even opt to make a quiet statement for the simplest yet soothing effect by placing a bouquet of flowers, or just a potted plant with ravishing roses or fabulous filler flowers. Thanks to the Internet, you can seek some truly marvelous ideas and themes on wedding day decoration and accessories. For instance, you can select some simple, albeit yet elegant wedding table centerpieces. You can get relevant information by visiting a full-fledged online shop that has on offer easy shopping options as well. Of course, time available at your hands to plan every thing and of course, your budget also matter. With a careful selection of stunning wedding day items you can turn the event into a personalized and exceptional experience for your guests and thus make the event regal!

Posted on October 30, 2009

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Tips for arranging layered or multi-tiered wedding cakes – part II

There are around three or four tiers in a majority of stacked wedding cakes. In fact, putting in layers instead of one big, single layered cake has been quite popular as a trend. In the previous blog, we worked out initial steps for arranging a layered or multi-tiered wedding cake.

We continue from where we left off:

Having placed the markings at the corners of an imaginary a square within the measured diameter, a wooden dowel is pushed through a marking on the bottom cake until it touches the cake board base.
Next, mark the precise height of the bottom cake on the dowel. Take it out of the cake. The next step involves cutting the removed dowel off at the marked height with a craft knife.
Repeat measuring the (bottom) cake layer height – carefully marking and cutting the balance three dowels. In the end, all four dowels are of the same length. This is according to the bottom cake height.
Push the dowels into the wedding cake where the bottom layer carries the holes. Leave them in the cake. Put the second cake board (according to the size) on the work surface.
Sprinkle icing. Put the next cake layer on the new cake board. Here the earlier the measuring & dowel cutting procedure is repeated depending on the number of layers of the cake.
Stack together all the layers. Decorate the cake. (The final layer is not measured.) Work on each layer separately to avoid causing any damage to them.

Posted on July 17, 2009

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How to preserve those delicious memories in form of the top tier of a wedding cake?

When it comes to making arrangements for a traditional type wedding, you cannot avoid paying attention to many of those traditions that follow the main wedding ceremony.

One of the many popular traditions of these is preserving the top tier of the wonderful wedding cake. This will allow you to relive those precious memories all over again! An enjoyable aspect of the celebrating your wedding anniversary and relieve the joyous occasion is getting to taste that luscious and delicious wedding cake. Here is how to make it happen:

Step 1: Ask the caterer, or the service provider who will be presenting the cake, to carefully set aside the top tier of the wedding cake at the reception. Keeping it aside will ensure that it doesn’t get served.
Step 2: Cover the cake carefully in plastic wrap after the reception.
Step 3: Set it aside for the time being; retrieve the plastic container, and line the bottom with a few mini marshmallows.
Step 4: Place the wrapped cake gently on top of the marshmallows. Pour the rest of the marshmallows on top of the cake and along the sides, ensuring it is completely covered. Tightly place the lid on the container. Place in your freezer.
Step 5: Take the container out from the freezer on your one-year anniversary to place it in the refrigerator for a couple of hours of thawing.

Once you have followed these steps, you are all set to relive those delicious wedding memories!

Posted on June 29, 2009

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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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Financial advice for your wedding

When you are planning for your wedding finances, then you need to read the details of the contract before signing it. It is a must.

A verbal agreement may not be same as what is written in the contract. In wedding the most important contracts are life insurance, vendor agreements and the prenuptial agreement. You must go through every clause diligently before you actually sign it. Do not rush. Try and understand everything that is written. The most difficult part of your financial planning for the wedding will be the caterer. The bill will have components like the cost per plate, taxes and gratuity. You must scrutinize the bill thoroughly before paying it. You can pay tips if you are really happy with the caterer. If you do not wish to shell out the extra amount, you can even write a nice letter of praise that the vendor can use for prospective clients. Tipping is essential in cases where your musicians have played overtime; or there is a delay from your end where your vendors had to wait. This is an indication of your professionalism. All in all, you need to plan a budget before the wedding and try and stick to it.

Posted on March 04, 2009

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Wedding jewelry

You must be planning on what dress and jewelry to wear on your wedding since you were a teenager. Now is the time to turn your dream into reality.

It is logical to first buy your dress and then match your jewelry with it. If you have got yourself a sleeveless dress, then it can carry a particular shape of a neckpiece. In a dress with a halter cut, you can simply wear a single strand of necklace. If required, you can even skip the necklace and focus on pretty pair of earrings. The style of the dress will help you decide on what jewelry you should choose to compliment it. You must coordinate your jewelry with your dress if you do not want to feel awkward. If you have a simple dress, you can opt for heavy jewelry. If your dress has lot of sequins and pearls and beadwork, then you can relax a bit on the jewelry front. You must ensure that your jewelry is coordinated even if you decide to do a mix and match thing.

Posted on January 29, 2009

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