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Archive for June, 2007

Personal Wedding Websites

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A new and upcoming area in weddings is when couples put together their own website. This can be a very handy tool for you and your fiance.
A website can give your family and friends information about the location of church, reception site, registry information and visitor bureau information for out of town guests. It can […]

Wednesday June 13th, 2007 in Wedding Webpages | No Comments »

Tips for Saving on Your Wedding Flower Arrangements

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The flowers you pick for your wedding can make a huge statement and set the mood and theme. Flowers can by far make a huge dent in your wedding budget. Here I have outlined a few tips to help you be able to still get the wedding feel you want without […]

Wednesday June 13th, 2007 in Flowers | No Comments »

Candid Memories: Disposable Cameras at your Reception

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Making your reception more interactive and fun for not only you, but your guests can be a challenge.
A fun idea is to place disposable film cameras or disposable digital cameras out on a few of the tables. Pay attention though, I said a few cameras. This means that not every table should have it’s own […]

Wednesday June 13th, 2007 in Reception, Photography | No Comments »

Showers! Showers! Showers!

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There is a lot to know when it comes to planning a shower. Here I give the maid of honor or anyone planning a shower helpful information as well as what is expected from the soon-to-be bride.
Showers should generally be 1 to 2 months before your wedding date. For those of you that have your […]

Wednesday June 6th, 2007 in Showers | No Comments »

Helpful Tips to Save on Your Veil

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I know what you are thinking, how can it cost so much for a veil it is barely fabric! Veils can be very expensive depending on their length and intricate bead or embroidery.
There are a couple of ways to get around the high price of veils, no matter what type of veil you are looking […]

Wednesday June 6th, 2007 in Bridal Attire | No Comments »

Gifts for the Wedding Party

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You don’t want to give your groomsmen something that a couple of months later they can’t remember what it was they received. In our experience it seems like cuff links, lighters and flasks are gifts that most groomsmen won’t use, so why waste your money?
Times are changing especially for first time bride and grooms. We […]

Wednesday June 6th, 2007 in Gifts and Registry | No Comments »

Etiquette on Gifts for Each Other

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As etiquette states you are also supposed to get a gift for your future wife or future husband. Now, I don’t really understand this and how it came to be. But, presents are always nice.
I don’t think that this gift needs to be anything spectacular especially because you are both already spending plenty of money […]

Wednesday June 6th, 2007 in Gifts and Registry | No Comments »

Great Tips for Your Wedding Registry

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The most important tip I can give you about your registry is do it early. We got married in May and started up our registry in early January. I wish now we would’ve have started even a month earlier so we could’ve gotten some of our registry items for Christmas as […]

Wednesday June 6th, 2007 in Gifts and Registry | No Comments »

To Seat Chart or Not To Seat Chart

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Seating charts can be a good option if you are going to be filled to almost maximum at your reception hall or if the two sides or your family don’t know each other well. If you are having a seating chart keep in mind that you want to mix people up.
You want to be sure […]

Wednesday June 6th, 2007 in Reception | No Comments »

The Open Bar, Cash Bar and Drink Ticket Dilemma

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A big dilemma at the reception is what to do about the drink situation. Some places let you do what my fiancé and I did which is give out drink tickets. This is a nice alternative to an open bar, which in some cases can get out of control and depending on your budget, it […]

Wednesday June 6th, 2007 in Reception | No Comments »

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