Rice bags can make it rough on the birds and the environment. Not only that, you have the problem of accidently injuring someone with the rice pellets because they are so rough. One of the best alternatives to rice bags is rose petals. You can fill the bags with rose petals and have everyone toss…
Monthly Archives: December 2007
Honoring a Deceased Parent or Friend at Your Wedding
Many times people think that they should honor a deceased parent or friend on their wedding invitations. This is no longer the modern tradition. You should honor someone that has passed and meant a great deal to your life. There are several methods that you can honor someone that is special at your wedding. …
Etiquette for Addressing Wedding Invitations
Wedding invitations are a very important part of the wedding. It is important to understand how to address wedding invitations that you will be sending out to your guests. The first thing to do is to plan ahead. Invitations should be mailed out to your guests approximately two months before the wedding. This is especially…
Wording Wedding Invitations When Multiple People Paying
In the past, it was traditional for the wedding to be paid for by the bride’s family. In fact, normally weddings were completely paid for by the bride’s parents. But today there are many couples that have family relations that are not your traditional parents of times past. There are blended families, step-parents, divorced parents…
Individual Wedding Cakes Option
Often it is hard to plan for a big wedding. There are so many activities that you must attend to. One of the big parts is the wedding cake. Many couples find this part of the wedding planning to be frustrating. One option is to provide individual wedding cakes. This can save money on the…
The Right Color
After you have gone through so much time and effort to pick just the right colors in the right shades and hues, you pick up your photos and your beautiful ivory dress looks white, and your brides perfect shade of violet looks blue. You are beside yourself and voice your complaint. This has been an…
Cut-Glass Centerpieces
An awesome DIY for wedding centerpieces and decorations. The bride-to-be started collecting vintage cut-glass cups, glasses and small bowls, from tag sales, thrift stores and so forth. Now that she’s building a collection of similar styles of cut-glass, she plans to use them for candles at her wedding. What a lovely idea! If you have the time…
Custom Wedding Cocktails
Wedaholic talks about drinks for your guests besides the classic flute of champagne. She suggests greeting your guests with cider, hard lemonade, mulled wine or making a unique wedding cocktail for your guests. I’m a fan of champagne… or at least I was before I saw some these awesome alternatives to a glass of bubbly. Anything…
Trash The Dress
You’re probably heard about the Trash The Dress trend. Basically, after the wedding the bride destroys her dress in some kind of crazy / artsy / funny photoshoot. (Check some lovely ones out right here) Some of them are really quite beautiful, with the bride jumping in a lake in her wedding day white, or playing soccer…
From Biedermeier To Tussy-Mussy
Wedding flowers are an important part of the big day. TheKnot.com has a glossary of floral terms, from Biedermeier to Tussy-Mussy, that will help you explain exactly what you want to your florist. You’ll probably by familiar with most of these arrangement, but it’ll be nice to say “nosegay” instead of “like what cousin Sarah had at her…