Wedding Planning is a huge field of endeavor. Even the fun stuff can require a training course: invitations, fashion, ceremonies. But then there are those sneak-up-on-you social and emotional components. Internal family issues, the...
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Wedding Planning is a huge field of endeavor. Even the fun stuff can require a training course: invitations, fashion, ceremonies. But then there are those sneak-up-on-you social and emotional components. Internal family issues, the merging of two families, the beginning and end of lifestyles, all these life-changes can cause an avalanche of emotion to surface around wedding time -- and not just for the bride and groom. This wikizine is dedicated to the art of planning a wedding, from the tiny details to the fun, while preparing for the emotional issues that may lurk in the details. Learn from others who have dealt with weddings, find tips and news on the latest ways to handle this large undertaking, and share your own stories -- funny or horror.
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Contemporary wedding centerpieces are a fun design trend that is ever increasing in popularity at wedding receptions. You can make your own contemporary wedding centerpiece and save a ton of money.
You may need to even make your own contemporary wedding centerpieces if you can find someone to make them.
To Make This Sparkly Contemporary Wedding Centerpiece You Will Need:
Mirrored Garden Orbs... Read Full Story
Wedding flowers will never be out of style. The trends may change, but the message these flowers bring will always remain. They are a tribute to femininity.
The current trend is for wedding flowers to be simple yet elegant. White or cream-colored flowers are always the most popular. Of the whites, roses and lilies still are a woman�s bosom favorites as they always have been. It can be as simple as a hand-tied bouquet of roses and as elegant as a burst of calla lilies or tulips. The... Read Full Story
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One of the highlights of having a tropical wedding are beach wedding flowers. Many tropical locations have unique colors and varieties of flowers that are only found on islands like Hawaii and the Caribbean.
Even if you aren’t having your beach wedding on an island, it has become relatively inexpensive to find them on the mainland as well.
The first step in picking your flowers is to know what types... Read Full Story
Wedding planning can be fun, but when you are pushed into a corner by restaurants and reception halls and wedding planners who want you to choose standard packages that everyone uses, you can sometimes feel like your dream is, well, someone else’s dream. Where can you show your own individuality? Your wedding chair covers are a good start!
Weddings should be about you. Not a cookie cutter of what a reception hall has to offer, or what a wedding planner wants to offer you. A wedding should... Read Full Story
Whimsical Wedding Favours
For centuries, wedding favors have been a traditional way to express gratitude to your guests. A few hundred years ago, wedding guest favors are exclusively for wealthy people who could afford these gifts. Guests were delighted to receive wedding guest favors and the custom caught on for people from all backgrounds. Just like today, some wedding guest favors were handmade and others were pricey.
If your friends and family arrived at your reception and did... Read Full Story
Unique Wedding Bouquet Ideas
I was torn when it came to the bridesmaids’ bouquets. What I mean is, all flowers are pretty, and I am definitely not a botanist with any real specific knowledge of flowers. I knew I didn’t want to spend a fortune on the flowers. I knew I wanted something simple yet somehow unique. And I knew I wanted to integrate my colors.
So I decided to focus solely on the colors and not worry about the types of flowers, giving free reign to the florist to use affordable... Read Full Story
Calla lilies are some of the most traditional wedding flowers around, and their simple elegance is recognized by everybody who sees them. With a trumpet-like shape, long stems, and a variety of mini colored calla lilies available beyond the traditional white calla lily, these bouquets can be adapted to any wedding theme and color scheme. In addition, they are resilient flowers that will hold up even under the hottest sun at an outdoor wedding. Read Full Story
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Since elegant simplicity is often the aim of sophisticated wedding centerpieces, you can easily make your own, often with very inexpensive materials which will look as lovely as any expensive centerpiece you could buy.
For instance, almost anything looks lovely in large glass bowls. You can fill these bowls with rose petals in your wedding colors (real or artificial,) surround them with wreathes of... Read Full Story
This is a very simple and easy on the budget kind of centerpiece to add to your wedding reception tables. If you are looking for a centerpiece idea that will be stunning and cheap, this is the perfect centerpiece idea for you. This is a special, modern twist on the traditional flower centerpieces that people use for wedding receptions. Read Full Story
For many brides how to decorate their wedding reception venue can be something of a headache. Having a wedding theme can make choosing your wedding reception decorations that much easier, but those who don’t have a theme deciding on what to use as decorations can take much creative thinking.
Your venue will ultimately dictate the type of decorations you use around the reception room, with existing decorations, fixtures and fittings all needing to be included in your final design. So when... Read Full Story
