10.21.06 - Jane + Brian - What a beautiful couple! They were so much fun on their wedding day. It was very relaxed, very romantic - and a great day.
I wanted to post about some of the cool 'new' things that I've been seeing at weddings.
Guest book variations
1. A very popular idea is a framed photo where guests can sign the matteboard, what a neat idea - a picture that you can hang up w/ a little note from all of your friends and family.
2. If you are a scrapbooker - incorporate that into your guestbook. Have fun w/ it.
Decorations
1. Just because your mom, sister, and 7 cousins had the same decorations - doesn't mean that you have to. Make your decorations personal to you. And you don't need to spend a fortune. A friend who is getting married is making wallet size reprints of her engagement photos and using them as 'confetti' for her reception tables - a little gift that everyone can take home with them. Make your own candles, use fun glasses or containers. Have a treat for your guests; a wedding I recently went to for my friend Kerry had a little box of tic-tacs for everyone w/ : "Kerry & Jess 09-09-06" and then on the back: "Shake this candy to marital bliss; and keep on shaking until they Kiss!" Another friend, who's wedding overlooked the Caribbean Sea - had sea shells as her table decorations - everything was 'themed' - but it wasn't cheesy at all.
Bubbles, Rice, and everything nice
Since most wedding venues outlaw the use of rice - in an effort to preserve america's bird population - there are several more options.
1. Bubbles - they are fun for people of all ages. There is NOTHING cuter than seeing the Grandpa of the Bride try to blow bubbles. They also catch the light just right and make for great photos.
2. Flower petals - fun! beautiful! Again, great photos.
3. Sparklers - (with the disclaimer to keep the flames away from the bridesmaids hair-dos) if you are having an afternoon or evening wedding - this idea is great. It makes pictures really, sparkle... :)
Clink clink clink - now kiss
An often overdone tradition of clinking glasses and making the bride and groom kiss in front of everyone has gone by the wayside to more creative ideas.
1. The bride and groom will humor their audience, and kiss on the first round of clinking - but then, change it up a bit - make the parents of the bride and groom kiss, then the grandparents, then the flower girl and ring-bearer (provided they aren't related) and so on and so forth :)
2. "Love, love love - all you need is love" Another idea is making your crowd work for the kiss. If you have a microphone - (but you don't need one) - make your guest sing a few bars of a song with the word LOVE in it.
That's all for now! More to come! :)
I wanted to post about some of the cool 'new' things that I've been seeing at weddings.
Guest book variations
1. A very popular idea is a framed photo where guests can sign the matteboard, what a neat idea - a picture that you can hang up w/ a little note from all of your friends and family.
2. If you are a scrapbooker - incorporate that into your guestbook. Have fun w/ it.
Decorations
1. Just because your mom, sister, and 7 cousins had the same decorations - doesn't mean that you have to. Make your decorations personal to you. And you don't need to spend a fortune. A friend who is getting married is making wallet size reprints of her engagement photos and using them as 'confetti' for her reception tables - a little gift that everyone can take home with them. Make your own candles, use fun glasses or containers. Have a treat for your guests; a wedding I recently went to for my friend Kerry had a little box of tic-tacs for everyone w/ : "Kerry & Jess 09-09-06" and then on the back: "Shake this candy to marital bliss; and keep on shaking until they Kiss!" Another friend, who's wedding overlooked the Caribbean Sea - had sea shells as her table decorations - everything was 'themed' - but it wasn't cheesy at all.
Bubbles, Rice, and everything nice
Since most wedding venues outlaw the use of rice - in an effort to preserve america's bird population - there are several more options.
1. Bubbles - they are fun for people of all ages. There is NOTHING cuter than seeing the Grandpa of the Bride try to blow bubbles. They also catch the light just right and make for great photos.
2. Flower petals - fun! beautiful! Again, great photos.
3. Sparklers - (with the disclaimer to keep the flames away from the bridesmaids hair-dos) if you are having an afternoon or evening wedding - this idea is great. It makes pictures really, sparkle... :)
Clink clink clink - now kiss
An often overdone tradition of clinking glasses and making the bride and groom kiss in front of everyone has gone by the wayside to more creative ideas.
1. The bride and groom will humor their audience, and kiss on the first round of clinking - but then, change it up a bit - make the parents of the bride and groom kiss, then the grandparents, then the flower girl and ring-bearer (provided they aren't related) and so on and so forth :)
2. "Love, love love - all you need is love" Another idea is making your crowd work for the kiss. If you have a microphone - (but you don't need one) - make your guest sing a few bars of a song with the word LOVE in it.
That's all for now! More to come! :)
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