Wedding Reception Locations – What Are Your Options?
July 29, 2009
After the solemnity of the wedding, you and your new spouse will want to join your guests and celebrate your new marriage. Your guests will want to greet you and offer you good wishes. All of you will want a place to eat, drink, dance and enjoy each other. A wedding reception is just the place to do all these things.
There are a wide variety of locations available for a wedding reception. You can have the reception in the same location as the wedding (as in the fellowship hall of the church), or you can branch out and have it at a different locale. Often the reception reflects the spirit or theme of the wedding itself. It will all depend on your personal preference.
The location of your reception will also depend on any budgetary constraints you have. Receptions can be held in locations as varied as outdoor parks, cruise ships, favorite restaurants, and clubs. If you are fortunate enough to live in a city with some interesting historical sites, that will give you another option for hosting your reception.
Winter Weddings – Give It A Try
July 26, 2009
Most brides choose to get married in the spring or the summer. However, a winter wedding can be quite beautiful, so consider having your wedding during this magical season. There are a whole array of options for making your wedding unique and memorable during this time of year.
If you decide to have a wedding during the winter, choose the date well in advance. Christmas and New Year’s Eve are two popular dates for winter weddings, so you will want to give yourself plenty of time to reserve your wedding and reception locations.
Be sure and send out “Save the Date” cards so your guests can make their plans, since these two holidays tend to be busy ones. Some brides choose a Christmas wedding as a convenience if their families live far apart and usually gather together only at this time of year.
Getting married in a church during this special time means that the church is most likely already decorated with wreaths, garlands, pine, poinsettias, holly and candles. You might want to continue this theme at your reception, where you can create a holiday mood with tartan ribbons, velvet ribbons and tablecloths, and deep red roses.
Outdoor Wedding – What You Should Know
July 22, 2009
I love outdoor weddings, because its an opportunity to take the not so traditional approach to a very traditional ceremony.
Mother nature can provide you with so many ideas. Use these to create a romantic yet scenic atmosphere. Take advantage of the colors in your surroundings such as greens; blues; browns;whites; and tie them into you wedding decor, besides its already part of your backdrop. What about the tree stems; leaves; flower petals these can be used as various accents on the tables.
Having A Western Wedding
July 19, 2009
Brides and grooms should saddle up their horses for a Western wedding. Nothing can be more fun than a wedding with a Western theme. Maybe you can have horses for the bride and groom to ride off into the sunset. Or at least a horse and carriage for the happy couple.
Or, have the horses bring you to the wedding rehearsal dinner. Get out the cowboy hats and make your tables look cowboy fancy. Get little cowboy hats, boots, bandanas and more to decorate your tables. You can give out western favors to your guests. Imagine cowboy hats for your groomsmen and bridesmaids.
After all, cowboy hats come in all kinds of colors and sizes these days. Too expensive? Some places offer engraving on pewter shot glasses, beer steins or “eating troughs” (bowls). Purchase flasks and have them engraved. Make sure you refer to them as canteens when you give them to your wedding party. Give all of your groomsmen a Western tie and have it be part of the wedding attire. For your bridesmaid, turquoise and silver jewelry is associated with the west and might be used with their dresses on the wedding day. After dinner, you could gather around a campfire.
Wedding Colors – What To Choose From
July 15, 2009
When it comes to having your dream wedding, the color-scheme can be an important factor. When celebrating a ceremony for a couple, there are numerous decisions to make such as the types of flowers, decorations, centerpieces right down to the color of the table linen. The colors chosen for a wedding can make a world of difference of the “feel” of the wedding and how it is presented.
While there is no color that can’t be used in a wedding, putting the colors together to get an attractive wedding color scheme can be more difficult than you may think. Choosing colors for your wedding that are of various hues can help to avoid colors that are too similar clashing together.
Wedding Colors – Greens
For the summer time, a green color scheme can be presented to give a relaxing atmosphere. When choosing a green palette, avoid similar green shades such as a forest green and pastel green. As a better alternative, choose your favorite green with paler shades such as white, pink or silver. This will allow your green to stand out.
Wedding Centerpieces – Some Ideas You Haven’t thought of
July 12, 2009
Displaying wedding centerpieces on the tables are a great way to decorate the room for the wedding reception. There are several fun and colorful ideas you can put together to create a centerpiece that really adds to wedding theme. Depending on your budget and the theme of your wedding, there is a centerpiece that will work out well for you.
Decorative Candles:
If you are going for more of a romantic feel to your wedding reception decor, candles are a great way to go. Candles can be used in a variety of ways as decoration for the tables. The simplest way is to get large pillar candles in the color of your wedding to add to the tables. You can place one or more of these pillars on each table and light them before the reception. For a safer decoration idea with the use of candles, use floating candles. Get a fishbowl and fill with water. Using a floating flower shaped candle, float it in the bowl and light the wick for a beautiful decoration centerpiece.
