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Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Decorating for a reception can be exciting and exhausting. What color scheme to have, what kind of flowers to correlate, what kind of center piece to have, etc? There is so much to think about. Yet, here is an idea for you! If a romantic, intimate setting is what you are aiming toward, candles are a great way to set the stage for that very thing!

In the reception hall, why not have the lights dimmed low, and candles everywhere? On the tables, you could use simple glass bowls and have an array of floating candles lit in them for a warm, dreamy feel.

Another way would be to use a great candle holder with flowers entangled around the piece. Flowers add the touch of color while the candles add the glow for intimate settings.

Don’t forget that afterwards, the centerpieces you use can make for a lovely gift to your bridesmaids as a, “Thank you!”

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by: Blissful Gatherings
Saturday, May 3, 2008

Your wedding day can truly be your own personal fairytale and you can make it even more so by capitalizing on the fun of fairytale wedding favors.

Some ideas for fun fairytale wedding favors include enchanted carriage favor boxes that will ring in the fun of the ending of Cinderella, making fairytale wishes come true. Another fun box is the Prince Charming tealight in a castle gift box (comes with a set of four tealights).

Treat your wedding guests royally to a candle that emulates the crown jewels or how about a romantic coach candle? Both of these will "Wow" your wedding guests and keep the vibe of the fairy tale alive for your special day.

For the bride that really does feel like Cinderella, a "Happily Ever After" slipper candle will keep the fires of romance bright and add a dash of fun to any home decor.

Sand castles are great for combining summer weddings or beach weddings with a fairytale theme. Sand castle tea lights and bath bars will be great when combined in a fun coach wedding favor box. What's more romantic than a garden? A garden given as a wedding favor! Give your guests the gift that will really keep giving year after year and let them enjoy a bag of garden flowers!

It's your wedding day, make it the ultimate fairytale come true with your own fairytale wedding favors.

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by: Blissful Gatherings
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Bubbles are often overlooked as wedding favors when in fact, they can add a lot of fun to your reception and let your guests get into the spirit of the occasion. Bubbles don't hurt, they don't stain and they float a few feet and the disappear so there's no mess either like you have with bird seed, confetti and other things. Many brides are also opting for bubble machines in lieu of releasing doves or butterflies at their weddings.

Wedding bubbles are an ideal component to add to your wedding reception and best of all, you can get them in favors that your guests can take home. You will have a lot of choices for your bubble favors. A popular style is the "formal" look that includes bubble bottles dressed up in formal tuxedos. Heart topped bubbles and wedding dress bubbles all in white also make wonderful favors.

If you want something a little less formal and more fun, try a heart topped tube of bubbles and tie a bow on the top to add a dash of your individual style and match your wedding colors. Some bubbles are packaged very uniquely, such as the champagne glass bubbles.

If you want to really make your bubble favors personal. You can get blank bubble bottles and create your own stickers (or have them printed) and put them on yourself. You will have a favor that absolutely no one else will have had at their wedding!

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by: Blissful Gatherings
Saturday, April 26, 2008
For a couple in love, saying the vows of marriage is a very special time, instead of repeating someone else's words, why not make up your own to match your own personal style and say that thing that mean the most to each other?

While writing personal wedding vows for some may come really easy, other people can find it intimidating and overwhelming. The key is don't panic and don't feel like you're on the spot to write a Pulitzer prize winning bit of prose, instead say what is in your heart and it doesn't have to be long, just mean it and it will be the perfect vows to say to the one you love at your wedding.

Some couples that decide to write their own vows do it separately and then the other person hears those vows for the first at the wedding ceremony along with all the wedding guests. Other couples choose to work together to write their vows. There are no wrong answer, it's up to your own personal choice.

Talk to the person that will be officiating your wedding ceremony and find out what will be legally required to be in your vows and what you can change. Your officiant will also probably have some good ideas, book suggestions or know of some websites that can offer help to people wanting to write their own vows. It's common for couples to give thanks in their vows to friends and family. Highlight the things they love the most about the person that they are marrying ("I love the way you supported me through bad times") and some couples put in dreams and goals in their vows and pledges for future love and support. Sharing a favorite poem in your vows is also commonly done.

Another plus is when you get your wedding favors printed you can include a line from your vows on your personalized tags or even in your invitations as a way to further personalize your wedding ceremony.

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by: Blissful Gatherings
Thursday, April 24, 2008
When you are choosing your wedding favors, you can't go wrong with anything that emits a soft, lovely light.
Candles make outstanding wedding favors. A candle can do dual duty as both an elegant home decor accessory as well as a wonderful reminder of the special day your shared with your wedding guests. You can take it a step further and include a personalized candle holder with your names and wedding date etched into the glass as a beautiful forever reminder of your wedding day.

Another wonderful wedding favor of light comes in the form of beautiful, small lanterns. These mini-lanterns stand 5-inches in height and hold a tea light perfectly. The removable lid makes replacing the tea light simple as pie and will enable the lanterns to be used for years to come in your guests' homes.

If your wedding or reception hall doesn't allow anything with a flame, you can still add the soft light aura you seek through the use of battery powered tea lights. They are safe and even flicker and emulate an actual flame so it doesn't look like a lot of blinking Christmas tree lights around your room. Instead the tea lights actually flicker and give a soft, surreal air to the event.

You can't go wrong adding lights to your favor list -choose the ones that will best fit your venue and your wedding guests will be thrilled.

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by: Blissful Gatherings
Thursday, April 17, 2008

Wedding favors have been a part of marriage tradition since the days of the early Romans. Giving gifts on a wedding day is shared by many different cultures and has been a part of American society as well.

Traditional wedding favors of years gone by included gifts of hard-to-come-by sweet and savories such as almonds, chocolates, cookies; also spices were once prized as wedding favors.

In the present day, your choices in favors are more diverse than ever but some of the most common include small picture frames, custom labels on wine bottles, custom flower seed packets, candy bars sporting a personalized wrapper, small cake slice shaped boxes, to snow globes. Wine glass candles make a beautiful presentation. Literally, your imagination is your only limit!

When you're choosing your favors for your wedding guests, make them uniquely "you" and thoughtful. If you have a decidedly Asian theme for your wedding, Feng Shui it all the way with pairs and use a Chinese take-out box as your favor box. Outdoor weddings can use seed packets, watering can boxes and other items to make the favors fit the theme of the day.

Personalized favors always make a splash. Etched items the guest can use for ages to come such as glass trivets, silver spoons and other precious keepsakes will make it a wonderful memory to evoke every time they glance at your favor from your special day.

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by: Blissful Gatherings
Saturday, April 12, 2008

Even if you follow the usual guidelines and are able to start planning your wedding day a year in advance, you're going to find that no matter what - it won't seem like you have enough time. Cutting corners wherever you can will save you not only time but money as well. Remember the golden rule of weddings, it doesn't have to BE expensive to LOOK expensive.

Wedding favors are a staple of the majority of modern day weddings and they are simply a way to thank your family and friends for sharing in your special day. Common wedding favors include candles, etched coasters, gives to grow such as "Thank you" cards with seeds made right into the paper, jewelry and silver spoons. And that's just a tiny portion of what a bride can choose for her favors.

Choosing favors by wedding colors is also popular. If you're having a black and white wedding, choose black and white wedding favors. White and black items packaged in black and white formal boxes or bags with black or white ribbons will make a beautiful statement on the tables for your wedding guests.

If you're apprehensive about buying your wedding favors online, the pros for doing so are many. You're limited about when you can shop if you limit yourself to your local bridal shop and you're also limited to whatever the store owner has chosen to carry. When you shop online, the choices are huge as you get to see entire lines of favors and you will have a huge array of choices for your wedding favors.

Personalization exactly how you want it on a larger number of choices is also a big plus for shopping online. You can make each and every favor have your guests' names on them and when you buy online, most favors will cost less as there is no store, little overhead and the ability to offer better pricing than most local outlets.

Is safety online a concern for you? Our payment servers are encrypted with 128-bit SS-security and your information is never shared with third parties, so your private information stays just that, private!

It's your wedding day, make it uniquely you with the exact favors and gifts you want to give and give yourself the freedom of a truly huge selection by shopping online.

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