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Cocktail Wedding Invitation & Reception Ideas | Most couples spend almost as much time and energy planning their receptions as they do on the actual ceremonies, plus the reception is by far going to represent the largest chunk of your wedding budget. That means the reception should be something special ...
Questions to Ask Before Creating Your Own Wedding Invitations | Today, more brides and grooms are opting to create their own wedding invitations instead of spending a fortune to have them created by a professional printer. The truth is you can save money and create something unique by making your own invitations but before you take that step you should ask yourself a few questions ...
Bless Your Wedding Invitations Before Mailing | After you’ve put so much effort into creating and assembling your wedding invitations, you’re now ready to mail them. But addressing all of those envelopes may not be the last step you need to take. Before you trust your invitations to the postal service, why not have them blessed? ...
Wedding Stationery Elements: Purpose & Relationship to Wedding Invitations | Wedding stationery is an umbrella term used to cover all of the printed materials you'll need for your wedding. While not a significant part of your wedding budget, your wedding stationery is important and should not be forgotten when you are determining how much to spend. Below we'll talk about some of the basic things you need to know about your wedding stationery before ...
Keeping Up the Consistency in Wedding Stationery | As you probably already know, your wedding stationery consists of more than just your invitations. Wedding stationery refers to the invitations, reception cards, response cards, save-the-date cards, thank you cards, wedding programs, and any other printed materials, such as maps, you need for your guests. Because so many different elements are included as stationery, maintaining a consistent look ...
Choosing Sandals for Your Beach Wedding | Whether you’ve decided on a beach theme or a destination wedding on a gorgeous beach, you’ll probably want to pay special attention to your footwear. Remember you should probably already be thinking about what you’re going to be wearing – choosing your ensemble begins around 6 to 9 months before the wedding (or sooner if you’re anxious ...
Choosing Beach Wedding Favors for Your Guests | So you’ve decided on a beach theme for your wedding. Maybe you’ve decided to tie the knot on the beach beside a beautiful watery view or while standing on a fantastic boat. Maybe you’re miles away from the nearest beach but you’ve decided to decorate your wedding and reception site with palm trees, sand boxes, murals of sunsets, and ...
Planning an Indian Destination Wedding | Destination weddings don’t have to take you and your guests to Las Vegas or tropical islands. They don’t have to be on beaches or in hotels either. If you want a truly amazing wedding experience, then you may want to consider choosing India for the location of your vow exchange before your select group of family and friends ...
Receptions
Bridal Beauty Advice for the Perfect Wedding Day | One of the most important parts of your wedding is your attire. Because you're going to be the center of attention, you want to look stunning and that begins, of course, with your wedding dress. You probably have a particular wedding dress style in mind already, but remember that the dress ...
Wedding Favor Mistakes to Avoid | Wedding favors are not a required part of your planning, but they are definitely a nice touch. Most couples give something to their guests, even if it’s just a small item because it shows that you appreciate their presence at your event. However, even though the wedding favors aren’t mandatory, if you do decide ...
Wedding Planning: Dealing with Wedding Stress | While a wedding is an incredible and wonderful day, those weeks and months leading up to that phenomenal experience can be full of stress and tension. Sure, stress can be healthy when it makes you give it your all but when it just keeps reminding you about everything you have to accomplish and how little time ...
Baby
Your Child’s First Communion | First Communion is a sacred Roman Catholic ceremony for children of about 7 or 8 years of age. If your child was not baptized in infancy, they will be baptized shortly before their First Communion. This is the time in a child’s life when the Church recognizes that they have reached the age of reason and are able to participate more fully in church life ...
Choosing Unusual or Unique Baby Shower Invitations | Having a baby is a lot like getting married: lots of people do it but you want to make yours special. Obviously, your little bundle of joy is always going to be one-of-a-kind in your eyes and that means you want all of the celebrations around his or her birth to be special, too. One way to do that is by choosing unique or unusual invitations ...
The Perfect Photo Birth Announcement | With digital cameras in most households, ordering photo birth announcements is easier and more cost-effective than ever before! These personal announcements are a treasure for any family member or friend who receives one. Ordering Photo Birth Announcements -
Unless you order from a photo studio, your print company will require you to send ...
Picking the Perfect Baby Shower Location | Baby showers should be fun events with everyone getting together to celebrate the newest arrival to the family. However, those fantastic baby showers require planning and part of that planning is choosing the right location. That may sound easy, but it can be a big challenge. Remember you need to choose your location well in advance. Even if you procrastinate ...
