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By admin, January 4, 2010 2:55 am

You shop at Costco for bulk groceries, so why wouldn’t you also want to save money with wholesale wedding favors? You don’t have to spend inordinate sums of money on expensive items in a local craft store or bridal bouquet. Instead, you can buy your favors wholesale and keep that money for other things like your photographer, DJ or flowers.
For hot wedding favor ideas that you can do with low cost products, read on.
Sugared Almonds
Tradition dictates that each wedding guest receive five sugared almonds encased in either a small box or wrapped in a pretty fabric. The almonds symbolize both the bitter sweetness nature of marriage, but also are a sign of health, happiness and fertility for the couple.
What’s great about this favor is that you can pick up wholesale sugared almonds at most bulk food stores. At $10 or $15 a pound, you will have enough almonds to provide classic favors for every wedding guest. Then, pick up a few yards of tulle and ribbon at a local fabric shop and you have your packaging and wrapping. Simply, wrap five almonds in a small circle of tulle and tie with a ribbon.
Wedding Candles
White candles make great wholesale wedding favors because they can be purchased very inexpensively and easily customized. You should be able to find a box of 50 white candles for as little as $5.00, with most brides spending no more than $10 to $15 to furnish their entire guest list with favors. You can also order votive or fancier candles from a wholesale supplier and still save money.
Of course, you can’t just hand each guest a plain candle, but you can easily customize them all. Start by writing your name and marriage date on a small piece of paper or ribbon and then wrapping each candle with your customized band. Alternatively, you can use ribbon to attach a small note that thanks your guests for attending your marriage ceremony.
Bottle Your Own
Bottling your own wedding favors is a great way to embrace a local product and saving money. A Georgia couple may want to hand out peach preserves while a Vermont couple might bottle their own maple syrup.
A simple online search for “wholesale bottles” will yield hundreds of results which can then be narrowed down to wholesalers in your area. Purchasing a hundred wholesale bottles at less than $0.50 per bottle and filling them yourself is much cheaper than paying for pre-made favors from a local bridal retailer.
In short, before you spend for pre-made wedding favors from any retailer, remember that you’ll be buying in bulk and could save hundreds of dollars by either purchasing wholesale wedding favors or wholesale products that could be easily converted into wedding favors.
Your wedding plans are already going to cost you plenty of money. So why not take the opportunity to preserve some of those funds by doing a little of the wedding preparation work yourself and use the savings for something more enjoyable – like your honeymoon.

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By admin, December 25, 2009 4:05 pm

There is a lot to think about and plan for when organising your perfect wedding day. As with most special events the key is in the details. The smaller, yet crucial details combine to make your wedding day truly, a wedding less ordinary. 

An increasingly significant part of the overall wedding day is wedding favours. Your wedding is an important and beautiful day in both of your lives and of course you want to share it with those closest to you. Wedding favours are a perfect small token of appreciation and a great way to say a little thank you for your guests.

However, these beautiful small gifts have a wonderful dual purpose. Not only do favours mean that your guests have a personal memento of the day, they also help to create stunning wedding tables that perfectly match your wedding style.

When choosing your perfect wedding favours there are a few key points to consider ensuring they match your personal style, interests, venue or even the season.

1: Is your wedding taking place in a particular season? With an increase of weddings taking place at the end of the year, there are some beautiful autumn and winter wedding favours available. Choosing a favour that ties in with your autumn splendour or winter wonderland wedding will have a big impact to your wedding reception and guest memories.

2: Are you having a destination wedding? Similarly there is a surge in popularity of couples choosing to hold their wedding in a far off, exotic location. Choosing beach theme wedding favours will guarantee your guests will remember their special time with you on your wedding day beside the sea for years to come.

3: Do you have a specific colour scheme? Choosing one or two specific colours for your wedding can create a stunning impact on your wedding reception. Choosing wedding favours that match these colours will emphasis your wedding day style.

4: Do you want to give everyone the same? There are plenty choices that the ladies at your wedding reception would love to receive however choosing the perfect wedding favours for men can be a bit tricky. To help with this there are a companies like A Wedding Less Ordinary that offer favours that will definitely be well received by men, such as chrome wine bottle stoppers and corkscrews. With so many choices your guests are sure to say cheers to a great combination.

5: Do you want your wedding favours to have a specific purpose? Other than being a great memento of your wedding day, favours can mean much more than this. Eco-friendly favours such as plantable wildflower place cards are very popular and a much loved favourite amongst guests. You can also save money by having photo frame favours that also work as place card holders on the day. You can really tailor your details to suit your personality and wedding style.

Once you have chosen your perfect wedding favours you will be sure to love them and by giving these small tokens of appreciation, your guests will treasure and remember your wedding day throughout the years.

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By admin, November 30, 2009 3:42 am

Wedding receptions mean big money for businesses, across the globe. In fact many hotels and resorts exist solely to provide wedding parties with a range of luxury reception ideas and venues. Choosing a wedding reception venue can be a daunting procedure, as popular venues tend to get booked up quickly. In fact, it is not uncommon to find that a couple feel pressured into selecting any available time slot and not really getting the wedding reception that they first envisaged.

Types of Wedding Receptions

Timing plays an influential role in your choice of wedding reception. Not many people will want copious amounts of liquor and a disco at 9am in the morning! It is also important to consider the numbers and types of people that you are inviting as guests. If your party includes several small children, your choice of wedding reception is likely to be slightly different from an older generation wedding.

Wedding receptions do not need to take place in the evening; in fact, an early morning wedding is a cost effective and fun way of allowing you to have a gathering and still be able to enjoy the rest of the day, quietly. Similarly a lunchtime wedding reception may be a good choice if you have young children attending your day.

Wedding Reception Venues

Your choice of wedding reception venue largely depends on your budget and personal tastes. If you are having a smaller wedding, then why not have your reception at home? There are many companies that now offer catering and drinks facilities in your own home, at a fraction of hotel prices. So this can be a hassle-free and affordable way of having the wedding reception that you want in the comfort of your own home.

Before you approach any external venues, it is well worth consulting friends and family for personal recommendations. When you meet with the wedding reception staff be sure to have a clear idea of numbers, budget and services that you require. By asking all venues the same questions it will be easier to make a like for like comparison.

Food and Drink for the Wedding Reception

The key to success with selecting food and drink for a wedding reception is to keep it simple. Tastes vary dramatically and it will be very difficult to wow everyone, so just aim to please the majority of the guests! Of course, if you are having a small, intimate gathering, it may be possible to use a restaurant where everyone can make their own choices.

For a larger wedding reception, it is well worth asking, as part of your invitation, if anyone has any food allergies, this way you can make sure that there are no nasty surprises on the day!

Organising a wedding reception is not for the faint hearted, but it’s your day, so do it your way!

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By admin, November 17, 2009 3:03 pm

Wedding Cakes – Completion of wedding planning aside from choosing the bridal gown, gold bands, hiring wedding cars is the wedding cake. Are wedding cakes essential pieces, “yes and no”? Traditionally guests expect a slice of the action. If you are on a budget then remember that elaborately designed wedding cakes filled with rich ingredients can take a huge slice out of your bank account. If the wedding cake is to grace the table as a centre piece, then bear in mind that cheap wedding cakes are just as tasty as an expensive one – if not more scrumptious.

The wedding cake aside from the blushing bride herself will attract a lot of attention, coming in at second best, however, sweet toothed folk may beg to differ, and their reason for this assumption is they can bite into the cake. Choosing a cheap or expensive wedding cake can be difficult due to numerous amount of cake designs available. Are you counting the pennies, if so be extra careful not to fall into temptation all because one cake has more cream icing or edible rosebuds on top. Wedding cakes are specially decorated for this purpose to tempt you. An extra tier an extra cherry or sultana can up the cost.

You can save a lot of money (hundreds of pounds) by baking the wedding cake yourself or ask a friend. Your friend can donate her time baking as a wedding gift. This is a good thing for both parties meaning your friend will not have to go in search of an ideal wedding gift for you and the groom, hence her services rendered will save you money to spend on other wedding essentials. However if you have decided that you are prepared to bake the cake – then so be it. Practice makes perfect and perfect saves money.

Tradition nowadays seen at most wedding ceremonies “is not seen” couples who marry today are looking to do something different on their wedding day like serving sponge baked cupcakes or jam ring doughnuts. Personal preference prevails here. Consider ordering a small wedding cake, if there is not enough to go round the guests then serve slices of sheet cake as a substitute, they will never know. Wedding cakes are cheaper bought from a shop other than one purely directed towards baking wedding cakes

Do not buy a wedding cake that is too large for your reception. Do your maths and take into account how many guests will be attending the reception and plan your cake accordingly. Weddings are expensive occasions but don’t have to be if you put your thinking cap on. How about putting on the crafty cap and have the most delicious and beautiful looking – as many tiers as you like wedding cake of your dreams sitting on the table at no extra cost.

Are you aware that most wedding cakes displayed in shop windows are not the real thing? That’s right card board cut outs. Now put that thinking cap on and take it from there.

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By admin, November 12, 2009 2:50 am

Your destination wedding can be a fantastic and totally unique experience. While you’d like to take all of your friends and family with you, it is just not always possible for everyone to travel and get away for your wedding. In this instance, it is very common to hold another wedding reception once you have returned home. Keep your wedding invitations for your destination wedding few and save them for the reception when you return. Invitations and announcementsTypically your destination wedding will be smaller than a traditional wedding. Since this may be the case, when planning your at-home reception plan on sending more wedding invitations than wedding announcements. Keep the reception small and light while you’re away and have a big bash when you return. This may be the one occasion when you can combine the wedding invitation and wedding announcement. Announce your wedding and then invite guests to your reception.In some cases, if the actual wedding ceremony is much earlier than the planned ‘at home’ reception, a wedding announcement is sent separate from the wedding invitation. In this instance, you’d send a wedding invitation to those who are coming to the destination wedding, a wedding announcement to everyone else and then another wedding reception invitation to those you’d like to have at the ‘at home’ reception. ReceptionOnce you’ve decided what you’re going to do for the reception, you should get those invitations in the mail. And make no mistake – this is not an everyday kind of party. You should treat this party as a real wedding reception, as that is what it is – just without the ceremony. You should have a wedding cake that you and the groom cut, a first dance and even toasts. Take advantage of this opportunity to wear your wedding dress again, this is probably the only time you will get to re-wear your wedding dress. ElopementThere is no rule that states that you can’t have a reception after you’ve eloped. And there is also no rule that states that you have to have a reception. It’s your wedding and you can have it your way. If you do decide to have a wedding reception after you’ve eloped, make sure your wedding reception invitations state “we’ve eloped.” From there you can treat your reception as any other bride would. You can still cut the cake and have the first dance if you wish. Again, this might be the one and only place you can wear your wedding dress again. Just an announcementSome couples choose to elope as a way to avoid the expense of a wedding reception. This practice is perfectly acceptable as it is your wedding and you can do what you’d like. In this instance, make sure you send a wedding announcement to all of your friends and family. And while they may want to celebrate with you, it may have to be done on a smaller scale. This is your wedding and you can make your plans any way you choose. Enjoy your romantic destination wedding and then come home and enjoy a great wedding reception. And if you decide to elope you’ve got lots of great options for wedding invitations and wedding announcements.

Check out MyExpression.com for great wedding invitations. You’ll also find great wedding announcements and much more for all of your wedding stationery needs.