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My wedding is in December and I
have been trying to come up with ideas to incorporate a Christmas
theme. One wedding idea I have is to use a Christmas tree skirt as my
guest book and have guests sign it with a fabric pen or any pen that
will write on fabric. That way every year I can pull it out and
remember our special day.
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Wedding
Ideas...
I have recently have gotten engaged
and am planning a Christmas theme wedding for next November. It is
surprising how much thought goes into planning and how every day
something falls into to place like a puzzle. Some of the wedding
ideas I have are to wear fur capes over the bridesmaids dress so they
have something to stay warm while traveling from church to pictures
and the wedding reception. The reception area will be decorated like
a winter wonderland, in white and silver -- even though my
bridesmaids are wearing red. I want it to look airy and my matron of
honor who is my twin sister has many ideas since she was married a
few years ago. We have decide not to have a wedding gift table - it
seems to be just a table sitting there; instead we are setting up a
tree with white lights and using that to put the gifts under. For
wedding favors we are giving christmas ornaments. Another idea is to
serve hot chocolate and hot cider instead of traditional punch with
christmas shortbread cookies. There are so many wedding ideas that
you can come up with. Keep in mind that it is your wedding and it has
to be you and your fiancés dream day. I have gotten so many
creative wedding ideas and also pointers to help with the planning of
our day from this web site. Thank you!
Anonymous
Wedding
Ideas...
One of my wedding favor ideas is to
use inexpesnive wine glasses that we will etch our intials on
(etching kits are available at craft stores), along with our wedding
date, then fill with jellybeans, cover with lace, and tie with a ribbon.
Anonymous
Wedding
Ideas...
I'm not engaged
(YET!) but I'm constantly watching for creative wedding ideas and fun
things to do for a wedding - I was recently in Dallas, TX, doing the
tourist thing, and while my boyfriend was taking a picture of a
monument, a loud group of people came up to us and asked us for help.
It was an entire wedding party and they were on a photo scavenger
hunt - they had split the wedding party into 2 groups, one with the
bride (who was wearing her "Kiss the Bride" t-shirt) and
the other with the groom. They had a list and a Polaroid camera, and
they had to search for items in the Historic District of Dallas, but
the catch was that they all had to be in the picture of whatever the
item was. In our case, they had to be in a picture with a tourist
taking a picture of something, so I got the camera and took a picture
as they surrounded my boyfriend who was pointing his camera toward
the monument. They said thanks and hurried along, because the first
group who got to the hotel with all the items photographed won the
game. I thought it was one if the best pre-wedding ideas I had ever
heard of - what a fun way to spend time with your best friends the
night before your wedding. While they were walking away, my boyfriend
came up to me and said, "Now you want to do that, don't
you?" He knows me so well, which is why we'll be planning a
wedding of our own one of these days!!
Jennifer Merritt
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Wedding
Ideas...
I found a nifty idea for making
place cards for the wedding reception tables by using store-bought
card stock and a computer program that prints business cards. Instead
of business information, I am putting a cute picture and the type of
info that commonly goes on the place cards.
Also, we have enlisted family
members to heat up pre-made food that we are going to buy at BJ's
Wholesale club and serve at the wedding reception. This idea will
save us about $1000 in catering expenses.
Plus, I have been scouring
clearance shelves at stores and looking for stuff in my colors and
thinking up ideas for what I can do with it at my wedding. I got
vases that are ivory for 99 cents a piece and originally they were
$12.99 each. What a bargain! If you have a christmas shop near you
they have great stuff that can be used for weddings. Bargain hunt and
you'll save hundreds. Also, I registered on an online auction site.
There I am selling items we have around the house that we no longer
want, but that I know other people might use. All of that money is
going into a savings account and then we are going to use it for the
things we need for the wedding as we have the money for it.
Lynn A.
Southeastern CT
June 2003 Bride
Wedding
Ideas...
My fiancée and I are not
having a traditional wedding. We are marrying at my parents home, in
their huge yard. We do not have a huge budget and were stuck on
favors. My sister, the maid of honor, came up with the idea of flower
pens at the guest book. Just take regular pens, wrap them in ribbon
(in your wedding colors) then take a silk flower (to match the
flowers in your bouquet) and hot glue it to the top. We then prettied
it up with some more ribbon and bows. We are going to have them
sitting in a flower pot beside the guest book for each guest to take
and sign with. This is a very inexpensive (about $40.00 total) and
cute way to incorporate favors into something useful.
Sherry & Paul
Edmonton, AB
Wedding
Ideas...
For my August wedding, I really
want lots and lots of wildflowers for the bouquets and centerpieces.
I am asking my mother, grandmothers and aunts to plant wedding
gardens for me so that we may grow them ourselves, cut them fresh and
save a ton of cash. PLUS...I will know that they have all been grown
with love and without pesticides.
Earthbride
Indianapolis
Wedding
Ideas...
I am a very athletic person,
tom-boyish you could say. Most of my life my wardrobe has consisted
of jeans, T-Shirts, and sport uniforms. When I told everyone I was
getting married everyone asked if I was wearing jeans and T-shirt to
the wedding. No one could believe that I was going to actually wear a
traditional white wedding dress. But no one asked me about my shoes.
I went out and bought a pair of my favorite white Adidas sneakers
with silver on them (to match my bridesmaid's shoes!) and I am
wearing them to the wedding and reception. No one can really see your
shoes anyway and no one really pays attention to them if they do see
them. I'd rather be comfortable and have fun than be in pain all day
long. I figure why pay $50.00 for a pair of dress shoes I will wear
once? I'd rather spend the money of a pair of shoes I can wear again!
Channa
Levittown, PA
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I'm getting married in May and my
fiancee and I are trying our best to make it unique. For our guest
book, we are using a picture
frame... Our engagment photo will be matted and placed in the
middle and the guests will each sign his/her name onto the acid-free
(to avoid fading) matte. Then we will be able to hang the photo and
forever remember who shared our special day! See an example of a photo
frame guest book or other creative guest
book alternatives.
Jessica & Joseph
Ashburn, VA
Wedding
Ideas...
My fiancee and myself have planned
our wedding date for September. We have started looking at everything
and decided on the theme of our wedding. We both work for the
railroad, which is where we met, and decided to make the theme
"railroad" (trains, tracks). We are going to have a train
track travelling up, down, and around the cake. Our favors will be
candles with gel trains inside of them. We thought this is a very
unique idea for us.
Simone and Leonard
Fort Lauderdale/Miami, Florida
Wedding
Ideas...
Are your reception tables missing
something? Get on the internet, or look in any quote book and get
quotes on love. Such as:
"Romance is the glamour
which turns the dust of everyday life
into a golden haze"
~ Elinor Glyn.
Type it up really pretty using a
nice font, perhaps even in a colored ink . Position the quote on the
paper in such a way so that it prints you can cut the paper in half,
then fold it, so that when you sit it on the table it will stand up.
It would be better to use thicker paper for this. Just be sure to
give credit to the person who said it. One of my friends used this at
her wedding and it was really cute.
Lindsey Richards
Dora, Alabama
Wedding
Ideas...
Instead of buying one of those
birdcages or mailbox card boxes, I decided to make one. All I used
was a big empty box from Xerox paper, badding, satin fabric, and lots
of ribbon and lace. Not only was it fun and very easy to do, but we
can re-use the box after the wedding to store our wedding memories in.
Michel and Joey
Baltimore, Maryland
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My brother's wedding is in
November. He and his Fiancé have asked me to be in charge of
the wedding decorations, which they knew I would gladly do! Here are
a few of my wedding ideas:
- Picking a theme for your
wedding gives a place to start in planning interesting decor and
helps get the ideas and creative juices flowing. We're doing an
'angel' theme.
- I'm going to make two
sheer white screens (using a curtain bought at local thrift store)
pulled tight, bordered in a thin wood frame in their colors. One to
be placed on either side of the altar at the wedding ceremony. Behind
the screen will be the silhouette of 2 life-size angels, each
carrying a candle,
two on either side (4 total). These were made by enlarging an angel
picture with an overhead projector. I then traced the images onto
plywood and painted the angels black, to make them look like
silhouettes. Placing a mini spotlight behind them will allow the
silhouette of 4 angels carrying candles
to show through the sheer screens.
- I just happened to have 100
long stem candles which we will line the aisle with. A dear friend
has offered to make 3 foot candle holders out of scrap lumber that
your local lumber yard will just give you. They just need to be
painted white and lightly decorated with some small ribbon and string
beads. Very romantic! Make sure the lights are low (dim) for nice ambiance.
- Instead of candles
for the centerpieces, I found small clear kerosene lamps to use at
just $1.79 each. I will burn blue (the couple's wedding color) liquid
paraffin in them, as this does not burn the glass, discolor it with
smoke, or create a smell. Then they will be circled with flowers,
tulle, and ribbon. I also found a larger version of the same kerosene
lamp, and I will use three of them for the head table in the same manner.
- When guests arrive for the
wedding ceremony they will be given a slip of paper and a pencil and
asked to write down their fondest memory of either the bride or
groom. These will later be read aloud at the wedding reception. This
should be a fond memory maker.
- Hung above each table at the
wedding reception, I will cut the sides out of small cardboard boxes
which have been painted blue. I will glue an inset of white tissue
paper into the cut-out hole in the side, and I will remove the top
and bottom from the boxes. Inside I will hang a blue glow-stick
(purchased at any dollar store ). Before wedding guests arrive I will
illuminate the stick to create a blue glow through the tissue paper box.
- Since their wedding theme is
angels, we found child-size angel wings made of real white feathers
on the internet. The flower girl will wear these at the ceremony.
I hope you enjoy these wedding
ideas and that you will have as much fun at your wedding planning as
I am!
Tammy St.Amant
Lloydminster, Saskatchewan
Canada
Wedding
Ideas...
My fiance and I
are getting married in March. I am very excited, but had no idea how
much planning and preperation is involved in planning a wedding. Here
are my wedding ideas ideas. (Start planning early. There is so much
to do!):
When I was looking
around for a place to have our reception, I found a place a little
out of town, but very affordable. Best of all, the lady in charge is
so very helpful and has great ideas. The room also comes with a lot
of things you can use to decorate like arches, lights, tulle swags,
etc. Saving me a lot of money on wedding
decorations. So, ask your reception facility if they have
anything you can use, many times they have things leftover from other
weddings that was never picked up. The lady is also nice enough to
set things up for us for only an aditional $20, saving us a lot of
time. It never hurts to ask to see what people are willing to do for you!
Maelis Sanchez
marrying Jose Bueno
Wedding
Ideas...
Like many of the soon to be brides
who've posted their wedding ideas, I have been struggling to have an elegant
wedding on a low budget. Our wedding is only six weeks away and
over the past year I have found that making
everything
ourselves - from our wedding
invitations, Save-the-Date
cards, unity
candle and my wedding
bouquet - rather than buying them, has not only saved us money,
but makes the items and the day more special than ever.
Working in public relations, we
were able to design our invitation and all the pieces that go with it
and print them from the office. We were also fortunate to have the
owner of a local print shop we work closely with donate all the paper
we needed for the invitations, RSVP cards, Save the Date cards,
bookmarks, thank you cards, seating cards and the programs. In
addition, she also cut and folded the pieces as her wedding gift to
us. Everything is perfectly coordinated since we did them ourselves.
The pieces are done on nice white paper with blank ink, but we added
sheer paper to many pieces and tied the papers together with nice
purple ribbon to add color. Not only have my fiancé and I been
involved in all our projects, my two teenage daughters have enjoyed
helping us too. Go here for DIY
wedding invitations and supplies.
I gathered flowers from the Dollar
Store to use in my bouquet and other floral arrangements we need for
the reception and ceremony. My fiancé made me the most
beautiful cascade-style hand tied bouquet one evening while we were
watching Monday night football. Not only is it beautiful, knowing he
made it for me makes it something I'll treasure forever. You'd never
know it wasn't done by a pro or that it didn't cost a fortune to make.
When we went shopping for unity
candles, we realized they were expensive and boring. We decided to
buy a tall white pillar candle from the Dollar Store. We cut out the
picture we created for our invitations, which includes our names and
wedding date, and glued it to the "front" of the candle and
trimmed the edges of the picture with lace. We then took boutonniere
pins and with the help of graph paper, placed them around the candle
with only the pearlized heads showing. It appears there are pearls
all over our candle. We then took small silk purple flowers and glued
them between the pins. It costs us less than $10 to make and is
unique and personalized.
Because there are so many people
who have touched our lives, we wanted to be able to tell them how we
feel without taking up a bunch of time during the reception. We
decided to make an insert to put inside the programs. It has
personalized notes to all our family members as well as close
friends. It's a great way to say all the things we normally wouldn't
and it's a memorable stroll down memory lane that they can take home
as a keepsake.
Being
creativehas
saved us a fortune and has made our upcoming wedding even more
special than I had originally thought. I've also found that the
guests are looking forward to attending just to see all the home-made
touches we've put into the ceremony and reception. Even if I had the
money to purchase the best of the best in wedding supplies, I would
choose to make everything again. It's definitely worth the time and
effort! Hope these weding ideas help you.
Lisa Worley & Marty Vines
Rossville, KS
Wedding
Ideas...
I was amazed with this website and
all the wedding ideas it offers; I wish I had came across it before
my wedding. Here are a few ideas from my wedding...
I was adamant that there was to be
no lace or ribbon used in my wedding, as I am not a 'frilly' sort of
chick! The first and most amazing thing from my wedding was that my
mother totally got into it - I have always been an 'independent
spirit', thinking that my parents would never help with anything for
my wedding, but my heart was broken at how much they did for me!!! My
mom kept at me to carry out my 'vision'; and when I initially told
her what it was she FLEW with it. I wanted a seashore wedding - seashells
as the theme, very elegant, with the ocean at it's finest, glorifying
wind (hey, I'm a coastie - I love a strong breeze!), anything non-cheesy.
She started with small shell-topped
toothpicks ('for the appetizers', she said). While I thought they
were sort of corny, I also realized the time she had put into them.
For favors, she took oyster shells, cleaned them, and sprayed them
with clear varnish, glued paper roses and ribbon (my one true gripe!
Remember my rule - no lace or ribbon!!!) to them, and put nuts,
mints, and candies on each of the tables in them. Even though our
tastes are dramatically different, my mom came through for me in a
totally beautiful way, doing as much as she was able without
overwhelming the idea I had presented her!
For the Ceremony:
I used my computer to make my
programs, using the tri-fold method, and took them to a local
printshop for reproduction. With a little clip art, some poetry, and
some descriptive writing, you can give your guests personal insight
into your wedding bliss! I included a short description of each
member of the wedding party, either a funny anecdote or the way we
met... it helps personalize them to the other guests... (make sure
you OK each story with the attendant, though!). I also included the
poem "Béja Flor" by Diane Ackerman - look it up and
check it out, it's lovely!!!
My mom is lucky to know a woman who
grows her flowers seasonally and on her own land, and was able to get
fresh cut flowers for a very low price. Although I originally
requested Daisies and Ivy only, I was happy with a large assortment
of colorful flowers, including the roses, daisys, gladiolas,
hyacinths -- geesh, I had about 15 different types of flowers......
Of course, they had to be arranged, and my bridemaids and I took
pleasure in that the day before the wedding, storing the bouquets in
a refridgerated cooler. It was more than I could have asked for!
Mom decided that we were going to
the local shell store (I was raised in a coastal town), where we
bought my bridal bouquet holder - a large Phillipine shell that was
arranged with burgundy and ivory roses, with an ivy accent. A word to
the wise: when you tell your florist to use ivy, make sure to state fresh
ivy unless you want fake ivy. We switched out that junk as soon as we
saw it! Unfortunately, we didn't realize she had done the same to the
groomsmen's boutonnieres until I was walking down the wedding aisle!
We also used netting found in
dollar and Craft stores
to decorate the tabletops and we hung it to block 'other' parts of
the parents' garden (the compost heap comes to mind... thank goodness
there wasn't a smell!).
My mother-in-law also jumped into
the fray, and made my husband and I two beautiful windsocks of ivory
and burgundy silk, which were hung on PVC tubing mounted in 5 gallon
buckets behind the wedding site (oh, did I mention my wedding was on
the edge of a 200' cliff, in the middle of a stone circle - the first
place we had ever kissed, and where he had also tried to propose,
until the state police showed up (another story entirely!)??? She
also made the beautful quilted ringbearer's pillow... so lovely!
I had an especially hard time
deciding who would walk me down the aisle, as I have a Stepfather who
has been in my life since I was eight and a Father who has been on
and off since I was six. Knowing that they do not get along, I was
treading sensitive ground. What I finally decided upon was this: my
stepfather would guide me down the aisle (mind you, our ceremony was
in a state park), and when we got to a certain point (which happened
to be a stone memorial set about 15 feet before the stone circle the
wedding took place in), my stepfather handed me off to my father. My
father then walked me up to the steps of the circle, and I took my
place across from my soon-to-be husband. I gave both of my dads a
kiss on the cheek before proceeding.
We remembered the ones that had
passed before us (his father and grandfather, my brother, uncle,
grandfather, grandmother, etc.), by having a white helium-filled
balloon on both sides of the circle, and at the appointed time in our
ceremony, we both went to our sides, and cut the ribbon holding the
balloon, to release the spirits of those we love. It was a poignant
and tearful part of the ceremony.
I let my bridesmaids pick their
dresses at Loralie ,
within a color frame, and the groomsmen picked their shirts and
ties. A quick trip to the paint store gave me all that I needed: to
let the bridal party know what was acceptable, I grabbed paint sample
cards, circled the colors that were ok, and sent them to off so they
could take them shopping. I didn't care if the ladies or guys matched
- all that mattered was that they were standing up for us, backing us
in our marriage!
We also got out tablecloths at Joann Crafts-
ivory crocheted mesh for under $1.50 per yard. Check the upholstery
aisle! I plan on making curtain overlays from them later.
For the Reception:
I was fortunate enough to have
parents that hit the 'gardening' boom early on, and where their
summer crops would have been on the 3/4 acre, mom planted clover for
ground cover- nice and soft for the guests, leaving her without her
usual canning extravaganzas for late summer... (sorry, mom!). As it
was, there was a fabulous Kiwi plant growing on an arbor, and
magnificent plants and flowers everywhere. We made her greenhouse
into a 'giftroom' of sorts, and it also housed the liquor I never
quite managed to make it to. But that is all for the best, right?
At any rate, the feedback that we
have had from our guests was phenomonal - mom and her friends catered
the whole thing -- you can do this yourself, too, and save a bundle
with the book Cater Your Own Wedding
We got nothing but raves on the
ribs, bbq'd tuna, and teriyaki chicken... as well as mum's salads and
accoutrements... Oh, did I mention the karaoke?... usually totally
bad taste, but since my husband is a phenomonal singer, was not too
bad - no one got up that sucked! Don't do this unless you totally
belive in it!!!
At any rate, the wedding cake,
emblazoned with burgundy shells and a pearlized nautilus with roses
topping it off, made my wedding day beyond belief.. There just comes
a point where the details do not mattter as much as the love.....
Stephanie
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