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Creative Brides Say... My husband and I were married last year but had to wait to have the reception this year. Since I know some of the loved ones in our lives cannot make it here, I thought of a way to have a little of them with me. My sister-in-law is making me a lighted silk flower cake topper. When the reception starts everyone will be able to see not only the cake topper but a picture of her family and a note saying. "Cake topper made by [her name here] & family, and sent with all our love". This way when pictures are taken, she and her family will be included. There will be many pics of loved ones lost or loved ones who cannot make it surrounding us in our reception hall. No one will be forgotten. D. Arlene Wisconsin   I actually got the basic idea from Martha Stewart, but altered it to my tastes. Take a string of Christmas lights (any color, but white show up best). Then take silk flowers in your wedding colors (make sure they are the kind that can easily be taken apart and reassembled again - whites, ivories, and creams glow best). Take them apart carefully, and then re-layer them on the light. The flowers I found to work best are roses and carnations, but almost any kind work. Use floral tape to hold the flower on the lights. I use a small piece to wrap in the inside (so it doesn't slide off the light) folded in half length wise, and a longer piece, unfolded, to secure the flower to the light from the bottom. Then add the leaves from the silk flowers to fill the gaps in between flowers, using the tape again to secure them. When you plug in the lights you will have glowing flowers that are a showstopper. Use it to decorate a pillar (that's what I have to do, it's in the middle of the room!) or stair banisters, be creative. Mishelle G. This may sound simplistic but when a bride and groom go to pick out flowers, they should have a firm idea of how much they want to spend. If they don't, the florist will show pictures from one of the most expensive books they have and after seeing them, the ones they can afford never seem to look as good. There is a good chance that they will end up spending a lot more for flowers than necessary. There is a lot that can be done with ivy, babies breath, tulle, and ribbon to decorate just about anything for a lot less than a spray of flowers. Anonymous I hated the idea of assigning table numbers. It seemed too dry and impersonal. I decided to name the tables with words that refer to love, joy, etc. instead to give a charming flare to the tables. The tables can be arranged in alphabetical order to assure that there is still a navigable organization so the guests can find their seats. These are some of the words I used: Happiness, Serenity, Bliss, Joyful, Amour, Adoration, Tranquility, Harmony, Delight, Heavenly, Enchantment, Cherish, Lovely, Memories, Inspiration, Romance, Forever, Eternity, Unity, Pleasure, Charm, Believe, Dreams, Fortune, Passion, Genuine, Priceless, and Desire. A thesarus comes in handy when trying to elaborate upon your list! Susan McIntire Wedding: September 21, 2002 Glendale, CA I know how awkward it can be to be sitting at a formal table near people you don't know, waiting for the reception to officially begin, the food to be served, etc. I thought it would be a great idea to give the guests something fun to talk about that pertains to the wedding. I decided to print out, for each guest at the table, a different set of wedding customs and their origins, poems about love, and memorable stories about me and my fiance' or our close family and friends, with their approval of course. They each have three or four on a sheet and printed at the bottom is the suggestion that they share their set of stories, etc. with the other members at the table. The sheets are printed and designed on my computer, put in a colored envelope, and placed at each place setting. Also inside is a decorati! ve blank business card for the guests to write words of wisdom, advice for the newlyweds, or good wishes which are to be placed in a small box or bird cage decorated with the colors of the wedding. Either way should allow the guests to slip in their card of advice without having to fold it. Those will later be placed in the wedding scrapbook for sentimental reflections. This is a good way to let your guests know that their presence matters to the bride and groom and that they will be remembered on that day always. Susan McIntire Wedding: September 21, 2002 Glendale, CA I have a nephew whom I care about like he is my own son. He is 10 years old and would be embarrassed to be a ringbearer and carry a cute fluffy pillow. But, I wanted to give him a role in the wedding. I created the role of "Keeper of the Vows." My fiance' and I are going to write our own vows and thought it would be cute if my nephew had a beautifully decorated small "book" in which both of our vows would be written. That way, my nephew has an important role in the wedding, we have a special keepsake of our vows that we spoke that day to each other, and if we need to refer to it while we exchange our vows it is there to keep us from fumbling our words and getting nervous. He will approach us with the open "book" right before we exchange our vows and hold it there until we are finished. Susan McIntire Wedding: September 21, 2002 Glendale, CA Instead of struggling to find small bags to match the dresses of your bridesmaid or you, look in craft stores to find organza and satin draw string bags to put your lipstick/brush/hairspray/perfume in. If you buy the organza bag one size larger you can pop the satin or fabric one inside the other to make a more modest bag. Alternately, if your dresses are being made you can ask the tailor to make up some bags out the scraps - they are very easy to make! Contact local handmade soap companies and speak to them about having a special soap made for your big day. You can usually pick the scent and colours and wrapping and have a lovely poem or your new name put on it, perhaps wrapped in a matching organza bag. You can also use the soaps in the bathroom during the ceremony and get the same company to make thankyou baskets for your bridesmaids - or a naughty basket for your first night together! Emma S. SmartWedding Wedding Planning Software Free 30 Day No-Risk Trial! Download it now My fiancé and I are getting married April 26, 2003. I found my dress right away and absolutely love it! While trying on my dress I was handed a veil and headpiece to try on. They looked wonderful with the dress but the price tag wasn't as wonderful. The headpiece and veil would've cost me over $200, if you're anything like me, this is crazy! I checked around with some bridal consignment shops and found my simple, one-tiered veil for $15! I found a website, www.veilsalamode.com which also has headpieces among other things and found one that was very similar to the one I had previously tried on and only for $33! In any case, for the smaller things, these bridal consignment shops are great and I would suggest any bride-to-be to at least check them out, you can save a lot, I did. Stephanie and Jay My wedding is September 27, 2001. And I am very excited. I have so many ideas and it's hard to narrow down exactly what I want, but I figured that I would be making a lot of the decorations and favors. I feel it makes it a little more intimate. For my ring bearers pillow I was going to use a ring bears pillow with a box made into it (I saw it in a catalog), but then I decided "Why not make it my self?" So I decide to buy the material and stuffing for the pillow, construct the pillow and leave a 2x1.5 inch space in the center there I will place the box my engagement ring was in. (Both of our wedding ring will be able to fit inside.) The box can be glued inside the center of the pillow. That way I can always have my engagement ring box and makes a great keepsake. Antionette and Arturo September 27, 2001 Louisville, Kentucky   We thought disposable cameras would be a good idea for documenting our wedding reception. Unfortunately, several children and teenagers got hold of them and very few of the pictures turned out. If I had it to do over again, I would have had a member of the wedding party hand each camera to a trusted adult to take pictures. We had originally planned to just use the disposable cameras for our pictures (this was a second wedding and a very small budget). Fortunately, my step-daughter's date took professional-quality photos as their gift to us! Fran & Phil Centerpiece ideas for an outdoor/country wedding:  Find someone who sells firewood and purchase a stump/piece of wood with thick bark, enough for one on each table & about three for the head table. Cut a hole in the middle that goes about 3/4 of the way down, place a plastic cup inside with water & then put fresh wild flowers coming out of it. Tea lights can surround the base of the centerpiece. To keep with the them, give packets of wild flower seeds to your guests.  Jen & Kevin Ontario, Canada Wedding: August 2002 I love Karaoke, but I don't get to go very often because I'm allergic to cigarette smoke. So, I'm planning to have Karaoke during the dancing part of the reception! Guests will be encouraged to serenade us. I'm hoping to find a way to record each of the songs to make souvenier discs to be sent out later with the Thank-You cards. I wanted to have hand-tied flowers for my bridesmaids. But I noticed that during the reception, it is hard to set them up, and they inevitably become flat on one side. So instead of paying for flowers for the head table, I will just buy vases from the dollar store, and place the bouquets in the vases on the head table for the evening Kellie Chicago Wedding: June 2003 I am currently planning my own wedding. It is quite interesting because I am a wedding coordinator. So I am always thinking out of the box. The favors that we are doing are instead of traditional place cards we will have candied apples wrapped in cellophane with a "leaf" hanging off of the stick in the apple. The "leaf" is the name and table number of the guests. In addition, to that they will take miniature apple pies home. It costs less than $4 a head. Loleta Beckett Milestones My fiance and I met online. At first I was embarrassed by that, then I decided it was a part of us so why not incorporate it into the wedding? Instead of throwing the traditional bridal bouquet, I'm planning to print out profiles from online dating services onto paper in a variety of colors, and I'll fold them into paper flowers. Tie them up with a ribbon and you're done! Maybe the next lucky bride will meet her future husband online like I did, too! Leah and Josh March 29, 2003

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