A day or 2 before your wedding takes place, there is often a wedding rehearsal and then a wedding dinner rehearsal. This is paid for traditionally by the groom’s family, and this would be when you will give your wedding attendants their gifts as a thank you for taking part in your wedding.
Bridesmaids
- As a rule, jewelry is a good idea for the ladies. If they have pierced ears, you can give them earrings. If their ears aren’t pierced, you can give them necklaces.
It’s always a good idea to give them something that they can wear on the day of the wedding to go with their dresses.
Groomsmen and ushers
- For the men, it’s a little more difficult to choose an appropriate gift. If you can’t find something that will be appropriate for all of them, you can choose comparable but different gifts.
Beer steins, shot glasses, and other similar items can be used, or something else that will reflect their individuality.
Remember, when you are choosing your gifts that these are your friends and family, and that you want them to know that you have appreciated everything that they have done.
The wedding rehearsal dinner is a time for the wedding party to come together and have a good time before the wedding.
Enjoy yourself and have a good time with your wedding party. You are celebrating the fact that you are going to be getting married soon, and that you will be starting a new life together with you spouse.
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Various Wedding Jobs for Friends
When most people think of a wedding, the main things that they think about are the bride and groom, the wedding party, the flowers and the wedding reception. But there are a lot more elements to a wedding than those, and here are some ideas on how others can be involved if the wedding party has been filled.
Guest Book Attendant
- This is one of the jobs that can be offered to a friend who wasn’t included in the wedding party but still wants to help. This person will encourage the guests to sign the book and leave a message for the couple if they wish. It may seem like a small job, but it’s important.
Bird Seed Bag Attendants
- Another job that is available to friends of the bride and groom is to give everyone bags of bird seed after the ceremony. This can be done by one or two people, depending on how many people are attending the wedding.
Scripture readings
- If the bride and groom are having a ceremony that includes a lot of scripture readings, this is another nice touch to the ceremony, and can make your friends feel like a special part of your day.
Car decorating
- This can be a perfect job for a couple of guys who aren’t ushers. They can go out to the bridal car and decorate it for the drive to where the reception is being held.
This is also a job that can be done by some of the ushers, who don’t want to stand around for the receiving line.
MC
- this can make a huge difference to a wedding . . . having someone MC-ing to make announcements, and help organize things as they happen. This should be someone who is very good at getting people organized and enjoys talking to crowds.
Guest Book Attendant
- This is one of the jobs that can be offered to a friend who wasn’t included in the wedding party but still wants to help. This person will encourage the guests to sign the book and leave a message for the couple if they wish. It may seem like a small job, but it’s important.
Bird Seed Bag Attendants
- Another job that is available to friends of the bride and groom is to give everyone bags of bird seed after the ceremony. This can be done by one or two people, depending on how many people are attending the wedding.
Scripture readings
- If the bride and groom are having a ceremony that includes a lot of scripture readings, this is another nice touch to the ceremony, and can make your friends feel like a special part of your day.
Car decorating
- This can be a perfect job for a couple of guys who aren’t ushers. They can go out to the bridal car and decorate it for the drive to where the reception is being held.
This is also a job that can be done by some of the ushers, who don’t want to stand around for the receiving line.
MC
- this can make a huge difference to a wedding . . . having someone MC-ing to make announcements, and help organize things as they happen. This should be someone who is very good at getting people organized and enjoys talking to crowds.
Friday, June 4, 2010
Food for Your Wedding Reception
Many people remember the food at a wedding reception, whether it’s good or it's bad. Your guests are an important consideration when you are choosing your wedding menu.
Yes it’s your wedding but you are spending a lot of money so you want people to like what is being served. Here are some great tips so that people enjoy your reception food.
Give them a choice -
It’s always a good idea to offer your guests a choice of what they would like to eat for your wedding reception People may have food allergies, so this way they can choose what they would like to eat. Two choices is enough.
Keep it simple -
Just because it’s not something fancy, it doesn’t mean that it won’t be good. If they are faced with something that they aren’t sure what it is, they maybe reluctant to eat it so don’t go for things that people can’t identify.
Keep it non-messy -
Everyone at your wedding reception is going to be wearing their best clothes. You want to stay away from food that is very messy or could cause stains that will be hard to remove.
Remember, you are going to be wearing a white dress. The last thing you will want is to have something spill on it that may ruin it, or will be very noticeable.
Choices -
Think about what you have had in the past at wedding receptions, and what you liked or didn’t like about them. That will help you plan your own wedding reception menu.
Yes it’s your wedding but you are spending a lot of money so you want people to like what is being served. Here are some great tips so that people enjoy your reception food.
Give them a choice -
It’s always a good idea to offer your guests a choice of what they would like to eat for your wedding reception People may have food allergies, so this way they can choose what they would like to eat. Two choices is enough.
Keep it simple -
Just because it’s not something fancy, it doesn’t mean that it won’t be good. If they are faced with something that they aren’t sure what it is, they maybe reluctant to eat it so don’t go for things that people can’t identify.
Keep it non-messy -
Everyone at your wedding reception is going to be wearing their best clothes. You want to stay away from food that is very messy or could cause stains that will be hard to remove.
Remember, you are going to be wearing a white dress. The last thing you will want is to have something spill on it that may ruin it, or will be very noticeable.
Choices -
Think about what you have had in the past at wedding receptions, and what you liked or didn’t like about them. That will help you plan your own wedding reception menu.
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Choosing Flowers For Your Wedding
Flowers are one of the most significant features of a wedding. There are flowers for the bouquets, for the church, and for the mothers, grandmothers, groom, and ushers, as well as centerpieces for the reception all play a vital role in setting the atmosphere of a wedding.
Something that should be taken into consideration when selecting the flowers to use in a wedding is that sometimes there are people who have allergies and may be affected by the scent of certain flowers.
Once you have chosen what type of flower you want to have for your wedding, the next thing is to decide on the colors. Usually the colors for bridesmaids and groomsmen will correspond to the colors of the bridesmaids’ dresses for the bouquets. But when it comes to the grandmothers and mothers flowers it may be a good idea to find out what color their dresses will be so their flowers will match.
If possible design the colors of the flowers (as well as colors of everything else at the wedding) to fit a single theme. Think about what qualities or emotions you want your wedding to represent, such as traditional or modern, bright or serene, high-energy or gentleness, vivid contrasts or subtleness. Once you've defined the main theme of the wedding, this will make color choices much more obvious, and help everything to fit together to make a harmonious whole.
So that there aren’t a lot of flowers left over from the reception, it’s not a bad idea to mark a chair and whoever sits in that chair gets to take home the centerpiece. This way the flowers can be enjoyed for longer than a day and you don’t have to worry about what to do with them.
Something that should be taken into consideration when selecting the flowers to use in a wedding is that sometimes there are people who have allergies and may be affected by the scent of certain flowers.
Once you have chosen what type of flower you want to have for your wedding, the next thing is to decide on the colors. Usually the colors for bridesmaids and groomsmen will correspond to the colors of the bridesmaids’ dresses for the bouquets. But when it comes to the grandmothers and mothers flowers it may be a good idea to find out what color their dresses will be so their flowers will match.
If possible design the colors of the flowers (as well as colors of everything else at the wedding) to fit a single theme. Think about what qualities or emotions you want your wedding to represent, such as traditional or modern, bright or serene, high-energy or gentleness, vivid contrasts or subtleness. Once you've defined the main theme of the wedding, this will make color choices much more obvious, and help everything to fit together to make a harmonious whole.
So that there aren’t a lot of flowers left over from the reception, it’s not a bad idea to mark a chair and whoever sits in that chair gets to take home the centerpiece. This way the flowers can be enjoyed for longer than a day and you don’t have to worry about what to do with them.
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
A Wedding Cake On A Budget
One of the central focal points of any wedding reception is the beautiful wedding cake. That towering, flowering, blindingly beautiful wedding cake with the two people standing on top, that the bride and groom cut and then feed to one another.
Remember to match the color and style of the cake to the central theme of your wedding, so that everything fits together into a harmonious whole.
Although a lot of brides and grooms go with the traditional pound cake taste, it doesn’t always have to be that way.
Flavor -
If you don’t go with the traditional pound cake taste for all of your layers, keep in mind that not everyone is going to like lemon or raspberry or any other unusual flavors.
One popular alternative is chocolate chip cake. Another idea is to go with alternating chocolate and vanilla.
The top of your cake is traditionally saved and eaten on your first wedding anniversary. So choose the flavor that both of you will enjoy and make that your wedding topper.
Although a lot of cakes are purchased in a traditional bakery, there are a lot of supermarkets that make delicious cakes that aren’t as expensive.
If you are working on a budget, shop around for prices on wedding cakes and be sure to sample them. You may be surprised at what supermarkets can do.
If you have someone that has taken a cake decorating class and makes great cakes, you may find that they will do it as a wedding present and it will save you some money.
A wedding cake doesn’t have to be expensive to be delicious, and you can find plenty of money saving ideas when looking for your wedding cake.
Remember to match the color and style of the cake to the central theme of your wedding, so that everything fits together into a harmonious whole.
Although a lot of brides and grooms go with the traditional pound cake taste, it doesn’t always have to be that way.
Flavor -
If you don’t go with the traditional pound cake taste for all of your layers, keep in mind that not everyone is going to like lemon or raspberry or any other unusual flavors.
One popular alternative is chocolate chip cake. Another idea is to go with alternating chocolate and vanilla.
The top of your cake is traditionally saved and eaten on your first wedding anniversary. So choose the flavor that both of you will enjoy and make that your wedding topper.
Although a lot of cakes are purchased in a traditional bakery, there are a lot of supermarkets that make delicious cakes that aren’t as expensive.
If you are working on a budget, shop around for prices on wedding cakes and be sure to sample them. You may be surprised at what supermarkets can do.
If you have someone that has taken a cake decorating class and makes great cakes, you may find that they will do it as a wedding present and it will save you some money.
A wedding cake doesn’t have to be expensive to be delicious, and you can find plenty of money saving ideas when looking for your wedding cake.
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