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Black & White Candles
Posted by Chrys in Black & White, Decorations on September 16th, 2007
Take a look at these adorable hand-decorated candles from Etsy seller, Taylored Arts! They are beautiful and fairly affordable at $8/candle. For a centerpiece, you could pair one of these candles with a black BlumeBox ($5) holding a bouquet of white silk roses. Depending on where you purchase flowers, you cost could be as low as $20/centerpiece for a stunning, elegant black and white wedding.
If you love the candle, but it doesn’t quite fit into the center piece budget – use it as an accent on the guest book table or cake table, or even as a unity candle. Here are a few more of her candles which are currently available as well.
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Save The Date Tip
Posted by Chrys in Invitations on September 7th, 2007
Save the date cards are cute and fun – but not necessary. If you are working on a fairly tight budget, it is important to use the money for things that you need. Some brides believe that save-the-date cards are a must but the truth is, there are really more of a trend then a tradition. From an etiquette stand point – guests must receive a formal invitation and a thank you for any gifts received. That’s it. Everything else is just extras.
If you don’t have any out of town guests, simply call up your closest friends and families to let them know when the date is and ensure that the most important people are actually free that day. Then send out invitations 6-8 weeks before. If you are planning a destination wedding or have a fair number of out-of-town guests, it is perfectly acceptable to send out an email or a quick phone call just to let them know in advance that you will be inviting them to your wedding, give them the date and location, etc.
So what if you need to give them more information? INTERNET:) You can start your own free blog all over the place, and use it to blog about the wedding, your plan, hotel and travel information for guests, etc – and just send out an email or phone call letting them know where they can find all those details. For the few relatives that are far away, need the info and don’t have internet – print it up for them and send it in the mail. Then, use the money you saved to send out gorgeous invitations closer to the wedding date:)
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Bridal Shower Decor On a Budget
Posted by Chrys in Decorations on September 2nd, 2007
Wedding can be expensive but not just for the bride. Think about your bridesmaids – your maid of honor, for example – may expect to pay $200 or more for a dress, have her hair, make-up and nails done, host a hen’s night and a bridal shower, and purchase gifts for the bride for those and any other events she is invited to. If you are planning a bridal shower, you should take a look at these gorgeous bridal shower decor kits.
Not only do they include just about everything you need, saving you a lot of time, but they are very affordable. I originally found the idea on Party Pail when I was looking for baby shower tableware for my sister’s baby shower. I really liked the convenience of having everything in one – from the tableware to the streamers and balloons. (Shown here, the Winnie The Pooh Theme)
Of course, Winnie The Pooh is not exactly “bridal” but check out this one!
This is the Celebrate! Wedding Shower set. It comes with invitations, plates, cups, cutlery, table cover, streamers and balloons. There are enough place settings for 8, invitations for 10 – but you can order extras as well. The basic kit for 8 plus decorations is only $40! I really like this design because it is a very chic design and the colors work well for a coed shower as well. For a more feminine design, check out this chic French Bistro collection – with POLKA DOTS!! (coincidentally the second most searched for keyword on this blog, lol)
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Wedding Paper Divas
Posted by Chrys in Invitations on August 24th, 2007
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Clothes Pin Frame Idea
Posted by Chrys in DIY Weddings, Decorations on August 14th, 2007
This is a project I finished this weekend at an online Scrapbooking crop session. This one is made with magnet stripes on the back of the pins so it can hang on the fridge, but I thought it could be a great idea for decorating around a wedding or reception area. For example, place poles along a walkway and string ribbon from one pole to the next. Then, use clothes pins to hang pictures of the couple from the ribbon. Use papers and embelishments to match your wedding.
Another idea would be to use it as a pew decoration. Drape ribbon or even tulle from one pew to the next then use a single clothes pin to hang a decorated photo from the tulle at each pew. Actually – you could do both. Use them at the ceremony, then remove them and take them with to decorate the entrance to the reception area.
This would work well for a informal or semiformal wedding. For a more formal wedding, you could try painting or decorating the pins to make them look less rustic. Depending on what you do for paper and embelishements, this could be a very very affordable project.
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