Archive for May, 2009

Fantastic champagne flutes

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

We picked January for the wedding day since I have always wanted a wedding that had a winter motif. More than enough products are available to help fulfill any bride’s wish for a wedding with a winter genre. If you’re going with any kind of themed ceremony or reception at all, you will find loads of alternatives to pick from when you get around to shopping for gifts, invitations, and other products you’ll need. The colors at our wedding centered around silver and an icy blue. Our altar had replica snowflakes next to the unity candle and other candles, which all had a wintry look to them. It really was a gorgeous wedding ceremony.
The white tableclothes at our reception looked lovely next to the red table runners on each table. We put shimmering silver vases in the center of each table and filled them with lovely white orchids, and they matched the winter theme to a tee. I ran across some snowball ornament place card holders, and I used those for the reception. Whether we use them as ornaments or place card holders, they look fabulous, and they can be used for either. As wedding thank you gifts for our friends and family we decided on these lovely toasting flutes and little novelty champagne bottles favors with bubbles. As thank yous, champagne flutes are hard to beat. When you looked at our reception tables, all you could think of was the pristine majesty of the wintertime. The wedding cake topper we picked out was a snowflake made of porcelain, and our three-layered wedding cake sat atop a cake stand that was shaped like a sleigh. Our cake serving set was also a winter themed accessory I found while shopping online. There was an icy blue shade to the handles which was accentuated with white snowflakes. It fit in seamlessly with the pen and guestbook set I had purchased.
For the special toasting flute, we had cool designed winter wedding themed flutes with handles that were exactly like the cake server set and guestbook. The coloring scheme was cool blue and white with a few small snowflakes to match everything else on our table. Actually all the tables were exquisite and our guests were very happy with the wedding favors and place card holders they got to take home with them. We got our flower girl a necklace and we we let her keep the small crown she wore in the ceremony, and she was pleased with both of them. The ring boy thought the ring bearer tee shirt and stainless steel yoyo was pretty cool. I got my maid of honor a bracelet made of crystal, and all of my bridesmaids received tank tops with their names written on them in small crystals. My fiance took care of shopping for the guys. The guys that stood up in our wedding all got digital clocks, with the best man got his own mug and pen set. I could tell that all of our friends and family were having a fantastic time at the reception and they all seemed to like the little favors and gifts we bought for them.
Everything at our wedding and reception was fantastic and I owe it all to the wonderful selection of accessories and supplies I found online. The prices that we found on the Internet were so good that we saved a significant amount of money by looking there. I not only found things for our wedding, but they also had items I could use on our honeymoon. We got a ‘Do Not Disturb’ pillow to hang on our doorknob, along with hats and shirts for newlyweds. We got plenty of use out of that pillow.

Fantastic wedding invitation keepsake

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

I wanted to have a wedding that was not only full of great memories for me, but for our friends and family as well. That’s why I decided to choose my accessories and gifts with the thought of momentos in mind. I wanted to get them things that would help them recall how exceptional both our reception and wedding was. I began by selecting keepsake gifts and moved on to things like a wedding invitation keepsake. There were a lot of wedding items to choose from on the internet, with suggestions of very nice items for both ceremonies and receptions. All of the things that I needed for my reception were there
My reception table centerpieces had flowers and scented candles surrounded by lace in a ceramic candle holder. .
The place card holders I decided on were beautiful beaded picture frames that the guests could all keep after the reception. If figured that if I wanted the folks who attended my reception to have good gift keepsakes, the best way to do it was by giving them practical favors. If you’re giving a present anyway, I’ve always felt that you might as well get something that they can make use of somehow. If it has no usefullness, it’s probably going to be discarded or forgotten. My loved ones were going to get something they’d genuinely appreciate, if I had anything to say about it. So I chose bistro coffee mugs for each of our friends and family’s gift. They attractive and you can get good use out of them, too. I bought a bunch of pretty hang tags to put on the boxes they arrived in, but the containers were so nice-looking that I just kept them in the boxes they came in.
I found so much online that I could use for our wedding reception. Our wedding cake topper was really something special. I wanted a cake topper that had some importance to us.
Playing football in a friend’s yard is what we were doing the first time we met. I got a couple in wedding garb in the middle of a football game to remind us that his first move on me was when he was trying to tackle me. When I look at the wedding cake topper, I think of both our wedding day and the day he first tried to tackle me. [spin]I was really surprised that I had found such a novel wedding cake topper as this one was, and not only that, I also found gorgeous wedding

Fantastic wedding photo guest book

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

Planning a wedding and reception can be a very hectic and exciting time, filled with so many options on what to choose for themes, decorations, etc. I know that when I tried to assist my daughter in planning her wedding, the biggest challenge was trying to get her to settle on one choice. First she didn’t know if she wanted a themed wedding or if she would rather go with a traditional ceremony and reception. We looked through all the themed wedding possibilities and she just couldn’t decide. At first she thought about a garden wedding, and then she considered a beach themed wedding and reception. Having a standard wedding ceremony and reception was what my daughter decided, at last, would be the best option for her. Once she made up her mind at last, we got to work putting together the wedding.
The invites had been delivered, the banquet hall for the reception was booked, and the church was rented out. She had her gown and the wedding party attire was all taken care of, so mostly what we had to concentrate on now, was the reception supplies and decorations. There were still a couple of accessories we needed to find, like her wedding guest book and wedding album. There was no shortage of wedding guest books to pick from, and the decorations on a big percentage of them were absolutely beautiful. There were many gorgeous wedding pens to choose from too, that matched with many of the guestbooks. We still had a few items to find when my daughter ran across a six piece wedding set that had a solid white satin cover with satin bows and rhinestones. Together with a beautiful wedding garter and unity candle were an adorable flower basket and ring pillow. A
guest book for wedding came with it. We were  surprised to find so many beautiful wedding items all in one set for one low price. The picture album we picked out for the special day was really cute; it had all kinds of neat pages for small souvenirs and art. Talk about a wonderful picture book to cherish your memories with.
Finally we were down to the cake topper, place card holders and wedding favors. Everything else was taken care of. She chose a lovely wedding cake topper with two doves made of glazed porcelain. Those doves will make an outstanding piece for her to treasure forever. Next we went for the place card holders, and for those my daughter decided to go with little silver picture frames for all of her guests at the reception. She thought it was neat to give the guests something they could actually use after the dinner. After looking at all of the items she selected for her ceremony and reception, I’d say she did a pretty good job of it. The extra cash she was able to hang on to by finding good deals is going to get spent when they go on the honeymoon.
The look and experience of our wedding day was a smashing success with our guests. My daughter and her new husband looked so wonderful as they danced their first dance as man and wife. We all did a lot of dancing that night, and I swear my feet still hurt, but it was all worth it, it was a wonderful event that I will remember forever. My little girl was now a wife and would someday be a mother, maybe with a daughter of her own. Well, when that day comes, I know exactly where I’ll go to get the supplies and shower favors for the baby shower I’ll throw. That website has everything you need for just about any occasion you are planning for. It’s definitely my online shopping spot.

Fantastic jewelry box

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

Picking out the accessories for my ceremony and the supplies for my reception wasn’t half as hard as trying to choose something nice for my bridesmaids. I just couldn’t seem to come across anything that they would really appreciate. I went online and there are quite a few lovely gifts for bridesmaids and all that attend the reception. But the hard part was picking out which was the best to buy. I stumbled across some wonderful low-priced thank you items as well. I got a really good deal on a wedding set that had a ring bearer pillow, a flower girl basket, a guest book, a pen, and eight pieces in total. I saved a ton on that. They were a lot cheaper as a set than they would have been if I would have purchased them individually.
I knew my bridesmaids would be thrilled if I got them an elegant jewelry box, and I found just that while I was perusing through the thank you gifts. In fact there were a few nice wedding jewelry boxes that I could choose from. Since I was having such a hard time making up my mind on which one I wanted to order, I decided to move on to the rest of my wedding needs and get back to the thank you gifts for my girls later. I had almost everything I needed for the ceremony, but there was a few more things I needed to pick out for my reception. I didn’t have my wedding cake topper yet, nor did I have the wedding favors for my friends and family, so that’s where I went next. I opted for a bride and groom salt and pepper shaker set and a bottle opener made to look like doves that had a beautiful chrome finish. Normally, I would have gotten some containers for the chrome openers, but the boxes they came in were so adorable that I just went with those. My fiance got his groomsmen a nice little stainless steel flask and a multi tool gadget that has just about everything from a pair of pliers to a bottle opener.
The topper I finally decided on was a bride and groom embracing and it was really quite lovely on top of our wedding cake. I looked at several different styles, and almost bought the monogram cake topper with silver brushed initials and crystals, but I fell for the embracing couple instead. With all of the rest of it out of the way, it was time to make the call on a present for my bridemaids. I did go with girls jewelry boxes for each of them, and also bought a piece of unique wedding jewelry to put inside. The piece I got each of the bridesmaids was a glittery rhinestone bangle. It may sound like that was a bit extravagant, but it wasn’t. There were a lot of choices of discount wedding jewelry available, which meant I could get them something really nice, and still save money. The pearl wedding jewelry I picked out to wear at my wedding was from the same spot. The quality of the jewelry is top-notch, and the prices are deeply discounted. The girls really loved their thank you gifts and I guess the guys were happy with what my fiance chose for them too.
It turned out to be the best day of my life and we all had such a great time at the reception. Two single people drew some attention: my husband’s brother snatched the garter out of the air, and my sister won the bouquet toss. Might something come of it? If anything came of it and my sister and his brother end up married, that means my sister would also be my sister in law. Only time will tell.

Fantastic baby shower gift

Sunday, May 3rd, 2009

Baby showers are growing bigger and bigger every year, it seems like there are more and more ideas and themes to choose from when hosting a shower. Baby showers are the most fun to attend because of all the very cute gifts invitees bring. If you are planning to attend a shower and are looking for some super unique baby shower gifts, there are a lot of options. If you go online you can find a whole world of thoughts about how to put together a baby shower and really cool presents to bring to them. The gathering will be a real treat for everyone there once you get all of your favors and supplies for the baby shower picked out. Things like shower gifts, place card holders, and everything in between is out there.
Are you interested in a baby shower gift to spice up the party? Something like a kid-themed cartoon photo book or growth chart for the wall, or even a teddy bear night-light would be an excellent choice if they’re looking for something to decorate the newborn’s room. There are bath soaps and other creative baby shower gifts, like a diaper cake with pacifiers and itty-bitty toys all around it. You can use just about any little item for baby for this super diaper cake, and it’s very decorative too. Personalized baby shower gifts are always nice to give the mother to be. Cute little first curl and first tooth containers are an outstanding choice, in my opinion. These lovely little silver plated boxes make great gifts for the mom to have as keepsakes. Many have a lining inside, usually pink for girls and blue for boys. Those small, unique things are what you want to always have a memory of, like the child’s footprints and handprints. Although some people like to give things like strollers and playpens, you’d be surprised how much the little things really count. You can insist on getting a good present and still find plenty cheap baby shower gifts to choose from. These are things that every new mother can never really have enough of. Clothing for the baby is frequently a popular choice, from socks to hats and anything in between, rather than spending an arm and a leg for a gift. All these gifts a new mother will surely need and use.
A bag for carrying diapers or diapers themselves are not only among the best baby shower gifts, they are also the most practical. There is a treasure trove of options out there on the world wide web if you’re looking to get a present for a woman who’s about to have a baby. Don’t forget to give your guests baby shower favors if you’re the hostess. A few memorable baby shower party gifts could include little picture frames or brag books. Or you may choose to give your guests little decorative favor boxes filled with chocolates or other candies. You have a lot of ideas to pick from when you’re getting a gift for your baby shower guests. You can find everything from adorable baby themed candles to scented soaps, which not only work well as thank you gifts, but make fantastic prizes in all the baby games you’ll play.
The Internet offers a plethora of shower gift options for you, whether you’re hosting a baby shower or just going as a guest. That’s where I got my shower gifts, and most of my wedding accessories and reception supplies too. When you go on the Internet, you’ll be find a lot of selection for any style of present for any type of party that you can possibly imagine.

Fantastic candle wedding favors

Sunday, May 3rd, 2009

There are tons of suggestions for great wedding favor gifts for the people invited to your wedding ceremony and party with you at your reception. You can choose from a variety of picture frame place card holders, whimsical little novelty gifts for beach themes and others, and many more selections of gifts. For our thank you gifts to our guests, we decided on candle wedding favors, because they’re not only beautiful, but they are practical too. With the decorative favor boxes I found online, I also wanted to attached personalized hang tags on each gift.
For each of our reception tables I ordered beautiful wedding unity candles, just for display. The candles, decorations, and the gorgeous flower arrangements for my centerpieces really looked fantastic together. It’s not just weddings that have the candle gifts for, graduations, birthdays and many other themed events had candle party favors to choose from, and a really nice candle holder wedding for bridal shower parties too. There is all kinds of products where I shop, not just the beautiful candles, but I found everything for my wedding accessories and they also have supplies for other types of parties as well.
With all the accessories necessary for a nice wedding and reception, I was really lucky to find a nice five piece accessory set, which included my guestbook, wedding pen set, ring pillow and bridal garter and a really gorgeous little flower girl basket. That really helped us out in the financials of buying all the wedding supplies we need. They carry a lot of discount accessories and supplies, like wholesale candles wedding favors and many other products for ceremonies and receptions.
Our wedding cake topper was really spectacular and it didn’t cost near as much as we expected a customized cake topper would cost. Our guests got a real kick out of our cake topper because the bride and groom looked just like us. All I had to do was send them a head shot picture of me and my fiance and they did the rest. The three tiered chocolate wedding cake we had made was just gorgeous and was decorated with all red and pink flowers surrounding it. Right beside our lucsious chocolate perfection was the most gorgeous cake knife serving set I’ve ever seen, and I insisted on buying this lovely calla lily set.
For our wedding table we decided on getting the champagne flutes made especially for the bride and groom, but the guests all got beautiful crystal champagne glasses they could keep as an extra party favor. There was no point in keeping them, what would I do with 200 champagne flutes? Besides, we were stocked with keepsakes from our wedding and reception, with our wedding guestbook, album, cake topper and more. One of the items in our five piece wedding set was the claret colored wedding guestbook with guest sign in pages, a place to list the gifts we received and a special spot for those little momentos. I think the guest book is important, not only to have everyones’ name that attended, but for later use when you are filling out thank you notes. It makes your guests appreciate the thank you notes with you remember what they gave you in way of wedding gifts.
Some of our friends and family complimented me on my choice of unique candle wedding favors as their thank you gifts, and told me how much they liked them. Looks like a made a wise choice in wedding favors. We were told, by our guests, as we departed for our honeymoon, that it was a fantastic wedding and reception and they all hoped for the best for us. This was truly one of the most unforgettable days in my life.

Fantastic new wedding

Sunday, May 3rd, 2009

Its been many years since my wedding and I can’t believe how much everything has changed for the better, including the decorations. It’s amazing what is out there and the variety you can choose from. If you want a beach party wedding you can find beach party accessories like beautiful little seashells and starfish, just to name a couple. There were also some pretty clever ideas for garden and other summer and spring weddings and receptions. I saw gorgeous new wedding collections for all seasons. The season that was amazing was the winter season because of all the Christmas colors and decorations you can add to your reception. You would be surprised how many people have weddings in the winter and have it outside. To me having a wedding in the winter outside would be a beautiful site to see and yet a little way out of the norm. I think I’d rather have my winter wonderland wedding and reception, indoors, where it’s warm. The best place for a winter wedding would be in a setting with a warm cozy fire and warm atmosphere.

There were also quite a bit to choose from for autumn weddings too, which is really my favorite time of the year. An autumn wedding would be so beautiful because of the beautiful scenery with the colors changing and awesome fall scents in the air. My wedding day was so long ago that the choices we had were being married in the church or running away and getting married. Today there are so many various weddings you can plan, that you can have the wedding you always wanted. There are even destination weddings, where you have a few close friends and family go along to the location of your choice for you ceremony. Everybody probably feels like they’re eploping too. You can find a new wedding party favor for all your wedding planning from a customary wedding to an out of town wedding

My daughter is getting married in two months and I’m helping her to plan the whole thing and she has decided to have a country western ceremony and reception. When she told me her idea for the wedding, I thought oh boy this is going to be one weird wedding, but as we were planning it I saw how awesome it was going to be. She found cake toppers that have a western theme to them, plus everything she needed for her bridal table, including western champagne flutes. They looked stylished and fashionable. She’s set up a country band, barbecue grills and hay bales that will be part of the party decor. She plans to string lights and lanterns everywhere outside for her big country reception party. She order western place card holders and watercans for the centerpieces and put flowers in them. It amazed me when I found out that they were having the wedding at a ranch because I never heard of renting one for a special occasion before. She ordered quite a few wedding accessories online that will go perfectly with the country western theme. She bought bride and groom cowboy hats there for her and her fiance and the cutest little new wedding favors for each of their guests.

It’s looks like when this is finished being planned, that it will be a big family barbecue with dear friends. It sounds like it will be a fantastic time for all the guests. Would you believe there’s even going to be an old fashioned barn dance too? So, I’ve decided to get on the band wagon and go shopping for a pair of cowboy boots, hat and blue jeans and get ready to celebrate this wedding the country way. Everybody will always remember this wedding. Thanks to my daughters great country themed wedding, she’s given me a great idea for our anniversary.