Wedding Ideas

Are you doing your own hair?

1. Time your practice session and make a list of all of the tools and products you will need. If you are not going to be in your home, you will need to plan and pack well.

To really look your best on your wedding day it’s important to start with some pre-planning - a few months are great... but even weeks are fine too.

It's important to get your skin in tip top condition and this can be done with the help of a beautician or else in the comfort of your home.... this will depend on your budget and your time constraints.

Wedding Planning Guide

Have you always had an idea in your mind about your perfect wedding? Whether it be a simple wedding ceremony at a scenic spot at sunset followed by cocktails; or big church wedding with a full nuptial mass and a formal wedding dinner in one of the best hotels, good planning can help you achieve the wedding you want with a minimum of stress on your big day.

Thinking about how you are going to look on your wedding day?  It's important to look and feel your best, so we've put together some tips to help.

Here are some things to consider leading up to yoru special day:

Recently, our wedding invitation designer has been helping plan her niece’s wedding. While using the Martha Stewart website she found an article about using a cookie press. We thought that this is a wonderful idea.

Your invitation design can be made into a cookie press and used when you bake. Using the cookie press is easy to do and an uniquely fun way to continue sharing your design with others. Cookies can be made for a wedding shower, reception or any time after the wedding.

Destination weddings are becoming so very popular, I thought that I would share a few budgeting tips to think about while planning a destination wedding.

In any wedding workbook, you’ll find a budget page where you plan for all the standard wedding expenses (like your photographer, wedding flowers, music, your wedding dress and the caterer). But what if you’re having a destination wedding? Below are some costs that are specific to destination weddings that aren’t usually mentioned in standard wedding budgets:

So you’re looking for a wedding minister, eh?  Not as easy as it sounds, right?

The Officiant you choose should match your personal style and the type of wedding ceremony that you'd like to have. For instance, you may not choose the same minister for an informal wedding in the park versus a formal religious ceremony in a church. Your ceremony is the spiritual heart and soul of your wedding day. Yet, many people are uncertain about how to choose an officiant.  Some couples are initially intimidated when talking with the person who may be partnering with them on one of the most important days of their life.  If you and your fiance are already members of an established church, then the choice is easy. But if neither of you has an affiliation with a local church, you’ll want to be looking for a minister who can serve you well on your special day.  Here are some tips on where to look and what to ask.

The "Candy Buffet"  is a HOT item for weddings and events.  Heck, everybody loves candy!  They are replacing the "Wedding Favors" as your guests will want to take candy home.  They are easy to set up too. All you need is containers, candy, scoops and a little creativity. Your guests will LOVE it.

You can spice up the table with tablecloths, table runners, flowers, and pictures. These things can be added to make your candy buffet table look FABULOUS.

On your wedding day often the last thing you think about doing is preparing food - one of the most important things you need to survive until the reception!

To stop you from the embarrassment of fainting away at the alter, here are a few ideas of platters that are light, nutritious and energising.

I'm sure most people have heard that a good or bad Disc Jockey can make or break (as in ruin) just about any event. So it really pays to do your homework and know what to look for when you go shopping around for a DJ for your special event.

It never ceases to amaze me that most folks will pay more attention to, and be willing to spend more money on, other aspects of a typical event; such as catering, photographers,venues...etc. But when it comes to the DJ; the source of entertainment; the person that is going to be responsible for all the announcements, introductions, and overall tempo of the event; it becomes almost an afterthought. A vendor that some people will try to save money on; after already spending so much on the catering and the photographers. BIG MISTAKE!!!