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Events Blossom Rhinestone Monogram Flyers (12 pack)
It is your wedding, why not the “letter of the day” a little glamour and tinsel, and set it on your wedding promotes, invitations, envelopes and menu cards. Each vignette is clear, beautiful rhinestones monogram in the initial phase of your choice (with the exception of the U and X). Hang up the entire look together used during the whole event. The rhinestone stickers are further strong glue on them and may be too little, almost everything. With jewel-like monogram initials like this, certainly your brand!
Size: about 1.75 “by writing
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Make Your Own Wedding Favors
Weddings can be very expensive. Whether you do all the planning yourself, including making the food for the reception, hosting the wedding in your home or yard and setting up the floral arrangements yourself, you are going to be spending money. The more guests you have, the more expensive the wedding will be. One of the ways you can save money at your wedding is to make your own wedding favors.
Homemade wedding favors can include such charming ideas as the votive candle holder. These are very simple and yet look classical in their setting on the guest tables. If you like chocolate, you can wander through the craft stores and find a series of different things that you can place your chocolates in such as glass slippers.
Another popular idea for homemade wedding favors is bottles of decorative sand. While this may not sound like much of a favor, consider the fact that the wedding favor should reflect some aspect of the wedding. If the wedding is as beach ceremony and the reception is hosted with decorations of seashells and ocean themes, a bottle of decorative sand is the ideal. That’s the beauty of making your own wedding favors, they can tell the story you want them to tell and accent the theme you want it to accent.
Gifts for the Couple Who Asks for Nothing
If you are looking for a few solid wedding gift ideas, but don’t have a registry to work off of, here are some suggestions for gifts:
* Money – Cash gifts may seem impersonal to some, but for couples that are not registered the gift of cash can be put towards anything they’d like whether it’s a down payment on a vehicle, a house or just fun splurge money for their honeymoon vacation – it’s a gift that let’s them get what they want.
* Reservations – You may not think this is such a big deal, but covering their expenses for a night in a luxurious honeymoon suite before they continue on to their honeymoon can be a real kick for many newlyweds. They can savor the room service, the Jacuzzi tubs and the opulent privacy that every newlywed couple deserves
* Gift Certificates – Whether you give them a gift certificate to a wonderful place at their honeymoon destination or to favored restaurants at home; gift certificates are great wedding gift ideas because it allows them to enjoy fine food and a romantic dinner
* Bottle of Wine or Champagne – This is a good wedding gift idea for the right couple. Give them a bottle of wine or champagne with a note to not be opened until their 1st wedding anniversary. It’s a charming gift that inspires confidence in their choices and their wedding
Wedding Favor
Exclusive wedding favors, party supplies, bridal shower favors, bridal accessories and personalized wedding decorations create lasting memories of your special event. At Beaucoup, we carry a large collection of party favors and supplies as well as bridal shower favors, perfect for wedding receptions, engagement parties, rehearsal dinners, corporate parties, holiday parties, anniversaries and more. You will find hundreds of unique, personalized party supplies, gift ideas and wedding decorations for planning the perfect reception. Be sure to check out our favors of the month!
Turn Your Wedding into a Time of Giving
Why not make your wedding a time for reaching out to others in need, a time for giving and sharing. It is so easy to get lost in one’s own needs (style of dress, food selections, honeymoon plans, etc…) that finding ways to think of others can actually make your wedding planning less stressful! My fiancé, Haym, and I, have come across several ideas that we like. We would like to share them with all of you.
For those couples who have everything, ask your guests to donate to one (or several) of your or their favorite charities. At www.justgive.org there is a Wedding Registry, replete with an on line form and search engine to help even the most internet-challenged decide which charities to use. The site has over 850,000 charities from which to choose! You can even submit a picture, bio of yourself and your groom, and any details about the wedding you wish to provide. When guests make donations, your name is mentioned.
Wedding favors are lovely and cute but many don’t even make it home with the guests! Instead of a gift, you can donate a set amount to a favorite charity in each guests name. But if you do decide to have favors, think about the following.
Are you and your hubby (or wife)-to-be into protecting the environment? You can give a soon-to-be tree to your wedding guests. At www.growatree.com, you can pick a tree that is customized for your state and they arrive in ‘attention grabbing display boxes’. Another option is www.treeinabox.com. This company provides personalized wedding boxes with names, dates and pictures of wedding bells! The www.expressionsgifts.com website offers ‘celebrations in green’, lovely live seedlings or spruce trees that are nurtured and grown for two years. Not into ordering on the web? Go down to your local nursery – and have them package up small seedlings with a pretty bow for your day. Not only are these favors, good for the environment, but your guests will have lasting memories from your special day! In the same vein, you can print your wedding invitations and thank you notes on tree-free and/or recyclable paper.
Have you thought about what to do with the delicious and extravagant food that will be left over after the wedding party? You can bring happiness to the lives of others by donating this delicious fare to a homeless shelter. You can also donate your wedding flowers to a nursing home or a woman’s shelter, or any other organization that could use some brightening up.
You don’t have to stop giving when the wedding ends. Not all women can afford a beautiful wedding dress in which to get married. What a tremendous gift of love to donate your gown to an organization such as the Making Memories Breast Cancer Foundation. At www.makingmemories.org they will instruct you on how to send your precious gift!
When all is said and done and you are blissfully happy with your new spouse, you can be thankful not only for what you have received on this wonderful day but at peace with yourself for the kindness and love you will have brought to others. What a beautiful way to start your new life with your beloved!
By Lisa Ellin
So You Want To Make Your Own Wedding Favors?
Well you can, and they can be beautiful and unique with your own personal touch. I notice that a lot of brides are trying to find ideas to make their own original wedding favors. I know that you want something that your guests will love that gets them into the joy of the day!
Lets start with some important tips for getting started with your search for the perfect favor to make. First you have to start early. I know that wedding planning usually begins about 18 months before the wedding. Do not leave your wedding favor as a last minute detail. Think about what you want to make and then shop around for the best prices. You can find the best prices at craft stores after holidays like Valentine’s Day, Christmas, and Thanksgiving. Also, you can go to your local party stores, and find materials that you can use for your favors. They usually have very good sales after the holidays. Always be on the lookout for the materials you need because you might just find them for next to nothing at any store.
Next you need to find something that you can make yourself. There are a lot of good ideas, but some of them are not for everyone. For instance, I can’t sew so I stay away from projects that require me to sew more than a simple stitch. Try to pick something that will be easy for almost anyone to put together because you will probably have an assembly line of helpers, especially since most weddings have more than 100 guests.
Well here are some of the steps to creating that wedding favor you and your guests will love! First, you will need to answer a few questions:
- What is something unique about you, the Bride?
- What is your favorite hobby?
- What is something that you and your fiancé love to do?
- What message do you want to convey to your guest?
- What is the mood of your wedding, like formal, party time, or family get together?
- Is there a theme to your reception?
- Is your wedding during a holiday like Christmas or Thanksgiving?
- Do you want the guest to keep the favor or just eat it?
When you answer these questions, you’ll be able to come up with a lot of ideas for favors that you might want to have. While answering the questions, don’t restrict yourself to the traditional. I’ve recently seen request on many message boards for very unique favors like military favors, bowling favors, and especially destination wedding favors. For example, if you are an avid stamp collector, then develop your favor around this interest.
The next step is to develop a miniature representation of your theme or hobby. For example for the Christmas wedding, you could find tiny pine trees and decorate them with candies and ribbon as ornaments. Make sure you make the favor as simple as possible, so it is easy to assemble. This is especially important for large weddings.
The final step is to go to the craft store and look around for materials to make your idea. For example, with the stamp collector, that person could get some card stack or post cards and print out a Stamp with the happy couple, a message for guests and the price in the corner like an actual stamp. They could attach these cards to envelope or tulle with candy. There are so many things in the craft store that will inspire ideas in the creative bride. You can even start with this step and just look around and see what you can find. There are so many miniature materials that you can develop into beautiful craft ideas. Also, don’t just go to the wedding aisle of the craft store, look around the whole store. Wedding favors can be made with just about anything. Popsicle sticks, Forsterä, WoodsiesÒ, and plastic spoons are just a few materials that you can use. If you plan on making your own favors and you want something unique then take time to develop your idea and make it personal to you! You will save money and you will definitely love the outcome!
By Kristie McDaniel
Author of the E-Book: Do Yourself A Favor: Easy and Affordable Wedding Favors You Can Make Yourself! On sale at www.doyourselfafavor.net
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