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Submitted by: Joe Palladino

Your wedding theme is an important part of basically everything that you will be doing at your celebration. The theme really ties everything together and sort of dictates a lot of your decorations, foods, and colors that you will be using. You need to make sure that everything is part of your theme and that can be a lot of work for you, and sometimes you will feel overwhelmed. With all of this going on it can be really difficult to remember everything that you need to do and sometimes you might get a little bit mixed up and that is understandable but you still need to be on top of your game.

One of the first things that you have to do is figure out your invitations because those go out way before the wedding is even about to come up. However, your invitations are still really important because they are the first things that your guests will see and the invitations will set the mood for the night that is up and coming. So, when you send out your wedding invitations you really need to think about all of this and how you will incorporate it into your invites. Your guests will really like to get this little sneak peek into the decorations and style for your celebration so that they can get ready for it and plan to maybe match your theme or buy you something that can be incorporated into it. Here are just a couple examples of the types of things you can find by shopping online.

Rose Embossed Invites:

These are really elegant invitations that promote traditional themes and the look of a perfect bride. Flowers are a symbol of eternity. Your wedding bond is supposed to be an eternal spiritual bond between you and your new spouse so the flowers are a great symbol of that bond that you have just formed. Also, if you are having a summer or a flower theme then these will really go great because your guests will already see those kinds of decorations forming in their imagination and they will expect to see that at your celebration. These are really just great and they will impress your guests because they will see that you have great style and that you put a lot of work into planning your party.

Bachelorette Part Invites:

Okay, so this isn’t for your wedding, but it is a very important part of the wedding process. Your bridal shower is a time for you to just let loose and relax. Traditionally, your bridesmaids plan this event for you, but maybe you want to have a little bit to do with it like picking the date or the invitations. These invites are perfect because they reflect the fun and vibrant atmosphere that a bridal shower should have. The front features fun colors and the image of a classy looking woman. The design of these cards is just really fashionable and all of your friends will love getting one in the mail.

About the Author: Joe owns an online wedding store offering wonderful

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wedding favors

and

bridal shower favors

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By Anna Hart

Unique and different bridal shower favors are not always easy to find. After all, if they are in the stores or on websites that sell bridal shower favors, they are available to a wide range of people. They may still be unique to you and your friends, but why not consider making your bridal shower favors?

Unique and different bridal shower favors, that are handmade by you, will be treasured far more than those that are ordered in haste.

Candle Bridal Shower Favors

First you will need the candles. Candles can be purchased in bulk for making your unique and different bridal shower favors. Look online for the Candle Factory of Grand Traverse. There you can order white tea candles in metal cups for as little as 12 cents each. Tea lights will burn up to 4 hours, so this may be as large as you want for bridal shower favors. If you want a longer burning or larger candle, order 9-hour votives for as little as 19 cents.

Next you will need candle holders. Bell-a-Roma is a good place to shop. Their selection includes holders for either tea lights or votive candles. If you need bridal shower favors for a beach-theme, you might like the ceramic dolphin holders. For an autumn or winter bridal shower, you might choose the glass flower holders. Their tall flower candle holders are beautiful pastel tulips on green metal stems with green leaves a delicate, romantic bridal shower favor for a garden party.

Finally, you will need ribbon and copies of small photos of the bridal couple for your bridal shower favors. You can scan a photo into a computer, and print as many copies as you need. Choose white or pastel ribbon to go with your candles and holders. Satin ribbon is good and will tie easily.

To assemble your homemade bridal shower favors, simply thread thin satin ribbon through a hole in each photo, and then tie the ribbon in a bow around your candle holder. Insert a candle, and your unique bridal shower favor is ready.

Tip:

If you realize you won’t have time to assemble these, but still want candles, look under Bell-a-Roma’s heading “wedding candles” for a unique and different bridal shower favor. The “Just Married Car” is a candle holder with clear glass votive holder filled with scented wax. The favor features bride and groom in a just married car. They have many other bridal shower favors I’ve seen nowhere else. Unique!

Mini Scrapbook Bridal Shower Favors

Scrapbooking is rapidly growing in popularity. Why not create mini scrapbooks for your bridal shower favors? This will work best with digital scrapbooking.

First, visit Oriental Trading Company online and order their Matchbook Albums one for each bridal shower favor you need.

Scan photos of the bride and her friends into your computer, and size them to fit the 3″ x 3″ scrapbook pages. Passport size photos work well. Crop your photos to focus on the most important details.

Create 6 digital scrapbook pages, with different digital paper for each. Open windows for your photos, insert, and frame them. Add a brief note or caption and a small embellishment.

Now print copies of your digital pages for each bridal shower favor. Assemble, and tie with ribbon for unique and different bridal shower favors.

Wooden Letter Bridal Shower Favors

This unique bridal shower favor will be treasured by everyone at your party. Purchase large wooden letters at a craft or home store. Oriental Trading has these letters, painted white, in 6″ height. Purchase the letter that will be the bride’s new last initial. For example, if her married name will be Jones, purchase a letter “J” for each bridal shower favor.

“Scrap” the wood letters with scrapbooking paper, ribbon, and stickers that have meaning to the bride and her friends. Tie a ribbon on each bridal shower favor when it is done.

Heart Tin Bridal Shower Favors

Heart tins filled with candy need not be boring. They can be bridal shower favors as unique as you are. Purchase small, plain heart tins with lids at a craft store. Embellish the lids with symbols and words that have meaning for you and the bride. Find embellishments at a scrapbooking supply site or craft store. Fill the tins with red cinnamon heart candies for a unique bridal shower favor.

About the Author: 2007, Anna Hart. Anna Hart invites you to read more of her secrets about memorable bridal shower favors at

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