Tips by Theme:
Making Your Wedding More Unique and Personal
Cake cutting time is an opportunity to recognize
the bride's mother - with a toast or a gift of the bouquet.
- Deb, married 2000
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Consider a butterfly
release -- inexpensive, beautiful, different and delightful
for your guests! -
Anonymous, married 2003
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"Why spend money on favors
unless they are something people will actually want? Instead
of going for the traditional knickknack-with-initials (have
you ever kept one of those from a wedding?), we went to a
national home furnishings store and picked out decorative
items that we thought would look great on our reception tables
- and in our guests homes. They were $6-$8 each retail, but
we got them for $2 by contacting the corporate office about
a bulk purchase. And while they don't have our names on them,
nearly every one of our guests now displays them in their
home - and, of course, they remember the wonderful wedding
at which they got them!" -
Jill, married 2003
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Look for non-traditional registry
opportunities - you'll get stuff you love and your guests
will really appreciate the options! -
Anne, married 2003
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Listing all your attendees on the back of
the program makes all of your guests feel really special.
-
Gina, married 2001
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We saved a lot of money -- and enjoyed our
reception dinner more -- because we bought our own wine.
We shopped with our favorite local merchant, who helped us
find cases of a wine that was unique and special to us (and
a fantastic value). Even with corkage, we saved . . . plus,
we saved a case to enjoy with friends over the year
after our wedding (and on our first anniversary!). It was
a great way to remember our celebration. - Beth, married
2001
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After overspending on so many things,
we didn't have much budget for flowers. Thankfully,
our florist was ingenious: she created lovely bouquet style
arrangements for our ceremony aisle that she later placed
on the tables at our reception as centerpieces. Our guests
were none the wiser, and we saved tons of money (and
avoided wasting flowers, too!). - Carla, married 2003
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