2013 Wedding Trend: Wedding Garland!

A great way to decorate your wedding is with garland!  Garland can be made with all different materials and is a great DIY project.  Fabric, tissue paper, flowers, card stock and even paper cups can be made in to a beautiful wedding garland.

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I love when the garland spells out a message.  This message can be used as a backdrop behind the new Mr. and Mrs. or as the perfect backdrop behind a dessert or card table informing guests where things are located.

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It can even spell out a message for the backdrop at the ceremony!

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Garland also looks gorgeous under any table at your reception!  Especially if you don’t have linens try dressing up your tables with garland.

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Garland with messages can also be super cute for wedding photos! You can hold a sign that says “Just Hitched”.  You can even hold up garland that reads “Thank You” and use this wedding picture for your thank you cards after the wedding!

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If you are wondering where else you might use garland at your wedding the possibilities are endless.  One of the cutest places is to distinguish the bride and grooms chairs at the reception!

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An elegant and beautiful way to dress up the car for your departure is to use garland on the back bumper.  It can even be made to read “Just Married” for everyone to see as you are leaving!

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Are you using garland at your wedding?  Tell us what you think about wedding garland and where your garland will be!

Happy Planning!

Wedding Photography: Tips and Ideas for every bride

Wedding pictures are the most common cause of stress on wedding day. I have a few tips for every bride to follow to make sure that the least of their worries on wedding day is photography:

1. Hire a professional wedding photographer!!

If you do nothing else…take this advice! So many brides try to save money by hiring a friend to take pictures.  Trust me, you will be disappointed in the end.  Professional wedding photographers understand how quickly and efficiently they need to stage photos to get all of the shots you want without all the stress!

2. Be on Time!

Sounds easy, right?  This has to be the #1 reason for stress on the wedding day.  Make sure if you are having a makeup or hair stylist they do not leave you to do last!! Artists always run late (even with the best of intentions) so leave enough time to sip some champagne and relax while the rest of your girls are getting ready.

3. Make a list of your Top 5 shots!

Some brides create a long list of poses and ideas for pictures that even the most skilled photographer cannot accomplish in the time allotted.  If you make a list of the top 5 shots or ideas you can’t live without it will allow your photographer time to be creative while getting your “must-have” list accomplishedl!

I have included some of my favorite wedding photography picture ideas that you may want to add in to your Top 5 shots!

Anything involving jumping!! Whether it involved the bride and groom or the whole wedding party jumping shots are so much fun and a great expression of what an amazingly fun time you are having!

Funny shots of the guys!! Let your guys be creative and have fun with choosing how they express their excitement!

To show off your style and how awesome your choice of dresses and bouquets are; line up!

You can even have a bridal portrait taken of you with all of your girls in the background.  Beautiful!

Don’t forget about the shoes!! (or socks)

Anything involving flower girls is usually adorable but this idea is one of my all time faves!

Light up the night sky with sparklers!

I hope these ideas and advice have helped in staying stress free on your wedding day and given a little inspiration for those Top 5 shots!

Happy Planning!

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Wedding Flip Books

Are you looking for something fun and unique for guests to do at your wedding?  Well, I have an idea I think your guests are going to love.  So many brides are deciding on having a photo booth at their wedding to take pictures of their guests.  The pictures they take serve as a favor to take home with them and a reminder of the great time they had at your wedding. As much as I love photo booths, I think I may just love the idea of an on-site flip book more!!

If you are like me, I had never heard of an on-site flip book service for weddings and had no idea exactly what that meant. I will try my best to explain…. I think we have all seen the original flip books with a series of pictures when flipped through would create a “video” of sorts?

Well, flip book companies are now setting up an area at the wedding where they film guests making a short video clip.  In less than two minutes they create a flip book of the video to take with them as a favor from the wedding!! How cool is that?

Most companies will make as many flip books as the guests would like to make.  And the cover of the flip book can be personalized including your names and the date of the wedding.

You can also supply fun props that always make the flip books a little more interesting!

If you love the idea of a flip book some brides are even using this idea for save the dates and wedding invitations!

What do you think about this new trend for weddings?

Happy Planning!

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