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Save Money On Your Wedding With These DIY Ideas

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DIY weddings are becoming more and more popular each year and it’s easy to see why. Even though it often means more work for the soon to be married couple, they can often be a more budget friendly option. Not only that, they can add more personality and give you more control over certain aspects of your big day. But often many couples aren’t sure where to start or which parts of their wedding they can do themselves. So to help you get started here are some DIY ideas that you can try when planning your wedding to save yourself some money. In addition, it’s a great idea if you do consider in having bridesmaids proposal box as well which can added spice for the entire wedding ceremony.

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Your Wedding Stationery

Wedding stationery is an essential part of your big day that can cost a lot to create and send out. Speciality cards, custom-made envelopes and postage fees add up, especially if you’re inviting a lot of people. So why not some of your costs and DIY your wedding stationery yourself. You can find DIY wedding invitations from Pure Invitation and other suppliers online. You can choose a suitable design you like, personalise it and have all the necessary pieces sent to you. You can then spend an hour or two on your evenings and weekends carefully assembling your invitations and cards. Alternatively, you could design your own invitations and print them out at home. This will allow you to create stationery that you love and that reflects the theme for your wedding perfectly. Just remember to avoid any styles and sizes that are too heavy or large as this will raise the postage price.

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Your Makeup

There is no written rule that you have to have a professional makeup artist to do your wedding day makeup. If you’re quite happy to do your own makeup then why not just do it yourself. This will save you travel expenses to and from a salon and gets rid of the makeup artist’s fee from your budget. It will also stop you getting stressed out about being ready on time as it’s up to you to do it. So wash all of your makeup brushes and invest in some new makeup products. This will be far cheaper than paying a makeup artist and makes the process that extra bit special. Always do a few practise runs in the weeks leading up to your wedding and take pictures of yourself to see what works best. Look online for wedding makeup inspiration and try out a few styles before you commit.

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Your Wedding Cake

Wedding cakes are a focus point that many of your guests will look forward to seeing on display in your venue. But as with most things wedding-related, wedding cakes can be more costly that you probably realise. So if you love baking and decorating cakes, why not put your skills to good use and make your own wedding cake. Take a look at sites like thekitchn for DIY wedding cakes inspiration and recipes. Again, you will need  give yourself plenty of time to practise before hand to make sure you get it just right. Invite some friends over to try out a few cake options to get their opinions on flavours and decoration. You will also need to work out which is the best way to transport your cake to your venue without it being destroyed. Do some test runs and determine which route avoids things such as speed bumps and sharp turns which could damage your cake.

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Your Wedding Music

While DJ’s and live bands are popular choices for weddings, they can also put a strain on your budget. As a fantastic alternative, you can create your own wedding playlist. Instead of letting someone else choose the songs, you and your partner can choose songs that hold some significance to you both. You can also ask your guests to send you some song recommendations they would like to hear at your reception. This brings a far more personal touch to your big day without having to spend a lot of money to achieve it. Just make sure that your venue has a strong internet connection if you want to create your playlist online.
These are just a handful of ideas you can try when creating your DIY wedding. But there are many more you can try too. Just remember not to take too much on by yourself or you may find yourself overwhelmed with projects that all need to be completed. Why not plan a DIY night where you invite your bridesmaids and friends round to help you. This will make the process a lot more fun and get things done much quicker.

Creative Ways to Incorporate Your Pets into Your Wedding

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Put Them on Your Invites

One way you can get your pets into your wedding is by featuring them on your wedding stationery. You can have their image or their name on your invites to include them in your day from the beginning. Look at the personalised wedding invitations from Paper Themes to see how you could have their names included. Or you could do DIY invites with a photo or an artistic interpretation of your furry friend. You can do the same with your other stationery too, from place cards at the reception to programs. Try using a cut drawing or motif that you can put on lots of different things.

Get Them in Your Decorations

As well as your stationery, you could also use your pets in your decorations and other details. Maybe you could have tablecloths with your cat on them or paper mobiles with images of your birds. Get creative with all the ways you could use your pet’s image or name in your wedding. Maybe your welcome sign as everyone arrives at the reception could say “Thank you from John, Jane and Fluffy”. Perhaps you could put a photo of your pet in the flower arrangements. Or you could include them in a montage of pictures of the happy couple. It doesn’t have to be an exact likeness of your pet. Maybe you’re found an ink stamp in the shape of a rabbit that you love.

Have Them Attend

In some cases, you might be able to have your pet come to the wedding. Of course, to do this, they’re going to have to be well behaved. It’s most likely that you’ll bring your dog. However, you might also consider another pet you can put on a leash. For example, you might be able to have your cat, rabbit or ferret there. Some couples choose to get married on a farm and have larger animals attend too, such as horses. You could have them simply be present, or you might give them a role in the ceremony. Ring bearer is a popular choice for dogs. Before you invite your pet to the wedding, think about whether it’s something they can handle.

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Getting Ready in the Morning

If you don’t think your pet could stand the hustle and bustle of the wedding, they can still be part of the day. You might like to have them keep you company in the morning as you get ready. Of course, there could be an argument over who gets to have them around as you prepare for the day! This option is easiest when you’re planning to get ready at home. However, if you’re in a hotel, they might allow pets. Even if they don’t usually, asking nicely could get you far. Have photos taken as you get ready, and you can make sure your beloved pal is in your wedding memories. Just watch out for fur, which you definitely don’t want on your dress. Have a lint roller or clothes brush on hand, just in case.

Take Some Photos

Putting your pets in your photos is another great way to get them in your wedding. You might not want to have them around for the whole day, but having someone bring them for photos is an alternative. You could have them there to take formal photos after the ceremony or maybe for something more casual. Your dog might need a runaround part way through the day anyway, so it’s a good excuse to give them some exercise. Have some fun photos taken of an informal moment playing fetch. It could help you let go of some tension too!

Your pet can become a part of your big day in lots of different ways. If it’s not possible for them to come, you can still get them into the wedding in another way.

Exciting Ideas for a Totally Unique Wedding

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Having a totally unique wedding is a must if you want your guests to remember it as much as you. You want your wedding to not only stand out in everybody’s minds, but mean something to you and your partner too. A unique wedding is a must. Here are some exciting ideas you can use:

Show off Your Personalities

Make sure you show off your personalities when you’re planning your wedding. Hardly anybody sticks to tradition anymore; they all like to incorporate things that really mean something to them, rather than things that meant something to other people years ago. If you both have a hobby that you love, why not include that? There are so many ways you can make your wedding unique, it’s a simple case of using your imagination. Assuming you’ve been to friend’s weddings, you’ll know how they can sometimes blend in with one another. Make yours stand out!

Create a Custom Logo

Something couples have started doing before their big day, is creating a custom logo. This is a fun logo that means something to them as a couple, that they include on all of the printed materials for the wedding. You can include it on invites, RSVPs, favours, and so on.

Give Out Thoughtful Favours

Nobody really likes to be given sugared almonds, so why not give out thoughtful favours instead? If you have lots of guests coming for a destination wedding, then why not hand out some nice flip flops? If you’re having your wedding outdoors in your hometown, you could give out scarf/wraps to keep everybody warm. Make the favours worthwhile and people will remember it!

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Change Your Look

Why not change your look half way through the day? Some brides are doing this with a dress that transforms; during the ceremony it’s a full on wedding gown, then it transforms into something sleeker and sexier for the evening do. You could even change into a special separate dress you’ve bought for the evening. Even if you don’t want to change out of your wedding dress, you could change your look. Why not re-do your hair a different style, try a different makeup look, or change your jewellery? All eyes will be on you, and you’ll have lots of fun. Make sure you have a unique wedding photographer to capture your changing look too!

Choreograph Your Dance

Have some fun choreographing your dance moves for the day. You could have a special surprise dance with your other half, or even one with your dad! You don’t have to start breakdancing, but making the dance show off your personalities more will make your day more memorable.

Exciting Food Treats

Something else the guests will remember about the day; your food. Serving exciting food treats is a great way to keep everybody going. Why not surprise your guests later on with a snack of cookies and a milky cocktail? You could even have a ‘make your own hot drinks’ table so that your guests are ready to party for longer.

Have a wonderful day!

Engaged? It’s Time to Start Planning Your Big Day!

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It’s a wonderful month for romance. We’ve just had the most romantic day of the year, St Valentine’s. What an excellent time to spoil the one you love! Of course, you should be doing that all year round, but sometimes, it is handy to be given that little reminder. Romance comes in do many forms. Some lovers may stick to the traditional gifts like flowers and chocolates. Others try to show their love in more creative ways. It’s always nice to bear in mind the personality of the recipient when choosing gifts – it makes it even more special. A thoughtful gift is much more romantic than some flowers bought hastily at a garage!

The other reason February is so romantic in 2016 is that it is a leap year. Tradition states that the 29th of February is the day that women should take the lead and propose marriage! Back in ancient times, it was customary that a man refused the proposal, he had to compensate the lady. Whether it be jewels, cash or a gown, it was necessary to give a token of compensation.

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So if you have (or plan to) get engaged this month, then you might be thinking about the wedding already. If you’re impatient, and  you don’t want to wait too long to get hitched, then what’s the next step?

The first thing is to decide where you want to get married. This is crucial to do as soon as possible. Even if you are waiting a while, it makes sense to book it as soon as possible. Ensuring that your desired date is available can be difficult, so ensure you have more than one choice. You’re less likely to be disappointed this way.

Once you have the date confirmed, you can either choose to send out Save The Date cards if it’s some time off yet. If your nuptials are more imminent than it makes sense to go straight to the invitations! Get your invitations out as quickly as possible, especially if your wedding is within the next three months. This gives guests more time to make sure they can make it to your big day!

Wedding invitations should reflect the personalities of the couple. There are superstitions in some countries and cultures about wedding invitations. Chinese wedding invitation designs are laden with tradition and meaning and are meant to bring luck. The traditional style in the UK is for the invited to be sent from the parents of the bride. But as more and more families fragment, it is common these days for people to send the invites on their behalf.

Deciding who to invite to your wedding can be fraught with difficulties. Those with a large friendship group may find it difficult to choose who to ask without offending others if you have a limit on the number of guests. And as for relatives, and step-relatives, it can be a minefield!

Now you’ve got the basics covered; it’s time to get on with planning your big day! This is where the fun begins!

A Groom’s Guide to Fashion

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So, you’re wedding is approaching and you haven’t yet decided what you’re going to wear. If you don’t even know where to start, let us help you.

The Suit

This is the best place to start. The thing that people will look at first when they see you will be the suit that you’re wearing, so you want it to look the part. It’s best to get a tailored suit to make sure that it fits you as well as it possibly can. Visit http://michaelandrewsbespoke.com/ for a despoke suit. There’s nothing worse than turning up for your wedding in an ill-fitting suit. The style and fit you go for are up to you. At the moment, slim fitting suits are in fashion, but you don’t need to be restricted by current fashions. Your own comfort is always more important on your wedding day.

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Tie

There are lots of interesting styles of tie out there, so you can have some fun when choosing yours. The colour is important, and you will need to think about it corresponds to the colour of your suit. But it’s fine to go for something bright and vibrant as long as it works alongside everything else you’re wearing. People are increasingly experimenting with different materials now too. You can get tweed, wool or silk ties. Each of these materials offers something a little out of the ordinary.

Shoes

There are not many vital rules to follow when it comes to choosing what to wear on your feet for your big day. It obviously depends on what else you have decided to wear, and your own personal preferences when it comes to footwear. Casual shoes are becoming more popular, so don’t rule them out. But the most popular form of footwear remains the black brogue. Remember to make sure that you wear black shoes with a black suit. And if your suit is navy, you are best wearing brown shoes.

Buttonholes and Pocket Squares

Buttonholes are a great way to finish off your outfit. They mark you out as the groom and add a little touch of class to the outfit. A small flower that fits in with everything else you’re wearing (match it with your tie) makes the perfect buttonhole. And then you can add a pocket square to truly finish off the outfit. These are great for adding a pop of colour to an outfit, making them perfect for people who want to liven up their classical style outfit. Just make sure it’s folded properly before you walk down the aisle.

Alternative Ideas

If you don’t want to stick to convention, there are plenty of alternative ideas that are becoming more popular all the time. You could take a more casual approach to your outfit if you like. Coloured shirts with braces are pretty popular at the moment, and they look great for summer or outdoor weddings. Not every wedding is a big serious affair. Some of them are very low-key and casual, so it makes sense that the clothes you wear reflect the tone of the wedding you want to create.

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Elegant Mother of the bride dresses 2015

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Preparing for your wedding is no easy job. Because you have to consider all the possible needs like the gowns and dresses of your bridesmaids and others – for your man’s side. There’s also something to settled at the venue as you wanted your own wedding to be organized and neat looking. Actually, you can hire an wedding planner for your convenience but they are quite pricy to avail though. Others are taking the risk on having all the preparations on their hands and have all the programs settled in the timely fashion as they are work under pressure. But of course, to others like my self, this really wont work that is why I am suggest you to have a look on these online shops that has these cheapest dresses available for your wedding. Because online shops has a lot to offer than to these nearby or mortar stores at the malls.

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I know, everyone’s dreams is to walk to the aisle holding hands with their significant other and have the blessed matrimony as they take a vow to one another. Of course, as it’s happen it’s given that you couple should wear off the possibly the most awesome dresses and tuxedo you could have for yourself because this was really a life changing event for you both. But of course, you should consider too, to have your parents especially your mum an lovely dress fr this event for her to be looking elegant and still lovely as she do her walks toward the altar. No worries, you can have cheap plus size mother of the bride dresses at this link: http://www.weddingshe.com/list/Mother-Of-The-Bride-Dresses-10073/ without hesitation, why? because the shop is indeed reputable and the dresses they’ve sells are really reasonable that wont break the wallet that much. Hence, it’s advisable for you who planned to tied up already to take a look this awesome shop for your wedding gowns and dresses.

Most Versatile Dresses for 2015

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Planning or tend to attend in sort of parties but has minimal budget for dresses? if so, why not buying one dress then wear if off to those parties you would like to attend to? yes! you ca actually do that. All you have to do is to learn on how to you can make the dress unique in particular party. And first thing you do was to know on how to use accessories that are ones help you out to be unique looking and  to be more elegant. Because accessories can does spice up the whole thing, the whole outfit hence you should get the best accessories out in the market today. I suggest you then to have these glittery type of accessories for you to have this stunning impressions as you walks toward inside the hall where the party is.

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But if you aren’t that fond with the idea. You can still try the basics though or these dresses that are normal to wear in any type of occasions and am telling about the homecoming dresses. Yes! these dresses are also versatile and the usual prices aren’t that much where in fact you can have an cheap homecoming dresses at wishesbridal without any hesitation at all. Because all of their dresses on shop are pretty elegant and they cant make you down as you wears any of their items. Hence you should really have to check them out for your consideration..

Simply But Elegant Beach Wedding dresses

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Every each of us has it’s own dream wedding. Other might fond of church wedding, the usual one, while other wanting to be quirky by having an beach wedding instead. For me, anything will do as long it does solemnly did and we wear the most comfortable coat perhaps an tuxedo for me and elegant beach ivory wedding gown for my bride to be – everything gone fine.

But on today’s wedding. As Ive noticed, people were like to have this beach wedding more than the usual. Because they might found the beach wedding more romantic and hassle free when in regards on what to wear. Ivory wedding of weddingshe is the best pick above all, own my opinion. Because this type of wedding gown aren’t that complicated to wear thus everyone s picking it than to those long type ones. Also, the short plain white mini dresses are fine too in any beach wedding because it can brings chicness to you as you wear one plus it’s kinda handy and light that you can freely move whatever you wanted. Hence, this was the most advisable type of gowns you should have for your own beach wedding.

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Weddngshe, the one leading online shop today when it comes to wedding gowns and dresses are now giving you a great deals to their all dresses. All you have to do is to head over to this link: http://www.weddingshe.com/list/Beach-Wedding-Dresses-112582/ and check some of the wedding dresses available you’d think is the best fits on the type of body you had. No worries, weddingshe also offers free shipping as you purchased any item with them without minimum spend and in some selected items, you can also got them in sales price as the shop is on sale at the moment. So what are you waiting for folks? get your beach wedding gown today and make your whole wedding ceremony memorable by just wearing the best gown that weddingshe is offering..

Chic Prom dresses for lovely young ladies

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One of the most awaited high school events was this promenade, most especially to girl’s end. Because at this time, they can now experience first time, I supposed, on how to date a man and how to interact to others. In away, this is the perfect time for them to learn on how to socialize and how to reach out to other that they’ll be surely use as they work in the corporate world in the near future. That’s why attending on this kind on event, as you’re on your high school, is a must not just for to have fun but also to learn new things at the same time.

Promenade is a girl’s most look forward event of the year. Hence, they should be one turning heads at this time, right? besides girls at this events should be one most prepared than men as this start of them being a young lady already, I know most of you are know what am talking about right? Alright, so  what girl’s needs to have or to prepare? well, I think firstly, you should get yourself an pretty and chic prom 2015 dresses that is well designed and are in trend for today’s fashion. And I suggest you then to have these long type kind of prom dresses as ones the usual shorts dress. Because long are way elengand thus most of fashion enthusiasts are into it already and getting crazed on this type of dress hence you should to, as well.

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But if the long dresses doesn’t fits on you well, no worries then. Because you should take a look onto these Discount prom dresses and prom 2015 at http://www.weddingshe.com/list/Prom-Dresses-14353/ where all the awesome and lovely prom dresses were houses. And not just that, because you can have their dresses in a very reasonable prices and the quality haven’t compromise at all. Go check their shop today for you to see yourself on how great and chic their each prom dresses were..

A Fashionista’s Perfect Prom Dress

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After graduation day, the prom is probably the most important day in a highschool student’s life. It’s an event that they simply can’t miss. Since it’s such an important day, it’s absolutely necessary to wear the most beautiful prom dress available, one that will make you the belle of the ball. A lot of teenagers turn to online stores for their outfits and nowadays many prefer to have a custom made prom dress.

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One such online store is YesMyBride which is considered the leader in the field of custom made dresses. Here you can shop from a wide array of custom wedding dresses, custom bridesmaid dresses, custom prom dresses, and other special occasion dresses that will suit the body shape that you have and go well with your taste and personality. They really have all sorts of style for every type of girl. Rest assured that all their dresses are made of high quality materials and fabric, and are reasonably priced. YesMyBride specializes in hand tailored custom design and custom designed reproductions. As for fabric, choose from duchess satin, chiffon, taffeta, lace, organza, and silk. Design your dream dress and with the help of their expert designers who will provide design consultation and a hand painted design sketch, you’re well on your way to having the perfect dress. Furthermore, they ship merchandise to customers in 130 countries.