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DIY Invitations for Irish Weddings

Thursday, December 24th, 2009

An Irish Wedding Traditional theme is chosen by the bride or groom because they are Irish. Their family originally came from Ireland.

They would like to choose an Irish wedding. Either because of the long standing tradition with the Celts. Their interest in folklore dates back to medieval times. The reasons do not matter. Just enjoy your wonderful day.

The Irish wedding day gives the bride and groom a chance to show their family and friends. A true Irish wedding could include the horse drawn carriage.

After the date has been picked . All the arrangements have been organised. Brides thoughts then turn to choosing Irish wedding invitations. The diy wedding invitations are normally sent out around 8 weeks before your wedding date.

A Gaelic poem could be included. An English translation could be included for your guests.

You can pick from a number of designs to make your own do it yourself wedding invitations.
A more viable option would be to have a green card. Stick the Irish wedding invitation wording onto the card. Around the outside of the invite leave a green border. The DIY wedding invitation could be in cream or white with a Shamrock in the centre at the top of the invite.

You could choose to have a single long card. The front of the invitation could be in the color green. You can glue a white ribbon across the centre with the words saying Irish Wedding Invite.
On the reverse of the card you can then state your invitation wording.

Another cheap wedding invite to make. If you choose a single long white rectangular single card with silver writing. A drawing of a claddagh ring could be placed at the top of your invite.

Please remember and buy your envelopes at the same time as buying your diy wedding cards. This means you will be able to make your own diy wedding invitations and then send them off to your guests for a fraction of the cost of preordering from a stationers.

DIY Irish wedding invitation Toppers

 

Plan a Perfect Wedding Reception

Sunday, August 16th, 2009

Your wedding reception is the time to celebrate with all the family and friends that you love. The goal should be to host an event that everyone can enjoy. When planning your wedding reception, find a compromise between what you want and what will make your guests the most comfortable.

For your reception you must choose what kind of meal you would like to offer. This is a big expense in you wedding budget. If the wedding reception is going to be hosted for most of the evening, it is assumed that there will be dinner offered to the guests. If you are having a morning wedding you may be able to host a low key reception with hors d’oeuvres and a cocktail hour after the ceremony. Remember that you should be considerate in how you would like to host your guests. They traveled to celebrate with you and have probably brought you a generous gift.

Another big ticket item is the bar. First you should consider if you would like to host an open bar. Given the size of your guest list, this bill can become outrageous. A good compromise is hosting an open bar to a cash limit or for a fixed number of hours. If your guests wish to drink more after you have already bought the first couple rounds, then they can do so.

Many hosts want to create a party with their reception. Others may want to host a quiet and enjoyable evening. Make sure you choose the right band or DJ to create the scene you want. Music can create the mood and move the evening along. Create a sequence with your DJ. When first entering the reception hall, try some background music while everyone is taking their seats and getting acquainted. During dinner, romantic music is enjoyable. While the evening progresses, move to faster music while everyone begins to dance. The party will carry on with the music.

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Wedding Reception Centerpiece Ideas

Tuesday, July 7th, 2009

If you are getting married in the near future, chances are you think you have everything thought out. Your dress is probably already purchased and if any alterations are needed, they have already been started. You probably have already chosen your wedding location and your reception hall. However, there are a thousand minor details you may have overlooked. Instead of waiting until the last minute, you should try tackling them now. One thing that many brides and grooms seem to overlook is what they are doing for wedding reception centerpieces. If you have not already decided on your wedding reception centerpieces, here are some ideas for what you can use.

Make Wedding Reception Centerpiece Yourself

You might feel overwhelmed with the amount of things you have to do for the wedding. If you want something to help de-stress you and give you a few minutes of peace, think about making your own wedding reception centerpieces. One homemade idea is to use baked goods. Everyone likes baked goods, and you cannot go wrong in using them! You could put a plate of delicious homemade cookies in the center of the table. Using icing, pipe you and your fiancé’s names and the wedding date. Another great baked good idea is to put a cake, pie, or other delicious desert in the middle of the table. Put a dot or other mark on the bottom of a chair or a place mat. The one who has that dot on their seat or placemat becomes the temporary owner and can keep the centerpiece! You guests will not forget this wedding reception centerpiece!

On A Budget

Using baked goods is a great wedding reception centerpieces idea if you are on a budget. However, it can get expensive depending on what you are making. Ask for help from family and friends if you need it. If you still need to work with a tight budget, try asking the planner for your banquet hall what type of centerpieces they usually use. Chances are they have their own standard wedding reception centerpieces that you could use free of charge or for very cheap. You may, however, have to add your own bit to the centerpiece. For example, if they have anything to do with candles, you will probably need to purchase your own candles to put in them. You can also use a wedding floral centerpiece and many people consider it a great idea. Bring over some flowers from the wedding and place them in the tables. Your wedding reception hall will look beautiful and no one will have ever known that the flowers were recycled!

8 Tips For Picking the Perfect Wedding Gown

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

When little girls spend their math classes daydreaming of weddings ( instead winning the World Series — not to say you can’t do both ), what do they dream of first? The perfect marriage dress, naturally : a gown in ideal embellishments, and sweeping train, the ideal elaborations, and the ideal shoes.

Many brides are lucky. They may search high and low, braving chilly department shops and in your face bridal shops, but eventually they come face-to-face with The One. They know this is The One because they start crying, or their ma or chums all start crying instantly. All of the planning … the tone, the right sort of venues … it all springs to life.

Other brides are not as lucky. They’ve searched just as hard, working their way through shops across 3 or four states, but they have not found The One. Instead, they’ve found 3 or four Contenders, all of which are serviceable and nice, but not earth-shattering sufficient to tell them that now is definitely time to stop the looking and get on with the planning. These brides have it harder.

Even if you’re the first kind of bride, buying the dress is such a significant call that you run a likelihood of falling into that wallet-skinning class known as the Two-Dress Bride. Here are some tips for picking the perfect dress and avoiding that awful fate.

1. Bring the entourage, but do not buy. It is fun and helpful to bring your mother, friends or sisters on the dress-shopping expedition. It gives you a buffer against an overbearing sales staff, and it’s entertaining to see whether your impressions of perfection are shared by your family and friends, not to mention how they’ll love being an element of such an important decision. But irrespective of how enthusiastic everyone gets over a certain dress, don’t buy in the heat of the moment. Give yourself time to reconsider and buy with a cool head later, alone. The vast majority of dresses are non-returnable, so when you have acquired it, you have acquired it.

2. Don’t buy too early unless you may. Bridal gowns can take 4 to ten months from the maker, but there’s no reason to buy over a year ahead of time, unless your selected style is going to be abandoned. Give yourself some time to sit on your call. When you pick a robe, you can see a hundred others almost like it. You’ll become a walking encyclopedia on that style of gown. All the better if you have room to choose.

3. If you’ve bought “The One,” stop shopping. Any more window-shopping at about that point will only lead you down the road toward the dreary land of Two-Dress Brides. What you need to do instead is remember that happy sense of having attempted on The One. Go get The One out of the closet, put it on and stand before the mirror. You can remember precisely why it is the One.

4. If you’ve bought “The One” and can’t stop shopping, get a 2nd view. Show your first and second choices to other brides. Be truthful — tell them you have already remortgaged your apartment for the first dress, but you think this 2nd dress might be It. They will be honest, too — the 1st one was better. You will feel reassured.

5. Don’t tell yourself “I’ll sell the old dress and choose a new one.” This old saw of the Two-Dress Bride just won’t work. You’ll never get more than a fragment of what you paid for your first dress if you purchased it new.

6. Don’t be afraid to target high — no matter what your position. Some brides knew from the start they wanted a designer label, but life just did not cooperate by making them heiresses. Yet all isn’t lost if you are prepared to buy courageously. At any given moment, a better-heeled bride is selling her once-used St. Pucchi or Ulla-Maija on eBay. She paid thousands upon thousands, but you, smart patron, will pay half that or less. To take this road, you have to shop sooner than other brides so you will have a choice of gowns.

7. Shop on the web, but never send a check. Bridal robe companies infrequently have a way of vanishing overnite. Irrespective of what the owner tells you, never make a purchase as large as a wedding gown without the chargeback protection of a credit card. If they say they can’t take plastic, move on.

8. Don’t hold out forever for The One. Some brides never find The One. What they do find is a few dresses they look beautiful in. If you’re this bride, try beginning your planning from the theme rather than the dress. You will potentially finally get sick to death of dress shopping. When that happens, “good enough” really will be good enough. Concentrate on other facets of the marriage that mean a lot to you, like the venue, the food, or the inescapable devotion of your soon-to-be husband.

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