Pennsylvania Wedding Vendors Wanted
February 1, 2010 | Author: Sonja
Vendors and Planners needed for Spring 10′ Wedding Expo.
For more information email vendors@5kweddings.com
Reply Cards – What to Write
January 31, 2010 | Uncategorized
Wedding reply cards are inserts along with your wedding invitation for your intended guests to fill out. They are very important in determining who and how many will be attending. Some reply cards may also include meal preference and inform the invitees if children are allowed or not to the celebration.
Here are some samples for you to go on. You can go formal or fun and personal, it’s your choice. Just don’t forget to include a self-addressed envelope with it so your guests can mail it back to you. Adding your phone number also helps, your guests may have some questions to ask you first.
We have reserved two seats in your honor.
M___________________________
{ } Accept with pleasure
{ } Decline with regret
Please respond by _____________
For a more informal tone,
Kindly reply before _____________
Name(s)
_________________
___Can’t wait!
___Can’t come!
To be clearer in the number of guests invited,
The favor of a reply is requested on or before __________
Two seats have been reserved for _________________
{ } Accept
{ } Decline
Gift Ideas for the Officiant
January 29, 2010 | Uncategorized
Although not required as most ministers charge a fee for performing your wedding ceremony, giving your officiant a gift is a nice added touch if you personally know them or if you feel that he or she has been an instrumental part of your wedding celebration.
If you know your officiant quite well, giving money may be awkward and most likely will be refused. In the event that they do accept the cash gift, it would go to the church or to charity rather than themselves. You can give him/her a book you know they will surely enjoy. Another good idea is a CD of their favorite artist or type of music.
You can never go wrong with a gift certificate to a good restaurant or tickets to a concert of an artist he/she likes. The whole experience they will get from it will be a good way to show your appreciation.
Tags: fees, gift ideas, gifts, officiant
First Dance Song Suggestions
January 28, 2010 | Music, Uncategorized
The first dance as husband and wife is a very important part of the entire wedding celebration. The song has to be meaningful and significant for both the bride and groom. Couples usually opt for the song that describes their relationship with each other; some go for the song that was playing the first time they kissed, or even as far as the first time they met. However, for those who cannot come up with anything just yet, here are a few ideas. These are just samples; you can totally come up with your own. In fact, it’s better if you do. It would be nice, though, to listen to some of these while you’re thinking of your song to serve as inspiration.
- It Had To Be You – Harry Connick, Jr,
- Chances Are – Johnny Mathis
- Don’t Know Much – Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville
- Only You Can Love Me This Way – Keith Urban
- Everything – Michael Bublé
Tags: dance song, songs, suggested songs
A Cute Wedding Favor
January 26, 2010 | Adorable Affordable Finds, Author: Leslie, Wedding Favors
I found this really cute wedding favor which sells for just $0.50 each. It’s a pink, heart shaped calculator being sold at My Wedding Favors. It also comes in a handsome box…cute!
DIY Wedding Photography Tips – Megapixels
January 23, 2010 | Author: Leslie, Photography
Doing your own wedding photographs can save you tons of money, and if you are wondering if you can do it, here are a few tips to help you do just so.
For starters, if you and your family have digital cameras, you can put them to very good use during your wedding. If you have a 6 – 8 megapixel digital camera, you’re off to a good start since images captured on this type of camera can be blown up to a size of up to 8 by 10 without any distortion whatsoever. The higher the megapixels, the better and larger prints are produced.
Having said so, if you intend on making pictures mostly for your photo album, and perhaps a shot or so that is big, you’re pretty much OK with a 10 megapixel digital camera. Besides, there’s always Adobe Photoshop to edit your pictures, right?
How to Choose Your Wedding Music
January 22, 2010 | 5K Weddings DIY, Music
If you’ve decided to play your own wedding music instead of hiring a band to play, it actually saves you a lot of money. But choosing which songs to play and when they should be played is something you should definitely consider – and here are a few tips to help you get started.
- Music will need to be played during the wedding itself and the reception, so you need to keep that in mind.
- If you are having a themed wedding, make sure you choose music that matches.
- Check with your officiant if there are any guidelines you need to follow when playing music during the ceremony itself, especially if you are having a church wedding. Your officiant may have plenty of songs to suggest, too!
- During the reception or your first dance as husband and wife, choose a wedding song with great lyrics to dance to. In this way, you’ll enjoy every step as you and your partner dance to the meaningful lyrics.
- You should also choose relaxing songs that will set the mood for your guests during the reception. You can also choose to insert some of you and your husband’s favorite songs every now and then.