Posted on April 21, 2010 by Special Moments
Questions I Am Asked By Your Guests… As a Wedding Planner, I’m the go-to person on your wedding day…for everyone, including all of your guests. Not only do your guests ask my staff and I questions, so do your vendors and your wedding party (we’ll explore those questions in the next few weeks). For [...]
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Posted on October 22, 2009 by Special Moments
This great question comes from a reader that wrote in to Nina Callaway at the About.com Weddings Blog: Reader Melissa asks: I just had my first Bridal Shower and we received MANY beautiful gifts for the home and our new beginnings, including gifts at our Engagement party earlier this year. My fiancé and I do [...]
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Posted on June 19, 2009 by Special Moments
One of our favorite ways to make your guests feel ultra-special is to send them breakfast in bed! Instead of the typical day-after brunch, let your guests relax and sleep in by sending them breakfast in bed! Have your hotel arrange to send up a full breakfast along with a lovely card thanking them for [...]
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Posted on June 12, 2009 by Special Moments
A fireworks display is unique idea that’s becoming more and more popular these days. We love the idea of the guests walking out of the reception after having an amazing time and being greeted with a gorgeous fireworks display. Another option is using Chinese flying lanterns. There are many different legends behind the use of Chinese [...]
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Posted on June 10, 2009 by Special Moments
If your event takes place during the week, in the afternoon, or needs to be non-alcoholic, consider featuring a juice bar. A table piled high with assorted fruits vegetables and special add-ons will provide your guests with their own personal Jamba Juice. Most caterers are able to accomodate a juice bar with a few weeks’ [...]
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Posted on June 4, 2009 by Special Moments
The day after your party, your guests are bound to be feeling a little under the weather. Treat them to a Hangover Helper gift tote to help ease their pain. For those DIY Hosts: use a charming retro ice bag like the ones from Gal Pal below and fill it with things like: a [...]
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Posted on April 16, 2009 by Special Moments
Have you ever gone to a wedding and felt like you weren’t included? Not a flash-back-to-8th-grade-cliques feeling, but just a feeling that you’re not quite getting a personal connection to the couple. Maybe you don’t know them well or maybe you’ve lost touch over time, but you definitely don’t feel personally included in all the [...]
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Posted on April 9, 2009 by Special Moments
Creating a seating chart is one of the most important – and difficult – parts of planning both your ceremony and your reception. That’s why it’s a good idea to follow some of the tips below so your seating decisions will be a little easier. Ceremony Seating Ceremony seating can be pretty [...]
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Posted on April 8, 2009 by Special Moments
A wedding time capsule is a time capsule that is filled on the day of a couples wedding. They come in all sorts of shapes and sizes and are ideal for packing away all of those precious things that made the day so very perfect. But, what should go in them? And, who should give [...]
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Posted on April 7, 2009 by Special Moments
Jodi Hopper a butterfly farmer has the answers to the most asked questions for brides and grooms planning a Butterfly release as part of their wedding ceremony. Those questions are, When to Order Your Butterflies, and What Kind Should I Order? If you have decided to release butterflies at your wedding, do not wait too long [...]
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