Thursday, 22 October 2009 22:55 by
bogadminIf you are planning on having children at your reception…think ahead on a
few things…
Kids will probably not want to have steak and fish so plan for children’s meals
with your caterer. Another good idea is to have a decorative goodie bag waiting for them at their seat to help amuse them during the reception. A coloring book and crayons can go a long way at your wedding! Also include some small fun
toys to make it individualized and special.
April
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Thursday, 15 October 2009 06:06 by
bogadminIf your wedding shoes do not feel perfect the very second you put them
on do not buy them. It is a long day and you really don’t want to put
slippers or flip flops on do you? Your dress will then be too long and it is
certainly not as elegant.
Make sure they are comfortable and wear them around the house (while you are bride practicing) so you are certain that they will be comfortable on the big day.
P.S. if you have a choice between awesome looking shoes or not as
stylish but real comfortable. Choose comfort. It is rare for anyone 2
see your shoes under your dress… (Except during the Bouquet Garter
segment if you are even doing that).
Comfort comfort comfort…
Did I mention to make sure your shoes are comfortable?
April
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Thursday, 15 October 2009 06:01 by
bogadminDid you ever go to a buffet and wait on line for food only to realize
once you got up there that there was nothing that you would like to
eat, then you go to another line to hopefully find what you want or you
are peering over the line to see what’s in the chafing dishes.
Thoughts…
Create a menu card so that your guests can know what is available to
eat at the buffet. Also creating stations expedites faster service
than one long slow moving line.
At one particular Wedding there was one line for the long buffet table
and in the middle was a pasta station where they would make your dish to
order … then after that was the rest of the buffet. I saw people
standing on line almost one hour! The better idea would have been to
put that pasta station in another area of the room for people who
specifically wanted pasta and others could move down the buffet line.
Another point is don’t open the buffet until you have at least had one dance set to
enjoy at your party…otherwise your guests go from cocktail hour to
buffet and remain seated or on lines entirely too long. If you're having
a buffet at your reception one possible layout would look like this; Introductions of the
Bridal Party, Newlywed first Dance, blessing, toasts and possibly your
parent dances unless you prefer to do them later (nother blog post)
Next kick off your celebration with an energetic dance set to get your
guests involved and set the party mood. Then open the buffet …
After the buffet you can have another great dance set followed by the
cake cutting and bouquet & garter toss. The timing and the flow means
a lot to your party. You want your guests to be happy and not standing or sitting too long or
spending too much time on lines. If you make them
comfortable, they are going to have a better time. You want your
guests to feel good and dance and celebrate with you… details like this
are priceless..
Anyone hungry?
April
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Thursday, 8 October 2009 20:08 by
bogadminFamily portraits... When it comes to family portraits do not do them during your reception. Yes, it is the only time you can get your whole family together, but you are MUCH better off doing those pictures right before your cocktail hour. Sometimes assembling your family for a picture can take 20 – 30 minutes and in a 4 hour party that is a huge chunk of time to lose! Delegate someone in your bridal party to gather the family so that it can take minimal time to expedite. Set up a meeting place or send those family members a special invitation for the photo shoot. This is where the magic is all in the details! April 
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Thursday, 1 October 2009 23:52 by
bogadmin
Flowers are definitely a focal part of any wedding. They will set the tone for your entire day and your everlasting pictures. There are a lot of options for getting the most out of your flowers. You can also choose to combine your favors as your flowers. Breakaway centerpieces of 5 Baby pine trees in a bunch in the center of the table is one idea that looks beautiful, is “green” and each couple can take one home to plant in memory of your day. This is especially nice around the holidays. Singular Centerpieces can also be collected by the florist during the last 30 minutes of your party and individual bouquets of flowers can be wrapped in decorative tissue and handed to each lady at the end of the night. This is something that you will need to coordinate with the florist however. In doing this after your wedding is over you are not left with 15 centerpieces at your moms house while you are on your honeymoon. Silk flowers are another option for your bridal bouquet and boutonniere so that they can be saved forever. Table centerpieces can be entirely made of silk as well. So before you interview your florist think about how you want to do it then you can pick out the color scheme and type of flowers.
Think…
Breakaway centerpiece
Singular centerpiece
Fresh flowers or silk
Then
Color
Type
Do you really smell real flowers at a Wedding? Do you notice that silk flowers don’t smell?
Decisions, decisions...............
April
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