How To Trim Your Budget

Platinum weddings are great for platinum wallets but, silver shines just as bright!

Fridays and Sundays are generally less expensive than Saturdays for renting a venue

Instead of a full bar serve a signature drink 

                       Something Classic like Sinatra or Smooth like Bond

Re Purpose your flowers

                   Flower arrangements used at the ceremony can be used 

                    again as centerpieces at the reception

                   

Who Needs What Flowers Part 3

Who Needs What Flowers Part 2

Corsages

• Mother of the Bride( this could be wrist or pin on )
• Mother of the Groom
• Step mother( please preserve the peace and order her one)
• Grandmother( they always prefer pin on)
• Aunt (if the budget allows)

Boutonnieres

• Groom (select a flower that is in your bouquet)
• Best man (a nice  match with the Groom and the rest of the Groomsmen)
• Groomsmen ( try to match the color of the vest or use this time to express your Grooms favorite things like making the bout. out of  hops)
• Ushers (this is were you can save and chose a less expensive bloom)
• Father of the Bride ( if he is going to walk you down select a flower from your bouquet)
• Father of the Groom
• Ring Bearer (something small and cute)

• Uncles( if the budget allows)

• Grandfather (if you are getting one for your grandma)

Who Needs What Flowers Part 2

Who Needs What Flowers

" Help!! I have my first appointment with my favorite florist and I don't know what to do"

Please, please don't stress, worry lines look ugly on wedding pictures. Here are some

suggestions.

1. Who needs what?  Compile a list of who gets flowers for your most important day.

• Bride
• Bridesmaids
• Flower girls
• Boutonnieres Fathers, Grandfathers, ushers, readers, speakers
• Bride's Mother  This is usually a pin on or wrist corsage
• Groom's Mother
• Hostess

To Be continued.........

Lovely Lavenders

Lavender is a hot new color for weddings for 2011. You can add a new twist to it by making it soft and romantic by playing up the lavender, or whimsical by playing up the greens and hot pink. The choice is yours, tap into your inner Bride!

Transform Your Venue

What can you do to transform your venue? Is everything right about it except "it needs a little something"?
You want the platinum look for less, but the pretty centerpieces aren't quite doing the trick of giving you that fairy tale look.Don't despair, try ceiling draping to give your venue that fairy tale look. Disguise your room with soft, airy, light fabrics that will transport you and your guests to a land of romance and mystery. Fabric can hide all the imperfections of the boring venue that lacks in WOW factor that you  had your heart set on. Coupled with colored wall washes, you will feel that you have been whisked away to a fairy tale dream.