A Popular Thank You

Did you know that the most popular (and appropriate I might add) way to say "thank you" to a bridesmaid is through a personalized wedding favor?

There are many gifts that brides often choose to personalize: Jewelry, travel bags, cosmetic cases, cell phone covers, etc. It is fun to be able to put the bridesmaid's initials on a cute and practical item. It is something they will be able to use and appreciate and something they will be able to call their own.

Many brides are also giving a personalized wedding favor for their important guests or wedding party members such as a wedding coordinator, guest book attendant, musician, mother, etc. It is a gift that is simple yet significant.

You can put as much thought into a personalized wedding favor as you would like, for example you can choose a bracelet that is unique to each bridesmaid and their favorite color, or their birth month, or you can choose the same one for all of the them and customize them with their initials and be finished. It can also be used as a wedding accessory when your bridesmaid wears their new favorite bracelet!

What ever you end up getting your bridesmaids and other special people in your wedding, do what is popular and appropriate, make it a personalized wedding favor.

Is it too late?

Are you stressed out about planning your wedding in a hurry? Do you have a short engagement, or have you been so busy that you are just now getting to think about your wedding decorations and wedding accessories? Don't worry! Many brides have been or are in your same situation with little time left to plan. Here are some things that might help in getting your wedding decorations and wedding accessories:

Order personalized favors for your wedding party. This may seem like more of a hassle but in the end might save you money and time. Instead of shopping for the taste of each girl or guy, find a personalized wedding favor that will work for all the girls and all the guys and then by personalizing it with their initial it will be a special gift for each one of them. Also, when you buy the same item in a larger quantity, you end up saving money in the end.

Pick a simple theme for your wedding decoration and wedding accessories. Instead of trying to be too creative, stick with something that you know will work and that you will be able to easily find other wedding decorations to match. If you get too complicated with your theme, it will cause additional stress.

Pick common colors. If you pick a color that is hard to find or that limits you in your wedding decorations, it will only make things harder on you. Pick out your wedding accessories carefully and make sure they compliment you and your tastes.

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Wedding Decorations and Love

I love wedding decorations!

When I go to a wedding, the first thing I notice are the wedding decorations. They are visible to everyone and deserve a little bit of attention. It always puts a smile on my face when I can tell that the bride has put a lot of thought into the wedding decorations and wedding accessories.

Wedding Decorations give off a certain "feeling of love." When picking wedding decorations and wedding accessories a bride needs to take this into consideration. From flowers and candles to colors and themes, love trumps them all.

I encourage every bride to put thought into their wedding decorations.

Guestbooks

An important part of your wedding accessories and wedding decorations is the guestbook. Having a nice guestbook is more than just something you are "supposed to do." It meaningful to the guests to sign your guest book. The bride and groom may glance over the guestbook once or twice in their lifetime, but it's the guest who feel important when they sign it.

Your wedding decorations and wedding accessories can really set the tone for the wedding, and the guestbook is one of the first thing they see. When the guests arrive they sign the guestbook and see the guest book attendant before they ever see the wedding decorations or anything else. If you have a nice book and pen, it tells the guests that it is important to them that they are there and tells them that "wow, this will be a great wedding."

It is a place for people to feel like they are a part of the wedding, if even in a very small way. It is one of the wedding accessories that you don't want to leave out. Like everything else though, you want it to match the overall feel of the wedding with the rest of the wedding decorations. It would be out of place to put a classic book in a modern wedding or a modern book at a classic wedding.

Keep in mind the number of guests that are going to be attending the wedding. If it is going to be a large wedding then make sure you have enough room for people to sign. Keep in mind that people often take up a few lines and write short messages, or have large signatures. If you get guestbook alternatives such as signable picture frames you want to make sure and get two or three so that there is enough room for all the guests to sign. (signable picture frames are one of my favorite wedding decorations and wedding accessories because it is like hanging a good looking guestbook on the wall to be reminded of the people who love you - they are also very popular right now).

Also, if you are going to have a guestbook attendant, make sure that he or she is friendly and someone who will be dressed appropriately in order to give a great first impression to your guests!

Whatever guestbook you chose make sure it reflects your beautiful day and gives the first impression of what your wedding decorations, wedding accessories and personalized wedding favor will be like.