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Your sixteen birthday is a passage from a little girl to a young lady. It is an exciting time in your life to experience new freedoms such as getting your drivers license and slowing gaining independence to see the world as a young adult. Building new and lasting friendships with your friends and family.
Sweet Sixteen to be treasured for a lifetime. Sixteenth birthday a time of fun, laughter, joy shared with girl friends all learning to become young beautiful independent young women.
Special occasion keepsakes don’t always have to be made of glass, silver, ceramic, plastic, or cloth. In keeping with today’s ecological campaigns about minimalism and reducing clutter and waste, it seems a better, more realistic idea to give away edibles and beneficial items during weddings, parties, reunions, and other momentous happenings.
A few sensible couples have already put this in practice. Rather than have an oversized cake made for the grand event, one newlywed pair opted for several little cakes which they then presented as wedding favors to guests and loved ones. The petite cakes were packaged in cute cartons that carried the colors and motif of the bridal entourage, as well as a personal message from the husband and wife. Of course, the recipients of the boxed cakes were thrilled with their booty and went home with smiles on their faces.
Another couple contributed to the Earth’s cause when they tied the knot. They did this by giving everyone bookmarkers made of recycled paper. More significant though was the message in the keepsake which stated that a mahogany tree has been planted in the name of each guest/recipient, and that this move will benefit more than just a community in the years to come.
I have worn some really ugly bridesmaid dresses, but the last wedding I was in was the worst. Belinda was getting married, and I was her maid of honor. We had been best friends since we were in nappies, and I would do anything for her. That includes wearing the most hideous dress I had ever laid eyes on. The thing was horrible. First off the colors included cotton-candy pink, baby blue and lemon yellow. Some could have mistaken me for an Easter egg! The layered-chiffon monstrosity was ruffled around the neck and on the trim, and had a gigantic bow at the waist. Even worse all the bridesmaids had to wear white stockings with the dress. Not only did I look like an Easter egg, but I looked like a fat Easter egg.
The only thing that got me through the entire production was the thought of the expensive bridesmaid gifts I knew Belinda would give us. I participated in the wedding because I loved my best bud, but I’ll tell you what—the diamond necklace she gave me didn’t hurt.
Get inspired by the old adage, “something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.”
At your wedding you can give wedding keepsakes to your guests that are infused with an old classic feel with a modern twist. You can borrow from different cultures to make your wedding have an exotic feel. And of course the color blue exudes the feeling of the luxury of romance on a calm level.
Make your wedding favors unique and different, it will not only help you remember your special day, but it will give your guests tangible memories that shall hold the essence of love.
The Saturday after Thanksgiving one of my college roommates is going to be tying the knot. I originally thought that it was uncustomary to have a wedding in the fall, but have found that many people opt for an autumn ceremony. For most of the wedding guests this is actually a great time to have a wedding, as most people have a vacation thanks to the holiday.
For the past week or two I have been trying to decide what gift to get them. Like most couples, they have a wedding registry, but I have a difficult time justifying paying $30 for a cereal bowl. I want to be sure to get them something good, because I am sure they will have expensive fall wedding favors.
Winter weddings are elegant, cozy affairs that often fit right in with the guests’ schedules. Summer is the traditional wedding season, of course, and it can be difficult to make it to multiple ceremonies within a span of a few months. In winter, on the other hand, people are itching for an excuse to get out of town and visit close friends and relations for a weekend. The most important aspect of planning for these weddings is probably securing a venue.
Most couples start planning their weddings shortly after a date is set. Still, many among us have a tendency to procrastinate. Once the invitations are sent out, it’s easy to take the other details for granted. Luckily it’s possible to find a wide variety of winter wedding favors online. That’s not to say you should wait until the very last possible moment, but don’t fret if you’re running a bit behind schedule.
Unique wedding favors which draw attention to the theme of the wedding will serve as lasting memories for you and your guests. Personalized wedding favors are often overlooked, or regarded as less important than flowers or the cake. However, wedding favors is the one item you and your guests will take away from the wedding and potentially keep. Thus to serve as a lasting keepsake memory, it is important to have wedding favors which best represent the bride and groom and the love shared between them.
If the bride and groom both are wine connoisseurs, you might consider beautiful chrome heart bottle stopper as wedding favors, or if both are religious and more traditional, candles representing heavenly light and warmth can make a unique wedding favor as well.
My mother-in-law has always been a stickler for detail and meticulous planning. Those tendencies came in handy when her daughter and I tied the knot last year. I can still remember talking to the two of them about reception plans over dinner one night. Without knowing any better, I wondered if there was any real reason to assign seating for the wedding reception.
The ladies patiently explained to me that assigned seating creates a few frustrations and a bit of extra work for the planners, but it saves embarrassment and awkwardness. Wedding place card holders let the guests know where they are expected to sit during the post-nuptial feast, and they are a useful way to group people based on their familiarity with each other and their unique temperament.