Winter Bride

The moment is still fresh in your mind. You knew your beloved was up to something but it was not until he bent on one knee and took out a beautiful diamond ring that you finally realized that he was going to ask your hand in marriage. You were filled with all sorts of emotions at that time—you were happy, nervous, excited, and anxious all at the same time.

Of course, you said yes. After all, you have been waiting for this moment all your life. Your dream to become a winter bride has come true because your spouse-to-be has chosen the perfect season of winter to celebrate your union. You cannot be any happier.

Having dreamed of this several times, you know what being a winter bride means. It means being able to enjoy a backdrop of awesome white snow and being able to do excited and thrilling winter activities.

Aside from this, you also are aware the trends for winter weddings are constantly changing so what may be trendy when you first imagined yourself as a winter bride ten years ago may not be the trend of today. To help you with this matter, here are the latest trends in winter weddings that can contribute to the smashing success of your big day.

1. Black and White

Black and white wedding is a very popular trend for winter weddings this year. The guests and the entourage can all wear black so that the bride will stand out in a shimmering white gown. You can decorate the wedding venue with black and white embellishments for dramatic beauty and striking contrast. Moreover, the event could also be captured in black and white still photographs to complete the effect.

2. Calligraphy

Calligraphy, which refers to the use of stylized writing or creation of monogram of the couple’s initials, is becoming more and more popular especially during the winter season. This monogram can be used to mark invitations, candles, wedding favors, tableware, table napkins, and even the aisle runner. This can also be used to adorn the wedding cake through icing calligraphy.

3. The Wedding Dress

Think of a fairy tale wedding. Think of ball gowns and long gloves. These are the hot items for this year, which is definitely most suitable for the chilly season of winter. This is especially nice for winter wonderland themes or fantasy fairy tale themes. The bride can easily imagine herself as a beautiful princess bride.

4. Little Details

When it comes to winter weddings, the ideas are endless. For one, you can make use of snowflakes, icicles, mini wedding bells and crystal accents to decorate the wedding venue and add glamor to the event. You can even adorn yourself and your bridesmaids with snowflake wedding accessories. You can send in invitations that have little snowflake designed embossed. Little touches that seemed unimportant years back are certainly trendy and hot this winter season.

5. Wedding Cake

Dressing up the wedding cupcake tower with blue, silver, and white icing and decors is very trendy for winter weddings this year. Use of cupcakes in lieu of the traditional tiered wedding cake has become a popular trend not only because they are hip and unconventional but also because they are less expensive, something that we can all use during a time of financial crisis.

6. Flowers

The traditional wedding flowers for winter are red roses, amaryllis, and calla lilies. However, the fad this year tells us to experiment with fuller flowers such as hydrangeas and ranunculus. Adding mini wedding bells or crystals can make these blooms even more dashing.

Sure enough, you will spend time in preparing and planning the whole event to ensure that it will be beautiful and memorable not only for you and your partner, but also for all the people attending your big day.

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Unique wedding themes are becoming more and more popular with younger generation brides nowadays. It’s important to make sure you stick with your theme throughout the whole time starting from the invitation cards, the wedding cake, and right until the goody bags for your guests.

This how-to video by Angela Fiebelkorn will help you to choose a Wedding Theme. It’s part of the 20 free planning series.

http://www.thebridalcoach.ca/videos – Wedding Colour Schemes explained by the Wedding Expert. This is part of a free wedding planning video series about questions that brides most frequently ask.

Traditional wedding cake toppers are still a lovely way to top off the day. Modern couples can choose from a bride and groom standing, sitting or driving away to their honeymoon in a convertible. Contemporary couples choose white figurines with roses while whimsical couples prefer a child bride and groom with cherubic expressions. Completely personalized keepsakes for the top of the cake may include a jeweled monogram cake topper or brushed silver monogram cake toppers.

To celebrate heritage and family, cake toppers feature ethnic couples from every background including Asian and Celtic Asian, African, Jewish and Indian couples have wedding cake toppers in authentic attire that resemble them.

Fantasy weddings are always popular with luxury limos, flowing gowns and a tall wedding cake. Cinderella brides may prefer to top their cake off with a fairy tale dream castle cake topper to celebrate their union with Prince Charming. A glazed porcelain snowflake cake topper or butterfly with wings in pure white or jewels perfectly top off a cake for a seasonal wedding.

Add a touch of humor with a funny wedding cake topper. Maybe the bride had to reel the groom in and wants to show it off by holding a fishing rod and hooking the groom. Athletic couples can have a sports theme, such as golf or soccer. Maybe the groom was a geeky guy and wants to pair himself off with a lovely bride. Mix and match wedding toppers make any couple a possibility, no matter how amusing.

Fall wedding decorations celebrate the alluring autumn season of romance.  Although summer love is a popular theme, the autumn is an ideal season to express your eternal love through rich colors and designs.

In the fall, you often have great weather without the heat of summer.  The fall leaves are a colorful backdrop for your wedding day.  Best of all, many reception locations offer deals in the fall after the hectic summer season ends.

Fall colors are eye-catching with hues such as deep yellow, burnt orange, chocolate brown and bronze.  These colors capture the spectacular scenery of autumn when used for your fall wedding decorations. Fall flowers include chrysanthemums, sunflowers and roses in antique colors.  Put water pearls in the vases of your floral arrangements for added color and flair.  Choose round, square or bud vases and display different sizes for visual interest.

Bring fall wedding decorations into every aspect of your day.  The wedding party should wear autumn hues.  Decorate the aisles or pews with fall-colored ribbons and bows.  The ring bearer and flower girl should carry themed accessories.  Add natural elements wherever you go including dried fall leaves.  Another element of autumn is maple syrup, which can be given as favors in small bottles to all your guests. 

Other favors for your guests are fall leaf candles.  These vibrant candles are lovely fall wedding decorations at your reception tables and perfect gifts for your guests.  Another dynamic fall favor is displaying a themed place card in a small vase filled with a silk fall flower.  Your guests will find their seats easily and have a lasting keepsake of your wedding day.

Infuse every element of your special day with fall wedding decorations.  Autumn splendor may be reflected in your toasting set, cake cutting set and guest book.  These delightful fall wedding decorations are functional and bring the autumn theme to all your photos and videos.  Bronze embellishments are ideal metallic accents for fall weddings because of the burnished tone.  Wear a bridal garter in a bronze hue to surprise the groom and your guests during the garter tossing ceremony.

Make sure to place disposable camera at all tables for impromptu photographs of unique moments during your picturesque fall wedding.  Fall wedding decorations create a fall fantasy feeling throughout every aspect of your big day.

North Beach in Florida is a location on Orchid Island in Indian River County, United States. It belongs to the state of Miami, Florida.

What kind of place is Florida? Florida has fortune, not only sunken fortune that is still unseen deep under the surface of Florida’s ocean, but fortune in consideration to some of the best beach regions in the United States that are not extensively known. Back in the 60s, North Beach was well known for the Beatles paying a visit and performing, along with the likes of Frank Sinatra and many others who stayed in different places and at the renowned Fountainbleu Hotel. The beach is easily reachable by walking and cycling, and is an invigorating alteration from Miami Beach’s public gathering events.

There are many general leisure spots along North Beach that are kid friendly and handicap accessible. The public goes to North Beach to delight in the sand and water, and this beach is by far one of south Florida’s best. The color of the sand has pink and beige tones to it, and sports devotees can easily set up a volleyball net or toss a Frisbee without misplacing their footing. The water standard is fantastic, limpid hues of aqua green, some of the best tropical water Florida has to provide.

On a fine day the huge, puffy white clouds are low, and the sun shines off the water, which is not overly hot. The water is consistently warm, and the waves are usually calm. One doesn’t feel overcome when at North Beach, for big waves are usually rare, ideal for swimming, snorkeling or floating about. This is one of the mildest, most peaceful beaches! North Beach is situated about 100 miles from Cuba, and the tropical water allures not only tourists, but locals as well. With all these favor going for North Beach, it may just be the next ‘it’ place, for your next vacation and family recreation.

There seems to so much one can do in North Beach. North Beach has proven to be a fine spot for anybody seeking relaxation. It may also serve as your wedding venue. A beach wedding can take place on any beach in the world. You’ve heard of North Beach, Florida, now travel a little farther to the West Coast around the globe!

Take your wedding happiness to the end of the earth! Are you seeking for a place for your wedding that is out of this world? Someplace that is magnificent, primeval or just simply lovely? Welcome to West Coast weddings. The west coast is warm and almost everywhere offers excellent hospitality and cuisine! It will be a very special and totally different wedding venue. There is a west coast in almost every part of the world. No matter which west coast though, a beach wedding may always take place upon the shores of bliss.

New Zealand also offers west coast weddings. Why the West Coast of New Zealand as a venue for your wedding? It is a primeval scene with rain forests, wetlands, lakes, lime stone compositions and coastline. After the wedding takes place, you simply continue on with your honeymoon.

From New Zealand, move further up to wonderful, beautiful Africa! The West Coast in South Africa, the Western Cape, ranges from private bush lodges providing an ‘out of Africa’ environment to grander banqueting venues in main centers. Many rejoice in marital bliss, being wedded out in the heartland of Africa! If you want to get away from the crowd and activity of the city on your wedding day and you are seeking for a venue with old world charm and personal recognition then this is the spot for you. It is ideal for a wedding couple who want to make an entire weekend of their exceptional day. There is also the west coast in Canada. Winter weddings are offered in Canada as well. It has become quite a trend.

So wherever the beach, wherever the sunshine, wherever the coast, your wedding will be an event of intimacy and true love and happiness away from the pressures of the world. Leave your regular routine behind you for some time, and enjoy the love of your life out in paradise!

Talking about popular weddings for the contemporary groom and bride who are mostly no longer inclined to traditional wedding ceremonies and are more adventurous and experimental when it comes to choice of designs and styles, the beach has become a venue to an intimate event where it—together with the trees and the sea and the sky—acts as a silent witnesses to the exchanging of vows. One main reason why opting for a beach wedding would be advantageous is that it is a lot less formal and therefore everyone would be completely at ease with themselves, with other guest and with the wedding, itself. Couples who like a less formal event with no pretensions at all would quickly choose a beach wedding. And with the less formal beach wedding comes a less formal wedding invitation.

Here are some helpful reminders in having your wedding beach invitation:

1. The beach theme might be the very first thing that would come to your mind when planning the wedding invitations that you spend hours perhaps even a couple of days pondering on it but that should not be the case. What you need to do first is to get a piece of paper and write down every person you want to in your wedding day. As soon as you finished making the guest list, total them. It is important that you know the total number of people coming to your wedding not only for the preparation of foods and other things, but mostly because it would determine the number of invitations that you are going to order or make.

Don’t be too confident to rely on estimations especially if you are going to get the service of a printing company for your invitations. Normally there would be a minimum number of copies (usually 30 to 50 copies per order) acceptable for printing. So, what if you lack, say eight copies then how would you produce those eight invitations? It would be an embarrassing situation on your part and you might even get stressed because of such incident. Also, if you will be having 70 guests, do not order 70 copies of invitations. Don’t’ go for the exact number. Order in excess but not too many of course because that’s unwise spending already. Ten to fifteen copies will do and the reason behind this is that some guests might misplace their copies and request for another one. Or there would be additional guests to be included in the list or if expecting for the unexpected, you forgot to include a certain uncle or aunt or a long lost friend. Spared wedding invitations would surely come handy in many unexpected moments.

2. Matching the beach wedding theme to the style and design of the card could be a tough task for some, but since we said earlier that beach wedding is a less formal event so a less formal wedding invitation should be made, then it would not be as complicated as it appears to be in the first place. Choices for invitations are almost limitless and could be as easy as Do Re Mi. As a matter of fact, capturing a serene image of the beach and putting it into your invitation would be sufficient indication already that you are going to host a beach wedding.

Aside from the beachfront, there are other beach scenarios or beach figures that would immediately tell or remind the guests that it’s going to be a beach wedding. The powdery white sand, crossed palms, sea shells and opened clams, the waves crushing on the rocks or abating at the shoreline… just wander your eyes at the location and observe your environment for the right beach icon.

Beach wedding invitations shells of love could be very suitable and very lovely (as the name already suggest) expressions of your wedding announcement. Just be inventive and creative. There are shells available at department stores and even at pet shops (because shells are used as ornamentations for aquariums) or more excitingly, you could go out to the beach and pick them up yourself. Paste or attach the shells and then arrange them in such a way that it would somehow evoke the intimacy or closeness that you share with your future partner.

3. Beach wedding cards can also be availed from various local shops and there is an assortment of such that come in reasonable prices. There are also designers or artists who could share their concepts. With the constant popularity of beach weddings surging, designs for beach wedding invitations has also increased and improved. Couples have more options to choose from and if they would wish to have a unique design prepare to shell out some extra cash and they can have that design exclusively for their own wedding only.

Looking for a unique beach wedding invitation can be relatively easy if only you will be patient and diligent in looking for one. Remember “the early bird catches the early worm” thought? Do your invitation hunting the very first thing in the morning so that you could have ample time to search, decide and choose and also for the important reason that you need to get those invitations sent to your guest so they could prepare for it longer.

Just simply let the beach ambiance be reflected in your wedding invitations. Best wishes!

A wedding is an affair that everyone will always remember. Family and close friends gather together in order to witness the promise of love and loyalty between two people. And so, every aspect concerned with the wedding itself should be planned to perfection. If the wedding invitation is the appetizer or the sneak peek to the wedding itself, then the favors are the dessert. So, just like the invitations, careful thought should also be put into the favors.

The most popular way for couples to tie the knot is through a destination wedding. It is romantic, whimsical and fun at the same time. But when it comes to planning what kind of wedding favors to give away that suits the atmosphere of the ceremony itself, the couple usually have a hard time deciding on what to choose. Few recognize the artistic freedom this kind of wedding gives. A couple could go for beach-inspired favors complete with shells or lean towards the more sophisticated nautical wedding favors.

What exactly are nautical favors?

When people think of the word nautical, what usually comes to mind are sailboats, stripes and the occasional seagull. For most people, they usually choose a nautical theme since it is a combination of both elegance and comfort. Its laidback style appeals to many people young and old alike. If a beach wedding is what you have in mind or you simply just want a nautical-inspired wedding, then the giveaways shouldn’t be a far cry from the theme itself.  

Most people, when faced with the decision of choosing the wedding favor that would coincide with the wedding, usually just opt for the seashell or other such critters found in the ocean. But, for those who aren’t satisfied with this sort of wedding favors, one should think outside the box. A ceramic seashell or starfish inside a frame, a mini dolphin-shaped cake or even a piece of chocolate made to look like a boat are some ideas that would make for a standout giveaway. But, these ideas sound expensive, so, for the thrifty couple, these ideas could be toned down but are still as memorable. Say, instead of the ones mentioned before, you could just give away a seashell encrusted picture frame, cupcakes with little dolphins at the top or chocolate seashells inside a mini treasure chest. The ideas are endless.     

Outside the box

After deciding on what favor you would like to give to guests, a couple should immediately decide on the way they would like to present the favors. Would you put it in a box, a treasure chest or in a large clam? The presentation is very important in order for the favors to really have that oomph or x factor. It also adds an element of surprise as to what’s inside the container. 

When a unique item still wouldn’t do

Another option is to make the wedding favors yourself. There are many people out there who like making things themselves and if you are one of them, then it wouldn’t be a surprise that you’d rather make your own favors that are to be distributed to guests. Just a quick reminder: do plan ahead of time in order to be stress free during the ceremony itself. It is also a good idea to have friends and relatives over to help with the creation of the wedding favors.

But, since there are also those couples who are busy and do not have ample time in their hands. These couples usually just order online. If you belong to that category but still want to create a stand-out favor, then you can still add a personal touch by gluing a seashell here or a faux pearl on the side.  

Just remember that when choosing the wedding favors, be sure that it is what you as a couple like and it is a representation of your personal tastes and preferences. Also, if nautical wedding favors are what you have in mind, then make sure that you still let your creative juices flow in order to make a unique and chic wedding favor.

This article is a courtesy from MyDreamWedding.ca and will guide you in what you need to know about wedding favors, wedding themes, wedding supplies, bridal accessories, wedding cake toppers, bridesmaid gifts, groomsmen gifts and wedding planning.

The basic introduction is given to equip you with the knowledge required in making an informed decision to select the absolute best items required for your wedding.

Wedding Favors

Wedding favors are mementos given by brides and bridegrooms as a token of appreciation for attendance for the guests. As a norm, almonds, cookies and the like are given to the guests as wedding favors. Observed in recent times however, wedding favors have become increasingly personalized with items ranging from picture frames, coasters, personality boxes and many more.

Wedding Themes

In the process of selecting a wedding theme, some of the important considerations to be considered are, among others, time of the year, details of the engagement, favorite holiday destination, the desire for a formal or informal; modern or traditional wedding, the venue, flowers, favorite pastime and the dress. By adding up these considerations, the process of selecting a wedding theme will be much, much easier. Asian, butterfly, Western, autumn, fairytale are just a small portion of what the selected wedding theme can be!

Bridal Accessories

It is deemed essential for a bride to select her bridal accessories meticulously, for the attainment of the perfect bridal jewelry, tiara, purse, make up, veil, make up, shoes, and others. What can make it even harder is the wide selection of these items available in the market. One method to make it easier is to accommodate the theme unto bridal accessories as well. Still, it is also easier to search for some guides or tips to make the selection process easier. After all, comprehensive perfection should be strived for in one’s wedding and bridal accessories should not be considered as minor details whereby considerable efforts can be forgone.

Wedding Cake Toppers

Wedding cake toppers, along with their corresponding wedding cakes, can either make or break a beautiful wedding ceremony. Consider the event where every particular detail of the ceremony is set to perfection. However, an out of place wedding cake topper can ruin the effect of a beautiful wedding cake, seeing how they go hand in hand. Traditionally, wedding cake toppers consist of miniature statuettes of bride and bridegroom on top of an all white cake. In recent times, it is observed that a more diverse selection of wedding cake toppers are used, which can be from fresh flowers, crystals, monograms, fruits, colored leaves, and whatever that comes to one’s mind, depending on one’s creativity. Retailers often provide for a diverse selection of wedding cake toppers, which can accommodate the bride and bridegroom’s need to incorporate their personalities to make them more special.

Bridesmaid Gifts

Bridesmaids play an essential role in a wedding, they are there whenever one needs help in getting in and out of a wedding dress, also for the infusion of much needed excitement and joy in one’s wedding, at the same time calming and relaxing the bride whenever she gets the jitters. To show appreciation and gratitude for the bridesmaids, gifts are bestowed upon, normally during wedding rehearsals. It is desirous for bridesmaids’ gifts to be special and personalized to individual tastes and characteristics, and thus as an example a bridesmaid who loves to read will appreciate the thought of purchasing a good book especially for her. Due to the time consuming and unequal nature of purchasing different gifts for each bridesmaid however, matching gifts can be given out in the form of trinkets and tokens.

Groomsmen Gifts

Groomsmen, like bridesmaids play an integral role in the wedding. In the case of groomsmen, they provide the necessary support for the bridegroom. Also, like the bridesmaids, the role of groomsmen can be expensive, what with the traveling and lodging expenses, not to mention the costs of obtaining their own clothes for the ceremony. Thus, like bridesmaids, personalized or matching gifts in the form of cufflinks or personal grooming kits can be used.

Wedding Planning

The choice of whether to personally plan your own wedding or employ a wedding planner is up to you – each with its own pros and cons. The pro of planning your own wedding, is obviously, its money saving merits. However, it can be a stressful task, seeing how the nitty gritty details are involved such as choosing a wedding theme, shopping for wedding supplies and so on. A wedding planner, despite its costs, can help alleviate these stressors, because a wedding should be an enjoyable and memorable event, and therefore with a wedding planner to take care of the meticulous details, this can be further induced.