How different do you want your Bridal Bouquet to be?

This bouquet from Emplume is for every Bride that loves feathers. Blend your favorite flowers with the type and color of feathers you love for something truly eye catching!

Specialty Lighting will make your Reception Spectacular

You can decorate your Ballroom to make it absolutely gorgeous.  However, if you really want to put "the icing on the cake", hire a specialty lighting professional to make it spectacular.  Dream Wedding and Event Planners can enlist a lighting professional that can create whatever mood or theme you desire at your wedding reception.

Butterflies at Weddings?  Yes, at weddings as part of the ceremony.  A Butterfly Release is becoming increasingly popular as a replacement for throwing rice or blowing bubbles.  A beautiful box is delivered so the Bride and Groom can open the lid after they say their vows and release them into the air.  They flutter around and sometimes land on them or their guests.  Everyone loves a butterfly, and they represent hope and new life.  It can be interpreted that the Bride and Groom enter into a colorful world after their wedding day.  With many churches and venues restricting the tradition of throwing rice, this is a nice alternative that is colorful, environmentally safe and unique.  I think you know by now that I love unique!

Want a More Unique Cake Stand?

Most cake designers use similar cake stands for the wedding cakes or none at all.  I recommend using a beautiful, unique stand for your work of art that will serve as a showpiece and family heirloom in years to come.  I refer a lovely company for this:  www.ClaraFrench.com.  Not only will you love their beautiful stands, but the music on this site makes you feel like you just arrived in Paris!

Aruna Seth's Top Tips on Choosing your Wedding Shoes

 

Everyone wants to look like Pippa Middleton these days.  She is the most photographed celebrity out there.  Pippa loves Aruna Seth shoes, and I can see why.  These designer shoes are absolutely gorgeous and perfect for your wedding day.  Aruna has some great tips on purchasing the right shoes for you.  Don't forget that brightly colored bridal shoes are very "in" this year!

1. Choose shoes you love:   Choose wedding shoes that have the wow factor, elegance and comfort. Aruna Seth shoes all  have a special padding which means glamour with no compromise on comfort.

 2. Comfort is key: Wedding shoes should be functional and practical.  Ask yourself: Can I walk in these shoes?  Will they be comfortable all day? Practice walking in your shoes before the big day to break them in.  Our unique padding is made from softest nappa leather giving cashmere like comfort.

3. Take your dress into account: work with your wedding dress to find the perfect shoe and ask for a swatch.  Make sure you purchase your shoes before your first dress fitting so the hem can be the perfect length. If your dress is short then go for a show stealing embellishment at the back of your shoes!

4. Pick the right heel-height: Choose a heel height you’re comfortable with and you are used to wearing. If you normally wear kitten heels stay with this height, or if you love wearing platform heels, stay with these. However, you will also need to consider the height of your groom for your wedding photos.

5.  Choose something extra special: Theme your shoes; match the colour of your shoes to your bridesmaid’s dresses or your wedding flowers. Your photos will look extra special and certain colours such as fuchsia pink and Tiffany blue will really make them stand out. Or pick a shoe colour which compliments your wedding dress, an ivory dress looks ethereal with ivory satin shoes or metallics. A white dress looks great with white or ivory pearlised leather shoes.

Photo Booths and Candy Bars Can Double as Your Wedding Favors

Can't think of a great favor to give your guests at your Wedding Reception?  Would rather not put something at each place setting that your guests will either leave behind or throw away when they get home?  Here's a couple of great solutions to that problem:  Give your guests a personalized bag that they can fill with their favorite candies from a beautiful Candy Buffet -OR-  Rent a Photo Booth that will not only entertain your guests for hours, but they go home with a photo strip memory of them having loads of fun at your Reception.

Variety is the spice of Instrumentalists at your Wedding

If you are planning to have instrumentalists perform during your ceremony and cocktail hour, consider having them play classical music during your ceremony and contemporary during your cocktail hour.  This will entertain your guests and get them ready for the reception festivities as your musicians switch it up from Beethoven to the Beatles.