Hi, my name is Amanda and I co-own a Party Planning company. We are event designer, cooridinators, and a full service florist. We do mostly weddings and specialize in brides on a budget. I had so much fun reading the postings as I am also getting married in July of 2009. I am slightly computer challenged, so bear with me. I would love to be able to offer advice and help with all your wedding dilemas, even if it's just pointing you in the right direction. Hopefully my experiences will help to destress your wedding prep.
I am sure there is something you must be able to spray on it. Call your local bridal shop, or better yet go there. Ask them if they know of anything that will work. If we can spray stuff on our winter boots to keep them water repellent and static guard on our clothes to keep them from clinging....there surely must be a product out there to protect against grass stains! I'm gonna call my local bridal shop tomorrow, cause now I'm curious. ... View related article.
We did a wedding a while back with similar colors. We used tall glass cylinders filled with coffee beans, then spray painted tall sticks copper, and did two circles of ribbon on vase another color from the brides pallet. It was stunning, we also did a ton of candels on the tables surrounding the centerpieces. One tip though, mix a rich cream color in somewhere in the decor, it will set the dark rich colors off even more and make them more dramatic. You can save yourself some money by doing half the tables with tall centerpieces and half with short. For the short you could do a short round cylinder or bowl and pick one or two colors of flowers from your list, do short sticks(same copper color) out of middle and coffee beans on table around centerpiece, then add candles (votives from Quick candles) best prices I've seen lately. Good luck, love your color scheme. ... View related article.
The first question I ask all of my brides is," when you close your eyes, what does your perfect reception look like? What does it feel like?" Then we go from there. Colors are helpful, how formal an affair do you want, and do you want different or traditional. One helpful thing to do is grab paper and a pen and just write down random things you would like to have at the reception venue. It will all come together, good luck, and enjoy this part. ... View related article.
I think it would be important to know a little about your son, his friends and the venue for said dinner. Does he play a sport? Does he like boats? Some of the best decor is the kind that showcases a life or a personality. The kind of room guests will walk into and say " Wow, this is sooo ( your son's name)", makes it that much more familiar yet unforgetable. Good luck. ... View related article.
Depends on what you want to spend, there are a few websites that have nautical keychains. silver or gold, lighthouse, sailboat, ships wheel, even compass. I would also try to use them as the placecards for table assignments. Get ribbon in the color of your choice tie a loop through the round piece that attaches to keys, get card stock and a hole punch, and you have a unique and attractive way to welcome guests to your reception. just a thought. ... View related article.
