Archive for October, 2009

Back to Basics – Wedding Planning Made Easy

Newly engaged and still buzzing with excitement? At some stage you’ll need to come down off cloud nine and crack into the wedding planning. It’s scary thought and you’ve probably got a million questions – the biggest of which issue to be: where to begin? The steps below will help you get started Budget – [...]

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Wedding Rings | Engagement Rings

Wedding Rings | Engagement Rings

You’re his sweetie-pie; he’s your honeybunch. He got down on one knee and you said “Yes.” Now it’s time to think about the really important stuff: which sparkly rock is he going to slide onto your ring finger? Don’t settle for second best Searching for the perfect wedding ring can be a daunting process. If you’re [...]

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Planning your Wedding Reception Style

A reception can be as grand or as informal as you wish but, to a degree, it will depend on the style of your wedding ceremony. There are many different kinds of reception: large, small, formal, semi-formal, informal, stand-up or seated. How much you can or want to spend on your wedding reception is the [...]

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Wedding Photography

Wedding Photography

Wedding photography can be another big ticket item, up there with your catering and venue costs. You can spend thousands of dollars on the right wedding photographer. In my opinion, wedding photography is one of the most important decisions in the wedding planning process. Wedding photographs are the lasting mementos of your wedding day, so [...]

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Wedding Flowers

Flowers for weddings can make up a large part of your budget, from the bridal bouquet; bridesmaids bouquets; button holes for the groom, groomsmen, fathers and grandfathers; corsages for the mothers and grandmothers; not to mention aisle decorations, table floral center pieces and rose petals for the flower girl! You can literally spend thousands of [...]

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67 Ways to Save on Your Wedding Day

Trying to keep your wedding on budget can quickly become are some handy hints to help keep your wedding costs under control. Dressing to impress 1. Intricate appliques, pleating and multiple layers require costly man-hours.  Choose a simple dress and decorate with an ornate brooch 2. Most designers have an annual sale to clear space and [...]

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Wedding Insurance

No one likes to be pessimistic by getting insurance for a wedding, but sometimes things happen which are beyond your control and if you’d insured your wedding you wouldn’t be hundreds if not thousands of dollars out of pocket. Wedding insurance is often over looked by many couples. When the budget is tight insurance for [...]

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Wedding Favours

Wedding favors are a fairly ancient custom in the wedding planning process, originally called a bonbonniere the custom was most commonly used amoung European aristocrats. Wedding favours are small gifts given as a gesture of appreciation or gratitude to guests from the bride and groom during a wedding ceremony or a wedding reception. These days [...]

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Wedding Cakes

Wedding cakes no longer have to be a multi tiered fruit cake. Brides and grooms today are choosing from a multitude of various flavours such as chocolate mud, banana, carrot and lemon just to name a few.The wedding cake is coming in a range of different shapes and sizes from a single layer through to [...]

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Wedding Music Guide

There are many different parts to your wedding day that require music. The obvious spring to mind… wedding ceremony music and wedding reception music. We can break this down even further so each part of the ceremony and reception have varying music pieces. A processional song for the bridesmaids A separate processional song for the [...]

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