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Are You Planning to Tie the Knot in Spring, if Yes then browse through…

04.08.09

Spring is the perfect time to tie your knot. It is the season of new life and beginning. The beautiful bloomers can be a perfect inspiration for wedding theme and color. You can refer to bridal magazines, surf the Internet to get ideas of  Spring wedding. You can opt for outdoor wedding surrounded with green environment.

Spring wedding ideas will be about flowers and more flowers. You can choose your theme as flower wedding. Lilac, daffodil, hyacinth, magnolia, peony, anemone are few of the flowers of spring. If not, then choose a theme of your choice. Make sure you get all the things needed for the particular theme easily.

Spring is the season of soft and soothing colors. You can try out gentle hues as your wedding theme or decoration idea. Pink, ivory, yellow, green, lavender, brown are excellent spring colors. Pastel shades are colors of spring. Stay away from too dark or heavy colors.

The wedding attire for spring can be very flowery.  The dress can be light and breezy. You can try out fabrics that are well suited in  spring. Georgette, crepe, duchesse satin are to name a few. Tying colored sashes on white gowns will give a soothing look to it. The groom can wear a dark blue suit instead of a traditional black suit. For wedding favors, you can gift flower seeds or flower bouquets, votive candles. The wedding cake can be decorated with spring flower petals or pastel colored frosting. The invitation cards can have pictures of flowers or  new leaves.Meat adorned with pineapple and cherries make a delicious food item. Spring vegetables like baby carrots, asparagus, sweet peas and green beans can be included. Watermelons and peaches can be used as fruit salad.

Spring season refreshes your mind and brings out the best in you. Get married in this light breezy setting.

Plan A Wedding Within Your Budget

03.31.09

Wedding is an expensive affair. You want  best of everything for your wedding. The best things are going to cost you a fortune.

Are you rethinking already? Don’t be. There are many options to lower your wedding budget. Read on…

You need to follow a few rule of thumb. Following  suggestions will curtail your wedding expenses.

Purchasing a wedding dress right from a designer’s shelf or a diamond- studded dress  can make a hole in your pocket. Why not buy a second-hand wedding gown? This gown will be beautiful and you will get it at half the price. You can try out your mother’s wedding gown with a bit of alteration or renting it for a day from the local shop. Try and buy your cocktail dress from departmental shop and don’t forget to ask for discounts. A  lot of money goes into arranging a reception. You need to tactfully reduce the cost. Firstly, you need to cut down the number of guests. This will bring down your expenses by half.

You can serve your meal in buffet rather than sit down meal. You can do away with caterers and instead cater yourself. Minimize the number of drinks in the bar. You can organize the reception in a friend’s farmhouse or an inexpensive restaurant. For entertainment, you can play song from your collection of CDs rather than hiring Djs. Instead of professional photographers, ask a friend to take your photographs.

You can make favors at home. Home-made cookies, jams, candies are good options for favors. You can wrap these items in colorful papers and tie with colored ribbons. Make full use of your garden flowers. Pluck them up and use  for various decorations in the reception. If you don’t have a garden, buy seasonal flowers. For bridal bouquet, use silk flowers. They come cheap. Buy wedding bands instead of rings, it will cost you less. Ask your best friend to make the wedding cake. For any wedding stationeries, buy from small outlets or local shops. Go for a relative’s car rather than hiring a limousine.

Use your imagination to come up with more ideas for low budget wedding.