Frangipani Fortune Cookie

We have just come across a fabulous and well priced personlised wedding favour idea.  Why not have a look at our fortune cookie range.  You can insert your own message into any of our designs, and with prices from $1.50 this is a great way to individualise your bomboniere.

There are a number of gorgeous designs included our favourite frangipani cookie which is just the thing for a beach or frangipani themed wedding.

Also perfect for an asian or oriental theme or just a bit of fun for any style!!

Just a thought and hope this helps

Regards

Lynn

These days most brides and grooms are paying for their own weddings and would like their invitation to come from them.  Our most popular wording for this is something like

Lynn & Matthew (in script font)

together with their families (optional)

would like to invite you

Guest Name

to help them celebrate their marriage (or wedding)

On date

at (Ceremony details)

with a reception to follow at (reception details)

RSVP details and dress code

Hope this helps

Lynn

Ok, this is a real secret coming from the inner sanctum of the wedding industry…..my husband owns an event hire company specialising in weddings, and I can tell you that in winter it is a real struggle to keep the sales coming in.  He will do almost anything to get a sale for the winter months and even in September (think spring wedding!). This is the time to book your wedding. 

I have seen him discount up to 50% off the normal price of not only marquees, but also other items such as table, chairs etc .  But only at this time of year and just coming into spring, oh and Ok January is also pretty quiet as well, but that did so not come from me!

You may be thinking weather, but if you live on the east coast of Oz and look out the window on any of our lovely clear sunny winter days you will notice that there is very little rain at this time of year.  Also your makeup will definately not run, and your men will not swelter in their suits.

I also know for a fact that the same cashflow problems are happening for restaurants, decorators, florists and caterers.  I know this because after over 10 years in this business these are the people we speak to all the time, and we refer to this time of year as “baked beans season”, because this is what we are all eating.

Remember that no matter where you live the above information will be the case. 

Serious about saving money, have a winter or early spring wedding.  It’s as simple as that, you will save thousands!

Hope this helps

Anonymous

(oh ok its me, Lynn  shhhhhhhh)

Marrying the love of your life is one of the most personal, yet public things you will do.  Coming up with a theme can be very daunting but remember that the day has to be a reflection of you as a couple.  Your guests will be people that know and love you, so make it a day that will see them say to themselves “that is just so them!”

How do you do this?  Make a list of all the things you like to do as a couple.  Do you love to go to the beach, sail, go antique hunting, eat lebanese food, see foreign films, horse ride etc etc.  You will find something that reflects you as a couple, a direction that will see you find the perfect reception venue or menu or colour and then you will be off and running…….you will have found your theme!

Hope this helps

Lynn

When choosing a gift for you bridal party, we think the best advice is to make sure that the item you offer is a keepsake.  Something that will last a lifetime and remind members of your bridal party of you and your fabulous wedding day.

Hope this helps

Lynn

An Evening Bag is a gift that every woman will use, it will never date and they will keep it for years. I received an evening purse for a bridesmaids gift many years ago and I use it regularly. Everytime I get it down from the shelf I think of the friend who gave it to me and I remember her wedding day. Now that is a keepsake!

One of the easiest ways to get a handle of your wedding theme is to decide on a colour.  It can be your favorite or signature colour, which you can then weave through your wedding from invitations to bomboniere to wedding decoration .

You can start with a shopping trip with your bridesmaids to purchase their dresses, and therefore decide on a colour. 

Are you getting married in a location which has a predomient colour, for example, near the ocean, in the country, in the mountains etc.

More to come

Lynn

Why not give your guests a “happiness kit”?

With so many options, choosing a theme or mood for you wedding can be very daunting.  But once decided, it can immediately narrow down your choices and make decision making much easier. 

But where to look for inspiration?  In the next posts you will find ideas for how to find your unique theme and start you on your wedding planning journey.

Happy times

Lynn

Make sure that you design your invitations to fit into a standard envelope.  If your invitation is an unusual shape or is larger than a DL envelope you will have to pay more in postage.

Hope this helps

Lynn