1. Do not skimp on photography! The number one thing I hear from everyone I talk to is how disappointed they were with their wedding photos!
2. Make use of family heirlooms as decoration! You will get so many compliments on how touching/sweet it is, whether it be linens, grandparent photos, etc. It is a great bonus on top of saving tons of money!
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Infuse your personality
Don't have a cookie-cutter wedding. Think about your hobbies, cherished memories, and personalities. If you love to travel, consider naming tables after places you've visited together. If you are a fishing aficionado, consider fishbowls with live fish in them as centerpieces. Your wedding will be a thousand times more special and memorable.
Don't always follow tradition
Don’t spend money on things just because you think they're traditional. If you don’t really want it, don’t do it. A great example of this is the custom of using both an inner and outer envelope for a wedding invitation. Many couples these days are forgoing this option in favor of more modern and cost-efficient invites.
Don’t sweat the small stuff
A wedding is full of thousands of details and there are bound to be a few snafus along the way. Keep in mind the reason you are doing all of this- it's not to have the perfect cake baker, who is now too overbooked to make your cake. It’s to celebrate your love together, which you coruld do in a mud puddle, if you had to.
2011 Trends!
- “Art Deco” Wedding Packages
This will be one of the most prevalent trends seen in the wedding industry for next year. It is on the verge of exploding. This trend can go in numerous different avenues for wedding invitation sets, but the following will be the most common.
Art Deco: 1920’s and 30’s inspired. Wedding invitations will present strong, contrasting geometric patterning, borrowing from classic architectural elements of the roaring twenties. Vertical paper layouts will prove to be more consistent with the “style” of art deco. Perfect for those watching their budgets, because pieces that print with only one color designs, (black) on white or colored paper are more economical. For added elegance, consider metallic or pearl papers.
Art Deco: Floral Seventies and modernized Boho-chic: These will still have an overwhelming sense of “pattern.” Flat color, graphic, non-dimensional floral patterns will be prevalent in tomorrow’s wedding invitation designs.
Wedding Color Trends for 2011
For 2011 there is going to be extensive use of bright, tropical colors allowing weddings to be more whimsical and amazing. Some color choices that you may want to play with include:
- Apple Green
- Mauve
- Lilac
- Hot Pink
- Slate Grey
- Celadon
- Aged Gold
- Coral
- Red
- Violet Purple
- Mocha/Chocolate/Brown
- Navy
- Emerald/Pine Green/ Dark Cyan
- Clementine Orange
- Yellow
1 comment:
We had fun looking at your pictures. Your honeymoon looked amazing. We are glad you both had a great trip. As the photo shoot which is done is very nice.
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