Food is always a big part of a wedding. Everything from appetizers through a full meal, to cake and dessert, to sending guest home with a late night snack. Obviously, you don’t need to incorporate all the different meals and snacks. Just pick one or two that work with your celebration. For a morning wedding, [...]
When you want to do something more unusual at your wedding reception than just place cards for the wedding party, try coasters designed just for the members of the wedding party. Coasters make useful favors for your wedding party as well as great place cards, too. What a perfect way to say this place is [...]
Brides and Grooms are always looking for unique cards to thank their guests for attending their wedding and/or for their gift. A thank you card is the perfect opportunity to show your uniqueness. Photo cards are very popular and give you the opportunity to pick and choose a formal wedding portrait or a fun, impromptu shot of you [...]
Let’s break away from the traditional ceremony seating and think outside the box for a minute. A traditional ceremony has, more or less, a rectangle or square design, something like this: Non-Traditional Ceremony Seating There are a number of ways you can make the ceremony seating for your guests unique and out of the norm. [...]
Dear Unique Wedding Ideas: I am looking for something very special for my bridesmaid. Each has been a huge help to me in planning my dream wedding. What I really picture for them is a personalized gift. Something that no one else will have. Do you have any suggestions for me? ~~Lydia Dear Lydia, Sounds [...]
Unique Vintage Rehearsal Dinner Invitations by UniqueInvites Unique weddings take a lot of work. Sometimes, you become so focused on the wedding and reception, other things slip through the cracks like rehearsal dinners. Rehearsal dinners traditionally are a gathering of the wedding party with their significant others, immediate family and close friends and can even [...]
One aspect of a wedding that I always got tons of questions about from brides was favors. Do we need them? Are they affordable? Do guests really take them home? Let’s delve a little deeper into the “to favor or not to favor” question. Do we need favors? The answer to that is the standard [...]
When you want to do something fun for your unique or unusual wedding, unique bubbles are it. The little bottles make great wedding favors. Can’t you just picture everyone having a blast blowing bubbles all over the reception? Everybody will be reminded of those childhood summer days when their parents gave them a bottle of [...]
Unique brides can rejoice. The limitations on color or style of wedding gown are gone. Any color or color combination will work great for your wedding gown. Long or short, it doesn’t matter. You get to wear what you want to wear. But how do you choose? The options are almost unlimited. First, answer a [...]
When it’s time to look for your wedding dress, as an unique bride, you may very well want to go for something other than the traditional white. While my first daughter was married in white, it was not the usual bridal gown at all. My second daughter went for a stunning look in silver. With [...]
Another area you can potentially have a unique look is with your bridal bouquet. You don’t have to use the standard hand tied flowers or traditionally cascading bouquet — unique brides think outside the box. Some want DIY wedding bouquet ideas and others just want a design they can take to the florist or decorator [...]
What is a Unique Bride? Aren’t all brides unique? Yes, to some degree all brides are unique. After all, you are individuals. But, some brides picture duplicating all or some of the major elements from a wedding they’ve seen or attended. Or, they want the traditional floral arrangements, popular colors and conventional white dress. Nothing [...]
Vintage is a style loved by many unique brides. If you have your wedding rings in a vintage style, try adding some stunning vintage earrings as well. Earrings that can compliment or accent your rings is a beautiful way to carry your unique theme for your special day. Whether you are wearing a white dress, [...]
Unique brides enjoying doing non-traditional things. And that goes for wedding rings as well. My own daughter is a unique bride-to-be. Her groom found the perfect engagement ring for her. One from the Edwardian period in our history, the early 1900′s. Of course, I had to find her the perfect wedding ring. I doubt my [...]
The engagement of my daughter was an exciting and happy time in my world. But, my daughter is one of those future brides who can be classified as offbeat. So her engagement ring was definitely different. This is a woman who will dress for the evening in a retro dress from the 1950′s, add a [...]
I was in charge of the decor for a western themed event. And, as usual, I wanted something unique, bold and memorable for the guests. I had a brainstorming session with my mom and we came up with a plan for a chuckwagon appetizer buffet during the cocktail hour. One thing led to another and [...]
Another unique wedding idea is that more brides are opting for a dessert only wedding receptions. This is for a variety of reasons and definitely has pros and cons. You have to weigh what’s most important to you and decide if this is a good idea. Pros for a Dessert Only Wedding Reception Saving money [...]
Dessert tables are all the rage at weddings and other events. Why not? Dessert is usually one of the favorite things that guests look forward too. (A dessert reception is also growing in popularity.) How can you make it unique? By taking inspiration from others and creating your own version. No, it’s not a new [...]
For years, the standard menu for a wedding reception has been a 3 to 6 course meal, plate served by catering staff, while guests sit in their assigned seats at their assigned tables — sometimes for hours while the meal is served. Today, unique brides are daring to buck this tradition in a number of [...]
One element that makes receptions unique is action, movement. It is an idea that is finally catching on after years and years of traditional have-to’s and must-haves reigning supreme. It is also a key element to a unique wedding. What do I mean by action? I’ve coordinated, catered and hosted a lot of weddings in [...]
A Mad Hatter tea party wedding reception is a great way to go truly funky for your reception. And, yep, that’s what my daughter is talking about. She’s even thinking about making it a costume party. She wants to ask everyone to where a costume that comes from the Alice in Wonderland world. Granted, Great [...]
Every bride wants her wedding and reception to be memorable — not only for her and her spouse but for the guests as well. It is becoming harder and harder to stand out from the crowd. If you can think of a theme, it has mostly likely been done already. So, how can you make [...]
I need your help. My daughter recently got engaged and she wants to do something different for a winter wedding. Can you offer her any suggestions with out taking us all out in the snow and cold? Thanks, Agnes. Agnes, first congratulations on your daughter’s engagement. As the mother of an engaged daughter, too, I [...]
If a wedding reception tea party makes sense for you, the way to get started is to pick a theme. Everything you do will then fall around your theme, from the decorations to the food choices. Your theme can be as fun and interesting as your own personality and that of your groom. Because my [...]
Hollywood Wedding Invitation | Large | Blonde by vintageweddinginvite My fiance’ and I love movies — old, new and everything in-between. Our wedding will incorporate a lot of elements from Hollywood and the movies. I’m stuck on centerpieces. I don’t want just flowers or candles. I want the centerpieces to tie into the theme. Do [...]
Umbra Fotofalls Metal Floor-Standing Photo/Memo Holder I ran across a pretty cool product recently I just had to share. At many of the wedding receptions and/or rehearsal dinners I have decorated over the years, I always loved when they had an area for photos. Family, friends, the happy couple, childhood photos and more are always [...]
I realize (and applaud) that unique brides don’t chose colors based on a trend report. However, fashion designers and the whole of the wedding industry do pay attention to these forecasts. That translates into Unique brides being handicapped in their color choices if they purchase from bridal salons and others in the industry. One way [...]
We need to have the ceremony and reception in the same room. The venue has a foyer, ante room but it’s not big enough to hold all the guests for a cocktail hour to have the room changed over. We will have a dance floor in the middle and were trying to figure out the [...]
One of the first things you do when planning your wedding and reception is to set the date. Even before you have chosen your theme, you have a good idea of who your guests will be. This is the time to send out save-the-date cards. If you know your theme, your save-the-date cards can be [...]
My daughter is thinking about an afternoon wedding, where the reception wouldn’t be for dinner. One of the options she likes is to have a tea party for the reception. Reception tea parties work to solve many different issues that face brides and grooms these days. An afternoon reception is just one of them. What [...]
The venue I fell in love with only has 8 ft rectangle tables. The room is also rectangle shaped with a dance floor at one end. How can I set this up so it doesn’t look like a cafeteria? — Meghan the bride Great question. Sometimes we fall in love with the look of a [...]
In the first article, Wedding Decorations for Rectangular Tables | Part One, we learned how to set a rectangle table. Since the shape is different from the standard round, you actually have less room for decor. This means coming up with non-standard place settings to allow room for decor. In this article, we are going [...]
Sometimes we choose to use a table shape that is different than the normal round tables that are found at most wedding receptions in the U.S. That’s part of what makes us unique. But, if you are unfamiliar with this size and shape of table, it maybe challenging to come up with a decor plan [...]
You can have your cake and eat it, too. A grand bridal entrance is doable when you have a large single room to hold both your ceremony and reception. It’s a matter of the arrangement. I was lucky enough to manage a very large single room venue. It was a historic opera house. The ability [...]
Steampunk Vintage Brass Pendant A Steampunk wedding is the perfect marriage of science and history — vintage and futuristic. It’s the Victorian era on steroids. It’s truly back to the future in idea and finds it’s roots as far back as Jules Verne and H.G. Wells. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Wild Wild West , [...]
Help! We have planned out a huge Old West themed wedding, but we are stumped on what to get the groomsmen and all the men in the wedding party. What could be an appropriate gift for an Old West Wedding? — Stevie and Jack First off congrats are in order for you, and an Old [...]
Thank You Cards for Your Wedding Guests
Brides and Grooms are always looking for unique cards to thank their guests for attending their wedding and/or for their gift. A thank you card is the perfect opportunity to show your uniqueness. Photo cards are very popular and give you the opportunity to pick and choose a formal wedding portrait or a fun, impromptu shot of you [...]
Wedding Reception Tea Party: Save the Date Cards
One of the first things you do when planning your wedding and reception is to set the date. Even before you have chosen your theme, you have a good idea of who your guests will be. This is the time to send out save-the-date cards. If you know your theme, your save-the-date cards can be [...]
Wedding Invitation Wording | Unique Brides want Unique Wording Ideas
He proposed, she accepted — you decided together — she proposed, he accepted — however it happened, you now find yourself planning a wedding. Not just any wedding but a unique wedding. Knowing that the Invitation/Save the Date sets the tone for your wedding, traditional wedding invitation wording is just not going to cut it [...]
Unique and Edgy Wedding Color Schemes
One of the first decisions a bride and groom make is what wedding colors they will use. So many other decisions will be based, at least partially, on the color scheme that it needs to be decided upfront. Unique brides want something a bit more out of the ordinary — not the pink and white [...]
Unique, Sexy, Risque Wedding Cake Toppers 
Room Layout Suggestions with Rectangle (or Mixed) Tables 
Ceremony & Reception in the Same Room 
Dessert Only Wedding Receptions 
Vintage Wedding Rings for a Unique Bride 
Unique Wedding Ideas for Bridal Bouquets 
Carnival Wedding | Unique Themes 
Wedding Decorations for Rectangular Tables | Part 2 
Dessert Tables for your Unique Wedding 
Color Trends for Spring 2013 – Pantone
What happens when two friends discover that they both have some long term experience at being event planners and wedding organizers for two very different but equally wonderful venues? Shortly after discovering this mutual experience, one of their daughters announces
