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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Hawaiian or beach weddings may be enjoying a bit of popularity now, but you can make this theme uniquely your own. It’s about those special touches you add that create your dream wedding. For your unique wedding, think about all the things you love about Hawaii, beaches and the fun of the surf. Maybe for [...]
If you are into the Old West and the fun romance of that era, an Old West themed wedding maybe just the ticket for you. In my wedding planning experience, I had the pleasure of helping a bride with her Old West wedding. Here are some of the fun ways we put this theme together. [...]
What is a unique, unusual, offbeat or even funky wedding? It’s one that reflects the loves and lives of the bride and groom. They aren’t held to strict tradition or society’s idea of what a wedding should or should not be. Today’s brides are much more individual, unique. They want their weddings to be personal, [...]
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 [...]
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 
Dessert Only Wedding Receptions 
Unique Wedding Ideas for Bridal Bouquets 
Room Layout Suggestions with Rectangle (or Mixed) Tables 
Vintage Wedding Rings for a Unique Bride 
Ceremony & Reception in the Same Room 
Color Trends for Spring 2013 – Pantone 
Carnival Wedding | Unique Themes 
Dessert Tables for your Unique Wedding 
Wedding Decorations for Rectangular Tables | Part 1
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
