February 14, 2009 at 5:11 pm (Uncategorized)
Tags: candlelight dinner, caring, chocalate, crystal, day at spa, engaged, Engagement, flowers, lingerie, love, marriage, nuptials, pamper, perfumes, personalise, photos, pictures, pre-wedding, sharing, spa, spas, token of love, treat, valentine, valentines day, Wedding
Preparing for the wedding can be very tiresome but it shouldn’t prevent you from treating each other. In fact, it should draw you closer to each other as you express how much you mean to each other. One occassion which allows you to really show this is valentines day ( even though right through out you should take the time to treat each other as this helps to strenghtwn the bond between the two of you.). For valentines day, and just about any other occasion i would like to share some gift ideas.
Gift ideas for him:
If your spouse is someone who is laid back you could treat bith of you to a day at the spa and to make it special after you could treat him to a candle light dinner:) After all, he does mean the world to you and deserves to be pampered.
If your spouse is someone who is always on the go you could get him some car accessories as well as a photo frame with a picture of both of you which can be hung in the car. In addition, he could be treated to the watch he always wanted or anything else he has always been talking about which will not put a dent in the budgetted money for the wedding.
If your spouse is someone who is always on the go but one weekend you find he isn’t busy you can on the spur of the moment plan a weekend getaway woth just you and him. Remember, you should try to spend as much time with the one who you love best and vice versa.
Gift ideas for her:
If your spouse is someone who loves the finer things in life you could buy her crystal. It could be personalised with both of you names on it and could have a message.
If you spouse is one that is big on showing her love you could get her some flowers and chocolate and prepare a bath with rose petals in it. After all, she isn’t afraid to express herself why shouldn’t you return the favour.
If your spouse is one that likes to be flashy you could treat her to lingerie, if you are out of ideas. Truth be told, most women love lingerie and there are different styles to fit the image that she has and her outlook on life.
These are just some ideas and i hope they have made you start thinking about ways you can treat each other to relieve the hectic and time-consuming schedule of planning a wedding.
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June 21, 2008 at 8:59 pm (Uncategorized)
Tags: around-the-clock shower, bridal shower, girls night shower, holiday shower, recipe shower, room-to-room shower, seasons off the year shower, wine shower
Planning a wedding can be very time consuming and very hectic no matter how far in advance you begin planning the wedding. There are several ways in which the bride to be can be given a break and one such thing is through a bridal shower. The bridal shower is one time when the bride can finally say:
Yeah! finally a break from all the planning and organizing for my big day.
Here are some ideas you can pass on to your shower hosts.
Room-to-room shower
Each guest is given a room in the house and the gift will be used in that room
Around-the-clock shower
Each guest is given a time of day and their gift will be used at that time of day
Holiday Shower
Each guest is assigned a holiday and their gift will be used on that holiday
Recipe Shower
Each guest brings a recipe and the ingredients.
Wine shower
Each guest takes their favorite wine
Girls night shower
Each guest brings a favorite girls night out gift
Seasons of the year shower
Each guest brings a gift that can be used for a specific season of the year whether it is spring, summer, autumn or winter.
These are just some ideas so just embrace your creative sign and think about things that you and your fiance love and you will definitely be able to come up with even more ideas for you bridal shower.
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May 31, 2008 at 6:41 pm (Wedding Preparation)
Tags: bridesmaids dresses, dresses, engage, Engagement, engagement pictures, engagement portraits, nuptials, pictures, portraits, save the date cards, save the date magnets, Wedding, wedding favors, wedding invitation wording, wedding invitations, wedding invites, wedding theme
Now that you are engaged and have had your engagement party, taken your engagement portraits and have decided upon a date by sending out you save the date cards/magnets it is now time for you to decide on your wedding invitations. Your wedding invitations are very important in conveying the team of your wedding. In your wedding invitation you may also include the theme/color of the wedding and request that the guest doesn’t wear that color. You and you fiance can come to an agreement as it relates to the colors that you would want to choose. This may tie in with the save the dates that you sent out. The wording of the invitations is also just as important as the invitation itself.
These are some examples of how to word your invitation depending on if both parents are inviting or the parents of the bride are inviting the guests.
IF BOTH PARENTS ARE INVITING
EXAMPLE 1
When i look in your eyes
I can face the world
When you smile i can do anything. We
BRIDE
&
GROOM
request the honor of your presence
as we celebrate the love we have
found and are united
forever
as one.
EXAMPLE 2
BRIDE’s PARENTS
&
GROOM’s PARENTS
invite you to share in the joy
of holy matrimony uniting their children
BRIDE
&
GROOM
on DATE
at PLACE
Reception follow at PLACE
RSVP: DATE
IF BRIDES PARENTS ARE INVITING
For everything there is a season
A season to give and a season to receive
We request the pleasure of your company as we
BRIDE’s PARENTS
give
BRIDE
to
GROOM
on
DATE
at
TIME & PLACE
Reception follows at PLACE.
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