Since the day he asked you to marry him, you said yes to luxury wedding invitations.
The two of you poured dreamily of books of invitations, oohing over texture and cooing about embossing v. engraving. Then there was the night you opened a bottle of wine, and bookmarked every spectacular wedding invitation presented to you online.
And then someone asked you, what about your wedding invitation inserts? Most modern wedding invitations require inserts, and it’s likely that yours will, too.
In seems like in this fast-paced world, everything you have must do double duty, and it should leave a minimal footprint on the Earth. Many of the cosmetics and other toiletries purchased today come in packaging that is a nightmare – either to use or to get rid of.
Modern lifestyles are about much more than the shrink-wrap our toiletries come in.
“Yes, yes, I like that one, too!”
Just last week, the group of young girls — maybe just nine or ten years old — was talking about emotions, specifically what things made the girls sad and what made them happy.
Not surprisingly, the girls agreed about several of their choices. After all, even at a young age, there is wisdom in knowing that playing with puppies and kittens is fun, eating ice cream on a warm day can make you smile, and perhaps some of the greatest joy in life comes from the simple act of opening a present.
Every perfect detail of your wedding is coming together. You picked out the most elegant wedding invitations, and they have been assembled, mailed, and acknowledged. You have the venue of your dreams, and your dress is inspirational.
The tiniest details are those that can be easily forgotten. By the time you do remember that you need a bag to carry with your wedding dress, it may be too late to come up with a solution. Instead, everything you need goes into a bridesmaid’s purse or your future husband’s pockets.
Wardrobe versatility gets no better than when you have a Thai silk shawl.
Sure, you can get synthetic silk, but it feels far less luxurious than the real thing. That faux silk shawl won’t lie right across your shoulders, either, and you may find yourself disappointed with the results when you try to fashion it as the opulent accessory you know it can be. Anything that falls short of the real deal is really no deal at all.
The average cost of a wedding these days is an astonishing $30,000, but the final total can go well beyond five figures.
When you think about it, that chunk of change has to work pretty hard to pull making your ultimate wedding dreams come true, so wedding tips about creating a budget and staying within it may be well-received.
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No one has set a rule of etiquette that dictates how long you should keep useless tokens from a wedding you attended as a guest, be convention says to hang on to it at least for a little while.
If you have been to any wedding recently, you know that favors are all the rage. It almost seems like a requirement that you give out favors, even if it will put your budget in a bind. Everyone loves great wedding favors that are useful, but not all wedding favors are useful or great.
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You may still be reeling from the sticker shock that can come with trying secure a wedding venue. There’s no such thing as inexpensive, whether you want to rent a grand hall, a rustic retreat or just a simple room for a few friends and family.
Knowing that the first thing you must do is get your wedding invitations sent out, you may be tempted to resort to the easiest solution – a home wedding.
It’s going to be the best event of the year, the one party everyone wants an invitation to, and those who miss out — either because they are unable to attend or they don’t receive an invitation — will be truly disappointed. This is the one time when everything detail of planning will come together — the food, the guest list, the music, the venue and the celebration itself.
After all, your high-end gala or luxury wedding deserves nothing less than the best. Silk provides perfection for your invitations.
When you first sit down to plan your wedding, you may be dreaming of yards and yards of white lace and fine tulle, only to discover the tulle makes you itch and the lace snags on nearly everything.
Maybe you aren’t the lace and tulle type. Maybe you are the casual type, where a simple dress with simple lines best defines who you are as a person and the lifestyle you have chosen for yourself.
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