BRONZE BUDGET BRIDE

Usually, most wedding planners call a rental company a party rental company and that is usually how it is listed in the telephone book or an online directory. Brides and grooms are looking for companies who rent party rental items such as china, tables, linens, tents, or other wedding accessories. Some rental companies have larger ticket items such as dance floor, portable toilets, lighting, or canopies. Whatever couples are looking for with party rentals be sure to use these few tips when renting items from party rental companies:

• Always ask for references and check with the Better Business Bureau before signing any contract with a party rental company.

• Schedule the Party Rentals should be at least two to three months before the wedding.

• Contact should include delivery date, delivery fee, pick up date, service charge, and detail information about overages. If party rental company delivers to outside the area this requires mileage and possibly lodging fees for the driver.

• Contact Information that means name, telephone numbers, cellular phone numbers is critical information on hand for after-hours in case of delivery issues or damage items.

• Try to deal with larger rental companies because it is easier to keep track of items for pick up and deliveries.

• Communicate with your wedding venue coordinators in advance to see if the offer rentals on property and how they want to deal with the coordination of rental delivery and pick up.

• Check with the party rental company about weekends. For example, see if they have Sunday pick up after a Saturday night event and inquire about surcharges or additional fees from the rental company.

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Wedding planning is so stressful and if a bride cannot afford hire a wedding planner, the bride is planning her own wedding.  Usually, the bride is very anxious before the big wedding day and she has hundreds of wedding details that need to be completed before hand, such as taking care of family members  or checking the wedding flowers and the tasks are endless!  However, a bride needs to take time for herself by creating some stress free days, so she does not burn herself out before her own wedding.

The bride needs to devote at least two nights a week for a relaxing and stress free evenings and we have come up with some stress free and relaxing activities that the bride will truly enjoy! 

Schedule a Message and Spa Appointment-Nothing says relaxation like a weekly massage to help relax the bride’s entire body.  If a bride cannot afford a message, Homedics has a five-motor full body mat massager with heat for around $50.00 dollars.  Another option is a spa appointment.  Many spa and salons offer a day of luxury by providing therapeutic full body massage, spa pedicure, spa facial, eyebrow arch, haircut and also includes a light lunch.   If a bride cannot afford a spa appointment, many websites offer inexpensive bath salts, face scrubs, and body lotions to create the spa experience at home.  Wonderful and relaxing scents are lavender, sandalwood, and jasmine!

Relax with Yoga-Bride get in tune with your mind, body, and spirit by relaxing with Yoga.  This is a great stress reliever and provides an inner calm and relaxation before the wedding day.  A Bride can also sign up for classes at yoga studios, wellness centers, or purchase yoga home DVD’s on Amazon.

Breathing Techniques-There are many websites on the internet that offer breathing techniques to help a bride learn how to do deep breathing to relax.  There are many free articles on Web MD or You Tube has a variety of breathing exercises. 

Drink Herbal Tea-Find herbal tea at your local store or Better Health Store.  Wonderful and relaxing teas are chamomile which helps calming and peppermint is good for rejuvenating.

Try Acupressure-Acupressure is applied through clothing and this technique requires no needles.  A practitioner uses the thumbs, hands, and elbows, knees and applies firm pressure on pressure points in the body.  Many massage therapists, wellness centers offer acupressure, and there are many wonderful books on acupressure on Amazon. 

Exercise by Walking-Help relieve tension by working out!  Working out helps a bride stay healthy, but provides stress-relief.  Walking is free and a bride can either go walk outside, walk in the mall, or take a walk in a park.

Get Crafty-Some women truly enjoy relaxing by creating a craft and there are many craft projects that a bride can purchase at Michaels or Joann Fabrics.   Good craft ideas would be knitting, crocheting, jewelry making, scrap-booking, or painting. Whatever a bride chooses make sure it is fun and nothing too complicated.

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This centerpiece is very easy and very affordable to make, plus all you need are decorative pears  which you can find for $4.99 per bag of 12 at save-on-crafts.com and any vase of your choosing.



You can find the vase above here for $7.49 but you can choose any from this page on the site.



Once you have the pears and the vase you want to use, just place the pears neatly into the vase. That's all the effort you need to make this centerpiece an yet it will last for as long as you want. That's pretty amazing.


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One of my latest bridal T.V. obsessions is TLC's Four Weddings which airs Friday nights at 10/9c. On the show, fours brides get to attend each others wedding to judge it and give scores on the whole experience. They have to rate the food, the dresses, the venues and their overall experience.  The bride with the most points at the end of it all wins a five-star honeymoon. So why do I love this show? Well, besides the fact that it's about four weddings that I get to take ideas from, I also get to hear some honest critic about what these ladies, guests, think about certain parts of a wedding.

My big lesson from last week's episode was that you can't wow your guests with the decor in the ceremony then go low key at the reception. Guests will be expecting to be wowed at the reception as well. That was just one many but I was also reminded of how much guests love a dessert table, and that many are there for you but for the food as well.

Don't get me wrong, you might be tempted to make some revisions to your own wedding after hearing what some of the brides say but you'll also get some wonderful ideas.

So watch it tonight...get inspired and let me know what you think!!

You may know these flower balls as kissing balls or pomanders! I love how they look in outdoor weddings and it's an easy way to add decor to  the ceremony. Those I've added today are made with silk flowers and you can find them here  at Afloral.com starting at $5.99!



Here's an example of how one bride used them in her wedding and you can find more details about it here at livejournal.com!



You can also use pomanders in centerpieces, as bouquets and just about every part of your wedding.



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There are a lot of considerations that you need to make while buying a groom suit for your wedding. Apart from the style and cut, you also need to consider the type of fabric and the color that you want to go in for. While deciding about either of the two, it is advisable to keep in mind the weather conditions that will be prevailing around your wedding, the time of your wedding (day/night) and the overall theme around which it has been planned. As far as possible, go for wrinkle-fabrics and make sure that the color you choose complements your complexion.

 

1 What to wear:

You have not decided yet what to wear? Below follows some suggestions.

＊Tuxedo (or dinner jacket). Groom suits is the most common outfit at religious weddings. It consists of a dinner jacket, a white dress shirt, black trousers, a black bow tie, and either a cummerbund or a waistcoat. ＊Suit. It is always right with a suit, especially at a civil ceremony.＊Shoes. Only black shoes do. If you do not want to buy special tuxedo shoes, your best pair of black shoes – skinned to perfection – will do.

 

2 How to choose

Choose a groom wear that is right for the groom's body type. Single breasted jackets are best suited for shorter guys while double breasted ones look good for taller grooms. To give a long silhouette to guys who are a little big in the middle, they should wear jackets with lower buttons.

 

3 Get along with the wedding theme

The fabric of the suit should match the climate and the season. Remember to always look crisp and cool during the entire event. White Tuxedo for a beach wedding or church wedding, Black Tuxedo for tradition wedding.

 

4 Save money

Hold a successful wedding ceremony could cost us lots of money. How to save money and find the right grooms wear bother us a lot. The on line shopping mall could be the best choice. Milanoo.com (www.milanoo.com ) is one of the best on line tuxedo shopping mall. Here you can find your dream wholesale tuxedo in free shipping to all over the world. Milanoo.com (www.milanoo.com ) used to sell the products in a really low price and high quality. In order to attract more customers and benefit the customers, they decide to offer whole website free shipping if your order is over $30.

Japanese 32" Parasols White Natural Paper & Bamboo $5.69

"Use for guests at sunny outdoor ceremonies. White paper parasols will help keep the sun out of your guests' eyes~ and help to shade them from the sun. This is a sturdy parasol with a bamboo frame. Open parasol measures 32" in diameter. Bamboo handle is 24" long. Closed parasol is 25" long."


Go here to see it for yourself.

Photo of couple by Ryan Phillips Photography from Ceremony Magazine

Bridal showers are held approximately three months before the wedding date and the maid of honor is in charge of the bridal shower festivities. Brides can either choose women only bridal shower or a co-ed bridal shower and a bridal themed shower, but whatever brides chooses she needs to make the bridal shower full of fun for
everyone.

The bridal shower games that are the most popular at bridal showers are toilet paper wedding gown, the newlywed game, bridal bingo, recipes for marriage and things in a bride’s purse.

The toilet paper wedding gown game is a fun and unique game where a few guests are selected to be the models or judges, and then the rest of the guests are broke up into two groups. Each group has to design their best wedding gown created from toilet paper. After each group has designed their toilet paper wedding gown the models create a walkway for the judges to view the designs and determine the winner of the most beautiful toilet paper gown and the winner receives a prize.

The Newlywed Game is a game for a co-ed bridal shower. This game is for couples, so single women or men will have to sit this particular game out. The maid of honor should come up with a list of questions for the couple prior to the bridal shower. Typical questions this game would be “What is your spouses favorite color,” “Who takes the longest to get ready each morning,” or “What’s your spouse’s favorite food?” When playing The Newlywed Game keep the list on the conservative side to be sensitive for all guests attending the bridal shower. At the bridal shower, the maid of honor will ask the questions to each couple and in the end, the couple who provides the most correct answers is the winner and receives a prize.

Bridal Bingo is a fun game that all your guests will enjoy. Before the bridal shower create some bridal bingo cards on an 8 ½ x 11 card stock piece of paper and print them off or use this free template. If the bride has a wedding registry list, items can be used from that list for the bingo cards categories for each cell of the table (usually write in the lower priced items). The game is played when the bride is opening gifts. Guests will mark off the words on the bridal bingo card and whoever marks off their bingo card is the winner and receives a prize.
 

Recipes for a Marriage is a great game for bridal shower guests. Purchase some blank cards and send those cards out with the bridal shower invitations. Ask the guest to write down their recipe, tips, or advice for a great marriage. This could be an actual recipe, a joke, tips, or a piece of advice. Each guest takes turn reading his or her card aloud to the bride. When the game is finished, the Maid of Honor collects the cards for the bride and creates a beautiful scrapbook keepsake for the bride.

Things in a Brides Purse is a fun game for all the women at your bridal shower. Use this free template to tally up the winner for the most usual and unusual items in a purse.

The bridal shower should not just be about the gifts, it is about getting together with family and friends to celebrate your new life with your spouse. Maid of honor, be sure to use this free bridal shower thank you card checklist for the gifts and make sure the sends out thank you cards promptly. We hope you enjoyed our list of bridal shower games and enjoy this list of bridal shower games! For more bridal shower games or free wedding advice, wedding tips, or wedding planning ideas, please visit www.theweddingdiaryonline.com!