Your Wedding Budget, Who pays for what?
I hope everyone had a wonderful week! Our new topic for this week is your wedding budget. I am going to answer the age old question of WHO pays for WHAT.
The most contentious subject for any wedding (and one that, without a doubt, will cause the most arguments) is money.
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Summer Reception Ideas
Summer is a romantic time to get married, and these reception ideas for a summer wedding can help you plan a reception that will suit your personality and style. The warm weather reminds people of breezy walks on the beach and spending time together. Summer is the best season for outdoor events and photo opportunities are abundant. Whether you want a formal style wedding or an ultra casual one, summer is a season that can work for your personal style.
For a more formal affair you may want to mix the indoor and the outdoors. That way guests can go in and out of the sun whenever they want.
If you’re not a huge fan of the outdoors, you might want to consider keeping your reception indoors but keeping that summery feeling by leaving the doors open to the outside. Choose a reception hall with a lot of windows and doors that open onto grassy areas or patios where guests can sit and relax.Put the bar and small tables with chairs out on the balcony for guests to enjoy the fresh air but put the food and eating tables in doors.
You can bring the summer from the outside in with tree branches and flower decorations on the tables but preserve the formal atmosphere with elegant table clothes and a sit down dinner.
Here are a couple more summer-inspired options to help you jump start your creative wedding reception.
· Rewind time and treat your guests to a vintage-inspired backyard barbecue dinner.
Opt for small round tables and cover them in your favorite flea market floral linen finds. Don’t be afraid to mix patterns!
Skip the vases. Instead, create an arrangement with multiple Mason jars of varied sizes. Fill each with a mix of fresh cut flowers arranged as if they were just handpicked from the garden. Wrap some of the jars in burlap (a coarse woven fabric usually made from jute or hemp) and then tie off with raffia.
Serve food straight from the grill. A menu of barbecue chicken, hamburgers, and grilled corn is a perfect match for this outdoor soiree. Just make sure to have at least three grills going
· Go for a wedding reception theme that transports your guests to the eighteenth-century English countryside for a lovely afternoon tea.
Make sure to use rectangular tables. Cover them in simple white cotton linens and surround each table with walnut folding chairs for a rustic touch.
Go shopping for an assortment of classic teacups and saucers. They’ll become the focal point of your centerpieces. Cluster and stack a few of them together on each table.
Keep your table arrangements simple and natural. Try mixing wheatgrass with fresh blooms to achieve a wildflower look. Then surround the centerpieces with rocks found within the campgrounds.
Are you having a Summer Wedding? Are you bringing the outdoors inside? I’d love to hear your plans!
Thanks for Stopping by! -Ann
Your Guest List-5 facts
Finalizing your guest list is one of the most painful parts of planning your wedding.
You are not going to be able to invite every person you have ever met, you have finite resources.
Working out how many people you can invite will help determine who is on your guest list, and who is not.
Factors that influence your guest list:
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Summer Wedding Theme Ideas
First and foremost, you should decide which type of wedding theme suits your personalities and lifestyle.It’s easier to coordinate your decorations, favors, flowers, dresses, menu and all the other items required when it revolves around a theme.
Most wedding gown manufacturers design their dresses to be worn during the warm months of spring and summer, so your dress options are in the greatest supply at this time.
Your wedding date chosen, or just a rough idea?
Once you tell people that you are engaged, usually one of the first questions is “When are you getting married?”
Since you are here you have most likely chosen when you are getting married.
Maybe you have a rough guess of when you would like to get married, e.g. 6 months from now, a summer wedding, etc.
Wedding Countdown changing face
What we are doing and the way the site works here has been changed.
We are now going to focus on providing high quality information about weddings to give you more information to plan on your wedding.
We would love to get some feed back on how it looks and some topics you would enjoy reading about?