What to get a flower girl? This question always arises and it is a hard one because you want it to be something she likes! Well if you have an artistic flower girl this crayon belt will be perfect. It is super cute and can be personalized with her name. It is a unique idea that she is sure to love! Plus, I just think it is simply adorable don’t you? Check it out!
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1) The wide end "W" should extend about 12 inches below the narrow end "N". Cross the wide end "W" over the narrow end "N". |
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2) Bring the wide end "W" up through the loop between the collar and your tie; then back down. |
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3) Pull the wide end "W" underneath the narrow end "N" and to the right, back through the loop and to the right again so that the wide end "W" is inside out. |
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4) Bring the wide end "W" across the front from right to left. |
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5) Pull the wide end "W" up through the loop again. |
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6) Bring the wide end "W" down through the knot in front. |
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7) Using both hands, tighten the knot carefully and draw it up to the collar. |
Being a Bride, assigning duties can be a hard thing. Especially if you are a control freak like I am. So to help you out here is a list of the traditional responsibilities of those who participate in the wedding.
Maid of Honor/Personal Attendant:
Attends all pre-wedding events
Takes charge of groom’s ring during ceremony
Helps bride in arranging veil and dress at ceremony and reception
Hold the bride’s bouquet during the ceremony.
Returns bride’s gown to designated place after wedding
Make sure all of the bride’s personal belongings have been accounted for and are packed in her overnight back for the honeymoon.
May offer a toast to the bride and groom during the ceremony.
Bridesmaids:
Purchases and completes fittings of gowns
Performs tasks as assigned by bride
Attends rehearsal and rehearsal dinner
Best Man:
Transports groom to the church.
Supervises the groom’s men, regarding their dress and duties at ceremony
Takes care of bride’s ring until ceremony.
Offers the first toast to the bride and groom.
Dances with the bride after the groom and both fathers have danced with her
Prepares the honeymoon car, packs suitcases in car.
Holds for safe-keeping, any tickets, keys, etc. for the groom.
Returns groom’s tuxedo to rental shop.
Groomsmen:
Attends rehearsal and rehearsal dinner
Attends bachelor dinner if there is one
Escorts bridesmaids during the ceremony
Ushers:
Distribute wedding programs. (Unless this task is assigned to another)
Seat guests on appropriate side of church.
Assist elderly guests to seats.
After all guests are seated, unroll aisle runner.
Check church or synagogue for any items left behind
Written by Faith
Groomsmen—in my opinion—are the hardest people to buy for. Traditionally groomsmen gift ideas often consist of items like flasks, cuff links and pocket watches. But finding something that your guys like can be very challenging. A New trend is to get each guy a different gift. This makes things more personal and you can pick something especially for them. Adding personalization to any item is a great way to get them something personal. So to help you on this daunting task here are a few gift ideas and some various links to the items to cut some time.
The Golf Lover
Barware and Cigar Lover
Useful Items
Sports and Music Lovers
Unique Items
More and more churches, synagogues, and ceremony sites are restricting the dropping of fresh flower petals along the aisle because the flowers may stain the carpet or floor. So here is a list of alternatives of creative options to the flower petal tradition.
The traditional thing to do is to have your flower girl toss flower petals at the wedding. However this is not the only thing you can do. If you are having a fall themed wedding, you can fill her little basket with leaves. This is a great option because they are free and they are festive. But if you don’t like the mess of real leaves you can always get the silk ones from the flower store and they will still be perfectly stunning, just a little cleaner.
The Idea: Create a tenderhearted tribute to loved ones—living and deceased—by displaying framed heirloom photographs on your reception tables. It’s a great way to personalize your affair and spark conversations. Simply ask friends and family to lend you their old photographs (think black-and-whites of Uncle Jim out on the lawn or a snapshot of a great aunt aboard a cruise ship), have them framed, and then place them at tables where your guests will recognize the subjects.
This idea comes from Brides.com and I absolutely love it! It is away to pay a special tribute to everyone you love dearly. It is also away to make love ones who passed become part of you special day.
Embossed velvet leaves, made with a rubber stamp and an iron, dress up a silk ring pillow.
Tools and Materials
Velvet
White single-sided medium-weight fusible cotton interfacing
Scissors and pinking shears
An iron
A custom rubber stamp (use the template, linked below, or a leaf-press set)
18-gauge wire
White craft glueEmbossed Velvet Leaf Ring Pillow How-To
1. Cut both velvet and interfacing to be 1/2 inch larger on all sides than rubber stamp. With an iron on medium-high, fuse interfacing to wrong side of velvet, holding iron in place 5 to 10 seconds to bind securely.
2. Lay fused velvet face down on the stamp. Spray interfacing with water. Press iron against fabric 10 to 15 seconds, using firm circular motions.
3. Cut out leaves (use pinking shears for notched edges of birch leaves). For large leaves, glue 18-gauge wire (use thinner wire for smaller leaves) to back along major veins, starting about 1/2 inch from top. Clip off extra wire at base of leaf (or leave a stem to use leaves in a bouquet), and bend wire gently to shape leaf. Hand-sew wire in place at the bottom of the leaf, and hand-sew bottom of leaf to pillow.
Picking the perfect gift for you bridesmaids has to be one of the hardest jobs out there! You want them to like it and you want it to be something they will use. Every bridesmaid is different so be sure you keep in mind there personalities while choosing a gift. Remember, you don’t have to get the same thing for all of them; however it is a lot easier if you do. It is completely up to you. It is simply a gift to show your gratitude. To help you on this journey I have listed some gift ideas for your bridesmaids to get your wheels turning!
· Make a handmade friendship book for each person, filled with photos and other mementos of the years you’ve spent together
· Give them each a book which you picked out special for each person. Inside the front cover, write a personal note highlighting memories shared. It was a very thoughtful, and relatively inexpensive, gift. You can also add a monogrammed Book Mark
· Find charms attached to a ribbon and place them in the cake at the bridesmaid’s luncheon or bridal shower. Each bridesmaid pulls a ribbon and the charms have meanings (clover = good luck, wedding bells = next to get married, high chair = your life will be blessed with children). As a gift at the end of the luncheon, give them a CHARM BRACELETS!
· Personalized Tote Bags Give these alone or fill them with goodies that each person likes.
· Cozy Blanket ~ you can also get monogrammed blankets or photo blankets.
· Gift baskets full of lotions, soaps and other pampering items
· A manicure set
· a spa gift certificate
· A box of chocolates or other goodies they may like.
· A nice bottle of wine in a monogrammed wine bag
· Gift certificates to their favorite store, restaurants, or to cooking classes
· For a beach wedding do a beach bag and a towel
· For a destination wedding do gift bags full of goodies to help them enjoy and remember their trip. E.g. a New York destination bride might give a guidebook to the city, an "I love New York" t-shirt, a taxi cab ornament, a disposable camera, and some New York food treats.
· Buy books that have recipes and ideas for making your own beauty aids (lotions, perfumes, etc.). You can find books like these in the Health and Beauty section of your local bookstore. You can also giving each of them some fancy glass bottles to put their favorite potions in.
· Donate money to a charity for them and give them a card explaining which charity.
· Personalized Under Wear
· Makeup Brush Set
· Go to a paint-your-own pottery place and make a special piece for each person.
· Blown glass salt and pepper shakers
· Personalized Jewelry Rolls or Jewelry Boxes
· Key Chains, there are a Varity of choices E.G. monogrammed, Locket Key Chain, and digital photo key chains.
· Jewelry
· Monogrammed Robes and/or Slippers
· Set up make-up sessions for the whole crew so they can learn to apply there own make-up. These are free with purchase. Then supply each girl with a gift card for that cosmetic counter.
Instead of having an ordinary guestbook, that you hardly will look at again, you can create a photo guest book. All you have to do is to assign a couple people to be guestbook attendants. Then as the guests arrive have the guestbook attendants take Polaroid’s of each guest. They can be taken individually or in the group they arrive in. Then put the pictures in a guestbook/scrapbook and have the guests sign the bottom of their picture. This gives you a book you can enjoy forever. Plus you may actually look at this one again.