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| Forums | General | Unique wedding ideas? |
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| melanie | Posted - 11 January 2000 16:48
Are any of you adding unique touches that would give your wedding a stamp of your personality? For example, our guests will be throwing dried lavender instead of rice or birdseed. We considered potpourri, but the lavender scent went better with the bridesmaids' arrangements. Something else I'm doing is making our parents' picture albums. When I was in a sorority in college we made scrapbooks all the time, so I'm doing the same for them, except the cover is a very nice fabric with our colors and I've embroidered our names and date on it. I think it will mean more than some $200 tiny leather book. Anyone else? | | Kathy | Posted - 12 January 2000 7:26
My fiance's nickname is "Penguin." We are having a ceramic figurine of two penguins embracing for our cake topper. | | KARENSUEGA | Posted - 19 January 2000 0:37
Joe and I are having our guests release butterfly's when we have our first kiss. Outdoor wedding of course.
We are also having a celebration of marriage party, Friday night instead of a traditional rehersal dinner. We will be honoring our family members long marriages(some of them 30 to 47 years). We have asked our family to send us copies of some of their own wedding pictures. We will be using them in our own wedding scrapbook.
Family and friends are also sending photos with funny stories behind them. We are using them as centerpieces for our tables. I bought pewter picture holder scrolls (15 phots per scroll) at HomePlace for $5 bucks each. Add ferns and a flower or two and people have a wonderful keepsake of the family to take home with them.
We are also having a wedding weekend,instead of one day. Our guests are arriving at the Cohutta Lodge on Friday afternoon and staying until Sunday, some Monday. We are planning the marriage party Friday, wedding sat am, sat pm is story telling of family members from the photos on the tables. Sun am breakfast and sun afternoon, the send off. | | melanie | Posted - 19 January 2000 10:8
Karen,What interesting ideas!! My parents live 20 min. from the Cohutta Lodge! I'm getting married in Dalton at the Farm Country Club. I really liked the pictures on tables idea...I think I may incorporate it into our rehearsal dinner. | | sloan | Posted - 19 January 2000 10:40
Karen,I don't want to rain on your idea, I'm just telling you this so that you won't be disappointed at your wedding. The butterflies never work out. I've talked to two brides who've tried to use them, and also my coordinator told me a horror story about them. If the pupae haven't died already by the time they arrive to you, when you open the containers that the butterflies are in once they are to be released, they are, more often than not, dead (or near death)and either cling to the package, or fall to the ground. I think it's a beautiful sounding idea, but it's pretty cruel to the butterflies, and can be very disappointing to you on your wedding day. Like I said, I don't mean to criticize your idea...theoretically, it's great. In practice, it doesn't often work out so wonderfully. | | Kristin | Posted - 19 January 2000 11:41
I've heard the same thing on the butterflies. I've yet to hear anyone say that it worked. It seems pretty grim...everyone opening the box to either find something dead or something that clings to them instead of flying. It sounds like a beautiful idea (we thought about it too), but I don't think it works in practice! (Same with doves) | | sloan | Posted - 19 January 2000 15:47
Karen,are you having an evening wedding? It could look really cool if your guests lit sparklers when you kissed to symbolize the fiery passion between the two of you! By the way, I love the photograph idea! I would love to do that, but since my fiance's parents are divorced, it might be awkward. But that idea is soooo sweet! | | dot | Posted - 19 January 2000 16:8
As long as we're doing warnings, a lady at one place I looked at told me about a bride who's dress caught on fire from sparklers! dot.... http://www.avana.net/~bluridge/wedding2.htm
| | Kristin | Posted - 19 January 2000 16:18
One personal thing we are doing is throwing dried flower petals at the end. I am saving and drying roses and other flowers from other friends' weddings, my parents' anniversary, when my fi gives me flowers, etc. all year. It won't give me as many flowers as I need, but I'll buy the rest and mix them in. On the back of the program I will list all the sources/people who contributed flowers. | | KARENSUEGA | Posted - 19 January 2000 16:26
Thanks for the warnign about the butterfly's. I'll head the warning. Their not cheap, $300. Maybe balloons? ANy other ideas about what to release at the kiss. I like the petal idea. I, too,have been saving the petals from his flowers. Sparklers are incredible, but a it's a day wedding. | | dot | Posted - 19 January 2000 16:43
When I went to talk to a photographer last night, he had a really neat picture of guests releasing (i think white) balloons... It made a fabulous picture! dot.... http://www.avana.net/~bluridge/wedding2.htm |
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LEM from Atlant, GA says... |
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We had a fairytale themed destination wedding weekend, and we had bubbles and flower petals everywhere. Most of our guest (all family but the bridal party) waved their white handkerchiefs as we walked back down the aisle after the kiss. We had fan programs that our coordinator designed for us, and we gave the hankies for "tears of joy" as the guests arrived. It worked out beautifully.
Wedding Date: 04/26/2008 |
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Posted: 5/9/2008 6:56:46 PM |
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Liv from Prattville, AL says... |
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I have seen the sparklers instead of rice or birdseed work. It's a little crazy with kids around but everyone enjoyed it. It was really pretty. |
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Posted: 5/3/2008 7:03:17 PM |
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Alli from Birmingham says... |
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Karen,
About the butterflies, I have seen it work. We released them as the bride walked down the aisle, which I thought was a distraction from the bride but it was pretty.
Another idea might be for the guests to ring bells during your first kiss. They can continue to ring them during the reception to signal another kiss. I've seen that done at Polish wedding reception before. It was fun!
Good luck with your wedding! |
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Posted: 9/10/2005 10:43:05 AM |
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Haley from Northport, AL says... |
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I have a comment about the sparlers idea. I attended a wedding in which everyone lit sparklers instead of throwing rice or birdseed. It was so smokey that everyone started coughing and literally scattered before the couple came out.
Wedding Date: 10/07/05 |
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Posted: 9/7/2005 5:05:15 PM |
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