Wedding Stationary Ideas

Choosing what type of wedding stationary you will use for your dream wedding basically comes down to your budget, time available and the overall feel you want your wedding to have.

 Your wedding stationary will be the first thing that your guests see of your wedding theme so it will play an important factor in setting the scene for your dream-wedding-day. If you are not so restricted by budget or time then you can get everthing professionally printed, which would mean the printing company will print everything you ask them to, onto their wedding stationary designs which you have selected.

If you are having a smaller wedding and have time to handwrite pre-printed invitations then there are literally thousands of designs available, this is a good middle ground and you won’t end up spending a fortune. You could also learn the art of calligraphy which would give your wedding invitations a professional whilst personal feel.

Another nice idea which is happening more and more lately is creating your own wedding stationary from scratch, this also enables you to completely personalize all of the stationary so that it complements the theme and style of your wedding. Not such a good idea for larger weddings, unless you are preparing everything well in advance, you don’t want to run out of time with only half of the invites completed!

Wedding traditions

What does it all mean?

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Have you ever wondered where some of the more popular wedding traditions have come from? What the thinking is, or was, behind them. These traditions have evolved over last hundreds or thousands of years since people began to join in matrimony.

Whichever tradition you look at they all focus one the underlying theme of love or good luck and convey the messages of happiness, prosperity and unity.

Old, New, Borrowed, Blue

It is traditional for the bride to have ’something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue’. This is an old Victorian popular rhyme. The ’something old’ represents the bond to the bride’s past, her family and the old life she is leaving behind; the ’something new’ represents the couple’s new life together and their future hope for happiness and prosperity; the ’something borrowed’ is meant to be from an already happily married woman and will impart similar happiness to the bride; and the “something blue” signifies fidelity and constancy.

The White Wedding Dress

The wearing of the color white dates back to Victorian times when Queen Victoria once changed the royal tradition of wearing a silver gown, instead she chose to wear white. Before this time the bride would simply wear her best gown, rather than a special dress . The colour white also symbolizes purity and virginity. Another theory often mentioned is that the color white was also thought to ward off evil spirits in days gone by.

The throwing of confetti / white rice

The throwing of rice over the happy couple is also an ancient tradition. Rice is a ‘life giving’ seed so it is believed that by throwing it over the couple they will be bestowed with fertility and have many children.

Wedding Cake

Sharing the first piece of wedding cake comes from the Romans. They believed that eating the wedding cake together forms a special bond between the couple. The wheat which was used to bake the cake was symbolic of fertility, while the sweetness of the cake was thought to bring sweetness to all areas of the couple’s new life together.

The Kiss

Again during Roman times the kiss ’sealed’ the couple’s agreement to join into a life-long commitment to one another. The ceremonial kiss that concludes the wedding ceremony represents the couple sharing and joining their souls together for eternity.

The button-hole and flowers

The wedding tradition of the groom wearing a boutonniere or button-hole originates from medieval times as a knight would wear the colors of his lady as a statement of his love.

In addition to adorning the bride with flowers to promote good luck and good health the flowers allow the bride to express her own feelings for the groom. Orange blossoms signify purity, Daisies signify loyalty, violets portray modesty and of course red roses signify true love.

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The Basics: Your Wedding Concept

Firstly we would like to take this opportunity to Congratulate you on your engagement!

Congratulations!

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From here on in the fun really starts, if you like planning that is, there are many things you will need to plan, organize and coordinate, we will help you cover each base along the way so don’t worry! Relax, enjoy yourselves and prepare yourselves for the rest of your lives!

This is going to be part of the backbone of this website, a step by step guide to planning the perfect wedding, your idea of perfection will vary greatly from other peoples ideas, so feel free to dip in and out of articles you feel may apply to your dream-wedding-day!

Getting the Basic concept right first.

We are the start of a very special and memorable journey. We need to make sure that your big day is one which goes smoothly and allows you to look back on it in years time and think ‘what a wonderful day we had – we did everything right’.

Where to Start; PLANING PLANING PLANING!

The basic concept of your wedding will be something you should be able to decide on fairly quickly, you may already have some ideas, you may have been planning it secretly for years!

Three important questions

1. When

Grab yourself a notebook and start thinking now. Is it feasible you can get married next year? Think about finances and work commitments and also any family issues  which may affect  your decision.

Do you want a spring or summer wedding? If it is not that important to you then you should consider an autumn or winter wedding – this can dramatically cut the costs down and you should find more venues have openings during these quieter seasons.

Do you want to get married at the weekend? If work commitments allow then maybe you could consider a weekday wedding, again this should work out cheaper and be more available than a weekend wedding – consider your guests though, depending on who really have to have present  will also influence your decicion making, you may have an understanding boss, but will everyone be able to take a day off work mid-week?

You should also consider what time of day you are looking at getting married.

All of this prior planning,  you should try to get  ’set it in stone’  as early as possible as it will make all future decisions a lot easier, and hopefully all of the other things will start falling into place around this basic concept.

2. How?

Do you want a church wedding or a civil wedding? Everyone has their own views on this. If you do opt for a civil wedding you must ensure that the venue is authorized to conduct a wedding ceremony and that a registrar is present to make it legally binding.

3. Where?

Is there a particular venue you already have in mind? Is it available on your chosen date?

Do you want to get married in this country at all?

With rising costs of weddings at home many people are choosing to fly overseas and tie the knot abroad. I will be writing a whole section on this soon, but again take into account how many people will be able to attend if you are going long-haul.

There are many considerations you will have to make in order to get the basics pinned down… don’t wait though, once you have this concept sorted, moving on will much easier.

If you are trying to stick to a very tight budget (and who isn’t nowadays!) I highly recommend this downloadable pdf ebook. Wedding planning on a budget
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Wedding Priorities

Prioritize Your Wedding Plans

We’ve already covered this a little bit above with the useful tip about creating a wedding plan A/ list and B/ list.

Just remember to concentrate on the main, big wedding priorities first, all of the extra details you can add in as you go along. Your wedding priorities plan should be flexible, if you start your wedding plans well in advance of the big day, the entire wedding planning process will become a happy build up to the big day, rather than stressing you out to the hilt, if you rush at everything at the last minute.

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Wedding Planning Advice

Wedding Plans – Planning For The Big Wedding Day

Getting Organised For Your Wedding Day & Wedding Planning Advice

It cannot be over emphasized enough, to ensure a perfect wedding day, you must start making your wedding plans as early as you possibly can. If you start making wedding plans early, it will save you a lot of heartache and stop you from being so rushed off your feet, if you leave everything to the last minute. Make lists of everything that you need to get organised for your wedding day. Prioritise your list into two columns Read more