wedding invitations

Are you planning to get married? And maybe you are setting the date for your wedding. When you set the date you need to check whether the venue is available on that date. So you need to consider the venue together with the wedding date. After that you can plan your wedding.

When you are choosing your wedding venue, maybe you will think the venue is the bigger the better. In fact this thought is not quite true, if you choose the bigger venue for wedding which will cost more, and it is unnecessary to choose the large venue if you want to hold a small wedding. And if you want to invite 50 guests to attend your wedding, and choose one venue which can contain 200 people, it will be nonsense.

After you have this content in your mind, and know the estimate number of people you want to invite, you will know how big the venue that you want to book. For example, if you want to invite 150 people to attend your wedding, maybe you need book the venue which can contain 200 people, because there is a small buffer for the number of guests so that it can be accommodated, maybe you will invite 180 people to attend your wedding final. And if you want to choose the venue which can only contain 150 people which will become troublesome.

Also you need to consider the ambiance of the venue that you want to book for your wedding. It can accord to your request of the venue, also you need the venue to match your wedding, if you want to have a outdoor wedding, a hotel ballroom can be a good selection.

Maybe you want to your wedding is more unique, and hold your wedding on a train. In the processing of the wedding, you can your guests also will see the beautiful and marvelous scenery as the same time. And not only one planner can think of it, there maybe many planners will arrange this venue for you. The location you will consider maybe is California, Maui etc.

Maybe you want to hold a outdoor wedding, and need to book the outdoor venue for your wedding. And in all the outdoor wedding theme, the beach themed wedding is become more and more popular. And it is more causal than the traditional wedding. When you hold this themed wedding you can forget the etiquette for the traditional wedding and enjoy this time with your guests. Also, the beautiful scenery on the sea side is certainly can make your wedding perfect which is romantic when you hold your wedding on the sunny day on the beach.

When we talk about the venue with the intendant, you need remember that every venue may has its restrictions. And this will effect the decoration of the wedding. Also you need to know whether there are some hidden or extra fees. Such as, some venues may charge you the a cake cutting fee when they cut the cake for you.

If you have a tight budget of your wedding, you can do your own wedding reception centerpieces by yourself which can save much money for you, and help you don’t over the budget.

Here are five simple do-it-yourself centerpiece ideas:

Shimmering Silver

If you have a winter wedding or hold your wedding in the night, you can consider this kind of the decoration of the centerpiece, you can use the Shimmering Silver which is the cheapest. First you need gather up the branches, leaves or pine cones etc that you want to use for the centerpiece. After that you can spray them with metallic silver spray paint and put them on the table. Also you can add a few lights to it which will looks very beautiful, this is a good idea that you can have a shimmering centerpiece. Also you can use the a black or dark colored for the tablecloth.

Tissue Paper Mason Jars

If you decorate the centerpieces in this way, it is very cheap and the cost maybe under $10. First you can gather assorted mason jar sizes and wrap them in colored tissue paper, the color can match your wedding color, after that you can add a few flowers which you are like, and also it will looks very elegancy.

Skip the Flowers

Do you want your centerpieces special, and do you want to use the unusual things to decorate it? Maybe you don’t want to use the flowers, you can other things instead of it, such as the wooden carvings, glass vases full of beach sand or large rocks etc. there are many things you can use, which also look very special. And you guests will remember this special decoration.

Think Functional

If you want to hold a summer wedding, you can consider this advice, traditionally every reception need the candles whether it is hold in the daytime or the night which stand for the romantic. But food also can used for the centerpieces have a same function as well, which also is very attractive. You can use the star fruit, pomegranates cut in half, melons and citrus etc.

Mix and Match

You can go to look some discount stores, garage sales etc to look for some interesting vases. The color you choose should mix and match your wedding for your centerpieces. Even you can use the drinking glasses as the vases which have a attractively display. And you can add a few colorful blooms to it, it is also very special and have a lovely look for your reception tables.

Helpful tip: you should remember to do a mock-up centerpiece a few weeks before the wedding, so that you can sure it lives up to your vision. Also you can get the help of your friends when you are decorating your wedding, maybe they will give you some creativity ideas and make your wedding reception centerpieces special and unique.