Low Wedding Centrepieces with Pearls

Using pearls is very popular this season.

Here's a photo of the beautiful large goldfish bowl. You can see from the photo that there are large and small pearl beads in the water.

Some of the large pearls have sunk to the bottom and others are floating in between the rose heads.

Pearls fit really well with the vintage theme this year.

The circular mirror really helps as the reflection focuses on the pearls.

For more ideas on low centrepieces like this one visit http://www.wedding-flowers-guide.com/low-centerpieces.html

Fun Touches!

Don't laugh but wedding decorations are not only about the ceremony and reception rooms.

Fresh flowers, nice soaps and perfume's are a really nice touch in the bathrooms, and these bride and groom toilet rolls are a fun light hearted touch.

Don't forget all your guests will be in the toilet at some time so don't forget to add some fun finishing touches.

Click here for more info on Bride and Groom Toilet Paper- A Must for the Party Host !!

Rose Petals

It's become really popular now to throw rose petals instead of paper confetti. I made cones of real rose petals at my wedding for guests to throw, it's such good fun.

Choosing rose petals are great for several reasons:
You can colour coordinate the petals to your wedding colour theme. Boy do this company have plenty to choose from, I would be surprised if they didn't have your colour theme.

They show up really well on your photographs. Because they are larger than the traditional tiny paper confetti pieces they can be captured on film.

Finally if you choose petals that are real or freeze dried (as apposed to silk) then most venues will let your guest throw them. Many people are now concerned about the environment and not leaving a mess behind, so what better way to celebrate than will real petals.

Throwing confetti at the bride and groom goes back in time, long a go guests would traditional throw rice grains. I'm not sure many brides would be too happy to be showered in rice nowadays!

Any types of these rose petals add colour and a finishing touch to your table decorations as well. This is a great place to use the silk ones as they will look great all day long.

Christmas Wedding Theme

Now I know many of you are going to say I can't talk about Christmas when we are in the middle of summer, but I'm going to! The main reason being I'm talking to a lot of brides that are busy planning their December weddings.

Now if you want a touch of Christmas reflected on your tables but not in an overly obvious way then I think these place setting card holders are perfect. They look similar to the classic Christmas tree decoration but could go with any colour theme.

One of my December brides is planning a silver, snowflake theme and these would be just perfect on her reception tables.

Here's a link for more information
Classic Round Place Card Holders

My Wedding Flowers

Sorry for my absence but I've been a little busy getting married!

We got married on the 31st of May and had the most perfect day.

As you can see from the photo we chose to have very colourful tall table arrangements at our venue. They really suited the very high ceiling and brightened up a very old but really beautiful building.

Many people thought we were mad to do our own wedding flowers but I don't think even my florist friends would have taken the job if asked. I'm far too fussy and defiantly know what I like!

We managed to WOW our guest and surpass their expectations and as you can imagine there were some very happy people taking them home at the end of the evening.

Original Wedding Cake Ideas

I was recently helping a couple who are due to get married in July this year. For some reason we got on to talking about their wedding cake.

They are planning to have a tower of cakes now you wouldn't be wrong in thinking perhaps of profiteroles or cupcakes, but no this couple are having a doughnut wedding cake.

Fortunately they live near the Selfridges in Birmingham who sell the most amazing American doughnuts from krispy kreme. They sound totally delicious and because they have to be as fresh as possible the groom intends to pick up the 100 or so doughnuts on the morning of the wedding. The great thing about this brand of doughnut is not only the quality but also the choice of flavours.

So if you are looking for that wedding cake with WOW factor you might consider this.

For more ideas on original wedding cake ideas and designs visit http://www.wedding-cake-advice.com/

Finishing Touches To Your Table Decorations

When you are planning your table decorations it is easy to get carried away with planning the large table centrepieces etc. But don't forget to pay attention to the smaller details.

Things like your menu cards if done well can really add style to your table. In the photo you can see the menu cards I have made for my wedding. Not surprisingly we've gone for a flower theme!

It can be really good fun making things like this yourself. But be realistic it takes far more time than you imagine so don't leave it to the last minute. Also only do these things if you enjoy them else it will turn into a bit of a chore.