Great Wedding Favor

• Fill boxes with your favorite cookies or candies, M&M’s now has monogrammed candies in your wedding colors. You can anything from a favorite saying to your names or initials on the candies. Adorn the boxes with colorful silk flowers (most likely the flower that is carried throughout the theme of the wedding). You can also carry the color theme in your favors by wrapping your boxes in pretty ribbon to match. You can forget the flowers and ribbons and simply close the box and seal it with a monogrammed sticker. Very elegant.
• Give each guest or couple a compilation of you and your fiancés favorite music- on a CD with a personalized cover. If you are not sure of what song, how about tunes that where popular when you first met and/or while you where dating or maybe a soundtrack from the first movie you went to see together or the first concert you both attended. If you each have your own band or group you enjoy you can put your favorite group on side A and his on side B. This will give your guest a nice variety. What ever you choose your guest can enjoy the music long after the wedding is over.
• Bulbs or seeds make a great favor to give guest. The state flower, your favorite perennial or the theme flower in the wedding can be given in a packet of seeds or a bulb attached with a personal note from the bride and groom. You can place the packet of seeds or bulb in a beautifully decorated pot. Small plants such as a bonsai wrapped in pretty colored ribbon are also very special.
• Your favorite book of poems or writings by a much love author makes a great favor. A book about the city or state the wedding is taking place in can also make an attractive favor. The theme or type of book you decide to give is endless. It can be anything that has personal meaning to either you or the groom. Think outside the box and give from the heart. The inside of the book cover can be inscribed by the bride and groom with thank you or well wishes can create a very personal touch.
• Donations made to a cause near and dear to the bride and grooms heart exceptionally unique. I once had a friend make a donation in my name for my birthday. I thought it was an amazing idea and very personal. Attached to the note was a small token of remembrance. To this day when I catch a glimpse of the token it warms my heart. Remember to create a note card letting your guest know you have made a donation in their name to a charity or your choice. Let them know a little about the charity or organization you have made the donation to, why that particular charity is so special to you. Finally, remember to thank your guest….. after all they did make a donation to a worthy cause.

Wedding Poetry to Make Your Day Memorable

Wedding poetry can make your day even more special and memorable. The right poem can help you capture a romantic mood, say what you want to say in a beautiful verse, and bring a personal touch to the ceremonies. With so many great choices out there, you’re sure to find a wedding poem that says just what you need it to say.

You can use wedding poetry in many different parts of your wedding. Some people include a favorite poem on the invitations or wedding program. You can use a poem for your vows or have someone recite a meaningful piece of poetry during your wedding. Another option is to include a wedding poem at your reception or on the thank you cards that you’ll send out afterward.

With so many romantic poems out there, your biggest challenge will be picking the perfect one for your wedding. Many different books of poetry and online websites dedicated to romantic wedding poems exist for you to look through. You can also read through general poetry books for other options. Sometimes you can find a beautiful prayer or poem that isn’t directly romantic but that speaks to you as a couple.

Some individuals prefer the romantic classics like Shakespeare’s sonnets or Elizabeth Barrett Browning. The works will be instantly recognized as romantic and your guests may have their own personal attachment to the classic you choose, making it even more special. Others prefer lesser known romantic poems that will make them more personal to the two individuals getting married. Whatever type of poem you prefer, it should have meaning and be special for you as a couple.

If you can’t find that perfect wedding poem, try creating your own. This will make the poem more memorable because it will come from your heart and be very personal to you. Don’t feel like you can write one good enough? Jot down some of your ideas and hire a poet to write a poem just for you. It helps to find someone whose poetry you like so that you have a better chance of getting that perfect verse. Include personal details about how you met, characteristics, or other items that make the poem unique to you and your spouse to be.

Including wedding poetry in your wedding will up the romance and capture artistically the meaning that you want your wedding to have. What better way to share a favorite, meaningful poem with your friends and family? Regardless of where you include it, your guests will share in your feelings when you use wedding poetry on your big day.

Unique Ideas for Wedding Memories

For most couples, wedding photo albums represent a visual reminder of their wedding day. As it holds such important memories, your wedding photo album should reflect your relationship and personalities. Why settle for the same photo album that everyone else has when you can make yours unique and different?

One way of creating a unique album that many couples are choosing today is making a DVD out of your photos, videos and other media. Imagine watching the pictures of your wedding roll by while you hear the first song that you danced to at your reception or the vows that you spoke during the ceremony. Include photos and memories from when you first met through your wedding day. A multi-media wedding album allows you to customize your album however you want and then you can make copies to share with friends and family. Industrious individuals can do it themselves or you can hire someone to do it for you.

Handmade wedding albums offer another alternative that can be individualized almost limitlessly. Scrapbooks have been the rage over the last few years and you can easily find background papers and other items to make your album special. You can choose the colors you want, the photos you want to include, and any embellishments that you want your album to have. Think outside the box when you’re creating your album for non-picture items to include that tell the story of your relationship.

Don’t want the hassle of doing the wedding album yourself? You can hire professionals who will create a personalized album for you. You may even know a scrapbooker or other artist who would be willing to do one for you. Include favorite poems, your vows, or other memories of each other to customize the album.

One of the aspects that can help your album stand apart is to choose an album that isn’t the typically looking wedding album. Think about luxurious textures for the outside (or even on the pages themselves). If you are traveling somewhere on your honeymoon that may have different albums or materials, consider doing some shopping while you’re there. That way, your wedding album will remind you not only of the wedding but your honeymoon destination as well.

You can also forego the traditional album and opt for putting your wedding photos in a non-traditional package or container. You’ll want to be sure that your important photos are protected, but you could frame your photos in unique frames and hang them on a wall in your home or put them into an antique trunk where you could easily pick the frames out to look at.

With all the self-publishing avenues available, you can even turn your wedding photos into a coffee table book for yourself and your loved ones. Many photo shops offer the service and you can add both text and photos in various layouts. If you can, try creating one before buying a whole bunch to make sure that everything looks the way you want it to.

Wedding photo albums have come along way and you can create an album that reflects your personality and wedding style. Don’t settle for a boring album. Whether you want a timeless look or a funky, artistic one, you can find a way to make it happen.