Wedding Freebies and Other Goodies for Brides

Its that time of year again when wedding companies offer brides discounts and freebies.   Here are some goodies to save you $$$ on your wedding.

Find fun things for your bachelorette party .....tell your bridesmaids!

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Wedding Paper Divas without a doubt have some of the finest wedding stationery in the market, current styles and colors, quality and  great prices.  Sample their products for free!
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You can change the colors of the flowers!

Romance

Are you a trendsetter?

Contemporary and classy!

Personalize with your own photos.

Beach or destination wedding!

Here's 20% off, hurry, the coupon won't last forever!

Wedding Paper Divas New Year's Sitewide Sale - 20% OFF All Orders

Who Should Make The Wedding Guest List and Who To Cut

Gone are the days when you could post a wedding invitation on the bulletin board at work and not worry about how many guests are coming to the wedding.  Budget, cost per guest and a bad economy mean you have to keep your guest list in check.  Cutting the guest list is a PIA, but its something that have to be done.  Here's some tips on how to decide who makes the cut.  

• Casual friends, cut them.  Only invite your besties.
• Co Workers, cut them.  You don't have to invite the boss and your co workers, unless you are especially close with them.  
• Distant relatives you only see at funerals and family reunions.   Cut, cut, cut regardless of what both sets of parents say. 
• Neighbors, unless you are very close.
• Gym or workout buddies unless you are best buds.  Ditto for softball, volleyball and any other teams you both enjoy. 
• Exes, don't even consider inviting them! 
• Relatives you aren't close to,  there's no law that you have to invite someone who is related by blood if you aren't close.
• Friends of your parents they want to invite because your parents gave THEIR kids gifts.  If you are close to their friends, you might reconsider.  Ditto for their bridge club, neighbors, etc.  
• Your beautician, barber, nail tech, etc.  You pay for their services, they probably wouldn't dream of going to your wedding anyway.

Decide how many invitations will be allocated to each family, yours and his, and then to  both of your friends.  Have them make lists of who they want to invite, then start cutting.  You'll probably hear a lot of protesting, but do what you have to do to stay in budget. 

When people ask if they are invited to the wedding, just smile and say " We have had to keep the guest list to immediate family.  The wedding will very intimate because of space restrictions."   

Wedding Invitations, All in One Pocket Folds, LOVE IT!!

I got a wedding invitation today that blew me away...and it takes a lot to blow me away with anything wedding related.   The invitation was from Wedding Paper Divas and it was in a pocket fold envelope. The invitation was showcased in the top and there were slots for the response card, reception card and map and lodging information.  It was packaged with a ribbon and a sticker with the bride and groom's names on it.  The presentation was so impressive and the idea of opening a folder with everything in one place was one of those head smacking "why didn't I think of that?" great ideas.  

I know where everything related to the wedding is instead of having pieces of it laid out on the dining room table.  Genius!  I can put the envelope it in the car with the map instead of looking for it when we go to the wedding.  

Here is the invitation I  received. The envelope was a champagne color that blended with the brides colors of burgundy and gold.  The ribbon was burgundy and the sticker was a cream or champagne color with burgundy lettering.  I would take a picture of it all together, but I wanted to respect their privacy, so this is the invitation and enclosures:  

Luxe Wedding Invitations by William Arthur and Unique Moderately Priced Wedding Invitations

Are you the bride who demands the best?
Then we found a line of luxe wedding invitations
that will send you into shivers down
your spine!

Letterpress Collection by Wedding Paper Divas
Letterpress Wedding Invitations are created and
printed by fine stationer William Arthur on their
custom-milled white and ecru papers. They are of
substantial weight and creamy texture on their
signature paper. Their exquisite quality and fine
craftsmanship of their printing is combined with
Wedding Paper Divas contemporary, elegant designs.
They are just breathtaking and made for the
discriminating bride.

Take yourself out of the pack of wedding sameness
with these extraordinary invitations. These
invitations are SHOW STOPPERS!

If you are like me, only the best will do. I'm
the person who walks into any store and can sniff
out the most high quality expensive things. Then
I compare everything else to them, and nothing else
satisfies me. I've been that way all my life and
its a real pain.

For those of you with champagne tastes and beer
budgets, including me, Wedding Paper Divas
have the most amazing wedding stationery
and invitations on the market. I love, love them!
They don't look like the blah bland wedding
invitations you see everywhere. They are
affordable and they'll satisfy someone picky
like me. I've seen thousands of wedding
invitations, Wedding Paper Divas do it best.

Wedding Paper Divas have hard to find colors, like Tiffany Blue,
lime green, citrus yellow, passionate coral and a true claret wine,
lots of unique designs and quality. Here is a coupon
from their regular line. Just click below and prepare
to be dazzled with choices, colors and designs.

Wedding Trends We LOVE!

Since I've been talking about trends for
weddings, we have trends we actually
love. There are actually trends you should
investigate! Put it in your wedding plans,
tweak it to make it your own.

Lace wedding dresses, a return to femininity
after years of stiff satin and big embroidery
and big pearls embellishing wedding dresses.
We aren't talking about big tablecloth stiff
lace, the soft flowing laces that drape.

Unique wedding cakes that express the
individuality of the couple.

Photos from the Pink Cake Box
These cakes are just amazing!

Color on wedding dresses. Soft pinks, tiffany
blue, colored crystals. It can be a sash or an entire
soft pink gown. Set yourself apart
from the crowd by showing your sophistication
and style panache.

Colored shoes for the bride. We are seeing a lot
more silver, metallics and colored shoes
for the bride. No more uncomfortable satin
wedding shoes that blister your feet. Choose
a hot pair of cool shoes to complete your ensemble.
We recently had a bride wear a pair of red shoes
she bought in Europe with her cream colored gown.
She added ruby accessories and red roses. WOW!

Men's tuxedos are hot and looking better than
EVAH! We love the look of the Windsor ties
with a vest. Nix the shiny lime green vests , go
with something the men actually WANT to wear.

Invitations with personality. The selection of
what you can send is just amazing. If you can dream
it, someone can do it. We received a message invitation in
a bottle complete with sand and sea weed for a beach
wedding.

Flowers and bouquets are amazing this year.
In addition to the hand tied bouquets with
"jewelry" on the stems, the flower combinations
are unique, colorful and make a statement.