Your wedding is one of the view days where you really want your individuality to stand out, so why not start with the first part of your wedding- the invitations! There are plenty of individual and striking designs out there, and you needn’t be restricted by colour or materials- so your invitation can truly reflect you and your partner, and be completely in keeping with your wedding theme.

A really nice idea is to use 3d pieces that can add texture to your invitation and are also a great way of representing your interests. For instance for a recent wedding we hosted, the invites featured a button and a shell. the groom was a keen surfer and spent all his spare time at the beach, and the bride was a seamstress, who also made button jewellery- so the combination of the 2 items was perfect. You can also display your green credentials using your invitation too. This eco friendliness was carried into their wedding- with organic food and eco friendly table decorations and napkins.

A nice personal touch is having a photo of the happy couple on the invitation- and if you’re not comfortable having a posed picture on there, then how about a silly one from one of your nights out together, a couple of baby snaps, or even better a mock up of the two of you together when you’re old and grey. If you really want to be unique, then why not move away from traditional paper invitations, and use something really innovative. A simple but effective idea is to send an object that will come in useful at the reception or wedding. For instance, a pair of castanets would be perfect for a Spanish themed wedding, where flamenco would be the dance of choice at the reception.

Or how about a badge as an invite, with just the time, place and the couples names on it to add an air of mystery- perfect for a more low key wedding. Finally, a relatively new idea, that is loved by the tech savvy, is a DVD invite, with the couple announcing the wedding (almost) face to face. just be careful with this one- as great grandpa or aunty Mabel may not take kindly to this type of invite.

For 2009 there happens to be a big trend with selecting contrasting colors for the flower arrangements. People are choosing flowers that are usually not combined together, such as red and lime green. Not everyone is doing this but it seems to be happening quite often and becoming very popular to see in weddings.

Wedding flowers can be the second most beautiful thing throughout the entire wedding and another thing that everyone seems to focus a lot of attention on. For those selecting wedding flowers try choosing flower colors that tie everything together. Flowers can be designed to extenuate the bride’s gown or accessories allowing things to really pop just that little bit more. The options are endless with what can be done with floral arrangements and they can be placed just about anywhere throughout the wedding.

Weddings can take a lot of time so having a good game plan as to what needs done when can help things go smoothly. Order wedding flowers ahead of time so that the florist is given all the necessary time to prepare arrangements, order in the actual flowers and if needed have any color dying done before the actual wedding date. Florists are given a very tight deadline to prepare large quantities of flower arrangements before the flowers begin to loose their crisp beauty. They need the time to get things perfect so by doing things ahead of time everything will flow smoothly and fewer problems will arise on the actual wedding day.

Wedding flowers are a major part of every wedding and each wedding will have its own designs and layouts. Each wedding is different meaning there will be different wedding flowers used and arrangements done. There are many options available that can allow anyone who is planning a wedding to be able to decide on something that matches their wedding. Choosing the right wedding flowers can take time, but with a little help from a florist anything is possible.

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