Wedding Planning

Spring is in the air, which is the best time to celebrate love and romance. As nature warms up the winter cold, Spring also warms up icy hearts to love! Wedding favors that celebrate your blooming romance and new life together will spice up any wedding, especially during the romantic Spring months. Pick your expressions of love with exciting yet affordable wedding favors.

• Two hearts as one. If you and your groom have two pieces of the same heart, choose elegant heart wedding favors to spread the love. Let everyone share in the romance, with heart designs ranging from heart cookie cutters to glass heart coasters.
• Love is in the air. Let your guests feel the love, with expressive love wedding favors. With cheerful and fun plays on words, your wedding favors will bring a smile to your guests’ faces. Who knows, you could watch new love bloom at your wedding reception too!
• Revel in romance. A whimsical wedding theme pairs nicely with romantic wedding favors. Cinderella weddings are a great backdrop for romance, as you can make your wedding guests feel like royalty.

How did you inspire love and romance at your wedding? Which of these wedding favor ideas are your favorite? Share the Spring romance here!

Kimberlee Ferrell is the Wedding Correspondent for Beautiful Wedding Invitations.

The Italian culture is full of love, family, and wonderful celebrations. An Italian theme wedding is a great choice for any bride who wants to bring the warmth and fun of the Italian culture home to her guests. Italian wedding favors are a great thank you to wedding guests for attending this special celebration of love.

Yet wedding favor ideas for Italian theme weddings are often hard to come by. Yet as the trend for smaller, more personalized weddings continues, brides may opt for more Italian wedding favors to communicate their love of their family and friends in a unique way.

Here are some inexpensive wedding favor ideas that can easily be used with an Italian wedding theme:

• Wine cork place card holders. The lovely grapes and vines bring the landscape of Italy home, as your guests will feel like they are on a trip around the world. These inexpensive wedding favors can also double as picture holders when your guests take them home.
• Wine wedding favors. When you think of Italy, the first thing you think of is wine. Many of the best wines have originated in Italy, and your guests can take home their very own piece of Italy’s wine country.
• Bottle stoppers. After all of that wine, champagne or sparkling juice, you are going to need elegant bottle stopper wedding favors to store your drink of choice for later. Incredibly practical, these wedding favors are a real treat for guests, who may never buy one for themselves.

What other Italian wedding favor ideas have you came across? Let us know your favorite wedding favor ideas!

Kimberlee Ferrell is the Wedding Correspondent for Beautiful Wedding Invitations.

Deciding on the best wedding favors is often difficult for many brides. There are so many elegant and unique wedding favors available that it is easy to become confused. After all, a wedding is one of the largest occasions that many brides have been in charge of, and wedding favors add a touch of formality that is absent in many modern celebrations.

Your wedding favors are supposed to be a momento of your wedding. They are a “thank you” to your wedding guests for attending. Your guests should be able to take the wedding favor home, and always remember the great time they had celebrating your marriage.

Here are some ideas to consider when picking the right favors for your wedding:

• Cute or formal? Today’s wedding favors fall under two main categories: traditional and modern. Traditional wedding favors retain the classic air of weddings gone by, while modern favors are often cute and whimsical. Think about the tone of your wedding, and what kinds of wedding favors would blend in best.
• Wedding theme? If you already have a specific theme for your wedding, then choosing wedding favors will be so much easier for you. Fall theme wedding favors bring out the rich warmth that your wedding already has, while spring and summer theme wedding favors will be much sunnier and brighter.
• Wedding colors? Your chosen wedding colors can be reflected in your wedding favor ideas. For a classic black and white wedding, bold wedding favors in matching colors can really stand out. Elegant silver wedding favors are a hot match this year, going with nearly any wedding color scheme.

Did you have any difficulties choosing your unique wedding favors? What techniques did you use to make the process easier? Share your wedding favor ideas here!

Kimberlee Ferrell is the Wedding Correspondent for Beautiful Wedding Invitations.

Spring is the time for blossoming love and romance, and spring wedding invitations will spread your love to all your wedding guests. One of the first signs that spring has arrived is when lovely flowers begin to pop up out of the ground. Let your wedding invitations herald in the beginning of spring with these floral ideas for wedding invitations.

• Delightful daises. Daisy wedding invitations are light and airy, warming up anyone’s day. Choose these fun wedding invitations to make everyone you know “think spring!” These also match up with some of spring’s best colors, including sunshine yellow and classic white.
• Inspiring calla lilies. Often used for Easter weddings, calla lily wedding invitations have a classic elegance that can’t be beat. Since calla lilies are white, they go well with any wedding colors. They also portray formality and reverence, so if you are going for a traditional wedding, these could be a fine choice.
• Whimsical wildflowers. For more colorful and unusual wedding invitations, consider brightly colored wildflower bridal invitations. With a wide array of different flowers, you can easily find the invitations that are ideal for your wedding. You can bring the fun of nature and springtime pursuits to your friends and family with these inspiring invitations.

Of course, you cannot forget classic rose invitations when discussing flower wedding invitations. Roses work year round to portray the undying love and romance that you feel on your wedding day, which make them an excellent choice no matter when you are having your wedding.

What are your favorite floral wedding invitations? Did you match them to your wedding flowers, or go all out in a flower bonanza? Share your wedding flower experiences here!

Kimberlee Ferrell is the Wedding Correspondent for Beautiful Wedding Invitations.

One hot wedding favor idea this season is to incorporate your wedding favors into your wedding table décor. Wedding table favors can blend in seamlessly with the rest of your wedding reception decorations. The best wedding favor ideas are ones that match your wedding theme and colors, to provide a classic air of perfection on your wedding day.

Here are some unique wedding favors that will give your wedding tables that pulled together look, while giving your wedding guests a real visual treat.

• Photo frames and place card holders. These are one of the best dual purpose wedding favor ideas! Picture frames will hold your place cards for your wedding guests, and can be used by your guests to put their favorite wedding pictures within. Picture frame wedding favors come in classic silver, gold, and other finishes, while some place card holders are stand-alone favors that will hold your picture freely in the air.
• Glass wedding favors. From wine glasses to candles to coasters, glass wedding favors will match nearly any wedding theme. These stylish favors for your wedding blend in wonderfully with the rest of your tableware, and can match nearly any wedding theme.
• Box it up! Wedding favor boxes are the perfect containers to fill up with candy or wedding favor trinkets. Placed on each guest’s plate, they are the perfect miniature present to show your wedding guests you care.

What other wedding favors have you used to spice up your wedding table decorations? Share your unique wedding favor ideas here.

Kimberlee Ferrell is the Wedding Correspondent for Beautiful Wedding Invitations.

One unique wedding favor idea that is picking up steam this year is the personalized wedding favor. When cutting back costs on the more elaborate portions of the wedding, brides often turn towards the special little details that make their wedding day one of a kind. Monogrammed wedding favors add a touch of class while emphasizing that you and your wedding is completely unique.

Many wedding favors can be personalized with your special touch, yet some wedding favors work better than others. Let your imagination run wild, as you explore the best wedding favors to be personalized for your wedding day.

• Champagne glasses. Champagne or wine glasses make excellent personalized favors for your wedding. Glass is easily monogrammed, and they are usually large enough for more than just your initials. You could add your names, date, or location of your wedding ceremony if you desired.
• Note cards. One of the most inexpensive wedding favors to personalize, note cards are a useful yet special wedding favor for your guests. They can use these monogrammed cards throughout the year and think of you on your special day.
• Candle wedding favors. Elegant candle wedding favors in glass votive holders or metal tins can be personalized. If engraving is not an option, you can use classic stickers or seals monogrammed for a quick and easy personalization. In fact, using personalized stickers can turn any wedding favor into a one of a kind treat with meaningful memories attached to it.

What ways have you chosen to personalize your wedding favors? Share your unique wedding favor ideas here.

Kimberlee Ferrell is the Wedding Correspondent for Beautiful Wedding Invitations.

One of the main concerns of brides to be when shopping for wedding invitations online, is the idea that they can’t see their wedding invitation choices in person. The chance to inspect each style of wedding invitation leads many brides to their local wedding invitation vendor.

However, many online wedding invitation vendors will gladly send samples of the wedding invitations you have been deciding over.  Wedding vendors would much rather have you make an educated choice before you buy, rather than have you regret or reprint your wedding invitations later. Requesting wedding invitation samples will save you time, money, and stress in the long run.

When should you request wedding invitation samples, rather than just looking at the pictures on the wedding invitation website? Here are the best times to go with your instinct and hold your wedding invitation prospects in your hands.

• When assembly is required. Any time you are looking at unusual wedding invitations with ribbons, bows, or other creative decorations, request a sample so you can see the level of difficulty of assembly. While most wedding invitations are simple to assemble, you want to be sure that it is something that you can do quickly and easily.
• When you have special printing requests. If you are using custom wording on your wedding invitations, be sure to request a sample to see how the finished product looks. This situation could happen when you are incorporating step parents or additional family members’ names on a wedding invitation, or when you are not using a traditional wedding invitation verse.
• If you are placing additional inserts into your wedding invitation envelopes. You want to be sure that any additions you use will fit easily into the envelope, without harming the wedding invitation or causing the envelope to be too heavy. Test one out to see if you will get your desired results.

Have you requested wedding invitation samples before? Did the experience lead you to decide on the perfect wedding invitation, or rule out ones you weren’t sure about? Let us know here!

Kimberlee Ferrell is the Wedding Correspondent for Beautiful Wedding Invitations.

The best wedding favors strike a balance between beautiful and practical. You want something fun and cute for your wedding guests to enjoy, yet you also want the wedding favors to be useful, so your guests will not just toss them in a drawer when they return home. One of the best unique wedding favors that meet these criteria are candle wedding favors.

Wedding favor candles are gorgeous items that can be used again and again. They can fill a special place in your wedding guests’ homes, and provide light and beauty many times over. Who doesn’t enjoy a lovely candle as a wedding favor that gives off a warm glow?

Candle wedding favors can match any wedding theme. For lovely spring weddings, calla lily candle wedding favors are a smart choice. White goes with almost every color scheme, and will remind your guests of the blossoming of your love.

For those who enjoy their morning brew, coffee candles or tea candles make a great wedding favor idea. Brides who partake of stronger drinks can share their wine appreciation with candles in wine or martini glass shapes. You can share a toast with your guests that will last them a long time!

If you are looking for beach theme wedding favors, try clear gel candles filled with seashells. The elegance of the sea is combined with the uniqueness of wedding favor candles for a real summertime treat.

What other beautiful candle wedding favors have you enjoyed? Share your best wedding favor ideas here!

Kimberlee Ferrell is the Wedding Correspondent for Beautiful Wedding Invitations.