Wedding Bridal Party Facts or Fiction Friends or Foe

Believe it or not wedding history from the Roman era suggests that evil spirits or tricksters were a threat to those that were to marry and declare their love for each other. In order to prevent the evil spirits from causing trouble for the couple on their wedding day they invited ten witnesses to be present at their wedding ceremony.  The witnesses would dress in the same type clothing as the bride and groom to confuse the spirits from the completion of their wicked plans to rob the couple of their happiness.

These witnesses became what we now call the bridal party. Of course the number of witnesses vary and so does their wedding attire. The bridal party members main "job" is still to see to the happiness of the couple that are being married but their is little talk regarding the existence of evil spirits in today's wedding planning.

It is customary for the bride and groom to honor their bridal party by selecting thanking you gifts for each of them.  These gifts need not be really expensive. Gifts are usually a small token of appreciation and personalized gifts are usually well received by all the members of the bridal party.

Bridesmaids Gifts Personalized Summer Tote Bags

Engraved Sports Mug Gift NFL Team of Choice

Bridal Party Jewelry Chevron Rhinestone Bracelet

 

Wedding Traditions the Old and the New

Some wedding couples choose not to participate in old wedding traditions they want something that is modern and new on their special day or at least for some of the traditions anyway.

Old traditions called for the father of the bride to walk his daughter down the aisle, wedding guests to throw rice at the couple after the ceremony and the couples to utter the words love, honor and obey during their ceremony.  In today's weddings we see the mom's as well as dad's walking their daughter down the aisle, wedding guests throwing birdseed or flower petals, and couples personalizing their wedding ceremony by writing their own wedding vows.

Wedding planning ideas use to come from creative family, friends and magazines and now they can be found online at the click of the couples fingers on places such as pinterest weddings and by goggling wedding planning blogs.

Brides will still find traditional guests book for their guests to sign but they will also find non traditional wedding guest books alternatives such as the Story of Us and the message in a bottle time capsule.

Message in a bottle Wedding Time Capsule

The Story of Us Wedding Guest Book Alternative

Brides do not have to think twice about carrying a pretty seashell bouquet or rustic silk flowers or having burlap decorating wedding reception tables. The traditional fresh flower centerpieces will always be in style but new trendy and fun styles have allowed for more options for the modern bride and groom to select from.

Wedding Bottle Vases Set of 6 3 Color Choices

Wedding Bottle Vases Set of 6



Wedding bottle vases features a set of 6 decorative bottles that are
easy to use and can be adapted to accommodate a wide range of decorating
schemes. Vases are available in sets of six clear, six purple vases,
six blue vases. Whether used to display fresh flowers, natural branches
or all on their own, the blend of shapes and sizes will add an
interesting dimension to your tabletop displays

Clear wedding bottle vases set of six

Blue Wedding Bottle Vases

Purple wedding bottle vases

Wedding Reception Card Boxes For the Gift Table

The wedding gift table usually has a decorative card box or birdcage for the wedding guests to place their gift cards for the bride and groom in.  Some gift card boxes are plain and others are sometimes accented with silk flowers and ribbons or bows. A popular choice this season is the wedding cake style, the treasure chest style and the rustic wedding theme style card box.

Decorations for Reception Wedding Cake Card Box

Wedding Reception Card Box White Satin

Wedding Card Box Rustic Burlap and Lace

 

 

It's All About Purple Wedding Ideas

Each year the wedding industry selects trending colors for the upcoming year.  According to the wedding guru's various shades in Purple is foreseen to be a trending color for weddings in 2015.

A general rule of thumb for picking a wedding color and then shopping for various wedding accessories, invitations and attire is to keep in mind that, more than likely,  your wedding guests won't notice that your invitations wording is not printed in ink that is exact shade of your bridesmaids purple shoes. The shades of the color you pick should compliment each other. Some bride's can get a little crazy trying to get the exact shade in everything from their invitations to their bridesmaids dresses and table linens.

Lillian Rose has introduced the Radiant wedding accessories set this season.  This 5 piece ceremony accessories set, pictured below, includes the flower girl basket, ring bearer pillow, guest book, pen set and bridal garter.  Each piece is covered in two shades of purple satin and is enhanced with pink and purple faux flowers and rhinestones.

Wedding Decorations Paper Lanterns Purple Ombre

Pastel Purple Shimmer Wedding Invitation

Purple Stardream Wedding Invitations and Response Sets

Purple Flourish Wedding Toasting Flutes

Purple Wedding Ring Pillow Basket Guest Book Set

 

Wedding Go Together Invitations Accessories Decor

Every year wedding designers and manufacturers come out with new styles and themes and colors for weddings.  Couples can find a style or color they like and create their wedding "go together".
Below I have selected "go together" wedding invitations, ceremony accessories and decorations in a trending style for a Woodland wedding theme.

Moss Woodland Wedding Ring Pillow

Wedding Trees Centerpieces Artificial Birch

Woodland Wedding Invitations Heart Carved Into a Tree

Rustic Tree Wedding Favors Place Card Holders

Large Moss Monogram Wedding Letters