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| Kate Aspen offers Fantastic Baby Shower Gifts |
| Kate Aspen wedding favors now offer the cutest Baby shower favors and gifts. We have all the new Kate Aspen personalized baby pillows, blankets and T shirts. These items can bee seen on our site at www.DreamPetals.com. When you need a gift fast but do not want to sacrifice quality, Kate Aspen offers the cutest Cashmere personalized gift sets. |
| New Kate Aspen Favors have just become available form Dream Petals. We have two of the cutest "The Perfect Pair" favors ever now from Kate Aspen. Look for the new, "The Perfect Pair" Refrigerator Magnet in Retro Kitchen Gift Box and "The perfect Pair" Pear Timer Timer in Wooden Gift Box. If your theme is this beautiful green fruit, these are the favors for you. |
| Do We Really Need to Buy Favors?? |
| Many times people ask me if they need to buy favors. Many of our brides have a budget that they have set and some feel that favors are an extra that can be left out. We disagree with that. Dream Petals often cautions brides that decide to do without that they may offend their guest if they do not offer a "Thank You" gift for attending their special day. Favors NEVER have to be so expensive they put your budget in jeopardy! Just a simple Resin Placecard Frame with roses by Fashioncraft is a special thank you that can be taken home for later use with your guest personal photographs.
One type of practical wedding favor would be a Glass Candle Holder with rose tea light by Fashioncraft. These little wedding favors are less than $1.00 each. For less than $1.00 per guest, you have made someone special to you feel appreciated, like a welcomed guest.
Don't forget the "Thank You". That is where your wedding favors play the most important role. Add a little Thank you card that says something like " Thank you for attending our Special Day". Even if you do not see your guest as they are leaving for the evening...you have said it all on one little card. |
| This is the best idea ever for a BEACH THEMED wedding!! |
| Recently, one of my brides emailed me looking for some unique wedding favors for her beach themed wedding. She was telling me her ideas. I thought this was the best idea and asked if I could share it with you. She said yes, ofcourse.
Here goes... First, we know the beach was her theme. Her and her fiance had gone on a trip to Cancun about a year earlier. This is where he proposed with the ring and all, on the beach. They had decided that since they wanted a large wedding but could not afford to do a destination, they would bring the beach to their home town.
Still wanting an elegant wedding, they decided to dress the reception with the theme in this manner. She found, at a local home decorating store, some large white faux shell containers on a pedestal base. They were about 15" tall. They were perfect for the guest to still see around the centerpieces and still add the height to fill the room. She had her floral designer arrange tall grasses in various colors with a few roses for color.
Around the bottom of the centerpiece, she did small containers sprayed white, that looked like beach buckets filled with colored roses and a small about of the grasses, cut shorter. This is the best part, They had taken clear sheets of hard plastic from the home repair store and sprayed them with a spray adhesive and then added sand. She started in the center and used a deeper blue, representing far out to sea. Then closer to the edge they used a light blue sand. The beach area was just regular sand. All of this was done with elegance and easy clean up!! The majority of the sand was glued down afterall!
She the purchased the Kate Aspen Wedding Favor, Beach Memories Miniature Adirondack chair favor and put a picture of the couple into the back. She then placed them on the table and sprinkled sand around them. She used the tables to seat 8 and used one chair favor per couple, as a take home memory.
She also purchased the Shells by the Sea Authentic Shell Placecard holders by Kate Aspen Wedding Favors for the seating. Since it was a sit down dinner reception, each couple or individuals names was placed on the card that comes with each Kate Aspen Shell Favor.
To add the sparkle of light in the elegant environment, she also purchased the Beach Themed Glass Pail Candles by Fashioncraft Wedding Favors. Again, she put them all over the centers of each table and added some loose sand.
Can you just picture how beautiful this themed wedding was as you walked in with all the fantastic sparkling candles, blue ocean themed favors on those elegant tablescapes? Oh, I almost forgot, the wedding cake done in a shell theme as well. SIMPLY FANTASTIC!! I wish I could have been there to see it! |
| By: Cori Russell, Posted on: 2007-05-02
Style - Everyone wants it. Many claim to have it. Admittedly few actually do. True style is not something you can purchase, but many equate throwing lots of money around with good taste. You know better. It's more complex than that.
When it comes to your wedding flowers - money and style don't always go hand in hand. In fact, with floral arrangements taking a turn towards modern minimalism it's now easier than ever to create a dazzling décor scheme on a modest budget. So just how can you cut your floral costs without cutting corners? Take advantage of some clever ideas, and design a floral motif for your wedding that is simultaneously stylish and budget friendly:
Have an Intimate Bridal Party
With fewer attendants, your florist will won't have to create as many bouquets or boutonnières - resulting in instant savings that will in no way put a damper on your floral style. If you have a lot of close friends - consider assigning alternative VIP roles - such as ceremony reader.
Shrink the Guest List
Fewer seats at your wedding ceremony means less aisles to decorate; fewer tables at your wedding reception means less floral centerpieces to adorn them. You get the idea...You'll have gorgeous arrangements - just less of them.
Go With The Season
In season wedding flowers are often less expensive and easier to find. For a list of common flowers for each season, visit Elegala.com's seasonal flower guide.
Keep It Simple Sista!
Certain flowers will run up of the cost of your floral budget no matter what season. Ask your florist to review your options with you. One way to make sure that your less expensive flowers look anything but - group a bunch of the same bloom together for a stunning visual effect. Tightly packed daisies can be eye catching.
Consider Alternative Arrangements
Scattered flower petals surrounded by votive candles create an elegant effect without breaking the bank. Or have arrangements featuring grasses, fruits or vegetables - one of our favorite hot trends!
Choose a Naturally Beautiful Location
Expensive decor is hardly necessary when Mother Nature does the work for you! A springtime wedding in a garden hardly needs additional floral arrangements, while an ornate church may be breathtaking on its own. Also consider that many facilities are decorated for the holidays, so holding a December wedding may provide you with gorgeous poinsettias and garland free of cost.
Article Source: http://www.allthebestarticles.com
Cori Russell is editor-in-chief for Elegala.com and Elegala Magazine. Elegala is a new wedding planning resource offering a comprehensive national directory of superior wedding reception sites and wedding services, along with planning articles, photo galleries, expert advice and checklists to keep brides current on today's wedding trends and styles. The premiere issue of Elegala Magazine hits newsstands in November 2006.
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| Exciting news digs for the Dream Petals Team, cont. |
| Now that our move is complete, we are going to be scouring the earth for new items for our bride and grooms, the expectant parents, the sweet sixteen party crowd, and all of you that are looking for just the right items for your special events. We attend the new item events at many of the top shows around the country presenting new trends and ideas in the wedding, floral, baby, and party industries. If you have seen something really cute, but just couldn't find it...let us know and we will research our contacts and see if we can locate it for you.
You will see more items and pictures of new bouquets, corsages, boutinierres, and wedding favors from weddings that we have done for our local bridal parties. Fantastic new colors, textures, and presentations are available for beautiful weddings this spring, summer, and fall. We can create or duplicate most of the creations you are seeing in this seasons wedding magazines and guides. Just drop us and email or call us at 1-800-948-8701 and we can discuss your special day and how we can help make it a WOW!!!! event.
Thanks again to all of our customers and your patience during our recent move. Time to empty those last few boxes!
Dianne and Travis at Dream Petals |
| Dream Petals at the Dallas Bridal Show and our winner is... |
| DREAM PETALS BLOG & HINTS: |
| AND THE WINNER FROM THE DALLAS BRIDAL SHOW DRAWING IS .... Becca Durbin of Garland Texas! Congratulations to Becca and her fiance', Jason Durante. They were the winners of a custom 10 piece bridal set which included a bridal bouquet for the bride, 3 bridesmaid bouquets, 2 mother of the bride and groom corsages and 4 groomsmen boutinneirres.
To all of those that attended the show and stopped at our booth, we say Thank You! We will be entering the names of all who said they would like to be contacted and want all Dallas-Ft.Worth area brides to know we are here to help with any of your wedding floral or accessory needs.
To our national customers, we will be sending our newsletter out soon with ideas, trends, and solutions for your wedding or new baby needs.
To all of our viewers that have stopped by the site we want to say Thanks as well and remind you to check back every so often as we are adding items and inventory weekly. If you are looking for something you can't seem to find, drop us an email at www.dreampetals.com or call us during business hours at 1-800-948-8701.
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