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Wedding Genie Supplier Advice

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

Choosing suppliers is one thing but what to ask them once you have booked them is another. How are you sure what their service really is if you don’t ask the right questions? Lately I have heard some very disturbing stories about suppliers. One’s who have not delivered what they said they would on the day and one who did not even turn up for the wedding! Yes the most dreaded scenario on your wedding day. Imagine no wedding cake to cut, photograph or display, even more disastrous if you planned on it being served as desert!

I have to say most suppliers are excellent but sometimes assume that the couple who have booked them understand what they are offering. You must ask questions so that you are clear what you are paying for and to help coordinate the rest of the suppliers that will be turning up on the day.

For instance, if you book a band, have you any idea when they will arrive and how long it will take them to set up? If your venue has to to turn your room around following the wedding breakfast for your evening celebration and you allowed half an hour because that’s how long the venue need, but your band arrives and takes over an hour and a half to set up and do sound checks. What impact does this have on your guests and the rest of the timing for the evening? Also did you find out if the venue has an entrance that the band can use so your guests don’t see them trailing their equipment past them. Many venues do not have the space beforehand so that the set up can be done earlier.

If they do various sessions throughout the night how long do they perform for and how much break do they require? What is the latest they will stay before they charge you for an overnight stay? Your day can very easily run over, making them start later. This means they may not have enough time left to play before they have to leave or charge you extra.

It’s very common to use an IPOD playlist in between sessions. Check that the band will be able to keep an eye on this because if you have downloaded lots of songs but not sorted them in any order what is it going to sound like?  Who is going to make sure the right songs are playing if the band is taking a well earned break. I don’t mean to pick on bands or entertainers, it’s just various things that have come up over the last few weeks whilst I have been coordinating our upcoming weddings.

You must be very clear what each supplier is contracted to do, when they are turning up and leaving. What do they need when they do arrive in terms of space, power, equipment, tables etc. For example if your cake arrives but there is no cake table set to leave the cake on and your supplier has to go and deliver to another wedding, will the venue team take responsibility for setting up your cake?

If you have five bridesmaids all having hair and makeup done what time will the makeup artist arrive, so that the hairdresser can work out the timings to get everyone’s hair done in time for the photographer who is coming early to take your pre- shots.

Sometimes you won’t even know what to ask because you think that the supplier will sort it all out for you, they may very well do but don’t assume anything.

I really wanted to illustrate in this blog that you must clarify all the little details with each supplier, so that when it comes to the month before your wedding you are not going back and forth trying to work out who is going to do what and when. You also won’t be taken by surprise when you thought that something was included but isn’t. The last month should be spent pampering yourself and spending time with your fiance before the big day. If you thoroughly prepare by asking as many questions and clarifying everything in the beginning you will save much frustration when it comes near to the wedding day. You will also save money because at this point you don’t want to be paying for hidden extra’s.

The Wedding Genie Bridal Workshops are all about helping brides understand how to plan and manage their perfect day. Why not check out our new service and see if it’s something you think you can benefit from? You can also enter our competition to win a free pair of ticket’s to our course in October. If you feel that you need help on your special day so you can relax, we specialise in On the Day Coordination to make sure your wedding goes exactly as you planned. Please call us if you would like to know more.

Until next time, happy planning.


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Wedding Poems and Quotes – Words To Inspire

Friday, August 13th, 2010

My words to inspire this month have been kindly sent to me by Claire from English Wedding Blog. Claire is also a calligrapher and when she was asked to write out this poem she thought of The Wedding Genie and sent it to me. You can read the lovely words and click on the links to look at tips on calligraphy too.

Us Two – Taken from Winnie The Pooh

Wherever I am, there’s always Pooh,

There’s always Pooh and Me.

Whatever I do, he wants to do,

“Where are you going today?” says Pooh:
“Well, that’s very odd ‘cos I was too.
Let’s go together,” says Pooh, says he.

“Let’s go together,” says Pooh.

“Let’s look for dragons,” I said to Pooh.
“Yes, let’s,” said Pooh to Me.
We crossed the river and found a few-
“Yes, those are dragons all right,” said Pooh.

“As soon as I saw their beaks I knew.
That’s what they are,” said Pooh, said he.

“That’s what they are,” said Pooh.

“Let’s frighten the dragons,” I said to Pooh.
“That’s right,” said Pooh to Me.

“I’m not afraid,” I said to Pooh,
And I held his paw and I shouted “Shoo!
Silly old dragons!”- and off they flew.

“I wasn’t afraid,” said Pooh, said he,

“I’m never afraid with you.”

So wherever I am, there’s always Pooh,
There’s always Pooh and Me.
“What would I do?” I said to Pooh,
“If it wasn’t for you,” and Pooh said:”True,

It isn’t much fun for One, but Two,

Can stick together, says Pooh, says he. “That’s how it is,” says Pooh

 

Until next time, happy planning.


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Real Weddings – Vicky and Jeff

Friday, July 30th, 2010

I know I posted this lovely wedding a few weeks ago but I so wanted to share with you the video clip that Vicky sent to me showing a glimpse of their gorgeous day. Vicky and Jeff are one of my favourite couples ever. They were a pleasure to work with and I had a fantastic time at their wedding.

The videographer, Jeff Wood was such a lovely guy I cannot recommend him highly enough. He seemed to melt into the background but managed to capture these lovely moments of Vicky and Jeff’s day. This is a little taster and I make an appearance which is lovely for me to keep for a keepsake. I hope it makes you smile.


Enjoy!

Vicky and Jeff Wedding June 2010 – May take a few seconds to load but its worth it!


If you want me to help you find great suppliers or coordinate your day please give me a call, I would love to hear from you.

Until next time, happy planning.


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Wedding Entertainment Tips and Advice

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

In the second series of this blog I thought it would be good to give you some examples of what kind of wedding entertainment is available depending on your budget, and the areas of the day to consider when you allocate your budget.

Lets look at a budget: Up to £10,000

Bored guests are never happy ones so the parts of the day that you should cater for are the drinks reception whilst you are having your photographs taken, the wedding breakfast if you have a lot of time before the evening event and of course the main evening party. In my opinion the evening entertainment is where you should concentrate your effort for this type of budget. If I had to suggest three choices of entertainment that couples might be able to afford on this budget  the following come to mind.

A DJ

There are some brilliant DJ’s out there who can really make your party swing. Look around, don’t just go for the one that your venue suggests, ask your friends, look on the internet. Check out what they bring with them in terms of lights and decor. Often the DJ can put on a really good show and really create a great party atmosphere. Lots of the DJ websites now show you what their style is and give you a choice of music to play. Don’t forget that if you want to involve your guests and ask them their favourite songs, be careful they are not all love songs. You could suggest they give you their favourite love song and their favourite dance track.

Ceilidh Band

If you want to dance but don’t like the idea of a DJ then why not try a Ceilidh band. The music is lively and the caller, who is the chap that talks the guests through the dance, creates a great atmosphere, which makes everyone take to the dance floor. It’s a fun thing to do and really involves your guests. The bride and groom can then take to the floor and be totally involved in the evening’s celebrations. A great idea for a county wedding.

Live Singer/Jazz

The Rat Pack sound is great for vintage weddings. In between sets you can always fill up your IPOD so that your guests can dance and still stay in the party swing. That way you may be able to get live music for part of the evening. I have seen many weddings where this has been the case. Its a great way of getting your party started and this type of music brings a little sophistication to your evening and the older relatives in your party will love it. Your first dance can be sung live whilst you glide round the dance floor.

How about a budget: £10,000 – £20,000

Mix and Mingle Artists/Live Bands/Photo Booths

The evening reception is still the biggest area of entertainment but when you have more in your budget it would be great to entertain your guests during the wedding reception as well as during the photo’s and drinks reception. Using entertainers that mix and mingle such as caricaturists or a silhouettist is a great idea because your guests each get something to take home with them.Close up magicians can be extremely funny and entertaining too if you get a good one. I would highly recommend www.magicatyourfingertips.co.uk

String quartets and harpists are fantastic for a classy drinks reception and then can play at your ceremony if you are getting married at your venue. They create a lovely atmosphere if the weather is gorgeous and your setting dictates it. A lovely country mansion with beautiful gardens and guests spilling into the gardens being wafted by lovely classical music in the sunshine starts your wedding reception off with style.

For the evening if you budget stretches then you can’t beat a live band for atmosphere and the wow factor. Often the bands will play music to dance to in between their sets. You can work out the times they appear to suit the flow of your reception. Good bands give out a great vibe and if they are really good the dance floor should be full all night.

One other idea that is very popular at the moment, is a photo booth where your guests can take pictures and dress up in props, then write comments into your guest book. The photos are generated there and then just like a passport photo booth. They can even be projected into a slide show for the evening.

Photo booth by www.sayfromage.co.uk

The choice for entertainment is quite vast but I would urge you to choose what suits your style and personality. Choose what makes you happy and what you are comfortable with. I have decided to run one more blog next week to finish on entertainment as once I got started it was hard to stop. Next week I will cover budgets of over 20k and also how to create free entertainment for your guests. If you want me to help source you some great entertainment give me a call I will be happy to help.

Until next time, happy planning.


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Wedding Fitness – Bridaliscious

Friday, July 16th, 2010

I have a treat for you today, a little break for our normal field but, if you want to get honed and toned for your big day don’t say The Wedding Genie wasn’t there to help you. Not just a whiz at wedding planning but hey I started my training today so how about you start yours!! Its simple and does not take long. Read on and go for it, we can do it together!! Gail take it away.

Hi Girls,

Welcome to part two of how to be Bridaliscious for your Wedding day. On the last blog I gave you some tips on diet and weight loss and today I’m going to show you a quick 10 minute workout that will enhance weight loss and get super arms with my simple and effective work out.

This workout can be performed twice a day to give you a short sharp metabolic blast to keep your  body alert and responsive. We are going to work the legs too to encourage lower body tone and bring in the big guns thigh and butt muscles for the ultimate calorie burn.

So what can we use to keep it easy to perform anywhere?

1. 2  x  hand weights 2 to 5 kg or water bottles from 0.5 litres for beginner phase to 1.5 litres for weights (if no weights available)

2. A Towel or Mat.

3. A Step or Stair

4. A Stop watch or a clock with second hand.

Here you have a full body workout that should be completed in around 10 minutes.

Start slower at first with the transition from exercise to exercise, especially from the squat to the press up as a lot of energy is used here and you could feel a little breathless after.

Increase the weights and time as it gets easier performing the circuit twice for 20 minutes and maybe twice a day if you are really keen to kick that bod into Bridaliscious shape.

The body responds best to frequent changes in program or as in weight loss the progression will plateau, so seek good professional advice on how to get in shape the safe and fast way, all exercise is good for you performed in the correct technique but a lot of time can be lost if you trying to achieve specific results with little knowledge.

Have a great day and check out my website – NEW for August are 10 minute video workouts .

For more help and or information on personal training or my fitness hen party boot camps give me a call or email, Or come along to my studio in Lichfield, Staffordshire, and try the latest workout on the Gravity GTS equipment, with more than 200 multi-plane exercises to tone and sculpt you for your big day.

1. WARM UP

We need to have a short warm up to prepare the body for work. So take yourself off for a brisk walk around the house, garden using stairs and steps just to raise your body temperature for around three minutes. Then Start the Stop watch – if you are a beginner let’s work for 30 seconds per exercise. Advanced, 45. We are super setting which means no rest between exercises.

2. SQUATS

Your buttocks and leg muscles burn big calories. Feet at shoulder width while facing forward and squat down to sitting position body weight in the heels and knee tracking the third toe-and-return to the top. This will build your leg and buttock muscles. As you build up strength, try holding dumbbells in your hands while you workout. Be sure to warm up first,and stop if you notice any sharp pain in your knees.

3. PRESS UPS

Press ups can be performed against the wall, in a box position on the floor or full press up on the toes.Arms should be placed one and a half times your shoulder width apart and hands places in line with the top of the chest. Abdominal muscles pulled in, chest lifted and bring the arms down to right angle position and return to start.

4. JUMPING JACKS

Jumping jacks are an excellent whole-body aerobic workout you can do between your weights workout to keep the calorie burn high.Start with feet together then jump and widen legs feet a little wider than hip width apart. Arms can be added so making a star position each time. Perform this exercise for the 30 or 40 seconds.

5. DUMBELL PULLOVER

Lie on the Towel facing up (supine) taking one dumbbell or water bottle in two hands (choose the heavier weight for this) Start position at the bottom of the chest and then take the arms up and over the head and return to chest start position.

6. STATIC LUNGE

Start with feet shoulder width apart and take a step forward with one foot , bending both knees in this position take the back knee down towards the floor about six inches off the floor and return back to the top, repeat for half of the stop watch time then change leg to perform the exercise on the other side.

7. LATERAL RAISES

Stand with feet shoulder width apart and knees slightly bent. Take a dumbbell or bottle in each hand and hands resting on the side of each thigh raise the arms out to the side together stopping just below the shoulder line. Return to the start and repeat for the desired circuit time.

8. FRONT RAISES

The same standing position as in Lateral raise but now bring the arms in front of the thigh with palms facing down. Raise each dumbbell alternatively out in front of you and return down to the thigh. Repeat.

9. BICEP CURLS

Again the same standing position as above and arms rest at the sides of the body with dumbbells in each hand, palms facing up. Raise each weight, simultaneously bending the arm at the elbow and then return to the straightened arm position.

10. TRICEP OVERHEAD PRESS

In the shoulder width standing position as before take hold of a single dumbbell with both hands and as if it were a ball, take it above the head ready for a throw. Lower the weight with both arm behind the head bending at the elbows and then straighten to complete the move. Repeat this.

11. ABDOMINAL CURL

Lying supine on the mat or towel feet on the floor hands either crossed on the chest or with bent elbows behind the head. Keeping feet down neutral spine (don’t tilt or push the pelvis up or into the floor, just lie in a comfortable position for your back) Now raise and lower the upper torso, imagine you are keeping an apple tucked under your chin to keep the head in right position.

Right then ladies no excuses for us. My sessions started today so I would love to hear how you are doing and whats working for you. Gail is going to get me fit and she can do it for you too.  Thats our body plan sorted out, how about your wedding plan? If you need help to get started with your wedding planning  just give me a call. I would love to help inspire and guide you.

Until next time, happy planning.

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Hand Made Wedding Stationery

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

As part our quest to give great advice and tell you the fantastic suppliers we work with, today its all about stationery. I met Bernie and Claire, who are a sister team, from Lilylou & You a couple of years ago when I was getting married. They made me some gorgeous stationery which was all bespoke and they managed to cope with my incessant changes and quirky requests.

Since then I have recommended them to many people. Their stationery is excellent quality and you can get anything you like made to your design. Their prices are brilliant and the customer service is second to none.

Wedding Genie make a great fuss about only working with suppliers who offer the same standard of service that we do and Lilylou and You certainly fit this bill. Now in addition to sharing them with you I asked Bernie for advice on when to send your invites and what to think of when ordering them. Enjoy!

Your invitations are the first impression your guests have of your big day

The greater the impact the greater the response and general excitement among your guests in the lead up to your big day! You invitation sets the scene for the day whether it be subtle and serene or wild and wacky!

Give Your Guests Plenty of Time to make the necessary arrangements

Your guests do really make your day so give them time to make sure they can attend – post your invitations out at least three months prior to the wedding and allow your guests six weeks to reply – at Lilylou & You we make this easy by introducing RSVP postcards as standard with all day invitations.

With the above point in mind handmade stationery takes time

Allow 8 – 10 weeks from point of order to receipt of your invitations – other items can be ordered at a later stage closer to the wedding date.

Colour Matching

Our invitations are all handmade from either our own or your original designs, we are able to match any colours you would like throughout your design. Sending us a swatch of fabric or anything we can get a glimpse of colour from is a great start and helps us to create your perfect unique stationery.

I love this one, we got this for my best friends Mama Mia style wedding in Cyprus

And lastly we urge you to contact us at any time

We are always here to help with any questions you may have no matter how niggly you might feel they are. After all it is your day and it must be perfect.

If you want me to blog on anything you need information about then please let me know. My blog is for all brides who want the inside track on planning and I want it to be enjoyable, informative and above all answering the things you need to know.

Lastly I have had a flurry of enquiries in the last few days, it seems like some of you are just going ahead with a lovely wedding on the spur of the moment. If you want help to coordinate your day I have a few dates left and I would love to help.

Until next time, happy planning.

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Wedding Fitness – Bridalicious

Friday, July 9th, 2010

Calling all Brides who want to look Bridalicious for their big day and super gorgeous on the beach. This blog is for you (and me). When I got married I was super fit and of course the incentive was looking fantastic in my dress!! Since then I have badly fallen by the way side. I contacted Gail Abbey, a friend of mine and who I trained with, to help motivate me and asked her to give all our brides to be the best advice on how to get fabulously honed and toned  for their big day. First of all Gail thought we had better start with the basics so this is part one of our Bridalicious blog.

Be Realistic

What’s healthy weight loss?  One  to  two pounds per week, for a total of four to eight pounds per month. This is what can realistically be expected. Yes I know it’s not fast enough and yes the scales may sometimes show a greater loss s but body water fluctuates and waste storage etc. So you will find that over a period of a couple of months the scales will show eight to sixteen pounds loss. Mean while of course there should be no sitting about waiting for diet alone to change your shape as so often to begin with clients can’t believe that comments are flooding in from friends to them about how amazing they are looking so quickly. Muscle is dense lean tissue and needs food therefore with exercise alone the body mass will start to change.

Set A Deadline

For a healthy level of weight loss, it takes time. So if you need to lose 30 pounds? Get cracking at least six months before your wedding. For 15, you’ll need three months, and so on. Just don’t cut it too tight ,leave yourself a little  extra time so not to put yourself under too much pressure .We all can lose focus at times and might have a bad few days. So set a firm deadline, just don’t make it your wedding day. Give yourself time to really tone up and sculpt your physique to look absolutely fabulous for the pre wedding parties too.

Know What It Takes

I would recommend a minimum of three to four 30-minute sessions of cardio per week and the same amount of strength training, Already starting to panic at the thought of fitting this in to your daily schedule? Well first of all you can start by  taking three or four brisk walks around your area per week and spending at least 20 minutes doing some basic exercises like push-ups and crunches. Just try to stay active, and cut down on at least the worst of your high-calorie eating habits. If you have been a regular gym goer for a while then you will have to up the ante and take your workout up a gear.

Up The Ante

Start working a little heavier with the weights and super setting, so no rest between exercises and  varying the workouts. Remember, if you continue to do what you’ve always done, you’ll continue to get the results you’ve always gotten. Want to make more progress? Then you’ll need to push yourself a little harder.

Don’t be afraid of increasing the weight load. This is required to challenge your body and take it past a plateau and no, increased strength training does not equal a masculine physique.”

Track Your Progress

Keep track by recording your goals in a journal — having them in writing is a fantastic motivator. Keep them small and specific. Ie:
Week One: Work out at least twice and be sure to strength train; then also do cardio two times during the week for at least 20 minutes.
Week Two: Repeat your fitness regimen from week one, but add 10 minutes to your two cardio workouts. Cut out drinking alcohol during the week, and replace with more water. As you reach each goal, record it — you’ll find it’s not so tough to build on your successes.

Its for Life

You can lose weight through diet alone and there are plenty of crash ‘new diets’ that come out on a weekly basis.

Before I came into the fitness industry I tried them all too and felt the frustration / elation/frustration/elation and could not believe how simple the formula was. Healthy eating, smaller portions, eating regularly, plenty of water and good exercise programmes.

Clients often come waiting for me to consent to the latest fad diet as Mrs ?? has just lost 135 lbs on the belly buster programme in 4 weeks.

Q. Do you really want to live on a shake for the rest of your life? Can you drink alcohol and eat cheesecake with the shake like you have been for the last two years and starve yourself of water?

A: No

Then just cut out the alcohol and cheesecake from your old diet for starters!!

Protein heavy diets?? The same no alcohol and cheesecake…. amazing!!

Be sensible and realistic, make small lifestyle changes, include exercise and long after the wedding day has passed you will still be reaping the health and beauty benefits.

Most brides want to focus solely on their upper body because of their wedding gowns, but you want to work on your entire body for symmetry and a neat waist.. Remember ladies, the dress eventually comes off!”

My next Blog for Wedding Genie is going to be giving you some more nutritional tips and a simple to follow four week  exercise programme  for beginner, Intermediate and Advanced Brides to seriously maximise your metabolism and set you well on the way to looking Bridalicious.

For any more advice on Health and Fitness, or info on my Bridal fitness and Boot camp Hen and Stag parties.

Contact me on: mob:07818 492578   web:www.gailabbey.com             e:gail@sospagreece.com

Wow!! thats given me a boost, pop back on Wednesday next week for the second instalment. Keep fit is like wedding planning, you have to be organised, enjoy it and keep at it!!!

Until next time, happy planning.


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Honeymoon Heaven

Monday, July 5th, 2010

Wow this blog brings back the best memories for me. Its nearly two years since Mr Genie and I were on our honeymoon. It was so fab and the holiday of a lifetime for us. I spent hours researching for it, visiting hundreds of websites (or so it seemed) to find exactly what we wanted. It would have been great to find a website which covered not only all the countries we wanted to check out but offered something a little bit different for us to ponder over. Perhaps suggest ideas we would never have had!

A few weeks ago I received an email from Mark Hodson, introducing me to such a site 101 honeymoons. Its a really great concept that offers a totally different experience. As its name suggests it features 101 suggestions personally selected by Jane the editor. Her experience is legendary, she worked as the travel editor on You and Your Wedding for over 10 years and has heaps of experience. It uses a unique form of visual search, allowing users to “hover”over a grid of images. Then just click and you are there!! It allows you to filter your options by price, destination or specific requirements such as private pool, beachfront location or buzzing nightlife. You can even search the site by personality type, how cool is that? I have to admit to being in the “bone idle” category which would have pointed me to the Maldives or Cook Islands.

In the financial climate at the moment where money is tight this site offers you something that will come in on budget too. So if you want to rent a VW camper van or stay at Sir Richard Branson’s Necker Island you can find it here. You also know that each destination has been checked for quality and service.

For something a little different  Cosy Love Shacks

The other great thing about this site is that Jane offers her tips on honeymoons and getting married abroad. You can even take the interactive quiz to find your ideal honeymoon suggestions. Its well worth a visit. Let me know how you find it, its always good to get feedback from my blogs.

This week the blog is going to be packed with advice, inspiration from our real weddings and a special guest blog from a friend of mine who is a personal trainer. I have been trying myself to get back in shape so I thought I would share some of Gail’s tips and advice for looking great in your wedding dress. Check back tomorrow to read more.

Until next time, happy planning.

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Wedding Style and Theme – Gorgeous Stationery

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010

Earlier this week I promised to find you more gorgeous vintage finds. I have just come across this lovely website by Lucy Ledger Designs. I fell in love with it, the  wedding stationery is so beautiful it made me feel happy just surfing around. The prices are great too.

I was so impressed that I mailed Lucy to find out about how she started and what inspired her. Here is what she said.

I am Lucy Ledger, an illustrator with a BA Hons degree and I design vintage inspired scrapbook style stationery. I started by producing greeting cards when I was inspired by a very old scrap book my Nan gave to me. It was filled with hundreds of vintage cards from the turn of the 20th century. This book was such an inspiration because not only did these cards have such a warmth about them- the way they were presented in this scrapbook made it look more like a memory book- a perfect style for greeting cards! That is now the signature style I use throughout Lucy Ledger Designs.

I introduced wedding stationery after I had planned my own wedding last year; like so many other brides I wanted a relaxed and informal feel to my stationery- something that would make guests feel that they were going attend a warm, personal occasion that was filled with love, fun and lots of laughter and when I couldn’t find anything that was quite right I decided to design it myself!

I truly believe that picking wedding stationery is one of the most important and exciting parts of planning a wedding as it sets the tone and atmosphere of what is to come. It is the first thing guests will see and it will give an indication of what kind of wedding is being planned. All my ranges can have personal photographs added in, text personalised all in a quirky ‘scrapbooking’ style reflecting the ‘gathering’ and ‘collection’ of memories that compliment a special occasion such as a wedding.

I know I am all about the weddings but I have to admit at being the most forgetful person in the world for birthdays. I am going to buy a whole load of these cards for my family and get them personalised. That way I just have to remember to post them. Well am off to find some more vintage finds for next week.

If you have a favourite site that you would like to share with us please send it over.

Until next time, happy planning.

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Wedding Style and Theme – Vintage Heaven

Friday, June 4th, 2010

As part of our blogs on Style and Theme I promised you more of the most beautiful and cost effective vintage finds. Yesterday I came across this lovely shop called Vintagetwee on Etsy. Its absolutely fabulous. At The Wedding Genie we are all about personalising your wedding without breaking the bank but doing it with panache. Check out these lovelies.

These sweet little romantic favour boxes are so elegant and stylish. The special pillow-shaped boxes have been hand crafted using excerpts from a 1940s love letter from a young girl named Anna to her soldier sweetheart during World War Two.

Each box has been wrapped in different parts of the writing and features a photo of the couple taken from the actual letter itself. The words across the boxes read: Cherish, Adore, Hope and Wish.They can be personalised too if you want to use them as jewellery boxes for presents for your bridesmaids.

How about these confetti cones? At our wedding last Sunday we had the most fun capturing the confetti shot when the couple came out of the church. These would look so beautiful for your guests and super chic. Our bride was a musician so these would have been just up her street.


Or more romantic perhaps?

When you are trying to ensure your guests are entertained at their tables how about getting them to chat to each other by adding these little gems onto the table? You can double them up as favours or just place them in the middle for everyone to help themselves to. They can even be used as place names if they are personalised. They contain different topics.

 

I am having a great time researching these blogs, next week its all about the stationery. Whats more I promise to only find you items you can buy in the UK. This shop is listed on Etsy but the seller is English. If you have any great vintage finds to share please contact me. If you want The Wedding Genie to help you style your wedding we would be delighted to help.

Until next time, happy planning.

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