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There are ways that the wedding album that can be crafted to preserve memories that will last for a lifetime. Below are a few ideas for wedding photo albums that many guests have shared:

Gifting a Wedding Photo Album

Many guests often take their own photos at a wedding ceremony and reception. These photos can be added to wedding photo albums to create a wonderful gift! These albums can be created digitally on the computer (via specific web sites) or simply manually inserted into a bridal photo album (often created with the most meaning).

Creating Your Own

If you're an ambitious bride, you might want to create your own wedding photo album. This can be done by simply adding wedding photos to a bridal album or crafting a bridal scrapbook using embellishments. This might take some creativity but is a lot easier than you think. Many craft stores sell wedding stickers and accessories that create the perfect bridal keepsake.

Guest Book Ideas

Your guest book can be transformed into a wedding photo album by adding photo inserts or pasting photos on the actual signed pages. This is a great idea if your guests took beautiful photos that can be inserted directly underneath their sentiments.

Remember - almost every bride regrets not taking enough photos. Whether you hire a professional photographer or if you are having a friend or family member do the job, be sure to tell them to snap away at every occasion!

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Garden Wedding Planning

 

If you have always dreamed of saying "I Do" in a garden, then a garden themed wedding is just for you! Whether you are having this celebration indoors or outdoors, garden themed weddings are simple and affordable.

Obviously, flowers are highlight of a garden style wedding. Select colors based on your mood and sentiments. Select colors that can be carried through the rest of your wedding ceremony and reception.  Many garden themed weddings include flowers such as: lush garden roses, peonies, hydrangeas, and iris. Flowers for a garden themed wedding can be loosely arranged in a beautiful vessel, such as footed urns. Avoid any centerpieces that are too modern or structured. If your wedding is outdoor, try using pots for your flower arrangements as they will not be moved during any windy moments.

To enhance the garden theme, use flowers all throughout your venue. Think outside of the box by using wreaths, garland, flower petals, etc. This creates a beautiful ambiance for any garden themed weddings.

If you have selected a color theme for your desired flowers, be sure to dress your bridal party in that color too. Plain, white and black can be transformed by just a few simple hues to really enhance the garden theme!

Selecting your food can also have a great effect on your garden theme.  Small appetizers like cheese puffs and cucumber sandwiches served with lemonade or champagne punch would be a great place to start. For the main meal, use plenty of seasonal fresh vegetables paired with lighter proteins like chicken or lamb. Stay away from dishes that are heavy, such as those covered in rich sauces.

Having your wedding in a garden or creating the feel of a garden inside is a wonderful style for your wedding. There are many garden favors available to complete the look!

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Summer Wedding Colors with York & White

 

Pink has become the ultimate bridal color to symbolize romance this summer. Known as the most feminine hue, pink generally represents romance, friendship, innocence, charm, tenderness, etc. Having said this, it's no surprise that women prefer the color pink for their summer vows. Pink's alternative, red, symbolizes passionate love, pink is ideal to denote romantic love. Pink is the most popular choice for Summer Weddings because it blends in nicely with any summer theme.

While red is the traditional color option for Indian Weddings, many brides prefer pink, especially in Summer Weddings mainly due to its charm. Brides can add pink to their favors, decor, cake, and even fashion.

When paired with silver or pale golden finish Bridal Jewelery, the entire Bridal look transforms into an elegant style. These days, grooms are even stepping to the plate by wearing pink with their tuxedo. Pink can be extremely incorporated into your ceremony or color scheme by adding a Sand Ceremony Set with pink and white sand - pink can be coordinated with any color, especially brown, gray or white!

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The Grooms Cake

 

The groom's cake is a longstanding tradition in the South. Traditionally, each young single woman who attended the wedding would get be given a piece of grooms cake to take home.  It was once believed that if she placed the slice of cake under her pillow, she would soon find a husband.

With the grooms cake making a huge comeback these days, many brides are trying to surprise their husbands to be with creative and fun grooms cakes!  These tasty treats are designed to reflect the groom's interests, hobbies, or career, the groom's cake can be served at the rehearsal dinner, at a separate event, or even alongside the wedding cake at the main event.

Here are some popular ideas for the groom’s cake:

1. Sports:

If the groom is a huge sports fan, this is the best way to present the groom’s cake. Many cake decorators can transform a wedding cake (tiered or not) into a sports field and there are many popular cake toppers such as the Weddingstar Hockey Fanatic that can perfectly complete the cake

2. Formal Dress Groom’s Cake:

Many other brides like the look of a clean-cut tuxedo cake to match the groom’s bridal attire. If the groom is wearing hints of blue, add it to the cake to it matches him on his big day!  Don't forget to add an icing bowtie or tie, as well as an edible boutonnières.

3. Traditional Groom’s Cakes:

If your groom doesn’t have a specific interest or you want your groom’s cake to be basic – this is OK too! Many brides select simple chocolate tiered cakes with darker (manly) colors. The groom’s cake can match with the actual wedding cake which is symbolic of the relationship itself.

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