Top Five Tips to Becoming a Successful Insurance Agent

Today's market place is competitive for insurance. Making money in this industry requires a lot more than simply placing an ad in the yellow pages and sitting by the phone. Success takes more effort than being able to hand out a one-size-fits-all insurance package for your clients. But even in this market place, with a little dedication, more than a little wisdom, and a lot of hard work, you can easily rake in six figures as a successful insurance agent.

#1 Learn More

Your clients aren't interested in yesterday's ideas. Business classes and insurance seminars are abundant and useful. Ongoing education will help you learn new aspects about the business, master best practices and avoid the most common mistakes. Not only will more education give you a better grasp of the challenges that insurance companies face, it will provide you with a mountain of professional contacts and resources. Your clients will recognize that you never stop studying and learning-and they'll learn to trust you to guide them toward the best choices for them.

#2 Develop a Market Niche

The jack-of-all-trades is the master of none. Become the "go-to person" for one industry area. Let the beginners hawk everything to everyone-auto, health, life, professional and medical coverage. Great restaurants don't offer Mexican, Chinese, American and Thai food. They specialize in and master one cuisine. Follow the same principle! Specialize and build a reputation as the best in town at what you do. Seek the professional organizations that will be interested in your product line. Offer free seminars. Speak to every group that wants to learn about your selected area of insurance. These people will remember you as their local expert in the insurance business.

#3 Market Smarter

Handing out business cards is important, but it's not a marketing plan. It's only a start. You need to do more. Create a monthly newsletter. Save money and deliver it to your prospects by email. Make your webpage interactive. Better yet, make it entertaining. Ask people to give you feedback on your newsletter and your webpage; many of these "reviewers" will become customers.

#4 Provide Choices

Very few people appreciate being told exactly what to do-and no one wants a "pushy" insurance agent cramming a policy down their throats. People need to feel involved in the process. The ideal pitch offers clients three choices-not enough to overwhelm, but enough to ensure participation. People who choose between a series of options will feel emotional ownership of their policies-and they are more likely to talk up those policies to their friends.

#5 Make Personal Connections

Always remember trust is central to the insurance business. Clients purchase from-and stay with-agents they trust. Be a presence in your clients' lives. Send birthday cards. Send cards on important anniversaries-like the client's wedding date, the date of their home purchase, and the date of a client's major career change. Be a face to your clients. It's difficult to trust a faceless billing machine. And, yes, keep every appointment as sacred! If you can't meet in person, make personal phone calls. Client loyalty begins with clients' sense of the person to whom they owe loyalty.

Stick with these best practices and you will become a successful insurance agent.

Invitation Wording For Weddings - Put Together a Great Wedding Invitation

Are you concerned about invitation wording for weddings? In this article we are going to help you put together a great wedding invitation.

If you have never put a wedding together before you may not have any idea about invitation wording for weddings. If you do not get this right you may confuse the guests and even hurt people's feelings. Let's move on to talk about how we can avoid this and we will help you put together a great wedding invitation.

Before you start your making your invitations, it is important that you have all of the information together neatly so that you will be able to transfer the desired information onto the invitation and you do not forget anything.

Here are the components that you should never leave out of your invitation, as well as a few suggestions on invitation wording for weddings:

A wedding invitation has several components. They include:

Line Of Invitation - Mr and Mrs Thomas

Line Of Request -...request the honor of your presence.

Line Of Relationship -... at their daughter's marriage ceremony

Name Of The Bride - Tonya Morris

Joining Word - To

Name Of Groom - John Smith

Date Line - on Friday, the fifth day of November

Year Line - Two Thousand Ten

Time Line - at three o'clock

Location - St John's Church

Address - 101 Mills Dr

City And State - New York City, New York

Any Other Information - Include information on the reception

When it comes to invitation wording for weddings, you need to think about a few things when you are writing your information into the invitation fields above.

You need to make sure that you know who is hosting (paying for) the wedding. If the bride and/or groom's parents are married, divorced or deceased. If the bride and/or grooms parents are doctors. If the bride/groom/ parents are in the military.

The reason that you need to know these things is because if you do not you may find that you upset some people when they get their invitation. If anyone is a doctor you would need to put Dr. before their name. If they are in the military you need to find out what their rank is and put that on the invitation. This is going to allow things to turn out much more smoothly and you will not have to redo the invitations.

The reason you need to know who is paying for the wedding is because that will change the wording in the invitation. If both of the parents are paying for the wedding then you would need put the bride's parents names first on the list then you should follow it by "and" then the names of the groom's parents.

The reason that you need to know if the parents are divorced or married is because if they are divorced you would not put the "and" in the invitation when you are listing their names.

In this article you have learned about invitation wording for weddings.

What to Do If You've Been Burgled

First steps: If you come home to find you've been burgled, contact the police immediately, and remember these dos and don'ts.

Don't:
-Touch anything more than you have to or attempt to clear up any mess. You could destroy important evidence.

Do:
-Check your home for damage and make a note of what's missing.
-Report stolen credit cards or check books to your bank or building society.
-Report stolen passports or driver's licenses to the organizations that issue them.
-Contact your home insurance company. They may want to take your details immediately or wait for the police to make a report.
-Check with your home insurance company whether emergency locksmiths and repairs are covered under a home emergency section of your insurance policy.

What happens next?

Call the police:
When the police arrive they will take your details and help you make sure your home is secure.
The police will give you a crime reference number and an official police report. Your home insurance company will need to see it when you make a claim.

Secure your home:
If you call an emergency locksmith or glazier, keep the receipt. You may be able to claim for it on your home insurance. Check with your provider about what you need to do to make a claim, such as photographing damage and keeping receipts for replacement items.

Putting things right:
You need to work closely with your insurer to make sure your claim goes smoothly. If the police recover any of your lost property you must tell your home insurance company. They will take this into account when calculating your claim.

Preventative measures:
There are several things you can do to prevent a burglary and protect your property if you are burgled:

o Install a burglar alarm - this may also make your home insurance cheaper. It's worth noting that many providers will add endorsements onto your policy, for example, if you go out and don't put the alarm on and are broken into, you may have to pay a higher excess.

o Secure your doors and windows - and never leave keys in locks or on windowsills where they are in plain view.

o Note down serial numbers - most electronic goods have them. They make it easier to prove
ownership if the police find your property.

o Keep valuation certificates and receipts - it helps your insurer settle your claim if you have proof of ownership and value.

o Take photographs - for items without serial numbers, such as furniture and jewellery, a photograph is a good substitute. A photograph of a unique or rare item can help your insurance company repair or replace that item.

Tips To Make a Message In A Bottle Invitation

THE BOTTLES

The first step is to get the bottles. You can use either plastic bottles or glass bottles for your message in a bottle invitation. We purchased glass bottles for our invitations as we only needed 25. These came with the corks and we bought mailing boxes with them. You can also get 8oz. plastic bottles in bulk, if you want to save some money. The plastic bottles also come with corks, but you don't need boxes to mail them.

THE SAND

If you buy sand in 5 lb bags, each bag will fill about 150 bottles with about 2" of sand. Or, if you are really determined, you can head on down to the beach! If you do want to "dig your own," be aware that it might be too damp and will stick to the sides of the bottle. If this happens, dry the sand in an oven before filling the bottles. The sand will have a nice powdery appearance, rather than being wet and clumpy.

THE PAPER

I do not recommend using a stiff style of paper and you'll see why further down. I searched far and wide for paper that either had burned edges or appeared to have burned edges. I didn't want it to look cheap. Through the research I figured out I wanted to burn the edges myself and that the best paper to use for this is parchment paper. I searched and priced everywhere. The best I found was actually at Office Depot. I got 80 sheets of parchment paper for under $7.00. It has a wonderful texture and was very easy to work with. Keep in mind that you cannot print on this particular paper on both sides because of the consistency of it. It is also available to buy in larger packages than 80 sheets.

BURNING THE EDGES

I have to admit this part takes some practice.....but here is what I learned: I do not recommend using a lighter because it will leave black marks on the paper and a not so nice odor once its been closed up in a bottle for a while. For the first set I did, I used the long fireplace matches and this worked pretty well. I lit an edge, let it burn for a few seconds and then blew it out. I repeated this technique until I had gone all the way around. This will leave you with some pretty rough edges with black soot all over them. I figured out early on that if you don't scrape it off you are going to have a mess and black stuff everywhere when you try and roll the scrolls up. I used the edge of the long match to scrape all the extra stuff off the edges. I did it over the kitchen sink, but you could do it over newspaper or outside. I also chose the kitchen because I was close to water in case I had trouble with the flames. We had a lot of burning to do since we did our scrolls, the invites on the outside of each bottle and the mailing labels. For the second set I decided to move on to an unscented candle and forego the long matches (truth be told I ran out of them). This worked well but I did get a little more soot and black marks on the back of the paper, but at that point I could live with it! To see a picture of the finished result, take a look on the company's website.

ROLLING THE SCROLLS

Above I recommended NOT using a very stiff paper. At this point you'll be sorry if you did! This was my least favorite part of the process and I think it's because I wasn't very good at it. My fiance rolled all the scrolls. He started each one by rolling it around a pencil and working with it until it was tight enough to fit inside the bottle. Once it was thin enough, I would tie it closed. A lot of girls use ribbon or raffia. I chose to use natural jute both because of the look of it (like rope but thin) and the price. I got 243 feet of 3 ply #28 natural jute from Hobby Lobby for $1.47 and I barely put a dent in it. To me - that's a deal!!

ASSEMBLING YOUR INVITATIONS

When the scrolls are done you are ready to start putting your invitations together. I know a lot of girls like to put additional items in their bottles. Some ideas of things you can include are: Tiny flip flops, Tropical Umbrellas, Palm Trees, Small Sunglasses **Hint: Look in the button / embellishment aisle of any craft store and you'll find something - I promise** Or of course all dollar stores and craft stores.....oh, and eBay!!

FRAGRANCE

One thing that I HIGHLY RECOMMEND that was a huge hit with our invitations was we included coconut scent. We got it from Hobby Lobby for $2.99 for a tiny bottle. You can find it in the candle or soap making aisle. This stuff is very condensed and it doesn't seem like you're buying much for $3.00 but I didn't come close to even using much of it and we made 25 invitations. I put a few drops in each bottle and one drop onto each cork and it made a huge difference - every one of our guests noticed it! There are other scents you can choose from besides coconut, they have pineapple, plumeria, ocean breeze, gardenia, etc.

QUICK TIP:

The amount of sand you include in your bottles affects several things. First, it greatly affects your postage! We learned this the hard way.....we included almost 2 full inches of sand and paid for it at the post office. Sand is heavy! Second, it affects how wide or how long your scroll can be. While it is somewhat giving, keep in mind that the more sand you have the less room you have for the scroll to fit. Play with it and figure out what you like best. My fiance liked more sand and in the end I agreed, but these are a few things to keep in mind.

QUICK TIP:

Soak all your corks in water before inserting them, this allows them to go in easier and as they dry, they will expand getting a better fit and will be less likely to fall open.

MAILING YOUR BOTTLES To send the plastic bottles through the mail, all you have to do is secure the cork. The postage on the bottle with less than one inch of sand is around $1.64 - without sand it's only $.60. We mailed our actual invitations which were the glass bottles that came with boxes. We ended up putting iridescent blue tissue paper on the bottom of each box and surrounding it with that crinkle stuff (like easter grass but nicer) to help protect the glass in mailing. I taped each box shut before I went to the post office. I recommend doing this only because otherwise they will use the ugly blue and red postal tape and ruin the look of your boxes if you let them do it. I used the wide, clear packing tape. We paid right around $5 per box, we delivered all those near to us. Also, go to the post office and request either that they print out the postage on small labels (ugly but useful) or see if they have tropical varieties of stamps available.

QUICK TIP:

Make a few extra! We did and ended up using them. But I really want us to have one just to ourselves that can sit on a shelf or mantel for years to come.

DISCLOSURE: I am not responsible if any of the following occur: you burn down your house, you burn your finger, you burn your fiance, your fingers ache from rolling the scrolls and you are not able to play, you get black soot all over yourself, your clothes, your house or your fiance, you spend too much in postage, you get condensed coconut fragrance on your fingers and you smell for a year and a half or if you get arrested for stealing sand from the beach.

Oh, and have fun!

Wedding Insurance - Reduce the Stress & Worry Over Planning Your Wedding

It's finally here... he proposed! She accepted! Or maybe the other way around! Regardless of who made the first move, there's a wedding to plan... decisions to be made, vendors to be booked, venues to choose... shopping to do... the mad preparation begins!

For many people, planning a wedding is probably much like embarking on a college education: there's a lot more to it than people think who haven't already been through it before. It's more than planning a party; there are some pretty serious emotions involved -- all around. It can be highly stressful at times. There are ways, however, to mitigate this stress and make this a happy time.

If you want to bypass most of this stress altogether, consider hiring a professional wedding coordinator to do all the legwork for you and even absorb much of the logistical stress on the big day itself. A competent coordinator will orchestrate the entire event for you, for a percentage of your total wedding budget. Before you balk at the idea of adding yet another cost onto everything else that must be paid for, realize that professional wedding planners often actually save the couple money by knowing how to get certain services for a much lower cost than the general public would pay for the same thing. And since the wedding coordinator's fee is a percentage of the budget you've already set, you won't actually be adding another cost. Considering how much work you will be saved, hiring a coordinator may be something that's well worth looking into.

Whether you hire a professional coordinator or organize the wedding all by yourself, there are many additional ways to minimize stress. One consideration is event insurance [http://lasertargeted.com/weddinginsurance/wedding-insurance-wedding-insurance.html], just in case anything should go wrong. Wedding event insurance [http://lasertargeted.com/weddinginsurance/choosing-wedding-insurance-tips-engaged.html] is quite comprehensive and can cover a wide range of possible disasters. According to one source, the top five reported claims include:

* damaged wedding attire

* having to re-take the wedding photographs

* having to cancel the wedding due to an illness or bereavement

* caterers not showing up

* loss of wedding rings

While it's never desirable to have to actually use insurance and file a claim, it's a good thing to have the policy in place nonetheless. This is the first day of the rest of your married life, and you want it to be as perfect as possible. Whatever you do, don't allow little mistakes or omissions to become calamities. It may not be understood by those who have not been through it, but on your wedding day, everything seems so much larger than life -- whether good or bad.

The last thing anyone wants is to have their wedding be remembered as a disaster, and with how much of an expense weddings can be these days, it only makes sense to have some form of insurance. After all, a wedding can cost as much as (or more than!) a down payment on a house, and you wouldn't buy a house without insurance, right? Right!

Golden Wedding Cards for the 50th Wedding Anniversary Celebration

The custom of celebrating the 50th wedding anniversary with something golden started in the medieval times. A husband would present a wreath made of gold to crown the wife on completing 50 years of marriage. Gold is the color of prosperity, intelligence and success, and many Indian couples like to celebrate this milestone by renewing their vows. Using a gold and black combination for designing wedding cards makes a sophisticated as well as occasion-appropriate choice.

Ideas for Using Gold in 50th Anniversary Wedding Cards

Given below are some suggestions for designing wedding cards for a 50th marriage anniversary celebration:

Invitation styles: Since there will be numerous memories that the couple must have created during the course of 50 years, opting for a scrapbook style invitation is a great idea. You can use thick cardboard and add different layers of pages filled with either watermark imaging or real photos imprinted in the background. Alternatively, use a tri-fold style with a pocket holder for RSVP messages or other information is also a practical option. Simply use a one sided panel card to give it a traditional scroll look and cover it with golden vellum paper to add to the appeal.

Wordings: You can adorn the wedding cards with the 50th anniversary toast, poems and quotes. Couples can also suggest their favorite romantic song lyrics or some verse that they came up on their own. Some of the wording examples are:

* Newlyweds become 'oldweds', and 'oldweds' are the reasons that families work.

* Our wedding was many years ago. The celebration continues to this day. ~ Gene Perret

* A wedding anniversary is the celebration of love, trust, partnership, tolerance and tenacity. The order varies for any given year. ~ Paul Sweeney

You can use thermography, the latest trend in the letterpress industry, to print the wordings with golden ink. However, use the golden ink on a light colored base. For a formal and sophisticated look, engrave the letters on a copper plate painted with shades of gold.

Embellishments: Adorn the invitations with a satin or organza ribbon. Accent it with a metallic bow, circular disks or floral patterns to emboss the initials of the guests of honor. You may also personalize the embellishment on the ribbon with the couple's photo. Old fashioned lace or traditional golden scroll work can be used on the front cover of the invitation for a distinctive vintage style.

Find a reliable retailer that offers services like customization for designing outstanding invitations for the event. Also make sure that services and products are priced reasonable by the retailer in order to stay within the budget.

Seven Tips For Choosing a Maid of Honor

Choosing your Maid of Honor isn't as simple as it looks. Nowhere else in your wedding planning is it easier for vexing problems to turn up! Why? Because the Maid of Honor's duties are often vaguely defined, and worse, poorly communicated.

In fact, every bride has her own unique idea of what a Maid of Honor should be. Which is fine - the trick is in communicating those ideas!

So what does a Maid of Honor do? On one end of the spectrum, she's a ceremonial figure who steps off the plane and walks down the aisle before the other bridesmaids.

On the other, she's a master of precognition who soothes your nerves before you know you're frazzled, helps you send out your invites, "manages" the bridesmaids, spreads the word on your registry, and offers up her thoughts on everything from the venue to the dress.

Most often, the Maid of Honor is somewhere in the middle. She leads the bachelorette party and/or bridal shower, and tries to "be there" for the bride during the planning process, and the ceremony itself.

All this flexibility leaves a lot of room for misunderstandings. And they happen a lot. The world is full of brides who feel hurt and let down by close friends as the big day draws near. Do you want to be one of them? Of course not!

So here are some tips on choosing - and communicating with - your Maid of Honor for minimum stress, and maximum happiness.

1) Define what you really want.

Are you a do-it-yourself bride, or do you want your Maid of Honor to be your right hand all the way through?

If you're high-maintenance, accept and acknowledge it.

Pick someone who can truly be there for you, and let them know exactly what you want. If you don't know anyone with that much time or energy to give, think about finding help elsewhere. Is your fiancé an active participant? Can your mother do more? Maids of Honor are not supposed to be wedding co-planners ... unless they really, really want to be!

2) Tell her what you really want.

More than one bride has shed tears because a Maid of Honor couldn't read her mind. For example: many brides wish their Maids of Honor could give a little speech at the reception, but never get around to asking them. If it's important to you, talk about it!

3) It doesn't have to be family.

Never feel you "have to" make a sister or other family your Maid of Honor. If your best friend's a loyal trooper who goes with you on all the errands, choose her. She deserves it.

4) Pick someone local if you need a lot of help.

No one can do much from 3000 miles away, no matter how badly she wants to.

5) Be realistic; look at past performance.

Weddings are exciting. People are human. When everything's new and you've just announced your plans, lots of people will offer to help. But not everyone will manage to follow through.

Who came through for you before the wedding? Who actually managed to rearrange their schedules to be with you, even when inconvenient? These are the people to rely on. No matter how exciting your plans, they won't make an overcommitted person more available to you. Avoid the trap of asking such a person because you think your wedding will be "important enough" for them to "change their ways," and you'll avoid all the stress and hardship of a disappointing Maid of Honor.

6) Be realistic; look at her life ahead.

No matter what a treasure your Maid of Honor is, she has limits, too. Is she expecting a new baby? Is she working through a divorce? If these things slow her down, which they probably will, can you pick up the slack without feeling disappointed?

7) Consider more than one Maid of Honor if you just can't decide.

But keep in mind, this can cause problems too. Can your Maids of Honor divide responsibilities, communicate well and avoid feelings of jealousy?

Now that you've chosen, honor your Maid of Honor with a little sign of how special she is to you. Take her out to a day spa, or go together to have your hair done before the ceremony. Pick out a dress for her that's a different color from the other bridesmaids, or order her a bouquet with some special touches. She deserves it!

Follow these tips, and you'll be the bride who spends that all-important day surrounded by loving, warm friends at their ease. What more could you ask for?

Perfume Review - Avalon Juniper Solid Perfume by Pacifica

Thirteen years ago, in the year of 1996, Brook Harvey-Taylor and Billy Taylor agreed to start Pacifica Perfume. Even in those years, the fragrance market was highly competitive so instead of launching fragrances, they created candles blended with beautiful perfume of their own choice. All were made from natural essential oils. Sales were rocketing.

At Fall 2008, Pacifica launched their range of solid perfumes: Tibetan Mountain Temple, Spanish Amber, Mexican Cocoa, Madagascar Spice and the one I reviewed here Avalon Juniper. All are made from organic coconut and soya wax with natural and essential oils. In short, 100% vegan! Its tiny tin - only the size of bottle cap of Hemaviton Skin Nutrient - eases the wearer to toss it to bags. It also suited the theme of the season: eco & airport friendly cosmetics.

To be frank, I never knew what Juniper is apart from a flash of earthy pine scent. Additionally, my knowledge of where Avalon Island is quite low, beside that mythical story of King Arthur's Avalon Island. Thus, when finding the entry at Google.com, it was quite a surprise finding a real Avalon city at Catalina Island, California, along with its native plan junipers California.

IMHO, this Avalon Juniper is not extraordinary. In fact, I could mistaken it easily with traditional rubbing balm. Actually, when we sniffed the smell directly from its tin, a freshness from grapefruit and flowery heliotrope would come out. A dab on the skin would melt the solid wax, leaving a slightly greasy layer scented with cinnamon and green, earthy juniper. In the end, I felt like I was wearing balm oil. Well..

Apart from that, I admitted there were some times I needed a relaxing me-time, gazing outside the window with a cup of tea, unobtrusive scent made for myself and only to a person sitting next to me. Its spiciness brought warmth to the body and later, to the heart.

Avalon Juniper is sold for $9 per piece at Pacifica Perfume. Unfortunately, they have not send to Indonesia... yet. But, perhaps eBay and Amazon might list the items. Oh, I can not wait to buy Mediterranean Fig or Bali Lime Papaya (though, surely I would rather found papaya in Java. In Bali, orange-lime-coconut juice drink will be more suitable).

5 Tips For Your Email Wedding Invitations

Some couples may want to go for the idea of email wedding invitations. On one hand, it is considered more environmental friendly. On the other hand, it will help you to save money since you will not need to order the physical invitations. Yet, there are also some issues you should consider when you are creating these virtual invitations.

#1 Include all the information

You should include all the information about your big day when you are creating your virtual wedding invitations. Of course you can also send more emails to your guests. However, it will be a good idea for you to include all the necessary information in one email so that your guests will not be confused.

#2 Create a good image

You do not just send the email as plain texts. You will probably need to create some elegant images so that you can impress your guests when you send your email wedding invitations. There are a lot of resources on the web for you to create these images. You may even want to work with a designer if you have the budget to do so.

#3 Include your website or blog address

If you have a website or blog about your big day, be sure to include the address of it when you are sending the wedding invitations. Your guests can just click on the links and visit your website or blog when they receive the emails. The advantage is that you can keep your email simple. You will be able to put a lot of information on the website or blog.

#4 Give each guest a phone call

You may still need to give your guests a phone call after you have send the wedding invitations. One problem of emails nowadays is that there are just too many spams and most people will have the spam filter on. To this end, your email may be wrongly flagged as spam. You will need to give each of your guests a phone call to make sure that they can receive your invitation.

#5 Prepare some physical invitation cards

There are some guests who may not check their email boxes from time to time. To this end, you will still need to prepare some physical wedding invitations to send to them. Yet, you may only need to prepare a small number of cards. You can consider getting some free wedding invitation templates and print the cards yourself.

The Advantages of Using Slatwall Panels for Merchandise Displays

Slatwall has remained one of the most recognized merchandise displays systems for a long time. Slatwall panels can be used for numerous reasons, are flexible, easy to maintain and an inexpensive alternative for little and big businesses equally.

Merchants use slatwall panels to display many types of items; anything from wedding gowns all the way to items such and nuts & bolts. After a business installs the panels, you could choose to put hooks on them, shelving, hang rods or additional kinds of display fixtures. The expense of the mechanism is a cost-effective method for merchants to display products and amount a company pays for the slatwall panels can be counterbalanced by the additional revenue from products that a business is able to display and sell after installing the panels.

Slatwall is an excellent method for utilizing small areas, which is one reason why they are so recognized and preferred in stores that need to display attractive products and make good use of every inch of the store. The panels come in a vast array of shades and surfaces to blend in with any existing interior design and colors of the retail shop. It is additionally excellent for making good use of areas that are perpendicular shaped. Such areas a business owner might not use otherwise, because most kinds of panels and shelves will not fit into those areas.

Many shop owners find it difficult to get their products up into higher locations within the store; therefore, slatwall panels allow store owners to display many more items and put them higher if they need to. Customers can effortlessly see all of your products. Even if the consumers are window-shopping, they will be able to see every item displayed from outside too. If you choose to hand apparel and additional products flush with walls, consumers can get a better picture of how every piece of clothing looks and they will not need to dig through packed racks of attire.

Exhibiting your line of apparel and additional products on slatwall panels assists you with keeping a neat and organized store as well. With other kinds of display options, consumers usually need to take clothing or other items off racks or hangers, unfold them and when they are done viewing the items, they put them back as neatly as possible, but the racks and other display areas would not look neat and tidy anymore, unlike slatwall panels.

An additional advantage of using these kinds of display panels for your retail shop is that it helps control inventory better. If you display products on walls, for example, rather than displaying them in one crammed area, which leaves the store looking messy and does not permit sufficient shopping space for customers, you alleviate the possibility of thefts and are better able to watch the inventory flow for your business. Consumers need to approach a sales person if they want a specific size, for instance; therefore, that cuts down on the chances that you will encounter shoplifting activities too. When you can keep track of all products you sell or display, by using slatwall panels, for example, you will not need to worry about theft and will manage your business easier.

In addition to the advantages mentioned already, if you use shelving options that allow you additional space within the shop, you would be able to display even more products too. You could also consider placing a mannequin or two in the store somewhere, to display an outfit or two, because you will have more space for that as well.

Slatwall panel alternatives are used for retail shop renovations, or for new stores that need to revamp. When these 4x8 foot panels are set up in the store, they can hold clothing and other products, anything a store owner wishes to place on display and so forth.

A great slatwall dealer additionally provides a vast array of fixtures, accessories and attachments that go through slots, which in turn hold the actual retail items.

You, your shoppers and your staff will all welcome the tidiness of using slatwall panel displays. They help you save space and use extra space, permit you to add even more products within the shop, and they help you save money in numerous diverse ways. They are extremely flexible, so you can modify them whenever you need to, merely by adjusting the hooks, shelves or rod and moving the display to an entirely new area of the store, if you wanted to. Setting up displays, keeping track of inventory and having a tidy and organized store has never been easier than it is now with slatwall panels.

Cancun Spring Break Hotels

Spring break is the largest tourism event in Cancun every year. White sandy beaches, perfect spring break weather and vibrant nightclubs make Cancun a popular spring break destination. Spring break in Cancun draws over 200,000 college students and teenagers from all over the United States. While there are many places to stay in Cancun, not all hotels cater to the spring break crowd. With nearly a hundred affordable, student-friendly Cancun spring break hotels in the heart of the action, you'll find just what you're looking for. Cancun spring break hotels offer an excellent range of amenities and modern facilities to accommodate the increasing number of visitors during spring break. These hotels offer special drinks as well as contests and stage shows to keep the party going all night.

Cancun spring break hotels facing the lagoon are cheaper than those with an ocean view. Many of the students opt for the least expensive hotels across the beach. The good news for those opting for these hotels is that the hub of action is just a short walk or a bus ride away. While some demand to be right next to the clubs, others will settle for nothing less than the top all-inclusive resorts. All hotels charge a deposit per room in the form of credit card or cash. This deposit is refundable upon hotel checkout as long as there are no damages or missing items on or from the property.

Oasis Cancun, situated in the heart of the Hotel Zone, is the most preferred all-inclusive spring break hotel. This hotel is close to the nightclubs, bars, restaurants and shopping areas. Le Blanc, with 260 air-conditioned luxurious rooms with an ocean or lagoon view, is another popular choice. Gran Caribe Real Cancun is a grand option for the best all-inclusive, offering a lot more fun than you might imagine. Other popular choices for Cancun spring break hotels include Gran Costa Real, Hotel Plaza Caribe, Miramar Mision, Continental Villas Plaza, Carisa y Palma, Melia Turquesa, Dos Playas and CasaMagna Marriott.

Business Ideas - Home Based Wedding Invitation Business

Do you really want to start your own business but you're not quite sure what type of business that you want to start. Do you like the idea of helping couples that are getting married? Are you creative? If you answered yes to these questions, then becoming a Wedding Invitation Designer might be the perfect business for you to start from your home. There is a high demand right now for wedding invitation designers.

If you need some design ideas or just some inspiration, bridal magazines and the library are a great resource for information on wedding invitation designs. While you are in the start up phase, try going to some bridal shows and checking out samples of wedding theme designs and invitations. Also a great resource would be if you have a friend who is getting married, try looking at some of the designs that she is choosing from. You will get a sense of the current trends and fashions in wedding invitation designing.

Ok, if you have made your decision to start your business of Wedding Invitation Designer, you will need to come up with a business name, register it and you also need to come up with a logo for your company. You will also need to find good wholesale supply companies. Don't just find one wholesaler, you will need to find several as backups for materials. There may be times that one wholesaler may not have a specific item that you are looking for and another wholesaler will. So don't put your eggs all in one basket for materials.

There are a few pieces of equipment that you will need to become a Wedding Invitation Designer. First you will need a good computer, a really good quality printer and some graphics software. There are lots of software available to create wedding invitations and they vary in price. Shop around and pick the one that will best suit your needs. You will need to also have ink and different types of paper. For paper, a great idea is to shop around for samples of paper packs. Several wholesalers and even some stationary stores will have these.

You will need to create a portfolio to show potential brides and grooms. Create several different designs and print them up and incorporate them into an album to show to couples. This will give them an idea of your skills and creativity.

To advertise your business, print up business cards and you can pass them out or do direct mailings to stationary stores, bridal shows, friends, bakeries, flower shops, bridal stores, tuxedo rental stores, and any other place that you can imagine. You never know where you might pick up a client.

So now you know some of the basics to get you started. So get busy putting your dream into motion. Before you know it, with some hard work, you could have couples running to your door as a Wedding Invitation Designer.

Easy Scrapbook Layout Designs: Don't Sweat the Small Stuff

If you're a beginner scrapbooker, it's easy to get overwhelmed by page design. You leaf through the latest magazines or look at some of the online scrapbooking galleries, and you immediately think, "I could never do that!" You see all the little details -- the flowers, the rhinestones, the ribbon, the buttons and brads -- and it seems impossible to reproduce. Where would you even start?

My recommendation is to start with the basics. Scrapbook design doesn't begin with the details; it begins with the big picture. Just as a gorgeous, three-tiered wedding cake must have a strong foundation before you can add the rolled fondant icing and buttercream roses, you need a strong page foundation before you can add all the embellishments and doo-dads. So instead of focusing on the details and embellishments, train your eye to pick out the major page elements including:

-The photo(s)

-The journaling

-The title

Once you get a sense for how these pieces are oriented on the page, you'll see that the rest is icing.

Here's an exercise you can do to strengthen your ability to "read" a scrapbook layout. Pick your favorite page from a magazine or online gallery and ask yourself the following questions:

1. What is the focal point of the page -- the journaling or the photo?

2. How many photos are there, what sizes are they, and how are they oriented on the page?

3. Where is the journaling?

4. Where is the title, and how is it created?

Once you peel back the layers of rub-ons, ribbon, and ric-rac on any scrapbook layout, you'll see that the actual structure is quite basic, just as the standard structure of a house is four walls, a ceiling and a floor. Get those in the right place, and choosing paint and window treatments is easy!

Decorating Ideas for a Barn on Your Dream Wedding Day

It is not easy to decorate a barn for your dream wedding and reception, but with careful planning and creative thought it can be romantic and lovely or country and rustic. There are barns in some areas that are actually built to accommodate weddings and receptions, dances and other social events. In most cases a barn needs tender loving care, creative minds and careful planning to be transformed into your dream wedding location.

These tips and ideas are for you, so read on to see what you can find that will make your barn wedding just as the two of you want it to be. Since a barn is set in an outdoor setting that might be a field, a farmyard or grassy surroundings it is important to make sure that this is neat and as groomed as possible.

Clean-up and Conveniences for Guest

As most barns are not made for weddings it might require a clean-up before you can start to decorate. Clean walls, floors and window to remove dust and dirt. Be sure to check for loose nails, wood splinters anything else that could be a hazard to your wedding guests. You will need to know what or where restrooms are available if any and provide them if necessary.

The other important thing is proper heating and cooling for the guests comfort. You will also want to have adequate outlets for lighting and if you are having musicians or a DJ they will also require electrical outlets. Check too, for adequate parking spaces for you and your guests.

Outdoor Decorations

Corn stalks or bales of hay placed along the pathway to the barn makes it an inviting walk to the barn entrance. Also, the same stalks and bales placed at the entrance gives it a welcoming look as your guest go inside. Hanging curtains or drapes give a warm welcoming look to your entrance doors, too. It's not difficult to hang curtains or drapes on each side of the barn door entrance. The only thing is you must find ones that are long enough. You can cut lengths of fabric and hem each end. An option, is to buy regular curtains and then stitch a wide piece of ruffled lace or tulle across the bottom of each one to make it a longer length. It is likely you will not find a curtain rod long enough to go across a barn door opening, use a separate curtain rod for each curtain. Hang the rods on the inside of the door. Wild flowers growing around the barn or large bouquets of them placed nearby is another idea to consider. A fun idea is a truck load of hay and after the ceremony offer hay rides to the young and young-at-heart.

Indoor Decorations

The Walls

They will usually be large open spaces and unpainted and in need of some tender loving care to transform them into a wedding venue. An idea you might use is to hang Mexican blankets, beautiful handmade quilts, Native American blankets or other fabrics that would complement your theme colors on the walls almost as artwork. Lean wagon wheels and other theme items along the walls or you can even hang them on the walls. For a wedding kind of look drape greenery and tulle around pillars, ledges or from beams. Other decorations that would fit beautifully into the theme and show a bit of a creative flare is to make a lasso into the shape of a heart or color horseshoes in you wedding theme colors and add to the wall decor.

Lighting

As you know barns are most often dark and drab if they are not lit properly. But you can make it dreamy with great lighting I suggest you use candles that are battery-operated and place them on window ledges and tables.

Also, wrap rope lights or twinkle lights around pillars and along the barn beams. Hanging lanterns from the rafter beams also gives the barn setting a magical look. There may be restrictions on candles and things that have an open flame so be sure and clear this with the persons allowing you the use of the barn For a more elegant event couples have hung chandeliers from the ceiling. What a lovely and romantic look this gives.

Flowers

Flowers are a very important part of wedding decorations and do a great job of adding color and a brightness to your decor. Bigger blooms such as sunflowers are perfect, and make good use of farm type accents like pumpkins and fall leaves if a fall theme.

Other suggestions for anytime of the year would be seasonal veggies and potted plants and flowers. Hay will give you a country rustic look as well. As vases and containers try using mason jars, watering cans and galvanized pails or buckets. Great baskets are also good way to display accents for your rustic or country theme.

Tables

This is a wonderful way to express your theme and bring wedding theme colors into the barn. Again remember the barn is probably darker woods so need a lift which you can do with bright cloths and napkins and wedding favors. They might be checkered cloths or cloths of one color and a contrasting color for your napkins. I really like the idea of rich earth tone cloths and a runner of burlap down the center of the table. Here are but a few tips and ideas to get your creative juices going so that you can transform your wedding barn into the perfect setting for your dream wedding day. I truly hope that these decorating ideas for a barn wedding can inspire you.

Consider Having Some Personalized Wedding Invitations Created To Make Your Wedding Memorable

Everyone who is planning to get married would want the best for their wedding day. Women especially will be very particular about how they want their wedding arrangement to be handled. And of course, when it comes to inviting guests to your wedding, you would want to make sure that they have a very good impression to remember about your special day. Hence it's advisable for couples who are planning to get hitched to consider getting some personalized wedding invitations created. Here are a few helpful tips to consider.

Plan Your Budget Well

For some couples, they would like their guests to keep a copy of the unique wedding invites hence would go to great lengths to make sure that it's creative and impressive as well as memorable. So instead of buying simple wedding invitations from the normal shop, they would rather much prefer to have these invites customized. But please do make sure that you check out the prices for these personalized wedding invitations. This would depend on how many people you are planing to invite to your wedding. The other way of looking at it would be to only send these personalized invites to those that are closest to you but this would depend on your preference as you need to take into account your partner's side of the family.

Tell A Short Story

Your wedding invitation does not need to be boring. In fact, you can make it as creative as you like. One of the ways to spice it up would be to tell a short story leading up to your wedding. However, do check with the store to see how much they will charge for the wordings as it's easier to get them printed professionally. If not, you could also add different images or pictures to the invites depending on the theme of your wedding. Will it be classy? Fun? Informal? Be as creative as can be and enjoy yourself.

Wedding Photo?

If you had your wedding photo taken earlier, you could check with the store on whether they are able o insert your wedding photo into the invitation card. Your guests would be thrilled to receive your personalized invite and would keep it either on their fridge or framed up to be displayed somewhere. Either way, I doubt they will throw it away if it was tastefully made.

Summary

So enjoy planning for your upcoming wedding and have a wonderful time celebrating with family and friends. Long after the party and celebration is over, your family and friends will still have a memento in the form of your invitation card to remember the happy occasion.

Getting Married - Rules and Legal Arrangements

Congratulations on deciding to get married. You are in good company. Weddings have been an enduring source of inspiration for everyone from Shakespeare to Sandler.

The Formal Legal Arrangements

The next question of course is: "Where can I get more information on the rules for getting married".

There are different ways you can get legally married in most countries. The most common choice to make first is between a religious ceremony or a secular or registry office wedding.

The best starting point for a secular wedding is to contact your local registration offices. The contact numbers for these can be found in the phone book under registration of births, deaths and marriages.

If you want to do this through the internet you can find web sites with addresses of district registrars, in most large towns and cities, often including lists of approved celebrants, marriage notices and information on all aspects of getting married. For example, you might be surprised that in most countries getting married does not result in a legal change of name or automatic change to your identification or records. There are several legal requirements relating to getting married, and the most important point to remember is that the marriage can only be fulfilled by an authorised marriage celebrant before, during and after the ceremony.

It is important to understand what steps to take in the lead up to getting married, wherever you plan to hold the ceremony. If you are getting married overseas it is particularly important that you contact the marriage authorities in the country where you plan to marry at the start of your preparations, and check their marriage laws and requirements. Again understand about celebrants, how you complete any intended marriage forms, obtain the marriage certificate,

If you are using the services of a company abroad check their credentials and make absolutely sure, in writing, who who's responsible for what. Don't leave anything to chance and all will go well, but, a disorganized wedding is such a big let-down for everyone involved that it is so important to get everything formalized, in advance, so that you can relax on the day.

There is no legal requirement to show a passport before getting married in most countries and instead, you can usually produce a birth certificate (accompanied by a certified translation if necessary), an affidavit and/or other personal identity document - but do check first. Staff at the General Register Office (or similar) of the country can give addresses of district registrars and provide further information about all aspects of getting married in their locality.

Arrangements for a wedding in a Catholic Church are always made through the priest in the parish in which you are living. It is also, again, advisable to confirm your wedding arrangements in writing in plenty of time before the day, as your priest will need to spend time with you beforehand, no matter how simple a ceremony you plan to make it.

Getting married is a big step and will significantly impact on lots of areas in your life. Organising your wedding doesn't have to be as complicated as it might sound. However, even if it is low key, a wedding often requires a lot more time and organisation than you ever imagined, so don't rush it more than you have to, and put the energy in early to get the basics of the formal legal arrangements sorted out first - not at the last minute.

Wedding Insurance Versus the Fickle Thread of Fate

Few would deny that wedding insurance is a reassuring thing to have, and for the relatively small cost, wedding cancellation insurance could save you from a massive bill, and possibly a delay of years before you're able to rearrange your special day.

Although it's never pleasant to have to spend a little while dwelling on the potential catastrophes that might befall your fairy tale wedding, a few moments spent on wedding insurance comparison may well help you to enjoy a less stressful and worrying time.

When it comes to stressful and worrying, job security these days is high on the list, and with more and more businesses and companies facing almost insurmountable economical pressures, words such as streamlining, downsizing and restructuring can all inject a sense of mild apoplexy for those who are looking at investing thousands of pounds in a forthcoming wedding.

No matter how the company may like to word it, the meaning is just the same - redundancy.

Most of us think it will probably not happen to us, until of course, it does. There really is no such thing as job security these days unfortunately, which means that for any major financial commitment, whether it be paying a mortgage, buying a car or paying for a wedding, you need to have a contingency plan.

Assuming your job is safe, your income predictable and your commitments assured is a foolish illusion these days. Just as you would never take out a mortgage without some kind of insurance and you'd probably not take out a credit deal on a new car without some form of payment protection, getting wedding insurance in place as soon as possible means that should the worst happen, you'll be financially protected.

It's important to spend time doing a wedding insurance comparison since not all wedding insurance policies are the same. In fact, there can often be some major differences, and so it will be important to make sure that whatever policy you choose is not simply the first one you see, or the cheapest, or even the most comprehensive, but the one which suits you, your circumstances and the wedding arrangements you intend to put together.

When it comes to weddings, there's rarely many examples where the whole day went smoothly without a problem. Getting hitched almost always involves a hitch of some kind! But hopefully it will be nothing more than the Best Man including some hopeless jokes in his speech, the Groom fluffing his vows or the Bride getting hopeless giggles during the most serious part of the ceremony.

Weddings should be happy times, but life, with all its woes and worries still unwinds its fickle thread, leaving you to decide between fate, and a little wedding insurance security.

Ten Tips For a Successful Wedding

1. Your Wedding Invitation and Save-the-Date Cards

Once you have selected your date and chosen a venue for your reception and ceremony it's time to start sending out your notification cards. The style and look of your invitations will determine the look and feel of your entire wedding. The invitation gives your guests an idea as to the type and formality of your wedding. Your invitations' colors should also reflect the colors that you will use for the wedding.

2. Your maid of honor and bridesmaids

When bestowing the honor of "Bride's Maid" or "Maid of Honor" on a friend or family member, keep in mind that this is not just an honorary title, there is lots of work that goes into it. Selecting someone who is flaky or travels a lot for business may not be the best selection, as they are not always available when you need them. These individuals will play a critical part in your wedding as well as being a support for you the months prior to the wedding.

3. Your wedding program

Your wedding program is considered to be the guide or map of your day's celebration. The information you print on a program gives a record of what the event entails. Be thorough in the items you include in the program. Also, if you are have a very religious ceremony, include some background on what is going to transpire as all of your guest might not have the same religious beliefs as you.

4. Personal care

In the few days before and especially the day of you must constantly remember to take care of yourself. This means eating properly and staying hydrated. As with any major event, you will most likely find yourself being pulled in twenty different directions and stressing about EVERYTHING. Making sure that you keep a nutritious snack in your purse or in the car. The last thing you want on your wedding day is to feel fatigued or ill.

5. Your wedding shoes

As with any new shoe, you have to break them in a little before your wedding day. The last thing you want to be thinking of while you're standing at the altar is how uncomfortable you are in your shoes. You may also want to consider having a more comfortable pair of shoes for later in the reception, especially if you are going to be dancing late into the evening.

6. Your Make-up

Whether you are working with a make-up artist or doing it yourself, waterproof make-up is definitely the way to go. Remember that this day is a very emotional day for you, your family and your friends. Tears are bound to be shed. Have somebody in your wedding party or your planner keep tissues or a handkerchief close by.

7. Your Hair Stylist

When consulting with your hair stylist regarding the look you want to go with for your wedding, make sure that you have a test run. Make an appointment prior to your wedding day to have your hair styled to make sure that that is exactly the look that you want. You don't want to be in your wedding gown with your hair done and realize that you are not happy with the way you look!

8. Wedding Insurance

This insurance is like an umbrella that can cover you when things go wrong. It might not cover every possible incident, but it will give you peace of mind and less to worry about before your big day. In most incidents where wedding insurance is used, it is because of postponement. Perhaps there was a death in the family or somebody became very ill. This will allow you to recover most of the monies spent on deposits and payments.

9. Groomsmen and Bridesmaids gifts

As gifts for the groomsmen and the bridesmaids, if you cannot afford to spend a little more money and give a physical gift or unique wedding present, another option is simply to spend time together. Whether it be in the bar with the boys or pampering yourselves in a spa with the girls. These can far outweigh the traditional gifts, for memories are much more precious than any physical gift.

10. Reception locations

Think outside the box. Times have changed since the old day where your parents would get married at their local church or synagogue and then have a reception in the back yard or at a local hotel. There are endless options for your venue. From private estates or vineyards to countryside castles and beach houses to a destination wedding. Being creative in planning your reception will create memories that will last a lifetime for everyone involved.

Wedding Planning For the Anti-Bride

There is a stereotype that every woman has been waiting her whole life to get engaged and become a bride. Sure, this is the fantasy of many young girls, but it is also true that not every woman is into the whole "bride" thing. But just because you are an "anti-bride" does not mean that you will not want to have a great wedding.

So what is an anti-bride? She is the one who does not flip through bridal magazines at the newsstand, could not care less about the subtle distinctions between ecru and eggshell, and is not about to promise to "obey" anyone. Above all, the anti-bride cannot imagine wearing a big poufy dress, cathedral length veil, and sparkly crown. In other words, she is not into the "princess for a day" fantasy.

If you become engaged and come to realize as Carrie Bradshaw once said in Sex and the City that you are "missing the bride gene", you may indeed be an anti-bride. Although you may feel that you are surrounded by people pushing you into a nightmare of tulle, ice sculptures shaped like swans, and other things that make you hyperventilate, do not panic: you are not alone. There are, in fact, plenty of other women out there just like you, anti-brides who want to have a great wedding, but on their own terms.

The key to being a happy anti-bride is to be true to yourself. So if your mother tries to push you into the wedding of her dreams, or your co-workers just don't understand why you would wear a red wedding gown, be prepared to stand your gown. Chances are that you have been doing this most of your adult life, anyway.

I once knew a bride who lived a completely "off the grid" lifestyle. She and her fiance lived in a cabin in the woods without electricity (by choice) and grew much of their own food. For her wedding, a big satin ball gown would have felt absolutely ridiculous, and so she selected a charming cotton lace vintage gown from the turn of the century. Her mother was the sort of person who was constantly giving her things like irons and electric carving knives (for a vegetarian with no electricity, remember!) and just could not understand why the bride wasn't planning a bridal registry that would have filled her tiny cabin with bone china and imported crystal.

There came a point when the bride looked her mother in the eye and said, "Remember me, I'm your daughter Susan!". In other words, I am not you and I am not my sister who lives in Long Island and drives a Hummer. Her mother never understood, but they did at least come to a truce for the rest of the wedding planning.

If you are an anti-bride, your good friends can also lend you a lot of support as you plan your ideal wedding. They will be the ones who back your decision to wear the wedding gown of your choosing, no matter what anyone else thinks of it. They will also be the ones who will keep your spirits high even on those days when the whole wedding thing is driving you nuts.

Be sure to acknowledge them with special bridesmaid gifts. Something unique that suits their individual personalities is ideal. If you are an anti-bride, the chances are that you will only be having a couple of your closest friends as attendants (instead of a platoon of girls dressed identically in aqua chiffon), so it gives you the freedom to customize your bridesmaid gifts for each of your friends.

The good news for anti-brides is that weddings are all about personal expression these days. There are tons of organic caterers, creative seamstresses, and others out there to help you plan a wedding that truly reflects who you are. Bride or anti-bride, that is really all that most women want from their wedding in the end (other than the groom, of course!).

Engagement Gift Ideas For Couples

Receiving engagement gifts serves as a delightful gesture for most couples. It is an indication of support to their future union as husband and wife. Therefore, choosing the appropriate gift for the couple can be a stressful idea. The type of gift exists in many different variations depending on the kind and level of relationship of the gift giver with the engaged couple. An ideal gift to best suit them should be of equal benefits and for long term use.

These gifts may include:

Home gifts

The fact that the couple will soon be moving in the same house together to start their married life, it is practical to give them present that they can use upon moving in. Stuffs like picture frames, paintings, linens and beddings, cookware and other kitchen items, figurines and different design of center table tops. These gift ideas will best suit the couple.

Romantic Gifts

For the reason that the couple are still savoring the glorious moment of their engagement, it is best to give them something that will heat up the romance between them. They would surely choose to spend time together, giving them a couple's massage gift certificate, concert ticket for two, and dinner ticket for two are some of the perfect romantic engagement gift ideas.

Wedding Planner Books/Guides

While it is a reality that oftentimes, the planning and preparation of every single detail regarding the wedding were handled by the bride, some grooms take their part with the preparation. With this thing, giving them wedding planner books/guides will greatly
assist the couple to start the planning process.

Artworks

An engagement gift does not always require being a wedding related present. Paintings that can be hanged on the wall, sculptures as display and cross stitch products are ideally recommendable to fit the couple.

Photo album

Pictures are the most important engagement gift ideas the couple can possibly have to treasure the memorable events of their engagement party and the wedding. Giving them photo album will help them keep those pictures intact, organized and always prepared whenever the couple wants to reminisce those special moments of their lives.

The best engagement gift ideas are those that allow the couple experience love and romance together while enjoying that special moment of their lives. Although there is no specific rule for gift giving during an engagement party, still, the idea is the best expression of showing support to the couple's future bonding as husband and wife.

How to Get Cheap Bridal Shower Invitations

It is possible to have inexpensive and high quality bridal shower invitations. There are several ways that you can buy the most gorgeous invitations for your bridal shower without spedning a lot of money.

To achieve this, you really should know some tricks and you must be prepared to do a little work. However, you will be rewarded with a cheaper high quality, high end product. Isn't that worth a little bit of your time and work?

Option 1: Make your bridal shower invitations

This option for acquiring cheap shower invitations is not for everyone. In actual fact, only people with creative skills that are willing to work can choose this option.

In spite of that, there are lots of software programs that can be cheaply purchased online that can considerably lower the cost of bridal invitations. It is worth remembering that you can also find semi pre-made invitations. That means that you only need to print off the information inside the invitation and you are done. In any way, option 1 does cut the price down.

Option 2: Find your bridal shower invitations

This is much better option. There is no doubt that finding cheap bridal invitations is something you can do. But, to get the quality you want, take into account these things.

To begin with, spend some time in researching them. This is a simple process in which you move from one website to another. This way you will be able to compare features and prices rapidly.

Next, you can buy them in bulk. You can save a lot of money if you will be purchasing the bridal shower invitations and the wedding invitations at the same time. If you know the details of your wedding in advance, this is a fanatic way to get everything together on time.

Ten Money Saving Tips For Your Wedding

1. Use free media and the internet

You can borrow wedding/bridal books and magazines from friends, work colleagues and public libraries. Check for local wedding suppliers on the web, where you will be able to find details on the larger and smaller specialist wedding companies in your local area.

Visit free-to-enter wedding fairs, as the prospective customer why should you be expected to pay an admission fee to view their stands? Ask lots of questions and obtain quotes without making any firm commitments at the time, giving you a chance later to review all of the offerings and make your choices without any sales pressure - you'll be amazed at the price variations for supplying identical services.

Bear in mind that the larger wedding fairs will be charging high fees to the wedding suppliers who attend. This will have two consequences for YOU, firstly, it will exclude many of the smaller, but equally good quality, local wedding suppliers who cannot justify the wedding fair expenditure and secondly, you have to ask who is ultimately paying for these high exhibition fees? YOU ARE!...and then many of these larger wedding fair operators have the cheek to expect you to pay an entry fee as well!

2. Use Online Auctions and e-Bay

Many of the items that you need for your wedding are available on e-Bay at a fraction of the price charged by many wedding vendors. Cake toppers, favors, balloons, new and used-once wedding dresses along with a host of other useful items that can save you a lot of money. Do your shopping well ahead of the wedding date to allow plenty of postal time. Check for the established and trusted sellers by checking the number of items they have sold previously and their feedback rating and you can't go far wrong.

3. Food and Drinks For Your Wedding Reception

Ask your caterer for advice and be honest with them about your wish to save money. Discuss with the caterer the options that are available to you, maybe considering a hot buffet if that is cheaper than a formal seated three course meal. Enquire about providing your own drinks for your guests, or providing your own wine to accompany the meal.

You should carefully consider the bar arrangements as this can have a considerable cost. If you intend to provide a free bar, then ask about restricting this to only wine and beer, which will be cheaper. You may also wish to consider having the (free) bar open for a restricted period of time, an hour for example - or dispense with the free bar completely if you are supplying the wine for the meal and wedding toasts, etc.

4. Reduce The Wedding Guest List

Each name on your guest list is an increase in the cost of your wedding. It's not just the catering cost that will increase, but also the table decoration, favors, rentals you may need and even the size of the room you need to hire. Avoid being lavish with issuing wedding invitations, don't be pressured to invite all of your work colleagues and be selective over who's children you invite - each child will probably cost you just as much as an adult on the wedding day.

Remove anyone from your guest list that you haven't had contact with in the past few years and don't bow to pressure to invite distant relatives. When you invite friends and relatives who are single, resist the temptation to include "and guest" on their invitation, they are attending your wedding, not out on a date paid for by you.

5. Revise The Day and Time

Saturday is the most popular day to hold a wedding, so suppliers and venues are likely to be booked and they have little incentive to reduce their prices. However, if you choose to have your wedding midweek, or on a Sunday, there is less demand for these days. Wedding suppliers will have fewer bookings for these days and will be more inclined to quote you better prices in the hope of additional work. If your wedding is timed for early in the day you may be able to secure a better rate from wedding car suppliers, as their vehicles can be used later for a second wedding or evening transportation jobs.

6. Shop Around For Wedding Cars

The wedding cars are a major part of your wedding day. If you are fortunate enough to know someone who owns a luxury car that you would like to use, you may be able to persuade them to provide it for your wedding as their wedding present to you.

If you are hiring a wedding car, it certainly pays to shop around various suppliers and various vehicle types. Don't assume that all wedding car suppliers have the same rates, they don't - and don't assume that a cheaper quote means an inferior car. Go along and view the wedding cars, ask questions and don't be afraid to negotiate, some companies have lower operating costs than others and some will have fewer bookings for your wedding date than others, so discounts may be available.

There is the possibility that wedding car suppliers will try to get you to hire two cars, for the groom and for the bride. Ask if there is sufficient time for one wedding car to make more than one journey, there generally is as the groom needs to be at the wedding venue much earlier than the bride.

7. Flowers and Floral Arrangements

If you know someone who is trained in flower arranging or has a flair for it, then it may be worth considering asking them to provide your floral arrangements for the wedding. Alternatively, obtain quotes from several local florists and view their previous work before making your final decision.

If you have a church wedding service planned, then bear in mind that you will not be using the church and the wedding reception venue at the same time. You can score an economy by simply asking friends to take the flowers from the church after the service and displaying them at your reception so you get more use from them.

8. The Wedding cake

The age-old tradition of having rich fruit wedding cakes is passing, so you may want to consider having only the top tier of your cake made of rich fruit cake, with the other tiers made from sponge cake. If you do not intend to keep the top tier after the wedding, then you could have the whole cake made in sponge, or dispense with a top tier completely.

Do you know someone who is good at baking cakes or cake decoration? You could ask them to provide your wedding cake as their wedding gift, or maybe purchase plain white iced sponge cakes from a supermarket and have them decorate them for your wedding cake. Rented cake stands are available should you need them.

9. Professional Wedding Planner

It's your wedding, you know what you want, you know your budget, so why would you want to allocate a percentage of your wedding day spend to a wedding planner? Planning and arranging your own wedding is fun and a memorable achievement. Unless you are a big celebrity, professional footballer or huge personality (in which case you probably wouldn't be looking for money saving tips!) then handling all of the planning and bookings for your wedding day is a satisfying and economic task to undertake.

10. Restrict The Number Of Bridesmaids

Most brides dream of a big fairytale wedding, gliding down the aisle in a long flowing wedding dress supported by flower girls, page boys and lots of bridesmaids to meet her Prince Charming. But reality is often different! Before you make a list of all the candidates for your bridal entourage pause a while and consider the cost of doing so.

Each individual bridesmaid will add a cost to your wedding. Each will need a dress, shoes and accompaniments, each will need to be included in rehearsals and rehearsal dinner, hen night, etc. and each, of course, will need to be catered for at your reception. Just a few, maybe two or three, bridesmaids will give you a small intimate group and your special invitation to them will be far more meaningful.

For your wedding day, apply the K.I.S.S rule: Keep It Simple and Stylish. It's YOUR special day, have it YOUR way - and ENJOY IT!

What in the World is a Groom's Cake?

Have you been hearing this term but haven't had the nerve to ask what it is? Then you'll be glad to know that the groom's cake is our topic today. We definitely want all you engaged couples up to date on the current trends for weddings.

The Groom's cake is actually not a new concept but may be unheard of where you live. It is said to have been created by French bakers in order that the wedding cake, which traditionally was broken over the newly wed couple's head, could stay intact. They used the groom's cake instead. Later, the breaking of the cake evolved into the slicing of the cake. This change resulted in the groom's cake becoming less popular as its purpose faded.

The groom's cake has now enjoyed a resurgence of its popularity. Many brides now wish to acknowledge the uniqueness of their grooms with these cakes. These cakes after all reflect not the bride's taste but that of the groom.

No longer is it necessary to stick to the traditional fruit or chocolate cake. Groom's cakes can be made in the groom's favorite flavor. If his favorite is lemon, that can be arranged.

Even the look of the groom's cake is all his. Some groom's cakes use the basic cake shape and just use a cake topper to reflect the groom's special interest. Other cakes are actually shaped to match the groom's special preferences. There are cakes that are football shaped, shaped like a stadium, shaped like cars, shaped like an ambulance... the list goes on. There are as many choices of cake designs as there are grooms. All you really need is a great imagination and a great baker.

Who chooses the groom's cake? There really isn't any hard and fast rule on this. Some brides are the ones who select this, hoping to show their new husbands how much they know them. The design therefore is kept secret until the big day.

Other couples prefer that the groom make the selection. After all it is his cake. He should have a cake that he loves taste, looks and all.

When do you serve the groom's cake? The groom's cake can be served at his stag party. It can be served at the rehearsal dinner. It can be served at the wedding. It can even be served to the wedding party as they relax now that the wedding reception is completely finished.

You may want to follow the other tradition of the groom's cake. The groom's cake isn't a big cake. Traditionally it is meant to be sliced and placed in boxes, which are then given to all the unmarried ladies attending the wedding. The slice of cake is meant to be placed under their pillow so that they will dream of their groom (whoever it shall be).

Tradition aside, the cake makes for a great alternative dessert to the wedding cake. It can also be a great souvenir of the wedding. So, more cake anyone?

Specialty Paper for Different Crafts

There are a number of business and recreational reason why you need specialty paper. This type of printable paper may be used for a variety of purposes, including some great crafts. Scrapbooking, doing origami, even creating custom coloring books, all involve the use of specialty paper.

Scrapbooking is a great way to capture and preserve memories, especially since it involves multiple forms of media in combining writing and photographs. There is a vast, eclectic selection of specialty paper for scrapbooking from which to choose. The appropriate paper depends on your personal tastes and its intended purpose.

Using specialty paper for scrapbooking allows you to express a creative outlet and work in different mediums. There are no rules to scrapbooking; a scrapbook simply enables you to preserve a number of mementos. Scrapbooking is a marvelous way to preserve tangible memories such as letters, postcards, ticket stubs, and photographs.

Scrapbooking is a very relaxing pastime and there is a certain beauty to it. Scrapbooks do not need to look like Victorian relics; vibrant colors and bold design patterns are very popular in all aspects of scrapbooking, although, classic designs also remain popular.

When you shop for specialty paper for scrapbooking, you need to look for variety; having multiple paper options will allow you to choose paper that is appropriately festive or demure, depending on the nature of the keepsakes that you are saving. Vibrantly colored pages effectively offset custom stock sheets, such as the type that is used for wedding invitations. Pages with muter tones complement vibrantly colored items, such as playbills.

Origami is the ancient Japanese art of paper folding. It has varying levels of difficulty and requires different skill ranges. Basic origami is simple and straightforward, but advanced origami is complex and detail-oriented. The art of origami is best expressed with origami paper, which is a type of specialty paper. This specialty paper is available in two primary sizes and comes in many colors. To practice origami, you need to begin by making simple designs, such as paper boats, before you eventually progress to more complicated projects, such as paper cranes. Origami encourages dexterity and is a great skill to develop throughout your life.

Coloring is scientifically proven to be a therapeutic act. Coloring books are not just for children; sophisticated stained glass coloring books appeal to adults as well. Stained glass coloring books feature perforated translucent specialty paper that may be easily removed from the binding. When you hang a completed page on a window, sunlight is filtered through the colored portions, which makes it function like an actual stained glass window.

If you are looking for a coloring activity to do with a child, consider making your own coloring book sheets from home photographs. Certain websites enable you to upload photos into programs that strip them of color; you then may print them out on the appropriate printable paper and color within the lines, like you do with an actual coloring book.

Specialty paper is an essential component to many relaxing activities. Although some hobbies may seem childish, these pursuits are suited for accompanying you into and through adulthood.

Caring For Titanium Jewelry

Titanium has a lot of good characteristics that make it suitable for jewelry. It is stronger, harder, wears better and wont deform. It is also lighter and its colorful oxide coating is immune to time.

However, like all kinds of jewelry, titanium rings will get surface scratches or scuffs with everyday use. Storing a titanium ring in a big drawer is a bad idea since it may acquire scratches as it rubs against other items. These scratches will be noticeable in a new ring. Oil and dirt can also temporarily dull its color.

To protect your investment, remove your ring during activities that may make it prone to abrasion or hard knocks. In fact, don't wear any kind of ring at the gym, when gardening, playing sports, or at the beach. Small scratches in polished titanium can be removed with a cream metal polish. Use a soft towel to do this and remove polish residue with liquid dish soap.

Since abrasives can gradually wear away the surface coloring, don't use harsh chemicals to clean your ring. Avoid metal polishes or scrubbing soaps since these have abrasives that may scrub away the sub-micron thick color layer. Instead use rubbing alcohol, window cleaner, or non-moisturizing soap and water and a soft cloth to remove dulling dirt and oils.

Anodized products are best cleaned with warm soapy water then dried with a soft tissue. This will restore the rings optical purity and color. Clean a satin finished ring with a fine nylon pad that you can easily get from auto shops or hardware stores to restore the soft brushed finish. Don't rub the pad over anodized color surfaces or you will ruin the color.

Wedding Entertainment, Wedding Insurance, And You!

If you plan to secure your wedding entertainment any time soon, finding out that they are covered by your wedding insurance policy is vital. One of the most important vendors for your wedding day is your wedding band, disc jockey, or music providers. Of all of the different parts of your one and only wedding day, it is your MC, DJ, band, etc. that will either make or break the overall success of your reception. Take a minute to contemplate the following: Will your relatives & guests bail out early because the flowers don't go with the rest of the d矇cor? Will your guests get bored because they dislike how your wedding dress fits you? Will your guests start looking at their watches to see if it's too early to leave because of the room's illumination, the cake, the hors d'oeuvres, the linens, the style of bridesmaid dresses, or even the photographer? Of course not! But if the disc jockey is really, really bad or the band is not entertaining, you can bet people will be stepping on it to tell you congrats so they can quit being bored and go.

Having wedding insurance probably won't cover you if your DJ is horrendous, so that is why it's important to book a true professional right up front. What else is very critical is that your wedding DJ or band has wedding liability insurance. This will protect you in case one of their speakers smashes up the place or if the music is so terrible it disintegrates someone's eardrum and they need eardrum surgery. I'm joking here, but it would be a tragedy if someone got hurt due to the entertainment and you got a case brought against you.

One thing you can make sure of is that your wedding insurance policy will cover you if your band or DJ/MC pulls a no-show, wreck their car on the way to the reception, or if an important member flakes. Without your disc jockey, you might be able to use the speakers at the hall to play some nice and quiet background music during dinner. After everyone eats, though, there wouldn't be any dancing or fun so your wedding celebration would simply become a wedding dinner. Everyone would make for the door as soon as the cake was served. Having wedding insurance coverage should allow you to recover not only the money for the disc jockey and/or band, but even more for your guests leaving extremely early!

Another consideration is to have a back up plan for your band or disc jockey. You probably can't afford to have two separate DJ companies on hold for your special day, but knowing where to look in case of an emergency is a good idea. While searching for your entertainment, keep the contact information for all of the companies you contact. If it turns out your number one choice isn't going to work out, you can call your other leads to see if they still have your wedding date uncommitted. You can also check out your local associations, like the ADJA (American Disc Jockey Association) and keep their website within reach. Some carry an emergency phone number just in case a band member runs into issues and can't make it to your reception. No matter what, your wedding insurance should kick in to cover your losses if you have issues with your entertainment.

Again, your entertainment is the only part of your wedding day that will either make your reception incredible or ruin it by being dreadful or even nonexistent. Put the best in place. Obviously, this is the area you DON'T WANT TO skimp on! You can spend $75,000 on all the other aspects of your wedding, but if your DJ or band is less than professional (or just plain bad, for that matter), your people will leave early and all that time and investment will be squandered. You can always be a penny-pincher with your entertainment if you have wedding insurance since you'll be covered anyway, but why put it all on the line?

Why Do We Throw Confetti at a Wedding?

From a wedding Photographers point of view one of the most important shots of the day is an excellent confetti shot. And it's easy to achieve this with a little bit of organisation and help from the photographer.

Buy why do we throw confetti at the bride and groom, and where did the custom originate? The word confetti originates from the Italian word for confectionary and it was very likely to consist of sweets and almonds. We use sweets and almonds as wedding favours today, and at Jewish weddings it is common to throw sweets at the bride and groom.

The Assyrians believed that rice, grain and other seeds thrown over the newly married couple would mean that the marriage would be as fruitful as the grain. The Egyptians also believed this and threw rice in the hope that not only would the marriage produce children, but also success in married life. The Hebrews would also throw grain and seeds, and depending on the social status of the couple they would throw more exotic material such as petals if the couple were wealthy or had wealthy parents.

The Italians also believed that 'coriandoli' or coriander seeds would wish the couple well and help produce many children, particularly boys, from the marriage.

Throwing rice was a pagan tradition in many ancient cultures, and today we also throw petals, paper, silver and gold foil, shredded coconut and in some modern cultures folded paper airplanes.

Throwing confetti at weddings is a great way to signify the end of the ceremony and the beginning of the party. Most Registry Offices encourage brides and grooms to have their guests throw confetti outside, and by the end of a busy Saturday the steps are almost ankle deep in rose petals and coloured paper and foil. Some churches are a little more strict on what they have to end up sweeping up after the wedding guests have left, and often make an announcement at the beginning of the ceremony about what is allowed. In my experience dried petals are generally ok.

For the best confetti photographs get your guests to line up either side of you and ask them to throw it up into the air not directly at the bride and groom. Get the throwers to throw several handfuls at 5-10 second intervals but not the whole bag at once!

For more information on Weddings and Wedding photography go to http://www.weddingphotographerslondon.uk.com/

How Wedding Invitations Can Set The Tone Of Your Wedding

Planning a wedding might sometimes be tedious to the individuals involved, so more and more couples are actually using wedding party or event coordinators to take the tension of the wedding party planning from off their back. Just about every details which includes wedding invitations is taken care of by these kinds of coordinators to make a couple's wedding day wonderful for each of them.

Generally, wedding invites that are posted out to attendees set the tone as well as the theme for the marriage ceremony. Young couples may choose to incorporate specific tones to the wedding invitations to create a more individual touch or simply create the designs themselves, consulting with the planners to create exclusive and custom-made wedding invitations that get noticed.

The venue of the wedding itself actually has an impact on the overall look and text of the invites, and the engaged couple should also have some input in regards to what they desire. They may wish to incorporate certain key phrases that are important to both, or possibly a distinctive line of poetry or biblical saying. If a marriage ceremony is to take place in less formal surrounds, then the wording of the invitations should also follow along the same line. This is actually giving the attendees a perception of what to anticipate in the proper wedding ceremony, and also provides a clue on just what they ought to be expected to wear.

Considering that marriage ceremonies are extra special occasions, the card stock utilized in wedding stationery must be unique too. Numerous events professionals have partnered with printers to create quality-made paper used specifically for marriage ceremonies and other great occasions. When the phrasing and the paper have been dealt with, wedding invitations will then be printed in advance; occasionally several weeks, prior to the wedding ceremony to permit additional time for posting them out and waiting for invitee response.

For partners who don't have enough money to employ the service of a wedding coordinator to take care of the function and make wedding stationery, there are numerous manufacturers that provide bundle deals for a specific quantity of wedding invitations. Regarding the design, couples might either decide to seek the help of a printer to pick from layouts, or they might search on-line for wedding invitation tips. You can find a lot of information that could be tapped when looking for designs and invite themes. The key to creating an invite is always to keep it neat and stylish irrespective of where the wedding ceremony is to occur.

Since wedding invites are a vital component of planning a marriage ceremony, it should therefore be given the consideration that it requires. Wedding Stationery should be sufficient in quantity to make certain that no visitor is left out of the ceremony, and should, if needed, include a request for the guest to decline or accept the invitation.

Wedding Anniversary Scrapbooking Ideas

Are you looking for wedding anniversary scrapbooking ideas to help you create a unique gift for a special couple for their anniversary? This article has many simple ideas that you can use to create a wonderful and lasting wedding anniversary gift.

One of the most important wedding anniversary scrapbooking ideas you can use for an anniversary scrapbook is to have the couple's wedding picture on either the first or last page of the scrapbook.

A copy of the wedding invitation makes a really great introduction to the scrapbook. A scrapbook makes a creative anniversary gift for any anniversary year, but it is particularly effective for milestones such as; first anniversary, silver, diamond or golden anniversaries. For the 25th, 50th or 60th wedding anniversaries, you can start the scrapbook with the wedding photo.

Other scrapbooking ideas you can use are:

• Photos of the couple during each year of their marriage
  
  


• Photos of the couple's family at various stages of growth
  
  


• Photos of memorable occasions, such as weddings of the children
  
  


• Photos of the couple with their grandchildren
  
  


• Photos of trips and vacations
  

Wedding scrapbooking ideas, for the first year of marriage could include:

• Photos of the planning done for the wedding
  
  


• Copy of the wedding service
  
  


• Place cards
  
  


• Bridal registry
  
  


• List of gifts received
  
  


• Ribbons to represent colors used in the wedding
  
  


• Wedding favors that was used
  
  


• Notes about planning mishaps
  

You can also include the following in the Wedding anniversary scrapbook:

• Pressed flowers
  
  


• Napkins
  
  


• Christmas pictures of the couple together
  
  


• Letters and notes that the couple has written funny scenes from their lives together
  
  


• Invitation to the anniversary party
  
  


• Photos of the party
  

The colors you choose for embellishing the scrapbook should represent the year of the anniversary. For example, 25th anniversary is silver, 50th is gold and 60th is diamond. The colors used in other wedding anniversary scrapbooking ideas could be the colors the couple chose to have at their wedding or their own favorite colors.

Wedding Invitations - The A-Z

In today's day and age, weddings are becoming more and more stressful. And one of the most stressful aspects is the "etiquette" issue and how to keep everyone happy. Thus, more and more people are resorting to the "A to Z". A relatively new concept in recent years, it is becoming more and more popular as a way of giving people information in relation to the wedding day, particular with regard to broaching difficult subjects like gifts......and children. If you've already made up your mind that a wedding is not a suitable occasion for people to bring their children along to, then you'll know how difficult this can be to relay to easily offended parents.

Hopefully the few ideas that I have set out below will give you some inspiration on how to relay general (and sensitive) information and requests to your wedding guests.

A is for

Anne - our bridesmaid.

Accommodation - we have attached a list which we hope is of
assistance to you.

B is for

Brenda - our flowergirl

Bridesmaids - Anne, Shirley and Tanya

C is for

Children - The hotel will provide an on-site babysitter from 8pm

Children - Due to the hotel's limit on numbers, it has not been
possible to invite children, unless specifically named on your invite.
We apologise if this offends, and hope that you will be able to
arrange childminders on the day.

Celebrant - Fr. John, who we thank for all his help with our
preparations, will perform the ceremony.

D is for

Directions - We've included directions both to the church, and to the
hotel. These are mainly for our male guests as the bride knows from
experience that they won't stop to ask anyone.

Drink! - Wine will be provided with the meal.

Dancing - A band will play from 8pm to 10pm when a DJ will take us
into the early hours of the morning.

E is for

Etiquette - We'd like everyone to enjoy themselves rather than worry
about the "done" thing.

F is for

Family and Friends - This is what weddings are all about and we look
forward to seeing you all there.

G is for

Gift List - We want you to know that it is your presence and not your
presents that is worth more to us. For those that have asked, we
have a small list at ***** of *****.

H is for

Honeymoon - We will be departing the next day for Jamaica

I is for

Invitations........handmade by the bride. Please reply by the 23rd *****

J is for

Joy! - This is what we both feel now that the day is near.

K is for

Kenneth - our pageboy

L is for

Love - the reason we're getting married

Laughter - which we hope the day will be filled with

M is for

Messages - There will be a guest book at the church. We'd love you
to sign it, and feel free to add your comments.

N is for

Night Johnboy! - There will be a bar extension until the early hours of
the morning. We will be staying at the hotel, so please feel free to
forego etiquette that says you must wait for the bride and groom to
leave.

O is for

Order of the Day - The Ceremony will be at 1.45pm sharp. The bride
will not be late! The Hotel will serve dinner at 6.00pm. Live music will
start at 8pm and continue until 10. The DJ will take us into the early
hours of the morning.

P is for

Pat - the best man.

Parents - to who we owe so much for their love and support
throughout the years. The brides parents are *** and ***** ***. The
grooms parents are **** and ****** *******.
Photographs - We will have a professional photographer there on
the day, so.......say cheese!

Q is for

Quiet Please! - We would request that you turn off mobile phones
during the ceremony and speeches.

R is for

Reply Cards - Please complete and return the reply cards included
with your invitations (by 2nd July as we have to let the venue know
final numbers).

S is for

Speeches - These will follow dinner. They will be informal, and there
will be an opportunity for guests to speak.

T is for

Tables - You will find the seating plan at the entrance to the
reception room. The tables will be named after Walt Disney
characters!

U is for

United - We will be united in marriage for U to see.

V is for

Vegetarian - Please let us know, by use of the reply card, if you
require a vegetarian meal. Please also let us know if you suffer from
any food allergies or have any other special requirements.

W is for

Weather - We are hoping for a sunny day but don't forget your
brolly, just in case.

Wine - There will be wine served at the meal.

X is for

Xtra - If you need any more information, please let us know and we'll
do our best to help.

Y is for

You - As our guest we'd like to thank you for making our wedding day
very special.

Z is for

Zodiac - The Groom is a Gemini and the Bride is an Aries- we're not
sure what this means but its worked well so far.