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Advertising Feature number of spring wedding decorations out there. Try purchasing decorations that are pastel blue, pink or lavender. You could also put seasonal flowers up as centrepieces at the reception tables. Instead of having wedding guests throw rice or bird seed, you could have them throw rose petals. When it comes to having a spring themed wedding, you are only limited by your imagination!
some bright and cheerful colours for your bridesmaid and/or guest outfits. One could come up with a unique colour pattern for both the bridesmaids and the groomsmen. Guests could also come up with creative, tasteful outfits perfect for that spring wedding.
Blooming Flowers You can save a lot of money on your wedding by purchasing in season flowers. In fact, you can save even more money if you can manage to work out a deal to use the church’s flowers (if getting married in a church). Typically churches have lots of flowers for special Sunday services such as Easter Sunday. Many shops here in the North County will give you a special deal on your floral arrangements and have a great and varied selection too.
Menu Ideas The icing on the cake for a spring themed wedding could be your menu. Try serving fresh young vegetables such as sugar snap peas, baby carrots, baby asparagus or potatoes. You could even serve fresh carrot cake, yummy! Fresh fruits would also be quite festive. Consider serving strawberries, mangoes, apricots or pomegranates. Get out there and have a unique, spring wedding using some of these ideas!
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A Day At The Fair Wedding Fairs are a must for all couples planning their wedding, whether newly engaged or finalising details. There is something for everyone at a wedding fair and not to mention, you get to pick up lots of little hints and ideas to make your special day a great memory for you and your loved one. Getting married doesn’t have to mean breaking the bank, or getting big loans. By attending wedding fairs, you are in a position to see exactly how much things cost and compare different services. You can find out when they are on and what hotels are having them around the North County etc. Many people who get married, attend wedding fairs in lots of different places and use this as a tool to help them get the best value and venue they can. It also will help you to keep focused on things so you don’t forget to include everything. Do yourself a favour and check out some of the wedding fairs that are happening all over the North County and further afield.
Putting Your Mark On It You can make your big day very different than everybody else’s by changing a few little things. Many couples have boxes of matches placed in front of each guest with their name
on it. There are lots of little things like this that can make a difference. Some couples put disposable cameras on the tables, these are collected when the wedding is over and the bride and groom get to see the photographs their guests have taken on their special night.
The Groom Believe it or not, the
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This will be very important to the bride-to-be. There are plenty of great jewellers around the North County offering all sorts of different designs and different prices, so you definitely won’t be stuck; you’ll be spoilt for choice! It’s worth taking the time to shop around for this one. Continued on page 12
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