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Wedding Plans
Often the course of planning from the moment of engagement to the wedding day can stretch out over several months. Planning a wedding can be a big undertaking. It requires patience, budgeting and organisation. A wedding binder or filing system can help keep receipts and information all in one place. With the Wide Bay WPC magazine we can help make the process easier with our listings of wedding venues, beauty professionals, jewellers, celebrants, decorators, wedding apparel, transport, checklists, tips, a page of contacts, advice on how to compile a guest list & everything else you need to assist you to help make your wedding day a very special one. Use these steps as guidelines for your event. For your convenience this publication is also mirrored on our E-mag & links to the contributors web addresses are available. www.wbwpc.com.au
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For over 14 successful years, "Wide Bay Wedding Guide" has been servicing the wedding industry from Gympie to Bundaberg in print and online. Due to popular demand, has now opened up to include the party & celebrations industries. Published biannually and delivered to advertisers, hotels, motels, tourist info centres, restaurants, cafes, galleries, all major attractions & points of significance. It is part of the Roy Martin group of Publications, 3/59 Torquay Rd, Pialba, QLD, 4655.
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Guest List
Compiling a guest list will probably be one of your first tasks. Before you start, consider a few things such as how many people can you fit into the reception venue & your budget. You can normally quite safely invite twenty percent more guests than you could fit into the venue, as not all of them will attend. Now the dispute arises, who should you invite & who not? A good idea is to make a list of all the people that you would like to invite. If you add them all up and you could fit more people into the venue, divide the remaining number by two and give each set of parents the opportunity to invite some guests. As a matter of tradition & etiquette, certain people should be invited, the spouses of the people in your retinue & your immediate families. If your parents have remarried, both parents & their spouses should be invited. To make things easier, it could be a good idea to seat them at different tables. Remember that your future husband or wife may not enjoy it if you invite one of your old flames Remember to include your retinue and their spouse, as well as the musicians in the final number of guests. Decide if you are going to allow children at the wedding. If not, you should state so on the invitation
Capacity of 50 – 100 people (seated) FUNCTION AREAS A great place to host your next celebration! Your choice of sit down meals, hot or cold platters, or even just a bar tab. Make the most of our facilities & incorporate barefoot bowls. We provide everything you need, inc. bowls, mat, jack & a demonstration.
Open air & overlooking the bowling greens
Capacity of 30 – 50 people (seated)
Located in 4 acres of picturesque gardens, we provide a unique alfresco dining experience & stunning function spaces for weddings, engagements, birthday parties & specialised dining.
Wedding Checklist
Exchange engagement rings
Announce engagement to family & friends
Arrange your visas & passports
Book your wedding night bridal suite
Arrange your engagement celebrations,
Decide on a budget, style, theme & colours
View venues & dates available for the
Choose the date
Choose your wedding party
Decide on your guest list
Book your chaplain or celebrant
Arrange for your marriage registration
Research your honeymoon destination your select a date, time and a location style, for your wedding day dates for ceremony and the reception wedding guest celebrant for your honeymoon
Interview caterers &
Book any hire equipment required
Book your photographers
Book your entertainment &
Book your transport to the ceremony,
Arrange your wedding stationery,
Send out your wedding invitations
Select
Select item discuss menu and drinks any your your choose your song list your to reception & your departure wedding engagement party invitations and RSVP wedding
Arrange your gown & bridesmaid dresses
Choose your groom & groomsmen attire
Select your wedding rings
Choose your floral arrangements
Select and book your wedding cake
Reconfirm all your bookings
Make plans for your bucks and hens party
Finalise legal documents. Intention to marry,
Have your wedding rehearsal
Purchase gift for wedding party & partner
Choose vows, hymns, music & readings
Finalise your guest numbers for catering
Nominate your MC & advise speakers
Arrange wedding rehearsal
Consider hair styles and book your hair
Make appointments for fittings of attire for wedding partner & MC & advise hair styles and makeup artist
Make for the wedding party
Confirm all fittings have been completed
Pickup your honeymoon itinerary & tickets
Organise travellers cheques or visa cards
Maintain a healthy diet prior to the wedding diet
Have your wedding attire ready the night
Relax, sleep well before the big day marry, name change, bank accounts, wills, etc all and speeches are written your itinerary cheques & travel insurance healthy wedding attire the night before your wedding well
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Anniversary Gemstones
Traditionally for each year of married life there is a wedding stone
1st Anniversary: Traditional - Gold
Alternate - Peridot, Pearl
2nd Anniversary: Traditional - Garnet
Alternate - Rose Quartz
3rd Anniversary: Traditional - Pearl
Alternate - Crystal, Jade
4th Anniversary: Traditional - Blue Topaz
Alternate - Blue Zircon
5th Anniversary: Traditional - Sapphire
Alternate - Pink Tourmaline
6th Anniversary: Traditional - Amethyst
Alternate - Turquoise
7th Anniversary: Traditional - Onyx
Alternate - Yellow Sapphire, Golden Beryl
8th Anniversary: Traditional - Tourmaline
Alternate - Tanzanite
9th Anniversary: Traditional - Lapis Lazuli
Alternate - Amethyst, Green Spinel
10th Anniversary: Traditional - Diamond
Alternate - Blue Sapphire
11th Anniversary: Traditional - Turquoise
Alternate - Citrine, Yellow Zircon
12th Anniversary: Traditional - Jade
Alternate - Opal
13th Anniversary: Traditional - Citrine
Alternate - Moonstone, Hawk's Eye
14th Anniversary: Traditional - Opal
Alternate - Bloodstone, Agate
15th Anniversary: Traditional - Ruby
Alternate - Rhodolite Garnet, Alexandrite
20th Anniversary: Traditional - Emerald
Alternate - Yellow or Diamond
21st Anniversary: Traditional - Iolite
22nd Anniversary: Traditional - Spinel
23rd Anniversary: Trad. - Imperial Topaz
24th Anniversary: Traditional - Tanzanite
25th Anniversary: Traditional - Silver
30th Anniversary: Traditional - Pearl
Alternate - Diamond, Jade
35th Anniversary: Traditional - Emerald
Alternate - Coral, Jade
40th Anniversary: Traditional - Ruby
45th Anniversary: Traditional - Sapphire
Alternate - Cat’s Eye
50th Anniversary: Trad - Gold Jubilee
Alternate - Imperial or Golden Topaz
55th Anniversary: Traditional - Alexandrite
60th Anniversary: Traditional - Diamond
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Look Your Best
Here are some tips to help you look wonderful on your wedding day. Well before the day you should adopt a skin and nail plan to look your ultimate. Smooth healthy skin & beautiful nails will take some planning. It's important to look your best on your wedding day
• If at all possible, have a hair and make-up trial run a month or two before the wedding. This gives you a chance to try a few styles and make changes if necessary
• Give yourself plenty of time on the morning of the wedding to get your makeup just right Rushing will only make you stressed
• Usually it's important to seek expert advice with your make-up. You want a natural look, not too dramatic.
• Have someone carry a few compact make-up essentials for you just in case you need to touch up during the big day
• Keep smiling throughout your whole wedding day. This is when it's your time to be the star of the show. Look your best more for yourself than for anyone else.
Bridesmaids and the best man
The bridesmaid should:
• arrange a kitchen tea.
• help with the table seating
• assist with the décor
• help placing cards.
• help the bride get dressed in her wedding gown and going-away outfit
• stand behind the bride to her left and hold her bouquet during the ceremony.
• supervise the flower girls
• make sure that the wedding gifts are transported to home from the reception.
The best man should:
• organise a bachelor’s party
• ensure that the groom arrives at the church on time.
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Honeymoon
When traveling international, passports are required. You can travel on your maiden name if you don’t want to change your passport straight away, but if you want to travel on your married name, make sure you get your passport changed a couple of months in advance. Your wedding celebrant should be able to give you advice on how to do this. Apply early to avoid delays and extra fees. Make sure you have already determined or have booked and made reservation for the location of your trip. Make sure you take photocopies of flight tickets or e-mail confirmation, your travel insurance documents, your hotel reservation details, your drivers licence, your credit cards and any medical information you need. Carry these documents with you in a separate bag from the originals and leave copies at home with family or friends. As you should for your Wedding day create a checklist for your honeymoon of everything you need to prepare. When it comes to customer service, the best way to get what you want is to ask for it. If your hotel room isn't the ocean front room you requested, be sure to tell someone so they can fix it. Keep in mind that one reason why you are going for a honeymoon trip is to relax
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Set on 10 acres of natural bushland & beautiful gardens, we are just a convenient 10 minute drive from Hervey Bay. With a rich history of Cobb and Co heritage, Purnella Park has been an integral part of Hervey Bay’s story since the early 1980’s. Whether you like it dark and stormy or bright and white, either way, it’s all magical. Come and discover Hervey Bay’s most tranquil wedding venue.
YOURPARTY
Planning a party involves layers upon layers of details, there’s a lot to keep track of. Without any planning ahead of time, it can be a daunting task, especially when left to the last minute! If you keep all those details in your head, the day will undeniably be disorganized & stressful
Make a check list & start planning to make sure your day runs smoothly. Such as; When & where is the party going to take place, be sure to mark this date on your calendar. Make a list of people to invite & how many Once that’s sorted, send out the invitations either by mail, email, or phone. Think about
what type of party is it and if it’s for a brunch, lunch, dinner, dessert, buffet or a sit-down meal. Keep in mind your budget & location when organising the theme of your party.
Plan the menu, don’t forget the beverages! Make a shopping list for your food, paper goods & decorations Plan a cooking schedule & determine what can be made ahead of time & on the day of Have all the platters and serving pieces you'll need. Organise a list of equipment to buy or hire, if you need rental chairs & table, a photo booth, jumping castle, balloons or a
CAKE SMASH PARTY
A cake smash marks the huge milestone of your babies first birthday!
cold room to store your refrigerated food & drinks
Plan the layout of the rooms. Try not to crowd the space, a tip would be to make sure all the food tables are not right on top of each other to ensure smooth flow for people to mingle.
Plan music and lighting. You can hire out a DJ, karaoke system, jukebox or even a dance floor to get your boogie on!
After the party comes to an end, someone’s gotta clean up
Check your stock of cleaning supplies for before and after the party
They get a perfectly good cake, dressed up in some super cute clothes and let them do whatever they want with the cake while a professional photographer captures the moment. Whether they just face plant in the cake, pick the whole thing up with their hands & shove it in their face or just smash the cake, the messier the better! Remember this cake is about to get destroyed and most likely no one ' s going to be eating it except for your child, so flavour is not that important. However, you do want the cake that your little one ' s grabbing to look great in the photos. It's up to you if you get a professional cake maker to make something elaborate, or make a simple cake yourself. One thing to keep in mind is the messier the cake can get the better. Look for a mid-size cake with buttercream frosting that your little one can easily smear. Cakes covered in fondant are harder for children to break through and don't have the essential smear factor. Sponge is better than mud as well, as it crumbles so much easier. Also ensure the cake is at room temperate for the photo shoot, if it is kept in the fridge it can be a little harder for baby to smash into. Don’t forget a change of clothes for baby
KIDS PARTY
Make a kiddie table, it’s better for everyone if they are kept happily occupied A few simple, creative touches can make all the difference
Try one of these: Cover tables with butcher’s paper & set out textas & stickers to decorate the tablecloths. Have buckets of chalk for drawing on the patio floor. For younger kids, try a sensory experience like a water or Play-Doh table or sandbox. Put out bubble machines and turn on fun music for an instant dance party. Older kids can document the party with instant cameras & post their photos on a big cork-board Bring the show to your party.
Can you buy showbags online? Yes! Aussie kids love the excitement of choosing bags full of toys, practical jokes, dress-ups and lollies, and parents aren’t excluded with a range of luxury item and branded showbags just for them from the showbag pavilion
Inexpensive parties. Water bombs, red/blue teams in a park can be lots of fun, especially for active kids. A DIY themed Birthday Party is an
inexpensive & fun party game idea. A nerf party, small nerf guns and foam bullets are readily available. Playing with guns is not allowed by all parents, so advise of this beforehand. Hire a jumping castle or a blow-up water slide It keeps the kids occupied the whole time & you don’t have to worry about too many games. The price can be as low to suit and removes the need to do anything else for entertainment Start & finish times are a must and will reduce your stress
AFFORDABLE PARTY
Kids birthday party Keep your party affordable with these inexpensive kids party ideas. Hold a birthday BBQ breakfast on the weekend. Sausages, eggs, bacon & bread. Bring your own drinks. Nice and Simple, held at your local kids playground, nature reserve or park with plenty of room to run about without having to provide entertainment. All done by 11am so the younger one’s still get that nap in. You could still provide some old favourites like passing the parcel, pin the tail on the donkey and musical freeze. Have a treasure hunt and everything the kids find, they put in their own lolly bags. Double check all the facilities at your area before the day. Check whether the BBQ is woodfired or gas and have a Plan B in the event of rain. Consider the possibility that someone else will arrive before you and grab the tables, so have someone arranged to get there early & set up the decorations so you don't miss out
Venue party If you're looking for party & venue ideas, a pool party at your local aquatic centre may be the way to go. Leisure centres or clubs with activities like bowling, synthetic ice skating, trampling, laser tag & amusement machine zone, mini golf or a indoor play centre. Some venues are licensed & have got that fun covered. Do a crafty party like baking, pizza making, painting, art, jewellery & handbag workshops. Arrange a dance, drama, circus skills party.
THEMEPARTy
Theme parties are fun for kids, adults can g a kick out of them t Nationality themed parties make it eas offering many options to dress up and try new foods.
Try a Paris party with cre French pop music and a g cardboard Eiffel Tower fo photo props. Italian them spaghetti, pizza, dress as Romans or Mafia. Even M with tacos, burritos, Mexic music, Mariachi player, b & everybody loves a pina There is American 50's w hotdogs, burgers & Rock a Roll. British theme 60's go g
party baby, The Who, Stones and Twiggy Steak and Kidney pudding/pie, stews, boiled bacon & all sorts of deliciousness like steamed puddings, jam roly poly, upside down pineapple pudding or spotted dick, a bread pudding, pavlova or fresh trifle. Groovy man! Pick your country and time period, set the scene, choose your menu, dress up and get the kids involved. They’ll love it!
