I've having a small garden type wedding and the color is lavender - but I don't want the ole - bubble, nothing thrown at me, no sachet, candle or dust collector..any other unique ideas?
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I know the feeling.I hate those ceramic figurines!!! I recently went to a wedding and they made CDs with all of their favorite love songs as favors for their wedding. That was a great idea, everyone wanted a copy and its something they could listen to months after the wedding. It is definitely not a dust collector!! Also you might want to give out something edible... like chocolate bars with your names and wedding date on it. Congrats and good luck
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Yes, you are on the right track.\n\nI use sand instead of soil, but that won't make much difference.  I also use a white candle, personally. When choosing a candle, you need to think about what the color represents spiritually - and what it means to you.  White includes all colored light - to me it represents divinity and purity. Pink is soft and loving.  Red is dynamic and energizing.\n\nI personally would go for cleansing scents in your oil and incense.  Maybe lemon or pink grapefruit in the oil (though I think I used olive oil) and maybe Sage incense.\n\nUse what you have - the Universe will still get the message if you intention is strong.  You can also do it again later when you do have all the right pieces, if you feel you need to.\n\nBlessings!
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Which ever colors you tend to think of as your colors. Every woman has a color that she feels her best in. Seasons are not that important. For instance, darker hues may be used in the summer, but they may need to be avoided if the wedding will be out doors, as darker colors hold the heat. If you are going to be inside for the mast part, then knock yourself out. If you like Burgundy, but you are having an outdoor wedding then you should try a lighter hue and use your flowers and accessories to reflect your love of this color.\n\nThis is your wedding and the memories should last a lifetime. Remember this, no one can tell what time of year it was in 20 years and they are looking at your pictures. Congrats and have a wonderful life.
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Here's the thing, you can try this out.  You have the dress, get a sunflower and see if you like them together.  Also the sunflower is in your hair not up against your dress so they don't have to "match".  I see white and yellow together all the time and it looks fine.  Also, a sunflower is mostly brown (the middle) which really goes with white.  Are you planning on wearing a veil, does the flower look nice with the veil?  I like the idea that someone else mentioned sunflowers in the bouquet.  Although I wouldn't do the entire bouquet in sunflowers, just one.  Good Luck, I'm sure you will look beautiful.
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I would use the blackberry as your main color to really make a statement.  The orange and latte mixed with a touch of ivory (not white) would GORGEOUS!  I think that your colors sound stunning but remember that less is better in terms of solid LARGE lots of color.\n\n-EZ
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- leave all the combinations with the slivers out, unless you're a fakir that loves being twinged :)\n- i would also leave out color combinations, unless you want to participate a parade, a cheerleader contest or something like that right after the wedding.\n- purple? the color of penitence during a wedding? nope\n- orange and black? wanna look like a hornet? no way\n\nchampagne is a great color :) and white of course...\n\ntc ;-P
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I think that sounds lovely, especially for an outdoor wedding in the summer! If anyone says they don't like it, stick out your tongue and tell them to bugger off. It's your wedding and you can do what you want.
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Lots of candles always look nice. You could make some candle centerpeices for each table, put a few flowers and braches around each one, keep it simple. And fairy lights are always good too. I saw one where they put the icicle lights underneath the white table cloth of the head table and it was really soft and pretty
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You know, many of our wedding traditions come from strange things.  Originally weddings took place in June because that is when most people took their yearly bath and that made the wedding party more attractive by being less stinky (also easier to assemble a large group without folks fainting from stink).  The wedding bouquet also was related to our hygiene - the bride and brides maids would carry very aromatic flowers to camouflage any odor they would have due to infrequent baths.\n\nWhat I am trying to say is that many of the old customs don't really apply today, though they are still nice to observe.\n\nHaving said that, in all the weddings I have attended, I never heard that a veil indicated virginity - only the color of the wedding dress.  Pure white implies pure and virginal (which mean hymen membrane in tact - no intercourse i.e. penetration) Off white implies less than pure and darker than that implies previously married (my mother wore a light blue dress at her second wedding).\n\nSo where a veil if you want.  Where white if you want.  Your Virginity is your own private business.  Peace!
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I'm not sure what exactly you are looking for, but what I can tell you is that he shouldn't be seeing the dress anyways until the wedding day.  The dress is for you to pick out, not him.  My hubby didn't see my dress till i walked in the chapel that day.  If you don't want an actual wedding dress then you have lots of options.  I looked at prom dresses for my wedding day because I didn't want to spend a fortune and there was a ton of beautiful dresses.  I ended up getting a wedding dress anyways, but there were still a lot of good dresses.  Try going to a bridal shop and looking at the brides maids options.  There might be a style there that you like and you can choose from lots of colors.  Hope this helps and best of luck to you.
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I have been in your situation.  And while you do have a year to give a gift, it didn't feel right to me to be at the wedding without a gift.  \n\nHere's what I did.  I bought a bottle of champagne and a couple of candles.  I put them in the same box with a suggestive note about the honeymoon.\n\nAnother time I took a look at the registry and discovered the couple had actually picked some smaller, more affordable items (salt & pepper shakers, sheets).\n\nDon't sweat it.  These are friends, and surely don't expect large gifts from everyone.
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Unless you are willing to go silk flowers ( I did at my wedding.. had them dyed black and platinum which were my colors) I would keep the bridesmaids carrying white flowers of a different variety than yours - ie like Daisy's.  That color in natural flowers would be hard to match.  For the reception hall decorations though a nice deep green would offset that color nicely.  Good luck and congrats on your upcoming nuptials.
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David's Bridal have a new catolog called color expression it lets you make colors with your dress and different stlyes of bridesmaids dresses. Since you are having a fall wedding you may want to go with dark colors.\nSage and Cream\nBlack and White\nCrandberry and Off white\nWine and Cream\nTry these sites
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With yellow and white being your colors there is one very logical "theme" for your reception - daisys.  For table centerpieces you could have daisy votive floating candles (floating on water) in a brandy glass (or vase) - they have guest books, pens, champagne flutes, etc. in the daisy theme.  \n\nBest wishes
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There are some suggestions at http://www.verseit.com (Choose verse it > Weddings > Save the date).\n\nHere's one from there that I like:\nA romantic affair...\nsomething special is in the air!\nKindly save the date for\na tropical marriage celebration uniting\nBride\nand\nGroom\non Date\nCity, State\nInvitation will follow
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You don't need a theme.  If you like the colors, then get all your extras to compliment those colors.  If you're looking for brides maids in one color then consider putting the groomsmen in the other color.  Or wrap a ribbon around the maids boquets that's the other color.  Just remember, sublty and simplicity are always beautiful.
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***Basically, these all work with whatever color you choose. Blue, silver, white is more winter and Cinderella-like.**\n\nI love these color combos:\n\n1. Red, white, silver\n2. Blue, white, silver\n3. Velvet Green, white\n4. Mint blue or green and white\n\nRed poinsettas are beautiful, with a snowflake theme.\nor\nThe blue/white/silver is great if you want to do the Cinderella theme.  \nor\n\nGreen garland and white lights.\n(www.centsibleholidaylighting.com)\n\nhttp://www.centsibleholidaylighting.com/images/wedding_head_table.jpg\n\nSnowflakes place card holder\n(www.alittlefavor.com)\n\nhttp://www.alittlefavor.com/images/products/fc5345.jpg\n\nhttp://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f52/portobella15/BaublesBowl.jpg\n\nMake an entrance!\n\nhttp://home.att.net/~carriagerides/weddingcarriage3.jpg\nor\n(www.vintagecarriage.com)\n\nhttp://www.vintagecarriage.com/gallery%20web/DSCF0021c.JPG\n\nCakes!\n(www.rosiesbakery.com)\n\nhttp://www.rosiesbakery.com/products/prodimages/07_christmascake.jpg\n\nHere are some cool links:\n\nInstead of the deer, use the Cinderella theme of horse and carriage.\nhttp://www.dotcomwomen.com/images/wedding/christmas-cake.jpg\n\nPlace card holders in your colors:\nhttp://www.prettyaccents.com/winterweddingpailfavor.jpg