Make Your Wedding a Work of Art
Your wedding reception should be magical and memorable. A time for friends and family to celebrate your new union. And it should take place in a venue whose atmosphere creates an air of imagination and romance. What better space to gather your guests than an art museum? Picture priceless paintings surrounding you, crystal chandeliers above you, and grand halls and staircases guiding your way. An art museum reception is a unique way to connect with your guests on a creative level. And there are so many innovative means with which to incorporate art into your event.
The Invitations: Visit the art museum’s gift shop for postcards depicting the different art displayed at the gallery. These make for very interesting invites. Or go for simple elegance. Choose a solid white invitation with a black border and classic black calligraphy. Stamp the envelopes shut with an artistic wax seal.
The Attire: A majestic dress is in order for the bride, but have a bit of fun with the men’s formalwear as well. Make it a black tie affair, complete with tuxedo tails and top hats.
The Wedding Favors: Add a touch of class with canvas photos. Have your favorite photograph transferred onto canvas and give these special moments to your guests as a gift of thanks. An 8 x 10 canvas photo can cost as little as $25. More durable than any ordinary matted frame, these pictures are made to last. As an added token, write a note of gratitude to each guest on the back of the frame. Or have your most memorable moment transmitted onto a 20 x 30 canvas frame for your guests to sign, and for a keepsake you and your groom can display on the mantle for many years to come.
The Getaway Car: Why not make it a carriage? Take a quick tour of the town in a horse drawn buggy before arriving at the reception. Or rent a Rolls Royce for a more regal entrance.
The Reception Hall: How much do you really need to decorate an art museum? Besides pictures and paintings, the gallery will probably be adorned in advance with delicate flowers, delightful tapestries, and dramatic lighting. You may not need to spend a cent on embellishments! But a few extra additions can enhance the fun and flair of the festivities. Place a photo booth near the front entrance for guests to have their picture taken, or hire a local starving artist to paint personal portraits of your attendees. Make an elegant entrance through the gallery’s giant foyer, or atop the grand staircase, to the tune of trumpets sounding. Though a DJ can be fun, a string quartet or swing band may be more suitable for this kind of social gathering- or for an massive musical moment, employ an opera singer to belt out a few arias. To truly impress your guests, take a few ballroom dancing classes in advance. To really put on the ritz, plated dinners should be served on fine China with as much silver and crystal in the mix as possible. Wine, fruit, champagne, and cheese make for excellent drink and hors d’oeuvres pairings, and guests are oftentimes allowed to tour the gallery during cocktail hour, making for much merry mingling!
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Category: Marriage
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Choosing the Dress For Your Flower Girl
You will certainly pay a lot of attention to your wedding gown. You will spend plenty of time in order to get the most perfect wedding dress for you. In fact, you should also pay a lot of attention to the dress of your flower girl.
As a matter of fact, the importance of your flower girl should be just the same as the bridesmaid. This is because you will be walking down the aisle with this little girl. Since she is only a little girl, it is not easy to choose the dress for her. Here are some tips for you when you are choosing the dress for this sweet little angel.
One of the options for the dress of the flower girl is to make it the mini version of the wedding gown. However, this may not always work. The mini version can look funny when the flower girl put it on. This is because the proportion of a little girl is totally different from an adult. You cannot expect the mini version will look just elegant as your wedding gown when your flower girl wears it. If this happens, you will need to go for other options.
Of course you should still choose the dress such that you the little girl will have a bridal look. By doing this you will be able to make her really part of your wedding. In most cases, her dress will be white in color. However, you may of course choose other colors so that you can make it echo with your wedding dress.
If it is possible, you should bring the little girl with you when you are choosing her dress. You can let her try to put it on. You should ask if she feel comfortable when she put the dress on. If she does not feel comfortable with a particular dress, you may need to choose another one. Remember, comfort is always your first consideration when the dress of your flower girl is concerned.
You should also discuss with the parents of the girl when you are choosing the dress. The parents should take part in the process of choosing the dress. You may also need to ask if the parents are going to pay for the dress. In this case it will be a must for you to invite the parents to choose the dress together. You should try to make the final decision together with the parents. If you are the one who are going to pay, you will still want the parents to give you some suggestions since they should know their daughter very well.
One last thing is that, you have to know the small children grow very fast. As a result, the dress may not fit her on your big day if you order the dress too early. You will try to make sure that the little girl can try to put the dress on a week or two before your wedding so that you will still have time if any alteration is needed.
Author Bio: TM Lung designs Unique Chinese Wedding Invitations. He has sites on Wedding Directory and Marriage and Wedding.
Category: Marriage
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