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Have you always dreamed of an elaborate wedding reception, but have become content with a simple reception to save money and/or time? Well, you shouldn’t give up on your dreams. Your wedding is a special day and you don’t want to have to look back wishing you had done things differently. It is in your best interest to create the wedding that will be most memorable and happy for you. Despite widespread notions, having a celebrity-style wedding reception doesn’t have to mean cleaning out your bank account. By using some unconventional resources you can have the wedding reception to rival those of celebrities, but without the high cost.

Get Organized
Before you can actually start putting your celebrity-style wedding reception together, you need to get yourself organized. Think about what you want. At this stage, don’t worry about how much things will cost. When you get to the shopping stage you will be able to determine what is feasible or not. The main items you should include on your list are wedding venue, decorations, food and drink, placecards, centerpieces, and music.

Enlist the Troops
If you want to save money on your wedding reception-skip hiring a professional. These individuals are typically highly skilled in what they do and their fees prove it! Your best bet is to find people who are willing to help you for free. You shouldn’t have look further than your family and friends. Enlist the services of as many people as you can. This includes children. Children can be especially helpful with repetitive crafts, so include them in your wedding reception plans. Don’t wait until the last minute to solicit assistance. Let people know way in advance that you will need them to help you with your wedding reception.

Time to Shop
With your list of wedding reception ideas in hand, it is time to start shopping. The venue for your wedding reception will probably be the most expensive part of the reception. Cheap alternatives that don’t look cheap include restaurants and church halls. If you choose to have your wedding reception at a restaurant, make sure that you can use your own flatware, plates, and glasses. You can purchase elegant versions of these at discount shops for less than $100, depending on the number of guests you invite. Simplify food at your wedding reception by having three choices from which your guests can choose when they RSVP to your invitation. Caters charge less when you order by the plate. As an added touch you can place a delicious assortment of divinity on each table. For your centerpieces and decorations, hobby shops offer the best prices. You can find design ideas that you can create you and your troops can create for very little. Placecards aren’t a necessity, but if you have assigned people at tables, placecards will help people to find their table. You can create your own wedding reception placecards by purchasing an inexpensive greeting card software program and elegant paper. You will need an inkjet printer to print the cards. Unless you know someone who will offer you a cheap price for wedding reception music, skip the DJ and the live band. Creating a few CDs of various popular love songs is a less expensive choice.

Reward the Troops
A wedding dinner with the wedding party (bride, groom, bridesmaids, groomsmen, parents) just before the wedding ceremony is traditional. It is a good idea to either invite your wedding reception helpers to this dinner or to a separate fun event. At this event you should show your appreciation for helping make your wedding reception the best ever!

Can’t decide on wedding favors for your wedding? There are so many kinds of wedding favors you could have – from something handmade to simple flowers to very intricate, personalized wedding favors. And everything in-between.

Some brides pick the favors to reflect the wedding and its theme. Others like to match the colors of the wedding to the favors. Yes, there are some who want something simple and personalized, for their guests to remember the wedding date.

We have put together some ideas for you to come up with wedding favors for your wedding:

- Would You Like To Make Them Yourself? Some brides love making things themselves. If that is you, and you don’t have too many guests coming to the wedding, you may want to create something yourself.

On the other hand, if you don’t make things yourself, now is not the time to start. It would be better to buy simple favors, instead of spending your valuable time on learning how to make them.

- Do You Want Them To Match Your Wedding Theme? Pick something that will match your wedding theme. For example, if you are wearing a princess wedding dress, and your whole wedding is designed around a fairy tale theme, picking wedding favors that reflect the fairy tale theme as well would be the most appropriate.

- Personalized Wedding Favors are also very popular. Get your favors personalized with your names, the wedding date, the location, etc.

- Simple Favors. Sometimes you want to have favors, but you want something very simple. In that case, you might want to just buy items that you could use as favors – simple candles or flowers come to mind.

- Seeds. We love seeds as wedding favors – they symbolize the beginning of your new family, and your guests will be able to use the favors! Give them seed packets with seeds that they can plant, a favor like this will definitely be used.

Enjoy finding the perfect favors for your wedding!

Now you’ve decided you want to get married in Las Vegas, it’s time to choose the right Las Vegas hotel wedding chapel. With so many chapels available, you’re spoilt for choice. So which one do you choose?

Location. Do you want to get married in a Strip hotel, off-Strip hotel or downtown? Where is your favorite location in Las Vegas? For a lot of people, it’s the Strip, as this is where most of the fancy hotel casinos are located and it’s not that hard to visit most of the hotels via walkways, trolleys, bus or even old fashioned walking.

Trust your instincts. If one wedding chapel appeals to you more than the others you’re viewing, put that one at the top of your list. If you have a good feeling about a particular chapel, then you’re on the right track.

Thoroughly research each Las Vegas hotel wedding chapel you’re considering. Make sure the venue you choose has all the amenities you need. You don’t want to be disappointed on your wedding day.

How big will your wedding be? Choose the venue that fits the size of your wedding party. For example, if your wedding party will consist of ten people, you wouldn’t want to hire a 200 person chapel. Make sure you know exactly how many people will be attending at your wedding before you book the chapel.

Cost. A small, intimate wedding will generally cost less than a big, fancy wedding. How much money do you want to spend? Will you be happy with a smaller, less expensive wedding or do you want to go the whole hog and invite practically the whole world?

Reception. Do you want to find a venue that also includes a reception after the ceremony, or would you rather hold the reception/wedding meal somewhere else? There are so many places to choose from in Las Vegas that it can be hard to decide what to do. If you’re having a small wedding you could have the ceremony in a Las Vegas hotel wedding chapel and then go on to a fancy restaurant for the wedding meal. The restaurant may even be in the same hotel.

Wedding Cake. Don’t forget to organize the wedding cake! Some chapels may be able to organize this for you. Don’t forget this detail when planning your wedding.

Transportation. Make sure you know how to get to the wedding chapel from your Las Vegas accommodation before your big day if you’re staying somewhere else. Are you going to rent a car to get there or go by taxi or limousine? You don’t want to arrive late to the chapel on your wedding day or get stressed about not being able to find the way to the wedding chapel.

By now you’ve probably thought of some questions of your own. Great! Just be sure to plan properly and you should have a great wedding. Viva Las Vegas!

Wedding photography is one of the biggest of all wedding expenses. The photos are able to tell the story of your wedding beautifully for decades to come. You want to make sure you do everything you can to preserve one of the most important remembrance of your wedding day. You can take several steps to protect your wedding photos.

Digital photography is the most inexpensive way to prevent loss due to disaster. Once your photos are in digital form, you can easily duplicate them. The digital technology allows for quick backup and restore of your images. It is a technology that is becoming almost inseparable from traditional photography. Burning CDs and DVDs of your images has become quite common, and it should be part of the photography service. If your photographer does not offer digital copies, you should walk.

The paper and ink used are of outmost importance. What your photographs will look like decades after you get married greatly depends on the quality of the paper and ink. Ask to see what kind of guarantees the paper manufacturer provides. Ask your photographer to compare different kind of photo papers available on the market.

Your photo album should contain no acids. That includes the glue, paper, and any other material that is part of the photo album. You can contact the manufacturer of the album to make sure. Acids can cause discoloration over time.

Photo albums should be laid flat on their backs. Standing photo albums can more easily bend. Make sure the wedding album comes with guarantees you read and understand.

High temperatures and humidity are among the worst enemies of a photo album. Most areas you would feel comfortable for extended periods are proper storage locations for your photo album. A hot attic during the summer or a cold and wet garage are great examples of bad storage places.

You have planned your wedding for a long time, and you have spent a lot of money on your photographs. Protect your investment!

Wedding invitation wording is the most important part of the wedding invitation. This is how the bride and groom convey all of the pertinent information to their guests so that guests can plan for the wedding as well. There are certain things to consider when choosing the perfect wedding invitation wording.

The first thing to consider when choosing wedding invitation wording is the theme of the wedding. If at all possible, this theme can be incorporated within the wedding invitation. Consider that a formal event will need formal wording while a casual event can be less formal. This not only applies to the wedding invitation wording, but also to the spelling of certain words and the quality of the printing.

The next thing to consider when choosing wedding invitation wording, is including all of the necessary information for the guests. The bride and groom should include the names of those who are hosting the wedding if they are not doing it themselves. This will honour the hosts. The full names of the bride and groom should also be included. While this sounds odd, it is important because there are going to be guests at the wedding who may not have been in contact with the bride and groom in quite awhile. It is better to include the full names rather than to embarrass guests. The bride and groom should also include the date, time, and location of the ceremony as well as the reception information if it is different than the ceremony location.

Every wedding invitation vendor will have examples of different wedding invitation wording. It can become tricky when trying to include the information of the hosts, but this can easily be solved with some simple research. The bride and groom can choose to use one of these examples or they can mix and match several examples to create their own. They also have the option of truly personalizing their invitations by writing their own wedding invitation wording. This is a wonderful way to personalize an aspect of the wedding.

Regardless of the wedding invitation wording that the bride and groom choose, they need to ensure that all of the information is correct and spelled correctly. More than one person should proofread the wedding invitations. It would be a shame to order the wedding invitations and have the wrong information. This will save the bride and groom from a lot of embarrassment.

Choosing the perfect wedding invitation wording does not have to be difficult for the bride and groom. They need to make sure to give themselves enough time to think about exactly what they want as well as time to proofread and order the invitations prior to sending them out. The wedding invitation wording is an excellent way for the bride and groom to express their personal style as well as their love for each other!