Lavender Can Be So Inspirational As a Bridal Shower Favor
When searching for scents to use as favors, lavender may not always come up as a popular choice, however, it isn’t just for linen closets and drawers anymore. The calming scent of lavender lends itself as a wonderful favor idea for a bridal shower party. You can simply wrap a sprig of lavender with a raffia ribbon to create something simple, but if you want to present a fanciful and fun favor; try out some of these creative ideas using lavender as an herb for making sweet treats:
Pretty Pink Bridal Shower Party Ideas
From hip floral designs to whimsical polka dots, let’s get creative with planning your event using elements inspired by beautiful patterns of the sassy color pink.
Be Hip with a Floral Pattern in Pink and Brown
Choosing a brown and pink color palette with a floral pattern makes for a hip yet ultra girly designed theme. Since chocolate brown is a versatile color, you can coordinate it with a variety of items (e.g., ribbons, party plates, table cloth) in different shades of pink from light pastel to vibrant fuchsia. Ribbons, for instance, come in a variety of elegant pink shades and textures. In this picture, we’ve used a sheer organza ribbon to decorate a keepsake box for a guest.
Decorating Tip #1: Try brown and pink on a leopard design for a lingerie bridal shower theme.
Got No Wedding Theme? Start with Colors
Presenting ideas on using color as an alternative to themes plus the different ways of incorporating color into the decorations of a table.
While planning an event around a theme is a popular practice, it is not always necessary. In fact, you may just want your event to be based on your favorite colors. When selecting a color palette, it is common practice to match everything right down to the exact shade and hue; however, this is not always necessary as many designers actually use contrasting colors as an inventive way of planning table decorations.
To help you get inspired with choosing your own colors, we’ve created these three examples below that make use of color contrasts as a guide for decorating a table:
Table Decorations & Favors that Say “Muchas Gracias” with a Bang (Part 3)
You are reading the last part of a three-segment article about planning an engagement party with a Spanish influence. Go to the beginning of this article on page 1.
Unique Ways to Plan a Memorable Wedding Ceremony Toss
Featuring practical and creative ways of planning a petal toss for your wedding ceremony.
During the days of ancient Greek civilization, fruits such as apples were usually thrown at newly weds. While we certainly don’t throw fruits anymore, rice and birdseed are often traditional choices for a wedding toss because they symbolize a fruitful marriage. For brides that want a more modern and trendy appeal to their wedding toss, items such as flower petals, lavender seeds, and even biodegradable confetti are increasingly turning into popular options. Read more about this…
How to Package a Caramel Apple Favor
A creative alternative to giving candy - a how-to article on presenting caramel apples as favors for a fall wedding.
This coming Fall, instead of giving out the “usual” candy, why not take a piece of your childhood and make it a special part of your favors - using candied caramel apples. Using this wonderfully sweet idea, we’ve come up with our own creation that turns this delicious childhood treat into an elegant Fall-inspired guest favor with a practical purpose - one that serves double-duty as a nifty card holder. By obtaining basic packaging materials, just follow this project and make your own whimsical favor that will surely leave your wedding table by the end of your reception.
Original Ways to Add Pizazz to Those Place Frames
Get fun and stylish decorating ideas for presenting place frames at the wedding reception.
Just because you want to keep things organized that doesn’t have to mean that style has to take a back seat. With some imagination and creativity, have some fun and work with ribbons, floral accents, and other embellishments to add personality and flair to your place frames - a perfect opportunity to express a little bit of your artistic side. We’ve lined up three creative tips for decorating frames and included some original ways for arranging them at the table.
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