The average time of day for most weddings is one o’clock in the afternoon. There is nothing wrong with getting married at one o’clock in the afternoon, if you are an average kind of couple. However, if you are not average, you may want to consider saying your nuptials at a more romantic time of day. Another very popular time to sanctify your faith in one another is at sunset. Pulling in a close third is a fresh and renewing sunrise. To start the day rejoicing in the one you love is always a great idea.

Sunsets are wondrous affairs when shared with the one you love. As you look forward to a lifetime of sunsets together, why not kick your marriage off right and begin with a romantic sunset wedding. This can be particularly gratifying if you are on a beach, by a lake, or even in the mountains.

Having a family member take photos as well as a professional photographer can be flirting with disaster. However, it can also be a blessing in disguise as it will not only keep the pros on their toes but you never know where that one great shot is going to come from. The trick is to make sure to have a reliable and responsible member of your family taking the extra photos and to have a candid conversation of what you expect from their behavior. Most families have a natural or someone who just seems to take great pictures.

Make sure your amateur family member photographer has plenty of film and a firm understanding that they are not to compete with or get in the way of the professionals for which you paid top dollar. Ask them to be as discreet as possible and let everyone know that they can cooperate with your Jr. P man so that it is easier for them to get that lucky shot.

Do you remember as a small child, watching The Little Mermaid or even Beauty and the Beast? As enchanting as these childhood movies were and still are, they had some familiarities. Everyone knows that the Little Mermaid finds love, and of all places it is not under the sea, just like the main character in Beauty and the Beast.

Both of the main characters in these movies meet their very own personal prince charming. Now you know how the plots play out, they fall into forbidden love of sorts, and get married. Now since there are weddings in these two films, how come we never see any bridal shower favors or wedding shower favors? Were these two strikingly and breathtakingly beautiful princesses deprived of a bridal shower? It seems as though old Walt Disney over looked a couple of things while putting these films together.

As time seems to slip thought your fingers, you can not help but wonder where all these years have gone. It seems like just yesterday you were fast asleep in your bed, and your biggest worry was whether of not the boogie man really was in your closet. Those were the days weren’t they?

The days of infamous youth and oodles of energy seem to be a distant memory. Alas, at least your memories are still up to par, although at times it makes you wonder if indeed it is actually memories rather then your imagination. You can still see her, your blushing bride. It doesn’t seem like this is your golden years, your fiftieth wedding anniversary. You can still remember your first walk down the isle, and even what wedding guest favors were handed out at your reception to go along with your wedding party favors. It is amazing how all of these years have come to pass, and yet your feelings are still as strong as they were the day you first met her.

Dedicated to my brother and his wife, who are no longer with us now.

There is a long moment in time as a you, the groom, waits at the alter. This moment seems to be suspended in time. It floats there before him, making him dizzy with anticipation. He is so much in love and on this day, the day they will promise to be together forever, he has only caught glimpses of her. Then suddenly, the moment is broken as she appears at the back of the chapel, holding her proud and beaming father’s arm. She begins to glide over the flower petals toward him and he catches his breathe, he has to because the angelic way she appears in her wedding dress has taken his breathe away.

Your near future Father-in-law gives you a last look that says you had better not hurt his daughter but you do not notice, because you are still enraptured by her beauty, her confidence, her elegant radiance. Suddenly, those decisions that seemed so important just a few weeks before, like whether to get wedding favors or unique wedding favors, are meaningless. They are so far away from you now, like a distant memory, wisping away in a breeze, that you barely remember them.

Remember your college days? The good times which you shared with your friends during those long lost yester-years still replay frequently through your head. Remember all of your friends? How they aspired more then anything to have the picture perfect family and a career to die for after graduation. Those were the days weren’t they?

How many friends of yours actually planned out their weddings while in school? Surely there was talk amongst the female student body of what flowers they would want, or even what type of bridal shower and bridal shower favors they would want. After all college days meant that you had little to worry about except your next exam, so surely there was spare time for you and your friends to talk amongst yourselves and even discuss your futures. It is common knowledge that a woman’s favorite flower is often incorporated in some way into her wedding shower favors, so sometimes it pays to listen and pay attention to your classmates daydreams.

Ask any girl and she will most likely tell you that she would love to get married in spring. There is certainly some magic and romance about the way in which nature comes to life with a showcase of lovely flowers at this time of year. The delightful spray of color put forth by the beautiful spring blooms does help one to forget about the winter blues and look forward to a new beginning in all our lives.

It is no wonder then that spring is a popular time to tie the knot. To really make the best of a garden wedding, you could start planning in advance by planting bulbs, shrubs and perennials that will match the theme colour of your bridesmaids’ outfits and wedding bouquets. For instance, pink azaleas would complement most pink shades of bridesmaids’ dresses. Purple blooms would also create a great contrast to the white gown and the pastel colours of the bridal entourage.

Your guests are very important in your wedding, without them no one will witness your most memorable day, no one will be inspired at what your life has turned out so it is just usual to give thanks to them by giving a wedding favor. It is a great way of showing your gratitude. There are many choices of matchless favors to give thanks to the ones who have become a part of your special day celebration. It will be a great pleasure to your guests to leave with a great favor from you. Below are some unique favors that you can choose from to give to your guests. These are favors that are according to its type.

Cookies and chocolates If you want your favors to be as sweet as your relationship you can give a try to cookies and chocolates bar. These would be certainly delicious! It is also the sweetest way to give thanks to your guests. They may even say thank you to you. Examples of these are chocolate bars and wrappers that are personalized by putting your initials in the wrapper or gourmet cookies that also have your initials.

I used to wonder sometimes about who ever thought of the expression “tying the knot.” I can understand its usage in wrapping gifts, using ropes to secure things in storms, and so on. But tying a knot in the context of a wedding would leave me baffled … until I started meeting with wedding planners and even friends who had “tied” the proverbial knot. I supposed, initially, I wasn’t open to interpretations other than my own. I sure didn’t want to think of my up-coming marriage as being knotted: that to me left little room for happy thoughts, let alone a happy marriage.

I was meeting with Dayle, my wedding planner, to talk about wedding favors among other things, but whenever we met the thought of knots interfered with my concentration as well as my helping her. I sat on it for a while that day, but then during lunch I couldn’t help myself and blurted out that the “knot” thing really bothered me. So many people used that term and it aggravated me. Wedding and knot when used together was an oxymoron as far as I was concerned. My marriage, my future life, and the event that was going to set all of that in motion were not going to be a knotted series of happenings. You could say I was rather obsessed with the whole idea of “tying the knot.” Well, Dayle looked at me and started laughing so hard I thought she was going to … well, you know what I mean…

The best wedding that you can have is one that is uniquely you. There are many ways to plan a wedding. The best is to start with the happy couple and the personality they each bring to the marriage. This can be done with the location of the wedding, the theme, the music at the wedding and reception. Ask what they want at every step and they can add just a little of themselves so that their wedding is uniquely and totally theirs. One of the best ways to add personality to the reception is in the dcor with wedding favors. It is possible to greatly enhance the dcor with personality favors. Everything needs to flow into the theme or the color scheme to give a beautiful, warm and loving atmosphere.

Each and every detail is planned, down to the smallest placecard holder, making sure the seating chart is followed. The dcor is another thing that has to match. Using the wedding favors as part of the dcor can help bring everything together just a little more. This is where you can definitely find a way to add your personality to the dcor. Upbeat people might like to give an “Apple of my eye” ceramic salt and pepper shakers set as a gift to the guests. If you are fond of tea time perhaps a tea pot keychain tape measure is more like your personality. There all kinds of different types of personality favors that can enhance your dcor.