Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Pool-side wedding decorations

Being wedded on a beach might be a dream to many, but apart from other obligations, one might be planning to drop the idea because of the land-locked place that he lives in. So what if one doesn’t live in Hanalei Bay, Kauai, Hawaii , Siesta Beach, Sarasota, or Florida, saying “I do” by water side is still possible.

Pool-side wedding can be the best alternative possible. Moreover pool-side weddings are doubly benefited, as you find water, but the mud that one wanted to avoid so much, is taken care of. The care of weather is taken off your shoulders, by the relief that there is a ceremony hall attached to pool. Even apart from that it harbors many plus points; it's got the manicured look of fancy gardens, the warm memories associated with childhood vacations, and the refreshing touch of clear water nearby enriches the sensations.

Floating orchids and candles can take one to his/her fantasy dreams. A pool beside one’s wedding place, can provide such an opportunity, if one can have it then he must go and avail it. For it is sheer folly to miss a chance of a lifetime.

Lighting is an important factor when pool-weeding ideas are taken into account. One should make sure he starts his wedding–party early before the sun sets, (for the sake of snap-taking), and also be certain that it lasts well after the setting, so one can show off his artistic capabilities with lighting arrangements. And if unfortunately one or his friends don’t have those in them, then they can hire a professional. Lighting arrangements should be done in order to improvise the look of the pool and its décor.

Talking of pool-side weddings one can avail many ideas. Considering music first, Hawaiian music can add to the charms of reflecting water. One can even have some bamboo flute used to add in the color of beach into your pool-wedding. Sea-shell embedded table-covers can be used to complement one’s theme.

Combination of whites and greens, (even slightly bluish) [off-white, cream, aqua, fuchsia, tangerine, coral, chartreuse or gorgeous lime green] in dressing, can work charms with your other décor. Go on practical side of things now, you have enough of web-surfing!

Saturday, October 23, 2010

Guide for western wedding decorations

I am sure that you all have already thought about big things, i.e. the horse strained buggy, cowboy boots for the wedding party and circle miniskirts but what about beautification that will make your wedding elegant? This piece of writing presents a list of a small number of single ways to tie the loop Western method. Just use untamed flowers Instead of traditional wedding flowers, because wild Roses are beautiful, and having that western feel that we are looking for. We can even mix in a few blooming cactuses in our arrangements, in many different colors. And we also may add many of the other decorations that might have an attractive look. We can create faux leather to use as tablecloths at the reception side. One painting technique that we have found to work well is to buy enough low-priced fabric to cover all the tables that we want.

Now, we have to choose what color we want to our ‘leather’ to be and will get three different shades of that color (dark, medium and light).and then paint our base coat in the dark color and allow it to dry completely before continuing. Next we may mix our medium color and light color in separate buckets with little glaze. We should apply these to mixtures randomly over our basecoat. Instead of the standard streamers or garlands, we have to hang up ropes in varying thicknesses. We can keep them natural for a rustic feel. Most of the western weddings may follow many local cultural traditions but as compared to them they are almost different from the rest of the wedding cultures. The first thing to decide is how over the top we want the ambience to be. Any of the suggestions we have listed here can be added singly for just a touch of cowboy atmosphere or they can all be incorporated and still, in my opinion, come together to create a very classy and very quaint western wedding. If we have decided on a Western wedding, kick up our heels! Using Western wedding decorations we can make an ambience that reflects the strength of the Old West and its unlimited cowboy fascination. One great thing about Western weddings is that they let you rejoice in a happy, negligent style. Cover your greeting tables with gingham tablecloths, and consider using picnic tables instead of formal meal tables! They will seem more genuine, and they’re easy to attain. Having any sort of a themed wedding ceremony can be exigent. Most of the proposals I have planned here can be added individually for just a tap of cowboy ambiance or they can all be integrated and still, in my view, come together to generate a very classy and very charming western wedding.

Monday, October 18, 2010

Ideas for wedding cake decorations

All weddings plans made, all preparations done, yes, all that there could be. Let’s have a check list, well designed costumes for the couple, table centre pieces, reception decoration, reception arch decoration, umm, there is something missing for sure! What’s that? A cake, how could one forget that? So let’s not either.

When cake is talked ff, one has to consider a couple of things. Cake making is an art now, and since cake cutting is one of the most significant episodes of the wedding ceremony, everybody has an eye on it. If one wants to add style to his wedding he must choose a cake which complements to it.

Cake should be chosen keeping one’s requirements in mind. Size is a to-be-taken-care-of factor. According to the number of guests invited, the size should be decided, because everyone wants to have a piece of the wedding cake. Rather than increasing the size to abnormality, one should try increasing the layers. Another idea could be of providing small cakes on every table. This way extra expenditure on table centre pieces can be saved. Having decided the cake size, you can now go on other things.

Now, one can choose the shape of cake, and one should choose according to weather, depending on how much icing would be needed for a cake to keep it in shape, and safe from melting. But when one consider shapes and decorating material, then the most fantasized shapes can be of butterfly and floral decorative. Simple round cakes when attached, in an inspiring pattern with flower and butterfly shapes can make a big difference.

Theme weddings are common now, and as par themes cakes can be chosen. Cakes chosen should not only be such as to complement the common theme, but in fact such as by using them one can communicate the idea in a far better way.

For example if beach wedding is taken as a theme, then we can have a lot of options to be presented as cake. Sand castles would be the most popular and appropriate selection. People choose artistic fruit basket form cakes, which represent the sporty look of beach. But one should choose, what suits him the best.