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I’m looking at next May. Is it too late to book? Do we need a wedding planner for a small wedding, maybe 10 people? How long would you recommend spending there? Does the island get old after a few days? Are there daytrips from Santorini that you’d recommend? I’d appreciate all your input.

There are several hotels that will do the wedding either for free or a small fee in Santorini. I do not think it is too late to book. The island can get old but if you are planning on relaxing then it will suit. You could also island hop rather easily for a few days also.

I am having a private civil ceremony for my wedding and then a small reception because i can’t afford to do the big wedding we wanted. So since I am unable to invite everyone to the reception because I am limited on occupancy, why is it considered rude to send registry info. with the invites and announcements? I am not able to have a shower (where you’re supposed to send out the info.), bachelorette party or anything else of that nature, just the reception so why is everyone being so rude and assuming that im intentionally not inviting people? there are so many options with weddings now a days and case by case scenarios but we are still going by traditional etiquette assuming we all are having the standard book wedding? there is no malice or selfishness in sending out this information out to people who are already going to ask, so why is it still considered rude to the general public? insight please?…

While I agree with the etiquette that no one is required to bring a gift, and the only gift you should expect is your guests attendance, I had a ton of people asking where we were registered, so with my invites, I slipped in a small card that had my wedding website that just said for more info, please visit our website. It has the maps, itinerary, RSVP online, and also, registry links. While it is probably considered bad etiquette to even include that with the invites, most of my guests appreciated it.

the theme for my wedding is books and classic literature, i feel kind of bad because my fiance is totally a sports and fix-it guy who never reads fiction, but he thought of the idea and I absolutely loved it!

we already have the centerpieces, which are all these different books including Peter Pan and Anne of Green Gables and Oliver Twist. They’re going to be on stands, one per table, inside there antique bird cages with flowers around them.

WHAT I NEED are some good ideas for favors that also go with the theme, or any other non-favor ideas that you want to share, I’d really appreciate!

p.s. the wedding is April 17, 2010 (so excited!!)

I’d get small blank journals. I’ve seen hardback ones that were beautiful at the Dollar Store. Even if someone doesn’t use it as a journal, all can use blank paper to write lists, notes, etc. You could get pretty bookmarks with tassels to place in them in your wedding colors or complimentary colors, if you like or just leave bookmark off. Or only have nice bookmarks as your favors with your last name initial or wedding date, etc. printed on them.
Love the theme! Enjoy the excitement and good luck!

I’m Asian and my boyfriend is white. I’ve never been to an American wedding and I’m not familiar with it at all. I found this checklist online and for the rehearsal dinner, it says to bring gifts to be handed out during dinner.

What does it mean by gifts? Who are the gifts for? And what is the rehearsal dinner about?

Also, are there any good sites/magazines that would help explain the whole process for me?

A good idea for wedding party gifts is to have momentos personalized for each member of the wedding party by having their names engraved onto picture frames, jewelry boxes, keychains, pocket watches, beer steins, etc. A really good place for these gifts is a store called Things Remembered. They’re online too. The important thing to know when handing out these gifts is that they should all be similar in price and in thoughtfulness; no one person should receive a gift that is much nicer or more special than anyone else’s.

I am in search for Delhi Wedding Service Providers. Can anybody provide information on Wedding Planners in Delhi or Tips on wedding planning in Delhi, List of wedding planners in Delhi My wedding is fixed in November 21 and we want to hire a wedding planner who can rest assured us that we can enjoy a hassle-free wedding. We want everything to be arranged by him, from Farm House booking to catering, flower decoration, Music DJ, Backdrop, Moving Stage etc.

I’ve searched Google and found many but not sure whom to book, so if anybody by his personal experience can suggest some god wedding planners in Delhi or Wedding services in Delhi.

Thanks in advance.

I Know 1 Delhi based Wedding Planner Company who is expert in its field. They provide many theme based weddings like Jai Mala Theme, or Rajasthani Theme, Jodha Akbar Theme, Colour Theme, Gujrati Theme, Punjabi Theme etc. They also provide Revolving Stage, Palki, Chatter, Mashaal Guys, Flower Rain, Live DJ Music, Farm House Booking, Backdrop, Flower Décor, Catering, Welcome Girls and Folk Dancers etc.

They have done some very good work in wedding field. I’ve attended one of the weddings arranged by them in Bikaner Rajasthan earlier this year. It was a Royal Wedding held at Laxmi Villas Palace Bikaner and it was really a royal event. You can visit their site at http://www.thunderwave-events.com/

You can also see the photographs and videos of that event at their site and also some of their other works. I think they are the one who will suits you best for your event planning.

By the way congrats for the special D-day of your life…

the theme for my wedding is books and classic literature, i feel kind of bad because my fiance is totally a sports and fix-it guy who never reads fiction, but he thought of the idea and I absolutely loved it!

we already have the centerpieces, which are all these different books including Peter Pan and Anne of Green Gables and Oliver Twist. They’re going to be on stands, one per table, inside there antique bird cages with flowers around them.

WHAT I NEED are some good ideas for favors that also go with the theme, or any other non-favor ideas that you want to share, I’d really appreciate!

p.s. the wedding is April 17, 2010 (so excited!!)

Book marks
A coffee mug full of teas, hot chocolates and coffee
A nice pen and notebook set
A book?

If there is a particular book you like, you could honour it.

http://www.beau-coup.com/personalized-mini-books-wedding-favors.htm

My parents want to get remarried at Disneyland, and they have appointed me to get the pricing information and such.

I have been to the website, and looked at all there is, but I cannot seem to find the right information.

All we want to do is, basically, have our first family vacation in 8 years at Disneyland. While we’re at it, why not have our parents get remarried there? As opposed to having some average, nothing-special ceremony locally.

So we would book the hotel there and everything, and provide the clothes, cake, etc. We would just need a minister and a chapel of some kind.

I wonder if someone could give me any helpful information about the pricing?

The website does have a pricing brochure, but I do not have the right program to open it.

Thanks for reading, and I hope someone can leave me a useful answer.

A full-on disney wedding can run anywhere from $5000 - $40,000; I haven’t ever checked into a vow renewal ceremony. If you’re looking for somewhere to simply have the vow renewal ceremony hopefully it would be cheaper - it doesn’t sound like you want a big ceremony and reception. If you’re staying at one of the park hotels, they may have a quiet place you can do it or give you permission to use the courtyards between the hotel and the park.

Since it’s a renewal, you don’t really need wedding gowns, etc - although you may want to dress especially nice. I think it’d be cool to do the ceremony in the evening, go to the awsome (I believe it’s napa rose) steakhouse at I think the Grand Californian hotel or IN the park at Blue Bayou at Pirates - it’d be cool to have the ceremony there with the ride going in the background - if you did it close to opening time it may not be too bad… I’d definitely look into that (It’s one of my favorite rides and the restaurant is so quiet and peaceful)
I think ceremonies IN the park are probably more expensive.

I LOVE DISNEYLAND - I could come up with ideas all night…

Anyway back to my point - I would suggest calling Disneyland’s wedding coordinators at: (714) 520-7005.

There was not much in the brochure as far as prices - just a couple of samples for weddings and receptions.

It wholly depends on what you’re looking for, so calling them is likely the best way to get accuarate information.

What a good kid you are!

Best of luck and have fun!!!

Ok, so my fiance and I decided that we want to get married before our baby is born in February and before he goes into the army. So we picked December. We are on a tight budget though.

I want to know… Is the bride responsible for buying the bridesmaid and maid of honor dresses or just picking them out? Any suggestions on ways to save money on food? Do the bride and groom buy/rent the dress and tux for the flower girl and ring barer?

You do not have to pay for the adults in the wedding, but can pay for the kids. For my wedding we had it at 7, no dinner and just served apps at 10 Get someone to throw you an Immense jack and Jill.

Hi,

I’ve been going back and forth on so many aspects of my wedding invitations. One moment I think I have it, then I read a new guide/post/discussion on wedding etiquette and I am up in chaos again. This is what’s going on:

1) My parents divorced when I was 11
2) My Mom remarried when I was 12
3) My mom and step-father divorced when I was 20
4) My Dad remarried when I was 22
5) My step-father is still a huge part of my life and I still call him dad even legally now he is not
6) We will not be serving alcohol at the reception but might possibly have a champagne toast
7) We do not want kids under the age of 15 attending for location and budget reasons

All parties here are chipping in for the cost of the wedding along with me and my fiance. I don’t want to leave anyone exluded and have worded my invitation for the hosting as:

“Together with their families
<My name>
and
<my Fiances’ name>…”

As for the no children part, I included the last line with,

“Adults only reception to immediately follow in the back gardens”

On the reception card, I want to somehow name out all my parents and would like to use previous advice with,

Ms. <My mom’s name>
Mr. and Mrs. <My dad’s full name to include my step-mom>
Mr. <Stepfather’s name>
Request the pleasure of your company
at the wedding reception
following the ceremony
in the back gardens of the mansion

Does this ramble too much? Is there a way to streamline it a bit?

Also, I want to include more information on the ‘no-kids’ part by somewhere including our wedding site address where we speak more on our reason not to include kids along with the cut off age. Where would be the best place to include this information? On the invitation or the reception card?

I know everyone has their own opinions on whether or not kids should be invited but as we are on a budget especially with the economy, to invite all the kids in both our families would add too much expense to our wedding for us to reasonably afford.

You’re not obligated to invite children to your wedding, but you’d let your guests know who is invited only by listing the names of the guests invited on the inner envelope and omitting the names of those you do not want to invite.

Your wording would depend on the formality and venue. The wording you are using is informal and not usually used for a church wedding.
Get yourself a good wedding etiquette book like Peggy Post’s Etiquette which should serve you well.

I need to write an abc book (events from the book starting with a-z) and i cant think of one for i,k,u,x,y.

yes i have read it…

its good

no i cant think of anything…
i don’t really get it…sorry babe.

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