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IzS f you’re like most brides-to-be, you’ve
been dreaming about your wedding day since
you were a young girl. Whether it’s a lavish
gala or an intimate affair, it will be one of the
most important days in your life. To the tini
est detail, it must be perfect. If your big day
is looming on the horizon, consider personal
touches to make your dream wedding a reality.
Start when considering the decor for the loca
tion of the actual wedding as well as the recep
tion or party to be held afterwards.
“Instead of hiring someone to do the deco
rating for you, do it yourself. It will mean more
and you’ll be amazed at what you can do,” sug
gests Laura Byme of Michaels Arts and Crafts
stores, one of the nation’s leading suppliers of
wedding accessories.
Wedding designs are as varied as the brides
themselves. Some plan around a color palette.
For others, the season or location may pro
vide the inspiration. Still others may opt for a
theme, such as a beach party or celestial heav
ens. Whatever your choice, there are a variety
of ways to bring it to life.
If you can’t take the wedding party to the
beach, bring the beach to your wedding. Make
large bows in coral and sand colored ribbon
and attach a starfish or fiat shell to the center.
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Use them as pew markers or above doorways.
(Most craft supply stores sell bow-making ma
chines or have the store’s resident bow-maker
give you a lesson). Rent potted palm trees or
purchase faux ones and place them at the en
trance to the church and around the reception
hall. Drape reception tables with fishnets. For
tabletop centerpieces, fill goldfish bowls with
blue-tinted water and floating candles. For real
authenticity, surround them with play sand.
A “match made in heaven” can be celebrat
ed with a celestial wedding. Drape twinkle
lights in lengths of dark blue tulle and drape
from ceiling to floor. Sprinkle gold and silver
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star confetti on tables covered in midnight
blue cloths. Make candlescape centerpieces by
placing pillar candles of different heights on a
round mirror and dust with iridescent glitter.
Even if you don’t live in a snowy climate,
you can make guests at your winter wedding
shiver with delight. Bunch shimmery white
tulle around the altar or buffet tables to rep
licate snowdrifts. Attach sparkling snowflake
ornaments randomly to the tulle. For center
pieces, place large pillar candles with multiple
wicks in shallow glass bowls and surround
with loose imitation snow. Blue and white ici
cle lights will add the feel of starlight on a cold
winter night to your party.
Extend your personal signature to invita
tions as well as the decor. You can find all the
materials you need to bring your vision to life
- papers of all kinds, envelopes, stamps, sten
cils, and other embellishments -- at your local
arts and crafts store. Michaels, in fact, carries
a large selection of invitation papers, ranging
from every day cardstock to handmade papers
and vellum. You can buy them individually or
in packages. Then, use your home computer to
create the Same professional look you’d get if
you ordered them from a printer. Just choose a
layout, font style, size and color in your home
office program and start printing. For more in
spiration, visit www.michaels.com/invitations,
an online center with step-by-step invitation
templates you can download as well as lots of
wedding tips and how-to instructions.
The real fun comes after they are printed. Part
of the beauty of making your own invitations is
that they don’t all have to be alike! You can
create borders, add trinkets - your imagination
is the only limit. Take a stroll down the aisles
of your local arts and craft store for inspiration.
For beach themed invitations, you might stamp
the cards with palm trees or seashells or stencil
on starfish. Or punch a hole near the top and tie
beach-themed cutouts or small charms to the
card with thin satin ribbon. For heavenly cards,
choose blue or silver paper and use star and
moon stamps. Drop a few loose silver stars in
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the card before putting it in the envelope. For
a beautiful white on white invitation for a win
ter wedding, place a snowflake stencil on top
of a white card and “paint” with thinned glue.
Remove the stencil and sprinkle with white iri
descent glitter. When it’s dry, shake off the ex
cess and voila! A miniature winter wonderland
to send to your friends and family.
Now that you’ve gotten into the excitement
of doing it yourself, don’t forget the smaller de
tails. Flower girl baskets, ring bearer cushions,
guest books even napkin rings -- all add to
the unity of your wedding theme and provide
the finishing touches. For instance, spray paint
a small basket in a color that coordinates with
your theme. Wrap the handle with satin ribbon
and add a bow at the top or on both sides of
the handle. Fill with artificial rose petals (or
imitation snow for a winter wedding) for your
flower girl to scatter as she precedes you down
the aisle. A small nosegay of silk flowers would
make a lovely take home gift for her and start
her dreaming about her own wedding! Small
cookie cutters make great napkin rings. They
come in all shapes: stars and crescent moons
work well for a celestial theme, as do palm
trees or fish for a beach party.
Many brides like to give favors to their
guests. Three or four star shaped tea candles
wrapped in tulle and tied with curling ribbon
make useful gifts for guests at a heavenly wed
ding. Blow-up beach balls and plastic pail and
shovel sets add a touch of whimsy to a sand
and surf theme. Or print thank you notes on
parchment paper, roll them up and tuck into the
necks of small glass bottles. Small snow globes
make charming mementos of winter nuptials.
Whatever style you choose for your wed
ding, your guests are sure to appreciate the
time and thought you’ve put into it and you'll
create memories for you and your family that
will last a lifetime.
For more ideas that will help create the per
sonalized wedding of the bride-to-be’s dreams,
log on to www.michaels.com/weddings.
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