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How Do I Choose A Wedding Theme? – Ask The Wedding Expert

August 6, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Question from Jocelyn:

I am getting married in May 15 or 20 in 2010. And I like the colour of navy blue, light blue and white but I don’t know what kind of flowers to go with my wedding or what theme to go with and I don’t know if I should have it outdoor or in a church.  What should I do?

Answer from Wedding Expert Angela:

Hi Jocelyn, and congratulations on your upcoming wedding.  You colour choice sounds lovely.  As for flowers, there are many colours that go with blue.  Some of them are greens, purples, yellow, and melon.  As you can see from this photo, blue and melon go well together, and are considered complementary colours (they are opposite each other on the colour wheel).  This video I made on choosing wedding colours will give you more ideas on colour choices.

I think you are stressing yourself out over the flowers when you don’t need to.  What you really need to do is make a list of all the flowers that you need—bride’s bouquet, # of bridesmaid’s bouquets, boutonnieres, # of parent’s corsages, table centrepieces, etc.  I made a video that outlines what you need to consider when making your wedding flower list.  Once you have your list, go to your florist (with your budget clear in your mind), and ask them what they suggest.  THEY are the flower experts.  Bring a picture of the bridesmaid’s dress, or a fabric sample so they know your wedding colours.

When it comes to choosing a wedding theme, you have thousands of choices.  You can keep it simple with a colour theme (blue).  You can choose something that represents you and your fiance, like a hobby or something you both love to do.  To get some ideas, visit the popular wedding favour site—they have thousands of wedding favours to choose from.

When it comes to choosing an outdoor wedding, or a church wedding, the choice is really yours.  If you are outdoors, you will have to arrange things like chairs, sound system, at least one table, and then you will want to make it festive and decorative.  Usually that means arches, or lattice as a backdrop where the alter would be.  Those things can all be rented, or purchased, but they will need to be setup and taken down after the wedding.

If you were in a church, you could just decorate the church, have your wedding, and then arrange for someone to remove the decorations.  If it rains, the church would probably be your backup location anyway.  Those are the main things to consider.  This article on wedding ceremony sites might be helpful.

Good luck, and if you have further questions, feel free to ask.

Angela Fiebelkorn, Ask The Expert

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Rules of Etiquette For The Mother of The Groom – Ask The Expert Answer

July 14, 2009 By 1 Comment

Question from Gayle:

I am mother of the groom to be. My ex and I are both been re-married.  My future daughter n law’s mother knows and has meet me and my husband but we live out of town. My ex and his wife live in the same town as the future in laws. Both parents got together to give an engagement party. I was invited, but was not included in the planning, in fact I found out by getting my invitation in the mail. (the week before the party) how should I deal with this. oh and by the way I am close with all my children and I live in driving distance from my ex and the new future family.

Answer from Wedding Expert Angela:

Hi Gayle.  First, it is the mother of the bride who is responsible for the engagement party.  It was rather tacky that she did not think to include you in the planning, but I believe that it was not an intentional thing.  I lived and commuted from “out of town” for years, and my many ‘city’ friends always felt that I was so far away—meanwhile I could get to my city job faster than they could and they lived right in the city!  It is a prejudice that many city people have about those who live outside the city.  Don’t take it personally.

When it comes to planning a wedding, it is the bride and her family that do most of the planning (and paying).   The rehearsal dinner is traditionally the responsibility of the groom’s family, so, you can talk to your son and future daughter-in-law about your willingness to take that on, if you so choose.   With the rehearsal dinner, it is common to have wedding favours that reflect the theme that the couple have chosen for their wedding.

If you wish to contribute to the cost of the wedding, you should speak to your son about it.

I hope that helps, and feel free to email again.

Angela Fiebelkorn, The Wedding Expert

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What Are Some Ideas For Rose Themed Wedding Decorations and Centrepieces? – Ask The Expert Answer

March 3, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Question from Sheryl:

I am having a September wedding that will be formal.  I am going with a rose red and a royal/navy blue.  I was just wondering how I can make it work?  Will the two colors come together and work?  What are some decoration ideas I can do.   I really want a rose theme.   I was thinking about having white table cloths with rose peddles on the tables with possibly a vase with 2 roses, also some pictures on the table of my soon to be husband and I.  Can you give me more ideas on wedding decorations and what I can do for centerpieces.  Thanks.

Answer from Bridal Expert Angela:

Hi Sheryl, and congratulations on your upcoming wedding.  Your colours of red and blue would work really well, especially if you incorporated yellow into it.  Those three colours make a “triadic colour scheme“—red, blue, and yellow. 

Since you are having a formal wedding, you will most likely be using place card holders for the guest seating.  You could have a photo of you and your fiance behind the seating arrangement card.  You could also have these great photo album wedding favours which allow you to put a few pictures of you and your fiance into them, and they can add their own photos of your wedding to the album.  I suggest using a variety of photos so each album is different.  Your guests will talk about the pictures and share looking at them with each other.  These “rose” wedding favours can be used to accent your rose theme.  Notice the Single Flower Tube Vase in this collection of Wedding Table Centrepieces which would work well with your idea of a vase with 1 or 2 roses in them. 

Candles always add warmth and sophistocation to any setting, so you might consider surrounding your single rose on each table with a variety of candles in your wedding colours and at different heights.  Your reception hall might have candle holders available for you, so you might have no need to purchase them.  Ask them.  If not, there are many to choose from at the above links.  If you purchase candle holders, you might have a little ’contest’ and the ”longest married couple” at each table could take them home at the end of the evening.

Along with flowers and candles, the next most common centrepiece is one which is a water feature of some type.  Sometimes, it is ‘lights’ inside the container, sometimes it is a small battery operated waterfall.  There are some water feature type centrepieces in the above ‘Wedding Table Centrepieces’ link.  Some people like to make their own centrepieces after checking out the various options that they can purchase.  Floating candles on a flat rectangular container filled with water, and with the occassional floating flower is also a nice feature. 

These are some ideas to get you started.  If you have other questions, feel free to ask.

Angela Fiebelkorn, Ask The Expert

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What Flowers Do I use For A Spring Wedding? – The Wedding Expert Answer

December 4, 2008 By Leave a Comment

Question from Susan:

What are the usual flowers for a spring wedding?  Thanks.

Answer from Bridal Expert Angela:

Hi Susan, and congratulations on your upcoming wedding.  A spring wedding allows for many flower choices.  Almost any flower can be purchased for a price, but in your spring wedding planning, you may want to choose wedding flowers that are in season because it is often less expensive. 

Typical spring flowers in the northern hemisphere are roses, lilies, daisies, tulips and hyacinths.  In the lily category, calla lilies are very popular and they make a great spring wedding theme.  There are many wedding favours and accessories in the calla lily theme to augment your flower choice.

Good luck in your planning, and feel free to email again if you have any questions.

Angela Fiebelkorn, The Wedding Expert

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