Wedding Reception Traditions

A country club makes the perfect setting for wedding receptions. Country club receptions offer a host of amenities not found in other locations, and they always do so in elegant style. If you are planning a wedding reception, you will want to ensure adding all of the wedding reception traditions that are popular and make the time together with your guests so special. • Since a marriage is in legal terms the signing of a contract, over time people have tried to make the signing more festive, and thus we now have wedding ceremonies and receptions to commemorate the big event. Wedding receptions are parties that are held after the marriage ceremony, and they usually include a meal, a toast, dances, and other traditions that help make the moment special. • Many receptions have a meal as the focus. At a country club you can use the able assistance provided by the professional catering staff. They will help you with all aspects of the food you wish to serve at your wedding reception, including different types of cuisine and how it will be presented. They can also offer suggestions in terms of your wedding cake, what flavors you might enjoy and how it will be decorated. Some couples prefer to focus the food around hors d'oeuvres or desserts instead of a full meal, which is a lovely choice as well. • Another feature you will find at many wedding receptions is a toast. The person or persons giving the toast might include the best man and maid of honor, but can also include the bride's father, the groom, and others important in the couple's life. Champagne is the traditional drink, but your catering staff at the country club of your choice can help you select from several delicious options that would be appropriate. • You will usually see at a wedding reception some form of dancing. Often the newly married couple have a first dance together to a favorite song they both enjoy. There might also be a special dance with the bride and her father, as a fond farewell. After this first dance, the rest of the guests are invited to join in the dance. The party will continue on until the bride and groom leave for their honeymoon, and often longer. Their car will often be decorated by their friends with streamers and flowers. • Other activities that you might see at a wedding reception is the tossing of the bridal bouquet and garter. The bouquet is tossed to all of the single women in the room, the garter to the single men, and the lucky catchers are likely to be the next married. Remember your wedding reception traditions fondly at a country club reception.

About the Author: Anne Harvester is a homemaker extraordinaire with years of experience creating spectacular events and gifts. See her favorite Gift baskets, Easter gift baskets, Mothers Day gifts.

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Bridesmaid Gifts 101

Finding, purchasing and giving the perfect bridesmaid gifts can go a long way to saying 'thank you' to the people helping you the most with your wedding. Especially, when you have bridesmaids that are traveling from out of town and your bridesmaids are giving up their entire weekend to be at your wedding. Make sure to budget a sufficient amount of money for the bridesmaid gifts. Technically speaking, you do not even have to give a gift, but it can be a great keepsake and/or memory maker. You can get a lot of milage out of your gift by giving it prior to your wedding. Plan a lunch or happy hour and distribute your gifts then. It's a great way to push your troops... or bridesmaids that is, through to the finish line! • Keep in mind, your gift doesn't have to be something tangible. It can be as simple as a gift certificate to a high-end day spa. If you live in a rural community, plan a trip to a nearby big city. Or, treat your bridesmaids to a weekend at the lake. If you do plan any kind of travel, make sure to inform your party what exactly you are paying for. You don't want to get 200 miles from home and realize someone can't afford the trip! a Pre-wedding weekend trip is a great way to relieve stress before your big day and create some great memories with your bridesmaids while doing it! Share this article!

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Choosing Your Bridesmaids

One of the first things decisions you'll have to make as you start the wedding planning process is who will be in the wedding party. So, the typical question is: "Who should I choose to be in the wedding party?" Don't worry and don't stress. The people who should be in your wedding will quickly come to mind. Go with your gut! • During the process of choosing your wedding party, you will need to decide how large should your wedding party be. Obviously, expense may play a factor in your decision. The more people you have to attend to, the more expense your wedding will be. There is a traditional formula that states that you should have one bridesmaid for every 30 to 50 guests. But this is not a strict rule. Feel free to include as many as you like. You may want to set boundaries. For instance, if you have many sisters, you may limit your list bridesmaids to being them only. This will provide you an escape from hurt feelings of friends. • Once you get your bridesmaid list in order, make sure they know their duties. They are there to help you make this a very special event, not just goof off! Remember, today you're the boss! Share this article!
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Pressure from Wedding Planning: How Do You Avoid It?

The following article is by Jerry Leung. He is a well-known wedding invitation designer who publishes several web sites on the subject of wedding planning. This article deals specifically with wedding stress and how to avoid it. Jerry provides some great tips on the best way to navigate the planning complexities of your wedding. Enjoy!

A wedding is an once-in-a-life event. No one will doubt about the importance of a wedding. Since you will start a new life as a married couple with your spouse after the wedding, it is indeed marking a point of changes in your life. Due to the importance of your big day, you, as well as all other couples, would like to make the wedding as perfect as possible. There is no doubt about that. As suggested by most experts in the field, a good planning can lead to a more perfect wedding. • In fact, wedding planning should be an enjoyable job since it is your wedding and it will lead you to a new life. However, I bet all couples will agree that you will need to face a lot of stress and pressure during the planning process. You parents, relatives, and friends will give you all kind of advices on your big day, from the choice of invitation to the decision of the menu for your reception. Sometimes there advices, or opinions will be totally conflicting with what you have in your mind. At this point you may understand there are so much stress and pressure. Some couples will lose their temper when they fact such pressure. However, losing temping does not any good and it does not help to solve the problems you are facing. A better way will be trying to avoid the pressure from wedding planning. Here are some suggestions for you. • The very first thing you need to do is to start planning your wedding as early as possible. You should start it as soon as you decide to get married. By doing that you can ensure that you will have enough time to finish all the tasks. As discussed before, to most of us, we will only have our weddings once in a life. You should try to minimize the potential mistakes that may ruin your planning, as well as your wedding. One of the ways to do so is to allow extra time for the production of any wedding item. For example, if it takes four weeks for the vendor to make your wedding favor, you should order them eight weeks before. In case the quality of the favors is not acceptable, you will have time to give it a second try. We have to admit that everyone will make mistakes. It is normal for your wedding vendors to make mistakes. As a result it is always good to allow some time in case they really make the mistakes. • Another issue is about organizing your planning. You should put all the information you gather about your wedding in folders, according to different categories. This will save you a lot of time when you goes back to the information during your decision making process. Thanks to the computer technology, you can arrange and organize your planning easily with your computer at home. You may even make use of the free wedding planning tools provided by websites on weddings so that you can always check them when you have access to the internet.

About the Author: Jerry Leung is a wedding invitation designer with great interest in Chinese Style Wedding cards. He designs Custom Chinese Wedding Invitations. Besides, he runs a blog on weddings to share his ideas on items such as Vintage Wedding Gown and Dress. You can also find Indian Wedding Cards and Invitations from his website.

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