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 There is no limit to the variety of modern-day wedding accessories -
and these will add the finishing touches that will make your wedding
event truly special.
Stationery
The invitation announces your wedding to your invited guests and
ideally reflects the wedding's style - plain and simple or elaborate,
formal and stylish.
Many brides like to co-ordinate their stationery - invitations, thank
you cards, name cards and menu cards for the reception table as well as
the wedding program.
Stationery ranges from the expensive to the simple and inexpensive.
Wedding stationers and designers have a huge range of stationery to
cover all your needs and to suit your taste and budget.
Printed invitations can be embossed, engraved or mass printed. Choose
from lovely handmade paper, thick, luxurious paper, gold-flecked paper,
recycled paper or parchment.
For those on a tighter budget, do-it-yourself stationery kits are available from your stationer.
The wording of the invitations can be formal or less-formal, depending
on the style of your wedding. Either way, the information on the
invitations needs to be clear. Who is getting married, where, when and
what time, plus details of the reception. Include a date for sending
the RSVP and details of where to send it. The dress code of the wedding
can also be included.
Your stationer will have some examples to help you decide exactly what to say.
Remember to proof read the invitations carefully to ensure no
typographical errors and that all dates, times and addresses of venues
are correct.
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Decorations
At your reception create the atmosphere you have always dreamed of. Let
your imagination run riot as you select decorations that will transform
your venue into a stylish, dramatic or romantic setting.
Decorate with fairy lights, candelabras, chair covers with sashes in a
multitude of colours, back drops, topiary trees, balloons and arches.
For the tables select crisp linen, overlays, floating candle bowls,
storm shades, candelabra entwined with vines or flowers, or candles in
every colour of the rainbow. Decorations for your wedding are limited
only by your imagination and a professional decorating company will
help turn your dreams into a reality.
Favours
An European tradition becoming increasingly popular in Australia is bomboniere or literally 'sweet favours'.
Traditional bomboniere is a clutch of sugared almonds. They are usually
white or pastel coloured or even gold and are wrapped in a paper doily.
The tradition of giving bomboniere represents fertility, health,
wealth, luck and happiness. According to the tradition, the almonds
were given to each of the female guests at the wedding.
Usually, bomboniere is left on the reception tables for the guests to
take home. Modern interpretations of bomboniere can include small cakes
the size of petit fours, chocolates and other sweets. It can also
include take-home candles and even small presents such as an engraved
champagne glass in memory of the occasion or bottles filled with
bathsalts or potpourri.
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