What to have people throw at your wedding

Blurb by Jessica Rugg

There has been much debate on what you can throw when the bride and groom run from the church (or wherever you have your wedding) to their car.
You can throw anything small, that can be eaten, or is biodegradable.
Some common options:
- Rice
- Birdseed
- Popcorn
- Bread crumbs
- Rose petals or other flower petals
- Have people blow bubbles
- Confetti
- Ribbons
- Flower seeds
- Glitter
- Release birds or butterflies
- Have people ring bells
- Have people hold or wave sparklers (especially beautiful at night)



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Message in a bottle wedding invitations

Column by Jessica Rugg

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Here is a website where you can buy kits to make messages in bottles for your wedding invitations:
http://www.invitationinabottle.com/Weddings_s/20.htm
They are a very cool idea for any themed wedding but they are particularly adorable if you are planning on a ocean or beach themed wedding or are going to have your wedding on a beach.
If you don't want to buy the kits from the link above, you could try making them yourself.

1) Soak paper in tea to make it look warn and tear the edges off (you can find paper that looks worn and beat up but it is cheaper to do it yourself).
2) Write your invitation information on the paper (you can try your hand at calligraphy, or print it out before you soak and tear the paper. Or writing it sloppily may help with the theeming).
3) Roll the paper up and put it in a bottle. You can tie the paper with twine and also include sand, seashells, cocktail umbrellas, and anything else ocean themed. You might want your bottle to be plastic instead of glass to ensure that it won't break when you ship it.
4) Corks can be hard to work with. There are ways you can soak the corks in hot water to get them to expand and fit in the bottles, but it would be easier to use wax to seal them. It would be easier still to get bottles with lids that screw onto the bottle instead of corks.
5) Your shipping options very. The easiest way is to send them in boxes through your postal service or UPS. Some specialty services allow you to send them without the boxes, however the pricing range increases exponentially.

This is a fun way to let your guests know that they are in for a beautiful wedding! Get creative and have fun!

24 Grooms Blown Away By Their Beautiful Brides

Blurb by Jessica Rugg

These pictures are truly beautiful! You can see how emotional the grooms become once they see their brides for the first time on their wedding days.
Link:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/mattbellassai/24-grooms-seeing-their-brides-for-the-first-time-6z51


My personal favorite from the link above

"I Do - Pursue Relational Growth"

Blurb by Jessica Rugg

Here is a beautiful message presented by Jim and Sue Nicodeme at a church in St. Charles, Illinois:

http://ccclife.org/pages/page.asp?page_id=161936&programId=138294

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Jim and Sue Nicodeme
 

They tell how to keep your marriage healthy and strong. They are a funny couple with excellent tips!

Top 10 custom printed wedding favors

Blurb by Jessica Rugg

Here is a cool blog post with some cute and clever ideas for custom wedding favors! All of these can be bought on this website, but most of them could also be found other places either through the web or other retailers:
http://www.bluesodapromo.com/wp_blog/top-10-custom-printed-wedding-favors/

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Your wedding cake

Feature by Jessica Rugg



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     There are so many options with wedding cakes and the more elaborate you get the more expensive it gets.

     Cakes are usually priced by the slice. Price per slice can range anywhere from $1.50 to $12.00.

     To save money you could order a small version of your dream wedding cake and have sheet cakes made of matching flavors and colors to be cut in the kitchen or back room to be distributed to your guests.

     To make your cake look bigger you could get the top few tiers made of Styrofoam and decorate it with frosting to match the rest of the cake and just cut the bottom tiers.

     Jodi Rugg loves to decorate cakes. "There are so many options and variations! It's always fun to get creative with a cake," Rugg said.

     There are ways to save money on the frosting also. "Fondant icing is more expensive than buttercream or you could get pre-made sugar-flower detailing instead of hand-made flowers," Rugg said.

     Cupcake tiers are getting more and more popular recently. They are generally cheaper, easier to serve, and fun for the kids at your reception to eat.

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You still get to cut the little cake on top with your groom, and serving the rest becomes so much easier!
 

     And you can still get creative with the frosting and decorations!

     Wedding cakes are generally white, but there are lots of fun ways to add color and tie it in with the colors of your wedding.

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     Talk to your baker about pricing options and get his or her creative input before you make any decisions.

     Have fun and get creative!

Amazingly adorable live lip-dub proposal!

Blurb by Jessica Rugg




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Isaac proposing after the song
 

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_v7QrIW0zY

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