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Bridesmaids can have tough jobs. They counsel the bride. They help with wedding plans. Hand holding and emotional support is another bridesmaid duty. Basically bride-to-be, your bridesmaids are your right hand during this whole wedding process. What better time to express your appreciation than with bridesmaid gifts!

Bridesmaid gifts can be fun, practical, frivolous, useful or all of the above. Remember, your bridesmaids have known you through all the good times as well as the not so good times. When you were crying about breaking up with an old boyfriend, who was there to listen and dry your tears? Who witnessed your humiliation at the hands of a karaoke machine? Who jumped for joy when you announced your engagement? Your choice of bridesmaid gifts can symbolize your history with each other.

Traditionally, bridesmaid gifts were to use for the actual ceremony itself. Little evening purses or jewelry that matched the bridesmaid dresses are often traditional choices in bridesmaid gifts. In this case, you could pick something that would be appropriate for everyone. A necklace and earring set that complements the bridesmaid dresses is a great choice. Bracelets or anklets are another good selection for bridesmaid gifts. A pretty long-flowering scarf in place of a necklace could be an elegant choice as well.

Taking the jewelry concept one step further, consider having the bridesmaid gifts handmade. There is a rising trend in beaded jewelry. You can make the bridesmaid gifts yourself or have someone else do it. Visit a local bead store for ideas and take a swatch of the bridesmaid dress with you. Look at the various beads and see what complements the dress colors.

Select the beads you feel would work the best. You also have to decide on silver or gold clasps. If you think you are handy enough to make the bridesmaid gifts, go for it! Otherwise, you can ask the bead store manager for contacts of people who could craft them for you, at the fraction of the price that you would buy them completely made! Your bridesmaid gifts would be a personal gesture that they would enjoy and wear over and over again.

Some brides chuck the idea of traditional bridesmaid gifts and go for something else. Keepsake photo albums and picture frames are popular, especially if engraved with something personal. Elegant compact mirrors are treasured bridesmaid gifts because they can be carried in their purses and used forever. How about a beautiful quilt or lap throw blanket with a special message embroidered on it? Those particular bridesmaid gifts are definitely unique and special. Plus, your bridesmaids will remember you every time they use those items.

Perhaps the bridesmaid gifts you can give could be a service like a day at the spa. A massage, manicure, pedicure, hair session and make up are a special treat for your friends. And it is another excuse to get together with them before the big day!

There are a multitude of choices in bridesmaid gifts. Just remember, your bridesmaids will be your friends no matter what, through sickness and in health. (That sounds familiar!) With some careful thought and planning, the bridesmaid gifts you decide on will be cherished forever.

Dave Poon is the owner of Go Wedding Gifts. We take the headache out of selecting gifts for your wedding party, whether they are Bridesmaids or Groomsmen. Come and see our selection of bridesmaid gifts at http://www.GoWeddingGifts.com.

Welding is the well known skill of taking two pieces of metal and fastening them together in very strong fashion. Most people have heard about it and understand at least the above concept but don’t really understand how useful it is.

Welding is used in more than just the steel construction industry. Anything metal that is formed from more than one part has most likely been welded. Things ranging from car bodies, to farm equipment, to underwater oil rigs, to custom mufflers, to sculptures…and on and on. There are separate welding techniques for each application whether it be the type of joint you are forming or the type of metal you are working with. There is spot welding, arc welding, stick welding, underwater welding, steel welding, aluminum welding, brass welding, copper welding, etc. You can weld big rugged things like axle assemblies, or tiny fine parts which require an flair. Basically in any industry and for every set of desires gifts, and abilities–there are applications for this wonderful skill.

Welders are in demand and paid well too. There just aren’t enough welders for all of the welding that needs to be done. And this is a universal need in every area geographically and in every area of business, in this country and throughout the world. So whether you are a handyman, or hobbyist, or need a great job here is a great skill to master and use. Welding classes are available at most local community colleges and career centers and once you are certified you will never regret it. You will be on your way to making your life, job, hobby–whatever–better!

You shouldn’t get the wrong idea though, one class isn’t going to teach you every technique and just like everything else with experience comes perfection and ease of welding technique. A good idea is to get a mentor that you can observe, learn tricks from, bounce questions off, and get constructive feedback from. This can be done on a personal level or more easily probably by reading information written by master welders and then contacting them.

So if you want to learn more about the many ways welding can jumpstart your career or make your job/hobby better than go take a class, then start practicing welding and read all you can from well known authors.

Josephine Stungger has taught beginning and advanced welding classes for years at her local community college. A sculptor on the side, she has perfected many highly specialized welding techniques. To learn more visit www.learnwelding.info.

Her dreams of marriage and collected marriage values disintegrate when she finds her husband/partner is sharing with others what was meant for her. The partner is her/his own property and dignity that she does not want to loose. Her man for her is everything, whatever kind he is, she manages and sacrifices to get along as long as he is honest and dependable. Infidelity by her man is attack on her marital status and is suicidal for her:

• She looses the trust and dependability; who would she trust when own man has cheated. She is devastated sensitively and mentally. She leads her tensed life with grieving emotions would be enough to develop mental and physical deceases.

• Both partners believe sexual partner as a personal valuable asset that demonstrates dignity and pride. A sexual partner is most valued partner becomes own dignity thus loosing partner is loosing dignity. Unfaithfulness of the partner is an insult to the personal values. So the matter becomes unbearable and embarrassment if partner’s sexual attraction goes into others hands is shameful and loosing self-respect.

• Her financial and other security is at risk. For a woman, her male partner is her security and safety. In addition, for a woman who is dependent, her man is the economic security. Her man shares her necessities, burdens, takes responsibilities of her, and kids. When he is there she is totally worry free.

• Loss of the best and emotional friend/partner she got. She, as she wished could share with partner her sentiments, anger, sorrow and everything of her was for her mental relief, what she cannot share with unknown. So is an emotional attack on her.

• For a woman it is pride when her man is around her. Absence of the partner results loneliness, which she would hate more than anything. Loneliness exists when is unable to share personal thoughts and sentiments with reliable person, is like killing self.

• She/he is not worried of her/his relation out side marriage rather what worries him/her is loosing emotional attachment woven during the whole episode. So more than the security she looses the emotional values she possessed and shared. Security is for survival and emotional attachment is for the energy she needs for existence. That is why women feel totally distressed when her man deceives.

• For a man his woman is his dignity and for a woman her man is her dignity and identity. Her man is her identity as father of her children. Her man is her identity as her security.

Living and sharing together is attachment of both souls they unknowingly build. Feeling of oneness contributes to energetic atmosphere. Feeling of meant for each other with who can fight, love, share, capitulate, expect, involve sentimentally and etc; all attachments are disintegrated when one cheats. Woman is more touching as uses heart more than the brain to visualize so is intolerable for her that her man shares his life with other woman too.

Infidelity is psychological syndrome created by attraction of the opposite, genetic and discontented behaviour, unrelenting sexual and emotional craving. Infidelity is an outcome of fading ambience, dislike, despair, humiliation, loneliness and etc. No adult person can escape the attraction of opposite sex, it influences our mind to admire and capitulate towards the quality. Some attractions are too strong to influence us to get involved emotionally despite married life; this involvement of extra marital is named by the society as infidelity. Woman too is human, she too has feelings and her body chemicals too react by mental signals when comes in contact with attractive person. She too perceives the virtues of attraction and imagines relating with, but in many occasions her conscious prevents getting involved observing the danger of family and social consequences. In developed countries she has rights to leave the partner for better. But when she keeps two philanders simultaneously becomes offence and is extra marital relation.

Most marriages in rural and urban developing countries are arranged by parents. Both would be partners are unknown to each other. In our religious fundamental world woman is a second citizen so has to live with the person loaded on her. Woman’s role is to maintain home, taking care of children and at night to act as sexual toy, beyond these if she thinks is an offence which society can to tolerate. Woman has to accept all the terms and conditions of the male partner. If the partner is disgusting still she has to live under his cruelty, undependability and humiliation. She has no other choice as religious and social rights are curtailed; she suppresses her desires and dreams of married life and consoles as this is her fate. For her life on earth is the penalty for sins she committed in her previous birth. Even Government laws can not protect them as social and its religious laws are more effective. If she wants to live in the society she has to obey the social compulsions. She can not leave the unmatched and seek partner of own choice because it is religious crime. If likes other man of own choice the only way-out for her is to make affair in her dreams. Fear of repentance is so dominant that she is scared even to dream the liking person. If by mistake the pre marital love affair is disclosed becomes humiliating for whole life. It is beyond imagination of her man to accept as her past relation hurts his dignity and pride for not having virgin woman as a wife. She has to succeed the test of virginity in the first night of marriage. If she fails is either sent back to the parents blaming her impurity or left to suffer for whole life.

Whether developed or undeveloped or religious fundamental country, woman is human she too possesses the sentiments and desire to look attractive to be liked by others. Woman by nature are very much conscious about their look is the nature’s law and the sense behind this is to look attractive. The attraction is an enticement to men to act in order to lure women for physical contact. Some women escape keeping the social obligations in mind and some get lured to initiate relation. Attraction is such an enticement that some fall victim to it. Most control in fear of social consequences by suppressing their craving. Yet with some, emotions overpower so get involved unconsciously for emotional attachment. Impact of social obligations is too strong in religion dominated countries that she is made to repent for her involvement. She is desecrated by the society for violating social norms and becomes hatred for family and society. She becomes evil and treatment is in accordance to her status:

• First she looses is the emotional attachment in the family with whom she felt comfortable. In case she despised, she may feel internally punishing the partner but externally she is still helpless and needs a home to live, as she can not live alone in this unsecured world.

• She suffers when the truth comes out to deteriorate her married life, makes her life hell. She comes under threats, violence and humiliation from husband/partner.

• Her secret love affairs for craving is unbearable to the religion so she is punished and desecrated to set an example so others do not go for such conduct.

• Dependant woman looses her economic security and safety. Society and its religion quarantine her to discourage participation and involvement in social activities.

• Suspicion of husband/partner as father of her children becomes humiliation to her. She suffers identity crisis.

• Even though husband/partner forgives the infidelity yet the feelings and pain remains in the heart thus home is no longer sweet home to unfaithful wife.

• Break from the existing home is anxiety which she has to carry whole life whenever her memory rebounds.

• A child questioning her for loss of father is embarrassment.

• She may be economically secured but not emotionally what she shared and stored.

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Living and sharing together is an attachment of both souls they unknowingly build. Feeling of oneness contributes to energetic atmosphere. Feeling of meant for each other with who can fight, love, share, capitulate, expect, involve sentimentally and etc; all attachments are disintegrated when one cheats. Woman is more touching as uses heart more than the brain to visualize so is intolerable for her that her man shares his life with other woman too.

Gone are the days when wedding planning was the sole responsibility of the bride and her mother. If your fiancé is happily going about his life while you are out alone talking to the florist, caterer, baker, stationer, DJ, etc., it’s time to get him involved in the planning of what will be the most special day of your lives togetheryour wedding day! After all, planning this day will probably be the first major project of your life together. It’s important for both of you to feel connected to this process.
Browse these 10 tips to include your man in planning for the big day.

1. Request His Help. This may sound like a “no-brainer,” but often the groom doesn’t get involved because he has been under the mistaken impression that his help wasn’t desired. Sit down with your fiancé and ask him what he would like to have at the wedding/reception. Tell him what you would like and develop a plan together.

2. Give Him The Knowledge. The fact that almost every bridal magazine is directed at brides is not lost on your fiancé. He may be hesitant to help with planning because he simply doesn’t know what’s expected of him. Give him a checklist with dates that tasks need to be accomplished. Offer suggestions for each area.

3. Enticements. Finding the most delicious wedding cake or most bubbly champagne can be a good way to have your fiancé have input into the wedding plans. Spending a few afternoons or evenings eating delicious desserts and sipping on champagne isn’t work; it’s fun!

4. Gift Registry. Remind your man that the gift registry isn’t just for china and crystal. While he may genuinely care about those types of gifts, today’s gift registries are much more diverse. If he’s had his eye on a great barbecue set or barware, remind him that the wedding gift registry is the way to go.

5. Entertainment. Choosing the entertainment for your reception may be just the ticket for getting your fiancé involved. Chances are he has very definite opinions in this area. Put those tastes to good use. Have him “audition” the various bands or DJ’s your considering. Spending a few evenings together going to clubs listening to music is a date not wedding planning!

6. Invitations. Chances are you haven’t met everyone in your fiancé’s family or group of friends, yet it is important that they be included in the guest list. Ask him to make a list of people he wants to invite. Better yet, ask him to address the envelopes of his guest list. Don’t worry if his handwriting is illegible, there are many computer programs available for printing labels.

7. Keeping Track. If your fiancé is a natural organizer, ask him to keep track of receipts, schedules, contracts, and appointments. Not only will this lighten your load, but also he’ll be involved in the planning process.

8. Accommodations. Asking your fiancé to arrange for accommodations for out-of-town guests can be a good way for him to stay involved. Just give him a list of acceptable hotels, and let him do the arranging.

9. Rehearsal Dinner. Your fiancé probably knows that this dinner has traditionally been the groom (or groom’s family’s) responsibility. If he doesn’t already have ideas for this event, give him a few suggestions, and let him have at it. Don’t worry if his ideas of fun for all differ from yours. It’s his wedding, too!

10. Honeymoon Planning. If your guy doesn’t already have a plan for your honeymoon, give him a few suggestions. Let him know the type of hotel you would find acceptable and be prepared to be pleasantly surprised.

For more ideas, visit http://www.WhereBridesGo.com. With these suggestions, you’ll be more relaxed and you will have already accomplished a goal of marriageyou’ve become partners!

Sherrie Thompson is an Assistant at WhereBridesGo.com and MSW Interactive Designs LLC (MSW-ID), purveyors of complete online solutions for wedding professionals. Thompson’s work on the bridal storefront WhereBridesGo.com has given her first-hand knowledge of the latest trends and sought-after products in the wedding industry. Follow Brides in-the-know to WhereBridesGo.com.http://www.WhereBridesGo.com

For increasing the all-around tension of at least two families, there’s nothing as effective as a wedding. You’re throwing strangers together in a situation that may be alien to all of them. You’re encouraging a clash of styles and tastes, with you and the person you love most right in the middle of it.

It seems like a situation wrought with danger, disaster, and debt. But there are ways of defeating all the monsters between you and the wedding of your dreams.

How about – organization?

Yes, the old-fashioned concept of organization can stand you in good stead. Writing everything down. Keeping detailed forms with lists of caterers, musicians, guests, tasks, things to pick up on shopping expeditions.

Organization can be better than a purple-haired, Miss-Manners-reading great aunt. When you get organized, you find yourself in control again. You know what’s going on, and you know you haven’t forgotten anything in the shuffle – like the ring, or the table and chair rental.

And the best organization comes from a genuinely complete book.

The Ultimate Wedding Planning Toolkit

This is a new book on the scene. The Ultimate Wedding Planning Toolkit gives you advice on every aspect of your wedding, from how to do an outdoors wedding to how to manage your budget, how to keep your RSVPs in order, how to keep your divorced parents in order, and how to keep your mental state in order.

How about these bits of advice:

• Keep an emergency kit at hand for last minute medical issues (Benadryl to treat those hives!) or fashion emergencies.

• If you have unruly relatives, enlist your minister or other officiant to help you maintain peace within the family using a neutral party.

• Plan your wedding budget early, and take advantage of discounts by catching venues and caterers at off-peak times.

But the Toolkit has more in it than just advice. It’s a complete repository of all the checklists you’ll need for your wedding. From the master checklist of everything that needs to be done, to later checklists of things you need to do for photography, the day of the wedding, and the honeymoon, the Workbook you’ll find included in the Ultimate Wedding Planning Toolkit will help you through the whole ordeal – and help you turn it into the event of your life.

The Workbook’s lists are also included in the form of Excel worksheets, with handy calculations that help you easily keep track of RSVPs, of your music playlist, and of your budget. You can modify them in any way necessary for your wedding.

The earlier in the process you find the Toolkit, the more useful it will be. It covers everything from the day you say “Yes,” to the day you say, “I do,” and afterward.

You know the feeling you have when you get in the car and know exactly where you’re going? The Ultimate Wedding Planning Toolkit gives you the same feeling with your wedding. What better way to start your marriage than with a beautifully-planned ceremony? For more information please visit http://www.weddingtrix.com.

There is a great deal of planning that goes into any large event but a wedding takes a lot of planning and organising. You have to make sure that the venue is booked, the dress fits, the bridesmaids have their dresses, the flowers are going to be there, the minister is well, the music is still on, the reception hall is ready, the guest are coming, your bride or groom is coming and the rings are there! Like I said: a lot of planning for a wedding!!!

A wedding needs to be carried out with most organising as possible, everything should run smoothly without any hitches and that requires a lot of planning. Usually families and friends get together to sort out the wedding but sometimes people hire a wedding planner! They are quite expensive but have a lot of expertise in the field of weddings; I think that they have a great job!

Wedding planning requires a knack, a knack to know how things work and how things will go, you need to be confident enough to ensure that the day runs as smooth as a lake and not like a waterfall, in fact water features are great at a wedding keep that in mind!

There are great tips and advice to help your wedding planning go a lot easier and a lot less stressful. On the internet there are articles, and tools to help you keep your wedding calm, there are also lots of television shows in channels like the discovery channel which are full of informative ideas for your wedding and how to plan things such as the flowers, the cake and the dress.

One of the great tips I like is to make a checklist, sit down and think of everything that needs to be done a few weeks before the planning starts, so if you forget anything you have a few weeks to make sure everything is on the list, an even bigger tip is not to loose the list!!! Not to mention make sure that you stick to your budget as weddings can be very expensive but they can also cost a lot less if you do proper planning and budgeting.

With the right amount of wedding planning and the right amount of time and effort everyone’s wedding can go as smooth as a baby’s bottom, and you can enjoy your perfect day to the fullest!

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Planning a bridal shower can be one of the most exciting activities you have ever experienced. There is so much joy associated with bridal shower. Everyone is pleased to bring gifts that the bride is excited to see as a sign of the start of her new life. Even though getting ready can be an exciting time, it can also be a very stressful time. There are so many things that you must consider when you are planning your bridal shower.

One of the most important things to first consider is the guest list. You should invite anywhere from five to twenty people. If you invite more than twenty, you risk overwhelming the bride and the guests, as you want it to be a rather intimate affair. When you make your guest list, be sure to consult the bride as to whom she wishes to have at her wedding shower. Female family members of both sides of the wedding party should certainly be at the top of your guest list. You will also want to include the bride’s closest friends, and, of course, the wedding party. Be sure that everyone who is invited to the wedding shower is also on the invitation list to the wedding to avoid any hurt feelings.

The second important thing to think about is the invitations. The invitations you choose can have any look or feel that you like. If you wish to have a themed shower, send out invitations that match your theme. For example, if you plan to have a beach party shower, send out invitations that have the look of a beach party. If you are not having a themed shower, you might want to go with something that looks like the bride’s wedding invitations. Check with the printer of her wedding invitations, as he or she might be able to cut you a deal if the bride’s invitation order was big enough. Whatever type of invitation you go with, be sure to include the guest of honor’s name, the time, date, and location of the invitation, the hostess’ name and phone number, an RSVP deadline (about two weeks before the shower is sufficient), and the shower theme. If you wish, include a map of how to reach the location. You might also think about including where the couple has registered and the colors of their future home. Send the invitations out about one month in advance of the wedding shower.

Once you’ve sent out the invitations, it is time to start planning your party. You will want to start with some light appetizers for your party guests. Try to provide a variety of foods, and try to avoid foods that guests might be allergic to. If you intend to serve highly allergenic foods like peanuts, be sure to keep them well away from the other foods you will serve. Don’t forget to think about drinks as well. Serve a wide variety, and be sure to include healthy drinks like water and fruit juice. If you also intend to serve cake, try to make it fit with the theme of your party.

Once you’ve considered the food, you are ready to start thinking about party games. You will want to play two to four games during your bridal shower. These games can serve as ice breakers if you wish. One fun game is to issue a list of common purse items. Whoever has the most items in their purse from your list wins. Another great game is a simple wedding word scramble. Whoever deciphers the most words in the time allotted is the winner.

How can you put a limit on learning more? The next section may contain that one little bit of wisdom that changes everything.

Be sure to include time in your shower for everyone to introduce themselves and their relationship to the bride. Remember that several of your guests may have a connection to no one but the bride, so it is important to help them get involved with the other shower attendees.

A sixth thing to consider when you are planning a bridal shower is party favors for all of the guests. While this tends to be a regional idea, offering party favors for each guest is a nice touch. You can do something as simple as a small box of candy or a scented candle. Try to offer party favors that reflect the theme of your shower, if you have one.

An additional thing to think about when you are planning is the decorative scheme. If you are having a themed shower, you probably already have some ideas in mind for decorations. If you are having a fairly general themed bridal shower, you need to think about table linens and centerpieces at the very least.

One final thing you must consider when you are planning a bridal shower is planning for after the shower. Buying some thank you notes for the bride to send that match the invitations is a nice touch. Furthermore, giving the bride a preprinted list of guests with up-to-date address information can also be quite helpful.

Planning a bridal shower is an intensive procedure, but getting the right combination of events will lead to a happy memory.

I hope that reading the above information was both enjoyable and educational for you. Your learning process should be ongoing–the more you understand about bridal showers, the more you will be able to share with others.

Nicole Owczarczak is owner of Dress-My-Wedding.com. Their new online store offers you designer wedding dresses at discounted wholesale pricing.

So you’re engaged, now it’s time to go on with the wedding planning. It can be a huge project costing a lot of money. What are you going to do?

Step one, no hyperventilating. Take a few deep breaths into a paper bag and remind yourself that you’ve got months, maybe even years before the wedding. You also have a lot of relatives giving advice on dates, florists and reception halls. While this may be annoying, these relatives are actually a valuable resource. Try redirecting their advice with specific questions asking what it was about their weddings they liked best and most importantly what it is that nearly ruined them. I once knew a woman who spent a lot of money on her wedding but neglected to keep the liquor in a guarded location. At the end of the wedding reception some staff stole several cases of unwatched, unused alcohol that she had to pay the caterer for. It’s the little things we forget that can upturn a carefully planned event.

Step two; decide just how much you and your soon-to-be spouse are willing to pay for this event. There are ways to cut costs. Outdoor receptions bring people back to the beauty of nature without the high cost of reception halls, but be careful not to schedule on a day when it’s likely to rain. It might be helpful to look up specific dates in almanacs detailing the weather for previous years.

Step three; organize, organize, organize. Set up a timeline of major events that you need to have accomplished before the wedding day. That way if something is running behind a few months early you can adjust your schedule. Creating a down to the minute timeline for the day of the wedding is important too. As it can help prevent last second mix-ups.

Mrs. Party… Gail Leino is the internet’s leading authority on selecting the best possible party supplies, using proper etiquette and manners while also teaching organizational skills and fun facts. Wedding Favors in many fun styles to help complete your event.

There are many wonderful winter wedding flowers on the market, and this may help to account for why winter weddings are becoming so popular.

It is important to start the search for the perfect winter wedding flowers long before winter sets in, however, as it can take quite some time to find the perfect supplier for your all important wedding flowers.

==Picking The Best Florist==

After all, buying winter wedding flowers is not at all like picking up a bouquet at your favorite florist. The wedding flowers you choose will be the centerpiece of your wedding, and it is important that they be chosen and designed with the highest quality standards in mind.

You will want to choose a supplier for your winter wedding flowers who has plenty of experience creating bouquets and floral displays for weddings.

==Ask For References And check Them Carefully==

You will also want to carefully check out the reputation of the florist as you shop for winter wedding flowers. The reputation of the florist is an important consideration when planning a wedding, so it is important to ask for references, and to check those references carefully.

Be sure to ask those you contact what they liked, and what they did not like, about their winter wedding flowers.

==View Samples Of The Florist’s Work==

It is also a good idea to ask for examples of the wedding flower displays the florist intends to create for your own ceremony. Any good wedding florist should have at least a few sample bouquets they can show you. If no live bouquets are available, however, be sure to look through the photo book the florist has.

All good wedding florists should have a book of photographs of past weddings, and these photos can give you a good idea of the kinds of winter wedding flowers you can expect at your own wedding.

Shaunta Pleasant is a professional writer and editor on wedding planning topics. Visit my site to learn more about planning the perfect wedding at http://www.best-wedding-plan.com/winter_wedding_flowers.html

Take love to the outdoors! Why have a bunch of loved ones sit in a hot stuffy room when you can be out embracing the warm summer weather? This is where the garden party theme comes into play for your wedding ideas. Where can you have a garden party? A private park, a beautiful yacht club, or the yard of your own home.

What does it take to pull off a successful garden party? Patience! Start planning your wedding decorations and preparations in advance. Who have you invited to the wedding? The young and elderly need a lot of shade on very hot days. Make sure that you have shady trees or large umbrellas to protect them from the hot sun. On that note, it’s important to emphasize sunscreen for all! You want everyone to have wonderful stories to tell for years! Not stories of the most painful sunburn of 2006.

It’s not very difficult to emphasize nature in a pastoral setting. Prepare tiki torches and electrical multi-colored lights if the party will extend into the late hours. Citronella candles will keep biting insects at bay while providing extra light.

Set up a Gazebo for foods and desserts. Everyone will form a line and serve themselves. Prepare garden salads, fruits, vegetables, floral cakes, and plenty of cold salads. Make sure you have plenty of chairs and tables for your guests to sit in. You can decorate the area with flowers pots, faux bumble bees, small summer statues that emit water, and ivy.

Play relaxing music throughout the day and pull out the real dancing music after supper. Encourage women to take of their high heels and have a good time. Encourage men to loosen their ties and live a little. You want everyone to have a great time in a lively atmosphere. Make sure your music is appropriate for everyone. While younger people like the popular hits on the radio, older people may enjoy a blast from the past. If you hire a DJ, make sure they do requests.

A garden theme party, is exactly as it sounds. It’s a summer wedding that embraces life, nature, and everything beautiful in this world. Make sure you hold your party in a desirable safe location for children to wander and play free from harm. If there’s a lake or pond, make sure that an older child never leaves little ones unattended. If everyone has a responsibility, your summer wedding party is sure to be a smash!