Colour Palette - Aqua Inspiration

One usually are a bit sceptic when it comes to this bright aqua colour scheme for a wedding. Although it works best for a beach wedding, there is really no rule stating that it can't be used for a summer garden wedding, or whatever type of wedding you have in mind.

Coloured wedding shoes are really nothing new. They make memorable shoe shots! (I am addicted to great shoe shots ...) Personalized items like a fan for those hot garden ceremonies, the church program with a hint of colour and bottled lemonade (or whatever you guests would like) as table placements, make great wedding favours. A cocktail to get the party started ... need I say more?! Out with the plain white marzipan covered wedding cakes and in with something colourful. And do serve your wedding cake as dessert to your guests. It can't be stored forever. Blue hydrangea ball bouquets for the bridesmaids, or if you prefer, for yourself.

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Paperless Wedding Stationary

In the modern era we live in it was inevitable that the digital invitation would make its debut. The idea works well for those less formal affairs like a birthday party, or braai. But whether one wants to send out an e-Vite for a wedding ... is really up to you. Maybe if you are one of those people looking for ways to reduce their carbon-footprint, this might be a solution. But other than that, the e-Vite won't really score high popularity points.

Paperless Post offer these designed wedding invitations that look like the real thing. Their website are well designed to let you custom design your invitation, deliver it to your guest's email inboxes and track their replies.

This service is only available to members. When you sign up, you receive 25 free 'stamps' and for only $5.00 you get an additional 40 'stamps'.

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Wedding Invitations: A Few Check Points

Will your wedding be at the beach, in a chic hotel or on a rustic wine farm? What will be the colour scheme, or the mood you're going to create? Whatever it is going to be, your invitations will be the element that will give your guests a glimpse of what type of wedding to expect. The design should compliment your decorative ideas, and should be brought on to all of your wedding stationary.

Here are a few points to keep in mind when getting ready to post:

• Have two guest lists. List 1 for people you absolutely want at your wedding. And list 2 for people you would like to invite - who will fill the place of someone from list 1 should they turn their invitation down
• Normally invitations are sent out 6 - 8 weeks before the wedding date. Should your wedding fall over the school holidays or over a long weekend, do think about sending 'save-the-date' notes to your guests the moment you decide on a wedding date. This will ensure your guests who will have to travel, to keep their eye out for flight specials, to book accommodation in advance and to avoid a double invitations that might occur.
• Order extra invitations - This can come in handy for late additions to the guest list, any mistakes or to have as keepsakes
• Order additional envelopes - For those mistakes that might creep in with the addressing
• Make sure the there are enough stamps per invitation - if not sure, take the inviation in full to your post office and have it weight
• Double check addresses and postal codes before posting the invitations and ensure to put on a return address on each envelope for that undelivered invitation

[Source: Wedding Moments; Photo credit: Etsy]