A Neat Idea...

Have you thought about how to differentiate your wedding from others? What about releasing butterflies? If you do choose to implement this idea; it will be fantastic and breathtaking on your wedding day!

Here are a few tips how to pull it off:

1) Contact someone in charge of the butterflies order as early as three months in advance. Statistics show that butterfly farmers take about four to five weeks to raise your butterflies for your butterfly release. So you want to be sure that you receive the butterflies on time.

2) Monarchs butterflies are an excellent choice! They are the most popular and recognized butterfly for releases. Monarchs are lovely butterflies with vivid orange and black wings that span 3-3/8 to 4-7/8 inches. When Monarch butterflies are released, they soar and glide through the air, dipping and landing to drink nectar, and investigate bouquets and colorful dresses.

3) Release conditions: Release your butterflies only on a warm sunny day. DO NOT release the butterflies if it is cold, at night, or when it is raining. They will not be able to fly properly. Also. you must release butterflies when the temperatures are at least 60 degrees or warmer.

4) Shipping Information: Butterflies are usually shipped in individual envelopes that are packed into insulated boxes with an ice pack. The farmer does this to protect the butterflies; not to hurt them. Remember that the farmer has no control of what happens to the butterflies once they are shipped. As soon as the butterf. The farmer will at times includes extra butterflies just in case any of the butterflies die.

What about hair and makeup on YOUR big day?

The first trick is to hire one person or company that does both hair and makeup. You can expect to pay anywhere from $40 to $100 for hair and $30 to $85 for makeup. Try to do makeup the same time with the other bridesmaid, etc. The reason is that the more women you have that need these services, the cheaper the cost per person. It works out in your favor. Also, if you are going to put hair in your hair, buy it yourself. If you leave this up to the hair stylist it'll cost more.

An important fact that all of you brides should grasp is….if you have sensitive skin, please do not go for a facial the week before your wedding. You don't want pimples to have a party on your face on your special day, do you?

Also, attempt to find a makeup and hair vendor that will do a trial a few months before the wedding. It gives you time to work out any areas you are not happy with and makes the wedding day process much quicker.

Lastly, please get your nails done and make sure the groom's hands are also manicured. Force him to get one if you have to. Who wants ugly nails in your wedding pictures? More than likely you’ll be getting a picture or two that shows your hands and the wedding bands.

Wedding Brides Disease

There is a typical disease that brides may get when their wedding day is approaching. Below is a brief description of possible symptoms that you may feel but fear not; there is a cure!

• 1st Symptom - around 3 months before your wedding, you'll begin to second-guess your decisions. You may get cold-feet.
• 2nd Symptom - You'll get scared and have crazy thoughts in your head about what you can do to make your wedding better or more unique.
• 3rd Symptom - You'll ask friends, family, co-workers, and anyone that will listen to you and hear your ranting, about what they think of your new ideas.
• 4th Symptom – This is probably the most dangerous…you make a few phone calls and start up-grading a few of your packages. Beware of this symptom!

Are you ready for the CURE?

It’s simple…..

The Cure - stick to your original budget that you worked so hard for. As the wedding draws near, your emotions take over…ignore them. Like I said before, vendors will look at any opportunity that they can to take over if your emotions kick in. Believe me, vendors are well aware of the disease. That's why every contract allows for you to upgrade a package at any time but there are rarely loopholes for downgrading. So set your goals and hold fast to them!

Destination Wedding Tips…

You girls deserve the best...you should have your cake and eat it too in other words! You may ask yourself what is she talking about. Okay...I am talking about destination weddings. They may be a bit pricy depending on the amount of people that you invite. But if you have the budget, and by all means you want to do it, go right ahead ladies! No one should EVER stop you from living your dreams. Jin actually wants to have a very small destination wedding with her close family and friends. She did not confirm it as yet but it is something that she is pondering. So I have a few tips for the brides that desire a destination wedding.


Here are my 10 tips:

1. Take the help from a wedding planner (normally included w/ this type of wedding).
2. Hire transportation to take your wedding guests to and from the airport.
3. Take a trip to the location before the wedding (schedule venues, food 'tastings", etc.).
4. Check up on vendors that you have hired.
5. You can fly in your own photographer, decor designer, hair stylist (remember- you are in control).
6. Consult bridal party first to find out if they can afford to travel to the destination.
7. Don't get upset if some of your family members or closest friends can't make it (due to finances or conflicting schedules).
8. If the wedding is of a tropical climate, pick an appropriate wedding dress for the weather
9. Pack only those things that you need.
   
10. Make plans for someone who lives nearby your home to take the gifts home if your are spending your honeymoon as soon as the wedding is over.

Sending Invitations Timing

Some people may not want to send their invitation too far in advance because of the fear that people will forget their wedding. But I’m here to say that the farther in advance is better but there are limits…send them 2 months to 6 weeks in advance.

The first rationale behind this advice is that people are very slow to R.S.V.P. In this way, you’re not stressing when it comes close to the wedding day. You’ll have to give a final head count a week or two before the wedding. In this way, you’ll have enough time to finalize the amount with the caterer and the reception hall. Secondly, if you have relatives out of town, they have enough time to book their flights and set up staying arrangements for the time of the wedding. You should set yourself up to have as less stress as possible before the wedding day.

Download Wedding Songs for FREE!!!

You might be stressing about wedding music and don’t know what you want to be played. Perhaps you do not have many wedding CDs lying around. Don’t worry I stumbled across something that will be helpful. It is a site that lets you download wedding songs of different genres for free. Now you can have a choice and you and your fiancé can sit down and choose what you two would like to hear. Also, if your doing your engagement party without a DJ and want to play some love songs…here you go. You can listen to them and download them if you like. The site is: http://www.ez-tracks.com/Wedding.html.

Father/Daughter Dance Tip

On your wedding day most brides have a dance with their father. It is one of the most treasured traditions in a wedding. Be sure to select a song that shows a special bond with you and your father. You should take some time to come up with a wonderful song that shows how much you love your father. He feels as special on that day as you feel. He is seeing his daughter being married to someone else. Now he is not the man in your life anymore; your hubby is now.

Below is a list of some songs that most people use:

v ‘Unforgettable’ by Nat King Cole/Natalie Cole

v ‘What a Wonderful World’ by Louis Armstrong

v ‘My Girl’ by The Temptations,

v ‘Butterfly Kisses’ by Bob Carlisle (my favorite)

v ‘Through the Years’ by Kenny Rogers