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Vintage and handmade items add a charming touch. Read through this article and know more about the eco-friendly wedding products.
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Bring the outdoors in by using leaves, branches and birds as your motifs. Bird's-nest favor, $11 for 12, by Beaucoup. Blue Jordan almonds. Gold-tone leaf ornaments for favors, $15 each, by Jean M. Strapless dress with tiered floral-embroidered skirt, by Monique Lhuillier.
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For many travelers, picking up locally made items is a fun way to help remember a vacation long after it's over, but for honeymooners, it's even more significant. This is probably the most special trip you'll ever take, and you may have plans to buy some big-ticket pieces, such as artwork, jewelry or furniture that you'll enjoy for years to come. But consider this: Shopping isn't the same abroad as it is at home; in many countries travelers are expected to bargain in shops, as well as in markets.
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Maybe they think he could be a snazzier dresser or have a better haircut. Maybe they're not crazy about his family, his paycheck, his car.
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"Thanking your wedding vendors and service people with some extra money is a gracious thing to do," says Jung Lee, a partner at Fete, a wedding planning firm in New York City. How to do it? Slip cash or personal checks into envelopes and hand them out at the end of the night.
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The wedding gown you select will probably be the most meaningful-and expensive-piece of clothing you'll ever own. Therefore, shopping for your gown can be not only a highly charged emotional experience but also a serious financial commitment.
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The flavors of brunch foods should generally be mild, and that's also true for the wedding cake. Flavors like strawberry and cream or amaretto-almond.
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Need a jump start on your to-do list? Take our crash course in wedding know-how-it's as easy as A-B-C! Getting engaged couldn't be more exciting, but once you actually start on the task that lies ahead of you, you may feel a bit overwhelmed. There's so much involved in planning a wedding: Should you have an outdoor event? Should you send save-the-date cards? When do you mail your invitations?
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"Perfect, on-time weddings only happen in movies and soap operas," says Terrica R. Skaggs, a wedding and event designer in Jekyll Island, Georgia. "Pastors are late, tents break, people have tantrums, limos get lost." The solution: Be prepared by building in enough cushion time to ensure that your day flows flawlessly."
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When you get engaged, you experience an initial flurry of wedding planning, centering on when and where the event will occur. Once that's out of the way, however, many brides are left with a quieter period of at least a few months.
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