Thank You Notes

A fun idea for your thank you notes.

Order blank thank you notes and have your photographer take a photo of you on your wedding day. Have them printed while you are on your honeymoon, and you will be ready upon your return to write the thank you notes with a very personal touch. Taking a few minutes to let your guests know you did appreciate the gift.

Summer Wedding Photography

The photos are from some of the summer weddings that Everlasting Memories by Char and staff have coordinated. Please enjoy!

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Flower Traditions

Floral tradtions began with the groom picking flowers for the bride, she in turn would give him some back for his boutonniere. That is the reason today many of the florists use some of the same flowers in the bouquet and the boutonniere. Special flower, "stephanotis" is used only the bride, groom and parents floral pieces.

Please enjoy some of the spectular floral pieces.

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Wedding Vows

Most brides today delete the word "obey" from the traditional vows, often substituting the word "cherish". They might be surprised to know as early as 1848 Elizabeth Cady, defied her father, a judge to marry Harry Stanton and as a expression of her independence she omitted the word obey from her vows.

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Bride and Groom Seeing One Another before the Ceremony

This tradition does get lots of attention:

When brides were purchased in days of old, the custom was for the groom to pick his bride from a group of heavily veiled maidens, quite often the seller of the brides would substitue a less than desirable choice and resale the "chosen" one at next weeks sale. The groom would never know he had chosed the wrong maiden until he lifted the veiling.

Today that tradition has definitely been replaced with the bride and groom choosing their own mate. A lot of couples do see one another before the ceremony, so that pictures can be taken before the ceremony and just doing a few pictures after the ceremony. This is a real time saver. I like to arrange a "quiet time" before the picture taking begins, just the bride going up the aisle to meet her groom, usually takes about 10 minutes and it is a special time for the couple as that will probably be the only time they will have a few minutes for just the two of them throughout the wedding day. It also allows the couple to spend time with their guests during the cocktail time.

Wedding Tradions

Over the next few weeks, I thought I would write about wedding traditions......Where did they come from?

Before the engagement, traditionally, in the days when the man proposed on bended knee, the man asked his "intended's" father for permission to marry his daughter. The father would question the groom to be on his background, upbringing and financial abilites to support his daughter.
Today the couple's decison to marry most likely is made jointly, followed by a trip to the jeweler to get the engagement ring. While a man no longer needs permission, he should have the courtesy to discuss the marriage with the brides parents.
It used to be unacceptable for an engaged couple to be alone without a chaperone. Times have changed, today's major delimma may not be stealing a kiss but whether to tell the parents the couple is living together.
Historically, the cost of giving the wedding traces to the dowry and the bride price, used as encouragement by parents to marry off their daughters. The brides family paid for all the wedding expenses. However in today's world, the bride can probably hold her own with regard to helping with the household expenses. The traditions still holds; after the wedding the groom is responsible for supporting his wire, regardless of the practicalities of the marriage. Some families today divide the expenses of a wedding one third of the expenses, brides family, bride and groom and the groom's parents.

Importance of a Professional Bridal Consultant

These are routine details that a professional bridal consultant will handle for the bride and groom: Hourly Consultation, Wedding Day Coordination or Full Service Planning, Financial Advising, Invitations and Stationery (including etiquette issues), Ceremony/Reception Locations and Detailed Wedding Day Timelines.

Providing Suppliers: Florists, Cakes, Catering , Photography, Videography, Hotel Accommodations, Destination Weddings, Honeymoons, Officiants, Wedding Attire, Make-Up Artistry, Music, Rings, Gifts, Bridal Registries, Liquor, Rentals, Tents, Port-a-Lets, Transportation and Parties.

You Can Count on a Bridal Consultant to Help You in Many Roles

ADVISOR: As an expert, a professioanl bridal consultant knows weddings from the socially correct formats through the proper planning and organization of the reception.

COORDINATOR: Through extensive contacts in the wedding business, a bridal consultant can match couples with the right professionals.

SUPERVISOR: A bridal consultant will work with the other professionals to coordinate details just as the couple envisions.

FINANCIAL PLANNER: A bridal consultant can help organize a dream wedding within a budget by suggesting ways to make dollars go the farthest.

MEDIATOR: A professional bridal consultant, as an independent third party, can smooth ruffled feathers and mediate disagreements between ex-families and step families.

A Professional Bridal Consultant™ has taken ABC course work requiring time, effort, and expense. Accredited Bridal Consultant™ is 3 years after becoming Professional; Master Bridal Consultant™ takes a minimum of 6 years in ABC, plus testing, experience, referrals and additional expense. Yet there are those who say they are consultants because of their involvement in the wedding industry. It takes training for each vendor specialty…just as it does for a consultant.

I am told after each wedding by the vendors, they can see the difference, the couples are relaxed and enjoying this special time in their lives. It allows all the vendors to do their job, when they are not being the coordinator for the wedding. It makes a better day for everyone, the couple, the guest and the vendors!

Relax and enjoy your wedding day!