Have Fun In The Rain At Your Springtime Wedding

If you really love spring you probably won’t mind the rain. Spring is all about changes in nature. Flowers blooming, beautiful green grass and birds chirping. What makes spring possible is the rain, without it the flowers and grass wouldn’t grow and the birds would not find worms to feed their babies.

Planning a spring wedding can be a lot of fun. You can even poke fun at the weather by incorporating rubber ducks into your theme and even have them adorn your wedding cake. These make adorable cake toppers.

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If it does rain or is still wet outside, have your bridal party wear rubber boots and carry beautiful coloured umbrellas. Imagine the fun you could have! Remember the musical Singing In The Rain? Oh the possibilities.

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Colourful umbrellas or parasols can also be used to decorate above your dance floor. They can be suspended in the air to appear like they are floating, or being blown away at different angles.

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Be prepared with an assortment of colourful umbrellas for guests to share if you’re having an outdoor wedding ceremony.

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Serve cocktails with a personalized paper umbrella with your names and wedding date.

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Incorporate your favourite spring elements in your wedding and don’t be afraid to be creative. Leave your guests with a Wow expression.

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Tracey

Spring Centrepieces For Your Wedding

Spring Inspiration is all around us in the beauty of nature. Just looking outside I can see all the plants and flowers starting to peek out of the ground. I just love my flower garden and can't wait to see what will bloom from last year.

On the Easter weekend I was shopping for flowers for my mom when I came across some beautiful potted tulips, daffodils and hydrangeas. The potted flowers were placed in a container and wrapped in colored paper. I ended up buying a blue hydrangea plant and purple tulips. The flowers were for my mom, but when I got home I didn't want to leave them wrapped up, so I used the purple tulips as an Easter centrepiece when my parents came to dinner. Afterwards my mom was able to take them home. The table looked so beautiful I can't believe I forgot to take a picture!

I thought that these potted flowers would make beautiful arrangements for a spring wedding reception and a nice take home gift for one lucky guest. What's really special about this idea is that your guest will always have a flower from your wedding that will grow back every year in their flower garden. I think this is so sweet.

I also saw these very small orchids that would be perfect as wedding favours. If you can find a calla lily that is small enough to fit a very small pot it would be even better because it can be planted in our climate unlike the orchid. A few years ago I planted a small dark pink calla lily in my flowerbed and it grew back the following year white. It was a nice surprise.

If you are getting married in April or May keep an eye out for potted flowers. You would probably be able to find beautiful combinations as well, and arrange them yourself in a basket or decorated pot. You could even hand paint the pots with the table number or have different flowers at each table and name the table after the flower. This kind of centrepiece can be very simple and inexpensive or extravagant depending on your budget and your theme. What a wonderful way to bring the miracle of nature and make it a part of your wedding celebration.

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Tracey

When Choosing Wedding Vendors

What makes any wedding successful besides careful planning and execution are the people involved behind the scene, the vendors. As a wedding planner it is my job to coordinate all the vendors involved in a wedding. If I am hired to assist a bride to plan her entire wedding I would be involved in guiding her through vendor selection and attending meetings with such vendors. However, some brides choose to plan their wedding themselves and then hire a planner to manage their wedding day details. Recommending quality vendors is probably one of the most important jobs of a wedding planner. If you were planning to search out vendors for your wedding, a bridal show or bridal event would be the ideal place to start. You may also have friends or family that were recently married who could recommend a vendor to you. Word of mouth is still the best way to find wedding vendors. When you do meet with a vendor that you are interested in hiring, ask them if they could refer you to other wedding professionals such as a floral designer or photographer, Chances are they have worked with other wedding professionals and are familiar with their services. When you have a talented group of vendors amazing things happen. This is your wedding day after all. Invest in quality!

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Tracey