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WOW Your Wedding Day Guests
Attention to detail is the key to a WOW wedding experience. Planning a wedding isn’t easy and paying attention to every detail of your special day makes things even more difficult. Here’s the good news … you can do it with the help of a great wedding planner! Let’s explore five things that will WOW your wedding guests. Keep reading and you will be well on your way to creating the wedding day of your dreams.
“For an unforgettable wedding experience, WOW your guests from the moment they open your wedding invitation until the time they leave the reception!” ~ Marie Danielle Vil-Young
#1 Wedding Invitations
Your wedding invitation is the first glimpse your guests have into your big day; therefore, it’s important to select a style that embodies what will be the spirit and essence of your wedding day. Getting down to the nitty-gritty and researching all of the various styles of invitations can be tedious and a bit overwhelming, so make it easy on yourself by first figuring out what will be the style and theme of your wedding day. Will it be traditional, classic, or maybe even a bit bohemian?
Once you have made your selection, it’s important to make sure all of your wedding correspondence from invitations to menus to “thank you” cards incorporate elements of your theme.
#2 Splash of Color
Your wedding day color scheme will set the tone for your ceremony and reception. Choose colors you love and that inspire you. Don’t be afraid of vibrant color. In fact, a splash of color to complement a classic palette often results in a WOW reaction! Visit our wedding inspiration blog at http://avsevent.com/blog/2010/11/avs-real-wedding-julie-and-chris-2/ for a great example of how a splash of red adds a touch of vibrance to a classic black and white décor.
What would splashes of color be, however, without proper lighting to really bring out the WOW factor!
#3 Lighting is everything
Incorporating beautiful wedding day lighting is a fantastic way to create a WOW factor at your wedding. À Votre Service Events team members are masters at this!
One of our favorite wedding websites – “The Knot” – highlights four basic styles of wedding day lighting. First, there is the color wash. This is a great wedding day lighting style if your location lacks interesting wall decor. Next, you have the pin spot. The “pin spot” acts as a spotlight and lights only small areas like the wedding cake or dance floor. Another distinctive lighting style is the very fun & creative “gobos” lighting style. This involves having stencils placed over lights to project designs or patterns. Finally, you have LED lights, which are great for accent lighting. You can see an example of creative wedding lighting on our blog at http://avsevent.com/blog/2010/11/avs-real-wedding-julie-and-chris-2/.
Whichever wedding day lighting style you chose to use, your lighting should speak to your personality while also complimenting your wedding theme.
#4 Centerpieces
Your wedding tablescapes play a huge part is creating a WOW wedding reception. When your guests walk into the room, a beautiful table centerpiece and lovely tablescape can take their breath away! When choosing floral centerpieces you want to consider the size of the tables. Also consider varying the height of your table centerpieces to create visual interest.
To create a WOW wedding experience, do not be afraid to be creative with your table centerprices. The wedding day decor of some of the most memorable weddings incorporate the hobbies and interests of the bride and groom. In one of our favorite examples, a couple whose family was in the movie business included the names of old Hollywood movies on their place cards. This was a fantastic way for the wedding couple to personalize their wedding with an element that was meaningful; while simultaneously creating a WOW experience for wedding guests!
Great table centerpieces would be nothing; however, without beautiful linen to lay the foundation.
#5 Invest in Great Linen
Your guests will be spending a great deal of time at their tables between the wedding toast to the first dance, dinner and cake cutting. This is more than enough time for dreadful wedding reception linen to stand out and offend the senses.
It’s important to consider your wedding reception venue, wedding day lighting, color scheme and table centerpieces when making your linen choice. Great linen is just one additional element that creates a Wow wedding experience! Work with a knowledgeable wedding planner to select fabulous wedding linen that incorporates just the right colors, textures, style and design for your wedding day theme.
Now you know five ways to WOW your wedding guests! If you need help incorporating any of these elements into your wedding, À Votre Service Events can help you design and coordinate both the creative and technical aspects of your wedding. It’s what we do best!
~ Marie Danielle Vil-Young, Founder of À Votre Services Events, LLC
About the Author
À Votre Service Events™, LLC is a leading wedding design and event planning company with offices in New Jersey and New York City. Top wedding & event planner, Marie Danielle Vil-Young, leads the company in designing unforgettable wedding experiences. Visit the company’s popular wedding planning blog at http://avsevent.com/blog and enjoy gorgeous wedding photos.
The Daily – Wed, July 6
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George V Weds Photo Mugs He weds Princess Mary of Teck at St James Palace, London …. |
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Princess Beatrice Weds Photo Mugs Marriage of Princess Beatrice (1857-1944) youngest child of Queen Victoria, to Prince Henry of Battenburg at Whippingham, Isle of Wight …. |
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Photo Jigsaw Puzzle of Princess Beatrice Weds from Mary Evans $29.99 Photo Puzzle, PRINCESS BEATRICE WEDS. Marriage of Princess Beatrice (1857-1944) youngest child of Queen Victoria, to Prince Henry of Battenburg at Whippingham, Isle of Wight . Chosen by Mary Evans. 10×14 Photo Puzzle with 252 pieces. Packed in black cardboard box of dimensions 5 5/8 x 7 5/8 x 1 1/5. Puzzle image 5×7 affixed to box top. Puzzle pieces printed on RA4 paper at 300 dpi. This item is sh… |
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OK Weekly July 5, 2010 Revealed Jen’s Baby News! Kristen & Rob Ready to Wed $3.49 … |
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With This Ring I Thee Wed $29.95 High quality stainless steel ring with etched words “With This Ring I Thee Wed. Hypo-allergenic. |
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License to Wed DVD New $10.99 License to Wed DVD New Format: DVD Runtime: 91 Year: 2007 Studio: WARNER HOME VIDEO Director: Ken Kwapis |
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License to Wed $12.99 Synopsis: Newly engaged Ben Murphy and his fiancée, Sadie Jones, plan to live happily ever after. The problem is that Sadie’s family church, St. Augustine’s, is run by Reverend Frank, who won’t bless Ben and Sadie’s union until they pass his patented, “foolproof” marriage-prep course. Consisting of outrageous classes, outlandish homework assignments and some outright invasion of privacy, Reverend Frank’s rigorous curriculum puts Ben and Sadie’s relationship to the test. Forget happily ever after – do they even have what it takes to make it to the altar? Format: Blu-Ray Color: Color Rating: PG-13 RatingReason: sexual humor and language Genre: Comedy Year: 2007 Release Date: 2007-10-30 |
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Improperly Wed $3.95 Responsible Belinda Wentworth has always been a dutiful society daughter. Except for when she married her family’s sworn enemy, Colin Granville, Marquess of Easterbridge, in a quickie Las Vegas wedding–which she annulled hours later. Or so she thought. Because just as she’s about to say &I do& to a respectable man, impossibly sexy Colin bursts into the church with the news that they’re still married. And he takes his vows very seriously. Especially the one about attaining what no Granville has before him: a takeover of the Wentworths. Including his wife–body and heart. |
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Wed by Deception $3.95 Lucas had supposedly died eleven years ago, in the wedding day accident that had left Nadia in a coma. So who was this man standing outside her Dallas penthouse, claiming to be the man she’d loved? And why did her instant joy at finding Lucas alive suddenly turn to trepidation at the cool disdain in her groom’s eyes? |
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Bedded Then Wed $3.95 Wealthy rancher Mitch Ramsey had never given much of a second look to his neighbor Emma Davis, until an unexpected encounter led to a night of unbridled passion. Mitch figured their affair could be a discreet diversion, one they had both gone into with eyes wide-open. Then Emma’s father made him an offer he couldn’t refuse. Marry Emma and Mitch would inherit what he had always coveted–the entire Davis ranch. But Emma was never to know… . |
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To Wed a Stranger $3.95 Is legendary beauty Lady Annabelle beyond redemption? Rejected at every turn and growing older, Annabelle agrees to marry the man of her father’s choosing, believing this will lead to a comfortable life free of complications. Miles Croft, the new Viscount Pelham, seems perfect for the part, but instead of finding a comfortable complacency, Miles and Annabelle awaken in each other a greater knowledge of themselves, and discover their need to complete each other. |
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To Wed A Highlander $10.27 When her father`s failing health places the safety of the clan in her hands, Makenna Dunstan must marry Highlander Colin McTiernay and finds herself succumbing too quickly to his kisses and caresses. Original. |
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Ready to Wed $22.78 Follows the lives of the three Howard sisters and their adventures as owners of a bed-and-breakfast in Acorn Hill, Pennsylvania. |
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In July $15.98 Format: DVD Rating: Not Rated Genre: Foreign Year: 2004 Release Date: 2004-06-08 |
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License To Wed (DVD) $10.06 An all-star cast inhabits this romantic comedy about a couple who must endure a humiliating obstacle course of a marriage-training program in order to gain permission to wed from their church`s over-the-top reverend (Robin Williams). Hilarity follows as the lovebirds (Mandy Moore and THE OFFICE`S John Krasinksi) put their devotion to the test. From the moment they met in a Starbucks line, the couple was prone to cute mishaps and clumsiness, but they also displayed amazing chemistry. Then Reverend Frank and his creepy child assistant intervene, putting Sadie and Ben through a torturous process which involves couples counseling, bedroom surveillance, and a very funny sequence in which the couple must take care of two robotic fake babies while shopping for their registry at Macy`s.While Krasinski`s average-guy expressions are fun to watch, his persona on the big screen isn`t too much of a stretch from his role in the television sitcom. And Moore`s typical likability becomes irritatingly upbeat in several scenes. Packed with OFFICE cameos, LICENSE TO WED promises laughs up until the end, where it veers towards the trappings of an archetypal romantic comedy. |