Wedding Card Box

I found this small greenhouse at Home Sense during spring to hold our cards.  I made the banner by using string, pink paper, a heart punch, a small hole punch and foam letters.

Bar & Wine Menu

I created a menu for the bar and placed them at both ends of the bar.

One very useful piece of advise I received was serve your wine at the bar instead of having wine bottles at each table.  I was able to return unopen wine and not waste wine.

My Bridal Bouquet

A List of Flowers in My Bouquet

  

I had...

Calla Lilies

White Freesia

Vandella Roses

Soft Pink Roses

Green Hydrangeas

Peach Hypericums

I never knew how hard it was to figure out what flowers to pick for your bouquet. 

Candy Bar & Popcorn Bar

My husband thought it would be cool to have a popcorn maker at our wedding.  Instead of making it during our reception, we had a popcorn bar with our candy bar.  We bought three flavours from Kernels the day before and filled giant jars with the
different types.  Way cheaper and less messy then a popcorn maker.  The added bonus was the kids loved it and they ate less candy!

Loot Bags for the Kids

My cousin did loot bags for her wedding and I loved the idea.  Kept the kids busy while the parents were getting settled and gave the kids something to do.

I got bags and labeled them with their names.  Inside I put a toy for there age, colouring book and washable crayons puzzles and games from Party City & Wal-mart.  The kids felt special and loved them.

Inexpensive Centerpiece for Reception Tables

I didn't want to spend lots of money of centerpieces for my reception tables and really wanted floral arrangements, so my florist recommend hydrangeas with a couple floral leaves.  I brought the mason jars and my florist arranged them.  The leaves and hydrangeas cost me $10 per jar and they dried beautifully!

Bathroom Baskets for Guests

My cousin had bathroom baskets at her wedding and I really liked the idea.  I did one for each bathroom.

Ladies Basket

- Aerosol Deodorant
- Bobby Pins
- Floss Sticks- Gum
- Hand Lotion
- Hand Soap
- Hair Elastics
- Hair Spray
- Kleenex
- Nail Clippers
- Nail Files
- Tampons & Pads
- Tide Pens
- Advil
- Band Aids
- Cough Drops
- Pepto Bismol Tablets
- Tylenol
- Tums

Mens Basket

- Aerosol Deodorant

- Floss Sticks

- Gum

- Hand Soap

- Hair Gel

- Hair Spray

- Kleenex

- Nail Clippers

- Tide Pens

- Advil

- Band Aids

- Cough Drops

- Pepto Bismol Tablets

- Tylenol

- Tums

Inexpensive Wedding Favours

We didn't want to spend lots of money on our wedding favours, so I found Valentine's day to be an awesome way to find cheap favours.

I brought large Hershey's Kisses in a cute box for a $1.00 and froze them in my deep freeze.  I later designed an Avery label to go over the nutritional facts and added hearts to keep with our theme.

Emergency Kit for the Big Day

One thing I found when planning my wedding that came in handy during my own day and as a bridesmaid in my cousin's wedding.

http://swatchbookweddings.com/21-items-wedding-day-emergency-kit

1. Band Aids

2. Breath Mints

3. Clear Nail Polish

4. Bobby Pins

5. Tissues

6. Deodorant

7. White Nail Polish

8. Lotion

9. Aspirin

10. Mirror

11. Hair Spray

12. Antacid

13. Drinking Straws

14. Lint Roller

15. Snacks

16. Eye Drops

17. Safety Pins

18. Stain Remover

19. Water

20. Static Guard

21. Sewing Kit (Scissors!)