A wedding pre-reception?

I am part of fairly large family that is based in Georgia. My brother has recently become engaged and will be getting married to a woman from Nebraska - where the wedding will also be held. Due to location and timing of the event, the majority of the family will not be in attendance. However, we.... [Read more]

Reception activities for small children

We have rented a lodge for the wedding and reception. It will be an outdoor event, there will be children, the brides family wants colors and coloring books for the kids. I am totally against it. Parents can not always keep an eye on their kids, and I can see some child coloring on the floor or.... [Read more]

Keeping the kids involved

I have been a music therapist in schools and a camp counselor for years. I love kids and my reception wouldn't be complete without them. However, I don't want them to just sit around and get bored. I'm going to provide some quiet toys, books, coloring, etc. for them, but I also want to get them.... [Read more]

Invitations

ok. all wedding invitations i have seen always have the bride to bes name first..why is this? does it have to be done that way? seems to be the same for personalized wedding items as well. my fiance and i ordered wedding matchbooks, and had his name first then mine. was that ok to do? i was raised.... [Read more]

Fan Bouquet's

I am getting married June 2006 and am making hand held fans for the guests since it is an outdoor wedding. The fans are made from old wallpaper sample books (free at local wallpaper stores), tied with ribbon to match wedding colors and have a flower attached to cover the staples and of course the.... [Read more]