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Did you know that organza bags are the most popular choice when it comes to purchasing favours for your special event, whether it be a wedding, Christening, anniversary or birthday. There are a large number of reasons why organza bags are such a practical choice.

In these difficult economic times, everyone wants to give fantastic favours and gifts to their guests without having to break the bank. Organza bags are therefore an excellent choice; not only because they are reasonably priced but also because they look classy and elegant at table settings.

Secondly, organza bags are so widely chosen because they are largely available in an array of colours. Whether your theme is royal blue, olive, lemon, pastel pink, chocolate brown or silver, there is sure to be an organza bag to suit you. Don’t forget though, that due to the sheer nature of the organza used in production of these bags, the colour of the bag will lighten when separated from the others in the pack. It can be quite misleading when organza bags are purchased in packs as they colour looks deeper in tone than they actually are. On the flipside though, it is the sheer nature of the bag that makes it so alluring when filled and placed at a table setting; the opacity of the material leaves a little to the imagination.

Being incredibly durable yet lightweight, organza bags are also available in a range of dimensions to accommodate your gift, favour or sweets. This makes organza bags a perfect choice for those travelling to get married where luggage allowance is an issue. Due to the lightweight nature of organza bags, they take up very little space and so storage is not a constraint.

The fact that organza bags are easy to manipulate is another reason why they are so popular. They can simply be removed from their outer packaging and fillings quickly inserted. There is no need to fiddle about with flat-packing favour boxes or ribbon tying – as soon as they are filled, they are ready to be given out to guests. Organza bags are therefore a perfect solution for those with longer guest lists.

So, if you’re planning for a Christening, birthday or wedding, organza bags are such a practical choice because they are hardy, available in many colours, cost effective and attractive in appearance. Organza bags really are such a practical choice for anyone who is on a budget yet still wants to achieve stylish table settings.

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Choosing the perfect place card holders for your special event is an important decision that requires due care and consideration if you want to get it right. It’s important to choose place card holders that will compliment the rest of your venue decor and blend all your ideas together. There are so many ways in which this might be achieved.

Firstly and most importantly, you need to be clear about what your theme is. In other words, is your event a Valentine’s wedding abundant in romantic reds and hot pinks or maybe you having a 60th birthday party featuring silver stars? Alternatively, you may have an event which has a colour as a central theme or a particular poque such as 1980′s or 1960′s. When you are clear about your theme, you can then start to think about the perfect place card holders to suit you.

For those who are having a February wedding, the perfect place card holder would come in the form of a heart. Such place card holders will compliment the sexy feel you already have in place for favours, chair covers, table linen, floral centrepieces and bridesmaid posies. Equally, plain place card holders in co-ordinating shades gold, hot pink or red could work really well.

Your occasion may, on the other hand, have a definite theme which stems from the location of the event. Perhaps your event is taking place on the beach, in which case you would be wise to pick place card holders in novelty shapes such as flip flops or shells. You could also bring this style idea into your stationery, napkins and favours where flip flop motifs would look sensational.

For those of you going for a more subtle, organic feel, you may wish to bring a sense of the outdoors inside! This can be easily achieved with place card holders featuring butterflies, topiary trees, flowers, fruit and leaves. Natural place card holders work really well for garden themed occasions that take place in gardens, meadows and parks during warmer months.

If it’s a special birthday you are organising, silver stars are often used as a central theme especially for male celebrations. If your table sprinkles are star shaped and your balloon decor features stars, then your place card holders should also feature this shape. If you are organising a party for a female, it would be wise to opt for anything featuring shoes, bags , cakes or flowers. Try to blend the theme across all areas of your party and select place card holders in the shape of cupcakes, handbags, lilies or roses.

Don’t forget that you don’t always have to splash out on place card holders if your budget it tight. There are many alternative ways in which you can let guests know where to sit. You could ice guests’ names on cupcakes, tie handwritten cardboard luggage tags to the bases of wine glasses or stick name flags in pieces fresh fruit!

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The giving of wedding favours is one of those important traditions which has been passed down through many generations. Originating largely from Europe, the tradition of giving favours at a wedding is something most guests would expect to see.

Despite cultural and national variations, wedding favours are largely known as small gifts which are given to thank wedding guests for attending your wedding. Some of the first ever wedding favours that were given by brides were 5 sugared almonds presented in a small dishes and this remains the most popular type of wedding favour today.

Sugared, or Jordan, almonds still remain popular today especially in France & Italy and for those wishing to be in keeping with wedding tradition. In the UK, brides generally present their almonds in co-ordinating boxes, in organza bags or tied in pretty tulle. 5 Sugared almonds presented in a nest of tulle and secured with ribbon are known as bomboniere and remain a common choice in many countries around the world. Bomboniere remain the most popular choice of favour at a child’s christening, baptism or first holy communion.

The reason why 5 sugared almonds are given is because each one is said to symbolise the five wedding wishes of health, wealth, fertility, happiness and longevity. As guests enjoy their favours, it is believed that they are wishing the happy couple all of the above throughout their married lives.

Although the continuing popularity of sugared almonds cannot be denied, more antiquated traditions are making way for modern and trendy favours. Today’s brides wish to be in keeping with history by giving their guests 5 pieces of confectionery though these may now be in the form of chocolate hearts, dragees, mints or even home made fudge.

Personalised wedding favours are also growing in popularity. Couples are enticed by favours that display their names and wedding date or venue. Such favours may come in the form of personalised lip balms, personalised chocolate bars or boxes tied with personalised ribbon.

Lastly, keepsake favours are a quirky way of bringing some fun to your tables and make great talking points for your guests. With so many wedding favours on the market, there is bound to be a keepsake favour to suit your exacting requirement – whether you are looking for a bottle stopper, a special candle favour or a crystal favour. These alternative favours are ideal as a practical gift that guests can enjoy using long after your special day has passed.

Whether you choose traditional wedding favours or wish to opt for a more modern choice, your wedding favours should tie all your ideas in together. Don’t forget though, if you wish to be in keeping with tradition, it is stated that all brides should hand-make each favour herself!

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Wedding favours are such an important part of your reception dcor and ambience that it’s important to give your choice some due care and attention. When it comes to choosing your wedding favours these days there are so many products on the market that it’s easy to find favours pertinent to you and your partner.

Let us firstly clarify why wedding favours are given to guests. The giving of wedding favours is an ancient tradition and can be traced back to Italians and the French originally. A wedding favour is given to guests as a small token of appreciation to thank guests for their help in the run up to the big day and for attending the wedding itself. Many brides today feel it an unnecessary added expense given that guests are well watered, well fed and exceptionally well catered for at a weddings though it remains an important tradition and one that need not break the bank.

Choosing a wedding favour that pertinent to the happy couple is important and there are many ways in which this can be achieved. For example, if your wedding is having a rustic, rural and organic theme, favours may come in the form of personalised seed-kits, bags of home made sweets or even bunches of dried lavender tied with co-ordinating ribbon.

On the other hand, if your wedding has an elegant and sophisticated edge, favours may come in the form of exquisite hand made chocolates presented in suave favour boxes and finished with foil printed personalised ribbon. For those who wish to achieve this air of sophistication but without overspending, these can easily be created more cheaply by giving guests foil wrapped hearts in pretty shaped favour boxes. Plain satin ribbon or plain organza ribbon can be purchased to co-ordinate with your table linen or bridesmaid dresses to complete the look.

If your wedding has a very definite theme then why not include this in your favours? In other words, if your bouquet and wedding invitations carried a calla lily theme, then by choosing calla lily favours your tables will co-ordinate perfectly with the rest of your day. Themed favours come in many forms such as chocolate bars, mint tins, bottle stoppers and candles. Calla lily motifs could even be iced onto homemade biscuits and presented in cellophane bags; a very personal wedding favour and a great way to cut costs.

Hopefully this will have given you some food for though as to how you can create wedding favours that are unique to you.

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With so many weddings to attend each year, it’s every bride’s nightmare choosing a perfect wedding favour for her event. If you really are in a quandry and in desperate need to set your wedding apart from all the others, we suggest you opt for personalised wedding favours. Personalised wedding favours are so special because they really bring a sense of the couple to the favours not to mention them being completely pertinent to those who are tying the knot. By giving personalised wedding favours your guests are truly receiving that little something special.

It is commonly believed myth that personalised wedding favours are costly. Depending on your choice of wedding favour there is no ceiling on what you can spend but for many of us, value for money is key. Edible favours such as personalised mint tins or personalised chocolate bars remain an economic yet practical choice and are widely regarded as the ‘best wedding favours’ on the market. This is probably due to the fact that guests savour their gift due to it’s delicious taste and feel privileged that their hosts have gone to so much trouble to have their names printed on each bar or tin.

If you feel that a chocolate bar or a personalised mint tin is not different enough for your wedding, have you thought about giving guests personalised tea bags or seed-kits? It can be difficult catering for every guest, especially then many people have food allergies making personalised tea bags a great alternative to a traditional personalised wedding favour. Such favours make a great talking point for guests. For those who are concerned about their environment and wish to bring an organic feel to their favours, personalised seed-kits are a great way to do this.

Perhaps money is no object and you wish to give alternative personalised wedding favours with a more luxurious feel. If you are lucky enough to have a larger budget or believe favours to be central to your table dcor, how about choosing personalised fabric hearts or have silverware engraved for your guests? Embroidered hearts make fantastic personalised wedding favours as do silver items which can be engraved with special sentiments. Luxurious favours are also a great choice for brides with smaller guest lists.

We hope this has given you some great ideas for choosing fantastic wedding favours with a personalised twist; a great way to make guests feel special and very welcome. So, hopefully this has provided even the most fussy of brides with some tangible ideas for choosing personalised wedding favours with impact.

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When it comes to making a choice on your wedding sweet ideas, your final decision makes a big statement about you and your special day. There is so much in the way of wedding sweet ideas out there, that you need not be limited in any way when deciding what wedding confectionery to go for.

Wedding favours are an important memory for your guests of your wedding day – whether they choose to eat them there and then, or savour them at home. Best advice would be to go for wedding sweets that are going to get guests talking [for all the right reasons] or for sweets that are pertinent to your theme, venue, the groom’s hobby, the bride’s love of chocolate etc.

How about this as a wedding sweet idea – give guests foiled chocolate hearts! They work so well for a variety of different weddings namely due to the array of colours in which they are available for purchase. Whatever theme you are having – red, black, purple, Asian, Valentine’s, Easter, there will be a foiled chocolate heart in a colour to suit you and your occasion.

Alternatively, sugared almonds remain the biggest selling wedding sweet idea across the United Kingdom. Sugared almonds are the most traditional of choices when it comes to choosing your wedding sweets as they are said to represent the 5 wedding wishes; health, wealth, happiness, fertility and longevity. These need not be given to guests in plain white and ivory, as sugared almonds are also available in many tones and shades to match in with your colour scheme.

A modern alternative to a sugared almond is a chocolate dragee; similar looking and candy coated yet filled with a high quality dark chocolate. This is often deemed as a more agreeable choice for younger guests and for those who do not like nuts. Unlike sugared almonds, chocolate dragees are a great wedding sweet idea because they come in heart shapes as well as flat almond shapes.

If you think modern, retro and funky are words to describe your wedding style best, then why not choose wedding sweets with a nostalgic or meaningful edge? Have you considered these wedding sweet ideas; chocolates in the shape of champagne bottles, footballs, playing cards and dice? Dairy milk miniatures or even Love Heart mini tubes can also make your guests feel nostalgic, especially if contained within co-ordinating boxes, bags or pouches.

Whether you are a traditional, modern, retro or romantic bride, choosing your wedding sweets to suit your theme couldn’t be easier. All you need to do is to think about wedding sweets that are going to get guests talking or for sweets that are pertinent to your theme or venue. Follow these simple steps and your wedding sweet ideas will give your guests plenty of food for thought!

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Choosing table decorations that are perfect for your wedding or party can be quite daunting. Many people don’t appreciate that small details make all the difference.

What are table decorations? Table decorations can be anything from table gems to sprinkled confetti, balloon clusters to floral arrangements and scattered petals to fancy feathers. A table decoration is anything that will give bland table linen a bit of sparkle, interest or texture.

Creating that perfect mood as guests enter your reception or party room is easy once you are clear about what type of event you are having. In other words, are you creating a fun party mood or maybe having a child’s christening? Alternatively, you may be having a classic contemporary event where all table decorations need to be clean & crisp and in keeping with the theme. Table decorations really are a great way to create a mood or theme for any event.

A child’s christening is best suited to oversized balloon clusters produced in pastel shades and finished with curling ribbon; tables can then be scattered with handfuls of baby pink or blue feathers to complete the look. Whereas, if it’s a birthday party you are organising, then we suggest using lots of colourful helium balloons or creating a party atmosphere using different tones and shades of one colour. A man’s 40th birthday party would lend itself well to different shades of blue – turquoise confetti, royal blue table napkins and lots of balloons in varying shades of blue.

In addition to balloons, floral arrangements are a great way to make a jaw dropping statement. You could talk to your florist about different ideas which will be dependent upon your budget and the nature of your event.

Wedding favours are also a great way to bring life to your tables and can double as great table decorations. Candle wedding favours, novelty place-card holders, co-ordinating favour boxes and organza pouches are all favours that can add a little interest to a place setting. Why not stack favour boxes up in the centre of each table to create an interesting display? This is also a great way of saving money for those who may be on a specific budget.

Lastly, don’t forget that you do not need to spend lots of money on your table decorations in order for your tables to have the desired effect. If your event focuses on a beach theme, why not scatter tables with sea shells and sand sprinkles? If your event has an organic natural theme, why not scatter tables with clusters of pebbles and tie napkins with cheap raffia?

So, when it comes to choosing the perfect table decorations for you, there is so much choice. You will of course be driven by the type of ambience you wish to create and the budget you have available. Whether you go for balloons, table confetti, petals, feathers, shells or pebbles, you are sure to create the perfect mood for your event! Follow these general rules for finding your perfect table decorations and you won’t go far wrong!

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Choosing a favour box that’s perfect for your wedding or event table setting can be quite daunting. Many people seriously underestimate the importance of making the right decision on favour boxes; they don’t appreciate that it’s the small details that make all the difference.

The first thing you need to think about is what type of event you’re having; this will give you an idea of the effect you wish to create for your guests. As it will be the favour boxes that your guests will take home with them, the boxes will need to reflect something special from your big day. In other words, if you are having a country garden vintage-themed wedding then your favour boxes should mirror such sentiments in soft greens, floral damask or rose pink. Tables can be scattered with pastel toned rose petals and summery bunting can be hanging around your venue.

If, on the other hand, you are planning a more sophisticated event why don’t you opt for a classical monochrome palette. If this is the case, we suggest you purchase black and white square boxes and alternate lids with bases. For a clean, classical feel you can tie boxes with satin or organza ribbon. You can add a third dimension to your favours by adding a contrasting ribbon such as lime green or hot pink. You can make your tables a real talking point if you continue this classic look in your outfits, room decor, place cards, linen etc.

Many brides and party planners use the time of year as inspiration for their favour boxes. A winter themed event naturally lends itself to wintry white, pale blue and shiny silver favour boxes especially if teamed with ice queen themed room decor. Or, mini Easter eggs can be stuffed into spring coloured favour boxes along with shredded tissue making a seasonal and delicious treat for your guests.

Another way to make your choice is to use your floral arrangements and bouquets as inspiration for your favour boxes. If you have chosen red roses as a central theme for your big day then why not go for deep romantic red favour boxes? Or if calla lilies are featuring heavily in the reception decor, favour boxes in the shape of handbags can be finished with dough calla lily flowers. This styling can be continued on invitations, place cards and menu cards too.

So, whether you are using a colour, a flower, a season or other theme as your inspiration for your favour boxes, remember that favours finish your tables off perfectly. They are a great way to tie all your ideas in together and as they are a special memento of your day, they need to be a talking point for your guests. Follow these general rules for finding your perfect favour box and you won’t go far wrong!

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Choosing favours for your wedding, Christening or party is sometimes a difficult thing to do. This job is often made more cumbersome when customers require items to be personalised. In this article, we seek to make choosing your personalised favours much easier with a range of helpful hints.

Before you do anything else, we would suggest you consider what type of favour you would like to give your guests. This is sometimes made easier by considering what kinds of guests will be attending your event and how you might best manage [or exceed!] their expectations. In other words, would you like to give guests some sweets presented beautifully in a box or bag? Or alternatively, perhaps your guests would prefer a personalised chocolate bar which they can enjoy at your event. Once you have decided on the type of favour you wish to give, you can then look at your options with regards to personalising it.

If you are giving guests a traditional favour box containing 5 sugared almonds, personalise your boxes with lashings of personalised ribbon. Personalised ribbons are available in a vast array of colours and can be foiled in many different shades. In addition, the world is your oyster when it comes to font styles, motif options and of course your choice of wording. Personalised ribbon will give your favour boxes a real professional finish and a great way to shower guests with something pertinent to the happy couple, birthday boy, your child being christened, etc.

If your preference is to have your favour boxes personalised directly, then this is a great fuss-free option. Professional printers can hot foil directly onto the favour box of your choice in a co-ordinating foil colour to match your overall colour theme. If you are not a creative individual, nor do you have the time, then this is the one for you!

Alternatively, have you considered a personalised lip balm, chocolate bar or even a mint tin? Quickly becoming top choices for favours, such items arrive all ready to be laid on your party tables or handed directly to guests. No preparation is required at all and they make a great talking point for your guests of all ages. Many favours can even be personalised with a photograph of the happy couple, baby or company logo etc. The options are truly limitless; in fact your only boundary is your own imagination!

In conclusion, when it comes to choosing your personalised favours, there much out there that you need not be restricted in any way. Whether you want personalised ribbon, boxes or even personalised lip balms, you won’t fail to disappoint your guests with something as special as a personalised favour.

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Planning a wedding with ease is not as easy as it sounds, although there are some ways in which one can make it more manageable. In this piece, we explore lots of ways in which one can make life a little easier and how anyone can plan a wedding with ease – and enjoy it!

Firstly, it’s important to get the big jobs done first. As couples are booking weddings earlier and earlier in advance, to ensure you get your desired location and venue, you need to book early. Your choice of venue, location and time of year will then help you decide on a wedding theme. Once this is all booked and a deposit paid, you can then relax a little because the most important job is done. Some brides book reception venues a couple of years in advance and then don’t go on to make any further plans until 6 months later.

The next BIG job to get arranged is the wedding stationery and the guest list. Depending on how you wish to invite your guests, you may choose to send out ‘Save the Date’ cards in addition to invitations so that your guests keep your special day free. This is especially important if you are planning to get married during the summer when many families book holidays some years in advance.

Thirdly, you need to ensure you are enjoying yourself; that’s right, enjoy yourself! Being organised is a great way to keep stress manageable and allows you to enjoy the process you are going through. You can start by investing in a book or folder – this can go with you everywhere and will be the best place to store phone numbers, bridal inspirations. Then, you must consider which items are immediate [e.g. things that need to be prepared in advance, such as booking the evening entertainment]. Next, you must draw up a 12-month schedule and insert each job into a month. Of course, the more immediate actions will need to be addressed in the first few months, whereas ordering wedding favours may wait until later on. If you feel that some of your planning is too time consuming, why don’t you shop around for a wedding planner or enlist the help of family and friends? You may be surprised at how reasonable planners are these days and also how accommodating your friends and family may be. In fact, they may be really flattered that you have asked them!

Well, there it is, you have made a good start to planning your wedding. And, if you have managed to enjoy yourself along the way, that’s even better! Now you can chill out for a bit, whilst you bask in the glory of perfect wedding planning.

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