The colour gold has long been used to represent pizzazz, glamour and a certain degree of bling (depending on the shade and how much it is used). If used correctly, gold is also very elegant. By incorporating this very special hue as a theme colour for your wedding, you can create a dazzling feast for the eyes. Brides-to-be seeking a subtle, chic ambience can combine gold with taupe or white, while a very dramatic effect can be accomplished by adding black, chocolate brown or purple.
Invitations
Guests prefer to know what your theme colour is so that they can dress accordingly. Incorporate the colour into your invitations with gold paper, ribbon, glitter or beads. Alternatively, have some fun and attach your invite to gold-foiled, oversized coins, Oscar statues or gold medals (awarding the recipients for their special role in your life, perhaps).
Attire
The bridal gown, traditionally white, can look magnificent in ivory or champagne, which are lighter shades of gold. Emphasise the gold theme by having accessories in this glamorous shade, including a sash or belt, jewellery, shoes and your hair piece. Dust your bridal bouquet with gold glitter for a really effective touch.
The bridesmaids’ outfits have room to be more dramatic and bold. Don these girls in gold dresses, but tone it down by having a simple style (such as a sleeveless, knee-length dress with stylish gold heels). Alternatively, go for a black, white or taupe dress (depending on your complementary theme colour, of course) and accessorise this with gold trimmings.
Groomsmen and the groom will look great in black suits or tuxedos with gold waistcoats and cravats or ties. For a more relaxed or informal wedding, opt for stone-coloured suits instead.
Hair and Make-up
Spray-on gold dust can be applied to your wedding hairstyle. However, ensure that your stylist does this for you and that it is not completely overdone as it can easily look quite silly if it is. Alternatively, don a gold fascinator instead of a veil, or attach gold-dusted flowers to the top of a traditional veil.
Bronzer is the very fashionable alternative to rouge or blusher at the moment. As its name implies, this gives the skin a healthy, golden glow. Fake eyelashes are also very popular at the moment, and are available in different shades and with different effects. Opt for black lashes with gold glitter on them. This will also ensure fabulously dramatic close-up photographs.
Décor
In addition to gold-coloured basics, like table cloths and under-plates, you can incorporate this versatile colour in many other creative ways. Replace your floral centrepieces with gold statues, or bronze genie lamps (bearing effective “wish come true” references). Decorate your venue with gold coins, medals, stars, and even brass instruments to carry the gold colour theme through.
Food and Beverages
While not every bridal couple carries their theme colour through to their food, this can be a fun and creative way to make your wedding day even more memorable. The following items or dishes can be added to your menu:
- Champagne
- Orange juice
- Lemons
- Bananas
- Gold kiwi fruits
- Pineapples
- Gold leaf decorations
- Gold Tequila
- Hunter’s Gold
Planning your wedding can explode into mammoth proportions, causing all sorts of stresses and anxieties. These can mount until you feel quite overwhelmed, which is seldom the right frame of mind in which to try and enjoy your big day. To ease the stress of pre-wedding madness, try the following tips:
- Just forget it – try to set aside a week or weekend during which you are not allowed to mention the wedding. It is important that you do this with your fiancé. Soon enough, you will begin to relax, becoming the people you were before that ring slipped onto that all-important finger. Have fun, be adventurous, pay attention to one another and just free your mind and body of wedding-oriented concerns. Do not take any calls from service-providers like caterers or decoratorseither, as this will only put you back in square one, as it were.
- That’s what friends are for– while planning your wedding, it is easy to begin to neglect those that have always meant the most to you; filling any spare time, thoughts and energy on seating plans and menu options. So, when you need to get away from bridal talk, be sure to spend some time just enjoying the company of good friends. Show your concern for them and what has been happening in their lives while you have been otherwise occupied. A night out with the girls or boys will be just the tonic you need to get back on track.
- Burn it off– there are fewer more effective stress relievers than the endorphins released during an intensive session at the gym or a rugby game with good mates. Make it a regular part of your routine to burn kilojoules and decrease anxiety.
- Just chill– rediscover what it is to waste time amidst an otherwise chaotic lifestyle. Hire 10 DVD’s, commit to reading an entire novel in a day or two or spend the day doing crosswords. Whatever it takes for you to take your mind off anything mildly constructive or demanding, just do it. Just be sure that the novels, music and movies that you choose are not wedding-related, sad or traumatic. Stick to light-hearted humour and fun.
- Get romantic– rekindle those butterflies that may have dwindled under the pressure by going on a good, old-fashioned date together. Dress up, preen and pamper yourself in anticipation. Talk about your life ambitions, your college days or the time your dad came home dressed as a giant toadstool – whatever will keep both of your minds off of the wedding for one night.
- Adrenalin junkies unite – do something wild as a couple. Whether this is bungee jumping, abseiling, parachuting or walking barefoot over hot coals, challenge one another to exceed your own expectations. This will put the wedding day into perspective and teach you about your own resilience, determination and ability to succeed. Of course, it will also get your adrenalin pumping, which will make walking down the aisle feel like a breeze! This will give you two something very special to remember for years to come.
While your wedding may be (and probably is) the most important event and decision of your life to date, it is important to remember that no wedding is worth sacrificing a relationship over. It is of vital importance that, as a couple, you maintain focus on what is important and that you give one another the respect, attention and affection needed. By taking a “time out” every now and then, you will be able to fulfil this responsibility and feel revitalised and refreshed.
Hands disclose revealing clues about the person that sports them. Rough pads with grazed knuckles should be reserved for prepubescent boys, though, while you (as the bride-to-be) should enjoy the luxury of soft, pretty hands for the big day. Remember that, with your wedding ring on, everyone will likely be admiring your hands, and your wedding photographer is sure to want some close-up shots of your intertwined fingers. In addition, you will be shaking hands with friends, holding hands with your new spouse and generally being quite touchy with the wonderful people who choose to share this special occasion with you.
It is wise to get a formal manicure for your wedding day, just to add those final finishing touches to your hands and nails. However, the preparation process should start weeks before this.
Begin by implementing a weekly care routine for your hands and nails. This is a simple and quick one:
Remove any nail polish.
File your nails in one direction (not back and forth) to neaten them up and to ensure that they are all one length.
Wash your hands in warm water with soap.
Soak your hands in a mixture of warm water and apple cider vinegar (which helps to get rid of dead skin cells) for 5 to 10 minutes.
Massage ordinary olive oil (or any other cold-pressed oil) into your cuticles while your hands are still wet. Once they are soft and moisturised, push them back very gently.
Pat your hands dry on a soft towel.
With the soft side of a filing block, smooth out any ridges on your nails. Finish it off with a buffing chamois so that your nails are shiny.
Use a rich hand and nail cream to lock all of that moisture in
Once a month, you may want to go for a special moisturising treatment along with a manicure. Paraffin waxes are excellent for moisturising and softening the skin of both your hands and feet. This involves dipping the hands into melted paraffin wax. Although the wax is heated, it is not hot enough to burn, but the heat facilitates the absorption of the oils and minerals. Usually, the wax will be infused with oils and other substances that help in healing and nourishing the hands and feet. A number of coats are applied so that the heat is retained for longer. Then, the hand or foot is wrapped in aluminium foil or plastic and left until the wax has cooled and hardened. It will then be removed.
The day before your wedding day is the best day on which to get your nails done so that they are as fresh and beautiful as possible. If you do not want false tips (whether gel or acrylic), perhaps consider an overlay onto your natural nails, just to ensure that they do not snap or tear on your big day. Choose a colour that you will not regret years down the line, steering clear of outlandish fashion trends.
The romance doesn’t stop after the wedding. In fact, the honeymoon is the perfect opportunity to make your brand new spouse feel loved, pampered and more romantic than ever before. Making your honeymoon really special does not have to be expensive or extravagant. In fact, it is often the simple things that mean the most to those we love.
Here are some ideas for an ultra romantic honeymoon:
Wake up early, prepare a picnic basket with coffee, or champagne and orange juice, and choose a gorgeous secluded spot in which to watch the sun rise together. Keep the tone of the rest of the day relaxed and brimming with love and affection.
Give your love a gift for every day of the honeymoon. This can be something as simple as a personal love letter, a favourite chocolate or an item of clothing. It does not need to be costly or over-the-top. The important thing is that these gifts are heartfelt and meaningful to the recipient. Something sexy is always a popular option to spice up your honeymoon.
Compile a box containing pieces of paper on which are written the reasons that you love your partner. Every time they open the box, they can read a new reason for your love. This will melt the heart of any new bride, in particular.
Organise a private Jacuzzi session (if the hotel has one available to their guests, you will need to make plans well in advance so that you are not interrupted). Include the added extras – cocktails, candles and plenty of bubbles.
Arrange for a sensual couples massage and enjoy being completely relaxed and spoiled together. While you do not need to chat through the massage, you are still spending time together, enjoying one another’s company in luxurious peace. Of course, administering the massage yourself is also a fabulous option that is sure to relax both of you and be the precursor to some honeymoon hanky-panky.
Dancing is intimate. Have a private evening dance outside (such as on the beach or in a safe park) accompanied by both of your favourite music. Include lanterns perched in the sand or strung from the trees and a blanket on the ground.
Stage a romantic treasure hunt, complete with clues and prizes along the way. This is adventurous and gives you the opportunity to spoil him or her with fabulous little gifts (in the form of prizes) and a chance to show them how very special spending time with them is to you.
On at least one morning of your honeymoon, arrange a special breakfast in bed. Cook your spouse’s favourite food (even if that means star-shaped waffles) and accompany this yummy treat with a newspaper, their favourite magazine, or a discussion of the day’s itinerary.
Write the fairytale version of your dating story and offer this as a gift on your honeymoon, preferably on a romantic date. This will be a really special keepsake for your new husband or wife.
Times are tough all over. There is a reason why wedding photographers charge what we do. Your wedding day is important and there is only one chance to photograph the first kiss or the first dance. It’s got to be right!
Before you start looking at wedding photographers, decide exactly what you and your fiancée want to have photographed. These photographs will provide you with visual reminders to help you remember your wedding day. So if a photo is not taken, you will most likely forget that particular detail. Your wedding photography is an investment. An investment in your memories.
Your wedding day has several major phases. They are Getting Ready, The Ceremony, and Reception. Obviously you want to have the ceremony photographed. Can you do without the getting ready photos? Before you answer, you should know that is when most photographers take photos of the bride, her entourage, the groom and his entourage.
Could you live without reception photos? At the reception, your photographer will photograph, the room, the settings, the cake, the head table, and all of the planned activities (introductions, toasts, prayer, cake cutting, first dance, table photos of all guests, bride/father dance, groom/mother dance, and the garter/bouquet toss). Plus there will be some guests that forgo the ceremony and will only be at the reception.
What about disposable cameras at the reception? Simply put, people with disposable cameras don’t know what to take photos of. Next, those cameras are not able to handle the challenging conditions which exist at receptions. You will take a great risk that something will be missed. Worse yet, somebody will get the bright idea of taking photos in the bathroom.
So what can you do? The key is to minimize the amount of time you’ll need the photographer. One way to do this is reduce the amount of time between the ceremony and the reception. Then reduce the cocktail hour to thirty minutes. Actually, if you can have your ceremony and reception in the same location you can really reduce the down time.
At the reception, cut the cake immediately upon after you are introduced. Recently I had a client who tossed her bouquet (that is usually the last planned wedding event) from the church steps just before she got into the limo. It was a little over five hours from the start of her ceremony until the groom/mother dance was completed. All that was left to photograph was the guests dancing and having fun. With some thought and careful planning you can reduce the time required for your photographer to six hours or less.
Another major cost of the photography is the album. The one thing you don’t want to do is skimp on the album’s quality. After all it needs to last long enough to become a family heirloom for your descendents. There are two ways to reduce the size of your album and hence the cost. The first is to reduce the actual page size. I’ve seen some beautiful 10”x10” or 6”x9” books. The other alternative is to reduce the number of pages in your wedding album.
Planning a wedding involves many decisions and compromises. If saving money is an overriding consideration for you, then you may need to give up something else in order have the photographer you want at a price you can afford.
You have seen it on practically every wedding photographer’s web page and in bridal magazines. It seems that everyone wants to give the bride and groom advice on how to choose a wedding photographer. Most of what I have read is sound and useful advice, but I thought it might be helpful to write an article that explores this in more detail. So lets look at the mistakes brides and grooms often make in choosing their photographer.
Over the past 25 years as a wedding photographer, I have had the opportunity to speak with well over a thousand engaged couples. I am always surprised by some of the criteria many of them use to choose their wedding photographer. Here are the top 7 mistakes I feel many brides and grooms make when selecting a photographer for their big day:
1. RELYING ON WEDDING VENDOR REFERRALS. This may be the worst mistake of them all. Many wedding vendors trade referrals with other wedding professionals with no real knowledge of the other’s work. And yes, many times it’s an honest referral based upon working a few weddings with one another. But how much can a DJ, for example, really know about the quality of a wedding photographer’s work? Often times this type of referral is just based on the fact that the DJ has worked with the photographer at a number of events and liked him or her. Did the DJ ever see the final result? Did they see the wedding album? Probably not.
2. JUDGING A PHOTOGRAPHER BASED SOLELY ON A “GREATEST HITS” WEDDING ALBUM PORTFOLIO. There is nothing more misleading regarding a photographer’s talent than looking at a sample wedding album that is a compilation of their best shots at 50 different weddings. An album such as this may be useful in understanding just how great an image they are capable of producing, but that’s really all it tells you. Ask to be shown an album of one entire wedding from start to finish. A good wedding photographer should be able to produce a number of complete albums, which will give you a better idea of how your own wedding will be photographed. Virtually anybody with a decent camera can get one great shot per wedding!
3. PAYING TOO MUCH ATTENTION TO THE SALES PITCH. Every photographer can tell you great things about themselves and so they should. But in your initial wedding consultation, look for photographers who are interested in YOU. A good photographer will want to know the types of photography styles you are interested in and what you are looking for in a wedding photographer. A photographer who asks you lots of questions about your wedding and your preferences will probably also be more likely to listen to you and have a better sense of what you want. If the wedding meeting is just one long lecture from the photographer, move on to the next photographer. Find someone who cares.
4. NOT ASSESSING THE PHOTOGRAPHER’S PERSONALITY. This is a biggie. You will spend the entire day with your photographer. If you don’t get along with him or her, it can ruin what should be the happiest day of your life. Rude and bossy photographers can also cause problems with your guests. Find a photographer who is easy to talk to and who you can establish good rapport with.
5. CHOOSING “UNCLE BOB” TO SHOOT YOUR WEDDING! With digital cameras now in practically everyone’s hands, there seems to be a lot more “wedding photographers” out there. The fact that a friend or relative is good with his new digital camera does not mean he can handle a wedding. And what about file backups? Does your family photographer know how to do a correct backup, or even have the proper computer hardware to do it? In my business, I bring a portable hard drive to every wedding and the images are uploaded and checked on the spot. When I get back to my studio, the images are uploaded to my main computer and then backed up on an external hard drive. Once that is complete, 2 back up DVD’s are burned. Only then will I erase the cards I used for the wedding. You don’t want your memories to go up in smoke along with a burnt out hard drive.
6. CARING ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHERS TYPE OF CAMERA EQUIPMENT. In this day and age, a photographer can make great images with any medium to high quality camera. Wedding photographers who spend an inordinate amount of time discussing the type of equipment they use may not be the right person for you. What you really want to know is what type of images they can produce and if they can show you plenty of samples. It’s the final result that matters. If you are happy with what they show you and everything else checks out OK, you can assume their equipment is adequate for the task.
7. CONFUSION OVER PRICING. If you can’t understand the pricing or packages, keep looking. Package pricing, if flexible, is the best way to go. It allows you to have a better idea of what your final bill will be. Ala carte pricing can confuse and be misleading. You may assume that something you though was included in their coverage costs extra. Like a wedding album! However, a photographer who only offers strictly structured packages should also be avoided. Ultimately, you want to find someone who will work within your budget and give you exactly what you want. If you don’t see a package that fits your needs, ask the photographer to let you design your own.
This list was not intended to intimidate people in the market for a wedding photographer. It should, however, help you understand what’s important. Find a photographer with a style you prefer and who shows you images that you love. Use that initial consultation as a way to get to know your photographer and develop rapport. Talk to some former clients to get a sense of how the photographer behaved at the wedding. If everything looks good, you are ready to make your decision!
Your wedding vows should only take a few minutes to say to each other, but the meaning behind them should last a lifetime.
If you are getting married in a religious ceremony, check with your officiant to find out if there are any restrictions on wedding vows. You may not be allowed to deviate from the wedding vows your celebrant provides.
If you can personalize your wedding vows, keep these tips in mind:
Talk to your officiant about your wedding vows in advance to be sure you aren’t surprised by any restrictions later.
Talk to your fiance and decide if you will each recite the same vows, or each make different vows.
Keep them short – as meaningful as they are to you, you shouldn’t overwhelm your guests with overly lengthy wedding vows. Three minutes should be about as long as your vows take, at most.
Remember you are speaking publicly. Keep your wedding vows to the point, and don’t include any intimate details that are better reserved for a private conversation between the two of you.
Practice reciting your wedding vows out loud in advance. Don’t let your wedding day be your first rehearsal of your vows.
If you can’t incorporate a favorite poem or religious passage into your wedding vows due to time constraints, you can still use them as ceremony readings.
Your wedding vows should come from your heart, but you can look to poetry and song lyrics that meaningful to you for inspiration. Don’t let an effort to be “different” discourage you from using phrases from traditional wedding vows. You can alter them to make them personal while allowing the echo of tradition run through your vows. Think about words like honor and cherish – these describe timeless qualities of love.
It can help to look at sample wedding vows – you may find vows that exactly express your feelings, or those that simply give you a starting point to create your own individual wedding vows.
At one time, I would have never wanted to share my frugal ideas for showing love to those around you. My reason for keeping it to myself? At one time I thought that no one would be interested. After all, we were the only couple not buying each other expensive gifts, jewelry, roses, and more, right?
Reality check! I have grown up a lot over these last 10 years and I have learned that I am not the only one clipping coupons and cutting my hildren’s hair myself. There are lots of other families out there just like my husband and I, who have to watch our spending.
Without the necessary money to buy costly gifts for anniversaries, birthdays, holidays, or other special occasions, we have been very committed to doing things that were wonderful, yet inexpensive. Over the years, I have learned that these creative ideas are what truly matters and they have made our years together, lots of fun.
Here I have compiled my ideas here to share them with you:
PILL BOTTLE: This is a cute idea for your spouse or other adult. Take an empty pain reliever or prescription bottle and soak it in hot water to remove the label. After you remove the label, design your own label on paper, with something like the following: “Love Pills” – take one as needed. Then take strips of paper and write down the things you are willing to do for your loved one. Some ideas are: foot massage, back massage, your favorite pie, your favorite cookies, you choose the movie we see, etc… Take each strip and wad it into a little ball and place them in the bottle.
LOVE SONGS: This next idea I did before we had internet access, so today it would be even easier to do this. Frame the lyrics to your wedding song or other love song. The internet has several sites that list song lyrics, so just type “song lyrics” into a search engine. Print up the lyrics in a nice font, and frame.
CANDLELIGHT DINNER: When you are not able to go out to an expensive restaurant for dinner, have it at home. Wait to eat until after the children are in bed, set your dining room table nicely with a tablecloth, candles and play soft music. Enjoy a nice dinner…preferably one that you don’t usually have, and one that you and your spouse consider to be special.
SWAP CHILD CARE: If you do want prefer to go out for your special day, but find yourself having a hard time paying for dinner *and* childcare, ask a friend to swap child care with you.
CREATE A LOVE TREE: Find a branch outside that has several smaller branches coming off of it and place the branch standing up in a pot of soil, or even a coffee can filled with dirt would work. Cut out an assortment of hearts from different colored cardstock or construction paper and string each one with ribbon. Then have each member of your family write the things that they love on the hearts (one “love” per heart) and hang them on the tree. You can name just about anything you love: a beloved pet, grandma, sunsets, or even ice cream! If you want to create this tree as a gift for someone, write things on the hearts that you love about that person or couple.
RUN THROUGH A MAZE: If you have a gift for someone in your home, make them go through a maze of clues to get to their surprise. At the first “stop” (which should be a place in your home that this person is likely to go to), you should have a little poem of sorts which will tell them to go to the next spot in your home, and so on. At each point in your home have something telling your loved one where to go next until the end which of course will end up being their gift. I had a friend who did this for her husbands birthday. She placed his first note on the toilet since that was the first place he went to when he got home from work, and each note she cleverly told him where to go next in his home. After going from room to room, he came to the end which was a CD that he had wanted.
HEART SHAPED CAKE: If you don’t have a heart shaped cake pans, don’t despair. Create your own heart-shaped cake by baking one layer in an 8-in round pan, and one layer in an 8-in square pan. Cut the circle in half and place the cut side of the halves against two adjoining side of the square to form a heart. Frost and decorate at desired.
HEART SHAPED COOKIE POPS: Bake up some heart shaped sugar cookies, but insert a popsicle stick near the point of the stick and bake as usual. Decorate.
FLOWERPOTS: Take flat bottomed ice cream cups and place them on a cookie sheet or in a muffin tin (you can wrap bottoms of cones with crumbled up foil to make them more sturdy). Fill cones with 1/3 cup brownie batter and bake 35-40 minutes or until tops are puffed up and cracked. After brownie cones are cooled insert a fake rose in the center. You can also create a flower out of construction paper and secured it on a popsicle stick, and then insert this into the center of the puffed up brownie.
HEART SHAPED CUPCAKES: Prepare you favorite cake mix according to the directions on the box. Line your muffin pans with paper baking cups and fill each cup 1/2 full of batter. Place a marble in each muffin cup….between the paper liner and the pan, which will create the heart shape. Add additional batter as needed so that cups are about 2/3 full. Bake as directed.
GIFT COUPONS: We have all heard of the idea of creating coupons which give of ourselves, but have you ever given your kids some? Why not create a coupon book for your child that has coupons such as: your choice of dessert, kids video rental, lunch out with mom (or dad), etc.
PLANT A TREE: Give a gift that will grow! Without your loved one knowing, plant a tree in your yard. You may also want to make a small yard sign that will sit near the tree and that says who the tree was planted for, and the date.
PROGRESSIVE DINNER: Call up two other couples and arrange a progressive dinner. Everyone will go to the first couple’s home and enjoy some appetizers, at the next home you will go for the dinner, and at the last home, you will enjoy dessert. After your progressive dinner, you may want to go out together to a movie or some dancing.
You got proposed to, you picked the caterer, the flowers, the song – all you need is that perfect wedding dress. If you didn’t like a single dress you saw, it is time to define what it is that you are looking for. Here are different types of wedding dresses – pick the one that goes best with your style and personality. You should also look for a dress that will be appropriate for the type of wedding you are having. A dress perfect for a beach wedding might not be appropriate for a formal wedding, and vice versa.
Here are different wedding dresses to help you pick the one that is perfect for you:
- Princess Wedding Dresses. Want to look like a princess from a fairy tale on your wedding day? Then search for formal, beautiful dresses that will make you look and feel like a princess on this very special day.
Wedding dress stores, as well as online stores should have plenty of princess style wedding dresses in stock.
- Informal Wedding Dresses. Don’t like anything formal, and want to feel comfortable on your wedding day? Pick something beautiful and informal at the same time. You might not even need a typical wedding dress from a wedding store. In addition to shopping at specialty wedding stores, look at department stores and special occasion dresses. You might find something there that is perfect for you.
- Beach Wedding Dresses. If you are throwing a wedding on a beach, or a beach themed wedding, you might want to look for a simple dress, that looks elegant at the same time. Something you can wear with pretty sandals, or as some brides do it, with bare feet. A beach ceremony with ocean as your background – what can be better?
Good luck with picking your dress and enjoy your wedding. At the end of the day, the most important thing is not what you wear, who comes to the wedding, and what kind of food you serve. What really matters are the vows you make and the new life you are starting with your new husband.
Art, in general, is the appreciation of beauty. It implies order and harmony of parts in a given whole.
Human life does not imply merely physical survival. It is a vocation towards the refinement of the spirit. Hence, the demands of daily life include and derive meaning from the cultivation of those traits that truly reflect man’s innate dignity. In this context, ethics is considered an art. However, there are art forms that are different from those that are considered as ethical
For this reason, certain actions of man must be in proportionate to the ethical standards as dictated by man’s innate dignity. One of which is how we should use words in different functions.
Take fore example the wordings in a wedding invitation. Careful use of words and establishing them correctly is very crucial in wedding invitations. This is because wedding invitation are the first-hand symbol of the wonderful celebration that is about to take place.
Any misused, abused, or unethical choice of words may result to misunderstandings or misinterpretations between and among the guests.
Generally, wedding invitation wording should be clearly established to avoid confusions and misconception. There are instances were words may have several meanings depending on how it is used in a sentence.
Moreover, the wordings must accurately define the details of the wedding like the date, the exact time, and the place where the wedding ceremony will take place. These things should be clearly stated because there are cases wherein most guests directly assume that once they are invited, it means that they are asked to attend to the wedding ceremony and the reception.
However, there are some weddings that the couple would usually invite people just for the reception. In this case, the couple has decided to make the wedding very private and that they only want their immediate relatives present during the ceremony. The guests are asked to attend on the reception already.
Hence, to avoid confusion and delusion, it is best to carefully state in the invitation the purpose of the invitation.
On the other hand, wedding invitation wordings may also vary depending on certain circumstances that the couple has no control of. An example is the concept of who paid for the wedding.
In this instance, it is best to choose words that would pay respect to the party whom the recognition is due but should also be made in conformity with the ethical standards, in which the feelings of the other party should be considered also.
For example, if in case that the bride’s parents are the ones who had paid for the wedding, then, the wordings on the wedding invitation should state that it is the bride’s parent s who are requesting for the presence of the guests.
Alternatively, the setting of the wedding should also be considered when establishing the wedding invitation wording.
If the wedding is informal and will only take place in a home, then it is best to replace the usual words being used in formal invitations to a more casual tone but still with respect.
Boiled down, any kind of wordings will do when making wedding invitations a long as the words are in conformity to the ethical standards set by the society and as patterned on the innate dignity of man.
Best of all, the details of the wedding should be clearly stated, otherwise, the wedding invitation will definitely lose its main purpose.
