Carolyn Burke STL Blog

Make Your List and Check it Twice You will be compiling a guest list from four different people or groups.   1. Bride List 2. Groom List 3. Bride's Parents List 4. Groom's Parents List As you begin the selection of your invited guests, you'll invite your parents to submit their guest wish lists.  Use the term "wish list," since you will ultimately decide who makes the final cut. Yes, parents who are paying for all or part of the wedding might think otherwise, but it's ultimately your choice of who you want to share your day with.  Parents should of course be given the chance to invite some of their closest friends, but as a matter of honor to you, they should never be invited in place of your friends. The bride and groom will have one list of your relatives and friends; the bride's parents will compile their list; the groom's parents will compile their list. If you have more than two sets of parents, such as remarried parents, they get...

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It may seem an easy decision choosing whether to have silk or real flowers for your wedding is more difficult than it appears.  Both have their advantages and disadvantages - it's just a matter of deciding which of those attributes works best for your wedding.  Ultimately choosing silk or real flowers comes down to cost, durability, appearance and convenience.  To help make the decision easier here are the advantages of both silk and real flowers. Can you tell the difference ?? Silk Flower Advantages:   Look fresh all day long (won’t wilt or turn brown) Last forever (make a great keepsake) Less expensive than real flowers Non-allergenic Can be received weeks ahead of the wedding Don’t attract insects Don’t need to be refrigerated Can be easily transported Always in season (large, readily available variety) Lighter to carry than real flowers Real Flower Advantages:  The heavenly scent Exquisite detail  Soft and delicate to t...

Has your florist offered to make pew bows for your ceremony?  Why not save a little cash and make them yourself - from tulle. Simply tie a length of tulle into a bow, leaving lots of extra on the end to drape down to the floor.  Or, if you would like to make it a bit more fancy, use a bow maker (sold at most craft stores), or add some gold or other colored ribbon in the middle or outside of the tulle to give your bow more shape. Giving out bubbles or seeds at your ceremony for your guests to throw or blow at you?  Spice these little tidbits up with some tulle!  Cut small squares of tulle, wrap them around the bubbles, or place the seeds inside, and tie a small ribbon at the top. Do your wedding favors need a little something more?  Wrap them in tulle and tie a ribbon around the top.  Did you know that tulle comes in many different colors?  You may even be able to find it in your wedding colors! Ask at your local craft or fabric s...