Many brides and grooms consider several options for favors at their reception.  Everything from traditional jordan almonds to personalized candles are available to give your guests a keepsake from the big day.

However, some brides and grooms are forgoing the personalized chocolate bar and opting for a charitable donation.  Money that would have been spent on hundreds of favors is donated to a charity of the couples choice.  

You can let your guests know you have made this donation, by including a printed card on each table or guests place seating that provides information on the selected charity.  Let the guests know that the donations were made in place of a favor.  

While favors personalized and coordinated in your wedding colors can be cute, a donation to a charity is priceless.

Don’t sweat the sweet stuff. Say Something Sugary will take care of it!
With so much on your plate, we can take care of your Favors and Personalized Gifts for
the big day. And no worries about Meltdowns, We also have Water -bottle labels, Mint books,
Tic Tac© and Kisses© labels. Make you day more memorable without breaking the bank.
Personalized Favors as low as $.30 each.
Check us out at www.saysomethingsugary.com

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Real flowers are the traditional route. The scent of a rose or lilac and how they fill a room draw many people to using real flowers. Scents are tied to emotions, and as a wedding is one of the most emotion-filled events a person can ever experience, the emotional factor is another selling point. The delicate beauty real flowers possess is usually the main reason many people choose real over silk. Real flowers do have their drawbacks. Real flowers fade and wilt away after a few days. For the more sentimental brides, who wish to keep their bouquet, this factor may push them to consider silk flowers.

SILK although not as traditional of a choice as real, they are becoming more popular. Today, there are many realistic looking silks out there. They are less expensive and you don’t have to worry you can’t have your favorite exotic flower because it’s not the right season. You also save money on preservation.

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All Wedding Professionals are invited to become a Contributing Blogger and share your expertise with brides who read the blog.
To apply to be a contributing blogger, click on the register button at the bottom of the left column or on the top left of this page. Then sign up and submit your first post. Your submitted post will be reviewed by ADMIN and you will be approved as a blogger on the BIG Wedding Blog. To maintain your Contributing Blogger rights, you must agree to the Contributing Blogger Rules.

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The Big Wedding Blog was briefly infiltrated by some very crude and offensive pornography.

Evidently our comment filters were somehow overridden.

To prevent this in the future we have put a total administrative review/block on all comments. ALL comments, as well as postings will be reviewed directly by Blog Admin from this point on. We will not depend on spam filters at all.

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There are posts being made under Say Something Sugary’s post that are completely inappropriate and we would like to apologize for them. Didn’t think things of this nature would pass thru
the Big Wedding Blog “channels”. I’ve noticed others being “offended”. What’s wrong here?

Pandora Jewelry has become my favorite accessory and would make a wonderful gift for your bridesmaids. Want to learn more about Pandora? Go to www.pandora-jewelery.com to find a retailer near you. They have beautiful bracelets, necklaces, rings and earrings. You could buy each attendant a bracelet and bead to mark the occasion.  If you are in the Atlanta area, Iroff & Sons is having a Pandora Jewelry Party on July 25th & July 26th at their new Alpharetta store and Perimeter Mall location. They will have special offers and door prizes!

AS if 400+ Full-color designs weren’t enought to help with Bridal Showers, Weddings, Receptions, Gifts and even Thank yous, Say Something Sugary has come out with 12 more Personalizable Wrapper Designs.

Including a “Save the Date” design.  Check them out at www.saysomethingsugary.com today and make your Special Day even more memorable.

Note from the Big Wedding Blog Editor:

All Wedding Professionals are invited to become a Contributing Blogger and share your expertise with brides who read the blog.
To apply to be a contributing blogger, click on the register button at the bottom of the left column or on the top left of this page. Then sign up and submit your first post. Your submitted post will be reviewed by ADMIN and you will be approved as a blogger on the BIG Wedding Blog. To maintain your Contributing Blogger rights, you must agree to the Contributing Blogger Rules.

The BIG Wedding Blog is an exclusive feature brought to you by www.BrideAndGroomPlanner.com

Throughout the entire wedding planning process, your fiancé and family have been trying to fine tune the invite list. Everyone seems to have a friend, co-worker or long lost cousin they MUST invite. This can lead to a rather lengthy and ultimately costly head count. Here are some tips to consider when you are trying to make final ‘cuts’.

1. If you haven’t spoken to the person in the last year (family excluded) then it is probably safe to leave them off the list.

2. Either invite all co-workers or none. I’ve seen many people get married and only invite a select few co-workers. This usually causes someone’s feelings to get hurt and cause unnecessary tension in the workplace.

3. Don’t invite someone just for a present…period.

4. Always…and I mean ALWAYS invite the person PLUS A GUEST. It doesn’t matter if they are single and you know they won’t find a date. It is simply rude not to include them with a guest. If you are trying to save money by only inviting the one person…don’t invite them at all if you can’t afford to include a guest with their invitation.

5. You can usually safely assume that about 75% of your invites will attend. However, there are those situations, when everyone seems to send back a ‘Will Attend’ RSVP card. So, if you invite them, be prepared for them to show up at your wedding!

A friend of mine has the coolest flower shop called Funky Mountain Flower Shop www.funkymountain.com

She shared a really neat idea from a wedding she was doing. The couple had a basket full of flat river pebbles with a permanent marker. They asked each guest at the wedding to write a special message to them on the rock. Now they have a special keepsake for their garden or home!