Personalized Photo Stamps

From Save-the-date cards to bridal shower invitations, wedding invitations, RSVPs and thank you cards, brides have a lot to mail. Now she can add her own personal touch by adding a personalized photo stamp from PhotoStamps.

I find this to be an incredibly fun and unique idea. Although the concept has been around for a while, I haven't seem much of it. Personalized Photo Stamps are a great way to really add a personalized touch to all your wedding mail needs.

The bride and groom can start their wedding off with unique save-the-date card postage by adding their favorite photo, or monogram.

Then move on to customize their postage for wedding invitations and RSVPs with their engagement photo or monogram.

And then round out their wedding by sending memorable thank you cards by adding personalized postage with a photo of the happily married couple on their wedding day or on their honeymoon.

PhotoStamps has 14 different postage denominations which makes it perfect for all your wedding mail needs. And yes, this is real postage!

Wedding Program Basics

Do you need one?
The simple answer, no. However, wedding programs are a helpful and fun way for your guests to follow the ceremony. They are especially a helpful tool when your ceremony is lengthy, or you are incorporating customs/traditions that your guests may not be familiar with. Wedding programs are also a creative way to express yourself, and a fun keepsake for your guests. Plus, they make everyone feel welcome and involved.

What to Include
As mentioned, your wedding program is both a guide and a keepsake. Regardless of what design you choose for your programs, consider adding the following elements:

• Your Names, wedding date, and ceremony location.
• The order of the ceremony, musical selections including the composers and performers, as well as readings, and the source or author, and the readers.
• Brief explanation of traditions, rituals, and ethnic customs (if applicable).
• Wedding party bios with brief descriptions of each attendants relationship to you
• The name of the officiant
• Thank You's to your guests and to your familiars.
• If you wish to honor deceased relatives, you can include a memorial with a photograph, poem, quote, fond memory, or simply by adding their names.

Program Placement

• Fill a basket, or tin pail - something that works with your wedding style - with your wedding programs and place at the entrance of your ceremony site. Guests can grab one as they arrive.
• Place a stack of wedding programs at the end of every pew, or put on each seat.
• Give a special role to a special someone, who isn't a bridesmaid or groomsmen, by asking a friend or family member to greet guests and hand out programs as they arrive.
• Have ushers hand guests a program right before they are seated.
  

Wedding at Zero Gravity

I ran across a fun little article about a Brooklyn couple choosing a very unique way to tie the knot...a wedding at zero gravity. It doesn't get much more unique than this.

So in love they could float away: Brooklyn couple to wed in zero gravity

Preserve the Top Tier of Your Cake

My husband and I personally skipped this tradition. We figured if we wanted cake on our 1 year anniversary, we would buy a new one. One-year old stale cake didn't seem appealing. However, if you would like to partake in this sweet tradition here are some things you should know:

• Heartier cake flavors, like chocolate and carrot cake, will last better than cakes with fresh-fruit or whipped cream fillings.
• Make sure to tell your caterer or baker than you intend on saving the top tier of your wedding cake, so that they set it aside instead of serving it up.
• Before wrapping your cake up, chill the cake so the icing hardens, and then cover it tightly with plastic wrap. Don't use tin foil, it can cause freezer burn.
• Seal the cake in an airtight bag and place it in the freezer.
• Thaw the cake in the fridge for a few hours or overnight before eating.