It's hard to believe April's already here. While I'm saddened that I'm unable to do Tampa's April Bridal Expo, I'm hoping to attend the July and October shows.
I posted earlier in the week how I purchased some great wedding books from Borders for some fabulous new ideas or a spin on some old ones. While reading the first book I was overwhelmed with ideas and the budget bride in me took over. One of my major pet peeves is spending a lot of money on one part of the wedding that will be either overlooked or underappreciated. With this in mind I have something to admit....I'm a candle addict. There...I've said it. I think that candles can add such a huge romantic touch to any event, especially a wedding! When I saw a picture while reading similar to this one...
...two things came to mind.
1.) If you have a fireplace at your reception location make the most of it! This is such a great way to make something that's usually overlooked into a great, romantic area to sit and socialize with fellow guests or just create a beautiful focal area.
2.) My inner budget bride immediately thought about using the candles for the ceremony and then have them transported (that's what a great wedding planner and day of coordinator would do for you!) to the reception and have it added to what's already there for more decor. One set of candles that can serve two purposes!
Another great way to use candles and have them serve a dual purpose is to utilize them for not only the obvious purpose of lighting, but either table numbers or escort cards. When the reception lights go down each table number or guest candle will still be glowing. This eliminates the cost of escort cards or table numbers while adding more lighting to your event. There are plenty of DIY (do it yourself) websites out there that can walk you through the process of doing it yourself which allows you to personalize them to the max and there are also businesses out there that also can do it for you. (Of course, you should always check out Etsy!).
