Often a couple will leave the decision for favors to the last minute.  Luckily there are some simply and stylish options for thanking your guests with a favor.  

Many couples will offer their guests a candy or mint treat packaged in a decorative favor box.  The right favor box can also add to the decor of your reception table.  Consider picking favor boxes that match your wedding colors or themes.  

New Favor Box Styles for Summer 2008

  
Flourish favor boxes add a touch of sophistication to your event.  Perfect for holding candy or a small gift for your guests.

 
Beach Favor Box is made from wood and has a starfish and seashells on its decorative lid. 

 
These tin pail favors come in pastel colors and are great for a destination wedding or beach-themed shower.

 
Calla Lilies have long been a favorite flower of brides and these calla lily pails are great for carrying the calla lily theme even further.

  
A Tuxedo Favor Box will delight your guests.  Perfect for holding candy or mints.

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Just launched  - a new site for Canada brides.  We were getting many inquiries from Canadian brides that needed items for their wedding and just couldn’t find anything locally, so we decided to create a store specifically for Candian brides.

This online shop features the stylish wedding accessories from WeddingStar.   You’ll find their popular collections, including the Butterfly Dreams, Seaside Allure and Autumn Splendor.  Their unique favors, wedding party gifts and cake toppers are also available. 

 If you’re a bride planning a Canadian wedding, you won’t want to miss this site!

Click here to view Canada Wedding Accessories store.

If you’re planning a summer wedding or party, its easy to add a unique touch to your wedding with beach inspired favors.  You can find cute placecard holders, darling candles, mini photo frames and more.

Beach Favors

 
These cute flip flop placecard holders will delight your guests.  Use them as place card holders for a beach wedding or bridal shower.  After the wedding guests can use them to hold reminder notes.

 
These beach themed candles will help to decorate the reception tables and when lit will add a sparkle to the reception.  Be sure to check with your facility before lighting candles. 

 
Use these beach placecards frames at your event and then guests can use them to hold a photo after.

  
Use a beach favor box to hold mints or a special trinket for guests.

Click here to view more beach favors.

Many brides start dreaming of a fairytale wedding as young girls, so when the big day finally arrives they opt for a fairytale wedding theme.  Last year Disney, introduced a line of wedding dresses fashioned after the Disney princesses (Ariel, Jasmine, etc).  After finding the dress that makes you feel like a princess, you’ll want to continue the fairytale theme with wedding accessories and favors.

Fairytale Wedding Theme
Here are a few fairytale inspired wedding accessories:

Fairytale Dreams Collection is by Wedding Star and each item in this collection features the phrase “And they lived happily everafter…”  The collection includes a matching guest book, pen, ring pillow, flower girl basket, unity candle and garter.  The garter even features a silver, slipper charm!

 
The Once Upon a Time Guest Book features a sculpted castle and cinderella carriage and hold up to 500 signatures.  Ideal for a wedding or bridal shower.  The Once Upont a Time ring pillow has a horse and cinderella carriage charm.

  
For the cake, nothing is more fitting than a castle cake top!  Choose from different style castles made from glass or porcelain.

Guests will delight in this cinderella carriage candle.  The candle comes in a clear gift box and will help decorate your reception table.

Direct your guests to their seat with this castle placecard holder.  After the wedding, guest can use this as a mini-photo frame.

Click here for more fairytale wedding theme ideas.

If you’re throwing an engagement party this summer, you’ll want to check Lillian Rose’s new Forever Diamond collection.  This collection features “the engagement diamond” as its inspiration.

Engagement Party Ideas
Here are a few ideas for decorating for the party.

 
Decorate the dinner table at the engagement party with engagement ring napkin holders and a “diamond” tealight holder.

 
Toast the lucky couple with these engagement ring toasting glasses and have them cut the cake with this diamond cake server set.  It’ll give them practice for their wedding day, plus create a great photo moment at the party!

Click here to view the entire Engagment Party Collection.

 
Guest at the party will enjoying signing an engagement guest book or writing good wishes for the well wisher vase.

Click here for more engagement party accessories.

Ok, I was online reading about the Today Show wedding and saw that they recently had a segment on doggie wedding wear!   I’m not sure how I missed this segment, because I’m an avid fan of the show.  They did a runway show with dogs in their wedding finery.  (They even had outfits for the rehearsal dinner!)  Here are a few fashion show highlights:

   
View all the fashion show photos.

The show even asked viewers to submit photos of their pets at wedding.  Here are a few photos from viewers:

 
View all the viewer pet photos.

Read the full article on Pet Bridal Tips.

The hottest wedding colors for 2008 are orange, yellow, brown, and silver.   If you’re not ready for orange bridesmaid dresses, you can incorporate these colors via your wedding accessories!

Orange Wedding Accessories
Orange was in all the bridal designers fashion shows this spring and is predicted to be very popular with both Summer and Fall 2008 weddings.

 
Orange and Fucshia Wedding Collection - featues an orange ribbon on top of a fuschia satin ribbon.

Brown Wedding Accessories
Brown became a popular wedding color in 2007 and is still popular with brides in 2008.  One trend has been for the groom his groomsmen to move away from wearing black to brown.

Silver Wedding Accessories
Some bridal expers predict that silver will replace brown in 2008-2009.  Silver is particularly nice for an evening or formal wedding.

Click for more 2008 wedding trends.

It is easy to create your own wedding programs.  All you need is some wedding program paper, a computer and a printer!

Wedding Programs
A wedding program typically has 4 sections.

1. Program Title
The program title includes the couple’s names, wedding date and ceremony location.

2. Service Info
This section includes information about the ceremony, including prelude, processional, solo, invocation, readings, marriage ceremony, lighting of the unity candle, and recessional.  

3. Participants
This seciton includes the names of your wedding party and their role.

4. Special Note
Use this section to thank your parents, friends and guests or to honor a deceased relative.

Wedding Program Paper
Here are some sample wedding program papers you can use to print your programs.

 
                  Daisy Wedding Programs

Click here for more wedding programs.

If you’re wedding colors are navy and silver, then you should consider Hortense B. Hewitt’s new Darling Duo Navy & Silver Wedding set. 

Navy & Silver Wedding Accessories
Each wedding accessory is either a striking silver or navy with a contrasting silver or navy satin ribbon.  This wedding color combination is great for an evening or formal wedding.

 
                 Guest Book                                             Unity Candle  

 
          Ring Bearer Pillow                                        Flower Girl Basket

Click here for more silver wedding accessories or here for more blue wedding accessories.

Today’s bride has many choices for her wedding jewelry.  She can choose from traditional pearls or go for the glitter of rhinestones, diamonds or cubic zirconia. 

When selecting wedding jewelry it is important that the jewelry does not overpower the dress.  If you are wearing a strapless or low neckline dress, you should consider both a necklace and earrings set.  If you are wearing a high neckline you should forego the necklace for a set of nice earrings and possibly a bracelet.

Pearl Jewelry
Pearls are a classic look for a bride to wear on her wedding day. 

 
Pearl Necklace, Braclet & Earrings

Cubic Zirconia Jewlery
Today many cubic zirconia pieces look just like real diamonds. Cubic zirconia offers the glimmer of real diamonds without the expense.  A cubic zirconia jewelry set makes a nice gift for the bride to give to her bridesmaids.

 
Cubic Zirconia Necklace, Earrings & Braclet

Rhinestone Jewelry
A rhinestone necklace or earrings add a dramatic look to a sophisticated dress.  They are a perfect option for bridesmaid jewelry. 

 
Rhinestone Jewelry Sets

Click her to view more wedding jewelry or wedding jewelry sets.