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Sugar and Spice for Favors is Nice!

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Favors- there are so many to choose from these days it can make your head spin. One thing we can say for sure: no one wants another little teeny picture frame. We’ve figured out how to mix and match them for dinner party placecards, but eight will suffice, thank you very much.

Edibles are always popular. Looking to go with something sweet? Rice krispie treats are delightfully old fashioned and inexpensive. Packaged individually in cellophane bags with pretty ribbon, they are a fun “grab” on the way out of the party.
http://www.ricekrispies.com/recipes/the-original-treats.aspx#/recipes/the-original-treats
Another sweet choice that’s easy to put together are the many options of custom designed candy bar wrappers one can order to dress up Hershey bars. Go for the full size ones- it’s a rare adult who doesn’t relish having a whole chocolate bar all to themselves.
http://wrappedhersheys.com/

As for spicing up your wedding night, we love what we’re reading about customized mini-Tabasco bottles. http://alwaysablogsmaid.com/2011/08/11/spice-up-your-wedding-night-w-baby-tabasco/trackback/

Little bags of chile peppers are another way of sending some heat home with guests, perhaps with a family recipe attached.
http://www.penzeys.com/cgi-bin/penzeys/penzeysstores.html

And if you want to bring the heat and the sweet? Try cayenne chocolate truffles. Hello tastebuds!
http://www.chocolategarden.com/flavors.htm

Get creative with your sugar and spice!

My Little Wedding Planning Shop: Easy as A B C, 1 2 3!

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So is this a post advising you to play the Jackson 5 at your reception? No (although we do – because both ‘ABC’ and ‘I Want You Back’ are guaranteed floor fillers). This is a post about how you can make planning your wedding easier, easy as 1, 2, 3.

What with all there is to plan, do, choose, count, smell, tast, print, view and try on, a person could go crazy. How do you rein this in? We call it The Rule Of Three.

Think about all the main elements that will create your wedding experience, and pick the three that are most important to you.

To get your juices flowing, see the list in our poll at the end of this post (and weigh in while you’re at it!)

Got your 3? Good. Now comes the brave part – you’ve got to let the other pieces be less important. You don’t have to let them go completely, but delegate some things.

You can tell two of this bride's top three priorities were flowers and photography!

Like…

  • Let your man research bakeries – go along for the fun part-tasting!
  • Have Mom screen Flower Girl dresses online – you don’t need to see every red sash in existence.
  • Send your bridesmaids a color and the link to Wtoo, and set them free.

You ( rule of three choices: 1. dress, 2. photos 3.flowers)

  • discover a brilliant local dressmaker to make a gorgeous gown under budget, and throw in a matching veil for her new favorite client.
  • See photograpers in person to check the personality “fit” and do an engagement shoot.
  • Bond with the floral designer, and brainstorm drop dead beautiful decor beyond your imagination.

Trying to wrangle everything with invitation samples coming out your ears and DJ playlists on your blackberry, you’d truly want to elope. Try the rule of three and see how you do. Remember: one fabulous element makes the whole wedding fabulous both now, and in the memories of everyone who attends.

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Do Tell! A Poll. For reals! With buttons, and counting and everything!

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We posted this over yonder on Facebook, but inquiring minds really do want to know, and we are way proud of our technical ability to insert this poll, so we’re asking here too:

OK fans – a question for you. We blog about a lot of topics. Etiquette, advice, event design, flowers…what topics are interesting to you? What do you want to hear more about? And what are we missing? Please chime in!

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