Wedding Band Engravings

A symbol of everlasting commitment, the wedding band is often engraved on the inside with a special message. If you’re looking for ideas for to engrave on your wedding bands, read on.

Simple: The most commonly engraved message is His and Her names (on each other’s rings of course) followed by the wedding date.

Songs and poetry: Pick phrases from songs and poetry that are meaningful to you both, or have special significance.

Humorous: What’s love without some fun? Phrases like “Resistance is futile”, “Not to be pawned” or “Put it back on” are guaranteed to bring a smile in the years to come.

Traditional: Vows like “Till death do us part”, “To have and to hold” or “Love, honor and cherish” can be inscribed as a reminder of the promises made to each other.

Romantic: “Yours, forever”, “Today, Tomorrow. Forever”, “Mon cœur est a vous” (French for “my heart is yours”), “With all my love”, serve to reinforce everything you want to say to each other.

Spiritual: “Amen”,  “Joined before God”, “Our unity is Christ” can will reflect your personal beliefs and commitment to each other.

When choosing a phrase for your wedding band, remember to keep it limited to a phrase or a 4-5 words. While some jewelers do offer the option to insert longer sentences and quotations, these tend to be more expensive and could be hard to read.

Looking for more ideas? Follow the links below:
http://www.e-weddingbands.com/store/engravefav.html
http://engagementrings.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Ideas_for_Engraving_Wedding_Rings

Wedding Dos and Don’ts

Wedding Dos

Do take the time to mingle with your guests. Your guests have made time for you, so you must pay them the same courtesy. If you have a huge guest list you might want to consider paring it down so that you have enough time to interact and thank your guests for being there for you.

Do send thank you cards promptly. Handwritten thank-you notes are a definite must, and skipping this step or looking for shortcuts (like pre-printed cards, or emails) is not taking the time to appreciate the effort your guest took into choosing a gift for your special occasion.

Do ensure you have seated close family and friends (who get along with each other) together, so that they can share and enjoy your wedding without having the strain of making polite conversation.

Do mail the invitation four to five weeks ahead of your event. This ensures guests have enough time to plan for your wedding and obtain work leave, and make travel arrangements if necessary without issue.

Wedding Don’ts
Don’t include registry information in your invite. It’s considered tacky. Let your friends and family spread the word. You can, however, have a wedding website and put a gift information link on the site.

Don’t mention “cash only gifts”, or any other indication of the same. This is considered a major faux-pas.

Don’t force your guests to contribute to charity. If you are looking for charitable contributions instead of wedding gifts, don’t try and force the exchange. You can mention “No gifts” on your invite, but do not emotionally coerce your guests to making altruistic contributions.

Don’t leave your guests stranded. Yes, you’re married and off to your honeymoon, but make sure you’ve arranged for drop-offs for your wedding guests. This is especially important for ensuring those who have enjoyed the champagne reach home safely and those that are leaving town, catch their flights without hassle.

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The Variety of Wedding Cake Toppers

Wedding cake toppers are a tradition that was started in the 50s. These began with a small model representation of the couple which were placed on top of the wedding cake. Today’s traditional wedding topper of the bride and groom is usually seen in formal attire, with the bride in a white wedding dress and the groom in a black tux.

However with changing times, and cultural diversity in weddings, wedding cake toppers have evolved to keep pace. These day toppers include flower arrangements, crystal or acrylic pieces, monograms and cake jewelry.

Traditional Ethnic Cake Toppers
If you and your beloved find a traditional wedding topper doesn’t adequately represent your diversity, have no fear. Today you can get toppers such as African American, Hispanic, Mexican, Indian, Asian, and even flexible interracial designs.

Glass, Crystal & Acrylic Cake Toppers
Hand blown glass, cut crystal or etched acrylic. All these materials can help you choose a unique shape to top your wedding cake, and have something to place on your mantel for several years to come. Bells, hearts, swans, dolphins are all popular themes and some designs will even allow you to add a touch of personalization to it.

Monogram Cake Toppers
Monogram Wedding Cake Toppers enable you to personalize your cake with your initials and come in a wide range of materials like Swarovski crystals, gold plated, crystal, rhinestone encrusted and more.

Flower Arrangement Cake Toppers
Many are choosing flower arrangement cake toppers to emphasize their floral themes. These cake toppers can either be fresh flowers or artistically created sugar flowers made into a cake topper arrangement.

Humorous Cake Toppers
If you’re planning a casual wedding, or want to particularly emphasize some quirks of you and your partner, consider the humor route, which is sure to entertain your guests and be a talking point. Funny cake toppers include brides dragging reluctant grooms, ball and chains, back-to-back spy poses, grooms inappropriately dressed or ready to head off to some favorite sport activity.

Whatever you choice, the options are available, so make your choose a wedding cake topper that represent you and will make your day extra special.

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