Before the invention of the printing press in 1447 and because of widespread illiteracy, English weddings were typically announced by a Town Crier who would walk the streets announcing the news of the day in a loud voice.
If you heard the wedding announcement, you were then part of the celebration.
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A bubbling champagne glass sits on a gold background filled with white snowflakes. The Champagne on Gold Snowflakes Invitation is perfect for a winter celebration, a Christmas invitation, corporate holiday invitation, New Year’s Eve invitation, wedding event invitation and more.
Martini on Hot Pink Background Invitation
Cosmopolitans are a great drink for a bachelorette party, a lady’s birthday party, hey, who needs a reason? They’re fun, they’re festive, and they’re pink! Unfortunately, they are loaded with sugar, typically 4 teaspoons in each drink.
Here’s a low sugar/low cal recipe that tastes just like the high calorie version.
Put all ingredients in a cocktail shaker half-full of ice and shake well. Taste for sweetness. If you are using unsweetened cranberry juice, you may need to add more sweetener. Strain into a Martini glass and garnish with a small lime wedge or curl of lime peel.
Enjoy!
How do you get guests to come to your dinner party? First, send a great printed invitation. Custom printed invitations let guests know that you really are having a party and you are serious about having them attend. An off-hand remark when you saw them at the grocery store or a casual email invite just doesn’t have the same impact as an invitation received in the mail.
Use your dinner party invitation to the tone for the party. It lets guests know if they are attending a casual barbeque outdoors, a themed party or a formal sit down affair. Here are just a few of our favorite new invites.
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Placesetting and Floral Blooms Dinner Party Invitation
Placesetting on Twisted Vines Dinner Party Invitation
Even finicky eaters can find something on an Italian restaurant menu to enjoy. Italian theme invitations are popular for birthday invitations, rehearsal dinner invitations, even pizza party invitations. Here are three of our favorites:
Gondola Italian Invitation
Leaves and Grapes Italian Invitation
Pizza Pie Chef Italian Invitation
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Wedding Couple Bridal Shower Invitation
A bridal shower is one of those parties you can throw that will be fun and yet practical at the same time. While the purpose of the bridal shower is to give the bride things that can be used in her marriage, another fun reason is that it allows some hours away from the planning and stress of the wedding itself, for the bride and family to just play games and have some good clean fun.
The bridal shower is the perfect occasion to share funny family stories and for friends and relatives to gather to give the bride advice and support for her marriage. It is also another occasion which the bride gets to be the princess of the day, without having to deal with all of the stress of the wedding itself. It is a much more casual and comfortable event than the actual wedding or reception generally are.
In planning a bridal shower, it is generally the responsibility of the maid-of-honor and the bridesmaids. While it used to be considered poor etiquette for anyone else to host the bridal shower, today it is perfectly acceptable. However, it is vital in your planning that you take into account the bride’s wishes and don’t make any plans or games which could make her feel uncomfortable or angry. You should consult with the bride and ask what she would like for her shower. Generally, it is best not to have a surprise bridal shower unless it is far before the wedding and you think the bride would really appreciate one.
The bridal shower should be held between two to eight weeks prior to the wedding date. Only invited guests of the wedding itself should be invited to the bridal shower. The time of your bridal shower is up to you and the bride; however the standard tradition is generally in the early afternoon. Today some people hold their bridal showers at a spa or even on the beach for a BBQ and party; it just depends on the wishes of the bride and groom. (more…)
Having a lingerie shower for the bride-to-be is a great way to get the bride ready for her honeymoon and guaranteed to put a smile on the groom’s face.
1. It is a good idea to ask the bride if a lingerie theme shower is okay with her or if she would be uncomfortable with this type of gifts and shower
2. Set a date and time with the bride that works for her and other important guests that would contribute to the party’s success – all the bridesmaids, the mother of the bride and mother of the groom, sisters, aunts, etc.
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ETIQUETTE CHALLENGE #3
You just received a friend’s beautiful wedding invitation and all the pieces that seem to be stuffed in with the invitation – the RSVP card, the directions to the ceremony and to the reception – are all to be expected and are appreciated, but wait…
Also enclosed is a matching card listing five places the happy couple have registered for their upcoming wedding.
So, the big question: “Is it tacky or ok to incude bridal registries with the wedding invitation?”
If you were not invited to a wedding shower or engagement party, how do you find out if or where the couple is registered if it is tacky to include it in with the wedding invitation?
Chime in, tell us how you feel, or send us your etiquette challenges.
The Etiquette Challenge is a regular blog feature we’ve brought over from our Facebook page (yes, we have a Facebook page, and we won’t ignore any friend requests!)
Bride in Red Convertible Invitation is perfect for a bridal shower invitation or a bachelorette party invitation. We love it for a weekend get-away bachelorette party invitation.
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Mimosa Invitation for Brunch, Lunch, Mother's Day and More
Mimosas are the perfect drink for Mother’s Day, a luncheon, a bridal shower invitation, a day-after-the-wedding brunch and more. To go with our Mimosa Invitation are three mimosa recipes.
Basic Mimosa: The basic mimosa recipe calls for your favorite champage and orange juice – about 3/4 chilled champagne to 1/4 chilled orange juice.
Passion Fruit Mimosa: Fill a champagne flute half full of chilled champagne, fill the rest of the way with chilled passion fruit juice, gently stir. For garnish, you can add a strawberry or an orange to the rim of each flute.
Party Mimosa:
Stir together apricot nectar, pineapple juice, water, and orange juice concentrate in a large pitcher until combined. Pour in bottle of champagne or sparkling wine just before serving.
Enjoy!
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