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The layout of the reception determines the entire tone of the setting. A number of factors need to be incorporated while determining the layout and setting of the wedding reception. The two most important factors, style and practicality, can sometimes prove to be contradictory in nature. What looks nice may not always be the most appropriate or comfortable for a setting and vice versa. The key guiding factor should be ensuring that all the elements of your layout sit in balance with one another. While a bare hall looks spacious, airy and full of never-ending decoration prospects, once full of hundreds of guests, furniture and decoration, it will hardly be so. Hence, keeping in mind factors like manoeuvrability, space, size and aesthetic appeal, choosing the layout can be quite a challenge.

The first step is to select a room or hall that is large enough to hold the wedding you have planned. This involves you to have an idea of the number of people attending the function, whether you want the dance floor or not, the scale of decorations and your budget. When furniture is added to a room, a lot of free space is lost. Add to this the wedding decorations like the arch and the ornaments and flower arrangements, even less space is left. And the number of people who can sit comfortably is thus affected. Hence it is important to choose a room that can incorporate all of the above.

An excellent idea is to hold an outdoor wedding, provided the season is appropriate. Outdoor weddings are not only more spacious and airy, but they also allow one to use the natural elements such as trees and wildflowers in an aesthetically pleasing way. The seating arrangements can be more scattered, the food banquet can be set up at a distance and the trees can be used to bear a number of decorations. Using the elements of nature to your purpose is an excellent option, often easier and more reasonable than renting a hall.

Dance floors need to be rented or installed and the same holds true for tents and canopies which are a must for all weddings. The placing of the dance floor has to be in accordance with availability of electric sockets for the music systems and speakers.

Seating arrangements have to be made in such a way that the tables and chairs are accessible but have enough space in between for the guests to stand around without having to manoeuvre their way through tight spaces.

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Decorating the Wedding Cake

The cake at the wedding, along with the bride’s gown, is undoubtedly the highlight of the show, and hence, making it perfect is absolutely imperative. As all eyes is going to be trained on the wedding cake it has to not only be delicious, but also should be a treat for the eyes to feast upon. The established tradition, a three tiered cake is the norm. These cakes are normally adorned with layers of elaborate patterns in cream and icing. Also, a trademark feature of these cakes is the cake topper, normally showing both the groom and the bride under a wedding arch or a pair of wedding bands. The horseshoe and a pair of doves are also common designs used as cake toppers.

The practice of a many layered cake actually originates from ancient times. In the medieval era, the custom was for all of the guests at the wedding to carry a piece of cake with themselves to the wedding. At the ceremony, these individual pieces would be piled up together to build a tower of cake. As a symbolic gesture to salute their new lives together, the bride and the groom were expected to kiss while standing atop the cake pile.

With the passage of time, the structure of the cake evolved and instead of numerous smaller slices forming one big tower, a single, multi-tiered cake was built. According to many interpretations, this design form of the cake, the multi-tiered structure that is, is said to have derived its inspiration from the famous St. Bride’s church of London.

While choosing the cake toppers the first rule is to completely ignore toppers made in plastic. Many couples choose plastic cake toppers because they are inexpensive and help to maintain a controlled budget. While that is indeed helpful, the disadvantage of using plastic toppers is that they are commonplace and not special at all. Readily available at every confectionary and department retail store, these toppers lack the charm and splendor of an exclusively made cake topper. If you want your wedding cake to be remembered, order a topper made especially for your wedding.

The cake should reflect your creativity. Since it is YOUR day, every aspect of the wedding should echo of your personalized touches. Hence, it is advisable to design some styles on your own or ask the confectioners to come up with something unique and exceptional. Elaborating further on traditional designs is a good idea.

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Most tulle designs are more or less the same, they are all elegant looking and incorporate lace designs and decorative edges. Below is a list of some common styles of wedding vails:

Lace Veils

Delicate, lace veils are the ultimate in femininity and range from all-over to edge-only lace designs. The lace itself can be Blonda, Chantilly, or lace-embroidered tulle. The first two are found primarily on vintage or extremely high-quality veils. Today's bride most commonly wears the last type of lace, because of versatility and lower cost:

- Handmade Blonda lace incorporates designs crafted from two types of silk: A thin thread for detailing and a thicker one to add depth, more details, or color.
- Chantilly lace is intricately embroidered with vegetable, fruit, or floral designs and is named for the town in France where the lace originated. According to Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chantilly_lace), while most Chantilly lace is black, some white veils bear Chantilly designs.
- Lace-embroidered tulle can be sewn to mimic traditional Chantilly or Blonda lace or reflect other designs.

Lace Trim Veils

Another way to integrate the elegance of lace into your veil is through a lace edge or trim. The veil is made primarily from tulle or other veil material, with lace applied around the edges. This look is highly customizable because the specific material, trim design, and other embellishments vary depending on your preference.

Mantilla Veils

When you think of a lace veil, you may envision a mantilla veil -- single-tier with a scalloped edge. Traditionally, mantillas were made from embroidered Chantilly or Blonda lace. Now days, some mantilla veils are made from tulle, with embroidered edging. They are made from a single piece of non-gathered material, which is draped over the head and secured with an unobtrusive comb or pin.

Scallop Edge Veils

The distinctive feature about a mantilla veil is its scallop edge. A veil's edge is usually cut straight or on a slight curve. The exception is the scalloped wedding veil, which is cut with a unnique edge. Picture the curvy pattern a row of semi-circles makes placed side-by-side. Or, for visual examples, go to Google Images (images.google.com) and type in Mantilla Veil.

Wearing a Single-Tier, Non-Gathered Veil

Traditionally, lace or mantilla veils are a single, non-gathered oval or round layer of material, to be draped over the head. This creates a sleek and sophisticated appearance, with no pouf or headpiece to interrupt the profile. You can wear this type of veil by pinning or attaching it to your hair with a small comb. You may also want to wear an unobtrusive bow or other hair ornament to hide a pin. If your veil has a scalloped or otherwise unique edge, the traditional way to wear it is so the lace edges softly frame your face and upper body. You may also choose to wear it "blusher style," so the veil covers your face and the edge falls to your bodice. Or, attach the veil to the back of your head so the decorated edges cascade down your back.

Gathered and Multi-Tiered Veils

While you will probably want a single-tier for an all-lace veil (to show the lace in its full beauty), you can wear a lace- or scallop-edge veil the same as any other. Do be careful, however, of the effect when considering more than one tier or heavy gathering. You may inadvertently create a busy or "crowded" look, rather than elegant.

Whichever way you choose to wear your veil, know that it will reflect your unique personality as you walk down the aisle.

By: Bobette Kyle-Wagner

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Bobette Kyle-Wagner is publisher at www.MyOnlineWeddingHelp.com, a Website helping engaged couples get the most use from Internet wedding resources. The site includes online wedding tips, original articles, tutorials, and shopping sections. Read more about wedding veils (styles, lengths, colors, etc.) at: www.MyOnlineWeddingHelp.com/veils

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Wedding Table Decorations and Design

Wedding table decor is one of the most important decorative items og your wedding. You can either use your own creativity or hire a wedding professional to design the decorations for you, either way, the most important thing to remember is it's your wedding so you design it the way you have always dreamed it to be..

An important point to keep in mind when choosing your decorations should be the physical comfort of the guests. The guests should not get offended or feel ill at ease with your wedding table decorations. As the wedding is a big family get together, you can decide on the decorations for wedding tables while taking the wedding venue into consideration.

 

If the wedding venue is a garden, then you could include white neon lights and floating candles in your table decorations. You could also disperse red rose petals on reception tables. If your wedding is in the winter, bells and crystal balls are great table center pieces.

Table covers are also important wedding table decorations which vary between hand made needle worked covers to plastic and white satin covers. You have to choose napkins that work in harmony with the table covers while cutlery should be sparkling clean.

The centerpiece is important in decoration. It is not necessary that the centerpiece be expensive; you just have to use your creativity and imagination in choosing a centerpiece that works in harmony with your wedding decoration. Next come flowers. There is an endless choice of wedding florist and flower arragements for you to choose from for your wedding table decoration.

The floral centerpieces can be big or small and constitute a variety of flowers in them. It is up to you to choose the size of the centerpiece and the flowers depending on your budget. These floral wedding table decorations can be bought from the same florist that prepares flowers for your wedding. Then of course, you can use wedding candles for your wedding table decorations.

These candles create a romantic look and feel to the wedding and are usually cheaper than floral arrangements. You can choose flower candles to create a fragrance for your reception. As wedding table decorations may cost you lots of money, especially if you have many tables, you could consider making your own wedding table decorations.

If you don't have the time, friends and family will be ready to chip in. you could implement the listed options and create some wedding table decorations that are not only attractive to look at, but light on your wedding planning budget and more personalized too.

By Jaid Chambers Published: 7/23/2007

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