Tell us what you chose for your first dance at your wedding or planning to use for your up and coming wedding.

Take a look at The National Wedding Show website for full details on how to take part in this fantastic fund raiser!

I would just like to give a warm welcome to our guest blogger Tanya Harding from Well Dressed Tables.

Well Dressed Tables are  a UK event supplier, who provides catering equipment, i.e. glassware, cutlery, crockery, linen and chair covers for a wide array of occasions.

Tanya will be posting on The Wedding Ideas Blog from time to time, giving you some great hints and tips for how to create  fabulous table decoration for your wedding day!

We know that there are many bride to be’s out there who are looking for a way to have an eco friendly wedding.  So The Wedding Ideas Blog are currently working on adding an Eco friendly wedding category,  giving you plenty of  ‘green’ wedding ideas and tips, a long with where to find resources.

So keep your eye out for our Eco wedding ideas, which will be available soon!!

Kate Aspen is the wedding industry trend-leader in favours for life’s special occasions. Since 2004, the Kate Aspen brand has quickly gained favour with brides and party planners world-wide. Says CEO Jennifer Fallon, “I was simply delighted to see all the requests coming from the UK over the past few years. So by popular demand, we are happy to make it easier for UK brides to find our unique wedding favours. We know every bride has her own panache, so now we can offer UK brides the ability to easily infuse their own personal style into their favours. We’re proud to say we offer something for every kind of bride!”

Highlights of the Kate Aspen UK website include:
• Favours that multi-task as table décor – enhancing the hot new Tablescaping trend for 2010 and 2011 wedding celebrations – like “Love Songs”, an intricately detailed bird cage favour that serves as both a tealight holder and a place card holder.
• New twists on old traditions are featured in the “Out of the Box” favour box collection, including the exclusive Elegant Icon favour boxes, aptly titled “For the Love Birds,” “With this Ring,” and “Express Your Love.”
• An innovative trio of drink mix favour kits with a tropical flair (complete with umbrellas!)
• An expanded range of theme collections, including the very popular lovebird favours, like the “Love Birds in the Window” Salt and Pepper shaker favour featuring two white lovebirds nestled in a natural raffia nest, presentation-ready and tied with a satin ribbon, and the delightful Cherry Blossom line, with everything from cherry blossom coasters to candles – all delightfully presented in clever Kate Aspen packaging.
• Eco-conscious favours, including the “Natural Impressions” photo album and the “Write from the Heart” note pad with pencil, among others, are manufactured from recycled paper and other renewable resources.
• Baby shower favours, including the new laser-etched pram favour boxes, the “Precious Cargo” ceramic train tealight holder, and the new lullaby library of nursery rhyme-inspired note pads.
Kate Aspen favours are priced from £1 and are available at KateAspen.co.uk, as well as through other fine UK retailers. To learn more about Kate Aspen’s distinctive favour style, please visit KateAspen.co.uk.

ABOUT KATE ASPEN
Founded in 2004 by President and CEO Jennifer Fallon, Kate Aspen is a leader in the wholesale wedding and baby shower favours industry, setting the standard for affordable, creative, beautifully packaged favours. With corporate offices located in Atlanta, Georgia (USA), Kate Aspen now offers more than 350 favours in its collection – from traditional to whimsical and everything in-between.

I have an interesting question for all of you out there who have already been through the ups and downs of your wedding planning and enjoyed wedding day, the question is for research for a potential magazine feature, and any feedback from you  would be greatly appreciated!

The Feature will be about woman who love to relive there  wedding days;   perhaps you did this by getting together with friends for dinner/drinks to reminisce, maybe even wore your wedding dresses again?

Is this something you have done? or perhaps a friend has enjoyed doing?

Please share your stories with us as it would make a fantastic magazine feature!

Tell us about you wedding planning:

• The of ceremony you had, where and when it was.
• What kind of wedding theme you went for,  colours etc.
• Did you do anything differently to save money or splash out on anything you just had to have.
• And how it all turned out.
• Is there any advice that you would give future brides?

Take a look at previous real life bride Ella and Alan Farmers wedding, then send your wedding story over to averell@evolutionweddingservices.co.uk

Have a fantastic time, and if you’re getting married over the festive break congratulations and I hope it all goes to plan!

Just a quick update, to let you know the Wedding E-Book almost complete! Not long to go!

Averell