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Hi Pamila,
I like the idea of the muffs, especially white with a spring of holly. If you have a flower girl, she could wear a little white, furry hat to match.
This willl be our second wedding also -- on Dec. 30. We're both transitioning into semiretirement, buying a home and must keep the wedding as reasonable as possible. I eloped the first time, so this is my first real wedding, and I am truly marrying the love of my life. Our children and granchildren are our bridal party. We are so happy and want to make our marriage a celebration of our new blended family. We're also struggling to include the most important people in our lives while keeping the wedding small. And, yes, our list has grew beyond what we first planned. Seems this is a common problem most brides and grooms face.
This week, we're finalizing the guest list, and I'm working on the centerpieces.. I'm not very handy, but as I research, I am wondering if I can pool the talent of our children and friends without the final product looking too homemade.
I love a site that sells preserved flowers, pods, foliage, branches, etc: www.nettletonhollow.com.The link will take you to the "catalog." But don't miss the blog. Youl'll find pictures of the sites used at upscale NYC charity events and low-key weddings.
I love the way branches lend themselves to so many ideas and, with their heigth, add drama. I just saw a photo on The Knot (Winter Weddings, Centerpieces) of greens spraying out of narrow white vases and the braches emerging high.
The branches can be strung with the battery-operated string of white twinkle lights, hung with votive candle holders, decorated with shiny, colorful Christmas tree balls or or perhaps snowflake or heart ornaments, If I choose one of the latter, they can be favors for the guests. You can also attach flowers (with the little vials of water), drape some netting over the white lights...and more.
The white branches aren't terribly expensive, and I like the real, organic look. However, you can just as well go out into the woods, gather your own branches andn paint them white or spray with artificial snow. Somewhere during my research I also saw the bride's and attendants' bouquets made with a combinationn of greens and branches (shorter than the ones for the tables of course).
What's great about a holiday wedding is that you can get by with a few flowers or even no flowers -- something you could never do in the spring, summer or fall. I look at pictures of some weddings with such elaborate flower arrangements, I imagine it runs into thousands of dollars. But December is a time of year people love to use natural materials like greens, holly and lots of little lights and some shiny, colorful baubles for accents. I saw, on QVC, an idea for Christmas that wold work for a wedding -- clear glass containers filled. One held a string of inexpensive silver beads and silver lights, another snowflakes with white lights, blue ornamental balls with blue lights, etc.So simple yet the results were beautiful. If you search for "battery holiday lights" on QVC, you can find tons of ideas. Their lights are a well-known brand name and more expensive than what you could find at a discount store. That was my first inclination. Now I am rethinking it becasue so many reviewers compliment the product on the super-thin cords that hide nicely among the decorations.That would be helpful, especially for the centerpieces that sit directly in front of the guests.
Then, lucky you can take everything home to beautifully decorate your home for your first Christmas with your new husband!
Merry, merry wedding!
Donna
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