Busy Brides Blog - Wedding Ideas & Trends

Wedding Centerpiece Kits

Susan — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 16:13:08 +0000

Pink Crystal Eiffel Tower Centerpiece Kit

We don’t have to tell you how expensive it can be to plan for your wedding and your wedding recpeiton decoration can eat up a huge portion of your budget. From lavish flower arrangements, to expensive vases with candles or even place cards and table number arrangement there is no shortage of wedding decoration ideas and inspiration for you to consider for your wedding centerpieces based on your theme and or colors that you selected.

If you’re a do-it-yourself bride a eiffel tower vase is a great place to start for a centerpiece as it creates height for your reception table and allows your guest to converse without having centerpiece block there view of other guest at their table or festivities of the wedding. For quick and easy decorations for wedding consider searching for wedding centerpiece kits that are already created for your or selecting individual flower and crystal stems that complete your wedding theme.

Plume Feather Eiffel Tower Centerpiece Kit

Glittered Orchids Eiffel Tower Centerpiece Kit

Are you on Pinterest yet? We are: Follow Us

Barbara — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:32:21 +0000

Are you on Pinterest yet? If you are you are probably loving it just like we are. Pinterest the perfect way to organize the bookmarks that are already on your computer plus find tons of new recipes, party and wedding planning ideas, crafts and holiday ideas and more.

If you want to follow us we’ve got LOTS of stuff already pinned and add new pins daily. If you need an invite we can gladly email you one (Contact Us directly for an invite and be sure to put “Pinterest Invite” in the subject line) if you don’t already have one.

Take a look at just a few of Pin Boards below

Bridal Party and Wedding Guest Buttons

Barbara — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:08:45 +0000

Wedding Party Buttons

Bridal Party and Wedding Buttons are a fun and unique “ ice breaker” for all your wedding festivities plus are a great way for your friends, family, and guests to know “who is who”. Use bridal party buttons for engagement parties, bridal showers, bachelorette parties and the wedding rehearsal dinner. We love this set of buttons and they can even be fun at a wedding if you’re having a whimsical theme.

With these humorous party buttons you give them to more than just your bridal party with some of our favorite buttons for any guests are: ”Dibs on the Centerpiece”, “I’m here for the Wine”, “Black Sheep of the Family”, “Official Wedding Crasher”.

Military “Super Sexy” Wedding Cake Topper: As seen on Lifetime’s Army Wives

Barbara — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 20:25:40 +0000

: Military “Super Sexy” Wedding Cake Topper

For a unique Military theme cake topper check out this Military “Super Sexy” Wedding Cake Topper was recently featured in an episode of Lifetime’s Army Wives (Season 5, Espisode 7). This humorous cake topper was shown on the wedding cake for Pamela and Chase that was obviously created with a Army embellishment.

The whimsical cake topper is also available for the Air Force, Navy, and Marines and is perfect for the Bride and Groom who are planning a Military Wedding Theme.

The designer of these unique cake toppers are also created two other versions of the cake topper as shown below – ”Over the Threshold” and “Sexy” Military Cake Topper.

Over the Threshold Military Cake Topper

Sexy Military Wedding Cake Topper

Wedding Sand Ceremony – A fun alternative to a Unity Candle

Susan — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:50:32 +0000

Many bride and groom couples now opt for a sand ceremony as part of their wedding ceremony instead of the traditional wedding unity candle. A sand unity celebration is a great way to incorporate numerous family members as well as children during the union of a wedding ceremony. Sand ceremony sets are available in many designs as well as lots of sand colors to coordinate with your wedding theme. Check out our entire selection of wedding unity sand ceremony sets and supplies.

If you’re not sure how a sand ceremony works check out this step by step instruction for a sand ceremony

Fun Monogram Cake Toppers in 12 colors

Barbara — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:13:40 +0000

: Monogram Cake Topper – Available in 12 Colors

: Curlz Font Number Cake Topper

These Fun New Monogram Wedding Cake Toppers have just arrived! These Cake Toppers are the perfect cake topper to personalize a cake for your next wedding, party or event.

A Mongram Cake Topper was very popular for a wedding cake, birthday parties and all of lifes fun party events. These monogram cake toppers are avaiable in 4 different fonts and most of them are available in 12 different colors. They made of acrylic so they extremely affordable and start at $5.99 each for a 3″ letter.

The curlz font is also available in a number cake topper and are 4″ high are also available in 12 different colors. Perfect for Sweet 16, Quinceanera Sweet 15, and other mileston birthdays including 21, 40, and 50. This cake topper is available to customzie with any number and color combination you need.

International Shipping for Wedding Supplies

Barbara — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:41:13 +0000

After more request that we could possibly admit to from our international customers, we’ve have finally found a partner to team up with to ship the majority (Edible Wedding Favors are not available for international shipments) of our wedding favors, supplies and accessories to international destinations.

In order to complete an international order from Package Perfect simply put any items you wish to purchase in your shopping cart and then click the International Checkout button and you will then be forwarded to our shipping partner where you will have the opportunity to get an estimate on the shipping fee and taxes and then pay with international credit cards, PayPal and bank wire transfers. It’s just that easy.

Just Engaged? Start with a Wedding Planner Organizer

Barbara — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:20:43 +0000

The Ultimate Wedding Workbook & Organizer

Happy New Year! Did you just get engaged over the holdiays and are already feeling overwhelmed? Well, your not alone. Make it your New Years resolution to organize your wedding plans from the beginning and you’ll be guaranteed to relieve some of the stress. You can buy a wedding planner organizer that already created for you or make one yourself with some basic supplies from your local office supply store.

If you decide to make a wedding planner yourself the following are just a few suggestion for tabs to consider to make your wedding planning stress free. Ok, well maybe stress free is a stretch but proper planning will definitely make your wedding a more successful event.

Suggested Wedding Planning Tabs:

Budget and Timelines
Color and Theme Ideas
Invitations and Stationary
Ceremony and Reception Ideas
Wedding Dress and Bridal Party Attire
Photography
Videography
Music
Flowers
Transportation
Food and Wedding Cake
Honeymoon

Great Ideas for Edible Wedding Favors

Barbara — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:35:40 +0000

What can be more sweet and satisfying than giving your guests some delectable edible wedding favors? You have a wide variety of delicious treats to choose from, right from chocolate kisses, to sinful truffles, to gold covered chocolate almonds, to rich cookies and brownies, and even personalized wedding mints – wedding favors that will spoil your guests and leave them wanting more! Here are some great ideas for edible wedding favors.

Personalized Carmel Corn Edible Favors - Available in 12 Designs

Candy wedding favors: Different types of candy wedding favors are available to suit all wedding budgets. You can choose from various shapes such as heart shaped, wedding cake shape, kiss shaped, and also bell shaped candy. Cover them with chocolate to make them even more tasty and irresistible!
Wine wedding favors: Gift your guests a bottle of your favorite Chantilly or go for some bubbly champagne to celebrate your wedding. Whatever you choose, your guests are sure to remember you and your big day when they share the bubbly on a cozy and intimate night with their lover. Add a personalized wine label to your wine for an extra special touch.
Coffee and tea wedding favors: Packs of gourmet coffee and tea make for great wedding favors. If you want to make your coffee and tea favors even more unique, you can go in for flavored coffee or tea. Chocolate flavored coffee, mint flavored tea, and Jack Daniels flavored coffee are just some of the choices you have.

Hand Decorated Wedding Favor Cookies

Cookies and muffins: Cookies and muffins are a great idea for do-it-yourself wedding favors that are extremely inexpensive to make. Cut them in whichever shape you like and cover with sugar or chocolate coating for a tasty treat that will not cost you more than a couple of dollars for each guest. You can also add a small fortune strip inside each cookie and know that your wedding favors will pleasantly surprise your guests! If you’re not the do-it-yourself type be sure to check out the selection of handmade personalized wedding cookie favors that your available.

Dressing the Bridal Party

Barbara — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:57:24 +0000

Dressing your bridal party can be an overwhelming task both for you and your attendants. It’s not only the financial commitment it’s trying to find the right dress style to suite everyone and keep them happy. After all, every bride would truly like their bridesmaids to want to wear their dress again. With that thought in mind be sure to check out your favorite bridal magazines and you’ll see that the latest trends for bridesmaid dresses is to select a color or two and then find a several styles that suites each bridesmaids body type and personality. Whatever you decide just remember that not everyone feels comfortable in the same style dress.

There are many online tools to help you with this process and plan the colors and dress styles that suites your theme and will keep everyone happy. Be sure to check out the David’s Bridal site where they are currently hosting contest in which you can dress your entire bridal party and the grand prize winner will win a $5000.00 gift certificate plus there will be 2 additional $2500.00 gift certificate winners. Even if don’t win you’ll have the opportunity to use their virtual tool to create your ideal wedding scene and bridal party attire.