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Tips for Planning the Ultimate Wedding

Tips, tricks and advice from the experts featured on the Ultimate Wedding Guide.

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Set the Tone with Invitations

Invitations are one of the most important components of planning a wedding. It's how you communicate what is going to be happening and determine the excitement that people bring to the party itself.

Invitations should go out approximately six to eight weeks prior to the wedding.

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Invitations set the tone for your wedding, so be creative and clever in what you do. Don't be forced into sticking with the traditional white imprinted invitation. Try something that will really get your guests talking, like printing invites on coasters, a puzzle, an acyrlic paper weight or even on a CD with your favorite love songs.

To save money on invitations, order them online. There are a lot of great resources and you can research at home to find affordable, but tasteful invitations.

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If you have a lot of out-of-town guests, consider a save the date card. It serves as a preface to your invitations and gets your wedding date on their calendars. Save the dates can be sent out as soon as you get engaged.
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Give Unique Favors

A wedding favor is a small token that the guests take away from the reception. Historically, it used to be a slice of the wedding cake, but today it can be anything from candy to little tokens to a gift bag with things to make bloody marys the following morning and a copy of the Sunday newspaper.

Wedding experts suggest having favors that are either edible or useful.

A lot of the times, couples have decided that in lieu of a favor they choose to make a donation to a charity that's very close to their heart.

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Special Presentation : Episode HUWGD-S07
•Backyard Spring Wedding
•Glamorous Silver Wedding
•Tuscan-Inspired Wedding
•African-Themed Wedding
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