Shine a Light on Your Special Day
To warm a winter wedding reception, line the sidewalk to the event with white paper luminaries. Decorate guest tables with candles and sparkle glitter snow. Keep the candle theme going by sending your guests home with a scented votive candle presented in a little box with a ribbon and tag that includes the newlyweds’ names.
Winter Wedding Favours
Winter weddings are the perfect opportunity for the bride to be creative with wedding favours. Give those who have been particularly helpful to you a tea mug and a clove-scented coaster that releases its fragrance when a hot drink is placed on it. Ornaments are also another memorable keepsake that guests will cherish for years to come.
Words to Live (and Love) By
Having trouble coming up with just the right words for a toast? Let a Hallmark writer provide inspiration for you at the rehearsal dinner or the wedding itself. Simply read through a selection of greeting cards to find the perfect words to say at the event. You can then hand the card with your toast to your daughter and her groom for them to add to their wedding scrapbook. A great example:
Things to remember when the wedding is over and the marriage begins...
- Good nature is more important than good looks (especially at 7 a.m.).
- Love isn't blind—it just knows when to look the other way.
- Being silly together isn't silly at all.
- Five degrees on the thermostat isn't worth a night of cold shoulders.
- Trash really doesn't take itself out.
- Love notes and compliments never get old.
- Giving up the remote may bring something better than a night of controlling the TV.
- But most of all, always remember the happiness of your wedding day—and never let that feeling go.
Fill an Instant Scrapbook for the Bride
Our So in Love instant scrapbook lets you create a treasured keepsake by simply adding photos. The pages easily slip out from their protective plastic pockets, making it easy for family, friends and guests to add their own memories to the book. Divide these pages up at a bridal shower, rehearsal dinner or reception and pass them around for handwritten warm wishes for the couple. Guests can even bring their favourite photos of the bride or groom and themselves and attach them next to their messages. You'll have a one-of-a-kind memory book the couple will always cherish.
More Fun for Kids, Less Stress for Grown-ups on Wedding Day
While some brides are choosing to restrict their guest lists to adults, others enjoy letting the kids in on the festivities. For your friend who wouldn't think of getting married without her tiny-tot nieces and nephews present, give her a stress reliever she'll never forget—fun packs that'll keep the kids entertained and out from underfoot. Include such always-popular contents as Crayola® crayons or markers, stickers, classic children's card games, party favours (make sure they're the "silent" type), colouring books and drawing paper. With your fun packs to keep them occupied, the kids won't get bored, their parents won't feel as stressed and the bride won't ever forget your thoughtful gesture.
