Bridal Accessories That Are Elegant And Yet Affordable

Unless you happen to be Steve Martin’s daughter in the movie Father of the Bride, and you have Martin Short to over-organize every aspect of your wedding right down to the wedding supplies, you are probably doing the wedding planning yourself, with the help of your mother, maid of honor and close friends.

Most couples want personalized items and wedding supplies that are tasteful and yet affordable. Plan ahead, compare offering and prices and finding affordable wedding items that match your wedding theme and are of high quality are easy to find.

Of course, there are wedding supply necessities that you need to add to your shopping list. These include a ring bearer pillow and flower girl basket for the little ones in your wedding party. Finding a matching pillow and basket set is a good idea if the two children will be walking down the aisle together or be standing side by side at the alter.

Nowadays, you can find ring bearer pillows and flower girl baskets in a wide variety of themes from funky camouflage and seaside allure to romantic western and traditional white satin. You might also want a tuxedo façade or fancy wedding bow for the pet in your family! Ceremony wedding supplies can always be personalized to your taste or with your choice of sentiment.

Speaking of personalization, remember to order your reception napkins, place cards, favor tags, and gift ribbons early. Personalized ribbons have become a very popular choice and a very small keepsake that family members can take home. You can wrap the wedding favor in your personalized ribbon or maybe roll up your wedding program and tie it with your special ribbon.

Another smart idea is to punch a small hole in the corner of the table place card and attach a personalized ribbon, tied in a sweet bow. It really dresses up the place card and allows each guest at your wedding the opportunity to not only take home something that is personalized, but with their name on it also!

Wedding favors are also a must have wedding supply that can be made fun by using color or theme, or can be personalized. Everyone that attends a wedding loves to take home a little something that is personalized with the bride and groom name and date of wedding on it.

Traditionally, it used to be a pack of matches or a slice of fruitcake wrapped in a personalized mini doily. However, matches are no longer considered socially acceptable and fruitcake has increasingly fallen out of favor over the years.

Heart shaped mints in a cute little container are popular, wedding playing cards are a great favor gift, as are paper photo frames that are personalized. Essentially, use your imagination… depending upon how many guests you are having, you should be spending no more than $3 a person on wedding favor supplies.

The exception to this rule is if you are having a very small, intimate wedding affair with just a handful of guest and you want to make sure each person gets a very special gift to take home.

Unity candles and the newer sand unity sets are very popular in the modern wedding ceremony. These sets can be traditional and elegant, or more contemporary to match your wedding ambiance. The importance of a unity ceremony is to signify the joining of two families and has become a very popular North American tradition, especially for second weddings where children from a previous marriage are being included in the ceremony.

Unity candles are almost always white and can be personalized with your names, vows or special sentiment. Unity sand sets come in colors and in a mini set for families who are all participating in the ceremony.

Of course, depending on your choice of wedding ceremony and reception venues, your list of wedding supplies could be the same or different as those mentioned in this article.

Some brides have relatively short shopping lists, while other brides have endless lists of wedding accessories they must source out and purchase before the big day.

Almost anything you can imagine is attainable, and most anything can be personalized or customized for your big day. Wedding supplies do not have to blow your budget. If you shop early, be discerning and know what you are looking for, you should be able to keep your wedding items budget in check.