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Have you recently been asked to be someone’s Best Man? This is an honour but may be something that you are worried about, especially when it comes to the Best Man’s Speech. There are many examples and templates online but you want to make yours special so here are a few tips on writing a Best Man’s Speech to remember. Speak from the Heart There are many gimmicks that people add in their Best Man Speeches, such as rude jokes and story-telling. These are great options but offer something from the heart. For example, focus on a story from when you were growing up or on a night out. If it means something to you then it will mean something to everyone else – especially the couple. Open or Close with a Joke Include a joke somewhere – that’s the whole point of the Best Man’s Speech. There are many examples of jokes online that are suitable for this type of speech. The Best Man at our wedding used the “For richer, for poorer…” part of the wedding and linked it to really ta...

Back to weddings again this week! Are you in the process of making wedding invitations for your guests and struggling with ideas? If you are planning a budget wedding, there are high chances that you don’t want to buy expensive wedding stationary or hire a professional. The good news is that you can make your wedding invites yourself and it is very hard to go wrong! Do Photo Invitations A popular option is to create photo wedding invitations. These can have just one photo so that people know who the happy couple is or can have numerous photos that share the full details. One example is to have a series of photos with a cardboard sign. One photo gives the names of the couple getting married, the next gives the date and time, the next gives the venue and the last gives RSVP details. It’s fun, quirky and extremely affordable for a budget wedding. Have Quality Paper If you are going to print your own wedding invitations, make sure you have quality paper. You may choose...

Moving away from the actual wedding this week, I want to touch on the honeymoon. We didn’t do a proper honeymoon. Ours was a pre-wedding honeymoon and consisted of a trip to London for a few days to see the Paralympics. It proved to us that it is possible to do a budget honeymoon and still have fun. The problem is planning a honeymoon can take just as much time – if not more time – as planning the wedding. There are many different honeymoon ideas to choose from and you want to get it perfect. My partner and I agreed that it was better to wait to splash out on a honeymoon. We took advantage of the London Paralympic games happening the week before our wedding but if it wasn’t for that, we were going to opt for a honeymoon at a later stage, like Christmas, Easter or for the year anniversary. For us, that was the best way to get the perfect honeymoon destination for us. Here are some great honeymoon ideas for you and will suit all budgets. Take a Cruise It sounds expensi...

Offering wedding favours is a long standing tradition in weddings. They are small thank you gifts for people attending and celebrating your big day. However, trying to find the perfect gift can be difficult, especially if you have a small budget and a large group. Here are some ideas for wedding favours for your guests. Double Up with Something Else One thing that we did for our wedding breakfast guests is make the place cards their favours. We bought affordable photo frames and used them to place the names in. They could then be used by the guests afterwards – although we did have to tell them to make sure that they took the photo frames with them. This is a great way to offer something unique. Your guests will be able to use the favours as a way to place their favourite picture from the day. That is something many of our guests have done. Candles Candles make great favour ideas and do not have to cost a fortune. It is possible to buy small scented candles or ...

A wedding planner will help with the organising and co-ordination of a wedding day. He or she will look into all possibilities for different aspects of the wedding and work within the budget to create the dream of the couple. There are many wedding planner responsibilities and these need to be looked into before you decide that wedding planning is a career choice for you. People Skills You need to be a people person as you will work closely with the couple and the vendors for the wedding. As a wedding planner, you will need to have regular meetings with your clients to find out their exact dreams for their big day and their budgets. You will then need to contact the vendors to find out whether their dreams are possible. Negotiating with Vendors Having good negotiation skills is essential when wedding planning. It is important to work within the budget of clients and this often means working with the vendors to make it happen. You may need to convince clients to opt...