Friday, October 3, 2008

Wine Wedding Favors




The day of the beach wedding was beautiful. The temperatures were warm and there was only a slight breeze coming off the ocean. The moon was close to full so the evening promised to be lovely also. Due to the warmth of the day the beech was very busy. The day was so nice that many of the sunbathers and swimmers were reluctant to leave. There was a problem finding parking for the wedding guests, this was one thing that the bride and groom had not considered. Another thing they did not consider is that strangers would move the ropes of the area where the ceremony was to be held. It took time to find a space on the beach that was large enough to accommodate the wedding guests. Once we were all in place the minister signaled the musicians to begin playing. Their music could barely be heard above the radios, talking and screaming of the beach dwellers. The bride made her appearance and the ceremony started. Many of the people that were spending the day on the beach came over to watch the ceremony.

The reception went much smoother and everyone had a very nice time. The bride admits that she should have listened to the minister regarding the beach wedding. She did not like how many strangers were standing around as they were trying to say their vows. She had wished for a nice weather day, but did not realize the amount of people that would stay on the beach to enjoy the nice day.


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One of the more popular new traditions for wedding receptions has been to give out wine wedding favors. These are quite often a full sized bottle of wine with a label that is personalized to the bride and groom. Not everyone can do this, as this can be quite expensive, but if you can afford to do it, it might be a great touch to your wedding. Not everyone drinks wine, but they will still love the favor nonetheless. If you look hard enough, you may find mini bottles of wine, or even bottles of champagne for the same purpose. The choice will be up to you. If you want to give out wine wedding favors for your wedding, you can find many places online that offer you this service. Some may have the wine, but some just have the personalized labels that they can print for you. You may save money by going to a local winery and buying the wine yourself. Not only will you love choosing your own wine, you will be helping your local winery get the word out about their product. You may get a discount for buying bulk as well. If you want to have everyone drink your wine wedding favors at the reception, you can hand them out early, or have them sitting on the tables when the guests arrive. Some people have wine already chosen for their meal, and the wine for the favors may not match the meal. If this is the case, save your wine wedding favors until when people begin to leave. You might even leave a note at each table to let guests know they should pick up their favor on their way to out to be enjoyed at a later date. To personalize your wine wedding favors, you might want to have a picture of you and your new spouse on the label, as well as your wedding date and anything else you might think is relevant. You might also want to include some information about the wine. You should always include the name of the winery and contact information for them. You should also include basic information about the wine such as what meals it might go well with, or how to store it. Some people know nothing about wine, and including this information on your wine wedding favors will be of much help to them.

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