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01/14/2025

How to Add February’s Fabulous Birthstone and Birth Flowers to Your Wedding!

If you like purple, then February is the month for you since the birth gem and birth flowers all come in royal purple!

Fun fact: February has fewer days—and thus fewer birthdates—than any other month.

Let’s dive in!

February Birthstone:
Amethyst
In which colors are amethysts available?
• Purple to lavender
• Green
• Pink.
What does an amethyst symbolize?
• Mental clarity
• Inner strength
• Calmness
• Courage.
Long ago, people thought that wearing an amethyst could balance their metabolism and give them greater intuition.

How was the word “amethyst” derived?
The word is derived from the Greek phrase, “to prevent intoxication.”

February Birth Flowers:
Violet
Primrose
Iris.
Violet
Traditionally, a bouquet (or a bunch) of violets was given to newlyweds to express a wish that they be steadfast and faithful to each other all the days of their marriage.
In which colors do violets bloom?
• White
• Yellow
• Blue
• Purple.
What does a violet mean in the language of flowers?
• True love
• Steadfastness and faithfulness in a relationship
• Humility or modesty
• Pure beginnings
• Faith
• Inspiration
• Spiritual passion
• Mystical awareness
• Profuseness.

Primrose:
Derived from the Latin word, “primus” meaning “first,” the primrose is one of the first flowers to bloom in late winter and early spring!
In which colors do primroses bloom?
• Yellow
• Pink
• Purple.
What does a primrose symbolize?
• Young love
• Renewal
• Optimism.

Iris:
What does an iris symbolize?
• Hope
• Enduring faith
• Wisdom
• Positive change awaits!

How was the word “iris” derived?
According to Greek mythology, the goddess, Iris, served as a messenger from the gods to people and crossed a rainbow bridge between Earth and Heaven to communicate. “Iris” means “rainbow” in Greek and may refer to the number of colors in which an iris might bloom.
In which colors will an iris bloom?
• White
• Pink
• Yellow
• Orange
• Blue
• Lilac
• Purple
• Brown
• Black.

You can add an amethyst to your ring or wear it as a pendant. You could add any of these birth flowers to your bouquets, boutonnieres, corsages, and floral arrangements.

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01/09/2025

2025 Wedding Trend: “Unexpected Reds”

Engaged couples have remarkably diverse ways of selecting their wedding colors.

Aaron, born and bred in Texas, insisted on yellow (for the “Yellow Rose of Texas,” a famous country song) and green for the wedding colors. Why? Green was his middle name. Did his bride carry yellow roses in her bouquet? Yep! He then caved in completely on several other issues. (That’s one way to compromise!)

For decades now, many engaged couples have selected two wedding colors. Certain pairs of colors waxed and waned on whether they were trending that year…or not.

To be different, a new trend emerged a few years ago: the couples added a subtle accent color. Example: If blue and green are the colors, gold, rose gold, or silver might be the accent color.

That’s about to change for 2025 when the accent color will be a bold shade of red!

These are called “unexpected reds” because it’s not a color family one expects. These unexpected reds show up in a number of diverse ways including as an accent such as:
• Sashes on the women’s dresses
• Ties and pocket squares for the gents
• Red flowers in bouquets, boutonnieres, or arrangement
• A bow on the chairs
• Red napkins or a red bow on the silverware
• Fruits and vegetables used as table decorations (e.g., a bowl of ripe, red strawberries or lush red tomatoes)
• On any printed material such as a program or seating chart.

We anticipate that couples will lean into and merge two wedding trends: using the “unexpected reds” of fruits and vegetables as wedding decorations. Some of these are:
• Red apples
• Pears
• Strawberries
• Raspberries
• Cranberries
• Cherries
• Dragon fruit
• Pomegranates
• Red currants
• Tomatoes
• Red corn
• Red bell peppers
• Red chili peppers
• Beets
• Red cabbage
• Red onion
• Radish
• Rhubarb
• Carrots
• Red potatoes
• Radicchio
• Red lettuce
• Red chard
• Red spinach.

Expect more unexpected reds at upcoming weddings!

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01/04/2025

The Super Smart Way to Craft Your Marriage Proposal

It’s Engagement Season!

Between Thanksgiving and Valentine’s Day, nearly 40% of marriage proposals are made. If you’d like to propose to your beloved, we have 9 quick prompts to make writing your talking points easy for you!

Quick hint: If you get stuck trying to find the right words, use a thesaurus. No, it’s not a dinosaur you’ve never heard of. It’s a book or an online website which lists synonyms pr similar words to the one you selected. You can enter a word such as “cheerful” and find similar words such as “happy” or “joyful” to use in your proposal.
This way, you can find alternatives and not use “amazing” 10 times in your proposal. 😊

Here are a few ideas you might want to include in your proposal:
1. “(Insert partner’s name here), I love you.”
2. When I first saw you (or met you), I thought _____.
3. That time you (yelled out a cheer for our favorite team/nursed me through a cold/rewrote my résumé for that important job interview), I knew we were meant to be/I knew I wanted to be with you forever/I knew you were my soulmate.
4. You make me feel ________ and I am so grateful for ________.
5. I love and respect _______ about you/
6. ______ makes me feel so excited about our future together.
7. Together, we ______.
8. I am ready/so ready for our future together/the life we will create together/ the family we will cherish together/_____.
9. Get down on one knee. Open the ring box. Say, “Will you marry me?”

We have several venues—both indoor and outdoor—which you can reserve for your marriage proposal.

In addition, we have an amazing indoor venue for your engagement party!
Let us know if we can help you set up your perfect proposal!

We hope this gives you ideas on how to start. We wish you the best of luck! Reach out to us if you have any questions.

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12/31/2024

2025 Wedding Trend: Add Fruit!

Your For You Page (or FYP) on Instagram or TikTok might be full of content about including fruits and vegetables at your wedding in 2025. Let’s look at three ways you can incorporate this amazing wedding trend in your festivities!

1. Mocktails with Fresh Fruit at the Cocktail Reception: Let your guests opt for cocktails or mocktails at separate bars! Offer a curated selection of creative alcohol-free libations. Fresh fruits such as strawberries and oranges are fabulous flavors to make each drink indulgent! Whether in the drink or as a garnish, fresh fruits and fresh herbs are great ways to inspire your guests’ creativity!

2. Tablescapes: While flowers are great, we are seeing our couples planning for colorful tablescape arrangements combining red heirloom tomatoes, yellow cherry tomatoes, fresh basil, and fresh rosemary to decorate the reception tables. One couple is planning arrangements of summer fruits while another opted for cutting citrus in half. Still want flowers? That’s fine! Combine stalks of green celery in a vase with red carnations!

3. Cake Meadows: Trending for 2025 weddings, a cake meadow is a tall wedding cake with cascades of flowers or fruits and sitting in a landscape of fruits and/or vegetation. While we’ve seen cakes decorated with cherries in the past, this trend is definitely over the top! For instance, a spring cake meadow might feature peonies, strawberries, peas, carrots, and artichokes. A fall cake meadow might feature apples, pears, pumpkins, cabbage, herbs, marigolds, bronze chrysanthemums, and fall leaves of gold, orange, or red.

(Red apples, red pears, and red leaves will tie in with another 2025 trend of splashing “Unexpected Reds” around your wedding!)

If you have additional questions, please reach out to me.

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12/27/2024

12 Insanely Cool Trends in Men’s Wedding Rings

The great news is that there are more choices now than ever before for a man’s wedding band!

In the past, many men wore a plain gold band. A few more artistic men wore free form rings which allowed space to set gemstones for an even more unique design.

Here are a few current trends I’ve identified:
1. Your rings don’t have to match. Unlike my parents whose rings matched, you and your partner can each select a ring that reflects you.
2. Distinctive Finishes: To create a stunning visual effect, consider a matte finish, hammering, or a brushed surface to give your ring a textured look.
3. Personalized Engravings: You can engrave a design, your initials, a particular date, or a short message which makes your ring unique. When Napolean Bonaparte married Josephine Beauharnais in 1796, he gave her a ring engraved “Vous et nul autre” in French (“You and no other” in English). Find a message that is unique to you!
4. Multiple Metals: We’re seeing more designs which utilize two or more metals (rose gold and white gold, platinum and rose gold) either as an accent or in a bold pattern.
5. Eco-Friendly Rings: If sustainability is your focus, consider having your ring made from ethically sourced materials or recycled metals.
6. Vintage Rings: If you prefer to be environmentally conscious, consider a vintage ring from a reputable jeweler. The ring might date back to the Art Deco era or prior to that and bring an amazing history with it!
7. Vintage-Inspired Designs: Many jewelers offer modern rings designed with the style of a bygone era.
8. Nature-Inspired Designs: If you enjoy the outdoors and feel a connection to nature, you might consider a ring with a wood inlay, an earthy texture, or an engraved leaf pattern.
9. Gemstones: Add sparkle with a gemstone or two! These could be your birthstone, your beloved’s, or to commemorate a cherished family member.
10. Minimalist Designs: If you want the elegant beauty of the metal to shine through, consider the smooth lines and clean lines of minimalist design.
11. Black Rings: If you seek a modern and edgy look, consider a black ring crafted from ceramics, black titanium, or tungsten.
12. Dinosaur Wedding Rings: Want a fossil from a fearsome Tyrannosaurus Rex, a gentle Triceratops, or Megalodon ancient shark in your wedding ring? It can be done!

I hope this gets you started on your quest for the perfect wedding ring for you!

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12/23/2024

5 Super Cool Things to Know about a Wedding Breakfast!

The tradition of the wedding breakfast dates back hundreds of years. Let’s explore!
1. Was the wedding breakfast actually a breakfast? Yes.
In the 1600s, the bride and groom often fasted before the wedding ceremony. After the wedding and the sacrament of Holy Communion, the couple and their guests have a lovely breakfast!

2. Did the time when the wedding breakfast was served change?
Yes.
By the early 1800s (the time of Jane Austen’s novels and Bridgerton), the custom of the newlyweds fasting faded and weddings inched later in the morning with the wedding breakfast served any time between noon and 5 P.M. It usually lasted up to 2 hours.

3. Did the wedding breakfast become more elaborate?
Yes.
By the late 1800s (think of The Gilded Age), the wedding breakfast was a three-course meal featuring food from any meal of the day and was more like dinner than breakfast.

4. Why would an engaged couple now serve a wedding breakfast?
There are a number of reasons:
• If the wedding has a Bridgerton of similar theme, then a wedding breakfast in the afternoon is very appropriate to conduct the theme.
• If the newlyweds booked a honeymoon a long distance away, they might want to have a wedding breakfast in the afternoon and then travel to their honeymoon.
• If the couple has relatives and friends who no longer feel confident driving at night, then a wedding earlier in the day and a wedding breakfast served in the early afternoon is perfect!

5. What foods could be served at a wedding breakfast?
Caterers offer customized stations at which the chefs create made-to-order deliciousness such as:
• omelets
• breakfast tacos of eggs, bacon, guacamole, cheese, and refried beans)
• quiche
• waffles, pancakes, and/or French toast
• crepes
• eggs or Eggs Benedict
• avocado toast

Make your wedding memorable with a wedding breakfast…even though it might be served in the afternoon!

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12/20/2024

Did Wearing a Veil Ever Mess up a Wedding? Yep!

The answer goes all the way back to man who was born about 1791 years before the Christian era. His name was Jacob and he lived in the Middle East. As one of the founders of the religion of Judaism, he had an incredibly interesting life.
This story is told in Genesis, the first book of the Bible. Jacob fell in love with Rachel and offered to work seven years for her father for free to be able to marry the beautiful Rachel. At the end of the seven years, her father held a huge party (presumably with lots of alcohol), and then the wedding ceremony occurred at night. Unfortunately for Jacob, the father of the bride pulled a fast one and substituted his older daughter, Leah, for Rachel. Because Leah was ornately veiled, it wasn’t until the morning that Jacob discovered he’d been had. The father allowed Jacob to marry Rachel soon after this but required another seven years of free labor from Jacob.

The good news is that Judaism now has a solution: the Bedeken ceremony. Before the wedding, the groom looks at his bride (to make sure she’s the right one) and then puts the veil on her. The veil allows the groom to concentrate on her qualities of character and her inner beauty and thus reminds him that marriage is a union of these two people in the spiritual and the physical realms.

For grooms who aren’t Jewish, there is a solution: Today, many bridal veils are translucent or diaphanous enough to allow light through so that the groom can confirm this is his beautiful bride before he says, “I do!”

And that’s the story of how a veil messed up a man’s plans to marry the woman of his dreams. He was able to marry her but there were a few hurdles.

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12/17/2024

Fashion Forward Groom? Yes, Please!

If you’re the groom, you’ve got this!

If you are putting together your wedding look, I’ve got great news for you: If you are wearing a tux, you can select wither a bow tie (which is traditional) or a regular tie.

So how can you be fashionable on your wedding day?

First, let’s take a step back. Think of your suit jacket, pants, and shirt as the major canvas of your outfit. These are the parts of you that will be seen first and foremost by your bride and your guests.

Now, think of the small parts of your ensemble—your tie (or bow tie), pocket square, and your socks. Yep, look down there because socks are becoming a huge part of wedding fashion!

In the past, a man’s socks were usually the same shade of black as his trousers and his shoes, so they just blended together.

At some weddings, the groom and his Dude Crew wore white socks so there was a clear differentiation between their pants and their shoes. If they moved or danced, the white peaked out and was a fun change from black, black, black.

Recently, grooms and their crew opted for brightly colored or patterned ties and pocket squares which leveled up their looks.

Now the trend extends down to the socks. Grooms and groomsmen are selecting a bow tie (or tie), pocket square, and socks in a bright pattern which are intended to capture attention.

One thing to consider: “Unexpected reds” is a 2026 wedding trend. If you select a red and black patterned tie, pocket square, and socks, you are tapping into two different trends at the same time!

Where can you find a set of a tie (or bow tie), pocket square, and socks? While I am not allowed to recommend, I can point you to several vendors:
Azazie.com
https://www.azazie.com/all/groomsmen-accessories
Modern Motif Socks Co.
https://modernmotifsocks.com/collections/combo-sets
Shibumi
https://shibumi-firenze.com/products/wedding-set-glencheck-tie-pocket-square-socks-3150

Many department stores and men’s stores carry sets of ties, pocket squares, and socks so you may have local options as well as online vendors.

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12/14/2024

January’s Amazing Birthstone & Birth Flowers for Your Wedding

What are the birthstones and birth flowers for January?

January Birthstone:
Garnet

In which colors do garnets appear?
Bright red, purple/red, blue, green, and orange.

How was the word “garnet” derived?
Based on the Latin word, “garanatus,” which means “seed-like” and refers to the bright red pomegranate seeds—which the gemstone resembles.

What does a garnet symbolize?
• Love
• Commitment
• Trust
• Friendship
• Protection when traveling.

January Birth Flowers:
Carnation or Snowdrop

Carnation
The Ancient Greeks may have been right: They called the carnation the “flower of the gods.”
In which colors do carnations bloom?
White, pink, red, yellow, orange, peach, purple, and green
What does a carnation symbolize?
While all carnations symbolize or represent
• Love
• Fascination
• Remembrance, and
• Distinction,
specific colors have additional meanings.
• White: innocence, pure love, purity, sweetness, and remembering a loved one. When given to a mother, it is a wish for her to have good luck.
• Pink: a mother’s love, affection, gratitude, never forgetting someone
• Light red: admiration, “my heart longs for you”
• Dark red: deep love
• Purple: capriciousness

Snowdrop
Blooming vibrantly from January to March, this is one of the flowers which decorates winter!
How was the name “snowdrop” derived?
It is possible that the word “snowdrop” is based on the German word “Schneetropfen” which translates as “snowdrop,” a style of tear-drop shaped pearl earrings.
What does a snowdrop symbolize?
• Hope
• Rebirth

So how could you at your wedding honor someone born in January?
• Add carnations and/or snowdrops to your bouquet.
• Add red crystals to your bouquet to represent garnets.
• Design a corsage with white carnations (or pink) and red crystals to represent the red garnets of January.
• Design a corsage or floral arrangement in red and white carnations.
• Create a corsage of carnations and snowdrops for this person.
• Give the person a piece of jewelry with garnets in it.
• Add a garnet to your engagement ring or another ring.
• If you have a photo table, put a small vase of carnations and/or snowdrops near your favorite January person’s photos.

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12/10/2024

5 Insanely Cool Things about Pearls

Considering pearls at your wedding? Here are 7 amazing things to know about these amazing gifts from the sea!
1. What is a pearl?
A pearl is the only birthstone formed inside a living being. (All other birthstones are formed geologically like rocks or crystals.) A pearl is made by an oyster or other mollusk when something enters the undersea dweller and irritates it. As the mollusk forms layers of calcium carbonate around the irritant, the pearl grows larger and shiner. The mollusk is taking an adverse situation and turning it into something of exquisite beauty!

2. Do the distinct pearl colors have different meanings?
Yes!
• White: New beginnings (which is why they are often worn at weddings), purity, innocence, and steadfast faith or fidelity to someone.
• Black: Being exceedingly rare, they symbolize wealth, high status, uniqueness, strength, resilience, and mysterious depths of the sea where they were formed. If you are into pirate movies, there is always the pirate ship, The Black Pearl, in Pirates of the Caribbean!
• Pink: A pink pearl symbolize love and opens your heart to affection or compassion.
• Blue: Pearls the color of the sea or the sky are said to bring truth and tranquility to the person wearing a cobalt pearl.
• Gold: A gold pearl signifies success, prosperity, and wealth.
• Green: A green pearl invites into your life harmony hope, balance, and the opportunity for growth.

3. What does a pearl symbolize?
Pearls signify purity, innocence, wisdom, wealth, status, and enduring beauty. In other cultures, a pearl represents the encapsulated teardrops of the gods.

4. In ancient cultures
• In Ancient Greece, pearls represented love and marriage, thus being a protection for newlyweds.
• In Ancient Rome, pearls were the ultimate status symbol and adorned clothes and furniture. Anyone who could afford a pearl bought one or two even if they were in the lower class. To stop this, laws were passed which allowed only the wealthy to own pearls.

5. In the Medieval and Renaissance Times:
• The pearl was an allegorical symbol for the journey of the soul and supported the person’s spiritual transformation.
• In England, Queen Elizabeth I wore pearls in her portraits to symbolize her purity and virginity.

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12/07/2024

5 Fun Ways to Level up the Fun at Your Wedding!

As wedding specialists, one of the trends we see for 2025 weddings is that couples are selecting a venue such as Ainsworth House & Gardens more than ever before! Why? Because we have exquisite spaces which don’t require a lot of decoration, our couples can spend money allocated for decorations on elevated food or music. That makes their wedding even more amazing!

In addition, there is a trend to add more fun to 2025 weddings! Here are just five:
1. A Personalized Coffee Bar: We are in the Pacific Northwest, land of ubiquitous coffee! Caterers or food trucks can create an amazing coffee bar at which your guests can get personalized hot or cold libations. Depending on your vendor, there might be sweet pastries or other fun food to accompany each drink!

2. 360° Photobooth with Props: Want to raise the fun? Level up from a regular photobooth to one that takes images all the way around your guests! Offer props either related to your wedding’s theme or the season and let your guests have a blast creating memories to last a lifetime!

3. Picture this! A Portrait Artist! Let your guests capture this moment in time at your wedding by having their portrait done by an artist right there and then! The portrait becomes a keepsake which your guest can keep or give to a loved one.

4. Bespoke Poet at the Party: Hire a poet to author bespoke poems about your guests! What incredible fun!

5. Late night bites: Many weddings extend after the reception with the party going on until the early hours of the next day. To make sure that your guests don’t faint because they are famished, offer food to keep the festivities going such as nachos, sushi, sliders, tacos, burgers with fries (of course!), chicken bites, or personalized wood-fried pizza. Your caterer or a food truck are the perfect ways to provide fun food!

I hope this gets your creativity amped up!

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Add Fun to Your Wedding? Yes, Please!

There is a trend to add more fun to 2025 weddings! Here are just five:
1. A Personalized Coffee Bar: We are in the Pacific Northwest, land of ubiquitous coffee! Caterers or food trucks can create an amazing coffee bar, tea bar, and/or hot chocolate bar at which your guests can get personalized hot or cold libations. Depending on your vendor, there might be sweet pastries or other fun food to accompany each drink!
2. 360° Photobooth with Props: Want to raise the fun? Level up from a regular photobooth to one that takes images all the way around your guests! Offer props either related to your wedding’s theme or the season and let your guests have a blast creating memories to last a lifetime!
3. Picture this! A Portrait Artist! Let your guests capture this moment in time at your wedding by having their portrait done by an artist right there and then! The portrait becomes a keepsake which your guest can keep or give to a loved one.
4. Bespoke Poet at the Party: Hire a poet to author bespoke poems about your guests! What incredible fun!
5. Late night bites: Many weddings extend after the reception with the party going on until the early hours of the next day. To make sure that your guests don’t faint because they are famished, offer food to keep the festivities going such as nachos, sushi, macaroni ‘n cheese, BBQ, slides, tacos, burgers with fries (of course!), chicken bites, or personalized wood-fried pizza. Your caterer or a food truck are the perfect ways to provide fun food!
I hope this gets your creativity amped up!

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12/04/2024

2 Amazing Tips to Improve Communication & Reduce Stress during Wedding Planning

As wedding planners at Ainsworth House & Gardens, a premier event venue, we often notice that when a couple is under stress, their frustration soars as their communication crumbles. As a successfully married couple of many years, let us share with you two techniques we found that improve communication and help the bonds grow stronger.

1. Select your alert word or phrase which alerts your partner that you need them to listen to you actively right NOW.
How do you do this?

Each of you needs to select an alert word—a word or phrase you don’t normally use in conversation (such as “pineapple,” “red,” or “crocodile”). For one couple, hers was “kangaroo” and his alert word was “itzy,” a Southern term of endearment.

Either person could speak their word to tell their partner that he/she didn’t feel that they were being listened to or that they were being spoken over.

Often, just the act of actively listening is enough to relieve the other person’s stress so that productive communication can occur. Sit down with your partner. Pick your alert words. Practice this technique. It works!

If your partner is managing the majority of the wedding planning, she might be incredibly stressed. Encourage her to let her team of bridesmaids, family members, co-workers, and friends help her with this gargantuan task. Ask what tasks you can take on that will shorten her “to do” list.

2. ACT—Always Carry Tissues. Often, stressed people cry. By having tissues or a handkerchief in your pocket at all times, you can provide a level of calming comfort which will be appreciated by your beloved and thus improve the communication between you two.

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11/30/2024

A Totally Unique Idea: A Random Ring Bearer!

Last June, we posted on our blog how to have a random ring bearer at your wedding. We thought it was a cool idea…and so did one of the couples marrying at Ainsworth House & Gardens this fall! Since everyone enjoyed having a ring bearer chosen by chance, we thought we’d re-run the post for you!

Here is how it works:
1. Before your ceremony, select a chair that is on the outside aisle.
2. I strongly recommend that the chair be near the front since there is a greater chance a person will be escorted to that chair by an usher or groomsman.
3. Tell the groomsmen or ushers to make sure that they seat a well-dressed person in that seat.
a. If there is someone you really want to be your ring bearer, tell the groom’s squad who this person is and seat them in that chair.
4. Tell the videographer and photographer to be focused on the person when you arrive at the rings part of your ceremony.
5. At this point, either you or your groom should take the mic and say a version of the following:
a. “We are now at the point where we give each other our wedding rings except we don’t have them. Could you all look under your chairs? One of these chairs has our rings taped underneath it. Could you—you lucky person, you—bring them up to us as our ring bearer? Thanks!”
b. When the person finds the rings, invite them to stand up and come forward to give the rings to the officiant.
c. You thank the person.
d. Your ceremony continues.
6. Could a woman be your ring bearer? Yes! It’s up to you two how much or how little you want to control the situation. If you want a specific person to be your random ring bearer, then make sure they are escorted to that special chair. If you want this to be completely random, then that is your option.

This has worked at other weddings; it is hilarious when the random ring bearer has fun with it.

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11/27/2024

16 Insanely Cool Ways to Have Bows at Your Wedding!

As the premier wedding venue in Metro Portland, we are seeing so much creativity on the use of bows at weddings.

In the recent past, bows were in neutral colors so that they blended in, or they were in a contrasting neutral color such as a black bow on a white wedding cake so that they stood out.

For upcoming weddings, we are seeing bows in bright colors to add pop to the wedding. In certain cases, we are seeing bows with a pattern.. For instance, if a huge bow is tied (with our permission, of course) to one of the trees between the parking lot and the wedding venue to point the way, that bow is more likely to be in a bright color or pattern to get the guests’ attention and guide them to where they need to be.

Places where we are seeing bows:
1. wedding dress, bridesmaids’ dresses, and flower girl dresses
2. wedding cake
3. bride’s and bridesmaids’ bouquets
4. aisle of the ceremony space
5. back of the reception chairs
6. sweetheart table at the reception
7. vases
8. candlesticks
9. wine glass stems
10. champagne glass stems
11. napkins or a bow-shaped napkin fold
12. menu cards
13. trees or sign posts guiding guests to your wedding venue
14. entrance to your wedding venue
15. front porch
16. mailbox where guests can leave greeting cards for you

Depending on how bright your bow colors are and the size of the bows, this motif can be cute and sassy.

Bows are the perfect way to add feminine charm, romantic symbolism, and cheerful whimsy to your wedding!!

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