One thing that a lot of people forget to consider though, is the different dietary requirements of their wedding guests.

When you have a huge list of people that you want to invite to your wedding, there are bound to be people on that list with allergies or restricted diets and there will usually be a vegetarian or two to consider as well.
The last thing you want is for your big day to arrive, only to find that half your guests can’t eat the meal you have chosen.

The best way to avoid this happening is by asking your guests to specify any dietary requirements when they RSVP. When you send out your wedding invites, ensure that you enclose your wedding RSVP cards so that your guests can respond to the invitation. Ask them to specify any dietary requirements on these RSVP cards.

Once you have these cards back, you will be able to inform the caterer of any special meals that need providing. With everyone catered for, your wedding will be a hit with your guests and of course your mind will be completely put at ease.

For example, some couples have decided on a James Bond themes wedding where the groom is dressed in a white tux and there are cocktails and casino games aplenty at the wedding reception.

Other couples have decided to have a Star Wars themed wedding, where each of the guests is dressed as a different Star Wars character.

Of course, your wedding theme does not need to be whacky at all. In fact, the majority of people will stick to simply choosing a colour for their wedding theme and asking the guests to wear something to match this. Other couples will decide against having a theme at all.

But if you do have a theme to your big day, this is a great way of deciding on your wedding table names.
Wedding table names help the guests to know where they are sitting and they also add a bit of fun to the wedding reception.

If you have decided on a coloured theme to your wedding, perhaps you could choose a different colour for each of the wedding table names. Or if flowers are the focus of your big day, you could have your wedding table names based around different types of flowers.

There is no restriction when it comes to wedding table names so consider your theme carefully and have a bit of fun with them.

When a new baby is born, every second is treasured. The first time they open their eyes, the first time they smile and even when they manage to roll themselves over are all moments that are hugely exciting to the parents and family.

You will find that during these times, a camera is never too far away. Friends and family are constantly clicking away in an attempt to get the cutest picture of the baby and you end up with a collection of hundreds of photos.

Display them in baby photo albums and you will have the perfect collection of your child’s developments over the years. These baby photo albums are great for showing to friends and family and of course for showing to the baby when they are older.

One thing to consider though is that you may need more than one baby photo album. With the number of photos being taken of the baby, it might be that you need three or four baby photo albums to store them all in.

They will all be really happy to share your special day with you and you will have some lovely memories to share together in the future.

Before your wedding, you will have arranged a wedding photographer to take photos of your big day and no doubt, you will have invested in wedding photo albums in which to store these.

But there is one more thing which you can order before your wedding to ensure that you have some fantastic memories of the day. Wedding guest books are becoming increasingly popular as a way of recording your event and the feelings of the people who shared it with you.

Wedding guest books are normally passed around at the reception celebrations after the ceremony of your wedding. Guests can write their thoughts and feelings into the book and by the end of the night, you will have a fantastic memory of the day.

Wedding guest books allow guests to say exactly how they feel – something which they may struggle to do face to face. These make lovely mementos of the big day. Particularly when paired with the official photographs in your wedding photo albums.

From your sister, who is making all the wedding favours by hand, to the caterer who doesn’t bat an eyelid each time you change your mind about the starter; these people are making the planning of your big day a lot easier than it may have been.

So when you are ordering your wedding stationery, make sure you order some wedding thank you cards. They may not seem much, but when your guests receive these cards it will mean a lot to them that you have thought to send one.

Wedding thank you cards should be sent to your guests for their attendance at your wedding, as well as to the people who helped make it all happen.

Wedding cards can be bought to match the rest of your wedding stationery so that everything ties in with the set theme. But you must remember to send them out as soon as possible after the wedding as the day will be fresh in your mind. If you put it off, then you may never get round to it. And your guests and helpers definitely deserve a thank you.

It is also chance for friends and family to get together and it is sometimes the first time that certain family members or friends will have met your baby. It really is a special occasion and one that should be considered thoroughly.

A lot of effort goes into the planning of a christening. And it all begins with the christening invitations.

Having met with the vicar to decide on the date of the ceremony, you will need to send out christening invitations to the people who you want to attend.

There are plenty of different designs to choose from when it comes to christening invitations. From a cute invitation with brightly coloured child’s toys on the front, to a simple design featuring hand prints of a baby, you can choose anything that you feel suits the occasion as well as your family.

There are even christening invitations especially customised to suit twins or triplets and of course you can always choose between pink or blue designs depending upon whether it is a girl or boy.

Whichever christening invitations you choose, make sure you send them out early so that your guests have plenty of notice of the special day.

And it’s true, that your decision to say yes, was one of the most important and life changing decisions you are ever likely to make.

But you may not be thinking that right now. You are now thinking that the colour of icing on your wedding cake is the most important decision you will ever make. Or perhaps, you’re thinking that the number of candles on the table is the most important decision.

Planning a wedding is heavily involved and there is so much to it and so many decisions to be made that sometimes, it can be overwhelming. The best thing to do, is to take a step back and get everything into perspective. Your wedding is all about committing to the one you love. But of course, having the best reception party in history certainly makes it that little bit more special.

The wedding reception involves a lot of planning too; from the mammoth task of completing your wedding table plan, to deciding on which table names would best fit your theme, there is plenty to keep you occupied until the big day.

But when that day comes, all those decisions will have been made and you can finally enjoy the ceremony.

But there are ways in which you can narrow down your search and find the right wedding stationery for your big day.

Firstly, you need to think about the type of wedding you are having. For example, is it going to be a fun and relaxed occasion, or will it be more formal and sophisticated? By deciding on the tone of the day, you can choose wedding stationery to match.

There is a massive choice when it comes to wedding stationery. So when you are choosing your wedding invitations or your wedding thank you cards, you can choose whether you want a simple design or something a little more elaborate.

If you have a theme to your wedding, you may even be able to match your wedding stationery to this theme. It may be that you have pink roses as the main continuous feature of your day, so choose invitations with pink roses on them so that everything ties in.

Your wedding will be the most important and most memorable day of your life. So ensure that pick the right wedding stationery with this in mind.

Basically, this document is a step by step guide as to how the wedding ceremony will run. It is designed to help your guests and particularly the ushers and bridesmaids, to know exactly what they are meant to be doing and when.

The wedding order of service will tell guests when all of the important moments are going to happen, so you can avoid that awkward moment when your mother in law tries to sneak to the toilet just as the vows are about to begin.

Your wedding order of service can be as detailed as you wish it to be and can even contain all the words of the vows. Or you can opt for a more basic wedding order of service.

Either way, you should simply see it as a guide to the ceremony and as a helpful document which will explain to guests exactly how the ceremony will run.

And then, as guests drift in, it becomes apparent; the space is for the wedding gifts.

It’s amazing how generous people can be with wedding gifts. Some couples manage to furnish their entire homes with what they receive from their friends and family.

So it is incredibly important to stock up on wedding thank you cards before the big day. Even if you don’t ask for any gifts, you will want to thank your guests for coming and sharing your big day with you.

Wedding thank you cards can be bought to match the rest of your wedding stationery. This means that you can choose ones that tie in with your theme or preferred colour ensuring that the whole occasion remains organised and thoughtful.

You should send out the wedding thank you cards as soon after your wedding as you can. Make a list of everyone you want to send one out to and ensure that you don’t miss anyone out. After all, what would you do without that top of the range toaster, or dinner service that they got you?