by Hanami Dream | 16, November, 2016 | #UKWedLunch
#UKWedLunch – Wednesday 16th November 2016
As well as general wedding planning chat, there’s some #toptips as well. This week’s theme is ‘wedding vows’ #UKWedLunch
TOP TIP 1: Vows are promises rather than laws nowadays #UKWedLunch
TOP TIP 2: You can choose to use traditional vows including ‘obey’ and ‘worship’ #UKWedLunch
TOP TIP 3: Consider alternatives of ‘to love and to honour’ or ‘love and cherish’ #UKWedLunch
TOP TIP 4: In humanist or non-religious ceremonies you can personalise & write your own vows #UKWedLunch
TOP TIP 5: Make sure the vows you say are values & commitments you are willing to stand by #UKWedLunch
TOP TIP 6: Capture the twinkle in your eye as well as the sincerity in your heart #UKWedLunch
This week’s top tips taken from Hanami Dream blog ‘To love and to cherish’ with thanks to Humanist Ceremonies #UKWedLunch
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by Hanami Dream | 9, November, 2016 | #UKWedLunch
#UKWedLunch – Wednesday 9th November 2016
As well as general wedding planning chat, there’s some #toptips as well. This week’s theme is ‘wedding insurance’ #UKWedLunch
TOP TIP 1: Things don’t always go to plan – have a back up, prepare for the worst & have options should the unexpected happen #UKWedLunch
TOP TIP 2: Think what you’d do if your venue went into receivership, along with your hefty deposit just two weeks before the wedding #UKWedLunch
TOP TIP 3: Consider postponing the wedding if family member goes in to hospital suddenly #UKWedLunch
TOP TIP 4: Plan for different weathers & if guests can’t get there at all due to bad weather #UKWedLunch
TOP TIP 5: Ask photographer what happens if they’re ill on the day or their equipment gets broken or stolen #UKWedLunch
TOP TIP 6: Wedding are large financial commitment – insurance is one of smallest expenses of budget but best money you’ll spend! #UKWedLunch
This week’s top tips taken from Hanami Dream blog What if? Do you really need wedding insurance? with thanks to Silk Thistle #UKWedLunch
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by Hanami Dream | 2, November, 2016 | #UKWedLunch
#UKWedLunch – Wednesday 2nd November 2016
As well as general wedding planning chat, there’s some #toptips as well. This week’s theme is ‘wedding flowers’ #UKWedLunch
TOP TIP 1: The tradition of wedding flowers is steeped in symbolism – lots to think about in terms of colour, meaning & seasonality #UKWedLunch
TOP TIP 2: Include flowers in your bouquet, corsages, button holes, table decorations, flower walls, displays, confetti … #UKWedLunch
TOP TIP 3: Remember that flowers are seasonal so your favourite might not be available or cheap if it’s not in season #UKWedLunch
TOP TIP 4: Flower prices vary during the year – especially red and pink roses around Valentine’s Day #UKWedLunch
TOP TIP 5: Using local flowers & buying direct from the grower will save you money & you’ll have very fresh flowers #UKWedLunch
TOP TIP 6: The colour of flowers change with the seasons #UKWedLunch
This week’s top tips taken from Hanami Dream blog ‘Seasonal wedding flowers – a beginner’s guide‘ with thanks to Dee McMeeking #UKWedLunch
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by Hanami Dream | 19, October, 2016 | #UKWedLunch
#UKWedLunch – Wednesday 19th October 2016
As well as general wedding planning chat, there’s some #toptips as well. This week’s theme is ‘tips for a minimalist wedding’ #UKWedLunch
TOP TIP 1: Make sure any existing elements of venue or furniture are hidden to ensure nothing will distract the eye #UKWedLunch
TOP TIP 2: Keep decor, florals and styling to a few key pieces and remember that less is more #UKWedLunch
TOP TIP 3: Stick to one colour for maximum impact with white making an amazing statement #UKWedLunch
TOP TIP 4: Ask guests to wear a certain colour to create a theme and the use of minimal colours throughout #UKWedLunch
TOP TIP 5: Create reflection – use metallic decor, silverware or mirrors to bounce natural light around the space #UKWedLunch
TOP TIP 6: Use Perspex tables and chairs with no fussy table cloths or chair cover #UKWedLunch
This week’s top tips taken from Hanami Dream blog ‘Top ten tips for a minimalist wedding with the wow factor’ #UKWedLunch
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by Hanami Dream | 12, October, 2016 | #UKWedLunch
#UKWedLunch – Wednesday 12th October 2016
As well as general wedding planning chat, there’s some #toptips as well. This week’s theme is ‘to absent friends’ #UKWedLunch
TOP TIP 1: Read telegrams from those who can’t make it and raise a toast to absent friends #UKWedLunch
TOP TIP 2: Set up framed photos on a table, hang photo charms on your bouquet, from shoes or placed in a locket #UKWedLunch
TOP TIP 3: Wear heirlooms – wedding bands tied round an ankle or wrist, melt down wedding bands to make your own #UKWedLunch
TOP TIP 4: Use material from a piece of their clothing, handkerchiefs or ties, or monograms of initials stitched in your dress #UKWedLunch
TOP TIP 5: Use their favourite flower, or have a single flower in a vase, or put your bouquet on their grave afterwards #UKWedLunch
TOP TIP 6: Let balloons, Chinese lanterns or butterflies float off in to the sky #UKWedLunch
This week’s top tips taken from Hanami Dream blog ‘To absent friends’ #UKWedLunch
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by Hanami Dream | 28, September, 2016 | #UKWedLunch
#UKWedLunch – Wednesday 28th September 2016
As well as general wedding planning chat, there’s some #toptips as well. This week’s theme is ‘Wedding Traditions’ #UKWedLunch
TOP TIP 1: Don’t forget the silver sixpence in your shoe! #UKWedLunch
TOP TIP 2: Have an anniversary dance at your wedding for all couples – present bouquet to longest married couple #UKWedLunch
TOP TIP 3: Traditionally its unlucky for the bride to wear her entire outfit before the wedding day #UKWedLunch
TOP TIP 4: Flowers conveyed hidden gestures and codes for lovers to send messages to each other #UKWedLunch
TOP TIP 5: Flowers were worn as a garland on the head as a gift of nature, to ward off evil spirits & lingering smells #UKWedLunch
TOP TIP 6: New trend of leaving a ‘lonely bouquet’ (instead of throwing it) in a public place with a note for someone else to find #UKWedLunch
This week’s top tips taken from Hanami Dream blog https://www.hanamidream.co.uk/category/traditions/ #UKWedLunch
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by Hanami Dream | 21, September, 2016 | #UKWedLunch
#UKWedLunch – Wednesday 21st September 2016
As well as general wedding planning chat, there’s some #toptips as well. This week’s theme is ‘Tipi Weddings’ #UKWedLunch
TOP TIP 1: Find out if the location has power & other utility services – you might need to bring in a generator, toilets and water #UKWedLunch
TOP TIP 2: The number of guests will dictate how many tipis & configuration that would work for your gathering #UKWedLunch
TOP TIP 3: If it’s cold you may need heaters. If it’s likely to rain then consider walk ways to avoid slippery grass areas. #UKWedLunch
TOP TIP 4: Think about your floor plan – dance floor, bar & seating etc. Do you want long tables & benches or round tables with chairs? #UKWedLunch
TOP TIP 5: Lighting is vital for an outside venue- to create ambience, &atmosphere plus light the way when night falls #UKWedLunch
TOP TIP 6: Everything you want inside the tipi, you need to think about and either buy, hire, make or borrow #UKWedLunch
This week’s top tips taken from Hanami Dream blog ‘A complete blank canvas: our guide to Tipi Weddings’ #UKWedLunch
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by Hanami Dream | 31, August, 2016 | #UKWedLunch
#UKWedLunch – Wednesday 31st August 2016
As well as general wedding planning chat, there’s some #toptips as well. This week’s theme is ‘How & where to seat your wedding guests’ #UKWedLunch
TOP TIP 1: Think about size, shape & style of the: space, tables & chairs at your venue. How many chairs fit round the tables? #UKWedLunch
TOP TIP 2: Etiquette suggests parents, plus chief bridesmaid & groomsman join the happy couple on a top table facing guests #UKWedLunch
TOP TIP 3: Write each guest’s name on coloured tabs & stick these on table layout until you’re happy with combination #UKWedLunch
TOP TIP 4: To mix up guests provide a bowl of numbers – people pick out their table number as they enter the reception #UKWedLunch
TOP TIP 5: Sit at a different tables for each course to mingle with all your guests #UKWedLunch
This week’s top tips taken from Hanami Dream blog ‘Excuse me, is this seat taken?…a guide to how and where to seat your wedding guests’ #UKWedLunch
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by Hanami Dream | 24, August, 2016 | #UKWedLunch
#UKWedLunch – Wednesday 24th August 2016
As well as general wedding planning chat, there’s some #toptips as well. This week’s theme is ‘Who are you inviting to your wedding?’ #UKWedLunch
TOP TIP 1: Variable costs alter depending on guest numbers inc food, favours, cake, drinks, stationery & size of bridal party #UKWedLunch
TOP TIP 2: You only need 3 (or 4) other people at your ceremony – someone to carry it out (maybe a registrar) & 2 witnesses #UKWedLunch
TOP TIP 3: It is etiquette for those paying for the wedding to have a proportion of the guest list to allocate themselves #UKWedLunch
TOP TIP 4: Ensure evening includes elements of a wedding day to make evening guests feel like valued additions to the day #UKWedLunch
TOP TIP 5: Invite guests you want to share your special day with – all the people you care about in one place at the same time #UKWedLunch
This week’s top tips taken from Hanami Dream blog ‘The holy trinity of wedding planning – Part 1: who’ #UKWedLunch
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by Hanami Dream | 17, August, 2016 | #UKWedLunch
#UKWedLunch – Wednesday 17th August 2016
As well as general wedding planning chat, there’s some #toptips as well. This week’s theme is ‘Where are you getting married?’ #UKWedLunch
TOP TIP 1: Before venue hunting, have a rough idea of your budget, how many guests & idea of when you want your big day #UKWedLunch
TOP TIP 2: Before booking your destination wedding, check the legalities of your chosen country #UKWedLunch
TOP TIP 3: The style of wedding that you want will influence the venue you choose #UKWedLunch
TOP TIP 4: Check with your dream venue you can get legally married there – they need a permanent built structure not an open air venue #UKWedLunch
TOP TIP 5: Where is your venue? Aquarium? Barn? Beach? Castle? Gallery? Historic venues? Hotel? Landmark venues? Library? Marquee? Museum? Own home? Pub? Restaurant? Sporting stadium? Stately home? Zoo? #UKWedLunch
This week’s top tips taken from Hanami Dream blog ‘The holy trinity of wedding planning – Part 2: where’ #UKWedLunch
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