Asian or Garden Wedding Favors - a Great Way to Include The Far East or Flowers

By Aaron Hu

When couples plan a wedding in today's world there are many different elements that must be considered. Theme and decorations are two things to think about, along with what type of decorations to use with the theme chosen. Two very nice ideas for themes to use at the ceremony and reception are an Asian or a garden theme. Whichever is decided upon, there are wedding favors to match the theme that are a great idea to give to the guests as a special "Thank you" gift that will also act as a reminder of the special occasion.

There are many elements about the orient that are fascinating to those of us from the west. The decorations used outdoors, including the paper lanterns lit with candles and elements of the written language, make beautiful additions to a western wedding when handled properly. This is why an Asian theme is a fairly popular choice. Couples who go with an Asian theme can find a good variety of Asian wedding favors by shopping online. These small, inexpensive items can be given to the guests as thank you gifts and they make some of the most beautiful keepsakes that anyone could ever wish for to have as reminders of the event.

Asian silk fans, paper fans, candles, and a variety of different items that make use of the glyphs for "Love" and "Double Happiness" are among the choices available to couples seeking to order and give out Asian wedding favors. Many couples find the simple act of shopping for these items to be a relaxing diversion from some of the more difficult aspects of planning the ceremony and reception.

Another very popular outdoor theme that couples enjoy working with when making their plans is a garden theme that celebrates the abundance of life around them. Flowering plants are among the most beautiful decorative items used at such an event, and garden wedding favors tend to use a lot of flower blooms as thematic elements in them. These items can be almost anything one can imagine as long as they are decorated with some sort of flower.

One of the most popular items ever given as a garden wedding favor is a packet of mixed flowering seeds that the guests can take home and plant in their own flower garden to have a perennial living reminder of the joy shared with the couple on their special day.

Whether the couple chooses to use an oriental or Asian theme, or a garden theme, the setting must be done just perfectly to make the day turn out to be the wedding that the bride has always dreamed of. Giving the guests Asian or garden wedding favors is the best way to thank them for the time they have taken to come out and make the day as perfect as possible for the couple. These are among the most beautiful and most memorable types of wedding favors a couple can find.

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Understanding The Facts: Five wedding traditions explained

By Randolph Quan

Why wear your ring on your left hand? Why something old, new, borrowed and blue? Wedding traditions from across the globe don't make a whole lot of sense for the uninformed. Lucky for you, we've got a list of wedding traditions unveiled, so you can explain your less-knowledgeable aunt why people are throwing rice as you leave the church (or blowing bubbles, for those concerned about birds).

The ring finger: Engagement and wedding rings are typically worn on the left hand because that finger was once thought to contain the "vein of love," a vein that led directly to the heart. But did you know that in some countries, such as Spain, Germany, Greece and Russia, couples wear their wedding rings on their right hand?

Something old: You know the saying. But what does it mean? Let's break it down: In wearing something old, the bride symbols continuity from the past. Something new symbolizes the birth of the marriage.

A bride should wear something borrowed from a woman in a happy marriage in hopes that the happiness will rub off on her, and then something blue because it symbolizes purity, fidelity and love. In some countries, including England, a sixpence is stuck in the bride's shoe because it is said to bring luck to the couple.

Throwing rice: Rice symbolizes wealth and fertility. By throwing it at the newly married, the guests are showing their hopes of an abundance of blessings. Most people blow bubbles these days as to not hurt any wild animals (and less cleanup).

Why light a candle? A unity candle is often lit by either the bride and the groom or two members from their family, symbolizing the joining of the two families as one. Sometimes couples choose to instead have a sand ceremony, where they pour two different vials of sand into one container.

Tie the knot? This strange synonym for getting married is derived from the cultures of the world, including Hindu and Egyptian, that literally tie the hands of the bride and groom together to symbolize the binding marriage.

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Randolph Quan specializes in reportage wedding photography, and advises people on wedding photography surrey at his website.

A Sneaky And Fun Marriage Proposal!

By Edward Jacobsen

My future wife and I had been in need of a getaway in an urgent way. Our busy lives were taking a toll on both of us. What she didn't know was that I was planning this trip for over a year to propose to her in an exciting and fun way.

I'm sure you are thinking that proposing on the beach in a tropical wonderland would be romantic enough, but I was planning something even more spectacular. This would be a memory for a lifetime.

I told my love that the hotel was having a treasure hunt for the guests. I had went all over the resort and hidden my clues beforehand. One clue would point to the next and so on. It was perfect to get her interested.

My girlfriend was not really into it at first, as we had planned to have dinner at a restaurant in town. I told her that I thought we could actually win the treasure hunt so she started getting more involved. We set off to find the first clue and found it pretty easily (wink wink). She was getting excited every time we found another clue.

At one point she sees another couple with a flier in hand appearing that they were looking for clues too. Perfect, the competition was on as my fiance is very competitive. Soon we were next to the last clue leading us to the beach.

I was careful that afternoon to plant, in a little clay heart shaped box, the engagement ring. I buried in the sand with a philodendron plant as a marker. I could only hope no one saw me bury it and would uncover the diamond ring.

As we headed towards the beach let by the final clue, I was getting excited about the proposal and still acting out the treasure hunt. We scoped out the area for a love plant as the clue indicated. It seemed hopeless since it was now dark and the beach was spacious. I directed the hunt near the philodendron plant and called her over to say it looked like a love plant. She was skeptical and wanted to look higher up.

As we stumblrd in the near dark I began to coax her towards where the plant was. I finally had to move towards it and yell that I thought I had found it. She scrambled over and picked up the plant and examined it. I told her to dig a little under where it had been. She did and found the box pretty easily. I sauntered onto one knee and when she opened the box I popped the question. She was dumbfounded and began to cry. She looke d at me and smiled and said yes I will marry you. It was a remarkable and fun proposal.

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