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RECEPTION Paper Petals 3754 views
We know that WeddingPath brides are pretty handy at making favours and wedding invites. So here is a website we think you'll love. Make your own, or choose one of the ready-mades for little papery details.
Ann-Marie Edmondson has designed a gorgeous range of stationery, cards, favours, gifts and decorations for weddings, now available online at Natural Design. Perhaps best known for their paper petals, Ann-Marie supplied 300,000 petals for the film Alexander and also had her petals featured on Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire. Using Saa paper, derived from the bark of the mulberry tree, it is a great option for 'green' weddings.
A sustainable resource, the mulberry tree naturally sheds its bark 1-2 times a year and can therefore be made into a natural paper without destroying the tree. The pretty hand made and hand coloured petals are £6.95 for
200 - enough to scatter on three or four round tables. We also love these litte heart wreaths (around 25cm hight) made with hand made paper roses (£16.95) and these paper roses in mini terracotta pots (£3.50 each).
The little pots make great place settings or favours with a name tag attached. 
For D.I.Y. brides, you can buy a range of individual stems, including these medium paper rose stems (£1.75) which look lovely placed on a napkin with a name tag. You'll also find pretty ribbons and little essentials such as dry oasis block and dried moss. 
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RECEPTION Will You Dance? 12069 views
WeddingPath's forum is buzzing with ideas for first dance music from favourite tunes to etiquette. So we know you are all going to love Shazam's latest survey on the nation's favourite 'first dance' songs.
New research released by Shazam, the world’s leading mobile to web music service provider, reveals the nation’s favourite wedding ‘first dance’ songs. Topping the chart is the classic love song, Wonderful Tonight by Eric Clapton followed by Angels by Robbie Williams in second place and You’re Beautiful by James Blunt coming a close third.
The survey was conducted in the UK amongst 16 – 64 year olds who were asked to pick ‘what would be their favourite song to have as their first dance at their wedding’, from the most popular romantic tracks, on Shazam’s 5 million strong database, compiled by thousands of music fans across the UK using Shazam to ‘ID’ their favourite tunes with their mobile phone.
While the top three songs may seem conventional choices to celebrate your first dance as man and wife, the poll also revealed some more interesting faves for the first dance with The Beatles’ classic In My Life in fifth place and Led Zeppelin’s All of my Love appearing in seventh, perhaps boosted by their recent sold-out live concert.
Will Mills, Shazam’s Head of Music said, “The poll shows how classic our music tastes are when it comes to that all-important first dance.”
Top 10 Wedding First Dance Tracks‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
1 Eric Clapton – Wonderful Tonight
2 Robbie Williams – Angels
3 James Blunt – You’re Beautiful
4 The Real Thing – You To Me Are Everything
5 The Beatles – In My Life
6 Daniel Bedingfield – If You’re Not The One
7 Led Zeppelin – All of My Love
8 Christina Aguilera – Beautiful
9 James Morrison – You Give Me Something
10 Maroon 5 – She Will Be Loved
Take a look in the WP Forums for First Dance Music or Possible First Dance Songsclick to read more dance ideas > Photo © Freeman Photographics, iStockphoto
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RECEPTION D.I.Y. Stationery 13895 views
If you’re a bit handy with some ribbon and card and fancy making your own wedding invitations, you’re not alone. According to Alison Wren of Wedding Crafter, 39% of brides now choose to design their own stationery.
It’s not as difficult as it sounds – there are plenty of websites specialising in DIY stationery. One of our favourites is Wedding Crafter – as used by our resident bride-to-be, Cheryl.
“We spent ages looking for stationery that matched our green colour theme but couldn’t find anything so we decided to buy blank cards, inserts and envelopes from Wedding Crafter, and design them ourselves,” says Cheryl. “We printed the inserts at home and bought some pretty green ribbon to tie the cards with. We were really pleased with the finished invites and lots of people commented on how original they looked.”
As well as sample packs, Wedding Crafter also sells a unique “Design Your Own Wedding Invitations Kit” which allows brides to trial and select the ideal materials for their personal invitations. And with loads of step-by-step advice, as well as pretty embellishments and ribbons, it’s easy to add a personal touch to your invites and create truly memorable but professional looking stationery at a fraction of the cost. click to read more stationery ideas >
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RECEPTION Take Cake 9580 views
Cutting the cake is a long-standing wedding tradition. But wedding cakes these days are often too good to cut. Talented cake maker, Zoe Clark tells WeddingPath brides how to get the most out of a wedding cake designer.
Choosing a wedding cake is one of the fun parts of planning a wedding. It is a sweet treat for you and your guests and provides yet another chance for you to add a personal touch to your special day. Unlike the weddings of yesteryear, wedding cakes these days come in a variety of flavours, shapes and designs - meeting every bride's whim and desire. So how to choose a wedding cake designer who can cater for you down to the very last detail, making the fantastic wedding cake in your mind's eye a reality?Plenty of cakemakers offer a bespoke wedding cake service and will design a wedding cake which is unique to you and your special day. But before starting the long trawl to find that dream cake maker, work through Zoe's checklist.
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ZOE'S CHECKLIST♥ How many guests will be attending?
♥Is the wedding cake being served as desert?
♥Know your budget!
♥Formulate a basic idea of what you are after.
♥Make a 'style file' with pictures and swatches.
♥Order your cake at least 3 months before the day.
♥Sample a few flavours - it needs to taste good!
————————————————————Finally, once you have decided on the design make sure all information is clearly written up to avoid any potential misunderstandings or mix-ups. Check all the details are correct once you have received confirmation and re-confirm everything if necessary perhaps a month before the wedding.
To find out more, go to zoeclarkcakes.com.
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RECEPTION All Chocolate 14213 views
Chocmotif, the company that puts pictures onto chocolate, offers a unique bespoke range of personalised chocolates for the big day. Have your favours personalised with a picture and special message!
Made from finest quality, nut-free Belgian Couverture milk chocolate, Chocmotif prints photographic quality images directly onto a credit card size piece of delicious Belgian chocolate. A photo of the happy couple perhaps with the date or 'thank you for sharing our day', makes a unique chocolate favour with that personalised finishing touch. 
Serious chocoholics can go for chocolate invitations too, all offered as part of an exclusive Wedding Package. In fact any choccy needs, desires or ideas can be accommodated. Every hand-printed luxury chocolate is unique, making it the perfect choice for the wedding day.
The Standard Packaging features an ivory tint which goes perfectly with the chocolate and compliments most wedding colour themes. And ordering is a simple, 3-step process… 1) Chocmotif receives your artwork (jpeg, PDF, tiff)… 2) An e-Sample is sent by return… 3) Approved sample is printed. Costs start from £1.49 per unit and drop to 79p each, depending on the order size. In addition, there is a one-off 'plate making' fee of £25, providing up to four unique images.
To find out more, call Chocmotif on 0141 554 2556 or visit chocmotif.co.uk.
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