If you were reading back when I was planning my wedding you’d know that wedding favors were the last thing on my mind. I wasn’t trying to be cheap, I just didn’t think it was important.Later on, I started to get a little cheap, though I prefer the phrase, financially conscious about a one day event, however neglecting this aspect wasn’t initially due to finances.

A few weeks before the ceremony my mother asked me what was I going to do about wedding party favors, and at the time it was the last thing I wanted to hear. I was stressed out, tired of people telling me what to do, tired of people RSVPing late,tired of people questioning why my sister wasn’t in the wedding and on and on.

I don’t care I’M NOT HAVING FAVORS I said quite rudely. This was a phone conversation, so I assumed she rolled her eyes, went to the store, and picked up some materials, because she and my aunt handmade some of the most unique wedding favors I’d ever seen.

We live in different states so my mom had to mail a sample to me. “Wow, these are so pretty”, I said when I opened up the box.

So now I’ve changed a bit. I’m not so anti-wedding favor anymore. If you are going to have them, they might as well be useful and unique. I mean while I love you a lot, I don’t know what I’m going to do with a framed pic of you and the groom…know what I mean?

For instance, look at these Bride and Groom Notepads, they are cute and useful. Who doesn’t need a notepad tucked away in their purse or in the counter drawer at home?

That’s my advice for today. Keep it useful. By the way, you can find those notepads at HQWeddingFavors.com

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Yes, I’m a nerd and I’ll use any occasion to start a new website, so of course I had one for my wedding. I’m a do-it-yourself type of girl, but not everyone is so here’s a quick little guide to getting your own wedding website.

STEP 1) Register a domain name. This is not necessary but I think it’s the best thing to do because you want your site to be memorable. If you use a free service then you’ll have this long web address that no one will remember. Plus, you might find that having a domain name for your family comes in handy as your family grows. There are wedding services that offer this service, however I recommend you do it yourself at Godaddy. That way you’ll always have the domain under your control. Yes, you’ll have to pay a small yearly fee if you want to keep the domain.

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Q: I’d like to know some ideas on how to honor a family member that passed away. I want to feel like they are a part of my wedding and that I haven’t forgotten them but at the same time I don’t want another reason for it to be a cryfest. Any ideas?

A: There are plenty of things you could do. How about lighting a candle in their honor? If you really want to get fancy then you can get a memorial candle with the persons name on it.

You said you don’t want a cryfest so depending on how sensitive you are you may or may not want to have a framed photo of the person near the candle. That’s a bit much for me, but I cry easily.

Also consider mentioning them in your wedding program if you decide to have one. At the bottom of my program it said “In Loving Memory of XXXX” That way I felt that my grandma was a part of the service.

I also made sure to wear something that she gave me, a pearl ring to be exact.

Also if you or a family member give a toast feel free to mention the person who was so special to you.

I wish you the best.

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I was watching a lifetime movie this weekend about two teenagers who wanted to get married right before college. While I applaud their commitment, I wanted to jump through the screen and say “hold your horses kiddies because there are a few things you should know before you get married”.

1) MONEY- ick. It’s so hard to talk about but it’s so necessary. Who is going to pay for what? Are you going to have joint or separate accounts? Debt anyone? These are all things that need to be discussed.

2) CHORES- unless you are an extremely unique person, housework is not fun. Someone has to do it. You’d think that it wouldn’t be that big of an issue but trust me, it is. Who is going to do the dishes? Who is going to clean the toilets? Do you have pets? Who is going to clean up after them? Who is going to grocery shop and cook?

3) HOLIDAYS- You are used to spending the holidays with your family right? Well now you have two families and now you have to decided which family gets what holiday…or if you’ll even visit your family on holidays.

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