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Brentwood Press - WeddingPlanner_6.27.08 - Index

JUNE 27, 2008 WEDDING PLANNER THEPRESS.NET | 11B
Remarkable receptions
When it comes to wedding receptions,
couples are looking for ways to
give a unique, personal fl air to their
celebration, says Beverly Clark, wedding
book author and designer of the Beverly
Clark Collection.
“More and more brides and
grooms want to express their own style,
and they don’t want a cookie-cutter
wedding,” she says. “So they’re branching
out to more elaborate and unique
receptions, locations and themes.” As
many couples are getting married on
the beach and tying in sand and seashell
décor with their reception, Clark’s
current No. 1 selling wedding collection
is her beach-themed Seashore Collection.
How can you add some personal
touches to your wedding?
• Slideshows. During the reception,
present a slideshow set to music with
photos of you and your spouse from
birth to the present.
• Themes. Incorporate you and your
spouse’s heritage into the décor and
food. Some possible wedding themes
can also arise from your favorite hobby,
a season, a historical period (such as the
Roaring ’20s or Renaissance eras), or a
fairytale theme complete with a castleshaped
wedding cake.
• Creative table numbers. Instead of
using numbers to identify tables, name
your tables after phrases or words with
special meaning, such as your favorite
travel spots.
• Monograms. Make your name part
of the day. For example, wedding planner
Tracie Morris had a client whose
new last name started with an M, so
the couple put the letter M on top of
their wedding cake and on their cocktail
napkins. They also used a video projector
to project an M onto the dance
fl oor during the couple’s fi rst dance as
husband and wife.
• Poetry. Write letters or poems to
one another and read them during the
reception.
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