Friday weddings

As we all know today is...

 

or...

Vrijdag {if you're Dutch}

Vendredi {if you're French}

Piątek {if you're Polish}

星期五 {if you hail from China}

Although most weddings now take place on a Saturday it was considered unlucky in the past. Fridays were also considered unlucky particularly Friday the 13th.

It is unlucky to go shopping for wedding rings on a Friday, due to the bad luck associated with that day (Friday the 13th).

However... you should probably forget tradition & think of the practicalities…

PRO'S

Friday weddings often cost less than Saturday weddings.

Wedding venues are often more willing to offer a bigger discount for Friday weddings and Sunday weddings. 

Friday weddings give you the option of having a more informal party the day after your wedding.

Friday weddings allow you and your new husband to relax for the rest of the weekend & then fly out for your honeymoon on Monday, when flights most likely cost less than they do over the weekend.

It’s more likely that your photographer & priest, wedding venue, DJ or band, etc. will be available on a Friday than a Saturday.

The guest minimums should typically be lower on a Friday for those venues that require you to book your event with a certain number of guests or more.

Here are some cons for holding your wedding on a Friday:

 All of your guests who typically work during the week will have to take either a day off or a half-day on Friday to attend your wedding. The out-of-town guests may have to take off Thursday as well for travel arrangements. You may get fewer guests if they cannot afford to take time off from work.

 Your entire bridal party and immediate family will most likely have to take a half-day or an entire day off on Thursday as well as Friday for the rehearsal.

 Some ceremony venues may may not have the venue available on Thursday evenings for your rehearsal, although most churches are relatively flexible & hotels holding civil ceremonies will usually accommodate you.

Hope this helps

{ailish}

Brides on faraway shores

We recognise that over the past few years many people have had to leave our wonderful island for distant shores but {obviously} would still prefer to marry in Ireland. We understand that organising your wedding from abroad may be a stressful experience.

... ....It's because of this that we are happy to meet with you outside of Ireland to discuss the co-ordination of your wedding.

We can provide assistance in:

Recommending Ceremony & Reception Venues

Floral Design

Room decor, including the hire of exquisite table linens & centerpieces.

& all other aspects of your wedding. 

We look forward to discussing your wedding with you soon.

{ailish}

Hire items

at VOW we're a very understanding bunch & recognise that there are lots of brides who are venturing down the DIY route for their wedding. we also know there are many parties which just need a few finishing touches.

So we've chosen to hire out some of our props, to add an element of VOW to your next wedding or party...

See below a few options...

Here are our buxus trees, which rest in an imitation bronze urn. These are a wonderful addition to any wedding or party. We have used them to line the entrance to a marquee wedding & they have also been placed around the garden at a garden engagement BBQ celebration.

Here are our wonderful gothic style 5ft8" 5 arm candelabras, they are perfect for a classically styled wedding & we've also used them for a Halloween party last year.

Our ivory 12 tealight gate is a brilliant addition to a guest book or dessert table at a wedding, we've also used this as a prop at a vintage tea-party themed hen party, it worked really well alongside vintage china.

We have many more items available but these are just three of the most popular, I will post more in the next few days.

To enquire about the items above please mail:  info@vowfloral.com

{ailish} 

Could this be the beginning of something ...

After almost a year & a half it seems that wedding & event decor is changing.

There has been a shift from soft pastel tones & vintage styling towards { drum roll please }

MONOCHROME

The most recent example of a monochrome wedding is the star studded reception that Kim Kardashian & Kris Humphries threw in August.

The most recent event that has been decorated in monochrome is the governors ball after the  emmys, just last week. 

So what do you think? Will monochrome become the new vintage ?

{ailish}

Questions to ask

Image courtesy of North Down Marquees

 We know that marquee wedding season is almost over as the autumn & winter set in. Over the summer we have been involved with a number of marquee weddings & have come up with the list of essentials to ask if you are considering a marquee wedding.

These questions are not just for your marquee supplier but are questions that need to be asked of many suppliers, they deal with issues that generally don’t arise in typical wedding venues.

So here goes...

What type of scaffolding do I need to rest the marquee on?

What height is the ceiling?

What height are the centrepieces I would like to use? {Believe it or not this is crucial, often times a high centrepiece & low ceiling mean that candles cannot be lit for dinner!}

Is a heating system supplied with the marquee?

How is the marquee lined?

Is the marquee solid sided or soft-sided?

Do I need to supply a generator or can it be supplied by the marquee company?

What size dancefloor should I have for my guest numbers?

How many days before my wedding do I need to have the marquee site ready? { This is a very important question to ask the marquee company, especially if you are hiring a marquee venue, rather than using your own land}

Is a carpet supplied with the marquee? If so what colour will be supplied?

Does the marquee company provide a stage within the marquee? If so what size is required?{ask your band how much space they will need}

Does a kitchen marquee need to be supplied? If so, is the cost of the equipment included?

What type of toilets are available?

the last piece of advice we can give is... try before you buy... get scale drawings drawn up to accommodate the number of guests, the space & the size of tables you are working with. Also try to go & visit a marquee very similar to the one you will be having, take a good look around & write a list of issues/concerns to address with the supplier {if any!}.

best of luck with your planning

{ailish}

Autumn changes

forget spring cleaning we're currently undertaking an autumn cleanup of our website.


keep watching for our newest designs & ideas for weddings.


& of course if you have any suggestions of things you would like us to add please let us know!


Next week we will be publishing lots of photo's & the full behind the scenes story of septemberbride's wedding as it happened, including how we look after our flowers, the chosen furniture, linen & centerpieces & the lighting choices.


I'll be letting you know the questions you need to ask if you're having a marquee wedding.