Creating a fun and relaxed atmosphere from the beginning of the wedding shower can be a bit of a challenge for the hostess but fortunately in this day and age there are so many bridal shower games and activities available that can either be printed directly from your computer or bought online and sent directly to your home for not a lot of money.

It has also become quite standard to have couples showers which I think is a great idea since they are BOTH getting married after all! Many guys would not enjoy this though but there are even games available for couples as well. Instead of having a “hen”-shower, the couple and their friends can get together, open gifts and have fun at the same time.

Games like these force strangers to mingle and end up having a lot of fun with people they didn’t know a minute before. You can get quite a selection of games that are either free or very inexpensive and easy to understand, to some that are a bit more risqué if that is what you have in mind.

Some of the sites even have games that were submitted by other brides or customers and also have an evaluation system in place to easily find the most popular games.

If you are indeed the person to plan a wedding or bridal shower anytime in the near future, you should certainly plan on including wedding shower games and activities. Try and get some ideas beforehand to give you enough time to print the necessary materials or have it shipped to you. These games will guarantee a very special and fun wedding shower for all.

Experts believe adding interval training just a few days a week will display great improvements in fat burning and endurance as opposed to a long continuous cardio workout. These studies have been done with young adults (in different degrees of physical fitness) using stationary bikes and treadmills. The results showed that all subjects saw about a 36% increase in fat burned in a short interval training session as opposed to longer average cardio session.

These experts also believe results like these can be duplicated on various pieces of fitness equipment and with outdoor activities. While there isn’t an exact plan to stick to, you could cut your hour or so moderate session to 25 minutes, comprising of 4 minute bursts with a 3 minute recovery in between. It could also be 1 minutes bursts with 3 minutes recovery.

What’s important is that you experience strong times of working at about 85% capacity and then moderate to light effort to get the heart rate almost back down to normal before starting the cycle again.

The latter can be found in the scrap booking section at hobby stores and are available in beautiful vellums, pearlescent finishes and many shades and patterns.You can even use handmade sheets to add a very personal touch.

You can then buy card sheets and have it cut in the right size by a copy shop for a professional look or use your own cutting and scoring tool if you have one.

Another very practical and economical option will be to purchase blank pre-made cards. These can be bought separately or in packets and are already scored for easy folding. It is also available in a variety of sizes and colors so you are bound to easily find something that will work for you.

2. You will also have to have access to a printer. It does not have to be color and ink jets work just fine or you can go to a copy shop or Internet café to have it printed.

3. Start of with items you already have at home to keep costs down like a ruler, adhesive, pencil and scissors. These are very basic things that will get the job done but there are very handy tools available at any hobby and craft center.

Some of these tools will include a paper cutter that will allow you to cut up to five sheets at a time and many of them also have a scoring tool to make your folds with.

4. Then of course there are all the embellishment and decorations – all the beautiful little ready-made shells, buttons, flowers and knick knacks to add to your cards. Be selective since these can be a bit expensive especially if you have to make a lot of cards.

You can also use ready printed designs for your cards that can literally just be glued on but they are pricey.

Stamps and stencils are another way to decorate your cards as well as free down loadable illustrations.

As you can see the tools you will need for creating elite do-it-yourself wedding invitations are really basic things you may already have. The temptation is strong to use a lot of the pretty things in your design ideas but beware of over dressing your cards.

FONTS

Would you rather have something traditional or formal or contemporary or fun? A great resource for fonts is http://www.1001freefonts.com/.

You can even combine one or two different fonts but be very selective since it can become illegible. Sometimes even just changing the weight and size of the fonts will create the desired effect.

Larger sized fonts are usually used for headlines and a safe size for the body will be 12 or 14. It is not recommended to go smaller than size 8 since it becomes hard to read for most people.

SPACING

Attention is drawn to certain elements by leaving “white” space around the names of the bride and groom for instance. It makes the names stand out as very important information.

Determining the spacing between lines will depend on the font size, the amount and position of text and whether caps are used or not. It is best to play with different settings until you are satisfied.

TEXT AND IMAGES

If you decide to use an image on your invitations, be sure to pay attention to the following. Make sure you leave enough space between an image and text otherwise the text will not stand out as it is supposed to. And if you have text over a background image ensure to have enough contrast between the two elements for the best visual effect.

Like I said before creating design ideas for elite do-it-yourself wedding invitations is a matter of breaking it into separate steps and then following the steps. Stay tuned for the next step!

All the details of planning a wedding can be totally overwhelming but you can overcome that by breaking the whole picture into little compartments or “bite-sized” pieces. Take one thing at a time and finish it before moving on to the next otherwise you will feel like you are running around in circles.

The same applies to the wedding invitations. The following number of posts will elaborate on the different aspects of designing and creating you own wedding invitations. Where do you start? What color? What design and can I do it? The answer is yes you can.

Maybe you have seen a design somewhere that you really like but it is very expensive. So take some of the details in that design and create your own unique invitation!

Some points you will have to consider are:

This may sound very confusing to you but it really isn’t and if you have a good eye for design, you will “feel” when the balance and other aspects are acceptable. Hopefully this post got you started on getting some design ideas for elite do-it-yourself wedding invitations. Stay tuned for the next post or even better – sign up for my feed!

But where to begin if you haven’t arranged flowers before? Let alone making boutonnieres and corsages (which by the way are not nearly as difficult as you may think!)

The following points may be a motivation for you to do this:

It is a lot of new information but fortunately there are step-by-step directions available online with clear pictures and directions with every step. So if you are ready for do-it-yourself, inexpensive but elegant wedding flowers, help is at hand. You go girl!

Designs have become bolder and more unique which is a wonderful thing. More and more interesting materials are being used in bridal bouquets and it gives the designer (you) a lot more to work with besides various flowers.

The bridal bouquet is certainly the “focal point” of all the flowers for the wedding and it can be either something really special and elaborate or very plain but elegant.

Here are some ideas for do-it-yourself wedding bouquets:

There are many ways to save and have inexpensive wedding flowers and one way is to have a do-it-yourself wedding bouquet. It can still be very elegant but also unique and besides you will have the satisfaction of having done it yourself (not the mention the extra money for something else – like shoes!)

That should change the picture all together right? It does add a nice personal touch to any wedding after all – just a little keepsake to thank people for joining you in your celebration. And it will be even a whole lot better if it is something practical and useful.

Here are some ideas to get your mind going:

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This is just a few ideas that jumped out at me. You can find a lot more ideas for cheap, but very unique and personalized wholesale wedding favors here. Enjoy the planning!

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