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Bridesmaids: they’re one of the most important parts of your wedding. They’ve been there through it all and now they’re going to be there with you during one of the most important days of your life. So how do you honor them in a crafty and cute way? You can start by asking them to be a part of the bridal party in some thoughtful and creative way. Daisy-Days have five meaningful ways of asking your closest friends to support you on your big day.

1. Start a scavenger hunt: Have your future-bridesmaids-to-be head out to your house or a restaurant and have them find the question on a piece of paper. This will be a great bonding experience, especially if some of the girls don’t know each other well. Plus, it will create a little healthy competition and everyone wins!
2. Put together a sentimental slideshow: Have a bunch of pictures lying around? Scan them in your computer, put them in order, and put on the tunes! At the end of the slideshow, have a slide that asks your bridal party to be a part of your wedding. It’s a great way to get everyone together (and may bring some people down memory lane).
3. Throw a slumber party: You might have loved them in middle school, but a slumber party would be a great way to get everyone in one place and hold a gossip session in the process! Grab some fun snacks, chick flicks, and your favorite color nail polish and hold an all-female gab fest. This will be a great chance to tell the girls how much they mean to you and how much it means to you for them to be a part of your special day.
4. Post-it note their car: Yeah, it’s a little annoying, but it does get the point across. Start by finding their car at work. Do it inconspicuously, you don’t want anyone to spoil the surprise. Just make sure it’s not a day where there is bad weather. As a sweet bonus, you can also leave flowers
5. Cupcakes are always the best: Who doesn’t like cupcakes? Make your girls some girly cupcakes, stick a note on top, and have them come over and share them with you! It will be easy, affordable, and fun for everyone to enjoy. You can even make a few extra for yourself, because you’re the bride, you know.

Whatever you decide on doing for your gals, make it personal and keep it short. Daisy-Days has the perfect gifts for your bridal party needs.

Foster a sense of unity with bridal party apparel. Since members of your bridal party may not know each other well, gifting them with a uniform of sorts may make it easier for them to bond. In addition to making your family and friends feel special, bridal party apparel will help your loved ones remember your big day long after the wedding.

• T-shirts
• Sweatshirts
• Drawstring pants
• Tank tops
• Cowboy hats
• Flip-flops
• Pashmina scarves
• Ballet shoes
• Boyshorts
• Ballet shoes

Do you want to have a wedding that people will be talking about for years to come? Then it is important to pick the perfect wedding theme to encompass the whole event!

How do you pick the perfect theme for your wedding?

Keep class and elegance in mind, even for the cheesiest of theme ideas. Also, be sure to incorporate the bride and groom?s personalities. Make sure to keep the theme consistent with all elements of the wedding experience. Incorporate your theme into your bridal shower, flowers and the reception. This way everything will come full circle and your little touch of theme and personality will be shown throughout your all of your wedding events.

If you are looking for some ideas, listed below are some of this summer?s top wedding themes:

• Beach and destination
• Birds and lovebirds
• Hearts, hearts, and more hearts!
• Black and white
• Victorian details
• Cinderella and other fairytales

Check out DaisyDays.com for our full collection of wedding must-haves to match every theme and decide which one will fit your wedding best. Remember, while picking out favors for the wedding reception to think about favors for the bridal shower, bridesmaid?s tea and rehearsal dinner as well. Good luck!

We are in L-O-V-E with our newest addition, Mod Party Kits!

• Beach
• Something Blue
• Parisian
• Cupcake Party
• Pink Cake
• Jungle Safari
• Green Baby Shower
• Blue Baby Shower
• Pink Baby Shower

These Mod Party Kits are marvelous for delighting guests and decorating for a baby shower, bridal shower, birthday party, or other special occasion. What could be better when you want a modern, perfectly styled party without all of the hassle? Take a look at our Mod Party Kits and find the one that’s perfect for your next special occasion. Finally – a handy, hassle-free kit to throw the perfect event!

Your wedding is more than a tradition of beginning a new family; it’s also an occasion when two families are joined together  - sometimes more than two when you start to include in-laws and step-family! It’s thrilling on one hand, because there are so many people to support you as you start your new life. There are also the many choices that you make when you decide which parts of your collective families’ traditions and practices to keep when building your own – and planning your wedding.

A way to show your respect for all families is to incorporate both your cultures and traditions into the ceremony and reception. Here are a few ways to include everyone in the family in at least some small way:

• Find themed invitations to reflect the rich culture of your family. If you come from a warm and loving Christian family, then Christian wedding invitations will let the family and everyone from church who’s invited know that no matter the ceremony, you’re keeping your faith close to your heart.
• Give out favors to the family and friends at your reception that reflect your roots, like our Irish wedding favors. Everyone takes away a nice Irish blessing, key ring, or seed favor, and also the sentiment that you’re honoring where your family came from.
• Even states away, it’s hard to ignore that great country personality and hospitality. If you’re having a city wedding, remember your country roots with western cake toppers, vintage ring pillows or other country wedding invitations.

How do you plan on making everyone in the family feel included in your wedding plans?

Cake toppers are some of the coolest wedding details and at Daisy-Days, we have them in all different shapes, styles, and sizes. For classic couples, it’s always a safe bet to go with a wedding cake topper that features a bride and groom, however, that doesn’t mean that your cake topper has to be boring. No, in fact, we have a number of bride and groom cake toppers that are far from ordinary!

In our selection of bride and groom wedding cake toppers, we have choices ranging from the hilarious to the sweet and sentimental. Go whimsical with a fairy tale inspired frog prince cake topper or get your guests laughing with a cake topper that depicts the couple playing baseball – or talking on their cell phones! There are just so many options to choose from. Just check out our wedding cake topper page and you’ll see what we mean. 

However, one of the coolest things we can now do is customize your wedding cake topper. For years, brides have been asking us if we can customize cake toppers with hair colors to match that of the bride and groom. Well, now we can! Choose from different shades to match your hair color and on some cake toppers, you can even choose other customizable details, like shoe color or whether or not you’d like the bride to wear a veil. For brides and grooms who want a wedding cake topper that’s really all their own, our custom wedding cake toppers are the perfect fit!

Check out our selection of cake toppers today – they’re not to be missed!

Plantable Wedding Place Cards

When you’re sitting down to plan your wedding, the first thing to do is to make sure that you and your hubby-to-be are having your wedding dreams come to life. Focus in on what you both want for your big day and then move on to what you’ll need to do for your guests. Once you get to this stage, it’s important to know exactly what your guests need, what they expect, and what they want. Luckily, with a little help from Daisy-Days, it’ll be easy to plan the wedding of your dreams that’s sure to wow your guests!

First off, recognized that wedding guests have some very basic needs:

Food and Drink: Be attentive to the dietary needs of guests and make sure that the bar is well stocked and conveniently open. Also offer a variety of food choices to ensure everyone finds something they like.

Comfort: Check into the capacity and condition of your wedding venue and make sure that there are enough bathrooms to keep your guests comfortable. Also make sure that there’s plenty of seating and that the tables aren’t cramped for the reception.

Safety: Wedding guests need to be safe from the elements, so be sure to make plans to protect your guests in the event of an outdoor wedding. Essentials like umbrellas, tents, heaters, sunscreen, bug spray, and bottles of water can go a long way in keeping your guests safe and comfortable.

Family: Many of your wedding guests may have small children. If children are invited, make sure you plan accordingly when it comes to how they can take part in the fun, what there is to do, and what they have to eat. If your wedding is child-free, have some resources available or recommended babysitters to make it easy on the parents. Also make some consideration for older members of your family by scheduling some of the important moments early on and by keeping the music at a respectable volume.

Once you have these details ironed out, you’re set to have a pretty great wedding. But if you want to take things to the next level and really give your guests what they want, consider some of these tips and tricks for wowing your guests from start to finish on your big day:

• Make sure that there are easy to read, easy to find place cards or seating charts to show guests to their tables.
• For out of town guests, make sure to send a welcome note with any important details they’ll need to know to enjoy your big day, such as a map of the location, an itinerary, or a list of recommended restaurants/attractions in the area.
• Respect your guests and keep waiting for food, beverages, or festivities to a minimum.
• Make sure you have a DJ or band that can read the crowd and respond to the energy.
• Simplify cocktail hour by having servers present with drinks and appetizers instead of buffet. Fewer lines means happier wedding guests
• Stagger toasts between dinner courses to prevent a block of speeches from cutting into meal time.
• Advise guests on attire – it makes dressing for a wedding so much easier! Be sure to note on the invitations whether or not the affair will be casual, black tie, or something else.
• Offer activities where guests can have fun, like a photo booth.
• Keep the wedding schedule tight. Big blocks of time between the ceremony and reception can be tricky.

What are your best tips for ensuring that your wedding guests have a great time?

Plantable Wedding Response Card

Handling responses to your wedding invitation can be one of the most difficult and stressful parts of the wedding planning process, but it doesn’t have to be. Here are a few tips on handling wedding invitiation RSVPs and response cards so that you have less stress and more time to focus on other areas of wedding planning: