Time to Send Save the Date Magnets for Winter Holiday Happenings

Although fall has just begun, it's time to start thinking about the holidays including Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Eve. It's not too early to make out the guest lists and send out your invitations.

Any time I receive a party invitation, I usually see it once and then it seems to disappear into the junk mail collective. That's why save the date magnets are such a wonderful idea for inviting everyone to your holiday party. These magnetic invites won't disappear into oblivion because they will cling to the refrigerator, a filing cabinet, or any other magnetic surface that's always in view.

What's that? You've never heard of save the date magnets? Save the date magnets are thin, flexible material, custom printed with important event details like dates, times, and what to where. They are available in a variety of sizes depending on where you shop. The most common size is around 3 inches wide by 2 inches tall; the size of a business card.

Save the dates do double duty as invitations and reminders; not to mention the fact that they also make great picture and note holders and usually hand around for a long time. I have to admit, I have quite a few magnets on my frig, holding pictures of my nieces, grocery lists, and other important notables.

Sure it's only October eleventh, but before you know it, everyone will be flocking to the grocery stores and gift shops, preparing for the holiday season. Don't let your party or family dinner get overlooked. Send your save the date invitations out now.

New Fall Wedding Favors Are Here

Wow! Where did summer go? Fall is here and the leaves are starting to show their true colors of crimson and yellow. What an exhilarating time of year.

Fall weddings are in full swing and My Wedding Reception Ideas has added many new and interesting fall wedding favors to compliment fall wedding decorations for wedding and reception halls.

A few of my favorite favors are the autumn leaves glass photo coasters, autumn elegance wedding cake candle favors, and fall leaves gel candle favors. As with all of our fall favors, each item features colors and shapes of autumn with maple leaves displaying hues of red, yellow and orange and green..

The glass photo coasters are one of our most popular items. I believe they are because they are so useful. These coasters feature a leave design against a burgundy background with a clear frame in the center to insert a picture. They are packaged in gift boxes with bows and ready to place on the guest tables or in gift bags. Many couples like to use the coasters as place card holders. Instead of inserting a picture, they insert a place card to seat their guests. Later, the place cards can be replaced with a favorite photo.

Candles are always popular but don't last long after the wedding. Decorative votive holders, however, can be used over and over. Leaf shaped votive place card holders have a tea light that, when burned, illuminates a place card at the top of the votive to create an intimate ambiance.

The only problem we have experienced with the new fall wedding favors is keeping them in stock. If your wedding is within the next couple of months, I highly recommend placing your order now. Even if the favors you want are back-ordered, if your wedding date is beyond the back-ordered date, you will be in line for the next shipment to receive in time for your wedding day.

Save the Date Magnets as Wedding Engagement Party Favors

Looking for favor ideas for your engagement party? Consider handing out Save the Date Magnets to your guests as wedding announcements and reminders of your wedding date.

He asked you to marry him and now you are throwing an engagement party to announce the wonderful news to your family and friends. To celebrate this exciting occasion you want to give your guests a small favor in appreciation for their participation.

Most likely, your closest family members and friends will be invited to your engagement party. While you have everyone in the same room you can also announce your wedding date with personalized save the date magnets.

Save the Date magnets are a great engagement party favor for couples who have already decided on their wedding date. They serve a dual purpose of presenting your guests a keepsake to remember this special occasion and to remind them of your upcoming wedding day when they place their magnet favor on their refrigerator or on a filing cabinet in their office.

If your engagement party is a formal affair, you might place a small thank you card containing a fun magnet reminder at each table place setting. To build the suspense, ask your guests not to open their thank you cards until a designated time during your party like after a prepared speech or toast.

Maybe you have decided to give each guest a small gift bag filled with a few homemade goodies or thank you favors to show your gratitude for their attendance. Slip a save the date card and magnet into each bag as well for an added surprise.

If you decide to use Save the Date magnets as favors for your engagement party, be sure to order enough magnets to mail to family and friends that are unable to attend and for those you will add to your guest list as your wedding day draws near.

Plan Your Wedding Details Early!

Don’t wait until the last minute to plan the small details of your wedding including wedding favors, accessories and gifts. You may not get what you are looking for.

As we enter the peak wedding season, from Late April Through the end of September, many brides and grooms begin thinking about the final details of their wedding. These details may include the smaller items, including wedding favors, wedding ceremony and reception accessories and wedding party gifts, not considered until all of the major details have been finalized.

wedding favors include anything from votive candles or place card picture frames to personalized cocktail napkins and favor tags.

Wedding Accessories include keepsake items to complete the wedding ceremony and reception including unity candle sets, ring pillows, flower girl baskets, guest book and pen sets and glassware for the bride and groom and wedding party.

Wedding party gifts are small gifts typically presented to the wedding party by the bride and groom in appreciation of their participation in their wedding day.

A couple may have visited a wedding boutique or wedding supply website just one to two months before their wedding, choosing favors or accessories that are the perfect compliment to their wedding theme, only to find the item they planned to order is out of stock or discontinued when placing their order just weeks before their wedding.

The wedding industry is ever changing in accordance with new trends and demands of wedding couples. Popular items sold the last wedding season may be discontinued this season due to lack of demand or the addition of new wedding favors and accessories or gifts.

More commonly, couples remember to order their favors, like place card holders for their guest tables or accessories to include a ring bearer pillow with matching unity candle, guest book and pen set, with only a week or two remaining before their wedding day. A day or two later, they receive a phone call or email stating that one of the items they ordered is on back-order for three to four weeks due to high demand.

The bride and groom now find themselves scrambling to find a replacement that will match their wedding theme or settling for a favor or item just because they need it to complete their wedding day plans or worse, paying two to three times the original price of an item just because it is in high demand and little or no supply.
The little details are often left until last. Do yourself a favor and avoid unnecessary stress. Order your wedding favors, accessories and wedding party gifts early. How soon prior to your wedding day should you order your favors or accessories? Two to six months is not that far away when you consider how much there is to do in preparing for your wedding and how fast time can slip away.

A Practical and Affordable Idea for Travel Destination Favors

Looking for a practical and affordable idea as wedding favors for your travel destination wedding guests? This idea is a sure winner every time.

Are you planning a destination wedding where your guests will travel and spend a night or weekend in a hotel or having friends and relatives travel to your hometown for your weekend wedding? If so, then chances are you are making wedding gift bags to place in the hotel rooms of your destination wedding guests.

These gift bags are normally filled with a variety of inexpensive comfort items including bottled water, tea or coffee, snacks that are local favorites and literature about local attractions to make your guests’ stay more enjoyable and to thank them for making the journey to participate in your wedding.

Here is another item to add to your gift bags that is a sure winner every time. Along with the assortment of treats or comfort items included in your gift bags, include a small travel sewing kit.

Your guests have packed their “Sunday Best” to wear to your wedding ceremony and wedding reception. They unpack their clothes the day of your wedding only to discover a button has popped off of his jacket or a stitch has come loose on her dress.

For many people, this can be a very embarrassing event. But wait! They have a travel sewing kit in the wedding gift bag they received in their hotel room. A needle, some thread and in just a few minutes, viola!, they’re ready for your wedding.

You can find many sewing kits at your local department store or sewing outlet or you can add a personal touch and make your own sewing kits. Be sure your kit includes neutral colors including white, black and brown threads. These colors will due best with any outfit in a pinch.

Not only is this a great wedding favor, it will be used anytime your friends or family go on a trip. You will be amazed how many of your guests will thank you for this wonderful idea and tell you how it came in handy at the last minute.

Don’t forget to keep one of these handy kits in your dressing room. You never know when a button, stud or stitch may come out of place just before you are ready to walk down the isle on your wedding day.