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Never Too Later or Too Early!

Got a winter wedding? Coming up in January, February or March? Wait to get your decorations! Don't rush to the stores just yet, wait until after boxing day for the huge discounts!

Don't got a winter wedding? Have a wedding color theme of either blue, silver, red or green? Buy your decorations early! Get them during the boxing day sales and just find a spot for them in your house for your summer or fall wedding! You will save a lot of money with the after Christmas sales!

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Hot Chocolate Favors

If you're still searching for the perfect winter wedding favors, why not consider some hot chocolate mix for your guests? Nothing is better than a cup of hot chocolate during the cold winter months! You can purchase them all packaged up nice and pretty from online sellers such as Beau Coup (image on left) or Hot Ref (image on right).

If you're a DIY bride like myself, I would encourage you to make your own. Think of unique packaging you can do with the hot chocolate mix, perhaps in a tin can with your monogram sticker on it tied with a ribbon? Your guests would definitely appreciate some hot chocolate mix in a mug! You might also want to get personalized mugs to go with the mix.

You can do a Spiced Cocoa Mix or an Instant Cocoa Mix with Marshmallow. Just thinking about them makes me all warm inside!

If you already decided on your favors for your winter wedding, why not think of preparing some hot chocolate to greet your guests at your ceremony or reception? I'm sure your guests would love that!


Spiced Cocoa Mix

• 2 cups powdered milk
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup non-dairy creamer powder
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg, ground
• 1/4 tsp cardemom, ground
• 1/4 tsp cloves, ground

Mix all ingredients, and store in an air-tight container. One quarter cup of this mixture in 3/4 cup water to make cocoa.


Instant Cocoa Mix with Marshmallow

Ingredients:

• 1 pkg (25 ounces) nonfat dry milk powder
• 1 1/2 cups non-dairy coffee creamer, about 6 ounces
• 3 cups (16 ounces) instant chocolate drink mix
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows

Preparation:

Combine all ingredients and store in an airtight container. Give with directions below. Makes 16 cups. Enough cocoa mix for 4 1-quart jars to give, or split into small portions packed in decorative bags in mugs.

Directions:
In a mug, combine 1/2 cup of mix with 1 cup of boiling water.

Recipes taken from www.about.com.
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Season Decorations

If you are having a December or a New Years wedding at a reception hall or a hotel, you might be able to save some money on your decorations as the venue will definitely be decorated for the holiday seasons. So make sure you ask your reception hall or hotel how the venue will be decorated. If you're not crazy about their holiday decorations, it's also good to ask in advance if they can temporarily remove them during your reception.

This does not only apply to December and New Years weddings, some hotels and reception halls also has decorations for February (Valentines/Hearts), October or November (Halloween/Pumpkins/Thanksgiving).

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Winter Bouquets: Feather

Let's continue with our winter bouquet post. We looked at some crystal bouquets for inspiration, feather bouquets are also very popular and add a great look to the wedding parties.

Hats n stuff

John Newton Design 4 Flowers

Beginning 2 End

Wedding Designs by David McConkey

Soul Flower Floral Design

And some feather boutonnieres for the gentlemen to match the ladies...

Pink Corsage

Better Homes and Garden

Better Homes and Garden provides step by step instructions on how to make the above feather boutonniere. Give it a try!

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Winter Bouquets: Crystal

A twist to a winter bouquet is a beautiful crystal bouquet! These are becoming very popular and they add an elegant and personal touch to your wedding. You can easily make your own crystal bouquet and even some for your bridesmaids with this DIY kit from Wedding Day Originals.

Here are some imagines for your inspiration!

The Flower Diva

Fairylicious Tiaras

Tradewind Tiaras

Beginning to End

If you're the more crafty type, you can even shape the crystals into flowers like lilies.

Perfet Jewellery

You can also make beautiful crystal corsages and boutonnieres.

The Flower Diva

If you love the idea of crystals for your bouquet but think an entire bouquet of crystal is just too much for your liking, you can always add some crystals to your bouquet or flowers.

I absolutely love this bouquet with the crystal monogram to personalize your bouquet.

Elegant Bridal Shop

Elegant Bridal Shop

Bridal Fashion Mall

Porcelain Wedding Bouquets

Ethereal Decor

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Winter Wonder Inspirations #3

Not all winter weddings have blue and silver as their theme colors! Brown or burgundy make beautiful winter wedding colors as well!

{1} Blushalicious: Lindsay & Josh's Wedding {2} Fifi Bloom: Burgundy Satin Guest Book with Ivory Bow {3} Wedding Favor: Glass Christmas Wedding Favor {5} Your Ultimate Wedding Favors: Silk Pillow Sachets {6} Bruids Beurzen: Winter Color Trends {7} The Celebration Cake 3-Tier Burgundy & Pink Gem Wedding Cake {8} Confetti: Burgundy Bomboniere

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Winter Wonder Inspirations #2

1. Atlanta Bridal: Photo By Alison Herndon ©2005 IBS Design, LLC 2. Kevin Lynch Designs: Feather Fancies Invitation 3. Wonderful Wraps 4. Amazon.com by Silver Insanity: Sterling Silver Sparkly Winter Snowflake Pendant Charm 5. Wedding Style: Jewels Cylinders 6. Beautiful Brides and Beyond (Stef & Mike’s Wedding): White Bloomed Trees Lining 7. Ami Wedding Tiaras.co.uk: Swarovski Crystal and Feather Corsage 8. My Wedding Favors: Winter Coasters

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Winter Wonder Inspirations #1

1. Favors by Serendipity: Baby Blue Chocolate Covered Sunflower Seeds. 2. Vivre: Snake Sandal by Rene Caovilla. 3. Dream Weddings on a Budget. 4. Paper Crafts Mag: Warm Winter Wishes Card by Wendy Johnson. 5. BV Floral Concepts: White Crystal Beads of Different Lengths on Bare Branches. 6. Pink Cake Box: Winter Wonderland Wedding Cake. 7. Invitations by Dawn: Silver Snow flakes.

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