MOO MiniCards, Stickers & Greeting Cards - Use up to 100 different photos to make favor tags, or sticker seals for your invitations. I just recently discovered these fun little cards, and ordered myself a set of the Moo Mini Cards - I decided to put on 16 different pictures of decor from recent weddings, and put my business info on the back…and now I’ve got a quick little business card that showcases my work! But for weddings, the possibilities are endless!

Use the first photos of you as a couple for save the date notices to include in Christmas cards. Use different photos of each of you growing up for favor tags. Make a Moo Mini Card with your wedding photo, and new address on the back to include in your thank you cards. At your wedding, use the mini cards, to tell guests your flickr account that they can upload their photos of your wedding to…get creative!

 Check out their blog and Flickr website for even more creative ideas.

These fun mini cards are really easy to set up - and they can use photos direct from facebook, flickr and many more online sites. And the fun doesn’t stop there…you can order greating cards, sticker seals and much more! Design your own, or purchase their already made stickers.

Althought they come from the UK - they are affordable, are excellently printed, and arrived in my mail box in just under 3 weeks. I’d love for your post how you decided to use Moo mini cards or accessories with your upcoming wedding!

MOO MiniCards, Stickers & Greeting Cards

Jolyn Saramaga
Lead Wedding Planner
Nuance Occasions

I’ll be the first to admit, that weddings are often extravagent, and probably leave quite the carbon footprint in one day… and with a move towards greener business practices, there is also a move towards greener weddings as well.

Nuance Occasions has just added an environmental policy to our website (check it out here) - as we begin to take baby steps in ensuring our business practices leave as minimal of an impact as it can. But we are also shifting to assist all of our clients, even through very small actions, to lessen the environmental impact of their wedding.

Now, we don’t expect every client to have organic food, or a wedding dress of hemp fibres, but even simple items like renting as much of our decor as possible so it can be reused by other couples, using LED candles or natural wax candles, ensuring alcohol bottles are appropriately recycled, and possibly by giving guests living/growing favors…these small steps, over 30+ weddings a year, can make a difference on what ends up in our landfills.

Whether you want to add a bit of ‘green’ principles to your wedding, or you want to ensure you have the most minimal carbon footprint on your wedding day, our article ‘Reducing Your Impact…Green Weddings’ will be sure to give you more ideas to help you make your wedding more eco-chic and eco-friendly!

Jolyn | Lead Wedding Coordinator
Nuance Occasions
www.nuanceoccasions.com

 This past weekend, at the Canadian Wedding Planners Conference held in Toronto, I had the pleasure of tasting these beautiful champagne truffles that Oprah loves so much!

 These handmade swiss truffles are available in the signature green and yellow packaging or special packaging such as pictured above. Choose from 2 or 4 truffles per box. Your guests will be delighted with these unique truffles, offered by only one Canadian supplier - William Ashley China in Toronto.

 And now, as a special gift…couples workingn with Jolyn will receive a special gift from William Ashley China when our services are booked for full wedding planning services (view here) - you won’t be disappointed!!

You’ve heard about SIGNATURE DRINKS for wedding receptions - but did you know this little concocction can actually help you trim some money on your liquor bill for the night.

A signature drink is like a novelty item for your guests, especially if you work to find something that is a little different then what they’ll find anywhere else.

In a hotel, a signature drink will most likely cost you more than any other standard bar items, but how it can save you money, is how you pare it. To save money on your bar bill, offer a limited bar with a signature drink.

At most venues, you can choose which liquor is available to your guests - if you restrict your beverage service to pop, punch, beer, wine and a signature drink, your guests will USUALLY drink fewer drinks in the night, therefore cutting your consumption.

Choose a signature drink that matches the colors of your wedding, or includes your favorite alcohol or embellishment. Something that reflects your personalities. Even offer a HIS and HERS drink choice.

For our recent client cocktail reception bash (see blog entry below this one), we offered guests a WOO WOO which went great with the various shades of pink used throughout the decor.

Woo Woo
1oz vodka
1/2 tbsp peach schnapps
top with cranberry juice
shake over ice in martini shaker and serve in a martini glass

So don’t be afraid to limit the offerings of your bar service for your reception, but offer your guests something a little different to drink through the night, to help them celebrate your marriage.

Jolyn
Lead Wedding Coordinator
Nuance Occasions

Nuance Occasions will help plan events other than weddings, when our schedule allows it. I was pleased to assist a client plan a milestone birthday bash - fit for a queen!!

Here are just some pictures from the event which took place in her private Edmonton home and backyard…

 Here are some pictures from today…

Front walk to her house

Close up of front door wreath

Dining room buffet of cold hors d’oeuvres

Close up on some of the food

Backyard tent set up

Close up on the florals

Signature Drink (definately a great one!!)

I didn’t get a picture, but we also had an astrologer giving readings to the guests and wait staff serving all the guests through the night…it turned out really well…

And special thanks to our great team of vendors for this event:
Florist - Graham & Lane
Tent & Tables/Glassware - Big Top Tent Rentals
Chairs & Linens - Elegant Touches
Catering & Bartending - A Cappella Catering

Event Design & Coordination by
Jolyn - Lead Event Coordinator
Nuance Occasions

With technology becoming more affordable, and more user friendly - a new trend is emerging for capturing photos at a wedding reception.

 The computer docking station allows you to set  up a laptop with a multi memory card reader - guests are encouraged to visit the computer station before they leave the reception for the night. They are encouraged to make a copy of their photos onto the laptop - so the bride and groom are able to immediately have access to hundreds of their guests photos.

Since so many email managers can’t handle emailing photos - this is a great way to ensure that everyone gets to share the photos!

For more information on how to set up your own computer docking station at your wedding - view our complete article here:
http://edmontonweddingguide.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1180290418/0

We’d love to know your comments if you have done this at your wedding!

I love this little video by MSN & TheKnot.com to show different popular ideas for favor items.

You can view the video by clicking 1=8921″>HERE.

As you’ll see through the video, presentation of your favor item is the key to making it a personalized and memorable keepsake for your guests.

Nuance Occasions favor tags, and stickers are great ways to personalize any favor. And with our ability to custom design to your exact specifications, you are sure to make a unique statement at your wedding.

Enjoy finding your perfect favor, and then speak to our design team about creating the perfect personalized compliment to your favor…

If anyone has ever burned a votive candle inside a glass holder, you know that it can create quite the troublesome mess to clean out of the holder. If you plan to use votive candles at your reception, here are some great tips for cleaning out the holder afterwards…

Tip #1
Place one tablespoon of water at the bottom of the votive holder, before putting the candle in. This will create a layer of water between the wax and the glass, and prevent the wax from sticking to the glass.

Tip #2
If you have wax stuck to the inside the glass holder, simply place the wax holder into the freezer for a couple of hours. The cold will cause the wax to shrink away from the glass sides, and the excess wax will just drop out of the holder - easy as that!!

These tips are sure to make life easier when cleaning your votive holders.