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Fresh Flowers Ideas

Browse this list of gorgeous fresh flower bouquet styles! Posy (POE-zee) or Round Bouquet THE most popular shape: dome-shaped (basketball size), with ribbon-wrapped stem handle, and can be held in one hand. But there are two styles of posy bouquets: One is loose, hand tied and unstructured; the other is formal and wired. Commonly, natural stems are wrapped in a beautiful satin, velvet or organza ribbon handle. Popular embellishments are pearl pins, feather curls, rhinestones on wires or seashells, charms, or beaded picks.

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Travel Fee Perks ~

Free Add-On Choices when our Travel Fee is $200 or more… Below is our list of the Selected, free Add-On Perks choices for your beach wedding (or indoor, or patio or lawn wedding) when you have a $200 Travel Fee with us. You choose up to $150-worth from those below (if your Travel Fee is over $200, your actual Perks amount will be noted in our quote to you): WOODEN FLUTE SERENADE $30 (on Contract Page 2, step 1)Live, Rev.

Baby Blessing, Christening, Dedication or Baptism

Yes, besides beach weddings, we offer these, too! Love us some sweet babies and children! ANY FAITH, any wording, any religious ritual you want for spiritually acknowledging and celebrating your Baby’s sacred presence in your lives. It’s fun, sweet, meaningful and a bonding celebration with loved ones. We also do this for bigger children, teens, parents, pets or whomever wants a great blessing! For the ceremony and items, for $150 we offer: indoors or outside, on beach, in garden, in chapel, in a

Who Should We Invite?

Managing this wedding checklist for guests? Got relatives scattered? Been travelling a lot this past year and lost touch with some friends? Or your parents have guests they want included? Not sure who to invite? Try this simple, useful flowchart to help decide who to invite to your beach wedding when you just are not sure. You’re welcome! 😉 Still overwhelmed? Try perhaps hiring a Wedding Planner or Coordinator we recommend on our Suggested Vendors

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Sky Lanterns: Read this before you buy

Couples ask about using Chinese Sky Lanterns at their beach weddings. However, they are banned as illegal fireworks in North Carolina and South Carolina, due to the huge fire and death hazards they present. Cheryl Turner of South Carolina wrote this informative article about them: “Lately, I’ve been asked about releasing Chinese Sky Lanterns. After much research and phone calls to State and Local Fire Marshals, these are under the category of Fireworks. The State of South Carolina has banned them.

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Wedmate: a new word!

Wedmate: a new word~ What is a “wedmate”? It’s a neutral term for either a bride or groom, regardless of gender or if wedding happened yet. Since LGBT marriages became legal for US citizens, wedding industry wordsmiths stumble on gender-biased words for people ABOUT TO BE married or soon after (such as “bride” and “groom”). So Margo Ross Sears created a new word to fit this use. ‘Wedmate’ is now published on UrbanDictionary.com! OTHER SIMILAR BUT INADEQUATE WORDS: Partner–also means biz partner, or lover,

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Myrtle Beach Has Beach Weddings Restrictions

Myrtle Beach Prohibits Beach Weddings: The law of the City of Myrtle Beach, SC prohibits commercial beach weddings within city limits on beach — see details here online (scroll down on link): www.visitmyrtlebeach.com/things-to-do/weddings-honeymoons/know-the-rules/. They offer 1 exception–its allowed above the high tide line at a few older oceanfront hotels that were “grandfathered” in (such as The Sea Mist Resort). However, non-commercial weddings ARE allowed everywhere there. What’s the difference? “Commercial” is when you pay ANY people to do their work ON the beach (such as minister,

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What is Images Enhanced?

What Are Photo or Image Enhancements? Packages with “images enhanced” get the edits and enhancements needed for outdoor photography (which inherently has big challenges with unpredictable light changes, oblivious strangers in background, and no control of objects in the environment). See list of the possible changes, below. FYI: Margo prefers to keep photos natural looking, to keep it looking real! Learn about professional and personal backgrounds of Margo, CLICK HERE. If your package doesn’t have Enhancements, this