Fresh Ideas For A Scottish Wedding
Take Your Colour Palette From Your Clan Tartan
When looking for a colour palette for your wedding to use in flowers, invitations
etc. Why not take the colours from the grooms tartan?
Each Table A Clan
At your reception it's a nice idea to have a different 'theme' on each table, making it easier for guests to find their seats and giving them an ice breaker to start conversations. Why not give each table a different clan, using tartans and crests (both can be bought through us, and we can supply a high res clan crest). You could also give a brief description of that clan for your guests to read.
Childrens Entertainment
Children tend to get bored at weddings if they're made to sit down for a long
time so why not give them a bag of goodies to keep them entertained. If your
budget can stretch to it you could even hire a childrens entertainer, or create
a play space for them to reek as much havoc as they wish.
Use Your Clan Plant
Many Clans have a plant badge assigned to them - see
www.scotclans.com.
It would be a nice touch to incorporate this into your bouquet, or table/church
decorations, or even hair pieces.
Add Tartan To Your Wedding Dress
To create a more Scottish wedding dress add a flash of tartan, this could be done by wearing a tartan sash or buying tartan material and having a dressmaker add a rim of tartan to the bottom of your dress.
Unusual Wedding Gifts
Christian charity World Vision is finding its way onto wedding gift list of generous couples who want to make a difference. Where guests may give a traditional gift of bathroom towels (£33), this donation could buy a toilet for a needy community, improving sanitation for communities living in poverty and helping protect families and children from disease. For more information go to:
www.greatgifts.org
Unusual Wedding Favours
For a green themed wedding, why not give your guests engraved garden plaques? Together with a packet of seeds, these unique favours allow family and friends to plant seeds and place the plaque in the ground so that they are forever reminded about your big day.
Wedding Scrap Book
This gives you a way of recording the people, places and meaningful events in your life. Rather than leaving mementos tucked away, display them with pride and release your creative side. The scrapbook could also be handed around at the reception for your guests to write a little something.