If you would like to have your wedding announcement posted on Soulful Engagements enter your names, wedding date and the city & state where your wedding will be held in the form below.

If you want a picture included with your announcement please email us a picture and be sure to include all of the information listed above in your email.
 
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Your Colors 02/27/2010
 
Are you having trouble deciding what colors to pick for your wedding? If you want an energetic and joyous event go with a shade of yellow. If you’re looking to exude luxury and extravagance pick a shade of purple. Check our color list to find out what colors best fit the theme and mood you’re looking for.

RED
Red is associated with bravery, purity, happiness, good luck, heat, fire, energy, and emotions such as passion, love, and sacrifice. Several studies have indicated that red carries the strongest reaction of all the colors. In heraldry, red is used to indicate courage.

Orange
Orange is associated with joy, sunshine, and the tropics. Orange represents enthusiasm, fascination, happiness, creativity, determination, attraction, success, encouragement, stimulation and it gives the sensation of heat. Orange is the color of fall and harvest. In heraldry, orange is symbolic of strength and endurance.

Yellow
Yellow is associated with joy, happiness, intellect, and energy. Yellow produces a warming effect and arouses cheerfulness. Bright, pure yellow is an attention getter. Use yellow to evoke pleasant, cheerful feelings. Yellow is also very effective in attracting attention. In heraldry, yellow indicates honor and loyalty.

Green
Green is the color of nature. It symbolizes growth, harmony, freshness, and fertility. Green has strong emotional correspondence with safety. Green suggests stability and endurance. In heraldry, green indicates growth and hope.

Blue
Blue is often associated with depth and stability. It symbolizes trust, loyalty, wisdom, confidence, intelligence, faith, truth, and heaven. Blue is strongly associated with tranquility and calmness. In heraldry, blue is used to symbolize piety and sincerity.

Purple
Purple combines the stability of blue and the energy of red. Purple is associated with royalty. It symbolizes power, nobility, luxury, and ambition. It conveys wealth and extravagance. Purple is associated with wisdom, dignity, independence, creativity, mystery, and magic. 

White
White is associated with light, goodness, innocence, purity, and virginity. It is considered to be the color of perfection. White means safety, purity, and cleanliness. White can represent a successful beginning. In heraldry, white depicts faith and purity. 

Black
Black is associated with power, elegance, formality and mystery. Black denotes strength and authority; it is considered to be a very formal, elegant, and prestigious color.


 
 
If you have room in your budget, consider hiring a calligrapher to address your inner and outer envelopes. Calligraphy will add an extra touch of elegance to your invitations as well as save you some time.
When deciding on a calligrapher factor in the cost and timeliness. As with other vendors, ask to see a sample of their work. When looking at their samples pay attention to the consistency of their work, the pen strokes, the weight and the spacing of the letters.

Also ask how long it will take to complete your invitations. Generally speaking, it can take between 10-14 days to address 100 invitations, however the time varies based on the number of invitations and the complexity of your order.

Once you have made your final decision, provide your calligrapher with a list of addresses in the format that they request. Don't forget to proofread your guest list before you give it to the calligrapher. When you receive the completed envelopes from the calligrapher check and double check each envelope to ensure all names and addresses are spelled correctly.



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Survey Says... 01/10/2010
 
We want to hear about your experiences with bridal shows.
 
Bridal Shows 01/09/2010
 
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Wedding Salon Bridal Show in NY*
A bridal show or bridal convention is a place where brides and grooms can go to look at a showcase of offerings by different wedding vendors. Bridal shows can be a great way to meet vendors and get new ideas but they can also be a little overwhelming if you don’t go in with a game plan.

o       Go early to avoid the crowds. Going early also gives you a chance to get the best samples and giveaways before vendors run out. 

o       Depending on how long you plan on being there and how large the bridal show is you may not have the time or the desire to talk to every vendor that’s there. Before you go, do some research. Look through the list of vendors that will be there and highlight the vendors that you want to talk to. Make those vendors your first priority when you arrive at the show. If you still have time after you've met with those vendors walk around to the other booths and see what else is out there.

o       Make sure you have a pen or something to write with. You’ll most likely be meeting a lot of vendors and at the end of the day when you look through all the business cards you've collected you might not remember who’s who. So after you meet with a vendor take a second to jot down what you liked or didn’t like about them on the back of their business card before going to the next booth.  

o       After the bridal show vendors tend to send follow up emails to all of the attendees to thank them for coming. Set up a new email account that’s dedicated to your wedding to avoid clogging up your personal or work email with vendor emails.

Take our bridal show survey and let us know what your experience with bridal shows has been like.



*Picture courtesy of Weddingbee