Winter Wedding in the Tropics

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mosaic winter wed
:-) Yes it's possible in Malaysia. Now is the time for you to gather materials for a dream winter theme wedding. Winter weddings are absolutely gorgeous. There's just something about the glistening icicles and sparkling snowflakes that can take your breath away, well guests included.

Here are some ideas for a winter theme wedding...

Colour Schemes

Well, the most suitable colours are generally white, silver, light blue or even dark blue. Try to fill the reception area with white and use the other colours as accents or features.


Decors

You can bring the look of winter indoors. Try to think of as many details as you can to add on to a winter theme such as:

Snow - You can find artificial snow spray in stores these days to make the room chilly by frosting the windows. Styrofoam bean bag fillings make great artificial snow but good luck to those who is going to do the cleaning up :p

Icicles - Since Christmas is around the corner, you can find plastic icicles at stores selling tree decors. You can also use inexpensive white hanging Christmas lights which gives off a nice glow.

Snow Balls - Have fake snowballs incorporated into your table settings, centerpieces or scattered around the room. You can use fake snowball decorations or snowball candles which can double up as wedding favours!

Snow Flakes - Hang snowflake cutouts from the ceiling, made of white construction paper. Spray them with a clear glue and sprinkle with silver glitters to give them a sparkle. You can use snowflake confetti on your tables.

Dry Ice - This effect really set the stage for a winter wedding. Check out the venue if they could get hold of the machine. Walking into the room admist clouds of mist would really set the mood. You could also use it during the cake cutting ceremony ;-)

Ice Sculptures - These make beautiful features. Most hotels here can provide them.

Fabric - You can hang white fabric to the walls and ceilings and have white lights dangling behind them. The lights will shine through and sparkle. Ohh so pretty!

Trees - Find long branches with many offshoot branches on them. Spray them with white paint and make them stand in a pot. Hang lights on them. Absolutely stunning!

Flowers - Classic flowers for winter weddings include white amaryllis and calla lilies. Add texture to your wedding flowers with ribbon, feathers, or seasonal berries.

Candles - Candles are perfect as they can create a cosy and romantic ambiance for a winter wedding. You can use silver or white sprayed branches and hand crystal or silver ornaments on them. Cluster candles on the table around it and the candle light will be reflected by the ornaments.


Wedding Favours

There are plenty of ideas where you can create and make favours for your winter wedding. Keeping them to your theme by relating the favours with the same colours. An easier way out is to pick up some decorative Christmas tree ornaments and attach hand made personalised tags with ribbons which can doubled up as place cards. Another fun idea is to tie tags with ribbons to candy canes!


Picture credit: All over via Google images

Coming Soon: 9th MBA Wedding Expo 2009

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9th MBA Wedding Expo 2009 will be held at Mid Valley Exhibition Centre (MVEC) Hall 3 from 19 - 20 December 2009, 11:00am - 9:00pm.

There will be a host of bridal houses participating in this event with a winter wedding theme. For your dream winter wedding, head on to MVEC!

Coming Soon: Cyberview Lodge Resort & Spa Wedding Fair

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Cyberview Lodge Resort & Spa Wedding Fair is back on 13 December 2009, 11:00am - 5:00pm at Garden and Cindai Ballroom.

For the detailed participants, click here. Also check The Weddings Page's visit to the Cyberview Lodge Resort & Spa Wedding Fair 2008 last December.


Persiaran Multimedia
63000 Cyberjaya
Selangor,Malaysia
Tel: +603 8312 7000
Fax: +603 8312 7001
Click here for MAP.


Coming Soon: Holiday Inn KL Glenmarie Wedding Workshop

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Holiday Inn KL Glenmarie Wedding Workshop 2009 is happening on 13 December 2009 at St Andrew Room from 12:30pm - 4:30pm.

You'll need to RSVP by 7 December 2009 to Hannah Lim (603 7800 4098) or Cammie Lam (603 7800 4995).


Holiday Inn Kuala Lumpur Glenmarie
1 Jalan Usahawan U1/8, Seksyen U1
Shah Alam
Malaysia
Hotel Front Desk: 603 7803 1000

Flower-Themed Cakes

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Spied in Martha Stewart Weddings are some beautiful floral inspired wedding cakes. Take a look and see how it fits into your theme wedding.


This Calico Cake have hand-sculpted flowers, leaves, and fruits. Looks very festive, seems perfect for a Christmas season wedding.


If you're having a pink themed wedding, this Garden of Sweet Delights really suits your wedding to the T!


For a fuss free wedding, this Pink and Poppy with bright sugar poppies topper on a cake iced in blush-colored buttercream really takes the cake.


This classically shaped Dahlia Cake is so perfect for an outdoor garden wedding reception. The smooth white layers is circled with bold colors that are anything but conventional.


This fondant-covered cake decorated with hydrangeas is made of three graduated square tiers. A spring like theme white weddings came to our mind when we first saw this cake.


We know this Sweet Little Daisies will have people going googoogaagaa over it. The choice of daisies, a decidedly old-fashioned flower, gives the simple, modern design a retro appeal against the buttercup yellow cake.


Photo credit: Martha Stewart Weddings

Must-Take Wedding Photo Checklist

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We discovered Real Simple recently and found it's a really helpful site in making our life stress free. It has a lot of fantastic ideas and tips. Real Simple has a section on Weddings and we discovered this wonderful photography checklist which will help you and your wedding photographer tremendously to capture your preferred beautiful and memorable moments.

There is also an article on What to Ask Your Wedding Photographer so that you and the photographer can manage the expectations perfectly.


Source & photo credit: Real Simple

Get Your Hands Sticky

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Sticky

LOL Sticky, the hand-made candy store from Australia has landed in Kuala Lumpur. We chanced upon them on their opening day on 7 November. We stopped and managed to get some wonderful information, and of course some sampling. We find these beautiful and yummy rock candies will be the new rage for wedding favours be it packed in pouches or glass jars.

Sticky can personalise and customise rock style lollies with your names, heart shape, candy flower etc on top of colours and flavours. You can buy them in kilograms and pack them on your own if you do not fancy their glass jars. From here, you can print your own labels and tie the jars with ribbons of your choice. They do come in small plastic pouches as well where you can slot them into satin or organza pouches.

Sticky

So do hit the store now and order them as your favour, well before they become a norm :p


Sticky Malaysia
LG 213 Lower Ground Floor,
1 Utama Shopping Centre,
1,Lebuh Bandar Utama ,
Bandar Utama , 47800 Petaling Jaya
Tel: 603-77277688
Fax: 603-77257688


Photo Credits: Sticky