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you heard of a
Fortune Bouquet?
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A bride's toss bouquet is actually made of small
individual flowers or small bouquets. Each single
flower/small bouquet has a ribbon tied around it -
attached to the ribbon is the charm. Tie the
individual flowers together with a ribbon until you are
ready to toss it. The small flowers with the
charms attached separate and instead of having one
fortune told ( the traditional one bouquet catcher who
will be the next to marry), you will have multiple
predictions for your single friends. |
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Here are some more Fortune Bouquet ideas (the charms are tied on the
multiple draping ribbons): |
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We include a
Personalized Description
Card
with each charm order. You can also request a second sheet with
individual descriptions for you to cut apart (no charge) - just let us
know you need the second page. |
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Have You Heard of a Wedding Wreath? |
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A wreath is a symbol of unity. A
gorgeous wreath as a centerpiece on the table at a wedding
reception, rehearsal dinner, bridal shower, bridesmaid
luncheon/brunch/tea, etc. is a great old-fashioned idea. A
wreath is a nice addition at the bottom of a footed cake stand
or with a punch bowl in the center of the wreath. You can
also hang the wreath on the entrance door of the church on your
wedding day (then move it to the reception site). The
wreath can be made of fresh or silk (dried or preserved)
flowers. If you like the idea of fresh flowers and live
greenery for the wreath, here are instructions for a "living"
wreath:
http://www.englishcreekgardens.com/livingwreath.htm.
The bride can preserve the flowers used in the wreath or even
re-plant the greenery. Use the charms with the wreath -
you can have the bridesmaids pull the charms from the wreath.
If you are hosting a bridal shower/luncheon/tea etc., hang a
wedding wreath on your front door to greet guests - then, give
the wreath to the bride as a gift for her to take home. |
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Here is an idea from Heidi, a bride in Prescott,
AZ:
"Hi Rhonda, My wedding will be at an English-style bed &
breakfast. The wedding wreath I am making is my own creation. I plan to
weave ivy and berries around a circular frame and attach ribbons so that
it hangs horizontally instead of being mounted on a wall. On the wreath,
I will attach the charms so that they hang below the ivy. I found each
of your charms to have a special meaning and thought they would be a
beautiful addition to the wreath. They will remain in place, along with
other symbols of our heritage, forever. I chose the wreath because it
has no beginning and no end and continues in harmony. The wreath will be
a part of our wedding, and I hope to add memorable tokens throughout our
lifetime together." |
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In the last couple of
weeks, I have had two shower hostesses tell me they used
towel/diaper cakes as the table centerpieces at the showers they
hosted. The cake pull charms were used with the towel
cakes. The bridal shower hostess said she bought towels
from the bride's bridal registry to make the towel cake.
The baby shower hostess used baby diapers (or you can use baby
towels) to make the cake centerpiece. All you do is insert
the charms and use the draping satin ribbons as part of the cake
decoration. The centerpiece is also a gift to the bride or
mom-to-be to take home. |
Here is an example of a bridal towel cake centerpiece:
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Here is an example of a diaper cake centerpiece:
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What about Wine Glass Charms? |
*Charm must be purchased separately* -
shown here is a sterling silver wine tag with
Four Leaf Clover D attached) |
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Do you like the idea of the charms, but do not want to use them in the
cake? Use the charms as Wine Glass Charms...make each charm you
select a wine glass charm for your brunch/luncheon/tea/shower etc. |
Pictured here is an order for charms on wine tags for a bridesmaid's
luncheon. |
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To order a sterling silver wine glass charm tag $3.95 each (item#:
Wine Tag)... |
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One bride told me she had a Hawaiian-themed (or beach-themed) Rehearsal
Dinner, so there was no cake - just different desserts. She creatively
placed the charms inside a large bowl of sand decorated shells on top.
The girls pulled the ribbons from the sand. |
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These pictures were sent to me from Lauren Duff in
NYC, NY. Lauren hosted a bridal luncheon for her friend in Florida
and she reported back to me that the charm cake (which is gorgeous!) was
the hit of the day. |
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These pictures are from Cayce Hagseth in Dublin, CA. |
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her "pie" pulls: "In the group photo I am in a black top
with sunglasses on my head. I did use a pie (our
favorite, french silk, because it was the day before my
wedding and I didn't want cake knowing we were having it
at the wedding...plus, my girls and I used to have
dinners and nites out beginning in high school and we
love pie!!...all of the girls at the luncheon are my
best friends through high school and college and they
were all either bridesmaids or personal attendants..." |
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2 horseshoe charms (symbol of
good luck, power against evil, fortune, fertility) - one
for herself and one for her groom. She kept her
horseshoe charm on the satin ribbon, tucked the charm
inside her bouquet and let the ribbon trail from her
bouquet. Her groom's horseshoe charm was tucked
inside his breast pocket (another idea: pin the groom's
charm on his boutonnière). |
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I had one lady order a
sterling silver charm bracelet
along with her cake charms order. She was hosting a
bridal shower for her friend who was getting married.
The bride had a bad year of illness and family death, so
she wanted the bridal shower to be up-lifting.
Each person attending the shower would pull a charm from
the cake and this would be their personal prediction (as
usual); but, each charm would then be added to the
charm bracelet
for the bride. This became her bracelet of good
wishes from her friends for her new married life. |
| She wrote to me after
the shower: "Hi, Rhonda, We just had the bridal shower,
and I just wanted you to know that everyone loved the
cake pull! People really loved getting their fortunes,
the charms were beautiful, and the bride was thrilled
with how meaningful it all was, and that now she has a
bracelet full of lucky charms to cherish forever and to
remember the day and all of us! Thanks so much for all
your help! :)" |
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These beautiful cake charms pictures are from
Brooke Davi in Glendale, CA. |
| She writes to me:
"Rhonda, Thank you for helping me with my bridal
luncheon charm order last month. The charms arrived on
time, and were perfect!... absolutely beautiful. You had
asked me to send on a picture of our cake if possible.
I'm attaching a few photos -- the lighting isn't so
great, but I think you can still see some of the detail
on the cake and see how we had the ribbon tied. Thanks
again -- I will definitely be calling upon you should I
need to plan another bridal luncheon." |
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| Hi Rhonda, My name is
Becky Hicks. I am sending pictures to you from my
daughter's Bridesmaid Luncheon yesterday. We had a
marvelous day! My aunt Sue Phillips got the charms
from you for the cake. They were absolutely
wonderful! She told me you were a really special
lady. We appreciate all your help. Take a
look at these beautiful girls...My Emily is the girl
dressed in black in the center of the girls standing
behind the cake. Have a blessed day...Becky Hicks" |
| S. Phillips, Dora, AL |
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"Dear Rhonda, I am enclosing pictures of the cake with ribbons flowing!
Everyone
loved the ribbon-pull! It was really a hit! Thank you
for all you did to make it so special! Pat |
| P. Bostick, Winter
Haven, FL |
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Quinceanera cake charms - what a great idea...this
mother purchased a few of our
prepackaged charm 6-packs
for her daughter's Quinceanera celebration. |
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