Archive for October, 2010
Traditional Irish Wedding
If you are a lovely Irish bride you will want to be sure your bridal bouquet includes lavender for good luck. Perhaps continue the lavender theme by giving lavender sachets as a favor at your reception. To help keep their feminine power, Irish brides wear braids in their hair. Traditional Irish wedding cake is an aromatic [...]
Hawaiian Wedding Traditions
Getting married in paradise? The colorful Hawaiian islands are a gorgeous wedding destination. If you are headed there, you may want to include some Hawaiian wedding traditions in your ceremony, or add some Polynesian touches. Traditional Hawaiian brides wear a holoku (muumuu) and lei. Her groom wears a white shirt and trousers with a colorful sash [...]
Got 15 Minutes? Take Your Family Christmas Card Photo NOW!
Don’t Forget…although Christmas is still nearly two months away, now is the time to take your photo for your Christmas or holiday greeting card and place your card order. 1. Have the kids change their shirts so they don’t clash – 5 minutes 2. Get all the kids in one room, or better yet, outside [...]
Classroom Halloween Party Ideas
Here is this year’s recipe for an easy Halloween party for elementary school. Be sure to make use of the other parents who volunteered to contribute snacks or prizes for the party, and get them a list of exactly what you need a couple of weeks before the party.