Tower Vase Centerpieces for your Wedding

One of the most stunning centerpieces I have ever seen was created by using tower vase centerpieces. Using these tower vase centerpieces you can create a beautiful tree like effect in whatever color scheme you would like for your wedding.

There are basically four parts you need to concern yourself with when creating these brilliant wedding displays. First consider the type of tower vase you would like to display, next is make sure you secure the tower vase so it's not likely to topple, third is decide on decorations to put inside the tower base, and last is deciding what decorations to put on top of your tower vase.

There are number of online website companies in which you can order tower vases from and there are a number of tower vase designs you can choose from. Some of the designs available for which you can order are eiffel tower vases, trumpet tower vases, martini tower vases, lamp shade tower vases, pedestal tower vases, flared tower vases, and glass cylinder vases. They all look beautiful, it's picking the one that most hits your fancy that works within your budget. You might consider ordering enough wedding tower vases for each reception table you have and either get a couple ones that are bookends for your head table or a set of ones to put along your head bridal table.

A few florists and decorators provide tower vases for weddings, but for the most part not a lot of places don't offer these decorations yet, so there is a chance you may have to create these decorations as a do it yourself project or recruit someone to build these wedding centerpieces for your wedding. Maybe you can recruit your florist, decorator, or friend and maybe they will have found a new product for their business.

Some of the tower vases will stand with no problem when you create them, while others may need a base to secure it to so they won't topple. Some of these tower vases can be attached to a beautiful mirror. Others possibilities include glass bowls, ashtrays, or some type of planter pot, many of these bases can be found at dollar stores, flea markets, flower stores, or arts & supply stores. You may need to secure the tower vase using a floral clay, epoxy glue, or other types of glues found at a hardware store or an art & supply store. If you use a mirror you might consider decorating with flower petals, wedding confetti, or little candles. If you use a bowl you might want to fill the bowl with colorful stones, marbles, or water beads.

Inside the tower vases you can fill the vases with colorful water beads for a dazzling effect. Water beads have become the rage at weddings over the past year. The water beads start out in little packets or tubes and when they are soaked in water, they turn into what looks like a rubber marble, they are neat to touch and many people like to play with them. The color beads can be purchased in according to the color scheme of your wedding. You can even layer them in a number of colors for a mystifying effect.

Also in the tube of tower vases you can create a stunning light effect. There are a number of different lighting effects that you can intermix with the water beads. In the tubes you can add different lighting effects such as submersible lights, submersible tea lights, floralytes, or water pearls. Another option is to add fairy lights or christmas lights or have a flood light pointed into the tower vase from above or a flood light pointed to the ceiling.

At the top of the tower vase you have a number of decorative possibilities available. You could place a floral form and a floral form holder on top of the tower vase. In the floral form holder on top you can place ostrich feathers which makes a dazzling tree like structure. You can instead put long stemmed flowers in the floral form holder and create a beautiful floral design. Or you can put long stemmed plants and create a neat design too. There are so many possibilities, but my personal favorite are the ostrich feathers.

There are other possibilities also. You don't necessary have to put anything on top and fill up the tower vase with water beads. You can find another glass bowl to set on top of the tower vase with a different decorative design and place water beads in that bowl also, add another color of water beads or put a submersible light into the bowl on top for a dazzling effect. Water beads were initially invented for plants and flowers so they can survive and thrive in drought like conditions. You could put long stemmed flowers or plants sticking out of the tower vase on top. You can bundle flowers or plants and make a bend at various angles just as you would see in floral vases. You might want to match up similar color flowers, water beads and colored lighting.

Even another possibility is to create a lamp shade effect on top of the tower vase according to the color scheme. The lamp shade effect looks dazzling too. The tower vase can even be filled with other bright colored things besides water beads, could be filled with fruits, flower petals, gemstones, colored stones, or marbles. I still prefer the water bead effects with bright colored lights the best.

Listed below are many websites in which you can purchase materials to buy and create your beautiful tower vases. You can even order colored tower vases according to your color scheme. I still though recommend ordering glass or clear tower vases and using colorful water beads with colored lighting for the best effect and don't forget to create a tree like effect with ostrich feathers. Ostrich feathers can be dyed to a color you wish to feature at your wedding.


Tower Vase Building for Weddings related Websites


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At the moment, there are not a lot of businesses that provide these dazzling decorations, I would expect over the next several years you are going to see demand increase because they look so dazzling. If you are looking for a business to get into, this might be a good business to consider and should not take to much in capital to start out, you might enjoy creating dazzling wedding decorations, you could work this business out of your home until your business really gets going. You could reuse the tower vases and change the water bead colors as required for each wedding. You can create just simple ads using craigslist.org or amazon.com, you also might create a simple website and take a few photos of wedding towers to add to your website to show prospective clients.

Even though florists and greenhouses are starting to use water beads to grow plants themselves, many of these businesses would be smart to offer all the tower vase materials, to add to their business, so the brides of today can create these stunning wedding reception centerpieces. Florists, decorators, reception halls, restaurants that service weddings, golf clubs that service weddings, as well as country clubs, hotels, gift shops, and wedding planners might all be able to add some business by having wedding tower vases on hand.

After the wedding, these wedding towers can be taken home as wedding favors. They can be used to decorate one's home, for flowers and plants really love and soak up water from the water beads when they need water. Even tower vases with the lamp shade can be taken home to be used as a wedding favor and be used to light up a room of a beautiful home. Even the water bead packets or tubes make great wedding favors and can be used for decorating the house or providing water to flowers and plants.

So think about creating a beautiful tower vase at each of your receptions tables and awe inspire your wedding guests. Make sure your tower vase and your table linens match up to your color scheme of your wedding, and make your wedding environment look breathtaking, your wedding guests will talk about the beautiful bride in her beautiful dress, the wedding cake and what a beautiful looking reception hall!

See you on the other side!

Step 100 - Plan your Wedding Day Schedule

(Week before Wedding)
What time should I begin my wedding day? How much time will it take to get my wedding day hair styled? How much time do I need for my wedding day makeup? Should the photographer take pictures of the bridal party before or after the wedding ceremony/ When should the bridesmaid arrive? There are many important questions to consider as your wedding day approaches. A well thought out planned schedule of your wedding day will help take the stress away and will go a long way to make your wedding day a success.

As you start to lay out the schedule and plan your wedding day, the experts suggest you put your wedding day plan together by first working backwords for the pre-ceremony activities and after the wedding ceremony go forward with activity tasks.

When putting your wedding day schedule together, take into consideration of travel time, loading your car, time to eat, and time to chat with parents, siblings and other family, special friends, and your bridesmaids. You would rather have the time celebrating your special day with those that have been special to you, than running around feeling stressed and worrying about your wedding. A common recommendation for contingency reserve is leave around 20% of extra time for each task milestone.

Creating a master schedule is an extremely helpful approach. You should lay out the day with all the tasks that need to be done and at what times. This schedule would be helpful and should be shared with the wedding party and all the wedding vendors that are part of your wedding ceremony and wedding reception and lets the photographer and videographer that they have the floor or shoot. The schedule once put together, alls you have to do is follow the schedule and not worry. The schedule can be created a number of different ways, if can be created using an Excel Spreadsheet, Google Docs, a software wedding timeline package, or created using a Word Document off of a computer, or typed off a typewriter (the old fashioned way).

The schedule should be detailed, illustrating every task for your wedding day, down to the minute or five minute interval of your wedding day, beginning with the moment you wakeup and ends with the bride and groom leaving the wedding reception and then off to the hotel or to the airport and on to the honeymoon.

Include along with your master schedule pertinent information such as the phone number of all involved in your wedding day including your bridal party contacts with home phone, work phone, cell phone, home address and social contact numbers such as email, facebook, or twitter or skype. You may just never know, the day of your wedding may be just the day your bridesmaid's car decides not to start and would be helpful if you have on hand her address for someone to go pick her up.

Also have a wedding vendor contact sheet, if there are any questions, or should you have to add or cancel a meal for a last minute wedding guest. Also include in the schedule directions on how to get to the ceremony site, the wedding reception, a hotel, and where is the local pharmacy in the event someone in the wedding needs to pick up a prescription or to pick up a throw away camera or batteries.

When you create your wedding day schedule you can always be certain, that you must look perfect and your appointments with manicurists, hairstylists, and makeup artists, and attaching adornments to your hair will always take longer than expected. You also have to think of other matters, maybe you have a few hundred wedding favors to pack into a couple of cars, you need your bridal emergency kit, a sweater and extra comfortable shoes, your honeymoon luggage, and honeymoon itinery, and maybe you have gifts for your grooms parents or a special aunt or uncle or special friend.

You also may need time for a photographer at your house putting on your wedding dress with your mother looking on and then photos of you in your dress looking in a mirror and looking out a window. You may need time for a couple of phone calls for your florist, decorators, and wedding cake baker, to confirm time of delivery. You may need time to thank your brides on how special they have been and give them bridal favors.

The experts recommend to schedule your hair appointments and makeup to begin seven hours before the wedding ceremony if you are getting bridal party photographs before the wedding and if the photographs are not taken before the wedding and after the ceremony the hairstylist and makeup artist appointments can be performed four hours before the wedding ceremony. You want to be sure the photography and videography are not rushed, you want the best product possible.

You also want to include from a 15 minute to 30 minute freshen up period before the wedding reception, to possible change your clothes into a wedding reception dress, to exchange a gift with your honey, to say a little prayer, to check your phone messages, and to use the bathroom. Make sure all your important wedding vendors such as your photographer, videographer, caterer, reception hall, and all involved in your wedding get a copy of your wedding day schedule so they know what you are up to at different moments of the day.

Before your wedding day, try not to stay up late the night before the wedding and avoid drinking too much alcohol and coffee and get a good nights sleep so you are rested for your big day. Your wedding day should go something like this schedule.

Wedding Day Schedule

8:00 - Rise and shine, stretch walk, relax, talk with family or with bridesmaids staying over, make one cup of coffee and eat a light breakfast.

9:00 - Pamper yourself by taking a bath or by taking an extra long shower, don't forget to shave, exfoliate your face and hands, moisturize every inch of your body.

10:00 - It's beauty treatment time, whether it's at the brides house or beauty salon, it's time for the bride and her bridesmaids to get prettied up for the big day, first is a manicure, next hair trimmed, teased, tossed, and styled, then followed up by wedding day makeup.

12:00 - Time to grab a bite to eat, have something light and yummy whether it be a health bar or a delicious salad, make sure you have the bridal emergency kit ready, have a sweater and comfortable shoes, honeymoon luggage packed, wedding favors ready, wedding vendor tips ready and load everything into one of your parent's cars, and gifts for any wedding guests.

12:30 - Try to use the ladies room one last time, you are about to put on the wedding dress and this is the last opportunity to get refreshed and take one last look in the mirror to check on the beautiful you.

12:45 - The floral bouquets and photographer should have arrived, it's time to let others take over. Listen to the photographer instructing and getting a few pictures of you getting into the wedding dress and looking into the mirror and another picture of you looking out your window.

1:30 - After you are all dressed up, you meet with your bridesmaids giving a generous speech on how they have been special to you and giving them your thanks and giving them their bridal favor gifts.

2:00 - It's Cinderella time, time for the brides and bridesmaid to get picked up by the limousines and begin their journey to the wedding ceremony, to be there a half hour before the wedding ceremony is to begin.

2:30 - You arrive at the wedding ceremony venue and proceed directly to the holding room before the ceremony, time for last minute touches up (make sure your bridesmaid is your spot checker should anything be out of place on your dress, face, or hair.

3:00 - Your biggest moment in your life has arrived, you and your bridesmaid, ring bearer, flower girl assemble in front of the aisle, take a deep breath and relax, a relaxed bride is a beautiful bride, time to take everything in, watch as your best friends walk down the aisle, it;s your turn, take a final breath, you grab your dad's arms, all eyes turn to you, smile, stay relaxed, walk steadily and slowly (for great picture), and look straight to the man of your dreams, time to enjoy your wedding and new life.

To keep you organized for your wedding day, you may want to create some wedding day schedule something like the ones below.

                                                   Date
                                     Bride and Groom's Name
                                      Pre-Ceremony Schedule

Start Time        Task                                            Points of Contact
8:00                 Wakeup, Freshenup & Breakfast
9:00                 Moisturize & Bath
10:00               Hairstylist Appointment                Beauty Salon - Phone
11:30               Makeup Artist                             Makeup Artist - Phone
12:00               Lunch & Load Up Car
12:30               Freshen Up
12:45               Floral Bouquets Arrive                 Florist - Phone
                        Photographer Arrives                  Photographer - Phone
                        Start Putting on Wedding Dress
1:20                 Meet with Bridesmaids
2:00                 Limousine Arrives                       Transportation - Phone
2:30                 Arrive at Church                         Church - Address - Phone
3:00                 Ceremony Begins



                                                   Date
                                     Bride and Groom's Name
                                        Ceremony Schedule

Start Time        Task                                            Remarks

2:30                 Processional Music
3:00                 Groomsmen Enters Side Door
                        Officiant Walks to Altar
                        Bridesmaids Walk to Front
                        Ring Bearer Walks to Front
                        Flower Girl Walks to Front
3:10                 Processional Music Bride
                        Bride Walks up aisle with Father
3:15                 Opening Remarks
                        Officiant Sermon
3:30                  Readings
                         Officiant Rite if Marriage
                         Bride & Groom Exchange Vows
                         Couple Lights Unity Candle
                         Traditional Music
3:45                  Concluding Rite
4:00                  Bride & Groom Sign Wedding Registry
4:05                  Recessional Music
                         Bride & Groom Walk Down Aisle
4:10                  Bride & Groom on Receiving Line
4:30                  Groomsman Moves Church Decorations
5:00                  Photography Session



                                                   Date
                                     Bride and Groom's Name
                                   Wedding Reception Schedule

Start Time        Task                                            Points of Contact

2:00                 Caterer Arrives Prepares Food     Caterer - Phone
                        Rentals Arrive Begin Set-Up        Rental Services - Phone
2:30                 Wait-Staff Preps Tables & Linen   Caterer - Phone
2:45                 Flowers Delivered                         Florist - Phone
3:00                 Tables Decorated                         Decorator - Phone
4:30                 Bartender & Bar Supplies Prep      Bartender - Phone
4:45                 Wedding Cake Arrives                   Baker - Phone
5:20                 Slide Photos Setup                       Photo - Phone
5:30                 Photobooth Setup                         Photobooth - Phone
5:45                 Installation Ready                         Caterer
                        Picture of Reception                     Photographer
6:00                 Cocktail Begins
                        Wedding Guests Arrive
6:45                  Bride & Groom Arrive
                         Bridal Party Arrives
6:50                  Guests Seated at Table
7:00                  Bar Closes Temporarily
                         Welcome Speech
7:10                  Food Service Begins
8:00                  Speeches & Toasts
8:15                  Music Begins                               Musicians - Phone    
8:30                  Wedding Cake Cutting
8:45                  Bride & Groom First Dance
8:55                  Dessert & Coffee is Served
9:10                  Bridal Toss & Garter Throw
9:30                  Bride & Groom Depart for Honeymoon
11:00                Bar is Closed
11:15                Music Ends
11:30                Gifts moved to Parents
                         Wait Staff Cleans Reception



                                                   Date
                                     Bride and Groom's Name
                              Wedding Day Bridal Party Contacts


Bridal Type               Name                           Address                       Phone
Bride                         Name                          123 Main Street          (123) 456-7890
Groom                      Name                           123 Main Street          (123) 456-7890
Maid of Honor           Name                           123 Main Street          (123) 456-7890
Best Man                  Name                           123 Main Street          (123) 456-7890
Bride's Mother           Name                           123 Main Street          (123) 456-7890
Bride's Father            Name                           123 Main Street           (123) 456-7890
Bridesmaid #1           Name                           123 Main Street           (123) 456-7890
Bridesmaid #2           Name                           123 Main Street           (123) 456-7890
Bridesmaid #3           Name                           123 Main Street           (123) 456-7890
Groomsman #1          Name                           123 Main Street           (123) 456-7890
Groomsman #2          Name                           123 Main Street           (123) 456-7890
Groomsman #3          Name                           123 Main Street           (123) 456-7890
Ring Bearer               Name                            123 Main Street           (123) 456-7890
Flower Girl                Name                            123 Main Street           (123) 456-7890


                                                   Date
                                     Bride and Groom's Name
                                Wedding Day Vendor Contacts

 Wedding Vendor                    Name of Business                            Phone  
Ceremony Location                 Name                                             (123) 456-7890
                                               Address
                                               Time 3-4:30

Wedding Reception                 Name                                             (123) 456-7890
                                               Address
                                               Time 6-11

Caterer                                    Name                                            (123) 456-7890
Decorations                             Name                                            (123) 456-7890
Florist                                      Name                                            (123) 456-7890
Hair Stylist                              Name                                             (123) 456-7890
Makeup Artist                          Name                                            (123) 456-7890
Bed & Breakfast                      Name                                            (123) 456-7890
Hotel                                       Name                                            (123) 456-7890
Ceremony Musician                 Name                                            (123) 456-7890
Reception Musician                  Name                                            (123) 456-7890
Disc Jockey                             Name                                            (123) 456-7890
Photographer                           Name                                            (123) 456-7890
Videographer                           Name                                           (123) 456-7890
Transportation                          Name                                           (123) 456-7890
Wedding Cake                         Name                                           (123) 456-7890
Rental Supplies                        Name                                           (123) 456-7890
Bartender                                Name                                           (123) 456-7890
Calligrapher                             Name                                           (123) 456-7890
Pharmacy                                Name                                           (123) 456-7890
Airlines                                    Name                                           (123) 456-7890


You also may want to create directions to your wedding ceremony, wedding reception, and you may want to include directions to your local pharmacy. The directions could be created using Mapquest or Google Maps off your computer or draw them yourself and male copies or have your Calligrapher create some. There are a number of websites you can use too to create maps. Some websites that can help you include www.ccarto.com/freeweddingmaps , www.weddingmapper.com , www.distinctivedirections.com , and www.snappymap.com .

So create your wedding day schedule to make your life easy and share your schedule with all those involved in setting up your wedding and in some cases you make the bridal party and wedding vendors lives easier too.

So congratulations to the happy couple and I will see you on the other side!        

Step 99 - Review Bridal Etiquette for your Wedding Day

(Week of Wedding)
The day of your wedding, you are a beauty queen, celebrity star, and a role model all wrapped into one. In order to act the part and make your wedding special to all your wedding guests you need to review some bridal etiquette.

The week before your wedding you want to sleep well, exercise lightly (you want no injuries for your wedding), and you want to eat well (focus on eating healthy with focus on fruits, vegetables, light cereal, health bars, eating light meals, eggs, lean meats, and drink plenty of water and limit your coffee consumption to one cup a day). Exercise and eating well to trim down for the big day is one thing, but not eating instead of eating well will be detrimental to your health and may effect the mood of your wedding day as well. Not eating also might cause your blood sugar to drop dangerously low and can make your skin look pale and clammy for your wedding day.

If you notice small bumps on your skin anywhere such as on back of your arms, chest, back, or legs, chances are it's not acne. Keratois Pilaris is a very common skin condition that occurs when dead skin cells don't shed as they should. Lotions and washes with lactic acid to help unclog pores, take some bubbly bubble baths to make your skin nice, refreshing, and soft leading up to your wedding day. Treat all your body parts just as you normally would your face, use glycolic washes to prevent blemishes and rich emollinet to improve tone.

Let your hairstylist know if you are planning any type of hair accessories, wedding veil, or scarf to see if they can offer styling tips. When doing laundry, skin allergies caused by dyes and artificial fragrances can happen. The period before your wedding stick to laundry detergents formulated for sensitive skin.

If your wedding day should be a hot and humid day and you find your deodorant is just not doing the job, mop up dampness with a paper towel and dab antibacterial hand gel under your arms to squash unpleasant odors. Use a dab of salicylic-acid infused acne pen on any blemishes and cover it up with water proof concealer.

As for your wedding day, you should be punctual for all your wedding activities, this includes all your events including the rehearsal dinner, wedding ceremony, picture taking, wedding reception, and if you have one also for your wedding brunch or gift opening if it's in front of your family. You should remind your bridal party to be prompt too. It is acceptable to be 10 minutes late but no more. If you are late it better be a good excuse like a traffic jam or inclement weather.

For your wedding day, it's one day in your entire life you must leave your sin activities behind. This means no cursing, no smoking, no drugs, no slurping, no burping, no picking teeth, no licking fingers and no rolling of the eyes. Although it is acceptable to pick meat off of chicken bones, turkey legs, and spare ribs, use water bowls and plenty of napkins.

You also should limit your alcoholic drinks to no more than two plus your wedding toast drink which is very often some type of bubbly often champagne. A bride should never be visably intoxicated at her wedding, save the serious partying for the honeymoon and pace yourself at the wedding so you don't do anything embarrassing, remember all eyes are on the bride all day and all night long and if she should do anything wrong, everyone will be talking about it.

As for what to drink at your wedding, it is expected the bride to drink a lady's drink. A lady's drink is usually a pretty drink that may be sweet or flavorful. Even if you like beer, scotch, or whiskey this is only one day that you should avoid drinking what are considered guy's drinks. It's important to leave a good impression for all your wedding guests.

Some Drinks Considered Lady's Drinks

Alabama Slammer, Amaretto & Coke, Bahama Mama, Blue Valium, Brandy Alexander, Buttery Nipple, Cape Codder, Cosmopolitan, Daiquiri (Any Style), Fuzzy Navel, Horny Toad. Jack Rose, Jolly Rancher, Madera Eggnog, Madori Sour, Malibu Pineapple, Margarita (Any Style), Mimosa, Mojito, Pina Colada, Sex on the Beach, Screwdriver, Tequila Sunrise, Toasted Almond, Tounge in Panties, Vesper, Vodka Cranberry, White Elephant, White Russian, Whiskey Sour, and Wine Cooler (Any Style).


Also on your wedding day, abstain from any unwholesome reading/viewing and avoid bad news. Keep contact with complainers to a minimum ( it's hard but try). All that is talked about is positive good news. You should not talk about money or say anything bad about people. If someone says they like your jewelry, food, or centerpiece wedding decorations you should refrain from saying it is expensive or we got it cheap. These statements are considered in poor taste and might diminish your guest's enjoyment of the wedding reception.

A few days before your wedding, play act how you should be for your wedding day. in front of a mirror. Practice eating putting your flatware down after each bite and eat your food slowly, talk a little louder, have a hearty laugh, and practice dancing with your partner. As the bride, how you eat and drink will absolutely play a part in how you are perceived, little things on your wedding day does matter. Remember to place your napkin on your lap when you seated and use it to wipe your mouth and fingers at the meal and make sure the groom does as you do also. Also for the groom to pull the chair out and make sure the bride is comfortably seated at the table.

Your knife, fork, and spoon should be held with the handles in the palm of your hand and in between bites rest any flatware you are using on the edge of the plate whether it chewing between mouthfuls or conversing with wedding guests. At the end of the meal it is polite to lean the napkin tidily on the place setting.

Another important part of being a bridal hostess with good manners is being a gracious hostess. A good hostess should greet all of her guests and thank them for coming and either go to table to table to thank them or by having a receiving line. A good hostess also puts a lot of thought by drawing up a careful seating plan matching couples and singles who will enjoy dining with good conversation and the opportunity to make new friends and possibly new romances.

The wait staff should give you a clear indication of when to serve the food (usually just after grace), when to offer a toast, when to cut the wedding cake, and when should be the first dance. If anything goes amiss, the bride should keep calm about the matter at her wedding, address a problem sometime after the reception. Your wedding day is not a day for acting like bridezilla. If food is served with something you don't like, the best course of action is to disguise your disgust. Cut it up and move the food around your plate a little, and perhaps no one will notice.

Remember to give everyone a little attention, especially to your husband, make sure you make polite conversation with all that are around you especially to the ones seated left and right of you giving equal attention to both. Don't talk with your mouth full or elbows on the table.

If you are dealing with messy foods, like artichokes, asparagus, boned fish, crabs, lobster, mussels, oysters, prawns, or shrimp, use utensils that are given and place any scraps at the end side of your plate, not on the side plate.  Try to use small handles for corn on the cob. For spaghetti, take three or four strands of spaghetti with your fork against a spoon and roll with the spaghetti into a ball (don't chop spaghetti the German way, it's just not lady like). Use napkins or finger balls with messy foods.

Remember to use your bridesmaid to look out for you. Your bridesmaid should be checking your dress, your face, and your hair pieces throughout the day and if there are any blemishes you should both head out to the powder room or lady's room and use your bridal emergency kit on hand to save the day. It is acceptable to use a little powder or lipstick at the reception table for a minute or two. Any cell phones should be turned off during any formal parts of your wedding day. You are allowed to check your cell phone between your wedding ceremony and wedding reception for a quick fresh up or after you leave the reception before you are off on your honeymoon. Your wedding guests should never witness you on your cell phone.

So mind your manners at your wedding and you will leave a lasting impression and you will be held in high esteem and you will be a role model for younger girls and will always remember the occasion and want their wedding to be a special day just like yours.

See you on the other side.