Wedding Favours

What could be better than personalised wedding favours for your big day? This book gives you instructions for twenty stunning projects, and ideas for twenty more variations.

By and large, most wedding books in the market are still centered around one bride and one groom. And yet, the advent of full marriage equality in the United States has made a new, polished wedding planning book dedicated to guiding LGBTQ couples both timely and essential. Kirsten Palladino will fill that need with this definitive book to inspire couples everywhere who are seeking a meaningful, personal ceremony and a momentous beginning to legally married life. Equally Wed brings author Palladino's expertise as the founder and editorial director of the world's leading online resource for LGBTQ wedding planning to the page. Palladino walks readers through every step of the notoriously costly and arduous planning process with wisdom and accessibility. From how to incorporate hot trends among LGBTQ couples to advice on how to incorporate children into a ceremony to more serious hurdles like dealing with homophobia among family members, Equally Wed has it all. The author importantly includes an accurate picture of wedding budgets for couples from all backgrounds, and shares her invaluable insider tips for making the most of each vendor; she also addresses fashion advice specific for LGBTQ readers, such as suiting up as a nonbinary nearlywed or attending fittings as a butch lesbian or a transgender woman. And best of all, she does it with the celebratory, joyful approach that all couples deserve. With a beautiful 2-color package, a total absence of heteronormative terms and assumptions, and a wealth of advice on every wedding-related topic imaginable, Equally Wed is set to be the go-to LGBTQ wedding guide just as every couple is finally free to wed.

In Ally Blake’s latest Harlequin Romance, sparks fly when a former teenage crush appears at a wedding and asks for a favor that can't be resisted… When one favor… Leads to another! The sparks are flying from the moment Emerson Adler meets her teenage crush again at a wedding. Everything is different: Holden Roarke is now a millionaire entrepreneur—and she has sworn off relationships after all the heartbreak in her life. Yet when Holden asks for a favor…it’s impossible to say no! Emerson knows she’s strong enough to keep her heart at a distance—or so she thinks. But all too quickly, it’s not so simple anymore! From Harlequin Romance: Be swept away by glamorous and heartfelt love stories.

In her deliciously sexy debut, Cara Connelly gives a whole new meaning to crashing a wedding. Before the wedding Tyrell Brown wanted to get the hell out of Houston and back to his ranch. Instead, he’s stuck on a flight to France for his best friend’s wedding. To top it off, he discovers he’s sharing a seat with Victoria Westin, the blue-eyed, stiletto-heeled lawyer who’s been a thorn in his side for months. At the wedding Victoria can’t believe it! How can she be at the same wedding as this long, lean cowboy with a killer smile? So what if they shared a few in-flight cocktails, some serious flirting, and a near-miss at the mile-high club? She still can’t stand the man! After the wedding The wedding disaster’s in the rearview, but the sizzle between these two is still red-hot. They tried to be on their best behavior in France, but back in the States all bets are off . . .

When Ava McKenna left the neighborhood she grew up in, she never planned to look back. And for ten years she doesn’t. Not until Mateo Ortega, her long-ago teen crush from next door, shows up to ask for her help. Mateo needs a favor, actually he needs a pretend fiancée, and he thinks Ava would be the perfect woman for the charade. Ava knows that she owes the Ortega family a favor, but when she looks into Mateo’s gorgeous brown eyes she realizes that repaying an old debt might jeopardize her heart.

Presenting small gifts, or favors, to your wedding guests is a time-honoured tradition; a small but significant way in which to say thank you to friends and family for their generosity, support, and good wishes. This beautiful little book is packed with dozens of ideas for creative wedding favors. There are edible goodies, such as cookies, cakes, chocolates, and candy (many of which can be made at home); flowers, candles, and scented treats; and luxurious keepsakes for special members of the wedding party. There are also ideas galore for pretty packaging and presentation. Whatever your taste, creative abilities, and budget, youll find something that both you and your guests will love.

Award-winning author Connie Brockway takes readers to the elegant drawing rooms and sprawling country estates of Victorian England in this captivating tale of a woman who must keep an irresistible nobleman’s most scandalous secret—without losing her heart. Evelyn Whyte has never forgotten the night she first met Justin Powell—or the shocking indiscretion that left the raffish military hero eternally in her debt. Now, desperate to save her aunt’s foundering nuptial-planning enterprise, she’s ready for Justin to repay the favor. All she needs is his scenic ancestral home, where she’s determined to show the world that even a woman innocent in the ways of love can turn a simple wedding into the social event of the season. Justin is happy to oblige, but his hospitality may place the wedding party in peril. Unaware of the daring double life he conceals behind a cloak of amiable gentility, Evie and her guests descend on North Cross Abbey. Pursued by enemy agents amid a whirl of festivities, Justin vows to keep Evie safe. But who will protect him from the charms of this alluring woman—and the promise of a matchless love worth any risk? From the Paperback edition.

In Perfect Wedding Favors, Susannah Blake has created 28 ideas for delicious edible favors, as well as beautiful ways to present them. Candies and Confections include rich chocolate truffles, perfect for packaging prettily and finishing with a ribbon. Cakes and Bakes features chic French macarons and cute meringue kisses, while Celebration Cookies provides inspiration for turning these simple treats into glamorous gifts. Present sparkling lovebirds or ribboned sugar cookies. Lastly, Other Treats provides ideas for gifts to take home and enjoy. Say thank you with bags of irresistible Praline Clusters or petits pots of strawberry preserve complete with a label marking the date of your special day. Whatever your theme, budget or personal taste, you will find a wedding favor that is the perfect way to say thank you on your wedding day.

Congratulations on your engagement – now the hard planning begins! But, don’t fret! With this worksheet planner book you will be able to take a deep breath and know that you have somebody to guide you in the right direction. Arabella Charlton has created this wonderful guide to planning a wedding on a budget of your choice. It guides you on the essentials, from suppliers to the creation of your wedding party. You can take questionnaires and consult lists of what you may want to include in your wedding – simply highlight and make notes, to keep track of your thoughts! This no-nonsense planner will leave you feeling accomplished and that you can have your dream wedding on your budget and your terms.

As a wedding is a once-in-a-lifetime event, every bridal couple would want the best for their special day that will be graced with the beautiful traditions of Malay cultural heritage. Between the past and having the ceremony in the new norm, once again, do not be disheartened as it is hoped that you will bring with you the knowledge to share about the traditional Malay wedding and its heritage that needs to be preserved for the next generation, in spite of the need to live with the new normal. Life, while riding the wave of massive technological advancement, will not be colourful without the bouquets of colorful flowers that will bring meaning to life. May you continue to bring the beautiful Malay heritage to the ends of time and etch the glory of traditional customs in the minds of the subsequent generations.