Well, if you said yes to any of the above then you might be interested in our 1st ever UK wedding blog carnival here at Instant Forever which we’re going to run on Tuesday 30th March.

A carnival is a blogging event and “The UK Wedding Blogger Carnival” takes place every month to start off with and highlights the best posts from the UK Wedding blogging community.

This is how it works: every month a different wedding blogger “hosts” the carnival. Bloggers should submit their best post from the past month — this could be your most popular post, one that has hit home and attracted lots of comments, or just your favourite one. For this month, simply email helen@instantforever.com with ‘Wedding Blog Carnival’ in the title.

The rules are one post per blogger and it must be something written in the past month. The host blogger picks the best 25 (or more if they’ve got time and inclination), writes the carnival and the submitters publicise with a post, link, tweet, etc. It’s up to the host to decide if they want to have a theme.

If you want to get an idea of what a carnival looks like, take a look at this brilliant one, hosted by Kassia at Working Mum.

If you’d like to host a carnival, either email me or leave a comment below and I’ll be in touch.

As a wedding reception idea, don’t forget to spruce up your toilets. Guests will gather there to gossip, touch up their make-up, have a breather and even use the loo’s. On one memorable occasion at a friends wedding in France, I remember that a friend and I had to dip our feet in the sinks to try to ease the swelling because it was so hot and our heels were so high – not recommended!

Essential Rose Soap Bellingham Soap Company

So think about having quality hand wipes available to dry guests hands rather than paper towels. If your venue doesn’t already provide it, some quality handwash and lotion are always better than a bar of soap – unless of course it’s a lovely bar of Essential Rose Soap from the Bellingham Soap company. Deodorant, hairspray and blister plasters or leg cooling gel are always really appreciated by those who need them – and there’s always someone who does.  Lastly, in the evening, some scented candles add to the atmosphere, making your wedding one to remember!

As usual if you have any ideas to share, please feel free to leave a comment or for more unique party ideas, tips and customer reviews of our wedding guest books and wedding guest book ideas, please visit our blog.

I’ve seen some great ideas used – some more user friendly than others it has to be said! At the budget end of the scale is the option of sending all your guests a CD invitation. The benefit of this is that it’s cheap to produce and send and you can have as much information on there as you want. You could even include engagement photos or have background music playing when the file is opened. Really the only limit on how personalised this can be comes down to your technical skills. The only downside to this is if you’ve got guests who aren’t computer literate.

Another interesting idea is the ‘message in a bottle’, available from Violet and Blue. Perfect for a wedding abroad, you can personalise your invitation using a scroll.

Again, if you’re computer literate you can have some fun creating your own humourous invites. Friends of ours who shall remain nameless found a fantastic cartoon photo of two well-endowed ‘naturists’ posing nude which they superimposed their own heads onto. It probably isn’t everyones cup of tea, but it was really funny and very memorable – perfect for their wedding.

Other friends also designed their own invitations by taking pictures of bride and groom ‘Little People’ and editing the photo to add text wordiong on top. It was great, very personal and also very cute.

Lastly, if you just want to have traditional wording but still want a little something different, how about usingWildflower Seed Paper to print your invites. Your guests will certainly remember your wedding when they look at the beautiful wild flowers growing in their garden as a result.

As usual if you have any ideas to share, please feel free to leave a comment or for more unique party ideas, tips and customer reviews of our wedding guest books and wedding guest book ideas, please visit:www.instantforever.com/blog/.