Uninspired!

[Welsh Beth]

I've just finished reading your fantastic ideas and am hoping some of you can help me! I'm getting married next year in the spring and at the moment don't have a theme. I quite like the idea of butterflies, ladybirds, bees etc but can't work out how to make the table names up related to these ideas. I don't fancy calling the tables after insect names, but liked all the ideas about naming them after where you met and places of importance but i'm going to 2 weddings this year and that's what both of them are doing! I basically just need a bit of inspiration froma ll you creative souls out there! HELP! xx

[NYjerseygirl]

Here is some info I found.



There are a wide assortment of flower picks in the shape of butterflies. These can easily be incorporated into the bouquets, altar flowers, flowers on the end of the pew, etc.

Stencil a butterfly on a plain white guest book!

Butterfly appliqu鳠that can be added to the wedding dress, veil, the flower girls dress, ring bearers pillow or Brides money purse!

For your attendants? gifts, how about a beautiful piece of jewelry with butterflies on it.

Incorporate butterflies into the wedding cake. Have the decorator design butterflies out of the icing, or add some silk butterflies to the cake top. A small decorative cage may be placed on top of the cake and filled with flowers and a fluttering butterfly or two.

Serve butterfly shaped cookies and candies for those with a sweet tooth.

Then of course, there are live butterflies that are waiting to be a part of your special day. Display them a decorative lace cage beside the guest book or other place of honor during the wedding. Then take it to the reception. The flower girl could complete her outfit by carrying a small lace covered cage. Inside the decorative cage place fresh flowers and a butterfly. A beautiful alternative to dropping rose petals.

And last, but not least, after the ceremony, the wedding guest are each given a triangle shaped envelope. Inside the envelope is a safe and secure butterfly, just waiting to make its appearance at your wedding.

As the Bride and Groom make their way out of the chapel, the Pastor or someone special reads an appropriate prayer or ?The Indian Legend?. When the prayer is finished the guests are instructed to open their envelopes.

As each envelope is opened, a beautiful butterfly flutters slowly through the air, entertaining you and your guest.

Family and loved ones will be delighted by these flying flowers as they glide along sparkling in the sunlight.

You have just created wonderful memories that will last a lifetime!

Wouldn?t you like to have a butterfly wedding?

[NYjerseygirl]

Here is some more info i found. Maybe something in here will inspire you.
Butterfly Wedding Theme
If you are searching for a romantic and whimsical wedding theme, consider a butterfly wedding. Here are a few ideas to incorporate the flight of the butterfly into your wedding.

There are many kinds of butterflies, and just as many looks your butterfly wedding can take on. First you'll want to decide if you prefer a colorful wedding (for which you might use ideas from many kinds of butterflies), or a more simple, monochromatic color scheme for which you might just use white or pink butterflies, for instance.

Your wedding invitations and save-the-date cards are the first place to implement butterflies. Choose clip art with butterflies and complementary graphics such as wildflowers and leaves. Think light and airy when it comes to paper selection --- vellum and hand-made paper work well. You could even have the entire invitation cut in the shape of a butterfly, perhaps mounted on another sheet of cardstock. Glitter applied to the tips of the butterflies' wings would add an air of magic to the invitations.

When it comes to choosing a location for your butterfly theme wedding, outdoor venues will of course fit the theme best. If you have a local zoo, it's possible they have a butterfly sanctuary that would make the ideal location. A park with an elaborate garden would be the next best choice. If you're staging the wedding in your backyard garden, plan ahead by planting flowers and plants that attract butterflies, such as lilac, honeysuckle, phlox, impatiens, aster and some daisies. Butterfly-attracting plants differ from region to region, so check with your local gardener for specifics.

Attire can easily be transformed to suit. Purchase a variety of butterfly appliqués at a fabric store or online. These can easily be sewn onto everything from the bride's dress, headdress and garter to ribbons that can be tied around bouquets. For the groom and groomsmen, butterfly cufflinks or lapel pins would be a nice touch.

Flower arrangements should match the color theme you have chosen. If you're going with the monochromatic, white butterfly approach, consider white flowers such as white roses, sweet peas, lilies of the valley, gardenia and orchids. If a multi-color scheme is your idea, consider a bright bouquet made of wildflowers. Your florist can add butterfly picks to any bouquet.

For your wedding ceremony program and dinner menu, implement the same ideas you did for invitations, focusing on wildflower and garden designs, and light, airy fonts and paper. Scrapbooking and card stores may carry hole punchers in the shape of a butterfly. Use this tool to make butterfly confetti that could be scattered on tables at the reception.

Decorate place cards with confetti and glitter, and place them in a place-card holder in the shape of a butterfly. Top the wedding cake with natural wildflowers, and consider a butterfly-shaped ice sculpture. For added whimsy, couples may choose to designate each table at the reception to be dedicated to a different butterfly. This is an alternative to numbering the tables, and makes it easy for the guests to find their seat when they enter the reception.

If you're planning a live butterfly release, make sure your wedding day is expected to be at least 60 degrees Fahrenheit. Butterflies cannot be released in any cooler temperatures, or under rainy skies. And make sure the butterfly supplier only provides butterflies indigenous to your area. If foreign butterflies are released, they are likely not to survive, or become disoriented.

Incorporating a butterfly theme to your wedding day will leave you with memories of romance, flight and magic.

[NYjerseygirl]

Butterfly table decorations (http://www.wedding-favours.com/Table%20Decorations.htm)

[nle5]

Here are some things I thought you might use:

Butterfly Placecard Holder 1 (http://www.americanbridal.com/butterfly-placecard-holder-dska25006as.html)
Butterfly Placecard Holders 2 (http://www.americanbridal.com/gfv139.html)
Butterfly Bubbles (http://www.americanbridal.com/butbub.html)
Cake Top (http://www.celebrations-galore.com/stores/store.xfm?Store_id=426&page_id=23&Item_ID=20357&parent_ids=0,36,37)
Butterfly Wishes Wedding Accessories (http://www.celebrations-galore.com/stores/store.xfm?Store_id=426&page_id=23&Item_ID=20295)
Flight of Fantasy Collection (http://store.sweetsoiree.com/wedinboxflig.html)
Butterfly Cake Topper (http://store.sweetsoiree.com/bucato.html)

[nle5]

Here is an article I found on Butterfly Themed Weddings

BUTTERFLY THEME WEDDINGS

Butterfly theme weddings are becoming a very popular trend among theme weddings. Though many couples use this theme mainly in the spring and summer, a Butterfly theme could be used during the rest of the year as well.

In search of items for your Butterfly themed wedding? Today's Wedding Store (http://todayswedding.ourweddingshop.com/estore/default.asp) has several items for your theme, including bubbles, garter, caketop, unity candle, ring pillow and much more!

ATTIRE
- Have a butterfly embroidered in white thread (or whatever color your dress is) somewhere on the bodice of your dress
- Wear jewelry with a butterlfy on it
- Wear hairpins with butterflies on the end
- Accent your garter with a butterfly applique
- Add a small applique to your headpiece
- Have your attendants wear butterfly jewelry or hairpins


CAKE
- Have your baker decorate the cake with white sugar butterflies
- Use a butterfly decorated caketop
- Make your own caketop; buy a plain white gazebo or arch, decorate with silk flowers and glue small butterflies onto it

CENTERPIECES
- Make balloon centerpieces; buy balloons with a butterfly design
- Use fresh flowers and place butterfly picks in with the flowers


FAVORS
- Butterfly shaped cookies placed in small boxes or bags
- Buy butterfly molds from any craft store and make your own butterfly-shaped candy/chocolates
- Butterfly bubbles wrapped in tulle and ribbon
- Decorate plain boxes with small butterflies; fill with whatever you like!
- Give out butterfly shaped cookie cutters
- Seed packets with butterflys on the packaging
- Butterfly magnets
- Candle votives; wrap in tulle and decorate with a small butterfly or two

FLOWERS
- Put flowerpicks with butterflies into the bouquets, corsages and boutonnieres. They can be found any most craft stores.


MUSIC SELECTIONS
- Use the song "Butterfly Kisses" as one of your special dances, such as father/daughter, mother/son, etc.

OTHER IDEAS
- Add an applique to your ring pillow, or buy a ready made butterfly accented pillow
- Applique's can also be added to your money bag or purse
- Glue small butterflies to your flowergirl's basket
- Sprinkle butterfly shaped confetti on the tables
- If you are looking for butterfly invitations, check out Wedding Orders (http://wedding.orders.com/). They offer dozens of butterfly invitations in a variety of prices.
- Have your napkins imprinted with a butterfly
- Buy accessories with butterflies on them, such as ring pillow, flutes, unity candles, etc.
- Check out Today's Wedding Store (http://todayswedding.ourweddingshop.com/estore/default.asp) and Oriental Trading Company (http://www.orientaltrading.com/otcweb/application?namespace=main) for butterfly items as well.

[nle5]

The Heather (http://www.ashtonweddinginvitations.com/statres.nsf/itemdetail.html!OpenForm&pid=1037WA)
Butterfly Wishes (http://www.alltheinvitations.cceasy.com/order/WedEnsItemDirect.cfm?ItemCode=WedEns4742&Search_intTotalSearchLevel=1&Search_strInputString=1butterfly%20wishes&Search_strInputKeywords=1butterfly%C3%BE1wishes&Search_strItemGroup=&Search_blnAccessoryCategoryPage=0&Search_blnSingle=0)
Flutter (http://www.alltheinvitations.cceasy.com/order/WedEnsItemDirect.cfm?ItemCode=WedEns4802&Search_intTotalSearchLevel=1&Search_strInputString=1flutter&Search_strInputKeywords=1flutter&Search_strItemGroup=&Search_blnAccessoryCategoryPage=0&Search_blnSingle=0)

[SarahK]

Great ideas, Ladies!!!! Man, y'all are so good!

[nle5]

Great ideas, Ladies!!!! Man, y'all are so good!

Well, thanks!

[SarahK]

Well, thanks!

Makes me want to giv e you guys a little test right now and see who can come back with the most stuff. LOL But I won't. I'm just impressed with you guys who know where to look and find all this great stuff.

[reecey]

Okay ladies - I'm looking for some hummingbird decorations - just something subtle that I can put with the flower displays and I want to put one in my bouquet as well.

[nle5]

Okay ladies - I'm looking for some hummingbird decorations - just something subtle that I can put with the flower displays and I want to put one in my bouquet as well.

Have you looked on ebay yet? I know you like to look on ebay so was wondering. I will look and see if I can find anything.

[reecey]

Have you looked on ebay yet? I know you like to look on ebay so was wondering. I will look and see if I can find anything.


I really didn't see anything I liked on there. I'll keep checking as it changes all the time :)

[Marsha]

like plastic, nylon? what type of material? look at a party supply store? im going to michaels tonight if i find something ill mail it to you.

[nle5]

Okay ladies - I'm looking for some hummingbird decorations - just something subtle that I can put with the flower displays and I want to put one in my bouquet as well.

Here are a couple of links to hummingbird decorations/ ornaments. You can always cut the strings off so you can attach them to the floral arrangements.

Hummingbird Ornament (http://www.wholesalecentral.com/jacs/store.cfm?Event=ItemDetail&ItemID=374803&ReturnTo=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ewholesalecentral%2Ecom %2Fjacs%2Fstore%2Ecfm)

Hummingbird Ornament Purple (http://www.wholesalecentral.com/jacs/store.cfm?Event=ItemDetail&ItemID=374830&ReturnTo=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ewholesalecentral%2Ecom %2Fjacs%2Fstore%2Ecfm)

Hummingbird Ornament Gold (http://www.wholesalecentral.com/jacs/store.cfm?Event=ItemDetail&ItemID=374825&ReturnTo=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ewholesalecentral%2Ecom %2Fjacs%2Fstore%2Ecfm)

Ornament Humbird narrow wing (http://www.wholesalecentral.com/jacs/store.cfm?Event=ItemDetail&ItemID=392699&ReturnTo=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ewholesalecentral%2Ecom %2Fjacs%2Fstore%2Ecfm)

LENOX HUMMINGBIRD ORNAMENT (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=86903&item=6181999359&rd=1#ebayphotohosting)