With all the toasts at a wedding it is not uncommon for someone to be “over served”. Ladies, if your groom ends up TOASTED, let him know you have his back. The Groom Mojuba Wedding Survival Kit has Listerine PocketMist to freshen his breath, Advil for that impending headache, eye drops to clear those glassy eyes, and Pepcid Complete to settle his stomach. So go ahead and enjoy your wedding, and our Mojuba kit will take care of you the next day.

Mojuba Wedding- life, love, and the unexpected

(Your Life Events; Elegala; United With Love)

Be sure to check out our Wedding Mixology pin board on Pinterest for some inspiration!

Mojuba Wedding – love, life, and the unexpected

Below are a few of our favorite ways to do neon at your wedding!

(The Fabulous Life of a Pinto Bean; Kelly Hornberger; 57 Grand)

(Wedding Chicks; Bella Figura; Brooklyn Bride)

Mojuba Wedding – love, life, and the unexpected

In French weddings, the groom walks his mother down the aisle at the beginning of the ceremony.  We think this is adorable, especially if the groom is close with his mom.  The traditional layered wedding cake also originated in France, which is not all that surprising considering the French passion for pastries!

In the Czech Republic, it is customary for the bridesmaids to make a wreath of Rosemary for the bride to wear during the ceremony, which symbolizes a wish for wisdom, love, and loyalty.  Czech weddings are also very strict about having something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.  (See our previous post on the origin of this tradition!)

Before a traditional German wedding, the bride and groom smash plates, vases, pots, and anything else breakable into pieces, and then clean it up together to symbolize preparation for life’s trials and tribulations.  After the ceremony, guests throw rice at the couple, and according to legend the amount that stays in the bride’s hair signifies the number of children she will have.  Let’s hope her hairspray doesn’t snag the whole bag of rice!

In Japan, the bride typically wears two outfits: the shiro, which is a white kimono and worn during the ceremony, and the uchikake kimono, which is more intricately patterned and worn for the reception.  What a fun way to incorporate both classic and funky style into your wedding!

According to Scottish wedding tradition, luckenbooths (brooches with two intertwining hearts) are given as gifts either between the bride and groom, or from family and friends to bring luck and happiness to the couple’s marriage.  If you saw Made of Honor, you know that Scottish grooms wear a kilt made of his family’s tartan rather than a tux, and at the end of the ceremony he adorns his bride with a sash of the same colors to welcome her to the family.  Hopefully his family colors are not purple and orange!

During a Swedish wedding reception, if the groom leaves the room at any point other men are allowed to kiss the bride, and vice versa.  Unless the room is filled with Gerard Butler look-alikes, he better stay by your side the whole night!

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Over 45% of weddings end up over budget. What’s the best way to stay under your budget? Dont’ worry, we’ve got you covered. Below we’ve explored the budget maze for you, so you can (hopefully) stick to it!

The big question – who is paying for the wedding and how much? Nowadays, many couples pay for some or all expenses themselves. Historically, the bride’s family paid for the wedding, but now it has become de rigueur for both sides to contribute a little something to the wedding. If both families are contributing, it’s best to get a dollar amount from each side so that you can build your budget from there. Here is a little cheat sheet for you describing who pays for what.

Don’t know how much money you should allocate to any aspect of the wedding. Here is a budget breakdown via The Knot:

Reception: 48%-50%
Ceremony: 2%-3%
Attire: 8%-10%
Flowers: 8%-10%
Entertainment/Music: 8%-10%
Photography/Videography: 10%-12%
Stationary: 2%-3%
Parking/Transportation: 2%-3%
Gifts: 2%-3%
Miscellaneous: 8%

It’s really important to add a splurge cushion to your budget. Your wedding will probably be more expensive than you think. Adding at most 10% extra into your budget will cover all those missed expenses. Did you know you that there is a cake cutting fee?

Don’t let your budget stand in the way of your dream wedding. Whether it’s that princess gown you’ve been dreaming of for forever or a great band that’s a little bit out of reach, cutting other costs will give you some space to make your dream a reality.

1. Trim the guest list
2. Choose a gorgeous location that needs minimal extra decor
3. Choose a reception site that includes all the trimmings – tables, chairs, staff, etc
4. Weddings that occur earlier on in the day tend to be less expensive than sit down dinners
5. Have a Sunday or weekday wedding
6. Serve only beer, wine, and a signature cocktail or punch
7. Hire a DJ or create your own playlist and use an iPod
8. DIY printing
9. Skip the wedding favors
10. Leave the champagne toast for you and your new husband later that evening.

And don’t forget to include a tip! Broke Ass Bride ponders the appropriate tip here.

Your dream wedding can be a reality even if you are on a budget. Stick to your budget for stress-free planning! For everything else, there’s a Mojuba Wedding Day Emergency Kit!

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Want to relive the fashion of the Royal Wedding? Read some of our past blogs here, here, and here.

Mojuba Wedding – love, life, and the unexpected

If you have been invited to a wedding in the last decade you are already familiar with the ubiquitous website The Knot.  This website, along with a plethera of other personal wedding websites, has allowed today’s engaged couples to share their wedding details, hotel suggestions, registries, and much more with their guests.  There are so many choices out there so we decided to pick out a couple of our favorites to save you some time.

Our favorite free wedding site is Ewedding.com.  This site has some fun features including quizzes, polls, and an area where you can recommend favorite vendors (Mojuba has popped up here more than once).  You can also choose to upgrade your site for a small monthly fee.

Wedding Window is another free personal wedding website builder with the option of upgrading for a more personalized wedding site. You can also utilize the site for your own planning organization from budgets to guest lists. If you need any wedding inspiration, their Wedloft shares up to date wedding news and trends.

Wedding Wire also offers personal wedding websites. For the smartphone savvy, Wedding Wire even offers a free mobile site along with the online version. Wedding Wire makes planning your wedding easy by putting all your wedding needs into one place. Research wedding vendors and organize your planning on this site. Even Mojuba has a vendor page on Wedding Wire!

Once you have picked your favorite site, don’t forget to register for Mojuba Wedding bags and place the link on your site!

Mojuba Wedding – love, life, and the unexpected

Whether your wedding gown is spaghetti-strapped, strapless, or off the shoulder, nothing is more stunning than beautiful, toned arms and strong, sleek shoulders. If your arms and shoulders need some work after hiding under sweaters all winter, don’t despair, there’s

still time to have them looking fabulous in no time for your summer wedding. A two-pronged attack of adding muscle definition while burning fat is easier than you may think.   Research has shown that short bursts of intense exercise are much more effective than traditional long aerobic workouts when it comes to burning fat and retaining/building muscle. Workouts that take as little as 15 minutes can really be

effective.  This is great news when it comes to finding time to fit a workout into your busy schedule.  Here are a few ideas for 15 minute workouts designed to create a lean, sculpted arms and shoulders.

• Alternate upper body dumbbell exercises with body weight exercise (jumping jacks, mountain climbers, burpees, etc.).  Pick four different exercises and perform these in a circuit. Rest only as needed.  See how many rounds you can get in 15 minutes.

• Perform a 5 rung press ladder with either a kettlebell or a dumbell (press ladderis 1 rep right, 1 rep left; then 2 reps right, 2 reps left; 3 reps right, 3 reps left, and so on up to 5 reps).  After each 5 rung press ladder do 30 seconds of jumpingjacks.  Rest as needed after each set of jumping jacks. See how many rounds ofpress ladders and jumping jacks you can do in 15 minutes.

• Push-up Matrix. Do two push-ups, do two tuck jumps (for tuck jumps, jump highenough to pull your knees up to hold with your arms – like you’re doing acannonball into a pool), then do four of each, six of each, eight of each.  Rest 1 minute.   Reverse: start with eight of each and work down to two.

Jennifer’s grandmother used to say “women over 40 shouldn’t shake the salt in a strapless dress”.  Well, with Jennifer’s tips, your arms will be toned and you can freely season your food at any age.

Mojuba Wedding – love, life, and the unexpected

Flowers are blooming in a big way this year! We’ve pulled together some of our favorite florals for all things wedding.

We recently attended a fashion show at Bella Bridesmaid, and were excited to see floral bridesmaid dresses starting to make their way down the aisle this season!  Whether you choose a solid or a floral dress, we suggest having different styles to flatter each of your bridemaids’ figure. By selecting a dress that each of your besties feels good in gaurantees that the dress will have a life after the wedding instead of being donated to the Salvation Army! (Watters; Dusty Rose Design via Etsy)

A great way for the guys to rock the floral without making them uncomfortable is with ties and pocket squares. If you decide floral is the way to go we suggest you skip the tux and opt for a khaki suit.  (HGranz, $28; ShopDeweyDell, $20)

Play a little peek-a-boo with flowers. Printed shoes underneath your wedding dress adds a pop of color and are a fun alternative to a standard white shoe. (Nicholas Kirkwood, $720; Moschino Cheap & Chic, $475; Aldo ‘Shurkus’ Pump, $89.95)

Gift your bridesmaids some flower power. We found a great way to say thanks to all the ladies who helped make your wedding spectacular. As an added bonus, the Tom’s are perfect to wear while getting ready on the big day. (ASOS, $50.13 (Orig. $62.67); Toms, $54; ASOS, $21.49)

Tell us how you would incorporate floral prints into your wedding?

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The wedding favor is that perfect little something guests take home as a thank you for joining in your celebration. The tradition of a favor began in Victorian times when brides sewed different color ribbons (called favors) onto their dresses for luck. Guests would rip off the ribbons to take home a bit of luck. When the dresses started tearing, bridesmaids and MOBs began bringing unattached ribbons to give guests as a parting gift.

The most traditional favor today is the Jordan Almond, usually wrapped in tulle. Known in France as dragées, in Italy as confetti, and in Greece as koufetta, the Jordan almond represents the bitter and sweet in life. In Italy, five almonds are given to represent health, wealth, happiness, fertility, and longevity. Then they are wrapped in tulle to represent bride’s veil. But let’s be honest, this favor is a little tired.

At Mojuba, we love the idea of creating a personal favor for the guests to take home. Do you love to bake? Fill a mason jar with the dry ingredients of your favorite cookie and tie with a cute, personalized recipe tag. Maybe you and your fiance are into music? Create a personalized CD or flash drive with your favorite songs.

We also love, love, love delicious takeaways. A cake pop or hot chocolate and s’mores are a fun way to send your guests off with the wish of sweet dreams. So much tastier than a stale Jordan almond.

We searched high and low online to find out some of the top wedding favor trends, here are some of our favorites: Personalization is KEY!
- Donate the money you would spend to a charity you enjoy, at the end of the night, give out small Thank You cards to guests with the charity information
- Private or Personalized label beer or wine bottles
- Potted Plants
- A Photo Booth

Check out our Wedding Favors Board on Pinterest!

Mojuba Wedding – love, life, and the unexpected