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Gift Basket Business World Newsletter
Your Roadmap to Tips, Resources and Tools That Increase Your Profits
May 16, 2006--Issue 92
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Last week's tip: Deliver Patriotic Themes to Add Spark to Your Profits
 This Week's Tip: Embrace the Wedding Market
The modern wedding has roots deep in the past, and in many ways holds on to some of those traditions. Floor-length dresses have remained in style as has the train, long veil, up-hairdo and hand-tied bouquets. But the way brides decorate and the themes couples select are often new and unique.
Some new trends in wedding ceremony are the couple facing the audience, the couple writing their own vows, as well as pets and children of the couple being part of the processional and vows.
Because couples are choosing to let their hobbies, careers and interests dictate their wedding themes, the opportunity for gift retailers has broadened. Here are ideas to help you plan events for your store and designs for your gift baskets.
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The top wedding themes this year are "beach", "garden", "winter wonderland", "butterflies", "Asian", and "tea party."
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Some couples are entering or leaving the ceremony on motorcycles, horses, two-person bikes, hot-air balloons, and sleighs.
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Modern couples enjoy favors that serve double-duty such as frames, flower or tree seeds, and seashells or Christmas ornaments filled with bath salts.
You can get the contact information for soon-to-be brides at bridal shows, wedding chapels, wedding coordinators, bridal and tuxedo shops, churches with wedding services, wedding caterers, florists, hotels, concierges and resorts. Contacting them early is essential.
For wholesale sources of wedding themes, especially beach themes, get our report, Wedding Theme It.
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