Transportation
What's a classy alternative to using tin-can streamers as decoration?
A. Make a daisy chain. Consider creating a garland to deck the grill or bumper of your car, using either blooms or greenery. Fresh garlands have to be ordered from your florist, but artificial ones can be picked up from a craft store or your florist. If you can't use masking or gaffer's tape to secure them, garlands can be tied with ribbons to ornaments, grillwork or bumpers. (Source: Modern Bride magazine)
What's an alternative to writing good wishes in soap on the getaway car?
A. To try something more exotic than a bar of Ivory, use a water-washable glass marker, available at craft stores or online, and get to work on the windows. Another neat option is Spirit Foam—a colorful puffy 3-D foam that's safe on windows. Just be sure to skip the shaving cream—that goopy stuff not only destroys the car's paint, but it's liable to fly off as soon as the car speeds up. (Source: Modern Bride magazine)
My fiancé and I want to make a grand exit. What are some fun ideas?
A. Most brides think about making that all-important grand entrance, but the leave-taking can also be one of the most exciting moments of the day. So get creative with your getaway car. And we use the word car loosely because you can leave your ceremony by many modes of transport. Rather than jumping into the usual limo, take off in a hot-air balloon or a helicopter. Feel the need for speed? Whiz away in a motorboat or take off in a seaplane if your locale is next to a body of water. For a wintry affair, consider leaving by horse and sleigh or via dogsled. Better yet, have the driver manning the reins don a Kris Kringle outfit for a little holiday spirit. In warmer weather, you can switch to a horse and carriage or a tricycle for three (you, your hubby and a pedaler). Seeking a little solitude? Jump on a tandem bike and do your own pedaling or rent a motorcycle with a side car and ride off into the wind.
