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Wedding Day Diffuser Recommendation.

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neverenoughsleep Sat 21-Aug-21 18:45:42

My DS and his GF are getting married in a few weeks in a boutique hotel. I thought it might be a nice idea to arrange for a diffuser to be put in the room where my soon to be DIL will be getting dressed for the ceremony. There are so many to choose from I am looking for recommendations. TIA

fevertree Sat 21-Aug-21 23:40:27

Peasblossom the diffuser that I have is eletrically powered and I add a few drops of pure essential oils to it. Not a chemical in sight.

fevertree Sat 21-Aug-21 23:40:50

... electrically...

Nonogran Sat 21-Aug-21 23:44:23

Stuff like this, candles, diffusers and so on, give me breathing difficulties. I’d hate it!
An unnecessary addition to her day I’d say but each to his own. I’d rather have fresh scented flowers around me.

NotSpaghetti Sun 22-Aug-21 06:37:04

Nonogran, I wondered about flowers but there's likely to be a bouquet if nothing else and if there are bridesmaids maybe posies too.

I still think it's a nice idea but a bit risky.

Katyj Sun 22-Aug-21 06:51:47

Lovely idea. I bought my dil the wedding candle from Yankee, not sure if they do a diffuser.
I’ve recently bought a Tili diffuser from QVC very good so far it has a coloured light change as well , it was about £35 .I use the white company oils currently using lime bay think this one would suit a wedding.

Katyj Sun 22-Aug-21 06:56:31

Also neom have a new smaller version of their diffuser now perfect for a bedroom.

M0nica Sun 22-Aug-21 08:11:29

fevertree many essential oils are accompanied by warnings that thye can cause problems for some people.

Lincslass Sun 22-Aug-21 08:24:23

Why would you want a diffuser at a wedding, mixed in with all the perfumes and aftershaves.

Curlywhirly Sun 22-Aug-21 09:36:13

A lovely thought, but in my opinion the gesture is just a little bit 'over the top'. I also think that the bride and bridesmaids will all be spraying hairspray, perfume, deodorant etc - just so many fragrances in one room!

Callistemon Sun 22-Aug-21 09:54:08

neverenoughsleep

My DS and his GF are getting married in a few weeks in a boutique hotel. I thought it might be a nice idea to arrange for a diffuser to be put in the room where my soon to be DIL will be getting dressed for the ceremony. There are so many to choose from I am looking for recommendations. TIA

I've re-read this and realised I missed the point ?
I thought the diffuser was to go in the room where the ceremony was to take place

The diffuser is to go into the room where the future DIL is getting ready, presumably with bridesmaids, hairdresser, MOB all flitting around, possibly with a high level of stress developing.

Is this to defuse a possibly explosive situation or am I over-thinking this?

Liz46 Sun 22-Aug-21 10:35:46

I can’t be anywhere near a diffuser so I think it is a risky idea.

honeyrose Sun 22-Aug-21 11:14:20

How about some nicely fragranced flowers in the room instead - say 3 or 4 small vases of freesias or sweet peas. A florist would be able to advise on what’s seasonal and also fragranced. I agree that diffusers may adversely affect some people’s breathing. It is a lovely thought of yours though. I’m afraid I had to stand back over my own daughter’s wedding arrangements as although she said she’d include me in decision making, she was so stressed about the whole thing that my opinions weren’t required, however gently I tried to “advise”, but you’ll know your own DIL to be, but just bear this in mind. Have a lovely wedding!

NotSpaghetti Sun 22-Aug-21 11:26:15

My daughter and bridesmaids enjoyed bite-sized sandwiches and canape type nibbles as they dressed. It took ages with hair etc and they were all starving.

You could call the hotel, give them a budget and ask them to offer something like this as a gift from you?

Actually feeding the bride and bridesmaids is often overlooked I was told!

Just a thought.

NotSpaghetti Sun 22-Aug-21 11:48:25

Obviously, if you do go the sandwiches route, ask them to only do one-bite ones!
And nothing messy or smelly!

jameskhowlett1 Fri 16-May-25 17:00:33

Great idea! A [url=https://scentaflora.com/scent-diffusers/]scent diffuser[/url] in the bridal room adds a calm and lovely touch. Try Scenta Flora, they have beautiful diffusers and amazing scents. My wife got one there and we loved it!

Choose something soft like lavender or white tea. It’ll make the room feel extra special on the big day.

eazybee Fri 16-May-25 17:48:33

Have a scented flower arrangement placed in the room.

Jaxjacky Fri 16-May-25 18:14:30

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