Monthly Archives: October 2011

How to Survive Being Engaged – Take a Trip

Take a Trip Or a date night or something!  It is important to take breaks from wedding planning.  Planning a wedding is a huge task and can very easily take over a couple’s life.  Date nights, wedding free times and … Continue reading

How to Survive Being Engaged – Making Decisions & Doing Your Research

Don’t Keep Looking After You Decide Engaged couples will be flooded with choices.  So many brides have bought a dress and then found another they absolutely love.  Couples have spent a fortune on linens only to change their color scheme. … Continue reading

How to Survive Being Engaged – Choosing a Vendor

Choose Vendors You Can Trust and Then Trust Them Brides and grooms will spend quite a bit of time reviewing vendors for many aspects of the wedding. There are so many things to consider when choosing a vendor.  A couple … Continue reading

How to Survive Being Engaged – Delegating and Hiring a Planner

It may seem that wedding planning begins and takes a huge amount of a couples free time as soon as the question is asked and the bride to be says yes.  All of this wedding planning and preparation can be … Continue reading

Fall Wedding Flowers Guide

Over and over brides are simply told to get what is in season to save money on wedding flowers.  This leaves them with no idea of what flowers they will have agreed to use by the end of their first … Continue reading

Bride’s Maid Survival Kit

We’ve talked before about making survival kits for your mother. But, this time we’ve decided to give you information on kits for your maids. Typically you will buy small gifts for those whom have helped you during the wedding planning … Continue reading

Great Big Ideas for Little Touches – Reception Items

Toasting Flutes - What is a wedding reception without the champagne toast?  Even if there is no alcohol at the reception it is traditional for the bride and groom to have a toast offered for them by the best man or … Continue reading

Great Big Ideas for Little Touches – Favor Items

Candy – The most gorgeous apothecary jars won’t do much good for a candy bar if no candy is purchased.  Many forms of candy are shelf stable if stored in a cool dry place so this is something that can … Continue reading

Great Big Ideas for Little Touches – Ceremony Supplies

Planning a wedding a checklist is very important.  Chances are things like finding THE dress and the perfect venue went on the list first.  When making a checklist and wedding budget it is easy to forget the little things and … Continue reading

Place Card Basics – Creative Place Card Ideas

If you want your place cards to really stand out, use these ideas to make your traditional place cards pop.  Include your personality and style to make a place card that’s individual to you.  Not only does a place card … Continue reading