Pros and Cons of a Destination Wedding

  A “destination wedding” describes a wedding that takes place in a location away from the hometown of both bride and groom. It is becoming a popular alternative because when one is planned correctly, it offers the unbeatable combination of a great venue and a perfect honeymoon location. A destination wedding can be a small […]

Desserts Spelled Backwards Describes Wedding Planning

It’s no secret that wedding planning can be stressful! How can you beat the heat? You know what they say, stressed is just desserts spelled backwards. Short of scheduling multiple days of cake tastings though, how can you deal with wedding day and wedding planning stress? Tackle it like any other major project! Take a […]

The Wedding Guestbook: Gift Receipts

Summertime is not just a busy time for brides but also for their friends! If you’ve got a lot of weddings to attend this season look to this feature for some friendly advice. If you’ve been following the news recently you may have been in stitches over one Canadian guest’s major wedding faux pas. Invited […]

Alternative Altars, Where’s Your Ceremony Taking Place?

You’ve chosen the venue but do you know where exactly you will be married? Whether you’re having an outdoor wedding or an indoor wedding there will be a specific location where the actual wedding ceremony takes place. Your venue could be a park, a museum or a church but you will probably want some significant […]

Mossy Knolls and Knots

As the price of extravagant summer flowers rises with the temperature, consider a cooler alternative. Moss is inexplicably tied with the idea of summer. Its softness breaks your fall as you run laughingly in the woods, chased by all creatures real and supernatural. Moss leads you to safety and serves as a beacon on camping […]

What to Wear To Your Rehearsal Dinner

The last big event before you walk down the aisle, the rehearsal dinner is one where you want to dress to impress. The rehearsal dinner usually takes place the night before the wedding or some other equally stressful time. It’s a way of saying thank you to everyone who has helped make this happen, a […]

Mellow Yellow for the Perfect Wedding Theme Color

Yellow is an often overlooked color for weddings, but it is so delightful when done right! What is it about yellow that always makes it an afterthought? It’s not usually anyone’s favorite color and the first associations you probably make with the color yellow are not often pleasant ones. Let’s try to distance ourselves from […]

Polite & Posh: Cash Only?

In this bridal etiquette lesson we explore the idea of preferring cash over wedding gifts. Taking the time to start a registry can be time ill-spent for the busy bride. Also, in this day and age many brides have been cohabiting with their future spouses prior to the marriage so the traditional idea that wedding […]

Where are You Getting Married, How About Down on the Ranch?

Can you get married on the ranch but still have it be a classy affair? If you grew up in the countryside surrounded by horses then it might be easy to imagine a ranch wedding but if your parents lived in the city or if you have never even seen a horse it’s hard to […]

Old & New for Your Wedding

If you have a vintage inspired wedding does that mean you still can’t go glam? There is somehow this awful notion that when you have a vintage inspired wedding you must disallow sparkle of any kind. A vintage inspired wedding is a simple and sweet wedding where everything has been thrifted and covered in lace […]

Unlikely Wedding Theme Color Combination: Blue and Yellow

For a hip and modern wedding try unlikely and fresh color combinations like blue and yellow. Think about it. Almost everyone you know has had or will most likely have a wedding. How are you supposed to come up with something new, fresh and modern when you have already attended or just seen the pictures […]

Destination Wedding, Let’s Take the Scenic Route!

Sometimes a location speaks for itself. Ditch the color palette and the decor, this wedding is all about the real estate. There are some places that just take your breath away. Whether it is a sunny private beach in the French Riviera or the mouth of an active volcano in Iceland, you are just simple […]

Ways to Use Primary Colors in Your Wedding

Let the fundamental buildings blocks of color guide you in your wedding planning. It’s one of the first lessons that you learn in kindergarten: your primary colors. Red, yellow, and blue are the buildings blocks of all your favorite colors so why shouldn’t they also be the buildings blocks for your big day? A lot […]

Anthropologie Major – Wedding Decor & Inspiration

Plan a wedding inspired by one of the most beautiful retailers — Anthropologie! There’s one store that always stands out in Boston’s most luxe shopping district, Newbury Street. This colossal retailer always seems small and inviting even though it comprises multiple floors and is an international chain. It’s probably because every dress feels like it’s […]

The Big Wedding, Issues with Planning a Grand Event

Finally! Hollywood gets just how hard it is to plan a wedding. Are you aching to see the new movie The Big Wedding or does it hit too close to home? Planning a wedding is hard enough but a big wedding has its own set of problems. When family, and all of it, gets involved […]