Most wedding planning resources are geared towards brides, a fact that often leaves bridemaids feeling clueless about handling tasks such as the bridesmaids luncheon, shower, and bachelorette party. That's where this guide to being a bridesmaid comes in. With advice on planning all the parties and helping the bride pick a bridesmaid dresses that is actually acceptable to everyone, this guide will help the 'maids nail their job with poise and grace.
It’s hard to imagine spending another dime after the nightmare of expenses involved in planning the wedding of your dreams, let alone forking over thousands for a luxury honeymoon vacation. But after months of tireless planning, you will need to get away and spend some alone-time with your new hubby. A honeymoon can be as costly as a month-long excursion across Europe or as cost-efficient as a weekend away at your local B&B. With this list of ways to save on honeymoon travel, you can escape without sacrificing your ultimate goal: relaxation and reconnection.
If your looking for even more tips and advice on planning your post-wedding vaca, this complete honeymoon travel guide will help you plan your trip.
Few times in your life actually command all to rise from their seats to feast their eyes upon your beauty as you walk into view. For such an occasion, looking “good” just doesn’t cut it. You need to look once-in-a-lifetime fabulous. Feeling the pressure? Fortunately, the one thing you can control on your wedding day is your bridal look. While that fabled bridal glow won’t just miraculously arrive in time for the big day, some planning and prep work can ensure your most radiant self walks down that aisle.
This complete wedding attire, accessories, heath and beauty guide will walk you through everything from finding your wedding dress, bridal jewelry, and accessories to getting in shape for the big day.
Alltop.com has added Unveiled to its list of top wedding blogs. For those of you unfamiliar with the site, Alltop collects stories from “all the top” sites on the web and groups them by topic. Inclusion in the list is purely subjective, so we’re honored that their editors have deemed Unveiled worthy to be listed as one of the web’s best wedding blogs.
Unfortunately, for most newly engaged women – the excitement of finally finding "the one" is dampened by a hard dose of stress and anxiety. Sure, you´ll find about a gazillion wedding planning checklists out there, but they all tend to overwhelm more than they help, and all essentially fail to address the fundamental question: "Where do I begin?"
After you´ve announced the exciting news and taken some time to bask in your newly engaged glow, it´s time to get cracking. Here are the first three wedding planning tasks you absolutely must accomplish before anything else. Cross these items off your wedding checklist – and you´re on your way.
Step 1: Determine Your Budget -
Every decision stems from the wedding budget. Before you can plan anything, you must know how much you can spend and who plans to contribute. Your budget will determine the type of wedding you can have - from how many guests you invite, to where and when you host your wedding, right down to the specific blooms in your bouquet. And with the ever increasing cost of weddings, financing the event is often a group effort; the bride´s parents no longer need to take out a second mortgage just to fund the upcoming nuptials. You´ll need to talk to your families about who will pay for what, and arrive at a total wedding budget. This complete wedding budget guide will walk you through the process.
Step 2: Tackle the Guest List -
Some "checklists" suggest setting a date and commencing other wedding plans before this step, but Elegala considers the guest count is the most vital decision after the budget. Here´s why: Capacity is one of the most important criteria in finding a suitable wedding venue – more so even than style and vision - and you must secure your location before you can successfully plan anything else. Trust us, cramming 300 people into a venue that seats 150 will not go over well. You don´t need to have the list finalized just yet, but you´ll need an estimate from both sides of the family (and yourselves) right away to avert countless planning headaches down the road. This complete wedding guest list guide will help you get started.
Step 3: Set on a Site and Date -
Only once you have an estimated budget and guest count can you begin searching for a place to hold your event with any accuracy. Remember – many reception sites book over a year in advance, so you really can´t decide on a wedding date until you have officially booked your venue with a signed contract. Find as many reception sites that meet your budget, capacity and overall style quotient as you can. Use our wedding reception site search to find venues in your area, and narrow down your list. Then schedule appointments to tour each wedding venue and meet with the manager. After that—it´s decision making time.
There is one wedding planning truism that we hold dear. As you may have heard it said, once you find your wedding venue, everything else falls into place. Once you have accomplished these steps, you will find the rest of your planning task list a piece of, ahem, wedding cake.
Don´t stop now - this complete ideas and advice guide will walk you every step of the wedding planning process, from setting the theme and style to managing every wedding detail
Take Back Your Wedding!
There's nothing wrong with the traditional white wedding, but sometimes it's nice to make yours stand apart from the rest.
Here is a list of creative wedding ideas to incoroporate into every detail of your day.
My personal fave? The idea of making your grand entrance escorted by your dog. Seriously.
I promise not all the ideas are that weird!
And if you're looking for even more advice on wedding style and settings, you can consult this guide at Elegala.com
Every year, The Wedding Report, a resesarch company that tracks and forecasts wedding industry statistics, publishes a list of the year's top wedding trends. Unlike most of these trends lists, however, The Wedding Report turns to two sources for its results and then compares them. The consumer report looks at what brides are talking about and searching for, while the industry report look at what the wedding industry is pushing as trends.
As their report indicates, the two aren't always the same, which begs the question: When it comes to "trends," what's more important - what the media/industry/news declares as trendy - or what the public/consumer/bride actually embraces?
Either way - here is what The Wedding Report found as the top wedding trends for 2008:
1) Designers are pushing wedding dresses with alternative styles and necklines, but brides still favor the strapless gown.
2) The biggest trend for bridesmaids' attire is the wear-again dress.
3) Couples still prefer traditional white wedding cakes, but custom-designed cakes are becoming popular.
4) Consistently designed invitations, save-the-date cards, programs, escort/place cards, menus, and thank-you cards are becoming trendy.
5) Cinematic videography is a new and exciting alternative to standard photography and video services.
6) Online photo showcasing, which allows couples, their family and friends to view, share and purchase wedding photographs is a rising trend.
7) Despite the sluggish economy, extravagant weddings that include big gowns, multiple wardrobe changes, towering lush floral centerpieces, gilded place settings, seven course meals, and elaborate desert displays are still expected in 2008.
8) 1980's fashion styles are popular, including textured dresses, bright colors, wide belts or sashes, big jewelry, and cover bands.
9) White gold and platinum wedding rings continue to outpace yellow gold.
10) Currently in style are antique wedding rings for men and women, as well as exaggerated, big, bold jewelry.
11) Destination weddings are growing in popularity due to all-inclusive packages offered by resorts and easy planning through their websites.
12) High-end kitchen gear and practical cooking items are currently popular wedding gifts.
