My Big Fat Engagement – Engagement Advice & Warnings

If you, or your partner, popped the question over the holidays, and you’re trying to find a fun way to spring the news on your friends and family, here are some novel ways to share the news with those you love! Start a Wedding Blog A great way to announce your upcoming nuptials is to [...]

In our daily lives, eco-conscious choices are more widely available than ever. From what we eat, to cleaning products, to home furnishings and clothing-  the same is true for honeymoon options. Many travelers now purchase carbon offsets to ease their conscience when flying, but here are some other ways to honeymoon that will create meaningful [...]

For many, Thanksgiving is about tradition and family. That makes it a perfect time for you to exchange wedding rings in the company of those you both love most. Celebrate your marriage in style while making memories extra festive with these holiday touches. Bouquets Adding red or burgundy flowers and light, bright colored foliage to [...]

Many newly married couples already have their households set up, so giving them a toaster or a place setting as a wedding gift is becoming increasingly obsolete. Whether they have been living alone, already living together, or have been previously married – their wedding gift wish list will be different from the young engaged couple [...]

If you watch the View, you know Sherry is organizing a choreographed wedding party dance for her big day. A choreographed dance during the reception, also called Rock the Reception, has become very popular with wedding couples over the last few years, thanks to their circulation through YouTube. Weddings of course should be a time [...]

It’s June – the most popular month for weddings. In honor of this exciting month, I thought I’d shake things up with some wedding-themed rock videos. White Wedding In White Wedding, Billy Idol sings about a woman he loves who is marrying someone else. The lyrics make it inappropriate for a wedding, yet this song [...]

Spring means flowers and weddings – a perfect symbol of this is, of course, the flower girl. What could be cuter than a little girl toddling down the aisle in a pretty dress, scattering rose petals along the way? (Well, sometimes she has some competition from the ring bearer!) Flower girls set the tone for [...]

Spring has sprung (or is, at least, in the process of springing) and Easter is just around the corner. Traditionally a time of renewal and new beginnings, Spring is an egg-cellent time to pop the question, so get cracking! Here are some timely ideas for wedding proposals – let Easter inspire you to be a [...]

Let a Wedding on a Week Day Save Your Budget Weddings can be very expensive and brides don’t always have the budget to create the wedding of their dreams. You can drastically reduce your budget by moving your big day to a week day. Flexibility regarding your wedding date means you can get the matching [...]

Independent Wedding Fairs independent [ɪndɪˈpɛndənt] adj Free from control Capable of acting for one’s self or on one’s own Here is Elvis singing ‘My Way’ as the soundtrack for this article all about independent weddings… In recent years the idea of an ‘independent’ wedding has become increasingly popular. Sometimes independent means that the couple is paying for [...]