Easy Ways to Add Texture to Your Wedding.
Dear readers* Are you starting to get invitations and save the dates to this summer’s crop of nuptial fetes? Those cardstock envelopes that can’t fit through your mail slot heralding fun evenings and … wait… Another blue and white wedding? Another pink and grey? For Pete’s sake… did everyone read the article about grey and yellow? We’ve already written about [...]
Read More →Fresh Wedding Ideas: Balloons
Look at a few wedding blogs for a couple weeks and everything will start to look the same to you: long tables, round tables, neutral flatware, the same few varieties of flowers in the same vases. Looking for something new and (always a plus) and budget friendly? Look into balloons. Seriously. These aren’t garden variety, birthday balloons. These are chic, [...]
Read More →How to Do Your Own Wedding Makeup
The end of January is always a financially-conscious time. Time to get those bills from the holiday shopping, tax documents, and so on. For any new brides starting to plan their weddings and budgets, or brides who are getting close to the big day, funding is an always-present concern. Things that once seemed absolutely necessary – like professional makeup application, [...]
Read More →How to Choose Gifts for the Bridal Party
As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve been a bridesmaid several times. The experiences have ranged from super fun, to watching-a-train-wreck-in-progress. But you what? On every occasion, I received a great gift. The tradition of bridal party gifts is an old one, though one with common sense. You should thank the people who stand up for you at your wedding with some [...]
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