Choosing a color palette for your spring or summer wedding may seem like a daunting task. You want to embrace the brightness and lightness of spring, but maybe want to avoid the look of classic pastels. Maybe you want to make a bold statement with summer colors without turning it into an elementary school art project. Summer is all about …
The Perfect Wedding Dress to Match Your Personality
It’s so easy to get so caught up in your wedding that little pieces of yourself are lost along the way. You may be making compromises with friends, family, or even you significant other in order to make a day everyone will enjoy. A way to make sure who you are isn’t lost in the shuffle of wedding planning is …
5 Unconventional Wedding Venues
You’ve found the one and have the ring on your hand – now it’s time to find the perfect wedding venue. But where? Anymore we see less weddings in traditional churches and hotels and more in barns and fields – whether a family farm or an event center made to look like one. But if rustic really isn’t your style …
5 Old Wedding Customs You’ve Never Heard Of
Some wedding customs, like the habit of having a bridal party or carrying the bride over the threshold, have existed for centuries and are still going strong today. But with so many wedding customs throughout history and various cultures, it’s not hard to believe that some have slipped through the cracks over the years. We’ve all heard of things like …
5 Best Engagement Party Themes
Everyone loves a party, especially when it’s a party to celebrate something as wonderful as a recent engagement. But for a party so important, you really want to make sure it’s one that the newly engaged couple, friends and family alike will never forget. A great way to help their engagement party to stand out is to incorporate an engagement …
Design Styles that Flatter Curvy Silhouettes
Most clothing stores have a limited idea of what design styles flatter curvy figures. The plus size fashion section can be bland, full of baggy clothes that look like something your mother wore in middle age. But these are far from the only options when it comes to curvy fashion. Curvy women are as varied in shape and size as …
4 Creative Date Ideas
Whether it’s a first date or you’ve been together for years and are trying to get back in the habit of date night, you want to make a good impression. Sure, you could do dinner and a movie again, but sometimes you want to do something more memorable than that. Something neither of you have ever tried before. Coming up …
The Right Bridal Veils to go With Your Dress
So you picked your dress! Now comes a whole litany of new questions–what shoes will you wear? Do you want your hair up or down? What color of lipstick (if any at all)? What flowers do you want for your bouquet? What sort of veil do you want, if you want one? That last question is what we’ll be talking …
3 Things to Pack in Your Bridal Emergency Kit
Once upon a time…it was your special day. The flowers were delivered early, the bridesmaids dressed without incident or bickering, and your dress was a fierce as they come. When suddenly…disaster stuck! You spilled red wine on your crisp white gown and have no stain remover to save the day. The horror! No one can plan for tragedy, but they …
Photo Albums: The Perfect Wedding Gift for Your Parents
The struggle is real. The question of what to get mom, dad, or any other parent in your life can be difficult for many reasons. For one, there is always the issue of cost. You may not be able to spring for a super-decked-out gift. There is also the issue of what is personal enough to give for such a …