Colors evoke certain feelings and atmospheres naturally. When it comes to your wedding theme, color is your best resource. A strong wedding theme should flow from the ceremony to the reception to the car that drives the happy couple away for the night. Even if you can’t afford to go all out on your wedding theme, you can use color …
Romance on a Budget
Most of us are more about emotional value over material value in a relationship, and more likely to appreciate a thoughtful date over an expensive one. If you care about someone or are serious about developing a romantic connection with them, how much money they spend to take you out is not on your list of priorities: authenticity is more …
Finding the Perfect Wedding Dress to Compliment Your Curves
We all want to look like floating angels on our wedding day, but finding the right wedding dress on this momentous day is often difficult for plus-size women. Some boutiques don’t even don’t carry anything over a 5. But the average size of a women in the world is plus-size. You should be embracing your curves on your wedding day. …
10 Unique Ideas For a Fall Wedding
With mild weather and beautiful bright colors, fall is a popular time of year for a wedding. The problem is that with so many fall weddings, many wedding ideas become a bit cliche. For the couple who’s been dreaming of a fall wedding that’s more than cookie cutter, here are some ideas to incorporate into your theme: Use Cool Colors …
Curvy Brides Through the Seasons
One of the first questions that you’ll be asked after you get engaged is “When’s the wedding?” In fact the month, or at least the season, in which you want your wedding to take place is often one of the first decisions you’ll make in your wedding planning. Many factors can impact that choice. Maybe you originally met on a …
5 Proposals That Set The Bar
Everybody loves a good proposal, especially on the internet. Whether the proposal involves returning to a place that has sentimental value, declaring your love in front of thousands, or making an adventure or spectacle out of it, we love a big gesture that shows how much you care about the person you want to spend the rest of your life …
The Best Bridesmaid Dresses For Your Wedding Theme
The idea that bridesmaids need to wear ugly dresses so as to make the bride look more beautiful is an old one and a tired one. The bride will look beautiful all on her own, especially to the person at the end of the aisle. If anything, a coordinated wedding party where everyone looks their best and enjoys their dresses …
Are Curvy Brides Happier?
In a culture of diets and “thinspiration,” we often hear brides talk about needing to slim down for the big day or dieting so they can fit into their wedding dress. We’re led to believe that the best way for a bride to look beautiful on her big day is to lose weight, and that the thinner the bride, the …
Historical Wedding Traditions
Not every wedding is the same, but every wedding has one thing in common: tradition. More than just a song in a popular musical, tradition is considered sacred among many and is held to the most specific detail in many weddings. Do you ever wonder where some traditions originated and why they’re such important parts of weddings in the United …
Treat Your Body as Special as It Is – With Specialty Brands & Stores
In a previous blog: More Curvy Styles Please we discussed how generic department stores are very often limited in both styles and variety once their sizes veer above medium. While some of it comes down to logistics – there isn’t enough floorspace to order every style and color in every single size – it also often leaves many women, who …