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 …
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 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 …
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 …
Band or DJ? Finding the Right Wedding Music for You
The perfect wedding reception deserves the perfect wedding music. The problem is that there is no one universal “perfect wedding music.” Maybe you have a Renaissance themed wedding, so your favorite 80s power ballad might be a little out of place. Maybe you and your spouse don’t actually care for traditional love songs. The biggest question when considering wedding music …
5 Great Songs for the Mother/Son Dance
On the big day, we often focus on the relationship between the bride and her dad. We have historical traditions of the father of the bride “giving his daughter away” to her spouse. The father/daughter dance can leave the entire reception a little teary-eyed. But the relationship between mother and son can be just as special, and the groom’s dance …
The Perfect Wedding Favors for Your Theme
The Perfect Wedding Favors for Your Theme Finding the right wedding favors for your guests is always a challenge. Is it any easier when you have a themed wedding or is it that much harder? On the one hand, if you have a theme, you have a starting point in your search. On the other hand, you have to find …
11 Wedding Exit Toss Ideas for Your Special Day
11 Wedding Exit Toss Ideas for Your Special Day It’s the perfect way to end your happy day: hand-in-hand with the love of your life, surrounded by friends who literally shower you with affection and well wishes. The wedding exit toss is a great way to help your friends feel included in your happiness, too. Today, there are as many …
Five Unique Centerpieces That We Love!
Five Unique Centerpieces That We Love! There’s a lot to be said for a striking, skillfully-laid tablescape that features an artful and aesthetically-pleasing centerpiece. There’s also a lot to be said about centerpieces that are so artful that they overwhelm a table, and make it next to impossible for the people sitting at the table to see each other around …