Archive for August, 2009

Quick and easy online free wedding planning advis

   Sunday, August 23rd, 2009

Quick and easy: online free wedding planning advise! by Rick Martin

There comes a time in a person’s life when he or she leaves aside all the parties and hangovers, all those city nights spent wandering around doing nothing just for fun and when the “gang” claims merely the second or third place in one’s heart. It’s that time when someone feels the need to love and caress, to find their destined half and to feel needed in return, to find the safety of a h

DIY veil by our friend Nicole

   Sunday, August 23rd, 2009

Finding the perfect accessory for your hair is tres important when it comes to completing your wedding day look. But as Nicole discovered while planning her September 2008 wedding in Sonoma, pretty veils, clips, and combs can be more expensive than you expect. She loves making jewelry for friends so decided she was up for the challenge of creating her own veil and like a handful of lovely blogging brides before her, (Peonies, Jamie, we’re talking to you), she made her own.

Hammerpress takes it to another level

   Sunday, August 23rd, 2009

Just when we were thinking the silhouette thing was played, our friends at Hammerpress kick it up a notch. The detail… oh the detail. We are dying.

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Bridal Jewellery and How Much You Should Spend

   Sunday, August 23rd, 2009

Buying jewellery for what might be the most important day of your life won’t always be easy, especially when trying to decide how much to spend, but there are a few points you should always consider.

Never spend what you know you cannot afford. While wedding is your big day, you don’t want to be worrying about how you’re going to pay off debts while you’re on your honeymoon!

Shop around. You might find a piece you like and have your heart set on it, but

Words of wisdom from Alison Events

   Sunday, August 23rd, 2009

Because Alison was nice enough to give us one of her pretty new books as part of our DIY contest prize, we thought we’d take a second and share some of her events, her tips, and a little about the girl behind the company.

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1. Dress up existing lounges/furniture by throwing lin

Real Wedding Jayme + Chris

   Sunday, August 23rd, 2009

The pretty pleated fans are reason alone to save this wedding in your research folder. The colors: mossy green and saffrony orange and pretty sky blue, are perfect and unexpected… our favorite sort of palette. And somehow Jayme managed to carry stripes and pleats right through to the candy favors and tassles on their horse-drawn getaway carriage. More people should have getaway carriages, shouldn’t they? Shira from The Bride’s Guide, (Martha’s lovely wedding blog), se

Letterpress invites from Lilikoi Press

   Sunday, August 23rd, 2009

One of the perks of owning your own letterpress studio is that when it’s time to design and print your own wedding invites, everything gets to be perfectly printed using your own 120 year old press. Feeling a teensy bit envious yet? We are, don’t feel bad.

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Time to get crafty… DIY contest!

   Sunday, August 23rd, 2009

Being that wedding season is officially in overdrive, we know that lots of you lovely readers are gearing up for some serious crafting time in the next few months. And some of you are already right in the middle of the madness. Which means it’s the perfect time to open up our blog to you all!

Here’s the deal: Any cute, creative project you’ve done for your wedding, for your friend’s wedding, for a birthday party, a backyard-just-because party, is game. We want

Extreme Wedding Cake Makeover Ideas

   Sunday, August 23rd, 2009

Are you tired of seeing the traditional three tier wedding cake with simple white frosting and the little bride and groom wedding cake topper. We all know the iconic wedding cake look and feel. If you are after a very formal or classic wedding then this is the exact cake you want. However, today many couples are o

Dressing Up Your Bridesmaids

   Sunday, August 23rd, 2009

Finding dresses for your bridesmaids are a couple of the things that you have to do along with planning your wedding. This should be done as soon as you find your own wedding dress, or when you have finally made up your mind on the theme and motif of the ceremony. The dresses should go along with the latter and satisfy the preferences of your bridesmaids, as well.

There have been many stories of bridesmaids and brides arguing about the bridesmaids dresses. Some dispute on the color of