Destination Weddings: Are They For You?

Amy and Michael were excited to be getting married. What they weren’t excited about was the hassle of pulling together all of the details involved in pulling off a wedding. This left them with three options: Grin and bear it. Hire a wedding planner to take care of everything. A Destination Wedding. They chose the destination wedding and it turned out to be the perfect choice - for them. They got married on a perfectly manicured lawn ringed with volcanic rocks, palm trees, and orchids against... Read more »

How to Create a “Green” Wedding

With all of the talk today of global warming and environmental impact the question looms: “How do we create a ‘green’ wedding? How do we put together a ceremony and celebration that will linger in our memories but leave little to no impact on the environment? The answer, whether we like it or not, is simplicity. Create a simple wedding with your own personal touch to make your wedding memorable rather than trying to out stage last year’s big wedding productions - besides for... Read more »

How to Save Money on Your Wedding Dress

If you’re on a tight budget the cost of a special order wedding dress can be a little bit hard to swallow. But what can you do? Yes, you will only wear the dress once, but it is your wedding - quite possibly the most important day of your life. You want a wedding dress that looks fabulous. So what do you do? Is there any way you can find an incredible dress without breaking the bank? Actually, yes. There are several options. Yes, each option is filled with its own challenges but if you approach... Read more »

How to Make a Wedding Theme Come Alive

Jenna wanted a garden wedding theme. She’d had her heart set on it since she was twelve years old. Fortunately, Robert, her fiance, was agreeable to the idea so together they set out to plan and execute their garden wedding theme. They worked their tail off, but in the end it turned out to be just like every other wedding held outdoors. Pretty, but not memorable. What went wrong? Far too often brides decide they want a particular wedding theme and they stop there. Unfortunately, there, wherever... Read more »

Ideas for Unique Wedding Themes

The idea of using a wedding theme is increasingly popular today for many reasons. For many the reason is that the traditional wedding is simply pricing them out. For others it is the desire to be different, bigger, and grander than the nuptial event before it. Fortunately, today’s bride can have both or either because with a wedding theme the young couple can chose to include or omit each individual element of the wedding and since each celebration is different, who is to say that anything... Read more »

Finding Wedding Cake Design Ideas

Every bride wants the perfect wedding cake design. But how without a background in design and at least a general familiarity with the baking business how do you know what is possible and what is not? Indeed, there are probably more wedding cake designs than wedding themes. So if you’ve been wondering how to find ideas for my wedding cake design, here are some tips for you. Fortunately, while “How do I get ideas for my wedding cake design?” is one of the most asked questions among... Read more »

Your Medieval Themed Wedding Dress

What could be more romantic than a medieval themed wedding? There is little in our consciousness that is imbued with more romantic images. But in order to have this type of wedding you need to look for wedding dresses with a medieval theme. After all, would your favorite movie work for you if the actors wore in clothing that didn’t fit the theme of the movie? The same is true with planning a medieval themed wedding. You will end up undermining your own medieval themed wedding if you don’t... Read more »

Ancient Greek Wedding Theme

Is your man, “Your Greek god?” Why not celebrate with an Ancient Greek inspired wedding theme? Not to be confused with a college toga party, the Ancient Greek theme wedding has been mostly overlooked in recent years. This is probably due to its popularity for frat and sorority parties on college campuses across the country. Those events are not about elegance and the result is often tacky. So it’s not hard to understand why the theme is not on the tip of a bride’s tongue... Read more »

Themed Wedding Decorations

If you are planning a themed wedding, your decorations will be even more important than for a traditional wedding. This is because it is your decorations that establish your theme. Otherwise you end up with the proverbial princess wedding just because you are wearing a tiara wedding. You want your wedding to be memorable and the key to creating a themed wedding that you will look back on with fondness are your decoration choices. When deciding on wedding decorations for your theme, it will be necessary... Read more »

Wedding Blunders are Not a Laughing Matter

We have all seen them. Some are big and some are smaller. But ultimately it does not matter if the wedding blunders are big or small. In the final analysis those are the elements or events that cause couples to squirm at the memory of their wedding day. Those are the events we want to avoid as much as possible. Some are as easy to avoid as showing a little self control while you are celebrating like controlling how much you drink. Other wedding blunders are a factor of how well you have thought... Read more »