Wedding Blog

I went with a friend from work to buy bridesmaids dresses; she was skeptical about Lord & Taylor, but now is a convert. Lord & Taylor has an old & dowdy reputation, but the (female) CEO has upgraded their merchandise in the past year. The dress department is fantastic — great styles, lots of sizes, everything hanging neatly. They had a couple of great printed…

I thought this was really cute.

I can already picture it on a cake table or by the guest book table filled with water with flowers here and there or even filled with stones or colored gems. Ooh or even small tealight candles.

nj wedding shop for $35.90
the wedding ring for $34.00
where bride’s go for $29.95
weddingstar for $32.98
expressive ink for $29.95

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happiness is when I’m near you.

comfort is hearing you snore even though I can’t go to sleep because of it cause you’re so FRIGGIN loud.

caring is massaging me because my back went out even though you’re HURTING me and I’m telling you to STOP but you WON’T cause you want to KILL me before the wedding. Your plan failed sucka, I’m still alive! Muhaha!

confidence is when you hold my hand when I’m nervous about something.

laughter is…

(All images from Ceci unless otherwise noted)

From a reader…

I’m looking for invitations on sites such as Mygatsby, whiteaisle…etc. but I don’t understand all this lingo. What should I look for? Do I really need to order the STD cards, menu, programs, rsvp cards, etc.?

These are all the wedding stationery components:

1) Save the Date Cards - Save the dates are usually sent out 6 months to a…

How did you decide where to go on your honeymoon?

Our decision was somewhat of a compromise.

I wanted an African safari - the lions, the tigers, the bears?
“Oh No!” Michael said.
“Fiji? Tahiti?”
“Travel so far for a beach? Hawaii?”
Alas, I went there for my post-bar trip!
“Paris, city of lovers?” Michael asked.
“I’m not a lover of that city. California wine country?”
“Um .. been there.”
“With whom… don’t answer…

I got this in my dailycandy yesterday.

There’s a place called Three Turtle Doves in New York that’ll take your profile picture and turn it into a silhouette for $35. I saw someone use a male and female silhouette back to back as their wedding motif once. It was tres cute. Check it out at 201 E. 2nd Street between Avenue A & B.

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This is how I keep my sanity & this is what I’m all about babies.

I know it’s hard staying organized while planning for your wedding. Especially you brides who like to do diy projects. So here are some things that truly help me…..

I was using a binder ’til last week but a binder can only hold so much ’til you need a new binder. You…

I was just thinking about how I might be feeling on my wedding day and other than the anticipation of being pronounced as husband and wife, I’m really looking foward to seeing each other for the first time. Me in my dress and him lookin’ like all sorts of cuteness in his tux. I’m gonna feel like a lil school girl getting dressed for the…

Congratulations to Chris who has one of the best stories I’ve ever heard. Sometimes you just know when you’ve met the one.

More wedding rings! Because can you ever really get enough? From Martha Stewart Weddings. The cushion cut diamond below is so hot!

Check out her site for more information on carat, cut, prongs, settings, bands, and colored stones.

After months of dreaming and fantasizing about this dress and agonizing over my other dress choices… I finally followed my heart and ordered the Le Spose di Gio!

My dress!! THE dress! Wheeeeeee!

Not only is it the only dress that Derek and I agree on, it also happens to be our absolute favorite dress by far out of all our picks. This dress makes both of…

Since I posted my save-the-dates I’ve gotten a few comments on what I was planning to do for invitations. My best friend’s lil sister volunteered to make the invites and programs as a wedding gift to Mr. Ladybug and I. This is the one that we picked. Isn’t it beautiful? I love eet. I can’t wait to see the finished results!

It was a hard decision…

My father is out of town this weekend, so my mother and I finally had a chance to go shopping for her dress yesterday.

First stop was RK Bridal … the HUGE bridal store on 39th and 8th. We found two dresses that she loved.

The first is from Montage, which is made by Mon Cheri. It was the fist dress she tried on and looked…

Cookie sleeves - either wrapped with a decorative paper brand or monogrammed with your name. Starting at $5.50 from One Girl Cookies in Brooklyn.

Yes, I can do it myself for much less… but do I want to be wrapping cookie favors the week before the wedding??