Wedding Blog

The decision about the bridesmaid’s dresses still hasn’t been made. I thought that we had decided on this Watters & Watters dress in the Amber Rose, but it is $240 and so plain that I wanted to look around just a little more.

“We suggest having the ring bearer carry a pillow with two inexpensive symbolic rings instead of the actual bands. We have heard horror stories of rings falling off the pillow and bridesmaids on hands and knees in the church foyer searching desperately on the wildly patterned carpet for them. Fortunately, in all stories, the rings were recovered; however, we believe the wedding bands are always…

Awhile back I heard about MBT (Masai Barefoot Technology) sneakers from a friend who swears by them, and I was intrigued. MBT sneakers have special multi-layered soles that are designed to change the way you walk, so you workout your entire body while you wear them. They’re supposed to tone your legs, back and stomach, and improve balance, posture, and varicose veins.

At around $250 per…

Mr. Raspberry’s mom hung all of these Christmas ornaments as decorations for the holidays, and it sparked an idea to have bulbs like this hung all over the ceiling of the reception site in shades of champagne and gold. The sparkle they throw off is incredible!

Also, I used the photoshop tips Mrs. Bee posted about earlier to make them stand out in this photo.

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In my quest to find some pretty hairstyles for the big day, I stumbled across the site of celebrity hairstylist and makeup artist Matt Yeandle. His work is amazing! He does everything from hair extensions (which I am soooo getting!) to Japanese hair straightening. Here are few pictures of his styling for inspiration. Okay…far more than a few!! Enjoy!

Since many brides create digital photo albums with programs like MyPublisher, I thought I’d share some Photoshop tips I’ve come across recently in the blog world.

Veerle features a tutorial on how to create a page curl in photoshop. (via swissmiss)

After much hemming and hawing, I finally picked my colors so that I could move on with my wedding planning life. Introducing red + soft aqua, with touches of white + chocolate brown where neutrals are required…

Being the neurotic that I am, I will probably do the above again with paints next time I am back in my office.

I was flipping through In Style Weddings a few months ago when I happened upon a nifty idea: recycling your mother’s wedding dress for your rehearsal dinner. I immediately called my mom and asked her to search her closet for her 1976 dress, and when I arrived home for the holidays the dress was hanging in my closet.

My mom’s height and size aren’t exactly the same…

Since getting engaged, I have become addicted to ebay. I find any excuse I can to buy something for the wedding. Things I don’t need like these buffet markers. Necessary? No. Not at all. I’m going to use them to denote cupcake flavors.

While lounging on my parents’ couch last week, taking advantage of the free room and board, tons of DVDs and amazing food, I was reading a copy of Time magazine and saw an ad for Making the Cover. It’s a free program that let’s you create your own magazine cover.

It’s really easy to use (although the site ran a bit slow for me–that might just…

Update: Here’s a national list of salons that offer training night discounts.

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Since we did a reader buzz on haircare products yesterday, I thought I’d share this list I came across of top Manhattan salons that offer discounted hair cuts and color on training nights. The participating stylists are usually experienced professionals, but are new to the salon so they have to go through…

Okay ladies, I need your help. Mr. Kiwi and I are having an autumn themed wedding, complete with acorns and leaves and pumpkins. The problem? I have NO idea what the men should wear. Although I’ve posted this before, our colors are:

Mr. Kiwi will be buying a suit since he needs one, but we’re not sure of the color. I thought he could get a…

I must admit that although my holidays have been quite busy, my main occupation away from the computer these days has been my brand new Christmas toy: MY WII!!!

Yes, Mr. Lemon has completely indulged my video game fantasies and I’ve been busy boxing, playing tennis and helping Link banish the shadow demons. In fact, there’s video evidence (thanks to another present we received) of how…

For all the SoCal brides out there, check out labridezilla.com. A former LA knottie started it as a place for vendor reviews from real brides to be gathered in one spot. The interface isn’t the prettiest as it’s message-board style, but overall it is pretty easy to use. I personally have used it to gather potential vendors as well as narrow down my very long…

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