Weddingbee Blog

Well, it appears my little wedding magazine addiction isn’t going away anytime soon…. In the meantime, this weekend I discovered another new UK title called Wedding Ideas.

Although I’m supposed to be cold turkey from all wedding magazine buying at the moment, after much pleading, several applications of over-the-top doe eyes, and many justifications of why it would help our wedding planning and therefore our entire lives as a couple, Mr. Tulip basically just gave up the battle and let me purchase a copy.

This magazine is a bit more “approachable” than the other UK mags I’ve read — in US non-wedding terms, more Family Circle or Good Housekeeping than Vogue or Elle. Although fewer of the featured ideas suit my personal tastes, it’s rather nice to have a different set of items to look through. (And there are lots of photo arrays — oh, how I like to look at photos!)

Though I’m only halfway through the issue, here’s the best wedding tip I’ve read so far: Most brides pick a few “wedding colors” and attempt to color coordinate their weddings, but it can be hard to remember the exact colors you’re hoping to match. A reader letter suggested picking up a range of paint chips at your local paint store or home renovation center, bringing the chips home, and then comparing them to a bridesmaid dress or other key item to find the ones that match your colors most closely. From then on, you can carry around just the paint chips. Brilliant!