Wedding Blog

Of my 20+ magazine subscriptions (no comments, please!!), one of my favorite drop-everything-and-read titles is Blueprint, from the Martha Stewart empire. And Mrs. Strawberry’s recent Blueprint post reminded me of something from the Nov/Dec issue that I’ve been meaning to share with you all:

jhcbride
Wedding Date: June 30, 2006
Location: California

lucyintheoc
Wedding Date: September 16, 2006
Location: California

hunnerl
Wedding Date: May 27, 2006
Location: California

It was a long walk from my hotel room to our designated “meeting spot” so he waited about 10 anxious minutes for me to arrive. Notice, he’s checking his watch.

Congratulations #41 Christine!  You’re the winner of the Three Desgining Women custom stamper and accessories!

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The Paper Cafe is giving away a custom stamper, ink set, gift tags and note pad from their popular Three Designing Women collection.  There are so many great designs to choose from! 

To enter, click over to the Paper Cafe website, tell us which custom stamper you’d select for yourself, and one lucky winner will receive it!  You have until…

For a unique take on centerpieces, check out these beautiful vessel-less creations from London based luxury event coordinator Smith and Miemierko.

I just received this information via email and wanted to pass it on to my Chicago brides-to-be:

I’ve been engaged for almost 3 years. Yup, I know it’s a really long time, but when I got engaged, I wasn’t really ready to take the plunge both for monetary reasons and because I felt I was still too young. Nonetheless, I started planning my wedding a good year and a half if not two years in advance. I know that’s a long time,…

I just love our wedding date… personally, I think it is just as cool as 07.07.07!

It stormed the day before our wedding, so I was seriously worried about our outdoor ceremony. But apparently all my finger-crossing worked! I think I got less than 3 hours of shut-eye the night before… I was too excited to sleep so some of my out-of-town friends came to…

Snippet & Ink is a cool new blog that posts a themed inspiration board each day.  Today’s board features images that invoke a Home For The Holidays theme.  Check it out for a daily dose of visual inspiration!

I love finding things I forgot I owned!

A couple months ago, Mr. Chickadee and I had his parents over dinner. This, of course, meant we had to spend all day cleaning the apartment. For the first time in a while, all the surfaces of our apartment were cleared of the wedding magazine and half-crafted invitation clutter, revealing my savvy decorating scheme… which is less savvy…

We all scream for… GOCCO!

{image from www.savegocco.com}

Since there have been so many discussion board posts on Gocco, I thought I’d share my journey to acquiring one. Before deciding to buy one, I researched for weeks and found great Gocco resources.

How this all started…

It was September 2006. He was adamant that we stay at the all-inclusive Le Blanc Spa Resort, the #1 rated hotel on Tripadvisor, and I was pestering him that it was a waste so money to spend so much for a “regular” weekend getaway. We had been going out for over 5 and 1/2 years at this point. When the driver heard…

Just wondering…how many bees out there have lived with their FI’s before tying the knot? For those that did, would you go back and wait if you could?

My hubby to be is planning to move in with me before the end of the year and to be completely honest…I’m a little scared freaking out!!! I’ve been on my own for a little over 2 years now and I LOVE…

One of the reasons I chose my icon is because the jasmine flower is such a meaningful part of Indian weddings. Its creamy white petals and lush, heady fragrance play both important symbolic and cultural roles.

This is a follow-up to yesterday’s reader buzz on financial contribution and its relation to decicion making in the wedding planning process. 

How many seats are you allotting for your parents’ guests?  Also, what percentage of your total guest list is comprised of your parents’ guests?