Wedding Blog

I literally spent months agonizing over what to get my bridesmaids as gifts to thank them for taking part in my wedding. I was hell bent on coming up with an original idea, and spent hours online researching every possibility. I wanted to get everyone different gifts, but also wanted some continuity so that no one felt like they got a lame present.

Then I found…

Confession: I’ve been home from my honeymoon for 4 months…and I’ve gained 20 pounds.

Yep, it’s true. Yep, I’m sure. And yep…it ain’t pretty.

I share this information with you now because, in truth, I want to scare you all a teeny bit. I want to get you thinking about a gameplan, preparing for the “ah, to hell with it” attitude that will crawl into your brain…

One of the major highlights of our wedding was the food. Not that I had too much of it, but people were raving all night long about the utter delicious-ness of absolutely everything. We used a caterer from LA called Savore. They were unbelievable to work with, full of amazing ideas and, the food was really over the top spectacular.

In truth, I had never been…

In the world of stationery, it seems to be all about personalization right now–calling cards, couple crests for invitations or even custom produced handmade paper. True, I’m a bit biased, but I think stationery is one of the best, universal gifts out there. I’m particularly enamored with a little company here in New York called City Writes.

Kari Jo Cates is the super creative lady behind…

After a pre-wedding photo session (yep, it was way too rushed and we did not have nearly enough time…I haven’t yet talked to any brides who were actually ready on time, so if you are out there, kudos to you…I couldn’t manage it), we went down to the Ladies Locker Room for the Ketubah signing.

Luggage forwarding is a pretty dreamy travel indulgence. Here’s how it works: You call up one of any number of luggage forwarding services, they come directly to your house, pick up all your crap, and then a few days later it’s waiting for you (usually all stacked neatly in a pile) wherever you are going. No shlepping any heavy bags…no long lines at those annoying…

We came…we saw…we “I do’d.”

October 21 was a pretty magical day from start to finish (despite some major snafus). Yep…it went by in a flash. Yep…many things went wrong, but our wedding day was still more dreamy/fantastic/over the top/delicious/fun than I could have ever imagined. Here are the deets:

Our wedding was in Big Horn (a fancy shmancy community in Palm Desert, CA where my aunt,…

I’ve never had a skin regime in my life. In fact, the truth is, I practice “gift bag skincare.” This means that I basically just use whatever products I get from give-away gift bags from different events I attend. I would not necessarily recommend this plan of action, but a girl does what she can. However, with one month left until the big day, I…

Hello,

My best friend is having her official engagement at our hometown in Colorado, and although I would like to be there for such an occasion, the tickets are just too expensive to fly back home from New York. Instead I thought I would send her a gift as a symbol of my regret with not being there, but also as a congratulatory gift.

I was…

Do you think you can cover the “etiquettes” of a destination wedding?

My fiance and I are finding contradicting information on what we need to provide for our guests. We want to do it right for our guests, but we also don’t want to go over the top if we don’t need to.

I would also like to note that our wedding is at the Outerbanks,…

Hello Bees!

I have a question regarding bedding. When I went to register, I was soo confused!!! I had NO IDEA what a duvet cover, sham, comforter cover, etc were!!!

Can you define each one for me? Kinda like an intro to “bedding”??

THANK YOU! LOVE YOUR SITE AS ALWAYS!

Cindy

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Hey Cindy,

Here is a pretty good Bedding glossary that I found on PBTeen.com that will hopefully…

I am wondering what items brides should expect to find in contracts with venues — especially hotel/resort venues that also cater the dinner and provide the alcohol. I just received my contract and it is not at all what I expected… I thought it would have things like the site fee we agreed upon, the champagne toast fee we agreed upon etc., but it basically…

Hi! My fiance and I are thinking of getting married when we fly home in a month with just 2 of our best friends in attendance. What would be the proper wording to put on announcements so we can share the good news and also to let people know that we’ll hold a reception later on? Thanks!

Josie

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Hey Josie,

There are a couple of different options…

Hey ladies,

I had a small intimate wedding - 18 people in all - on June 17th in the state that I live in - PA. ALL of my family lives in the south though and my dad was the only one that was able to attend this ceremony on such short notice. We were only engaged for 4 weeks before the wedding - and, no,…

First of all… I love your site! It is fantastic!

I am a young bride with a very limited budget (think under 10,000). I want a dress that I can afford and keep at the same time. I really loved Miss Butterfly’s post about sites like cocomyle.com where you can design your wedding gown for a very low price. I was wondering if you could refer…