How many wedding gown designers are there? 10 or 20? More like hundreds!
What a nightmare it would be to have to track down all those websites to even take a look at their dresses!
Well guess what, here’s the answer to your prayers! A site with the appropriate name of “Just Wedding Gowns” has links to pretty much every wedding gown designer on the planet!
The process of picking out your bridal gown may be an intimidating or overwhelming. Checkout this great video, put together by My Wedding Hero, to find out what to expect before you go and get an idea of what to look out for?
Checkout My Wedding Hero for a great way to help coordinate your wedding planning with your friends, family, and wedding vendors all online!
Only a few more days to enter the Martha Stewart Ultimate Block Party Contest. Want to have the ultimate engagement party or you might be able to make it your wedding reception. Plus you get a free Toyota Highlander!
Today is Blog Action Day, the day that thousands of bloggers are posting about how to help out the environment.
Well, you probably figured out that I like top-5 lists, so here are my favorite green wedding posts.And, not only that they are my own creations so enjoy!
3.Here’s one that was actually done by a guest blogger on Our Wedding Plus.Checkout this great article by Nelle Johnston, a Green Wedding Planner and owner of Zahzoom Weddings and Parties!Click here:“You Mean the Dress is Green?”
5.And finally, here’s a variety of green wedding ideas from choosing a photographer to having a spa day.These I picked up at a great bridal show called “A Soolip Wedding.”Checkout “Having a Green Wedding Can Be Luxurious and Elegant.”
There’s lots of ways to give the environment a break when planning your wedding and they don’t have to prevent you from having an elegant day.In fact in many cases your guests don’t even have to know.But, it would be nice if they did!It might inspire them to make changes in their life.
How can something so delicate be so powerful?
The paper lantern is being seen more and more as a way to transform the mood of an event. Here’s a photo from Darci on the With This Ring Blog. You can see what a drab (“Shed-Like” as Darci describes it) appearance this tent has in its natural state.
Okay everyone it’s time once again for the top-5 wedding blog posts of the week!This week there was an emphasis on bridesmaids in the wedding blogosphere.So, I chose a few of my favorites posts concerning bridesmaids.
1.Courtesy of Weddingbee’s Weekly Roundup, I found this article on the responsibilities of a bridesmaid and the estimated cost.Ladies, be nice to your bridesmaids cause it ain’t cheap!
2.And, that was a good segue into Twistie’s post over at Manolobrides.She had a great post about how to properly take care of your bridesmaids.Checkout “The Proper Care and Feeding of Bridal Attendants”
4.If your bridesmaids are coming from out of town or if you have anyone coming from out of town, Terrica from The Wedding Planner’s Blog let us in on a little known deal from American Airlines.Checkout “Groupies!”
5.Finally, something to ponder over the weekend from Blue Orchid Designs.What kind-of plans and goals do you have for yourself?This is something you definitely want to talk to your fiancé about!Checkout “Your Plan is Puny”
Well, today I’m proud once again to have some great party planning tips from Marley Majcher, The Party Goddess from Pasadena California. Majcher has orchestrated parties for the season opening of the Hollywood Bowl, the Critics Choice Awards, celebrities she can’t mention, as well as exclusive dinner parties and corporate outings. She is also a professional wedding planner and even if your not from the LA area she is also willing to travel!
Here’s an idea from Marley to get your guests to mingle…
The Goal: To get a large group (approximately 100+ people) to mingle beyond the hello my name-is-Joe usual awkwardness while really enjoying themselves in a fun environment, without spending tons of money on outside entertainment. Tough.
How They Pulled It Off: Upon checking in, guests were given a pencil and bingo card printed with 4 columns across and 5 columns down. Each box had things in it like “Had two parents who attended USC” or “Graduated after 1984″ or “Graduated before 1966″ or “Member of the Board of Regents” or “Speaks more than one language”. You get the picture. Each guest had to write in the name of a person at the event that fit the bill. Some were easy like finding people who spoke more than one language, but finding a Board of Regents’ member was a little tougher.
Born with a competitive streak, I zipped around that party like an Easter bunny on crack. I met more new people that night than I think I ever have. Why? Because it was fun. Even the uber-confident have trouble walking into a party by themselves and striking up a conversation more involved than “Nice shrimp, hugh?” The bingo provided a networking excuse, a fun activity and actually got guests to just hang out and chat without the usual quick duck and run. This game could be adapted to any kind of event where you want people to interact.
Got an email from the folks over at Martha Stewart Omnimedia with a great rundown of video clips from Cody and Jessica’s wedding last week. They broke it down into managable pieces so here you go, enjoy…
I’ve been tagged by Erin at Lucky Designs to participate in the Green Challenge!The idea is to pass on three ideas about how I try to minimize my impact on the environment then tag 5 more bloggers to carry it on!Well here they are!
1.Around the house:We recycle, use energy efficient light-bulbs, and whenever possible we buy organic foods.
2.We also started using eco-chic reusable shopping bags.Check them out at www.gaiam.com.
3.Finally, I try to multiply my efforts by blogging about green wedding ideas.Checkout my Green Wedding posts!
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