http://www.bridediva.com Not Your Mommas Wedding Advice Wed, 19 Jan 2011 02:49:36 +0000 en hourly 1 BrideDivahttp://feedburner.google.com http://www.bridediva.com/2010/06/23/invitation-checklist/ http://www.bridediva.com/2010/06/23/invitation-checklist/#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:00:52 +0000 Diva http://www.bridediva.com/?p=325 http://www.bridediva.com/2010/06/23/invitation-checklist/feed/ I think I’ve mentioned before that I have a slight fascination with stationary products. It doesn’t matter if it’s business cards, invitations, announcements, or letterheads- I just love the stuff. Now that I’ve confessed this weird interest of mine, let’s talk about... http://www.bridediva.com/2009/12/23/facebook-fun/ http://www.bridediva.com/2009/12/23/facebook-fun/#comments Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:08:15 +0000 Diva http://www.bridediva.com/?p=323 http://www.bridediva.com/2009/12/23/facebook-fun/feed/ Someone posted this question on Facebook. I laughed because this is my type of question. Would you let your back fat hang out of your wedding dress? I forgot who posted it, now I can’t go back and look at the responses. What say you? http://www.bridediva.com/2009/10/19/wedding-reception-different-days/ http://www.bridediva.com/2009/10/19/wedding-reception-different-days/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:48:15 +0000 Diva http://www.bridediva.com/?p=321 http://www.bridediva.com/2009/10/19/wedding-reception-different-days/feed/ Q: Is it a bad idea to have my wedding on one day and the reception on the other? It’s about the locations, I can’t get both on the same day so I’d invite everyone to my wedding on Friday and my reception on Saturday or Sunday. What do you think? A: I think that you [...] http://www.bridediva.com/2009/10/15/engaged-volunteers-needed-for-study/ http://www.bridediva.com/2009/10/15/engaged-volunteers-needed-for-study/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:47:15 +0000 Diva http://www.bridediva.com/?p=319 http://www.bridediva.com/2009/10/15/engaged-volunteers-needed-for-study/feed/ I am passing along this email that may be of interest. Engaged volunteers needed! I am looking for volunteers for a study of attitudes towards marriage and parenthood among engaged couples.  The study consists of a 25-30 minute online survey. To qualify for the study, you must be 20-35 years... http://www.bridediva.com/2009/09/29/when-creativity-goes-too-far/ http://www.bridediva.com/2009/09/29/when-creativity-goes-too-far/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:42:17 +0000 Diva http://www.bridediva.com/?p=314 http://www.bridediva.com/2009/09/29/when-creativity-goes-too-far/feed/ I’m all for being unique but you have to draw the line somewhere. Personally, dismemberment is not really that appetizing. Via Cake Wrecks http://www.bridediva.com/2009/08/22/runaway-bride-is-my-friend/ http://www.bridediva.com/2009/08/22/runaway-bride-is-my-friend/#comments Sat, 22 Aug 2009 16:24:39 +0000 Diva http://www.bridediva.com/?p=312 http://www.bridediva.com/2009/08/22/runaway-bride-is-my-friend/feed/ Q: I have a friend who gets engaged all of the time. Maybe I am exaggerating but she’s been engaged 3 times in the past 3 years. It’s her business on why she keeps planning and canceling weddings but now that she’s engaged again am I supposed to be excited for her? I’ve... http://www.bridediva.com/2009/08/06/honeymoon-on-a-budget/ http://www.bridediva.com/2009/08/06/honeymoon-on-a-budget/#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:13:48 +0000 Diva http://www.bridediva.com/?p=310 http://www.bridediva.com/2009/08/06/honeymoon-on-a-budget/feed/ With people scrimping and saving for a wedding, sometimes a honeymoon is out of the question.  Here are some tips on how to still have fun without adding the burden of debt. 1) Do not consider a honeymoon registry. I don’t care what anyone says, that is tacky. I don’t care if people... http://www.bridediva.com/2009/08/02/is-marriage-for-the-rich/ http://www.bridediva.com/2009/08/02/is-marriage-for-the-rich/#comments Sun, 02 Aug 2009 15:13:30 +0000 Diva http://www.bridediva.com/?p=308 http://www.bridediva.com/2009/08/02/is-marriage-for-the-rich/feed/ Back in 2007 I wrote a post called I can’t afford to get married. A recent comment brought it back on my radar so I had to go back and read what I wrote. Now that the economy has changed I wanted to see if my opinion on the issue has changed as well. In general, it [...] http://www.bridediva.com/2009/07/15/breastfeeding-at-a-wedding/ http://www.bridediva.com/2009/07/15/breastfeeding-at-a-wedding/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:28:17 +0000 Diva http://www.bridediva.com/?p=305 http://www.bridediva.com/2009/07/15/breastfeeding-at-a-wedding/feed/ I was browsing the web and came across a story of a woman who was offended because someone decided that they only wanted the woman’s husband at the wedding. The reason was because the woman breastfeeds and the couple thought that would be a distraction. They just didn’t want her nursing... http://www.bridediva.com/2009/07/11/hawaiian-wedding-favors/ http://www.bridediva.com/2009/07/11/hawaiian-wedding-favors/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:15:16 +0000 Diva http://www.bridediva.com/?p=291 http://www.bridediva.com/2009/07/11/hawaiian-wedding-favors/feed/ If you can’t afford an Hawaiian wedding, how about having a Hawaiian themed wedding? Here are some cool Hawaii themed wedding favors. It would take a lot of planning to pull off this theme in a classy way, but it can be done! Beach Themed Wedding Programs I don’t know how I feel about...