Wedding Invitation News, Etiquette & Planning Blog

Happy 4th of July!

Lea — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:23:52 +0000

Wishing you and your families a very happy independence day! Diva Dialogue will return on Monday.

4th of July Weddings

Katie — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:30:59 +0000

Since the Fourth of July falls on a Saturday this year, it’s a popular day for weddings. Are you attending any Fourth of July weddings? Would you incorporate red, white and blue accents into your ceremony as a nod to the national holiday?

4th of July Weddings

Plan Your Wedding with Photos

Katie — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:13:48 +0000

I spend part of every morning pouring over wedding photos to find inspirational images to share with you. I love scouring the web to find chic new wedding ideas, but if you are pressed for time I highly recommend browsing through the photo galleries on Project Wedding.

You can filter the thousands and thousands of photos by category, and then use tags to narrow the selection down to exactly what you want. Or, if you are like me, you can click through every single one to find your favorites!

I love building little inspiration boards using different images in conjunction with one another. I love the rich jewel tones of these floral arrangements, the matching cake (from a completely different ceremony!), sleek dress and pretty, side swept hair.

By arranging photos together like this, you can form a better idea of the exact type of celebration you want to have. After all, a picture’s worth a thousand words!

Plan Your Wedding with Photos

Real Weddings: Candy and Scott

Katie — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:31:01 +0000

Scott Hayne Photography submitted today’s Real Wedding, which features Scott and Candy’s seaside ceremony as the lovebirds sail their way to wedded bliss in the Chesapeake Bay. Every detail, from the bride’s starfish-strewn bouquet to the message in a bottle favors, conveys a fresh, modern nautical theme. Check it out for a little inspiration for your own sweet sailboat ceremony!

Real Weddings: Candy and Scott

Are you a Bridezilla?

Tara — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:22:25 +0000

Most of us head in to our wedding planning wanting to be a peaceful, pulled-together, friendly bride. We hope our bridesmaids are thrilled to be a part of our big day, we want to bond with our mothers over dress and flower decisions, and we pray that everything simply falls into place. But fantasy doesn’t always match reality. Wedding planning is expensive, hectic and on top of it all, most brides have some image of perfection that they’d like to project. As a result, most brides have at least one bridezilla moment in the many months leading up to their wedding. However, some simply take it too far. So how do you know if you’re a bridezilla? Check out our list below to see if you fit any of these traits:

When you husband-to-be proposes with a sparkling engagement ring, you cry tears of joy. The next day, you return it to the jeweler to get a bigger diamond. After all, the size dictates how much he really loves you, right?

Huge chunks of your day at work are spent dealing with multiple wedding “crisis”, resulting in frustrated co-workers, managers and employers.

Your fiance is letting you do all the planning; The only thing he cares about is the cake flavor. Cake is his absolute favorite, especially lemon cake. You hate lemon, so you go with chocolate instead.

You schedule an appointment to get hair and makeup done for your bridal shower. Your mom decides she wants to do the same. You throw a screaming fit because “I’m supposed to be the center of attention, NOT you!”.

Your wedding dress has finally arrived after months of waiting. After one glance, you decide it looks too similar to your cousin’s wedding dress. Although this dress isn’t returnable, you demand a new one. Your parents are paying for it.

Your friend, one of your bridesmaids, gets engaged during your planning process. Instead of being happy for her, you are furious because it takes the spotlight away from you.

The night before your bachelorette party, one of your bridesmaids tells you she’s sick. You demand she attend the party anyway, fever or no fever.

You make your bridesmaids sign a contract prior to agreeing to have them in your wedding. The contract requires them to maintain the same weight and hair-do, refrain from any tattoos or piercing and be there to help you at a moment’s notice until the wedding is over.

Are you a Bridezilla?

Engagement Photos + Streamers

Katie — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:05:30 +0000

Big, bubbly balloons and tandem bicycles are all the rage right now for engagement photo shoots, but what’s going to be the hot new prop that engaged couples will be clamoring for next season?

Photographer Max Wanger seems to think that colorful streamers are the answer, as evidenced by this beautiful shoot with a couple named Grace and Parson. We love how he plays with focus to create artistic shots that would look fabulous in a photo save the date card.

What do you think? Are streamers the next big thing?

Engagement Photos + Streamers

Rant or Rave: Fairy Tale Wedding?

Katie — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:32:43 +0000

This link from Kiss the Groom has been passed around the office all week. People seem torn between acknowledging the avant garde, almost couture surrealism of the faux ceremony, and wondering why the groom is wearing antlers.

We love Kiss the Groom’s site, which features a fun “Kissing Tree” application and offers a wealth of inspiration for brides, grooms and wedding planners, but this particular post is a bit too fanciful for our tastes.

What do you think of a fairy forest theme? Do these images inspire you to create an event full of magic and wonder, or are you less than enchanted by the whimsical imagery? Can you imagine getting the groom and his groomsmen into antler headpieces?

What details do you love about this style? What do you hate? Do fairy forest weddings make you want to rant or rave?

Rant or Rave: Fairy Tale Wedding?

Recessionista Brides: Enter to win $1000 from Wedding Paper Divas and Beau-coup!

Tara — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:15:16 +0000

Planning a fashionable wedding celebration in the face of a rocky economy can be a challenge, but with a little help from your fellow fabulous recessionista brides and grooms, you can pull off a chic and sophisticated ceremony that won’t break the bank. Share your best money-saving wedding ideas for a chance to stretch your budget even further!

Wedding Paper Divas and our partner, Beau-coup, have teamed up to offer the perfect prize for any bride. Submit your ideas to be entered to win $1,000 in Wedding Paper Divas and Beau-coup gift certificates. Plus, by visiting Resourceful Brides, you’ll find tons of money-saving, savvy tips to help you make the most of your wedding in these rocky times.

Enter today, plus find great tips for planning your wedding!

The deadline for submissions is Monday, July 20 at 11:59 p.m. PST. Winning idea will be posted online on Friday, July 24 at www.ResourcefulBrides.com.

Recessionista Brides: Enter to win $1000 from Wedding Paper Divas and Beau-coup!

Wedding Watch: Post-It Love

Katie — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:35:21 +0000

After Berger notoriously broke up with Carrie on a post-it, it only seems fair that someone should make a short film about falling in love using post-its…

Wedding Watch: Post-It Love

Wedding Stationery Wednesday: Personal Address Labels

Katie — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:06:39 +0000

A whole blog post dedicated to address labels might seem like overkill, but so many people underestimate how well these little details pull together the entire look of your wedding stationery. Choose a design to match your invitations, or select a completely different option in a matching color scheme—either way, personalized address labels add the perfect finishing touches to your entire wedding suite.

They also make great bridal shower gifts! Give the bride new thank you notes and address labels with her updated address and new last name.

Wedding Stationery Wednesday: Personal Address Labels