more about: weddings

Love Is In The Air: Vera Wang For David’s Bridal & BHLDN For Anthropologie Launches

Just in time for the annual day of L-O-V-E (Happy Valentine’s Day!), two of our favorite brands are launching bridal collections!

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Gift Grubbing: Don’t Do It

Today’s etiquette question come from a reader named auntiekk01, who writes: My husband and I never had a wedding—just a civil ceremony and brunch with our families. We are now hosting a cocktail party to celebrate our one-year anniversary with all of our friends and families. Is it wrong…

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An Offbeat Way to Save on Weddings: Tomb With a View

I’ve written a number of stories about how to save on weddings, including a piece on why the “average cost” of $18,000 is total bunk. Readers have also sent me a range of terrific ideas for reasonable nuptials. But no one suggested the truly unique angle featured in a recent story in The Indianapolis Star: getting married at a funeral home.

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How to Say “I Don’t” (Want to Be in Your Wedding)

My own wedding was perfect! Of course, we ran out of quiche halfway through the reception, and come to think of it, some relatives got into loud fights…and half the guests missed the ceremony because they were in a traffic jam on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.

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Inspiration Board: Love in Bloom

With Valentine’s Day right around the corner and lots of spring and summer wedding showers on the way, it’s safe to say that love is in the air! With that thought in mind, here’s a new “Love in Bloom” inspiration board featuring one of my favorite “romantic” color palettes – pink & gray.

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What’s your favorite Wedding blog?

It’s no secret that there is an entire blogosphere out there devoted to weddings. Due to a recent turn of events, I’ve become quite interested in exploring this fascinating world…

You guessed it – I’m engaged! My wonderful boyfriend proposed last Friday, and it’s been a whirlwind of celebrating, spreading the good news to family and friends, and occasionally pinching myself (is this really happening??) ever since. 

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Book Review: Simply Elegant Flowers

I’ve recently been on a flower arranging kick and have really been wanting to learn some new techniques and tricks to take party & event centerpieces to the next level. It’s amazing how much more creative and capable you feel in a certain area with a little bit of education, and just learning more about a few of the different types of flowers florist tools that are available has already helped so much!

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Fresh Summer Garden Party Finds

Have a special occasion to celebrate with the girls this summer like a wedding shower, bridal luncheon, or milestone birthday? Take advantage of the warmer weather and take the party outdoors with a colorful, backyard garden soirée!

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Gorgeous New Blog: 100 Layer Cake

I love a beautiful blog that allows me to just drift away somewhere between lush imagery and pretty fonts, to dream, imagine and enjoy. Come see for yourself just how lovely this new site is…

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Great Party Planning Tool: Polyvore

Special events and celebrations such as birthday parties, bridal/baby showers, and weddings require a decent amount of planning – and one of the best things you can do to help streamline the planning process is to create an inspiration board. Lucky for us, there’s a great tool available that makes creating inspiration boards super easy!

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