How To Create Your Wedding Reception Theme

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 07:39:00 -0400

One of the biggest headaches you will have when planning your wedding is the reception and the theme of your day. Everything from colors to decorations will need to be considered, along with details relating to a specific theme if you are having one.

Once you have armed yourself with a scrapbook your ideas are likely to run riot so here are some tips on how to see the wood from the trees and create the perfect reception theme for your day.

Choosing your colors:

8 Ways To Spice-Up Your Wedding Planning

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 07:33:00 -0400

Attachment 4513

Your wedding planning phase does not have to be all about bookings and lengthy discussions over the choice of flowers. Indeed, injecting some fun into your planning phase will really help to set you both up for the day itself and help to ease and stresses and nerves along the way. Check out these 8 wedding planning ideas for adding a little spice and magic before the day arrives:

1. Book a photo shoot:

Instead of the traditional formal poses usually seen in engagement

Wedding Planning? Why It Is Ok To Be Unconventional!

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 07:23:00 -0400

Attachment 4512

For many brides (and grooms) there can come an underwhelming feeling that their wedding has to be a traditional affair with all the usual customs and an enormous guest list. For most of them, straying from the traditional white wedding would seem incomprehensible, especially when you throw in pressure from close family. The net result is they find themselves at logger heads with their nearest and dearest over what they really want.

It is true to say that traditionally if the bride�s parents paid for the

Cancer Survivor Given Free Wedding Photos In Surprise Gift

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:51:00 -0500

Attachment 4437

This is such a sweet story.

Melinda Muniz spent years fighting Leukemia, and during this struggle she wed her 10-year partner and father of two of her children, Christopher Jones.

But it was not a happy occasion in many ways. There was no ceremony, no reception, not even a chance to walk down the aisle. Instead, she was married by a priest in a hospital bed, weak and underweight, but she was dedicated to her survival.

Thankfully,

Kim K's Former Publicist Official Joins Team Humphries, Says Wedding Was Fake

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:09:00 -0500

Attachment 4436

Jonathon Jaxson, former publicity for Kim Kardashian and her family, has officially teamed up with scorned former hubby Kris Humphries in the scandalous divorce.

Now, normally I wouldn't use a term as old fashioned and judgmental as "scandalous". But this whole thing had been a mess from the second they started dating.

At first I thought they were just being stupid, rushing into a marriage after only a few months and insisting on making it

Waking Up In Vegas: The Changing Face Of Las Vegas Weddings

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:11:00 -0500

Attachment 4435

When you think of Las Vegas weddings, what comes to mind? Chances are, you think of Elvis and bright neon lights and cheesy effects, right? I know that is what pops into my head.

That is why I was so surprised to learn about the different themes and traditional setups that chapels around the city seem to be offering now. It is drastic enough that I thought we would take a look at the main type of Vegas weddings that actually exist.

The King

Obviously,

The Pros and Cons Of All-Inclusive Wedding Packages

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:55:00 -0500

Attachment 4434

There have been more people looking at wedding packages lately, which isn't exactly a shock. These all-inclusive packages pretty much wrap up your entire wedding into a single cost, which can be a fraction of the price of doing it all separately. Plus, you are usually already in place for a honeymoon.

But there are both pros and cons to using these package deals.

The Good

The Cost - Usually the biggest reason couples choose these packages at resorts

Same Sex Marriage Becomes A Reality In Both Washington and Callifornia

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:59:00 -0500

Attachment 4432

For those who haven't heard, gay marriage has been both passed into law in the state of Washington, and the Prop 8 ban has been ruled unconstitutional in California.

Already, projections are coming about the effect this could have on wedding based business, just as it did in New York City and the various other states that have enacted gay marriage as a legal right.

According to UCLA's The Williams Institute, we could be seeing as much as $88 million in the first three years within Washington alone, thanks

Three Ways To Get A Wedding Dress For A Fraction Of The Cost

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:26:00 -0500

Attachment 4431

The wedding dress is one of the most extravagant costs of the entire wedding. Many women will spend thousands for the single garment, which is fair enough given the sentimental value and the fact that they might be planning to save it for the next generation.

But not all of us are willing (or just able) to spend that kind of cash for a dress we will wear once. So we seek how more affordable means of acquiring our all important gown.

Here are three ways that you can save big on your wedding dress.

New Wedding Deal Site Opens Up To Offer Major Discounts For Engaged Couples

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:27:00 -0500

Attachment 4430

Good news for those engaged couples seeking out some deals to lighten the financial load of their big day!

A new website called My Wed Deal, similar to that of Groupon and other deal-a-day sites, has opened specifically for wedding products. While not as targeted by location as others, it still gives up to 50% off on various elements to your wedding, from vendors to photography.

"We like to think of My Wed Deal as the

Wedding - Weddings; Wedding Planning from the Wedding Experts