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September 2009 Blog Posts (183)

Five Essential Newlywed Strategies for the Daughter-in-Law

... or how to achieve a lifetime of smooth sailing with your husband and MIL and save yourself years of frustration, anger, and anti-depressants!

So, you’ve just stepped off the bus—do not delay! You must take these five rules and place them in your arsenal of weaponry immediately! It is often the most vulnerable time for a daughter-in-law (although you won’t know it until it’s too late) since you may be starry eyed and wanting to make friends with your beloved’s mother. But if you… Continue

Added by Sally Shields on September 30, 2009 at 8:46pm — 1 Comment

World's Best Heidelberg Windmill Platen Press Demo Video

A recently engaged friend asked me to explain how our letterpress wedding invitation printing press actually works. Trying to demonstrate the process using my hands, a couple pieces of paper and a whole lot of descriptive words, I quickly remembered what my high school English teacher used to always tell me: “Show, don’t tell.”

This trip down memory lane not only made me realize how silly I must have looked trying to play charades as a printing press, but it also got my cinematic… Continue

Added by Invitations by Ajalon - Trish J on September 30, 2009 at 7:50pm — No Comments

Honeymoon registry

Honeymoon registry

Nowadays there are many different options when registering for your honeymoon.

One such example is an online honeymoon registry. This allows you to post your own special requests to make your honeymoon complete.

Being a travel agent who specializes in honeymoons I have seen the benefit of this first hand. This has allowed many of my couples to upgrade their car from a smaller version to something… Continue

Added by Marie Glodt Travel to Maui on September 30, 2009 at 7:41pm — No Comments

Pastels for the fall

Spring is not the only time to use soft colors. The trend appearing this fall is the use of shades of pinks and yellows, mint greens and other pastel colors. These colors are refelcted in the bridal party florals, ceremony decor and in abundance during the reception. A table runner or overlay has the ability to bring a large swatch of the colors to your table. You can also achieve the color in the room through the use of lighting options. How ever you… Continue

Added by Floral Designs by Meta on September 30, 2009 at 6:00pm — 1 Comment

LAST DAY for Vendors to Register for the Not-So-Big Wedding Boutique

Not-so-big fee of $125 (per team)

Where: Rockwood Manor, Potomac, MD
When: Sunday, November 8, Noon - 5PM
What: Wedding vendor teams reveal their weddings for under $15K

For more information or to register, visit www.NotSoBigWedding.com

Added by Laura Gosse on September 30, 2009 at 2:29pm — No Comments

A greater cause

Fellow Wedding Professionals;

As we approach October and Breast Cancer awareness month I thought I would introduce you to a great organization.

Pink Initiative is a collection of wedding industry professionals and private donors dedicated to funding awareness, outreach, education and research for breast cancer. If you are interested in joining or learning more about the… Continue

Added by Kattia Gordon on September 30, 2009 at 2:20pm — No Comments

YIPEE!! It's wedding show season!!

It's wedding show season and you know it's the chance to have a fun day out with the girls (or H2B if he can take it!!) Make sure you check out these two shows: The National Wedding Show and the Designer Wedding Show.

I must say my favourite is the DWS. It's elegant and the choice of exhibitors is fabulous. Everything you will find there is premium and real luxury!!

It takes place in Battersea Park next week 9-11… Continue

Added by Vanessa Bolosier on September 30, 2009 at 9:15am — No Comments

New marketing Platform for wedding professionals

I was very excited to learn about a new marketing wedding platform for wedding professionals. We are all on a quest to bring our businesses to a new level and this is it. Two Bright Lights has been created to give us an opportunity to shine.

Please check out this article from Think Splendid…

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Added by Kattia Gordon on September 29, 2009 at 2:55pm — No Comments

Wedding Videography Questions & Advice

What questions should a bride and groom ask their wedding videographer?

How long have you been a videographer?

What sort of equipment will you use to film my wedding?

What equipment do you use to capture my vows and reception sound?

Will you edit my whole wedding or just give me raw footage?

Do you use broadcast standards for filming and editing?

Can I see a wedding DVD that you recently authored?

Do you have any memberships that offer you long term… Continue

Added by Bobbe and Donnie Hayes on September 29, 2009 at 2:54pm — No Comments

A Favor of a Response....

A wedding starts and ends with paper; the Save the Dates, the Invitations and finally, the Thank You's.

An Invitation is a very important piece of paper that you will send to your guests. Not only does it tell them the obligatory who, what, when and where, but your invitation also lets your guests know how to dress and act. It also lets them know who are the hosts, what they will be doing after your ceremony and other pieces of information.

So -- the crazy and zany lettering on… Continue

Added by Cynthia Betts on September 29, 2009 at 1:15pm — No Comments

design your wedding ring in your pjs

taken from www.wedbykez.com

Thanks to Carlee from Snobs for the link

I am a google bride. I have wikipedia'd how to write vows, google'd table settings and bing'd speech etiquette. Anything that allows me to finalise my wedding details in the comfort and "hassle free" environment of my own home - is a good thing.

And that's why I love the following. Jewelers have got onboard to help and iBride… Continue

Added by Kerryn Tippett on September 28, 2009 at 5:57pm — 1 Comment

Dreams, Themes, and Color Schemes

Right after we were engaged, I immediately started subscribing/purchasing every bridal magazine in sight. I was so motivated, I probably could’ve had a wedding planned in about 2 weeks! But as that didn’t happen, I still had about 20 months to go until the big day. I am relatively indecisive in everyday life, so of course my mind changed about 200 times about which colors to go with for the wedding.

I started out loving blush pink and champagne. I wanted champagne satin bridesmaid… Continue

Added by Invitations by Ajalon - Trish J on September 28, 2009 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Bridal Shoes With the Wow Factor

Have you seen shoes and bags with the Wow Factor?? Please visit www.iwantcrystalcouture.com
Let me know what you think and your feedback. I launched the business at Wales largest bridal fare at the CIA in Cardiff and so far have had a great response. Look forward to hearing from you.
Regards, Yona

Added by Crystal Couture on September 28, 2009 at 4:23pm — 1 Comment

Flowers in the fall, Love is in the air!

The weather today is certainly enough to get anyone thinking about fall. But with this change of season comes many beautiful flowers. You can expect to see sunflowers, mums and zinnias in abundance. With oranges, reds and yellows setting the mood. Fall flowers and colors tend to portray a very intimate, romantic style.

Imagine your grand entrance into a room filled with candle light, your guests are seated at tables decorated with stunning flower arrangements in various types of… Continue

Added by Blooming Envy, LLC on September 28, 2009 at 3:04pm — 1 Comment

Weekly Advice: 3 New Ways to Prove Twitter is Not a Waste of Time

If there is one thing I'm sure about, it is that Twitter is an amazing tool that will increase a wedding professional's visibility - for free! But how can you be sure… Continue

Added by Christine Dyer on September 28, 2009 at 11:30am — 19 Comments

Getting the most out of your wedding day

wedding will last one day. Less than 24 hours. The typical wedding lasts less than 6 hours actually when you figure in driving time, moving from one venue to another, etc. So how then, do you get the most of out your wedding? How do you jam-pack a year's worth of planning into 330 minutes?

Planning, planning and more planning. Paying attention to the details that make up the day. Hiring professionals that understand your event and want to give you their all. Trusting in your… Continue

Added by Cynthia Betts on September 28, 2009 at 10:10am — No Comments

Urgent Need Weddings, Part One; Illness and Hospitalization

A hospital wedding today prompted this column about urgent-need weddings and how to get a marriage license when one party can't appear.....

Urgent Need Weddings Part One: Illness and Hospitalization

Hope you never need this info, but maybe you'll be able to pass it on. Thanks.

Elizabeth Oakes, National Wedding Examiner, Examiner.com

Added by Elizabeth Oakes on September 28, 2009 at 1:26am — No Comments

introducing BridezUnited

taken from www.wedbykez.com

Sometimes it takes a bride to know what a bride is going through.. friends and family just don't get it because they either are "full up" of wedding stuff or it's been too long since their own wedding to remember the trauma and drama of a wedding day.

And that is where the internet is heaven sent.

get help where you can