You’ve invested a lot in your wedding: time, money, love and more than a little sweat and tears. If you’re worried about unpredictable weather, problems with your gown, flaky vendors or other wedding day surprises, getting wedding insurance might ease your mind. Wedding insurance plans protect you from things beyond your control — such as [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Scare Week: Wedding Insurance
Posted in Planning, tagged wedding disasters, wedding insurance, wedding planning on October 31, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Scare Week: Coping with Disaster
Posted in Planning, tagged coping with wedding disasters, wedding disasters, wedding planning on October 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
It’s true: no matter how meticulously you plan your day, there’s a pretty good chance something will go wrong. It’s not always something huge, like the cake falling over. In my case, it turned out that the DJ didn’t have the song I wanted for my father-daughter dance. I was disappointed, but I went with [...]
Scare Week: Wedding Disasters
Posted in Fun, Planning, tagged wedding disasters, wedding planning on October 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Halloween is Friday, so this week we’re going to focus on something really scary: wedding day disasters. From toppled cakes to sick brides to errant wildlife, wedding disasters can be hilarious — if they’re not happening to you. (Search YouTube for “wedding disasters,” and you’ll get more than 250 videos and the suggestion to also [...]
Pop Art Portrait
Posted in Fun, Wedding Trends on October 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If you want something different than an enlarged print of your wedding photo, you’re in luck. Artists are doing so many cool things with wedding photos these days. NYC artist Kristin Baerlin creates pop art-style portraits that seem to be inspired by Andy Warhol. She works with each client to choose the perfect photo and [...]
Creative spending
Posted in Planning, Saving Money, tagged economy, wedding budget on October 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Tough economic times dragging down your wedding planning? You’re not alone. Engaged couples everywhere are finding that their wedding budgets just aren’t stretching as far as they’d like. We’ve posted some tips at SoMdWeddings.com for getting the most out of your wedding dollar. (Like, get married on Friday rather than Saturday — hall rentals are [...]
The Latest Gowns
Posted in Fashion, tagged bridal fashion week, wedding gowns on October 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A few weeks ago, we told you about the trends in wedding gowns seen during fall Fashion Week. Now the brides are getting center stage — it’s Bridal Fashion Week in New York! Designers are showing off their latest offerings for brides, bridesmaids and grooms. Want to see what’s coming soon to a bridal shop [...]
No-play list
Posted in Reception Ideas, tagged wedding reception, wedding reception music on October 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
When my husband and I got married, we forbid the DJ from playing three songs: “The Macarena,” “The Chicken Dance” and “The Cha-Cha Slide.” (“The Electric Slide” was allowed because I love it.) Looking back, I probably would have added some other tired songs to my no-play list. Talk to your DJ about what you [...]
For a Cure
Posted in Planning, Wedding Trends, tagged breast cancer awareness, wedding favors, Wedding Trends on October 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and if this disease has touched your life, you might want to make awareness part of your wedding day. You can honor a loved one’s fight with breast cancer by giving specially themed favors or choosing pink as a dominate color. There are lots of creative ways to [...]
Location, location, location
Posted in Planning, Reception Ideas, Vendors, tagged reception facilities, wedding planning, wedding reception on October 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s true in real estate, and it’s true in wedding planning. You can say a lot about the tone, style and theme of your wedding by the location you choose. Southern Maryland brides are lucky — there are so many fantastic wedding and reception locations here that you’re sure to find something that meets your [...]
Suitable for framing
Posted in Fun, Shopping, tagged marriage certificates, wedding keepsakes on October 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Official marriage certificates don’t come on parchment anymore, and chances are pretty good you’re not going to frame and display the official marriage certificate you get from your county. If you want something to display, you need to speak to “The Scribe” at An Englishman in LA. The company creates old world-style marriage certificates, either [...]
