Talk about creative — and beautiful! We love this DIY hanging vase idea from Jade and Ron over at WeddingBee.com. Bride Jade took glass hanging vases in a couple of different shapes and filled them with flowers and beads to match her décor. She hung them by fishing line at her ceremony site, alternating the [...]
Archive for June, 2009
Need Help Saying Thanks?
Posted in Etiquette, tagged thank you notes, wedding gifts on June 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Got writer’s block when it comes to writing out your thank you cards? You’re not alone — just ask any married couple. Luckily, you can find samples for thank you note text here and here, as well as some handy etiquette tips here. Thank you notes for wedding gifts should be sent out as soon [...]
Weightless Wedding
Posted in Unusual Weddings on June 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In all your searching for the perfect wedding location, we’re willing to bet you never thought of this: marrying at zero gravity. But New York City newlyweds Erin Finnegan and Noah Fulmor did, and they married last weekend aboard an airplane designed to provide weightless experiences. They had trouble with the first kiss, fumbled the [...]
Time to Vote!
Posted in Contests, News on June 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Our Summer/Fall magazine will be out soon, and your votes will choose the cover photograph! We have 11 beautiful pictures from real Southern Maryland weddings for you to consider, from the romantic to the playful. We’ll tell you about the winning couple’s wedding day in our magazine.
One vote per household and per computer please; complete [...]
Consignment Queen
Posted in DIY, Fashion, Saving Money, Shopping, tagged wedding budget, wedding dress on June 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Stroll through your local thrift or consignment store and scan through the classifieds, and you’re likely to find a number of wedding dresses looking for a second chance to shine. And if you’re a bride on a tight budget, buying used might save you enough dough to allow you to splurge other places. Shop right [...]
I want my Knot TV!
Posted in Fun, Planning on June 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Get your wedding fix every week with a new live online show from the wedding gurus at TheKnot.com! Website editor Carly and her team will show you what’s hot in weddings and take you behind the scenes of The Knot. Each episode will come to you live from The Knot’s offices. The first episode airs [...]
Rent-a-Guest
Posted in Strange Stuff on June 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In the days of cutting guest lists to save money, the idea of renting guests seems strange. But in Japan, where large formal weddings are the norm, one Tokyo firm can pad your guest list if you don’t have enough attendees, if you’re worried your fiance might have more friends there than you, or if [...]
The Wrong Song
Posted in Fun, Reception Ideas, tagged first dance songs, wedding music on June 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Ever been to a wedding a questioned the couple’s song choices? The folks at NPR recently asked their listeners for stories of totally inappropriate wedding songs — think, “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling” by The Righteous Brothers. They’ve posted five of their favorites at NPR.org. Got an inappropriate wedding song story to share? Tell us [...]
Watching the Skies
Posted in Planning, tagged wedding planning, wedding weather on June 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We’ve tipped to this before, but with all the wild weather we’ve been having lately, I figured it was worth mentioning again. Weather.com has a special Wedding Planner section on its website — you can track weather for your wedding day, get typical conditions for your location and date, or compare two locations. All this [...]
Photos that Pop
Posted in DIY, Engagements on June 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
You want great engagement photos, but a special photo session to get them is just not in your budget. Follow some simple tips from the pros — choose the right time of day, don’t dress matchy-matchy, pick a unique location — and you can get beautiful photographs on your own, whether you ask a friend [...]
