Fitting Into Your Dress After the Holidays

The holidays are always a very difficult time for those of us watching our figure. But for the bride, it can be especially distressing. Well, now that the holidays are over, it’s time to get serious about fitting into that dress just in time for your wedding.  Healthy eating and excercise are the best and healthiest way to [...]

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Wine Tasting at your Wedding

One of the hot new trends in weddings during 2008 and for 2009 has been sampling. Instead of one huge cake, brides are choosing cupcakes or dessert bars. Buffets are in style over plated meals. Even your cocktail hour can be about sampling. Consider a wine tasting!
Wineries are found in just about all regions of [...]

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Honeymoon at Home: Three Tips to Make it Special

Don’t have a lot of money? If you and your groom are on a budget, you might have to forgo the tropical honeymoon for now. If possible, I suggest at least taking a long weekend to a week off of work so you can honeymoon at home. You can still have a great time, even [...]

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Walking Down the Aisle without Tripping

It is a bride’s worst nightmare – tripping down the aisle. When all eyes are on you, it can be really nerve-wracking to walk to your groom’s side. Here are some tips for walking down the aisle without making a fool of yourself:
Tip #1: Practice! Every aisle is different, and practicing at home just doesn’t [...]

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Wedding Planning on a Budget

We know you must be excited about your upcoming wedding. You might also be wondering what sort of wedding you can afford – especially if you are familiar with the typical price of a wedding today. According to CostOfWedding.com, “The majority of [U.S.] couples spend between $14,366 and $35,915 while their wedding budget is typically [...]

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Classic Champagne Cocktails

One of the most traditional of drinks to serve at any wedding is the classic champagne cocktail. These are drinks where champagne or sparkling wine offset other alcohol choices. The site “The Fifty Best Champagne Cocktails” has a great comprehensive list of contemporary champagne cocktails. However at the top of theist is the classic Bellini, [...]

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Hot Wedding Reception Trends

The U.K. website, You and Your Wedding, has some interesting suggestion about how to make your wedding reception really unique. In terms of canapés the hottest offerings are foods that look like sushi but are not really sushi. An example is the mini roast beef and Yorkshire pudding or the strawberry rolled in fondant and [...]

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Bringing your Bridesmaids Together: How to Deal with Conflicting Personalities

When you choose your bridesmaids, you might be worried about choosing friends who have conflicting personalities. This is your big day, though – you should be able to choose the girls you love most! Here are five tips for dealing with bridesmaids who don’t get along:
1. Plan one-on-one time. Instead of planning tons of group [...]

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Five Things NOT to do on your Honeymoon

Planning. Packing. Traveling. Your honeymoon needs to be a vacation centered on love and relaxation, but there’s also a lot of stress involved with the trip. To keep things focused on you and your new spouse, here are five things NOT to do on your honeymoon:
1. Don’t plan your time too much. Sure, you may [...]

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