Most brides concentrate on wedding party apparel, and leave hairstyles and makeup to the last minute. If you’re planning a traditional wedding and you have a significant amount of time to plan, one element of your planning should be a consult with a hair stylist. The stylist can give a professional opinion about the most [...] Read more »
Valentines Day Proposal
If your Valentine’s Day celebration this year included a wedding proposal, start planning your wedding. The cost of the average Australian wedding is approaching AUD$40,000, but don’t let that stiff price tag interfere with your wedding plans. Instead, you should plan, plan, plan! Nothing increases the cost of a wedding like unplanned expenses, so the [...] Read more »
2008 Could Be A Colourful Year For Bridal Dresses
If you’re looking for something to make your wedding stand out, consider wearing a colourful wedding dress. This season, the designers have created a flurry of gowns that range from pale blue to fire engine red. Red is certainly a departure from the traditional white wedding gown, and it is a traditional bridal colour in [...] Read more »
Mass Wedding Vow Renewal May Break Record
As part of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania’s 250th-year celebration, 750 couples have taken part in Re-Union, a massive wedding vow renewal event at the Carnegie Music Hall. The event was presided over by Pittsburgh mayor Luke Ravenstahl and may be entered into the Guinness Book of World Records. The existing record was established by 272 couples in [...] Read more »
Who should be in the Wedding Receiving Line and Where Should They Stand
The wedding receiving line generally occurs after the wedding ceremony and before the bride and groom depart for the wedding reception. Occasionally, the wedding receiving line will occur at the beginning of the wedding reception as guests enter the venue. The question then becomes; “Who should be in the wedding receiving line and where should [...] Read more »
Running Of The Brides
Nearly 100 brides-to-be participated in the Dallas, TX-area’s first “running of the brides” event on February 10, 2008. The participants waited outside at Capella Court to sift through nearly 200 bridal gowns being sold for USD$99 each. The dresses, which normally retail for anywhere between USD$350-USD$1,000, were sold on a strict cash-only basis and sales [...] Read more »
UAE Bride Show Displays $46K Wedding Dress
One of the feature attractions at the 2008 Bride Show Abu Dhabi was a dazzling AUD$46,000 wedding dress seeded with more than 200,000 Swarovski crystal beads. The dress was designed by ECRU, which has also designed bridal wear for the Kuwaiti royal family and other high-profile Middle East clients. According to Ankur Batra, the designer, [...] Read more »
After The Wedding Watch Your Spending
Brides-to-be and anxious grooms sweat over the details of their weddings in an effort to remain on budget. At stake is cost of what is likely to be the single most expensive event a couple will plan together. Once the wedding is over, some couples forget their cautious spending. That can cause serious problems later. [...] Read more »
Queens Grandson Announces Wedding Venue
Peter Phillips, son of the Princess Anne, The Princess Royal and eldest grandson of Queen Elizabeth II, will wed Autumn Kelly at Crathie Kirk, just a short distance from Balmoral Castle in Scotland. A May wedding is planned, however no additional details have been made available. Mr. Phillips and Ms. Kelly met in 2003 while [...] Read more »
A Pre-Nuptial Agreement For Bridesmaids
A survey conducted for the British publication You and Your Wedding magazine finds that more than 20 percent of brides-to-be would ask their bridesmaids to sign prenuptial agreements, and would withdraw the invitation to be in the bridal party of those who failed to sign. Among the most popular demands of brides-to-be: No weight gains [...] Read more »
Avoid Being Overcome By Stress of Planning A Wedding
Many couples today find the task of planning a wedding to be a daunting task, in the face of competing priorities in their lives. Time, money, and family can all take their tolls on the wedding planning process. Here are a few tips to help you hang onto your sanity while you plan your wedding. [...] Read more »
French President Weds Former Model
On Saturday, February 2, French President Nicolas Sarkozy wed his girlfriend Carla Bruni in a private ceremony in the Elysee Palace in Paris in front of about twenty guests. The couple met in October, shortly after Mr. Sarkozy split from his second wife, Cecilia. Details of the simple ceremony were spare, but the bride wore [...] Read more »
Floral Centerpiece Ideas for Your Wedding Reception
Flowers are an integral part of decorating for the wedding ceremony and reception. Many couples choose specific colours and flowers to incorporate into their design. Every table at the wedding reception should include a centerpiece. This gives the table a look of completeness and elegance. Consider these floral centerpiece ideas for your wedding reception. Over [...] Read more »
Siblings Share Beach Wedding
Julie King and Cliff Smith wanted to get married on the beach and have their reception at Julie’s brother’s beachside home. Julie’s brother, Gary Watts and his fiancée Leanne Oscar, had a better idea. They asked if they would mind sharing the day, so both couples could get married in front of family and friends. [...] Read more »
Jessica Alba Cash Warren Plan Low Key Ceremony
Actress Jessica Alba says she and fiancé Cash Warren will forego a lavish ceremony when they tie the knot. The couple, who are expecting their first child in the spring, would prefer to keep the ceremony small and simple, and have a big reception afterward. Ms. Alba has indicated that she’ll likely marry in a [...] Read more »
Dont Cut Wedding Costs Too Close
If you’re planning a wedding, saving money on the event is likely to be a high priority. Some expenses should be carefully considered before they’re submitted to the budget axe. Flowers: If you want to save money on flowers, the best approach is to budget for reception flowers. Save the flower budget for the location [...] Read more »
Third Time’s The Charm For Seattle Couple
A Seattle, Washington man didn’t think twice about diving into the sewer that claimed his wife’s wedding ring. Ryan and Ann Severn have been married for seven years. Mrs. Severn cleans an office building on weekends to make extra money and inadvertently dropped her ring in the parking lot after work one evening. The ring [...] Read more »
Wedding Mall Provides All-In-One Shopping Experience for Brides
An innovative mall is gearing up for wedding season. The Wedding Mall in Covington, Kentucky in the US, caters specifically to wedding-related businesses. The Covington location, which has space for sixteen wedding-related businesses, and is at full occupancy, allows brides-to-be to do all of their wedding shopping and planning under one roof. In the US, [...] Read more »
Wedding Traditions to Incorporate into your Wedding
Every different religion and every different culture have their own wedding traditions. It is important that we try to incorporate these into the wedding ceremony and reception if they are important to our heritage. However, there are certain wedding traditions that are being used all over the world and these can easily be part of [...] Read more »
Valentines Day Underwater Wedding Adventure
Vietravel, a Vietnamese travel agency, will organise an underwater wedding for up to ten couples on Valentine’s Day. The mass wedding will take place in Nha Trang in the Khanh Hoa province. This isn’t the first underwater wedding Vietravel has put together. Last summer, an Australian couple wed underneath the waters of Nha Trang Bay. [...] Read more »