Sophie Clarke, the Bretforton, Worcestershire bride whose wedding plans were dashed last month when the horse drawing her church-bound carriage dashed off after being spooked in traffic, has organised new plans that involve a more conventional mode of transportation: a good old fashioned limousine. Clarke and her father were left alone and helpless in the [...] Read more »

A Ukrainian woman who is marrying her man in London, England has posted a classified ad in search of 30 guests for her wedding. The groom’s family and friends make up the bulk of the couple’s guest list, but only the bride’s parents – who still live in the Ukraine – will share the bride’s [...] Read more »

A couple from Corinth, New York in the US made it official when they wed 156 feet below ground in Howes Caverns. The celebration marked the 600th time in more than 150 years that couples wed among the cave’s limestone caverns. The unusual location has hosted some unusual weddings. The one that stands out the [...] Read more »

About 30 businesses on and around Union Street in San Francisco have banded together to offer wedding services to engaged couples. The business group calls itself the Union Street Wedding Ring and includes hair salons, studios, jewellery designers, florists, dress designers and men’s formal wear shops, photographers, calligraphers, vintners, wedding and event planners, and other [...] Read more »

A group of thirteen mothers has established a tradition of baking cookies for their children’s weddings, and the approach has added a touch of laughter and friendship to each wedding event. For a typical family wedding, the group bakes between 800 and 1,000 cookies, which are arranged on a table at the wedding reception. The [...] Read more »

If you’re about to start planning a wedding, you’ll quickly come to understand that you can have just about anything you want, but everything you want comes with a price tag attached. For brides-to-be who have spent their formative years mentally planning their weddings, the sticker shock for this one-night event can be overwhelming. The [...] Read more »

Nearly twenty percent of marriage proposals are issued in December and coincide with the year-end holidays, when couples can make engagement announcements to family and friends. With the global economic slowdown, budget-conscious couples are looking for alternatives to more expensive engagement and wedding jewellery. Titanium and tungsten are proving to be popular alternatives, since they [...] Read more »

The question of who should be invited to a wedding is one every bride wrestles with. If you’re paying for your own wedding, you have complete control over who gets an invitation. The guiding factor in your decision-making should be your budget. Reliably, 10%-15% of the guests you invite won’t be able to attend your [...] Read more »

Wedding photos capture a timeless event. Unfortunately, a high proportion of couples never make it to Happily Ever After. The question of what becomes of the wedding photos is often troublesome, since they include photographs of cherished family members and friends, intermingled with at least one deceased or not-so-cherished former family member. Individual portraits of [...] Read more »

One common issue that brides confront is the wedding invitation for a single guest. The rules of etiquette don’t dictate that single guests must be afforded the opportunity to bring a friend, wedding invitations addressed to single guests inspire their share of rue. In the name of cost-cutting, many brides look at the single guest [...] Read more »

A bridesmaid attending her sister’s wedding at the Farringford Hotel on the Isle of Wight made it through the pre-ceremony pictures before admitting to her big sister that her baby was about to crash the wedding. Gina Weeks, 22, was taken from the wedding site to a hospital 20 minutes away, with her contractions only [...] Read more »

Dan and Gemma Scott, of Staveley Derbyshire reduced the cost of their wedding by about £9,000 by bartering for most of what they needed, including the church, the reception, their wedding photographs, wedding clothes and the cars they had organised for the day. The couple worked free of charge for local businesses in exchange for [...] Read more »

Published reports say that Brazilian super-model Gisele Bundchen may be planning a wedding to American football star Tom Brady. According to sources, Ms. Bundchen approached the famed New York restaurant Tavern On The Green to help plan a wedding reception. The world’s highest-paid model (according to Forbes magazine) has dated New England Patriot quarterback Tom [...] Read more »

Hurricane Ike, which ravaged the US Texas gulf coast earlier this year, has apparently undone dozens of wedding plans. The owners of two wedding venues, the Bella Terrazza and the Tuscany in Garden Oaks, say that they will not be able to re-open the Bella Terrazza, and it’s not clear what will happen to the [...] Read more »

Brides in Britain and New Zealand can add another line item to the wedding budget: charges for trying on wedding dresses. Some high-end bridal boutiques are now charging brides who want to try on the dresses, ostensibly to cover the time of shop workers who must work with brides-to-be. Shop owners are saying that many [...] Read more »

Emma Lowdon and her fiancé Sean Allum were getting married at a Registry Office in Ashington, Northumberland when Lowdon’s labor pains began. The bride, 36, and her husband-to-be had chosen October 3 as their wedding date months earlier, when Lowdon found out that she was expecting the couple’s first child. On September 30, the new [...] Read more »

Hawaiian business owners are lamenting their losses in the wedding industry, as fewer Asian couples are making the trek to the islands to marry and spend a honeymoon. Certain businesses that depend on Japanese weddings have been particularly hard-hit. One wedding chapel formerly saw only Japanese couples schedule weddings there, but over the past two [...] Read more »

Spending and saving on wedding expenses has always been at the center of every bride’s wedding plan. With the average cost of a wedding approaching AUD$40,000, and with similar expenditures found around the world, some brides are taking a different approach to their Big Day. But where should brides apply cost-cutting measures to achieve the [...] Read more »

Every bride-to-be confronts the issue of inviting a single person to her wedding. Should an invitation to a single person always include an invitation for a guest? This is one area where etiquette and finances clash. Brides looking to reduce headcount may view a single guest as an opportunity to cut corners, but etiquette rules [...] Read more »

Wagner College, on Staten Island in New York City, is offering an 8-week wedding planning course. The course is taught by two professional wedding planners, both of whom have planned more than 400 weddings combined. The course covers weddings, cultural customs, wedding attire, catering, flowers, bridal shows, transportation, budgeting, etiquette, event planning and the planner’s [...] Read more »

For brides planning a wedding today, cost is a growing concern. Brides from all over the world have stepped up to the challenge and are trying to plan the most cost-effective weddings possible. Employing tactics like buying their dresses on eBay, using do-it-yourself invitation kits, visiting the local supermarket just before the wedding to pick [...] Read more »

The mettle of a Canadian bride in Whistler, British Columbia was torture-tested when an overnight rockslide cancelled the bride’s original wedding plans. Tracy Mercier awoke on July 30 to discover that an overnight rockslide on the Sea-to-Sky highway had closed off the main route to her wedding site in Whistler. Her wedding, an elaborate three-day [...] Read more »

In an effort to cut wedding expenses, more brides are looking for do-it-yourself wedding invitation kits. The most popular kits include elegant and stylish papers that give a unique look to an invitation. Brides aren’t interested in sacrificing quality, colour or style, however, they are looking for a variety of papers, cuts and colours that [...] Read more »

James Raines, of Wales, left his Territorial Army position without a proper goodbye, so his bride, Michelle Watkinson, arranged to have a special memento delivered to Raines at his wedding. Raines, who had served as an engineer with the 101 Engineer Regiment, worked as a bomb disposal officer during his years of service with the [...] Read more »

More brides are incorporating black into their wedding colours this year. Many designers are showing bridesmaids dresses that feature black prominently, and are also incorporating black into their wedding dresses in the form of trims and adornments. Black lends a touch of ultra-formality to what is already a very formal event. Bridesmaids dresses that include [...] Read more »

Recently, a Church of England vicar made worldwide headlines for tossing a two-year-old out of a wedding. The major problem, of course, was that the noisy toddler who got the gate was the son of the bride and groom. The couple has complained to the Church of England, but the good vicar has fired a [...] Read more »

Couples from all over the world come to marry in Gretna Green. The town released the most recent statistics on weddings there, showing that 4,452 couples married in the town, and 86% of those ceremonies did not involve a resident of Scotland, much less a resident of the town itself. The number of weddings is [...] Read more »

If you’re planning a wedding, you’ll need to decide whether you want to organise photography and videography services to capture the moment. To save expense, many couples opt to have their weddings captured for posterity using willing family and friends. What goes into making good wedding photography and videography? Planning and preparation are both key [...] Read more »

Hundreds of UK couples who used the Wrapit wedding list service have been told that there will be further delay in getting wedding gifts that were ordered through the company. Wrapit, which serves about 300 couples per month, offers an upscale wedding list service for couples to select wedding registry gifts. The service claimed to [...] Read more »

The world will be watching Beijing on August 8, 2008 because that was the date chosen for the opening ceremonies for the 2008 Supper Olympics. The government chose that date because the number “8″ is considered lucky. More than 9000 Chinese couples also chose that date to wed when the application period for marriage licenses [...] Read more »

Glen Wheaton celebrated his 50th wedding anniversary with his wife Dixie in Kansas City, Missouri in the US this past weekend. In doing so, he joined his four brothers, who also reached their 50th wedding anniversaries. Ken and Nellie Wheaton celebrated their 58th anniversary this year. Ed and Betty Wheaton celebrated their 57th, while Kent [...] Read more »

Brides who are planning their weddings are looking at all angles to save money on their big day. Where are the biggest gains? The dress: Brides who are looking to cut corners are buying used dresses, and white or ivory dresses that weren’t designed specifically for weddings. The savings can be huge. The flowers: Fresh [...] Read more »

One of the biggest costs for a wedding reception is the bar tab. Alcohol ranks as the second most significant cost for a wedding reception, right after the cost of food. For brides who are looking to save a bit on the cost of the reception, the bar is a prime target for cutting back. [...] Read more »

Emma Dunn was looking for a wedding dress and had decided on one with a £1,500 price tag. Before plunking down that kind of cash, she decided to check eBay and found an exact duplicate of the dress she was thinking of purchasing. To Dunn’s great fortune, the auction was less than 10 minutes from [...] Read more »

A British couple who wanted a low-key wedding got that and more. Catherine Webb and Mark Campbell decided to tie the knot in a low-key ceremony. They assured family and friends that it was not necessary to come to the wedding, the second for each of them. Instead, the couple, who planned to marry while [...] Read more »

Ann Barnett, the county clerk of Kern County in California, decided in June to stop performing civil ceremonies for couples who take out a marriage license. The decision coincided with the California State Supreme Court’s ruling that California counties must issue “gender-free” marriage licenses. Barnett says that Kern County is unprepared to deal with the [...] Read more »

With the average cost of a wedding spiraling out of control, brides are leaving no stone unturned in their search for cutting costs while still having a memorable and enjoyable wedding. Wedding planner Mindy Weiss reports in her book The Wedding Book: The Big Book For Your Big Day on some of the best ways [...] Read more »

According to the American Pyrotechnics Association, their membership is being asked to produce more fireworks shows related to weddings, birthdays and other celebrations. Fireworks require the permission of the venue and a permit from local authorities. Provided that both are granted, brides can expect to spend about $1,000 per minute on a dedicated fireworks show. [...] Read more »

A couple from Yuma, Arizona in the United States took advantage of the annual Comic-Con event to stage a Star Wars-themed wedding. Thomas and Tenille Kuhlman married last year in a civil ceremony, but that didn’t stop the couple from going forward with their plans for a Mandelorian wedding. Mandelorians, of course, are a fictional [...] Read more »

Four couples who lived as neighbors in an apartment complex in Ann Arbor, Michigan – a college town just west of Detroit – reunited to celebrate 50 years of marriage to their respective spouses last week. The four couples all attended and graduated from the University of Michigan, and married within two months of each [...] Read more »

Why should women have all the fun when it comes to getting married? Man showers – parties designed for men – are a growing trend among men who are getting married. Men are growing comfortable with attending couples’ showers with wives and girlfriends, so a “man shower” is a natural extension of that. Others think [...] Read more »

Auto enthusiasts in Sweden will get a double dose of true love in July, when the country’s first “drive-in wedding” will be staged at a gathering of car lovers in Vasteras, in Central Sweden. The wedding, which 36 couples have already registered for, will be performed by about ten priests from the Church of Sweden. [...] Read more »

When it comes to marriage, Bonnie Ashley has it down. In fact, lately she’s been giving advice to people who are considering a walk down the aisle. Few people in the world are better prepared to give advice about marriage than Ashley. She’s married (and divorced) eleven times. Ashley, 53, has written a book called [...] Read more »

Bishop Marc Handley Andrus has urged members of the Episcopal Diocese of California to instruct its followers to marry in a civil ceremony and have their unions blessed by the Episcopal Church. Andrus is following a model used heavily in European countries, but not in the United States. Andrus is finding support among California clergy [...] Read more »

Wedding rings can be traditional or completely unique, but exercise care when choosing a wedding band. Most wedding and engagement rings are made from a gold alloy, but other metals like silver, palladium, platinum, titanium and tungsten are also gaining in popularity. Pure gold is too soft for daily wear. Typically, gold is mixed with [...] Read more »

Courtney Dempsey is a survivor. Four years ago, the now-33-year-old bride-to-be was told by doctors that she was suffering from terminal cancer and had less than one year to live. She had been diagnosed with late-stage melanoma and the prognosis was not good. Through aggressive treatment, she beat the odds and recovered, only to find [...] Read more »

A growing trend these days is the surprise wedding. Couples who don’t want to get tied up the planning process are opting instead to throw surprise weddings with family and friends. Couples usually use the ruse of an informal party, engagement party or shower, and surprise guests with a wedding instead. The surprise wedding eschews [...] Read more »

You’re planning a wedding but you can’t afford everything you want. Welcome to life! There are so many decisions to make and so little time in which to make them. When everything associated with weddings costs so much, how can you ensure that you get the wedding you want? Wedding planners agree that the best [...] Read more »

Couples planning their weddings are now looking carefully at their finances before agreeing to spend thousands on their wedding plans. While the well-to-do have not curbed their appetites for extravagance, couples of more ordinary means are looking for ways to save on the cost of tying the knot. Where can you save the most? Typically, [...] Read more »

For most Arab brides, it’s inconceivable to marry without wearing a stunning collection of gold jewellery. Gold is a traditional part of the Arab wedding scene, and babies are often given gold as gifts. Inflation and the high price of gold on the commodities market are eating into the Arab appetite for gold. Some jewellers [...] Read more »

If you’re looking for a way to cut down on the cost of a wedding, consider having it in Pakistan. The government in Punjab has begun to enforce a law first enacted in the 1990′s that limits wedding receptions to a single entrée and a few “appropriate” side dishes, like rice. When originally passed, the [...] Read more »

Wedding costs occupy most brides’ minds. The cost of a traditional wedding is staggering, and most couples can’t accumulate the funds needed to pay for the event in the year or so they plan to be engaged. Engaged couples are coming up with some creative ways to reduce the overall cost of getting married. According [...] Read more »

Some couples still choose to take a wedding loan, despite the double-digit interest rates that come with these loans. The average cost of a traditional wedding is hovering around $40,000, and the figure can be significantly higher in large cities. Couples who are considering marriage should think twice about taking a loan to cover the [...] Read more »

If you’re looking for ideas for simple table centerpieces, try these: Add a small fishbowl or collection of fishbowls at the center of each table. Use gravel that’s coloured to match the theme of your wedding and see to it that the guests have an opportunity to take a fish home at the end of [...] Read more »

Many couples dread the cost of a traditional wedding, and some couples put off getting married altogether because they fear the budget-busting ceremonies that are common today. Getting married doesn’t have to be expensive and a new movement is underway to reduce the cost and stress involved in planning a wedding. After a couple decide [...] Read more »

A British bride-to-be couldn’t find the wedding dress of her dreams, so she turned to the only person she thought could help: dear old dad! Katrina Wardrop had seen her father’s handiwork when he made a wedding cape for his second wife. The 21-year-old asked her dad to design and make her wedding dress, a [...] Read more »

Wedding planning Web sites are nothing new, but some brides prefer a more comprehensive (and private) method of planning their big event. TopTenReviews put together a list of the top ten wedding planning software packages in a head-to-head comparison. Packages were ranked for their feature set, ease-of-use, ease of installation or setup and technical support. [...] Read more »

For a bride-to-be who is planning a first wedding, the number of choices can seem overwhelming. Common sense often goes out the window when decisions that affect the wedding’s bottom line must be made. How can you plan a wedding, stay on budget and still have what you want? In most cases, wedding planning is [...] Read more »

Budgeting for a wedding is difficult because it involves so many tough choices. Most couples overshoot their budget, but a wedding doesn’t have to be unbearably expensive. The average Australian wedding is approaching AUD$40,000. If that doesn’t seem like it’s in the cards for you, the best time to control your costs is early in [...] Read more »

Wedding planning Web site myweddings.com reports that the site is seeing an increase in the number of casual weddings, and weddings that are highly customised to suit the wedding couple’s tastes. Ecologically friendly weddings are growing in popularity. Eight of ten couples who are using the site to plan their wedding report incorporating at least [...] Read more »

You’re pregnant, or have been married before, but you still want to wear white? No problem! According to MaternityBride.com, white is the most popular dress colour today for expecting brides. More designer are offering white maternity dresses and many brides are choosing them, breaking with what turns out to be a relatively modern tradition. For [...] Read more »

In an interview with CNBC’s Michael Eisner, wedding dress designer Vera Wang says the most expensive wedding gown she’s ever created was never worn. Wang created a wedding dress for singer and actress Jennifer Lopez, during her engagement to actor Ben Affleck. The wedding was canceled and the dress was never seen in public. Reportedly, [...] Read more »

If you’re planning a wedding and you’re stuck on whether you should allow children at your event, consider organising a babysitter for guests with younger children. The idea of using a wedding sitter is also appealing to brides who may have small children of their own. A wedding sitter will attend the reception and provide [...] Read more »

A growing number of UK couples are postponing wedding plans or foregoing the event altogether due to the rising cost of wedding ceremonies. Financial planner ING Direct says that as many as 102,000 engaged couples in the UK have indefinitely postponed wedding ceremonies, citing their cost as the primary reason for the delay. This number, [...] Read more »

To anyone who is planning a wedding, the cost is no surprise. If you’ve just gotten engaged, you can reduce the cost of your wedding by taking some simple steps. To save on invitations, experts recommend shopping online. In addition to finding pre-cut invitations in a number of styles, many printers offer do-it-yourself wedding invitation [...] Read more »

Brides and grooms-to-be usually select their wedding party members early in the planning process. For some, the choices are easy: the wedding wouldn’t be perfect without a sister, brother or best friend as the Maid of Honour or Best Man. Sometimes, couples have very different views of how large the wedding party should be. The [...] Read more »

Actress Jennifer Love Hewitt is staying mum about her wedding plans with fiancé Ross McCall. She has indicated that the couple will have a low-key wedding with a small, private celebration. The couple met on the set of Love Hewitt’s television programme Ghost Whisperer in January 2006. McCall proposed to Love Hewitt in November 2007. [...] Read more »

Couples who are being married sometimes forget that they may also be hosting a large party after the ceremony. Most of the couple’s planning efforts are directed toward planning the reception, but planning doesn’t always help couples remember to be gracious hosts! To make certain that your guests are comfortable at your wedding reception, you’ll [...] Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

If you plan to get married in 2008, the WeddingChannel.com has released its list of celebrity-inspired trends for 2008. According to the site, expect dresses to be ultra-feminine, with plenty of flowers and tiers. This move is inspired by last summer’s storybook wedding of actress Eva Longoria and NBA star Tony Parker. The WeddingChannel.com points [...] Read more »

The majority of couples do not have a prenuptial agreement, but it is always something that a couple should consider prior to getting married. Unfortunately, there is a certain stigma associated with the prenuptial agreement that the couple is distrustful of one another. This is definitely not always the case. A prenuptial agreement is meant [...] Read more »

The wedding photographer is likely going to be one of the biggest decisions made during wedding planning. This is not only because every couple wants to have the perfect pictures to remember their wedding day, but also because wedding photographers tend to be very expensive. Since these photographs are so important, it is necessary to [...] Read more »

“Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.” These days, more brides are finding that the “borrowed” item is money. Wedding loans are becoming more common as the cost of a formal wedding soars. Should you borrow to cover the cost of your big day? Most experts say no. Borrowing should be reserved for big-ticket [...] Read more »

Today, it is not uncommon for a bride, groom or both to have children from a previous relationship. In a wedding ceremony, these children are sometimes left out of the wedding, which may cause resentment and hurt feelings later. A new approach to ceremonies may help resolve some of those problems before they appear. More [...] Read more »

It is very important to choose a wedding florist that meets your expectations. Every couple will have different needs and desires from their chosen florist, so it is important to meet with several potential florists prior to signing a contract. These are the basics that you can expect from any decent wedding florist. You can [...] Read more »

More couples who are planning their weddings are beginning to add a little sizzle to the reception. It’s not unusual to find couples who want to spend extra money to book a celebrity, or unusual entertainment for their reception guests. Brides are looking for something that’s unusual without being over-the-top. Strolling musicians, professional entertainers, celebrity [...] Read more »

George Mason University, in Fairfax, VA, now offers university coursework in Crisis Management and Event Planning. The majority of students who take the class are planning their own weddings, or intend to plan weddings professionally. Professor Maggie Daniels, who said she had to fight to get the course offered for the first time in 2005, [...] Read more »

Brides often struggle with the question of including children in the wedding party. A small child is often pressed into service as a flower girl or ring bearer, but there are a few caveats to consider before enlisting the assistance of a child. Children have very short attention spans, and lose interest in the events [...] Read more »

Actor Brandon Routh, best known for his role as Superman in the movie Superman Returns, was married to his long-time girlfriend, Courtney Ford on November 24, 2007. The pair were married at the El Capitan Ranch, in Santa Barbara, California at the home of Superman Returns director, Jon Peters. Ms. Ford wore a Junko Yoshioka [...] Read more »

Traditionally, a bride changed from her wedding gown into a suit or dress for travel at the end of the reception. While some brides choose to honour this tradition, more often, brides will leave their reception wearing their wedding dresses. Changing from a wedding dress to another outfit was a popular choice when brides left [...] Read more »

There is a movie starring Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler called “The Wedding Singer.” In this movie, they discuss what is appropriate for kissing at the altar. While this is going to be a very passionate moment, it is also a moment that is shared with family and friends. They finally decide that the kiss [...] Read more »

Typically, a western-style wedding takes months to plan, partially due to the high costs associated with it. In practical terms, if you plan to have the trappings of a traditional wedding, you should expect to spend minimally six months in the planning stages. As always, start with the venue for the reception. If you can [...] Read more »

The cost for the average Australian wedding approaches $40,000, so it’s no surprise that couples are looking high and low for ways to save on the tab. If you are planning a wedding and haven’t done so yet, make a budget! Read more »

When planning a wedding, brides often wonder how far in advance they should create their gift registries, what should go on the gift list and where they should register. Make your gift registries at least six months in advance of the wedding. This will give you time to consider your gift suggestions, and will also [...] Read more »

With the cost of the average Australian wedding approaching $40,000, some couples are not leaving much to chance. Wedding insurance, a relatively new phenomenon here, is catching the attention of brides-to-be who are putting down thousands of dollars on dresses, venues and food. With wedding budgets easily in the five-figure range, couples are left to [...] Read more »

The cost of fresh flowers will make a significant impact on your wedding budget. If you’re watching your pennies carefully, but still want to have beautiful fresh flowers at your event, consider your choices carefully. Choose flowers that will be in season at the time of your wedding. This seems obvious, but many brides fall [...] Read more »

With the average wedding cost now hovering around $40,000, it’s no wonder that the emerging trend is simplicity. Weddings have become very elaborate affairs, due in some part to the lavish, public weddings of many celebrities. Many couples are waiting to marry until they’re more established financially, and can spend more freely on weddings. Even [...] Read more »

The newest colours for 2008 weddings are yellow and silver. Yellow made a big splash on the runways for the 2008 bridal collections, so expect to see plenty of it in the coming months. Yellow makes a great addition to a daytime wedding, and can easily blend with darker colours for an evening affair. Yellow [...] Read more »

As you move into the three to four months immediately before your wedding, your advance planning will start to pay off. Mail out the invitations, giving your guests ample time to respond. You’ll need to supply the caterer with estimated counts – although the actual guest count won’t be needed until just few days before [...] Read more »

After your venue is booked, get to work on finding your dress. Wedding dresses can take months to be delivered and properly fitted, so don’t let this task wait until the last minute. Give a minimum of twelve weeks from the time you order for the dress to be received, then plan for fittings on [...] Read more »

If you’ve just become engaged and your wedding is 6 months to a year (or more) away, how soon should you begin planning? It’s never too early to start planning, but the more early planning you do, the smoother your event will be. Establish a timetable early on for your event, and you’ll save yourself [...] Read more »

It would be nearly impossible to cover every single wedding tradition on a single page. Every religion and every culture has their own wedding traditions. These are the wedding traditions that have become part of many weddings regardless of religion or culture! The bouquet toss is one of the most fun wedding traditions. All of [...] Read more »