The ultimate guide to plus-size wedding dress shopping. While planning a wedding, I've noticed a lot of anxiety is centering around dress shopping — especially for the plus-sized.
It's totally understandable. While decent plus-sized clothing has gotten a bit easier to come by, finding something stylish that you feel good in is still difficult, even for normal everyday clothes. Keep your wedding guests entertained by letting them predict your future. The scary new wedding photography trend: 10 tips to avoid getting burned. Imagine getting your wedding photos back and having them… well… suck.
Blurry shots, bad lighting, cheesy poses. Wee Ones at the Wedding. This is one topic that always brings up debate.
Children at weddings. Some people love it. Some people hate. Some people regret their decision either way; some don’t. A Bride On A Budget: Tuxedo Shopping (What every bride needs to know) I've been dress shopping quite a bit.
I went prom dress shopping once upon a time, I've been dress shopping for weddings, I've been wedding dress shopping, and bridesmaid dress shopping. So I had an idea of how that stuff goes. Which means I had an idea of how tuxedo shopping would go. I was wrong. Completely wrong. The asexual bride: When love and marriage doesn't really involve sex. Is a happy marriage possible without having your bottom parts touching all the time?
(Photo by Megan Finley) People who know me know that I've never had any interest in sex. (This was actually a relief to my parents when I was a teenager: I could go on dates and they knew I'd come home at or before curfew without any worries!) So when my fiancé and I declared that we were getting hitched, we got a lot of strange looks and a lot of probing questions. I will admit that the decision to get married was not one rushed into or taken lightly. He's known from the get-go that sex wasn't my thing, but he took it the way most people interpret a lack of sexual interest: "Oh, you're just broken. Broke-Assedness For A Cause: Brides Against Breast Cancer at Broke-Assedness For A Cause: Brides Against Breast Cancer at The Broke. Brides Against Breast Cancer is an amazing charity that we’ve partnered with–they accept new and used gown donations, which they then send on roadshows across the country to sell to brides like you for an average price of $600!
They also do “Run and Renew” 5K events as fundraisers, and every year, they raise around a million dollars for those impacted by cancer. Incredible, no? If they’ve got an upcoming event in your area, you should definitely check it out! PLUS, our very own Christen will be volunteering at the Jacksonville show, so definitely come and say hi! The Nationwide Tour of Gowns upcoming schedule: Run and Renew upcoming schedule:
The Lazy Bitch's Guide to Finding a Wedding Dress on a Budget - Kiss My Tulle. All hail the lazy bitches!
We're the ones who would rather pin pretty stuff on Pinterest than actually get off our asses and DIY them. We're the ones who opt to let our partner plan the entire honeymoon because it allows us to spend that time cleaning out our DVR. Have your gamer guests track their achievements. Making Your Memories Last: Plant Your Wedding Flowers! at Making Your Memories Last: Plant Your Wedding Flowers! at The Broke. Spring is just about on the horizon, and I couldn’t be happier about it.
Although I have no room to complain about the relatively mild winter I’ve experienced compared to some of you, I’m always glad when the days start to get longer, and the weather takes a turn from the gross. Lately, the days have been downright balmy, and my thoughts have turned to gardening, because I am a hobbit at heart and it’s hard to be grumpy around growing things. Let your guests decide if they should bring a "plus one" If you don't want to end up ditching your date to dance your old friends, that's on YOU.
(Photo by Syx and Taryn Photography.) I am in the midst of planning my wedding, and have had many friends ask me if we will or will not be allowing guests to bring "plus ones. " I recently sent out an email to clarify what we are thinking. This is how I'm dealing with my "plus one" situation. I Flip-Flop on Engagement Photos. Can we be for really-real for a second?
I kind of hated engagement photos. They can be pretty awkward—it’s more than a hundred photos of a couple staring at each other and kissing. Cut Back on Some Expenses to Have Your Dream Wedding. I am getting married in the summer of 2014, and we’re therefore in the throes of wedding planning. With the wedding only six months away, I’ve been booking photographers, putting deposits on caterers, wedding dress shopping and connecting with family and friends. Throughout this flurry of activity, we’re also being very mindful of our budget. Since my fiancee and I are footing the bill for our wedding, we have to be mindful of where are money is going and ensure that we keep the costs down so that we don’t start our married life on poor financial footing. Because of our limited budget, we have prioritized most of our spending to the most important of things, and skimped out on many other things.
To us, the more important aspects of our wedding are the food (everyone remembers the food), the venue, and the photos. Invitations Invitations can cost a lot if you get them done professionally, and nobody really cares about nor remembers the wedding invitations. Flowers. Registry 101: What to Get. Sometimes I get a little obsessive. Today’s example: The Registry. In my defense, I worked part time in retail for eight years, where I did a fair amount of registry consulting. That means I’ve set up dozens of registries, explained the scanner, and even spent hours walking around the store with a bride (make an appointment!). So when it came to setting up our registry, I had a lot of background to draw from. 4 things that nobody tells you about getting engaged. I've been told my entire life — by movies, books, and trashy reality shows — that your wedding is just a magical event. It's the pinnacle of your existence. It's the cherry on top of your completely average and mundane life.
It's twenty-four hours where all eyes are on you, and you are the princess of your own fairy tale. 5 Tips To Help You Tackle Your Guest List. Establishing a guest list is one of the first things that you have to do when you start planning your wedding, since you have to know how many people to budget for and what size venue you need, among many other things.
And as we’ve discussed before, the BIGGEST budget determinant when it comes to a wedding is your guest list. But that also means that your guest list can be the biggest source of conflict, and it can be a bit hard to tackle! There are lots of moving parts that go into determining a guest list, and it’s not always incredibly “cut and dry” since there are various things that have to be taken into consideration. What You Need To Know BEFORE You Start Planning Your Wedding. You’re engaged. Make it easy for your guests to give you their wedding pics with a photo uploading station. Cut Back on Some Expenses to Have Your Dream Wedding. Top 5 Tips to Help You Save for Your Budget Wedding - Kiss My Tulle. So, you’re going to plan a budget wedding. Time for an Upgrade with the Target Wedding Registry. Posted on November 13, 2013 by Gaelan. Finally... Get Organized for your Wedding!
Posted February 20, 2014 | 5 Comments. E.m.papers lets you DIY your wedding invitations, even if you're craft-challenged! How to Choose Eco-Beautiful Wedding Flowers. Stephanie of Fab You Bliss (Happy Birthday Stephanie!) Is someone who really has her thumb on green weddings. What Is An Ethical Wedding Dress? 5 Fear-Based Wedding Myths, Busted. at The Broke. I’m seeing a lot of fear-based marketing toward brides these days. I think it’s because when business is bad for people, they get scared, they get desperate, and start making broad generalizations about weddings to try and con brides and grooms into thinking certain things are “truths” in order to get more business. And they try to spread their fear into your wee hearts, via their blogs, or the media, or snobby remarks on Facebook. They try to shame DIY and budget-minded brides into feeling “less than” those who hire out every inch of their wedding and buy everything new.
6 Costly Wedding Rules Brides Should Break. Planning a wedding kind of sucks. There, I said it. But, it only really sucks in the beginning, when you’re completely overwhelmed with all of the decisions you need to make and you have absolutely no idea where to start. Print your wedding vows on scrolls. How my wedding planner saved me so much money that she paid for herself, and then some. Wait, hiring a wedding planner might save me a butt-ton of money? YAY! (Photo courtesy of FiveFingerStudios) I am a very hands-on, creative, DIY, do my own research, make my own decisions kind of gal.
Your wedding is selfish. You're selfish, I'm selfish, she's selfish, we're ALL selfish! What Weddings Really Cost. Where Do I Find Wedding Bouquet Alternatives? Wedding Mad Lib Guest Book Alternative. What Is An Ethical Wedding Dress?