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You’ve been planning for months, maybe even years, for your wedding day events to be perfect down every last detail – from the dress to the vows and the bridesmaid gifts to the reception menu. It is one of the most, if not “the most” important day of a girl’s life, no bride wants her fairytale dreams to be riddled with bloopers, mishaps and full-blown disasters. The summer season is always ripe for a faux-pas or two at your festivity, especially because of the warm weather. Read on to find out how you can avoid many of these slip-ups at your summer soiree:
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Since spring has sprung, the flowers are blooming everywhere – in gardens, on trees and in bridal bouquets! In fact, I think spring flowers are nature’s gift for the bride. While the bride, groom and love are the most important things for a wedding ceremony, flowers are a beautiful way to celebrate it all. However, flowers can be quite expensive and brides often as how much of the wedding budget should be allocated to floral arrangements.
Most of us wouldn’t drive a car without insurance or even check into a hospital without being covered by some sort of health plan. While fixing a car or your body are both expensive endeavors, so is throwing a wedding. In 2012, the cost of the average wedding tops a whopping $27,000 – and that doesn’t even count the honeymoon! The risk of being out thousands and thousands of dollars is making engaged couples take a serious look at acquiring an insurance policy to protect the outcome of their Big Day. Consider getting wedding insurance as a peace-of-mind-present for yourself, a gift for the bride who has all the bases covered.
Losing sleep trying to figure out who goes in your wedding party?Maybe you can't choose just five of your friends out of your entire gaggle of girls. Maybe you're unsure...
As brides, we're obsessed with planning. We scour bridal magazines in search of the perfect dress. We toss and turn over whether the girls will like their bridesmaid gifts. From...
Everyone observed Holly Montag's (sister of Heidi Montag) terrible Maid of Honor toast. Not only was Holly obviously inebriated, she went into a long and incomprehensible spiel about love potions,...
Wonderful Bridesmaid Gifts? Check. Adorable Wedding Favors? Check. You have the Dos Down Pat. But What About the Don'ts? She must not swing her arms as though they were dangling...
You've heard you could hundreds on your wedding by hand crafting DIY wedding favors. Or that you should forget the professional wedding photographer and go with the amatuer shutterbug. Should...
By Charles Muller Most people would rather go someplace warm and tropical for their honeymoon. So when we made known the intended location of our post-wedding retreat, the reactions ranged...
Want to keep your friends and family up to date on every aspect of your wedding planning? Skip the mass email list and insane cell phone bills and invite your...
Gift Custom CD Covers so they remember the Heart and Soul of your WeddingIf you have special music that you want your guests to remember when they look back at...
Snowbound brides are in vogue this season, for sheer necessity if nothing else. Winter storms have meant school closures, road closures, and towns buried under feet of snow - unfortunately,...
The best wedding news yet: brides are finally breaking out of that solid-color prison! For years, brides succumbed to frumpy, mono-chromatic frocks simply because it's tradition. But recently, bridesmaids have...
How to select a flower arrangement that suits your wedding and style Most flower arrangements fall into the category of formal or informal. Formal arrangements tend to have simple, homologous...
With the arrival of autumn comes tasty treats: apple cider,butternut squash soup, pumpkin everything. If you're throwing a bridal showeror planning an engagement party, delight your guests with these tasty,easy-to-make...
Brides picture their wedding as the most magical day - sunny weather, smiling groom, gracious mother-in-law. By the time the bride solves the seating chart puzzle, picks out perfect wedding...
In celebration of Valentine's Day, give your bridesmaids a little love! Where would you be without the ladies in your life? Here's how to diplomatically handle your bridesmaid troubles with...
Let's face it: Not every bachelorette is the shot-drinking, boa-wearing, strip-club-attending type. If you're more angel than devil, read on for 7 fresh, fabulous (and G-rated) bachelorette party ideas. Send...
Is prewedding beauty care giving you cold feet? Take the advice from these bridal beauty experts, and you'll look radiant as you walk down the aisle. Eyebrow Shaping: 101 Are...
You've seen the headlines: Bad Economy. Rising Foreclosure Rates. Credit Crisis. What does this mean for brides? As the dow slides downward, the wedding of your dreams seems more unreachable....
To the inexperienced ear, women complaining about bad bridesmaid dresses are often dismissed as superficial and shallow. Those out-of-the-nuptial-know assume that when we talk of bad bridesmaids dresses, we are...
Bridesmaid tote bags are the go-to bridesmaid gifts for 2009. Every lady needs a carry-all for her many belongings. Whether she's a fierce fashionista or a total tom boy, WeddingStand...
Bang! Crack! Fizzle.... What's wrong with this picture? Your summer wedding colors should burst on the scene like a fireworks, not fizzle up and fade into the background (think muted...
Your bridesmaids love you; they have to, it's in the contract. We're not saying you have to treat them like soldiers under your command, but if you ask them to...
No one anticipates their future marriage proposal will begin with the meter running....unless of course they've just stepped into the cab of driver Ahmed Ibrahim. Not quite your conventional cupid,...
Candy isn't only just for wedding favors anymore. If you have a sweet tooth and a budget, forgo the chocolate fountain for a colorful candy buffet. Candy is a yummy...
It's official. Today is National Cheesecake Day for all you fans of the cheesy and delicious dessert. In honor of this important annual event, we're presenting the high heeled cake...
It's a shame that Nestle had to issue a recall for some of their Tollhouse cookie dough products, but if you want a cookie that won't get recalled, then reach...
Wedding Favors and Bridesmaid Gifts for Wonderful Holiday Wishes With a flurry of activity centered around the season, holiday weddings are tough to pull off. Consider the possibilities: beautifully wrapped...
WeddingStand loves a good giveaway. This red bag giveaway caught our eye because hey...it's kate spade, it's red, and it's absolutely fabulous. Just tell them what you want to put...
Pictures are one of the most powerful ways to capture the memories from your big day. There is no freakin' way WeddingStand would ever advise you to skip on the...
Your train fluttered in the breeze during your first kiss as newlyweds. The fabric swirled around you as your new husband whisked you up on the dance floor, and draped...
It wasn't long ago that there were only a few options for wedding desserts. You've already had the white, multilayer cake covered in the not-so delightful play-dough taste of fondant....
DIY made me cry. And that was it. I swore I'd never try a crafting project again. I hate scissors. I hate glue. I'm most likely to put a label...
Who could forget last year's wedding craze when wedding planners went wild for 7-7-07? If you weren't lucky enough to get the triple-seven date for your wedding, there is a...
Celebrities have been throwing green weddings before anyone watched An Inconvenient Truth. And now it has caught on as the hottest wedding trend since the strapless dress. Brides are casting...
You don't have to be Nostradamus to predict popular gowns, bridesmaid gifts, and wedding colors for 2009. What's hot for '09? We'll get to that. First, let's put last year's...
Green weddings are one of the hottest trends in 2008. Sure, it is your big day and we want you to go all out, but you can do it without...
The formerly common cookie has undergone a Cinderella transformation this year when it comes to weddings. Instead of a coach and a ballgown, today's wedding cookies are getting all decked...
Even with the struggling economy, the trend for wedding costs in 2008 rose 5.2% says an annual survey of 18,000 newlyweds from The Knot. The survey says the average wedding,...
Once you're back from your honeymoon and the wedding is really over, you might go through a slight depression known as the new bride blues. Your husband treats you like...
Soon-to-be brides are not only encumbered with planning, shopping, and finding bridesmaid gifts, they also have to ...dun, dun, dun, give a wedding toast. We hear you; holding a mic...
'Tis the season for bridal showers and bridal gifts. Bridal showers are always a blast for the bride, but sometimes boring for guests who have to watch her open wedding...
I wanna hold 'em like they do in Texas please/ Fold 'em, Let me Raise it, Baby Stay with Me/Luck and intuition, Play the Cards with Spades to Start/And After...
Picture this: brilliant splashes of red, purple, and gold among verdant green hills; vows whispered under a trellis with winding ivory and grape vines; a rustic 18th-century home set on...
It's an established fact that weddings these days are getting more and more expensive, averaging around $30,000 for everything! To you this might seem like a perfectly justifiable expense -...
Mad Men is the coolest freakin' show on television. We can't get enough of the 1960's throwback style. Don Draper's crisp, clean suits. Joan's curvy figure. Open alcohol in the...
With the first shades of September sparkling in the air, the serene weather and impossibly blue skies tingle of approaching fall. And with a change in seasons comes a change...
Picture skeleton keys and crystals dangling from snow-covered branches. White gardenias suspended over turquoise water. Heart-shaped candles casting a wonderful glow on the bride and groom. Centerpieces: More challenging than...
If you're too exhausted from wedding planning to hit the club this week, host a low-key movie night - no boys allowed. Pop popcorn, bring out the wine glasses and...
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