Alfred Angelo Gives Thumbs-Down To Online Gown Sales

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This month, popular gown designer Alfred Angelo opened six brand new retail stores across the country, partnering with BRIDES magazine to hold grand-opening bashes in all the new locations. The new stores are located in: Arlington, TX; Baltimore, MD; Birmingham, AL; Dayton, OH, Knoxville, TN; and Richmond, VA. It’s a move that continues to expand [...]

Design Your Wedding Gown Online With Pronovias

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A corset for your morning cup of joe is one thing…settling on the gown for your big day is quite another. The quest for The Wedding Gown can be an emotional, time-consuming endeavor, and a downright exhausting one for some. It’s the bridal search for the holy grail. Your perfect gown is out there somewhere…are [...]

Coffee Corsets For Your Stylish Bridesmaids

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Looking for the perfect bridesmaids’ gift? Consider a Coffee Corset from the crafty Jenn Gee over at Etsy, a sexy and stylish gift for your coffee drinking bridesmaids, and for yourself! These coffee cup corsets are a great eco-friendly alternative to the plain old wasteful cardboard sleeves, since they are made out of fabric that can be reused over and over [...]

How Creative Is Your Personal Wedding Website?

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Have you put together something totally unique? Does your personal wedding website stand out over others out there? Your creativity could win you some free stuff… WedShare.com allows you to build a wedding website and truly make it your own. While the extensive library of designs and imagery allow you to be up and running [...]

{DIY Project} Eco-Friendly Paper Bag Bouquet Flowers

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These fabulous DIY paper bag flowers are a great eco-friendly bouquet alternative and one of the best ways I’ve seen to recycle your grocery paper bags. This eco-chic bouquet was creatively crafted by wedding planner Jesi Haack from Jesi Haack Weddings, using brown Trader Joe’s grocery bags. Jesi also added a few tissue paper flowers and a minimal number of fresh [...]

{Inspiration} A Vintage Fairytale Wedding

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I’ve been dying to share this beautiful inspirational wedding photoshoot by the amazing Jessica Claire, set up in a Hollywood Hills house with a gorgeous courtyard. Jessica teamed up with the talented Kate Holt of Flower Wild and Rebecca Stone of Duet Weddings to bring us this vintage fairytale-like wedding session with so many dreamy details. [...]

Cut Costs With DIY Wedding Flowers

Order your own DIY wedding flowers in bulk from online discounters like FiftyFlowers.comand save

Well, I caught some (good-natured) flak for blasphemy against The Shoe in my last post, so I’ll keep today’s topic in more neutral territory: flowers, specifically. From the mood-setting beauties that are your ceremony arrangements to the bouquet you’ll carry down the aisle, flowers will be an integral part of your wedding. They can also [...]

Design Your Own Shoes Online With Atelier

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If there’s one thing I’ve learned in working with brides (including my own!) over the years, it’s that the subject of shoes can be one of near religious zeal and passion. As a pretty average guy, I arrived in my early twenties quite happy to have just two sets of shoes at any given time: [...]

A Peacock Wedding in White and Pink

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My inspiration today is from one of our readers who suggested incorporating pink tones into a peacock wedding theme. Instead of the usual blues and purples for a typical peacock theme, why not change the palette to include your favorite color? I love the idea of having a white and pink peacock wedding using pink-toned fabrics for your bridal party attire, pink and white feathers [...]

Vintage Gowns Featured In Vegas Bridal Show This Month

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Happy 2010 everyone! I hope you all ushered in the new year safely and memorably; I had a great time myself co-hosting a local get-together, and I’m really pleased with the way everything turned out. Lots of fun, friends, and good wishes all around. This month always sees a sharp spike in traffic for WedShare [...]