Wedding Tech Tip: Safeguard Your Email Address

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Happy Friday everyone! I’ve noticed a lot of couples jumping head-first into the online wedding planning pool without first taking necessary steps to safeguard their privacy–specifically, their personal email address. Do not, I repeat: do not, use your personal email address for any of the endless online registrations you will be asked to fill out [...]

How To Create Your Own Honeymoon Registry

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What is it? Monetary gift registries, also called cash registries, are a growing trend as a wedding gift alternative. They’re convenient for both you and your guests, combining the ease of a cash contribution with the thoughtfulness of a selected gift. The basic idea is an online list of items (i.e. contribution towards a home [...]

Drag-And-Drop Online Seating Charts

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The planning end game is on. You’re working with your guest list to arrive at a final headcount, contacting everyone who hasn’t sent in an RSVP, and managing the number of adults and children. Sending the meal count for each menu option to your caterer. Dealing with who should (and shouldn’t) sit next to who [...]

Creative Tool: Online Table Designer

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I hope everyone had a great Easter weekend! I just wanted to share a tool I recently came across that you may find useful, especially if you’re still in the color coordinating stages of your planning. Chicago-based rental company BBJ Linen offers a “Design Your Event Table” tool that I think could be especially useful [...]

DIY Video Guestbook Kiosk For Your Wedding

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Want to try something with a little more geek chic flair than the traditional sign-in guestbook at your wedding reception? How about a video guestbook kiosk that your guests can approach at their leisure to leave you personalized congratulations for viewing later or even incorporating into your wedding video? I found this mentioned over at [...]

Priscilla of Boston Partners With HP For New App

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The marriage of style and technology so often bears wonderful progeny, and the case of Priscilla of Boston Bridal Salon’s partnership with Hewlett-Packard is no exception. A chic lineup of HP TouchSmart computers sporting a custom-designed application are on hand at Priscilla of Boston’s newest salon here in San Jose, California, to help you find the wedding [...]

Your Wedding Video as a Wedding Album (or vice versa)

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It’s hard to beat video when it comes to reliving past moments; the sights, sounds, and action can take you back like no other medium. For my own wedding, our videography company created a highlights “reel” that compressed the entire day–from each of us getting ready in the morning at our respective locations to the [...]

Your Wedding, Broadcast Live Online

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One of the first things to consider when embarking on the wedding planning adventure is your guest count. How many guests will you be accommodating? Some couples opt for an intimate affair for privacy reasons. Some for practical simplicity. But for many, trimming the guest list and deciding who’s in and who’s out comes down to [...]

New Online Bridal Publication, IZZY Magazine

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Last Friday, it was my pleasure to attend the launch celebration for a brand-new online bridal magazine founded by photographer Melissa Ann Bagley. The celebration was held in the Los Gatos, CA hills at Saratoga’s gorgeous Villa Montalvo Arts Center, a venue I’ve visited for previous posts. Melissa Ann Bagley Photography has been covering weddings internationally [...]

New Google Docs Wedding Templates by Style Me Pretty

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Google’s online collection of office applications, Google Docs, can do pretty much anything those pricey Microsoft Office apps like Word and Excel can. You can even use Google Docs to edit Office files, or vice versa. Plus, with Google Docs, you get to store your documents and spreadsheets online, where it can be accessed from [...]