Couple Exchange Wedding Vows in Apple Store

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Every now and then, a story comes along where you just have to say…”what the heck??” This is one of those times. According to Entertainment Weekly, Josh and Ting met at an Apple store, and apparently are big fans of the company’s products. So much so, in fact, that they decided to hold their wedding [...]

The Dessy Group 2010 Collection

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Today I wanted to feature the fabulous Dessy Group 2010 Collection and their super cool interactive website. If you haven’t already, check out their Flip Book where you can flip pages, zoom, save and print out your favorite 2010 styles. I love the interactive color palette tools and coordinated wedding party suggestions as you’re browsing the site. Also very helpful: [...]

Online Virtual Bouquet Design

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Not sure which flowers to use in your bouquet? Wondering which colors work best together? Looking for a way to communicate your ideas to your florist? Here’s a tool I came across recently, from Designed By The Bride, which lets you to virtually “design” your own bouquet online, then save or print the results! Design [...]

May Leigh: New Website and 20% Online Jewelry Discount

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Hope everyone’s having a great week! Here in northern California we’re soaking up storm after storm as they blow in from the Pacific; we had some great lightning and thunder shows this evening to boot. I hope you’re all staying warm, dry, and safe. Couple things I wanted to touch on today: the first is [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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: [...]

Holiday Diamond Buying Tips From Pricescope.com

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I hope everyone’s holidays are going great! The holidays are a hot time for engagements: did you know that an estimated third of all diamond jewelry is sold in the month of December alone? Today’s post comes to us by way of Pricescope.com, an online consumer advocacy resource and diamond information provider. This month, they [...]