Wedding Invitation Etiquette  It can feel a bit overwhelming when you start to think about your vintage wedding invitations. They are the first impression your guests will receive, and it may feel like there are a million rules you need to follow and research before sending them.  Have no fear! Your questions are answered here!  Do I only order enough for my guest list? Do I need extra? Well, it depends on a few factors. If you’re inviting an entire family, you should only need one for that household (addressed “The Smith Family”, or “Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Family”). If you are sending out some invitations to friends, and they happen to be roommates, they should each receive their own invitation. If kids are NOT invited, make that clear by dropping the “and Family” if they have children. If anyone over 18 is invited, but younger kids are not, [...]

How To Get Inspired For Your Wedding At the risk of suffering from a severe care of inspiration overload, we wanted to chat today about where you can go to browse ideas and shop all things wedding!  It’s 2019, and SO much has changed in the wedding planning game. There is inspiration everywhere you choose to look for it. So let’s review your options, and then decide what would be best for you as far as where to focus!  Instagram Hashtag Search  There are SO many hashtag to options, which leaves you lots of room to narrow down your search! Instead of searching for something generic that will leave you in a black hole of scrolling through thousands and thousands of different styled weddings, try and get more specific with your search. Try something like #bohowedding, or #DIYwedding to really hone in on what you’re going for. The more specific [...]

Is an “Unplugged Wedding” For You? An “unplugged wedding” is when you ask your guests to refrain from taking pictures or video during your big day. It’s a fairly new concept, developed for a few different reasons since the development of cell phone cameras has evolved immensely in recent years. Everyone is going to want that perfect shot on their latest iPhone!  The Positives? A big reason why people choose to do this is so that guests do not interfere with the professional photographers. Let’s be real; you are paying BIG bucks for those professional pictures, and you don’t need them littered with people holding their smartphones out in the background. You want genuine guest reactions and interactions documented! And you certainly don’t want Aunt Edna standing in the way of your photographer as he/she tries to catch the groom’s face as you walk down the aisle. That will be [...]

The “In-Between” Friends And Weddings Choosing your bridal party is a really tricky process. Chances are you have friends from all different times of your life, and you feel close them all in different ways. Not to mention, siblings, cousins, family, etc. Are you afraid of hurting someone’s feelings? Nervous not asking them would change your relationship? Ultimately, your bridal party is up to you, and no one else should influence that. But of course we all have those “in-betweeners”. Not quite bridal party friends, but people you still want to include on your big day.  Now, as mentioned in another blog post, there are ways to include people in the planning process leading up to your wedding day. But this is more about the actual wedding. You don’t want to insult your friend by asking them to make you pom-poms to decorate, but not actually including them besides that. [...]

Everyone loves a wedding tradition, and fewer are more beloved and followed than the old “something old, something new” rhyme. If you would love to incorporate this lovely old tradition into your wedding ceremony, but are looking for a way to put your own unique flair and twist on it, then this article is for you! Today we are going to talk about fun twists on the “something blue” part of the “something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue, and a sixpence in your shoe” rhyme! Get a blue tattoo If you like tattoos, then you might consider getting a blue tattoo. Colored ink tattoos are beautiful, and could be a fun and unique way to have a little “something blue” on you as you walk down the aisle. You could also consider convincing your spouse-to-be to get a matching or complimentary tattoo with you for a truly memorable [...]

Five Wedding Podcast Suggestions Podcasts are all the rage these days! They’re available at your fingertips, and allow you to be productive during times when you are doing mundane but necessary tasks. Doing wedding research can be so time consuming, but it makes it a little easier when you can catch an episode while driving to or from work, working out at the gym, or taking your dog for a walk. The only ever-consistent problem you might run into? Information overload! So we are about to dive into some of our top podcast recommendations for the busy bride and groom.  Bridechilla Podcast Bridechilla Podcast is hosted by comedian Aleisha McCormack, so it’s a combination of informative and hilarious! Truly, you’ll find it both entertaining and enlightening, which is all we could ever ask for. Killing two birds with one stone! Aleisha features stories from other recently married or engaged couples [...]

Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube, Twitter, even Facebook is inundated with hashtags these days. Not only do they help you group posts and find relevant information that may pertain to an interest, but when used in certain ways, you can keep a digital photo album of sorts. Which, when it comes to your wedding, can be tremendously helpful and much cheaper than having disposable cameras that need to have film developed to see the captured moments. That leads us to the question of how to create the perfect hashtag for your wedding. Combinations, relevancy, memorable, little room for mistakes, etc. should all be considerations when developing that moniker. Here are some tips to landing that sweet spot of hashtag greatness: Keep it Simple As with many aspects of life, keeping your hashtag simple means people are less likely to mistype it or forget it when they’re snapping photos during the ceremony or [...]

Ways to Involve Family In Your Wedding These days, traditional wedding involvement roles have taken a back seat. The old traditions of how a family would be included in on the festivities are dwindling as couples become more independent in life, and therefore in their planning process.  But where does this leave your relatives? It does NOT have to leave them in the dark on the participation front. There are so many different and meaningful ways to be sure they feel included. The plus side to this? It can also help to alleviate some of the stress that planning will cause you. Let’s get creative with it: The Proposal The involvement does NOT have to begin with the actual wedding! If there’s talk of marriage, there will obviously be a proposal somewhere along the line. Just imagine how thrilled mom, dad, sis, bro would be to assist with the biggest [...]