by Bitchless Bride
Hey brideys! How’s the wedding planning coming along? I’m not sure if you saw my post on Bitchless Bride the other day, but I wrote about six definite party pleasers. And one of the “pleasers” was recessing down the aisle following the ceremony to the Star Wars theme song.
You see, the groom really wanted a Star Wars themed wedding, but the bride was going for a more traditional feel, which meant no themes. So, because she knew it was important to him, she incorporated Star...
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by Bitchless Bride
So, I’m coming to you today from the Midwest, narrowly escaping the wrath of Hurricane Sandy hitting the East coast as we speak, and I realize that the last time I was here was for a wedding. And it was a fantastic wedding! Probably one of the best bands I have ever seen (like… seriously awes!), amazing food and kickass cocktails made to order by a mixologist. But… because I just can’t help myself, I noticed a few small details dampening the overall experience… I don’t...
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by Bitchless Bride
Brideys, this is for all of you cool girls... The ones that are inspired enough to do something truly different on your wedding day.
As a planner I plan a lot of weddings (duh), but I plan all sorts of weddings... I have had the awesome opportunity to experience pretty much every race, religion, sexual orientation, etc. But, I must say that Indian weddings are a tremendous treat! I love getting to be a part of an Indian wedding because it's an amazing chance to witness an incredible...
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by Bitchless Bride
Brideys, even if you and your now husband are not big dancers, if you want your guests to dance and be part of the celebration at your wedding, then you must get your asses on the floor. It's as simple as that! Especially if you are choosing to nix the formalities, like a first dance, father/daughter, mother/son, hora or whatever other dances that encourage your guests to even LOOK at the band or DJ. Because if you think about it, the traditional formalities at a wedding are what...
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by Bitchless Bride
"Hello, my name is Bridey, and I am a micromanager." Wouldn't it be great if there were a support group for micromanagers? Particularly for micromanaging BRIDES? Seriously, I would love to lead THAT group! I would even make the coffee and bring the damn donuts. We would sit in a big circle talking all about allowing the wedding vendors to do their jobs without constant "direction" from you, bridey. It would be so enlightening... uplifting even!
I am bringing this up because as I was...
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by Bitchless Bride
So not to brag, but this happens to me a lot. My brides really like me (crazy I know) and want to be my friend after their weddings. And while I'm open to maintaining our relationship, there's just one problem. You don't actually know how to be my friend. Huh? Whaaa?
Allow me to be blunt... It's a one sided friendship. Seriously usually there's nothing in it for me because we are so used to talking about you, and your wedding, that you don't know how to incorporate my life into the...
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by Bitchless Bride
This bitch is exhausted. This bitch is tired. My feet are numb, and my head is like a big bowl of ramen noodles. And I pretty much hate everybody after being so damn nice for the past three days. You know why? Because this bitch worked ALL Labor Day weekend. Kinda ironic huh? I worked all LABOR Day weekend...
But enough about me! I hope that everybody else enjoyed his or her final summer getaway, but if I don't start talking about the most amazing dress I have EVER seen on a mother...
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by Bitchless Bride
I didn't do it because of the budget; I did it out of love. I did it out of love for my horribly shy husband who didn't want to say his incredibly mushy vows in front of an audience. And because I hated planning my wedding. Yeah yeah... I know, I married a SHY man AND I'm a wedding planner who was so uninterested in planning my own wedding that my mom actually asked me if I still wanted to marry the poor guy. Right? Pretty pathetic... But, it all worked out! How? We went to Vegas......
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by Bitchless Bride
I'm always surprised when I, Bitchless Bride, a fabulous wedding planner, get surprised by a bride after so many years in this business. Here's how it went down...
After a long and somewhat stressful day of vendor appointments with a very Type A bride, she looked at me and said, "Well there's always the day after." I wasn't catching on because I was deep in thought, wondering how the hell I was going to be a magician with the freaking budget versus reality. "Huh? I'm sorry? I...
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by Bitchless Bride
Hello brideys. Well I certainly hope that you all had an amazing, fun-filled weekend, I am guessing that some of you had the unfortunate experience of duking it out with your fiancé, mother, father, mother-in-law or even the Holy Ghost. But, no matter what happened, you have to consider what is worth the fight, and what's not. Because your sanity during the wedding planning is at stake if everything is a fight.
I'm currently working with a lovely bride who is receiving a healthy...
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by Bitchless Bride
BB has had the thrill of planning several multi-cultural weddings, and even multi cultural INSPIRED weddings. But, here's the thing... you don't have to be of a certain race or religion to appreciate and incorporate other cultures into your wedding. If you are passionate about another culture and their traditions, then pay tribute to it. Here are my two cents:
Indian: What you decide to incorporate is dependent on the religion and region of India, but the Indian weddings I have...
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by Bitchless Bride
When I think destination wedding, a few things come to mind: beaches, tropical bevies, mini bikini, vacation sex and... oh yeah, the wedding. Right? Because even though I am excited for the happy couple, when I'm spending the ton of money required to attend such an affair, I want to make sure that there is something in it for me too.
I know that it sounds selfish, but I am all about being honest, and bridey this is the "norm". Your guests are excited for you, but they are damn well...
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by Bitchless Bride
So, I'm a kickass wedding planner, but there are some brides who might not choose to work with me because I am so kickass. Huh? Well, put it this way, if we met under different circumstances, we wouldn't choose to be friends. And you know what? That's okay. It's better for both of us to understand this now then to realize our error in judgment during the planning process. But it got me thinking about what you, bridey, should be thinking about when you start interviewing wedding...
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by Bitchless Bride
Just like you bridey, I am totally obsessed with Pinterest. HOURS will go by before I realize just how long I've been "at it". And I have the boards to prove it. It's really incredible if you think about it. No more creating collages from magazines, carrying around a bulky binder full of wedding shit to show to your vendors and friends, because now you have boards for that. No more "trying to explain" a particular look for your wedding hair, dress, cake or whatever because now you...
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by Bitchless Bride
So, I keep hearing about people getting engaged with an audience present, and by audience I mean the families of both the bride and groom. Seriously? What the F? Is this the new way people are getting engaged? REALLY?
I'm sorry if this is the way your man proposed, but I think it's just wrong and frankly it's just the beginning of you, bridey, losing sight of what this thing called "marriage" is all about. I'm gonna yell it... Ready? YOU DON'T NEED TO BE SURROUNDED BY YOUR ENTIRE...
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