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Green Weddings: All the Fun, Half the Guilt

March 16th, 2009, by Azure

Happy St. Patrick’s Day. Here in Chicago, the holiday is a good excuse to turn everything green, from the river to the beer, to the way you feel around the gills the next morning. But, last month I had the chance to interview Wenona Napolitano, the author of The Everything Green Wedding Book and ever since then I’ve been stuck on green, as in environmentally helpful. Even if you wear a gown made of 100% organic hemp grown in your neighbor’s backyard and made on a solar-powered...

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beer, Chicago, Green weddings, Holidays, St.Patrick's Day, trends, Wedding Planning, Wenona Napolitano




A tasty way to make every penny work double-time!

March 16th, 2009, by Azure

Special Feature from Forever Photography by Kylene This post is from my personal experience as a bride, as opposed to being a photographer. But I really think it’s a valuable tip and wanted to share! My husband and I had a 16-month engagement. This was for a lot of reasons, one of them being that we wanted a long stretch of time to come up with ideas, secure the right vendors, and have the money to pay for everything. One of the smartest things we did was to have our...

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Cakes Food
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Budget Wedding Ideas, budget weddings, cake, financial planning, Wedding Expert Tips




Rock ‘n Roll Bride: RnR Bride part deux

March 16th, 2009, by Azure

About Rock 'n Roll Bride Hello and welcome to guest blogger RnR Bride part deux. I hope you enjoyed my first post and have been chomping at the bit for more…but if not then don’t tell me, I’ll only get upset. I am been a massive fan of Sloan Photographers. I love featuring their edgy, unique photographs on Rock 'n Roll Bride and I always check their blog for new and exciting weddings. When I stumbled across this little gem I knew it was the perfect wedding for my second...

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Photo and Video Tuxes and Suits Veils and Accessories
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Color, DIY weddings, headband, inspiration, shoes, Sloan Photographers




Bubbly Bride: Patterns full of Personality

March 16th, 2009, by Azure

About Bubbly Bride Too often as we choose our dresses, linens and invitations we stick to traditional solid colors. When asked, "What are your wedding colors?", pattern is never mentioned. While most brides shy away from patterns, I think that adding patterns to your wedding day will bring out your personality. It will take your color scheme and add textures and dimensions that will WOW your guests! Become inspired by simple things around you and incorporate the patterns you see...

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Cakes
Tags:
bridesmaid dresses, decorations, invitations, patterns






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