You Are Now Exiting The Wedding Zone
Brides, when your wedding journey is complete, you may find yourself at a loss. For months or maybe even years, your world has been a haze of wedding planning, wedding blogs, wedding magazines, Pinterest, RSVPs, mason jars, DIY experimentation, and so on and so on. And now, that’s all over. Your wedding day has come and gone - hopefully it was AWESOME. Hopefully, your special day was overwhelmingly special - and better than you ever expected it to be. But now, sadly, the time has...
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3 Things To Consider Before You Start Dropping Hints About An Engagement Ring
Turtle Love Co Ladies, I have a burning question for you this week. When it comes to the ring you'll wear every day for the rest of your life, do you leave it all to chance, or do you just drag your man down to the jeweler's? I LOVE surprises, so I was ok with letting my hubs pick out my engagement ring all by himself. But if you have EXTREMELY specific tastes in bling, the idea of leaving your ring selection up to some hapless DUDE might scare you to death. If you feel you must...
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9 week’s worth of priceless wedding wisdom
Brides across the nation were loving Bridal Wave, and after nine fabulous episodes, season one is a wrap! Each episode was jam-packed with priceless advice from world-famous experts, including celebrity wedding photographer Bob Davis of Bob & Dawn Davis Photography and Pulitzer Prize winning photographer Candace Cusic, a-list party planner Colin Cowie, Vatana Watters of Watters Bridal and so many more. And for the couple shows I couldn't host, I was honored to...
Book the right wedding photographer: 9 simple steps
Special to OneWed by David of Photos by DSB Step 1- The pickup line: Picking the right photographer is kind of like falling in love. If you’re planning a wedding, falling in love is a subject you should know something about. When you first saw your fiance, something about them caught your eye. You thought, “Wow, how can I get them to talk to me.” Picking the right photographer is sort of similar, except it’s pretty easy to get a photographer to talk to you. A...
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The Man Registry: Top 3 Things The Groom Must Remember For The Wedding Day
About The Man Registry 3 Things a Groom Shouldn’t Forget on the Big Day There’s a lot to remember on your wedding day. I’ll spare you some of the more boring details and just focus on the three things that are going to help get you through the day in one piece and on your feet. Wake up on time! Whether you’re staying at home, your parents’ place or a hotel, set two alarms! You should also put the Best Man in charge of calling you to triple check that you’re up. Be sure...
The Man Registry: Men, Wedding and Cold Feet
About The Man Registry Feeling nervous guys? Most grooms do get a little nervous right before their wedding day, and the rest probably would if they weren't staying so busy that they didn’t have time to register their own thoughts. But don't worry men; getting cold feet or being nervous is totally normal. The most common type of cold feet usually surfaces within one week of the wedding day. This is very common, and there can be several causes, ranging from the fear of being with...
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Tuxes and Suits
Bubbly Bride: How Thick Is Blood? Choosing Your Maid Of Honor
About Bubbly Bride One of the first thoughts after getting engaged is who will be standing up next to you when you say your vows? Do you want to keep a small bridal party or do you want it to truly be a party and believe the more the merrier?! Give some thought to who you ask to join you in your bridal party, and especially who you invite to be your maid of honor. I think a lot of girls do not realize the work that goes into being someone's right hand girl. I could write for a...
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Bridesmaids DressesAsk the Wedding Maven: Can They Have a Second Wedding?
In this week's column the Wedding Maven answers another question about the propriety of having a second wedding ceremony for the same marriage. Do you need wedding advice? Have a question about wedding traditions, wedding etiquette, or wedding relationships? Write the Wedding Maven at weddingmaven@onewed.com
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Want Honest Wedding Advice? Be Honest
Happy Monday! I got my haircut this weekend (By the way, what they say about bangs making you look younger is 100% true, 3 hours later I was carded in a restaurant). Anyway, my hairstylist started complaining about a wedding she’s in, which led to me telling her about my job, and then she said that she’s engaged, too! She asked me a few questions, then she said “I’ve heard you shouldn’t tell vendors that things are for a wedding, because they’ll charge you more. Is that...
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Wedding DressesAsk the Wedding Maven: Always a Bridesmaid AND a Bride
In this week's column, the Wedding Maven answers a question from a woman who is juggling being both a bridesmaid and a bride. Do you have a question about wedding traditions, etiquette, or relationships? Write the Wedding Maven at weddingmaven@onewed.com
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