3 Wedding Planning Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
We know. Wedding planning can be daunting and difficult to begin, especially if you're going it alone without a seasoned planning team or someone who knows the ropes to guide you. So today we're sharing 3 wedding planning mistakes we see most often and how to avoid them in hopes of saving you headaches and added costs: ONE- Signing on the dotted line. Don't fall to pressure from wedding venues or any vendor before you and your fiance have gotten to really read the fine print. Make...
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Matchmaker, Matchmaker Make Me a Match!
BIG NEWS! OneWed's revamped MatchMake tool is revolutionizing how brides find local wedding vendors! And we're giving Chicago and New York area brides, grooms and wedding pros first crack at this game-changing product! It's eHarmony meets This Or That meets OkCupid, in an engaging wedding planning environment, and you can get the full scoop in our press release HERE! Here is one bride's story to help you understand the true awesomeness of MatchMake... Suzy Q is a Chicago bride,...
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DIY
Words of Wisdom from a Bride-to-Be: No Scraggly Groomsmen!
One of my most stylish girlfriends recently got engaged. We road tripped to a wedding this weekend, and I learned a lot about what she wants, her vision and her greatest fears. For her bridal style, she wants to look like a prima ballerina and is leaning toward a pink wedding dress. She fell for this blush pink ball gown from White by Vera Wang, and plans on a tight ballerina bun for her wedding hairstyle. When asked if her groom and his groomsmen will be in classic tuxedos, she...
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Tuxes and Suits
5 Ways a Wedding Planner Can Help Save You Money
Special to OneWed by Gabi Gesch from BravoBride.com It’s almost a year away. I’m starting to try on wedding dresses and he’s finally putting his side of the guest list together. Planning a wedding may be some women’s dream, but as men like to put it, 'Just tell me when to show up.' As my fiancé and I start to discus details of the big day, the more I dread the stress of planning everything. From caterers to reception sites, I scour the Internet for information and ask...
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12 Charitable Wedding Ideas from a Best Bridal Blogs Winner!
Special to OneWed by The Charity Wedding, named Best Blog for a Cause in OneWed's Best Wedding Blogs 2011 competition! There are a few short moments after you get engaged of pure happy bliss. And then you start the actual wedding planning... and stress begins to flood your mind. That's how it was for me anyway and why I came to the conclusion that I'd have to tweak the process to successfully plan my wedding. I’ve never enjoyed being the center of attention and while I love...
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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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Photo and Video
Congratulations, Best of 2010 Wedding Vendors!
All year long, OneWed vendors work hard to deliver flawless services to brides and grooms. And to be honored with the Best of 2010 vendor award is the highest honor of all. So today we're thrilled to congratulate our Best of 2010 Wedding Vendors from across the nation! Brides and grooms, when you're looking for the most trusted wedding vendors in your local area, just search OneWed's local vendor directory and keep your eyes peeled for the blue Best of 2010 badges of honor! Or...
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Don’t Forget to Review and Thank Your Wedding Pros
Hopefully you've got a plan in place for how to get all your thank you notes done in a reasonable amount of time after the wedding (although based on our question of week it seems like some of you may be interested in hiring someone else to do it). But, don't forget that there's another important group of people you need to thank, your wedding professionals. Whenever I interview wedding pros about things like tipping or how to be a good client, they all say one thing. The thing they...
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Save Time, Let Wedding Vendors Find You!
If you're like most brides and grooms, you're long on ideas and plans and short on time! Here's one great way to mark things off your to-do list, instead of spending hours searching for local wedding vendors, have the wedding vendors find you. OneWed's MatchMake system lets you fill out a brief questionnaire, then vendors who are in your price range, available on your wedding date, and interested in working on your wedding will contact you. With over 200,000 OneWed wedding vendors,...
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