What does your wedding bouquet mean?

The flowers you choose for your bouquet can tell a story about you as a person!

What is important to you? What describes your relationship with your future husband?

Choose flowers that represent the answers to these questions to create a bouquet that is not only beautiful but sentimental.

My personal favorite is the anemone, which means unfading love.

This is the heart of every marriage. No matter what, love will…

This week our guest blog has been featured on UK Alliance Of Wedding Planners Blog,…

Bridesmaid dresses totally have a bad rap.  Because they are made to fit many different body shapes and sizes, they end up just looking average on everyone.  But, who says bridesmaids dresses have to suck?

Luckily, it's becoming more and more common for bridesmaids to wear mismatching (yet similar) dresses!  Better yet: have your bridesmaids pick out their own dresses!…

One of the first decisions that has to be made when preparing for your wedding reception is the venue. Choosing the venue affects the majority of the elements that comprise your wedding day like food, the band, flowers, transportation and many more. In choosing a venue for your wedding reception, other factors like your personality, your budget or the weather need to be considered and prepared for.  Here are some of the most preferred wedding venues and…

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Whether it is the perfect option for cutting down the size and budget of your wedding or simply just an excuse to say “I Do” in the exotic locale of your dreams, a destination wedding may be the best choice for you.…

Hello  Hello, Happy (belated) Easter to you! and how was your long weekend? Did you choose to spend it with family and friends, whilst stuffing yourself face with masses of chocolate and your mums sunday roast? or did you take the ‘Y.O.L.O.’(You Only Live Once)principle literally and spend this four day weekend partying hard (like some people I know-who shall remain nameless… #youknowwhoyourare!) Well I spent my weekend, doing the first option, eating copious amounts of all things tasty (and…

Creating a gift registry is easy, fun and practical and it truly is a dream come true to receive the gifts your heart desires! While you and your partner are having fun listing the items you like, we’d like you keep in mind that it is a NO NO to:

Put the…

There is SO much information out there about invitation wording and so many different scenarios to consider when choosing the right wedding invitation wording.  Examples range from: who's paying? are your parents divorced?  Are step parents involved? How traditional or casual is the ceremony?  Is the ceremony separate from the reception?  (and on, and on..)

The beauty…

This week, we are loving the coral and mint (or peach) color scheme that has taken over the wedding industry! Light and airy, this combo allows you to add the right amount of color without being overbearing, and will relax you and your guests with it’s peaceful tones.

Here is one of our favorite inspiration boards, from blogger …

What type of wedding dress should you buy ?…

Shoes are a great bridal accessory – classic or non-traditional, they give you the opportunity to really represent your personal style and personality. Traditional white and ivory shoes look glamorous with a gown. But, if you’re not the traditional type, what options are out there for you? Here are a few ideas:

Spice up your outfit with colorful shoes. Match them to your wedding color scheme, or go for a blue – as this could…

Perfect Purple Inspiration...

Purple is the combination of red...the warmest cooler and blue...the coolest cooler.  With this combination, it is said to be the most perfect color.

If your color you are using purple for your wedding, please enjoy these pictures. You will find so many ways to add purple to your…

Dear brides and grooms. It's a pleasure to share with you some photos of a wedding I planned in Tuscany in a gorgeous castle. Please enjoy.

Wedding planner - italyprestige.com - Fabrizio mengasini…

Okay, so this may or may not be Katniss Everdeen's wedding dress in the upcoming Hunger Games second installment "Catching Fire" - you know how these…

Follow me to the Garden...

My inspiration for the Spring/Summer 2013 Collection was the after-party of a French garden soirre. The show evoked dancing into the warm night by pairing dub-step electronic music with decadent layers of natural fabrics, highlighted with beaded baubles and Art Nouveau inspired screen-printing. Enjoy these fresh frocks!…

So what makes a destination wedding dress a destination wedding dress? Well, the truth is, it's simply being the wedding dress you wear at your destination wedding (because seriously, this is your day - wear what you love.) That being said, there is a reason that so…

 Strongly consider handing the planning baton to a wedding consultant if a) neither you nor your families have time to plan your wedding neither you nor your families have any desire to plan your wedding; c) you're planning a wedding out of town; or d) you simply prefer -- and can afford -- professional help. They'll do the legwork, hire vendors, negotiate contracts, and may even cut you some money-saving deals. Expect to pay them 10 to 15 percent of your total wedding budget. Need a…

Calling all Chicago area brides, grooms and vendors...past and present! The Chicago Green Wedding Alliance is hosting a The Great Wedding Recyclery on April 28, 2013 at Loft on Lake to allow new couples to snatch up fabulous finds at a steep discount for their upcoming wedding from past couples and vendors who are selling their slightly pre-loved or…

In my opinion, a woman’s bridal shoes are the most important shoes she will ever wear. I mean, name another day when you will have professional portrait shots of your feet?  It only took me one weekend to find my perfect wedding dress, but it literally took me TWO years to find the ideal wedding shoes. Then two months later, I discovered an even better pair that I just had to have and ended up with two pairs of wedding shoes. A bride can never have too many shoes, right? The good part is,…