Summer is just around the corner now which means that wedding season is almost upon us, how exciting! But what shall I wear? Wedding outfits are notoriously hard to choose when faced with such a variety of choice. So let…
Wedding Wednesday: Our Engagement Session Experience and Some Tips
So far this whole wedding planning thing hasn’t been the greatest. We’ve spent the bulk of it stressing out over unemployment, remodeling, and a dying dad. So I’ve been grabbing my bits of wedding planning joy where I can. And…
Wedding Invitation Alternate Wording
One of the trickiest parts of designing and creating my own wedding invitation suite was trying to figure out the wording. The traditional stuff? Just didn’t work for us. For one thing, we were paying for the wedding ourselves PLUS…
Partnered Post: Bridal Shower Favors from American Bridal
Bridal shower favors. What used to be a nice little extra has turned into a full-on war. This party gave away DIYed lamb’s wool rugs and this one handed each of her guests a spoon dipped in pure gold and…
Wedding Wednesday: I DIYed Wedding Reception Napkins + a Tutorial
I have another Wedding Wednesday DIY tutorial for y’all (and a wee sneak peek at my wedding’s table settings). And guess what? Like the wedding invitation suite of last week, this one SUCKED TOO! Aaaand, just like last week’s DIY,…
Partnered Post: 10kWedding Workshop with Liz Coopersmith
$10,000: It’s The Brass Ring Of Budget Weddings. And when the average wedding in the U.S. is topping $25,000, less than half that can seem a really tough pull. I'm Liz Coopersmith, and I'm the owner of Silver Charm Events,…
Wedding Wednesday: DIYing Our Wedding Invitations… It Sucked.
I DID IT! I FINALLY finished and assembled our FREAKING wedding invitations. And anyone who tells it you its super fun and easy is a BIG, FAT, STUPID LIAR! *Ahem* What I meant to say is that those whole DIYing…
The Ranty Bride: Registry, revisited: Cleaning and Organization Edition edition OR What we’re using four months post-wedding
Cris has been giving you an AWESOME series of posts on things to add to your registry. Where do I come in? Two showers and a wedding later, I'm here to tell you what we're using the most out of…
The Ranty Bride: Registry, revisited: kitchen and dining edition OR What we’re using four months post-wedding
Cris has been giving you an AWESOME series of posts on things to add to your registry. Where do I come in? Two showers and a wedding later, I'm here to tell you what we're using the most out of…
Wedding Wednesday: Another DIY Fail
Y'all. This is getting oooold. I had another Wedding Wednesday Epic DIY Fail. Well, not epic (let's be realistic – it's a wedding craft and not on the same level as the sinking of the Titanic) but I'm a wee…
Wedding Wednesday: My Argument for the Daddy/Daughter Dance
Ya know. One of the things that is most interesting to me during this whole growing up process is how it gets easier to completely change your mind. Take, for example, various and sundry wedding traditions. Most are silly or…
The Ranty Bride: {Fun Fact} I Pick the Best Wedding Music OR Never Trust a Big Butt and a Smile
Picking music that will keep your guests dancing is harder than it may seem. You need songs that will keep people of mixed ages, backgrounds, and rhythmic ability shaking what their mamas gave them, while mixing in an adequate amount of slower stuff because it’s a wedding, and people (i.e., moms) like an excuse to force other people (i.e., dads) to slow dance.
