informal beach wedding dresses

More and more couples go for beach weddings because the ocean compliments the surroundings their wedding guests are in. They also find that the nature can serve as the perfect inspiration for the casual beach wedding dress that they are ... read on

This is another bright idea!  Why wear a formal wedding gown in an informal environment?! 

why not have big parties on a small budget?

... destination weddings are a great way to save money because not everyone can fly off to Bermuda to stand on the beach with you,'' said Fields. ...

Wise idea, don't you think? Hehehe. Just click this link.

Cheap Wedding Dresses Do Not Necessarily Mean Poor Quality

Did the title of this article catch your attention?  Read on:

The second is a move away from the church wedding towards weddings held in a wide variety of venues, including the increasingly popular beach wedding. As a result not only do brides now have a much wider choice of color for their ...

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Engaged!

For grooms and would-be grooms out there, i highly recommend that you read this article:
 
Weddings are made with the bride at the forefront, the spotlight is focused primarily on her and her reactions. So, as a groom, you have to make sure that your supporting role helps make your memorable day extra-special...

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Post-wedding Party

I haven't thought of a post-wedding party before.  Yeah, i agree that it is one hell of a stress for a bride to bother preparing for the wedding.  What more for a post-wedding party? For some ideas, read this article:

If the wedding takes place at a beach or resort, it can be a picnic or a beach party. If the bride or groom's family is hosting at their home, they may want to consider hiring someone to do the arrangements for a "stress-free" affair ...

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to those couples who are planning a beach wedding

This article scares me just a little bit:

Lovestruck couples should be careful not to let wedding bells drown out the warning bells when planning to get hitched ...

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Wedding Weekend Recap

What a weekend. My baby sister is married and is sitting on a beach with her new husband. I spoke to her for 2.5 seconds on Monday morning and she was about to lay out and get a drink with a little...

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May i ask, what's with the little umbrella anyway?

Day After Wedding Photos

Hmm.. This gives me a new idea of what i will be preparing for my next wedding (that is, if i still have plan to get married again!)
Nevertheless, just read below what this newly-wed blogger has to say:
 
The day after the wedding, we just went all over San Diego and Coronado Island with our photographer. It was SO cold, especially at the beach, but those pictures were so worth it. And we were pretty excited about kissing each other ...

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Yeah.. why must catholic weddings be in the church?

Here's something to ponder on:
 
Please explain why a catholic wedding must be celebrated in a catholic church. Why if it is performed by a catholic priest can a catholic wedding not be done in a park, on a beach or in the banquet hall of the reception? ...
 
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The Bride Wore Very Little

Hahaha!  Me? A bride in a little wedding dress? Why not?!  Just read this:

For brides shopping now for gowns to wear at summer or early fall weddings, “there is a lot of freedom of choice, and these girls exercise every bit of it,” ...  To read more, please click this link.

Changing wedding practices no longer follow tradition

Here's another interesting article:

The Biker's Diary

By Dr. Jan Meyer

This seems to be the wedding planning season, judging from all of the activities about the topic at this time of year: many newspapers have published either wedding supplements or special articles about the topic, stores are holding bridal shows, and there are wedding fairs where the bride-to-be can find help and advice about every last little detail. I tend to think about weddings at this time of year, too, even without that stimulus: our wedding anniversary is right about now, and besides we have just celebrated Valentine's Day.

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SPEND/THRIFT: Many ways to save money on weddings, big parties

Here's something that caught my fancy:

Going into debt for a wedding is no way to start married life. Maxing out credit cards is a bad example to set for the teenager having a bar mitzvah, sweet 16 or quinceanara. And by the time 50th birthdays and golden anniversaries roll around, people know that friends and family matter more than price tags.

Besides, it's easy to have a big, beautiful bash on a budget. Here are eight tips.

1. INVITATIONS. Thermographed invitations cost 50 to 70 per cent less than engraved invitations, "and no one can usually tell," said Alan Fields, co-author with his wife Denise of "Bridal Bargains."

Or make your own invitations, said Sharon Naylor, author of "1,000 Best Wedding Bargains." You can purchase invitation software and paper or order invitations online.

Limit enclosures so you don't go over the maximum for postage for mailing a letter. Note that square envelopes and oddly shaped envelopes cost more to mail. You can skip reply cards for teen parties and informal weddings; ask for RSVP by e-mail or phone.

For kids' parties, you could even go paperless with e-vites.

2. GOWNS. "Buy online," advised Fields. Online discounters can order name brand-name dresses for 20 to 40 per cent off retail, and some wedding dress factories in China have websites that will ship gowns direct to consumers for $50 to $100 - a bargain even with $100 shipping.

Robert Brokamp, who writes about personal finance for The Motley Fool, said he found a dress for his wife Elizabeth on a discount rack.

Check out department stores when prom season ends: "You might find sophisticated prom dresses that work for a wedding gown," said Naylor.

3. FLOWERS AND DECOR. Naylor notes that the cheapest flowers will be those in season the month you're getting married; that "greenery filler is less expensive than flowers and makes for a beautiful natural look"; and that smaller bouquets show off gowns to greater advantage.

Casey Cooper, co-author of "What's Your Bridal Style?", says do-it-yourself brides can learn the basics of designing centrepieces, boutonnieres and bouquets.

Inexpensive ways to dress up tables: candles, bright balloons, wildflowers in jars, potted plants in season - tulips in spring, mums in fall.

At Congregation Beth Elohim in Brooklyn, N.Y., kids celebrating bar and bat mitzvahs sometimes make centrepieces by filling baskets with nonperishable food for a soup kitchen. Wrap the baskets in coloured plastic wrap, add a bow and card about the charity, and you have a centrepiece that's both beautiful and meaningful.

4. DRINK. Instead of an open bar with bartender, have a serve-yourself table with wine, beer and/or champagne. Wine retailers can recommend wines in your price range and often give discounts by the case.

If you opt for the full bar, wedding planner Samantha Goldberg notes that restaurants and hotels charge more for premium brands. Ask for house brands or lower-priced brands.

5. FOOD. Catered meals with chicken or fish can run 35 per cent of your budget, "but if you start getting into filet mignon, prime rib or lobster, you're going to find yourself in the 40 per cent bracket," said Goldberg, who is known for her work with Style Network's "Whose Wedding Is It Anyway?"

Buffets are cheaper than sit-down meals because you don't pay for table service. But you might want a server to control portions on the buffet for pricey items like smoked salmon, steak or sashimi.

Consider ethnic food. Having a Thai restaurant cater chicken satay - grilled chicken on a stick - with pad Thai noodles might cost less than traditional alternatives.

Brokamp, The Motley Fool writer, had his wedding at a relative's home in the countryside where the food was "basically a cookout - hot dogs and hamburgers."

For birthday or anniversary parties, guests might bring potluck food instead of gifts. For teenage parties, order pizza, wings, sub sandwiches or see if a Mexican restaurant will cater a taco bar.

6. CAKE. Have the cake of your dreams - only smaller. Then order a sheet cake with the same frosting and flavour, Naylor advised, and have servers plate dessert off the sheet cake in the kitchen.

Also: "Skip the dessert table" with three other choices, said Fields. "People are eating fewer desserts these days anyway."

He added that buttercream frosting is cheaper and tastes better than fondant icing, and that fresh flowers "spruce up a plain cake" and cost less than labour-intensive frosting flowers.

7. TIME AND PLACE. Most popular months for weddings are May, June, September and October. Daytime events are cheaper than nighttime, especially if the photographers and DJ get to leave early enough to make a second gig that night.

"A daytime wedding in April costs a third of a nighttime wedding in September," said Naylor.

Lunch and brunch food is cheaper than dinner. A midday party saves guests money too: They drive in early and get home that night without paying for a hotel overnight.

If you hold the wedding in a private home, park or other venue outside a hotel or restaurant, you might save money - or not. Research costs like renting tables, chairs, linens, plates, tent for rain, etc.

If the ceremony and reception are in the same place, you won't need a limo and you won't be paying photographers for 20 minutes spent in transit.

Destination weddings are cheaper for two reasons: You combine honeymoon and wedding costs, and fewer people come. "For smaller weddings, second weddings, if you fear you're going to have to invite your entire office, if you fear the wedding will spiral out of control, destination weddings are a great way to save money because not everyone can fly off to Bermuda to stand on the beach with you," said Fields.

8. FUN, NOT FANCY: Brokamp's 1999 wedding, with 150 guests, cost less than $5,000, thanks to inexpensive choices - like the cookout, a gown off the discount rack, reception at a sister-in-law's home, old family photos on the tables instead of centrepieces. Others pitched in - Brokamp's mom, who is a florist, did the flowers with the help of other relatives; a friend tended bar; a cousin manned the grill.

"If you want the traditional wedding with all the traditional stuff, you're going to have to pay for it," said Brokamp. "We focused on people having fun rather than people being too fancy."

From Canadian Press

best wedding date, anyone?

No! I am not getting married. Nah! Not again. I am just thinking, what is the best date to get married? They say, "traditionally it's during June" others would argue that it would be better that a couple should get married in December. Well, i am just asking.. what is the best wedding date? anyone?

Let's Talk About That Jewelry You Got For Valentines

"That new jewelry you got (or gave) for Valentines may need to be specifically insured on your home insurance policy." advises insurance consultant Scott Simmonds of Saco.

"Check with your insurance agent. Many personal insurance policies limit coverage for theft of jewelry to $1,000 and don't cover loss of a stone or breakage of the setting."

My comment: that's another waste of money!

Britney's Wedding

Star Magazine is now claiming that pop star Britney Spears married her paparazzi boyfriend, Adnan Ghalib, during a quick trip to Mexico not too long ago. The two reportedly had a "secret" wedding, but unfortunately, since Adnan is still married, the marriage would never hold up in court.

Adnan is still not yet divorced from his wife, AzLynn Berry. Star claims that Britney gave him $250,000 to get AzLynn to step aside and let the divorce go through without any hitches. Brit reportedly told her lawyers, who had set a $1,000/per day spending limit, that she needed the money for a new Mercedes.

Star Mag told the NY Post, "Our source on this was not in Rosarito Beach at the ceremony, but is very familiar with the fact that [wedding] documents exist."

We all know how Britney loves quicky, bizzaro weddings, so it could very well be true!

Britney Spears Got Married in Mexico?!

Star Magazine is now claiming that pop star Britney Spears married her paparazzi boyfriend, Adnan Ghalib, during a quick trip to Mexico not too long ago. The two reportedly had a "secret" wedding, but unfortunately, since Adnan is still married, the marriage would never hold up in court.

Adnan is still not yet divorced from his wife, AzLynn Berry. Star claims that Britney gave him $250,000 to get AzLynn to step aside and let the divorce go through without any hitches. Brit reportedly told her lawyers, who had set a $1,000/per day spending limit, that she needed the money for a new Mercedes.

Star Mag told the NY Post, "Our source on this was not in Rosarito Beach at the ceremony, but is very familiar with the fact that [wedding] documents exist."

We all know how Britney loves quicky, bizzaro weddings, so it could very well be true!

News taken from Julie