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What Will Your Wedding Cost? 2008-08-31 21:58:00 Here is a great post from my good friends over at To You A Favor Wedding Blog(MS) - According to The Knot, an online resource for all things nuptial, the average cost of a wedding is $22,000. However, depending on the region of country, the bride and groom can expect to spend far more or even a lot less than that. Some interesting tidbits gathered in a survey of bridal consultants across the count
No title 2008-08-28 23:23:00 Hey Everyone,I know that this has nothing to do with Weddings but it definitely has to deal with Divas. I took my cousin to school today and is was so much fun. She is going to my old stomping grounds, good ole Mary Baldwin College, (Good Fighting Squirrels) I took some pictures of her room and her so excited about moving in.
Great Bridesmaids Gifts 2008-08-28 23:11:00 Ok, so I have been doing a lot of research today. I have found yet another thing for all you brides out there.Here is a great idea for bridesmaids gifts: PERSONALIZED HANDBAGS. Who doesn't love purses. I know that I do. are some cute things on her site. You can even have a party. Sounds cool, &nbs Read more:Bridesmaids
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Coolest Wedding Sandals Ever!!!! 2008-08-28 23:08:00 Ok, so I just opened my email and I had an email from a Sandal Company in Florida. So of course I thought sandals, yeah how could they be different. Then I saw them and were blown away. These sandals really are the Coolest Wedding Sandals
ever because you can actually personalize the sole of the sandal with the brides name and wedding date or the couples name and wedding date. And they are really
Great Bouquet Idea 2008-08-28 23:06:00 Check out this great idea for a bouquet for your bridemaids. They used a seashell and filled it with flowers because they were going with a nautical theme. picture is courtesy of my great friend, Dave at Beautiful Union Portraits. He is fantastic. Check out his website and blog, which is under "My Favorite Blogs" Read more:Bouquet
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Bachelorette Party Ettiquette 2008-08-28 23:00:00 Oh, my goodness. This video is hilarious. I thought that it would be perfect for a Wedding Planning Site!!!I write for Richmond Chic and Cameron Walker, a fellow blogger put it on the site.Have fun watching!!! Read more:Bachelorette
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Personalizing Your wedding 2008-04-15 23:24:00 Every bride wants THEIR wedding
to have their personal stamp marked on their special day.There are so many ways to do this but the most popular and easy is MONOGRAMING. This is the newest trend in weddings and wedding planning.A monogram is a combining of initials in an ornate fasion. Monograms are a key way to implement your personal touch. There are several areas that you can add your monogram t
How to get your Groom involved in the Wedding Planning Process? 2008-04-07 20:29:00 First you must decide if your groom wants to get involved. There are many fellows that don’t want to be involved in the whole wedding process. They just want to allow the bride to take care of everything to ensure that it is exactly what she wants. Some guys feel that they just need to show up and look good. “Tell me when and where and I’ll be there.” These are the types of guys that will Read more:Process
Trying to lose those last few pounds before the wedding. 2008-03-31 22:21:00 Everyone feels that they have a few pounds to lose before their big day. What are the best ways to do it?The best way is by eating right. You don’t want to not eat because this can be just as detrimental as eating too much. You just want to eat right and in the right portions. So many people will say “OH, I’m eating a salad or vegetables”, but will eat 2 or 3 more portions than they should Read more:wedding
Favors: Edible and Useful 2008-03-24 20:58:00 When guests leave your wedding the single most important thing to them are the FAVORS. These are the things that guests will take away with them that will remind them of the joyous time that they had on your special day.The most important thing to remember when picking out favors is to give something that guests can eat or that they can use. Most people want to walk away with favors that are usefu Read more:Edible
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Bridesmaid’s Dresses: Choosing styles that are reusable. 2008-03-19 00:54:00 Who hasn’t been in a wedding where their dress was hideous? You never wanted to see it again much less have to wear it. But times are a changing. Long gone are the taffeta dresses with the puffy sleeves. Designers are making bridesmaid’s dresses more sophisticated and practical.When choosing bridesmaid’s dresses make sure to think about all of your girls. Not all girls are built the same Read more:Bridesmaid
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Picking Bridesmaids….. Dun, Dun, Dun 2008-03-12 00:21:00 Choosing bridesmaids SHOULD be an easy task. Right? WRONG!!!! I have had soooooo many people come to me and say “My fiancé wants me to have this person in the bridal party but I don’t really know them.” This is becoming more and more common, especially when there are siblings involved.Typically if either the bride or groom has siblings, or close friends they are considered shoe-ins for a sp Read more:Bridesmaids
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Wedding Etiquette: What do we do? 2008-03-03 14:09:00 So many people think that THEIR wedding will be something toooootally different. One, like no other, one that no one can top but when they get right down to it, they always end up with wedding etiquette questions. How do we do our first kiss? What is the order of the processional and receiving line? These are just a few of the more popular questions that tend to come up in conversation.The fi Read more:Etiquette
Brides, De-stress Yourself: RELAX 2008-02-27 01:50:00 This is definitely harder said than done. Just the mere thought of planning your wedding causes more stress
than most people experience in their whole life. The reception, the ceremony, the dress, the wedding party, the cake, the groom, the parents, ohhhhhh my goodness, I am getting stressed out just writing about it. The single most effect thing to de-stress yourself is to RELAX.I have experien Read more:Brides
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Wedding Coordinators: Are they worth it? 2008-02-17 23:17:00 If you are one of the many brides that had the pleasure of a wedding proposal recently then the enchanting sounds of wedding bells are in the air. It might not be evident to you now but in the near future you will start to experience the overwhelming feeling of starting to plan your big day.Gone are the days when you can plan a simple wedding. Weddings are now, the most elaborate and detailed ev
Plantations: The True Wedding Weekend 2008-02-14 23:31:00 Plantations embody the historical and architectural elements that can be a wonderful location for a perfect wedding weekend. A wedding weekend is a wedding that is truly for the duration of a whole weekend, with the guest arriving on Friday and spending the entire weekend at the location and leaving on Sunday.There are so many in the Richmond area, so I visited several courtesy of James Limousine Read more:Weekend
Flowers: When to be and when not to be, That is the question? 2008-02-03 17:18:00 Flowers can transform a dull, melancholy venue into an astonishing, eye popping wonderland for your special day. From the simplest to the most elaborate, floral arrangements can be one of the main things that people remember when they leave your festivities.But, What do you take into consideration when looking for flowers? The biggest thing is: Time of Year of your wedding. Certain flowers are Read more:Flowers
Which dress is for me? 2008-01-27 22:22:00 When you walk down the aisle you want all eyes on you. How do you do that? By waltzing down the aisle with a drop dead gorgeous dress
. You don't want people to just say "She looks nice or "Oh, that dress looks good on her" You want people to be "WOWED", to be "ASTONISHED", to be "MESMORIZED"There are so many types and styles of dresses: A-Line, Mermaid or Empire to name a few. You have to fi
Choosing Caterers 2008-01-21 00:38:00 Let's start our vendor selection with the one component of your wedding that is the most important, THE FOOD, everyone will say "how good" or "how bad" the food is at a wedding. The main thing to keep in mind is the time of day, which then ties in with the amount and types of food. We have already talked about the time of day for weddings. Once this is decided and you get to the point in planni
Vendors, How do I choose? 2008-01-14 22:51:00 Last week we concentrated on finding a reception site. This is the single most important part of the whole wedding process. Once this part is done, most people feel that they can breathe a sigh of relief. The next process is choosing vendors. This is something that can take some people no time and others find this to be the most complicated part. There are so many vendors out there and they ar Read more:choose
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Deciding on a Reception Site 2007-12-31 17:18:00 So we have decided on a wedding date and time. We now need to decite on the site. There are numerous options available out there for every budget.Do you want to be outside or inside? By the ocean, or the mountains, in a hotel or a private club. There is so much to choose from. The main thing to consider is what you and your fiance want. What type of feel are you'll going for. Do you want a Read more:Deciding
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Deciding on Wedding Dates and Times 2007-12-24 14:25:00 Hello To All,Last week we had a discussion about bugets and what to consider when creating a budget. So we now have the budget finalized. We know how much we can spend and on what. Soooooo. What next?This week, I thought that we would embark on "PLANNING", dun,dun, duh.This is the most scary and frustating part for EVERYONE. But it shouldn't be. This should be the fun part. Picking a venue, vendor Read more:Deciding
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To You A Favor's Fall Sale! 2008-09-10 22:11:00 To You A Favor is having a Fall Sale! No coupon needed. Spend $75 or more and receive 5% off your order.Sale offer good on To You A Favor's main website.Making your day Favorably special,LeRonadmin@toyouafavorweddngblog.com
Someone wrote about us!!! 2008-09-09 07:42:00 We had a blog post written about us and our Wedding Planning Radio TAlk Show on To You A Favor Wedding Blog.Check out the post below as well as visiting their blog for more great tips on Wedding Planning.Thanks LeRon,Virginia's 1st Wedding & Event Planning Radio Talk Show Radio, what a concept! I don’t know how many event planners have a radio talk show but I know the first one who has hers in V Read more:wrote
Weddzilla is Here!!! 2008-09-08 12:13:00 I had the pleasure of going to Clarenton Ballroom in Arlington,VA for Weddzilla's Website Launch Party. I had a blast. It was so much fun. I also go to interview the co-founders Aaron and Kristen. Whom are the sweetest and cutest couple I have ever seen.Weddzilla is their ingenious plan for engaged couples trying to plan a wedding. Check out Richmond Chic for my lastest blog, "Taming Your Inne
Unique Wedding Toppers 2008-10-08 13:46:00 So I was checking out one of my favorite wedding blogs, The Bride's Guide by Darcy Miller and I came across her talking about custom made wedding Toppers and I was surprised to find something so unique and different. And the thing is, the owner makes them from hand. AMAZING!!!!!Check out the site for more:Elle F Designs
How to get the most out of your Wedding Photos 2008-10-03 07:00:00 When you look back on your wedding, the single most significant thing that people look at are your WEDDING PHOTOS, so when planning your wedding you need to make sure that you really pay close attention to certain things to enhance your wedding photos.I have compiled a list of tips and tricks to ensure that your wedding day pictures are fabulous with a little from my photographer friend David from
Matching Your Wedding Flowers and Make-Up 2008-10-01 07:00:00 Picture by Ron Lockwood: Lockwood PhotographyI know, I know it sounds weird, Yes, but think about it, it makes so much sense. Matching your wedding flowers and makeup just seems like a logical decision. When thinking of colors you want there to be a fluid movement of color throughout your wedding. If you are going for a very bold color statement with bold and audacious colors: bright oranges, y Read more:Flowers
Jay-Z and Beyonce: Are they or aren't they getting married 2008-09-29 10:00:00 Here is a great post from one of my favorite wedding blogs: Weddzilla BlogCelebrity Weddings--Beyonce
' and Jay-Z Still Not Confirmed Bling-Bling!!! Although they still have not confirmed that they are married
, Beyonce' has been seen sporting some serious bling! The Lorraine Schwartz flawless diamond is an estimated 18-carats and is said to be valued at over $5 million. Beyonce' wore her diamond fo
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