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Awesome Wedding Day Trends You’ll Want to Follow in 2016

Awesome Wedding Day Trends You’ll Want to Follow in 2016

From the first invitation that goes out to the last wedding favor bag you give to your guests, there’s no better year than 2016 to create the kind of unique wedding day that reflects who the two of you are as individuals and as a couple.

This upcoming year portends awesome wedding trends that you’ll want to follow for your own day. The secret in pulling of any of these trends, though, is adopt and adapt the trend to suit your own style and personality.

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Does Getting Cold Feet While Planning Your Wedding Make You Normal?

Does Getting Cold Feet While Planning Your Wedding Make You Normal?

Getting married to your best friend in the whole world is something you’ve wanted forever. The proposal was inspirational, the venue of your dreams was available on the date you wanted, and your embellished wedding invitations are everything you dreamed of. You even found the right dress!

Now the only thing to worry about . . . is worry.

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When No One in Your Wedding Party Agrees – from the Announcement to Your Wedding Favor Bags

When No One in Your Wedding Party Agrees – from the Announcement to Your Wedding Favor Bags

When you get married, the odds are pretty good that there will be a disagreement about something. It may be about the open bar, your plunging back on your wedding dress or the goodies in the wedding favour bags for your guests.

Announcing Anything

The simplest of things can quickly become the most convoluted, whether you are announcing your engagement or selecting the wording on your luxury wedding invitations. Your parents may have their own ideas about what to say and how to say it. Certainly you should take their advice, but also remember that some customs may have changed since they planned their own wedding.

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Why Cosmetic Bags Are the Treat Your Bridesmaids Will Appreciate Most

Why Cosmetic Bags Are the Treat Your Bridesmaids Will Appreciate Most

You can count on the weeks before your being wedding being some of the most hectic times you will ever experience. It’s a good thing you have your bestie and even a few extra friends helping you with the planning and preparation for the biggest event yet: your wedding.

Your bridesmaids have to let you do some of the planning yourself, however, especially when it comes to their gifts.

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When Your Wedding Takes Place on (or Near) a Holiday

When Your Wedding Takes Place on (or Near) a Holiday

After your engagement is announced, people will ask, “When’s the wedding?”

Although brides and grooms are often advised NOT to select a holiday date such as Thanksgiving or Christmas for a date, there’s really no reason why you couldn’t select that date or something near to it. You set the tone, the theme and the date for your wedding.

Set this tone and theme with boxed wedding invitations.

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A Checklist of Questions for the Parents of the Bride and Groom

A Checklist of Questions for the Parents of the Bride and Groom

There are plenty of traditional rules about weddings, including who does what or pays for services and goods.

At one time, parents of the groom expected to purchase the bride’s engagement and wedding rings, fees and licenses, any flowers worn or carried, gifts for the groomsmen and ushers, the liquor and music at the reception, and honeymoon. They also hosted the rehearsal dinner.

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What to Say and When to Say It (Before, During and After Your Wedding)

What to Say and When to Say It (Before, During and After Your Wedding)

If you had time to write down every piece of advice you have been given whether you want it or not, you would have enough material for a series of books. From the selection of your unique invitations to the way in which you should wear your hair, it seems everyone has an opinion.

The one piece of advice you may not have heard yet is what to say and when to say it. There are four times saying the right thing the right way is appropriate.

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Why a Brooch Bouquet Is the Perfect Alternative to the Traditional Bouquet

Why a Brooch Bouquet Is the Perfect Alternative to the Traditional Bouquet

Brooches are desirable objects for today’s stylish weddings. Even wedding invitation boxes are wrapped in fine fabric and embellished with stunning brooches that say, “This event will be special.”

You’ll find brooches on more than a wedding invitation box. One of the hottest trends for weddings is to leave behind the traditional bride’s bouquet of flowers in lieu of a brooch bouquet.

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Making Life Better the Second Time Around With a Wedding Planner

Making Life Better the Second Time Around With a Wedding Planner

Once upon a time, you planned an elaborate wedding with all the regalia of a queen. The entourage, the nuptials and the celebrations were truly top-notch. Unfortunately, the marriage was not.

So you started over.

Now you are ready to commit a second time, this time for real. With the true love of your life by your side, you face planning the most important day of your life, again.

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Wedding Venues to Consider When Traditional Isn’t Enough

Wedding Venues to Consider When Traditional Isn’t Enough

The vows, the cake and the perfect time of year are all part of your dream wedding.

Finding the perfect venue may be a task that ranks almost as high as finding the perfect dress on this most important day, and the venue is perhaps one of the most important items to secure.

As soon as you have established your guest list and have an idea of the number of guests, select your location. While some brides and grooms prefer a traditional location, such as their church, there are also plenty of non-standard venues available that could be the perfect location for creating memories to last a lifetime.

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