The Perfect Wedding Hair
Need some wedding hair inspiration? Check out these eight fab hair styles by some of the most beautiful women in Hollywood. Whatever you're looking for, up-dos or leaving your hair down, hair stylists usually will ask for pictures to get an idea of what you want. Your hair style on your wedding day is important and why wouldn't it be? You want to look your best and feel it too! I have done the research for you! I found a few websites I thought were worth looking in to, so check them out. See if you see any hair that inspires you. All five websites seemed redeemable to me. Don't forget to leave a comment and let me know what you think of the websites. It helps having feedback and let's me know if the information provided is helpful.
2. The Knot
5. Model Bride
Top Five Wedding Sweepstakes
Who wouldn't want a free honeymoon? Free announcements or free photography for their wedding? I've done my research and brought you the top five sweepstakes I thought were worth entering. Check them out and enter, what does it hurt?
Number 5. A seven night stay at Verandah Resort and Spa. It's a free honeymoon plus a spa treatment for you and your hubby! Click Here
Number 4. This sweepstake is through the Wedding Channel. It includes a photographer (the same one that snapped Katie Holmes and Tom Cruises wedding), but they fly you out to meet him and partake in a week long bridal shoot with some amazing photos. That's not all, he will be at your wedding taking pictures as well. Click Here
Number 3. The Tampax Upgrade Wedding through the Wedding Channel. They are giving one lucky winner $3000.00 towards their wedding. Check it out!
Number 2. The New Mexico Dream Wedding Giveaway. You name it, they are giving it away. This giveaway includes everything from invitations to photographer to makeup. Check it out.
Number 1. This is the biggest sweepstakes I have ever seen. It includes a wedding coordinator (yeah they plan your wedding), a photography package, organic wedding cake, wedding gown, wedding invitations, a stretch limo, and $500 towards rings. How awesome is that? Best part is they are eco friendly, everything is organic! Right this way…
2009 Top Honeymoon Destinations
So you're getting ready to book your honeymoon (which should be done at least 6 months in advance). You aren't sure where to go. Take a look at our top five honeymoon destinations that won't hurt your pocket too bad and are very romantic.
1. Los Cabos, Mexico: Beautiful blue water, white sandy beaches, and tons of beautiful resorts to choose from. The temperature averages 70 degress year round. The average rain fall is only about 10 inches. Sounds good already, right? At least you know the weather will be beautiful all year round. If you are on a budget the best time to travel is between May and September.
2. The Bahamas: Beautiful water and tons of snorkeling (you can go in caves too)! Take a boat to an island, have a picnic, and take a nap. Always wanted to swim with dolphins? The Bahamas offers one of the best experiences swimming with dolphins. This I can vouch for; need I say more about the Bahamas? Want to save a buck or two, go between May and November. That's their down time.
3. Paris: Hello??? The most romantic city in the nation, that's why it's on the list. The food is said to be the best, the city very romantic, and the Eiffel Tower. Save a a few dollars and go during these months: April, May, June, September, and October. Don't go in July or August. It's said that is when the town of Paris takes it's own vacation. Going during those months may not be as fun. Many shops, bistros, and other stores could be closed.
4. Lake Tahoe: If you are a couple that enjoy the outdoors, then this is a honeymoon for you. With the beautiful lake sitting on Nevada and California you have much to see. Skiing is said to be one of the best things to do while visiting Lake Tahoe. If you aren't starring at a lake, you have mountains to see! It's a beautiful place to visit any time of the year, however, the summer months and winter months are said to be their most popular times.
5. Hawaii: Any island is a great choice. However, if you are looking for romance I would stear away from the biggest island. There are a lot of skyscrapers and city life there. Head to the smaller islands where there is much to do and volcanoes to see. Like the first two destinations, April through November is the slowest, but not what we call slow. Hawaii is a year round destination for all, so it doesn't slow down a whole lot.
What’s Hot This Wedding Season
Do you just have to know what's in this wedding season? Of course you do! I have listed below the new or reoccurring fabs that are in this wedding season.
1. Short wedding dresses are getting more and more popular. They aren't just for last minute brides going down to city hall to be married by the Justice of the Peace.
2. Scheduling your wedding during an off season. Yes there are popular seasons/months for weddings. It is said that June and August are the most popular wedding months. However, May, September, and October were also popular months. The least amount of weddings take place in January and March.
3. Beach Weddings. More and more brides prefer a beach wedding. Many engaged couples are now going to beachy resorts to say their “I Do's.” The best part? You can honeymoon immediately after your ceremony!
4. Vintage accents are in! From vintage style wedding bands to floral arrangements more and more vintage is making it's way into weddings. And why not, it's beautiful and elegant.
5. Flower Free Centerpieces. Whether you are trying to save a few dimes or just want a unique look I have seen quite a bit of candles, food, and themed items being used as centerpieces. Not a bad idea of you ask me.
5 Tips For Finding the Perfect Wedding Dress
Sometimes we can become overwhelmed with our pre-wedding essentials. We can become discouraged and often think we want one thing and then change our mind the next. Well when choosing your wedding gown, you want it to be perfect, no second guessing, and no mistake about it. Most women describe their wedding dress experiences in one simple phrase “I knew it was the one as soon as I put it on.” These five tips will ensure you will have an easier time choosing that perfect dress.
1. Bring a friend on your shopping adventure! A good friend is one who you can trust, they will be honest and tell you the dresses flaws or hidden features you may not have noticed.
2. Bring a camera! Take pictures of the dresses you “really” like. Later on you can look back at them and decide if it was a good or bad choice.
3. Shop around! My best friend found her perfect dress in Miami, Florida. Later on when it was my turn to find my wedding gown, she found her exact gown in her hometown city for $300 less.
4. Set a budget before you go shopping for your gown. You don't want to find a dress, fall madly in love with it, look at the price tag and find it is $3000 over budget.
5. Order your gown at least 6 months in advance. Most of the time it takes a couple months for the dress to be made and shipped (a lot of the better quality gowns are made in Europe). Then you have to leave time for your dress fittings. Most brides have at least 2-3 dress fittings.
Honeymoon Sweepstakes
Honeymoon Sweepstakes
Alright ladies, the time for you to have the perfect honeymoon is here. Brides.com has a chance for you to enter a three night stay at Laluna Resort. You can enter the sweepstakes up until September 1st of this year. The official rules can be downloaded here. You may enter the sweestakes through the mail and over the internet. To enter visit brides.com. I was reading the rules and it did not specify whether you can enter just once or if you can enter multiple times, so try it out. It doesn't hurt to try and enter every day. Five minutes of your time can pay for your honeymoon. Good luck to you!
Drinks Anyone
Candied Cane
Need a specialty drink for the big day? Try this fun and sweet candy drink. It tastes great and looks even better! I've been to a few weddings where the bride and groom offer a few compliment drinks. I kept it simple at my wedding and went with beer and wine, however, many couples choose to have specialty drinks, like this one for instance.
If you're looking for your specialty drink or other simple cocktails for the big day or for your bachelor/bachelorette party, check out the Liquid Muse. The website has some great ideas and drinks as well.
Candied Cane
1 oz. Boca Loca Cachaça
1 oz. crème de mure
1 oz. fresh lemon juice
1/2 oz. simple syrup
2 oz. champagne
Shake ingredients with cracked ice until chilled. Sugar the rim of a chilled champagne coupe or cocktail glass and strain ingredients into glass. Float 2 oz. champagne and garnish with a lemon twist.
Having Trouble Finding Wedding Vendors?
Finding your wedding vendors is never an easy task. I know when I began looking for vendors I became overwhelmed. There are so many to choose from. How do you know if they are any good? Will they be on time? Will they provide a great service? It's your wedding day, why take that risk? I have recently come across a neat site that reviews wedding vendors. All you do is choose what kind of service you need and type in your zip code. The vendor list pops up along with a 1-5 star rating of that particular company. I tried it out myself and found it to be very useful. Many of the vendors in my area that I was familiar with were listed. I hope this site helps you out. I know it would have been helpful to me.
The site is called Wedding Wire Vendors. The best part is it has vendors listed in all fifty states! Good Luck and be sure to leave your thoughts and opinions about the site. I would love to hear your comments!
Wedding Guest Fashion
Have you ever wondered what you should wear to a wedding? I know I have! Your first clue is in the invitation. The invitation will list the month of the wedding, time, date, and place. These are all great sources of information on what you should be wearing. The wedding invitation can also lend more information than you think. If it happens to be a kind of invitation that is printed on heavy cardstock with fancy font and wording, chances are you need to be semi-formal. If you get an e-invite or the invitation has wording such as “We're Getting Hitched” than you're probably safe with a cute spring dress.
If you are traveling to an out of town wedding than make sure you purchase an outfit that can withstand the traveling demands. Many fabrics are wrinkle-free. If your fabric has Lycra than your dress may withstand some tossing and turning. The most important no no of all is DO NOT and I repeat DO NOT wear white to a wedding. That is the brides color and you may get some dirty looks. We are not trying to steal the brides thunder! This is after all her big day!
Ceremony Programs
The ceremony is an important event on your wedding day and your guests need to know what is happening and the order in which things will be taking place. That is why programs were invented. It's a simple way to let your guests know the type of music that will be played, who is in the wedding, and so on.
The ceremony programs can be bought or printed, but it is highly recommended that you have them. They should include all important events in the correct order.
The programs above are popular for outdoor weddings in the spring or summer. They are known as fan programs and are used to cool down guests when the weather is a bit hot. If you are interested in these particular fans you can see more of them at My Jean M. Another great site with programs is Invitation Consultants.
