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Friday, July 2nd, 2010Today’s fashion brings with it a huge choice of flats in all colors and styles, including dressy and semi-dressy styles appropriate for weddings and other occasion. It may also surprise you that white sneakers have a place in your wedding ensemble. They are appropriate to wear as-is for comfort on the wedding day or make do [...]
How to Attach Your Veil To a Headpiece
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010It is an obvious problem with not-so-obvious solutions: If you are wearing both a veil and headpiece (tiara or other hair decoration) during the ceremony how do you keep both beautifully attached to your hair?
If you will not be removing your veil for the reception, the answer is to simply sew the headpiece to your [...]
Personalized M&Ms Favors
Monday, June 28th, 2010Every once in a while I run across something that hits me as incredibly nifty. That happened today. Did you know that you can actually customize M&Ms as favors for your wedding reception?! The M&M Mars people make it easy to order online…
(1) Start by choosing from three shimmer colors (pearl, platinum, or gold), 17 [...]
Creating Homemade Wedding Invitations
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010If you are looking for a way to save money on wedding invitations, there are a few options. One is to shop for cheap wedding invitations (all of these are under $2.00 each). Another is to make your own.
For around 40-50 cents each you can buy blank, flat invitations with elegant translucent vellum over sheets. For [...]
How to Make a Bridal Veil
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009A tough economy combined with high wedding costs have many brides looking for ways to cut back. Making your own veil is a relatively easy way to do so. It is relatively easy to do and can save hundreds of dollars. Here’s a nine-step process (along with links to DIY supplies) explaining how to design and [...]
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