Wedding Wise Wednesday – December 15th

Every Wednesday I bring you the coolest wedding stories, events and deals that I find in Los Angeles and around the web. And we call it Wedding Wise Wednesday. Welcome!Cool Wedding Thing of the Week: Photographer Heidi Ryder’s Comic Book Wedding Invites – Heidi got married last year, and her guests are STILL talking about…

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Guest Post: My DIY Wedding

Well, not MY DIY wedding, but Jessica’s. Jessica, AKA, “The Juice’, won the ticket to Unique L.A. that I gave away last week, and she writes a fabulous blog of her own, Love it Or Leave It. You can also follow her on twitter @thelittlefella. I’ve been engaged for just under 10 months now and…

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My Wedding Weekend

Only 12 more shopping days until Christmas. Shouldn’t there be drummers drumming somewhere? Hmm. Might have to go out and find some. Had big plans on Sunday. Sunday was the day of Monique Lhuiller’s Sample Sale. JulyBride wanted to go, so I got there about 9am (for a 10am opening) and the line was already…

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Reading Committed

Over at A Practical Wedding, Megan is holding a discussion on Elizabeth Gilbert’s book, “Committed.” For those of you who aren’t familiar with it, it’s the follow up to “Eat, Pray, Love.” Gilbert, after living with boyfriend Felipe for a few years with no intention of marrying him, had to marry him in order for…

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Wedding Wise Wednesday – December 8, 2010

Every Wednesday I bring you the best wedding stories, events and deals I find in Los Angeles and around the web. And we call it Wedding Wise Wednesday. Welcome! Cool Wedding Idea of the Week – Ever wanted to do an inspiration board, but don’t know how to get started. Time to get creative –…

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Finding the Perfect Wedding Venue

Huron Substation – courtesy of Shannon Renee Photography My October Bride is just starting out with like, everything. First stop: Wedding venues. Which can be kind of frustrating! All of my brides have a very specific idea of where they want their wedding to look like, they just don’t know where or how to start…

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My Wedding Weekend

Well, Friday just rocked. I did some scouting for JulCouple in Pasadena, looking for a park space for their wedding ceremony, and ran into prep for the UCLA/USC game at the Rose Bowl AND folks working on Rose Parade floats. Brookside Park might just work. But we’ll see what JulCouple think. Friday night, Dana and…

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Friday Round-up!

Hey, it’s Friday, so read my guest post on www.thebrokeassbride.com: What Platinum Weddings Can Teach a Gold Band Bride. Speaking of which, The Broke Ass Bride hit Bride’s Magazine this month, officially making it my favorite Bride Rag…after Martha Stewart Weddings. But my favorite Platinum Wedding item? it’s this dress:. By Vera Wang, of course!…

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Countdown to Your DIY Wedding

Here’s another oldie but goodie, taken from an article I wrote a couple of months ago for Marriage.com’s blog. Marriage.com is the newest innovator in wedding planning – it will create a platform for engaged couples and wedding planning professionals to personally connect online through their very own Marriage.com microsites. Their daily blog is up…

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Wedding Wise Wednesday – December 1

Wow, December already, huh? Cool Wedding Idea of the Week: Martha Stewart Weddings: Year Book Style Wedding Programs. I love giving pictures to the names. I’m not the biggest fan of programs, but this makes them, what? More personal, more practical? Less something that people will leave on the floor of the chapel? Anyway, love…

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