Did you just get engaged? Congratulations! So what now? A lot of brides-to-be answer that question with, “I’m going to go to a bridal show!” Bridal shows can be totally useful, but the sheer number of them can be staggering, and once you get there, you might be bombarded and overloaded with all the possibilities.
The BrideWorld Expo in 2008
Not long ago I was notified about the chance to win a shopping spree at Ann’s Bridal Bargains. Ann’s Bridal Bargains, I didn’t know, sells only wedding-related items — think stationary, personalized napkins, wedding programs, cake toppers, wedding picture frames. I don’t have much in the way of direct experience with this site, so I can’t tell you much about the service, their products, etc. But if anyone else has purchased anything from this site, tell me about your experience!
And if any of the readers from Wedding Decorator Blog happen to win one of the $500 shopping sprees at Ann’s Bridal Bargains, let me know!
I can think of one person who might truly consider a all Costco-planned wedding, if he was marrying a woman who would be amenable to the idea. He loved him some Costco — would even drive 20 minutes out of his way in order to get a Costco pizza.
I’ve previously extolled the virtues of Costco’s wedding-centric possibilities — like bridal flowers and vases and candles — but they’ve really stepped up their game by adding wedding dresses and one-of-a-kind engagement rings. (And really, we’ve heard of wackier wedding stunts, right? Like the 99-cent Stores wedding?)
First, let’s address the jewelry. I’m sure we were all aware that Costco sold jewelry, yes? But did you know they could look like this, which, by the way, is a princess cut diamond wedding set? I’m not even that much into jewelry, and even I think this would look mighty fine on my left ring finger. I am, by the way, hoping for an upgrade, maybe once I pop this second baby out or maybe around our 10th anniversary, which is really not that far off. Start saving, honey!
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I’ve had a slew of comments and emails recently asking all sorts of questions and advice. Whew! It really does go against my instincts to basically give away secrets for nothing, but I figure, I’m feeling magnanimous. What the heck!
Joy from North Carolina recently wrote me:
I am interested in getting into wedding decorating. While doing research on the internet I came across your wedding decorator blog site.
I was hoping that you would be willing to provide tips and/or techniques you have learned. My biggest fear as it relates to wedding decorating is TABLE DRAPING. No matter how much I practice, I never seem to get it just right. Do you have any tips on this? Which is better to use: safety pins, corsage pins…something completely different…
I will be highly appreciative and most grateful for any and all information you are willing to share with a newbie.
Thank you so much!
P.S. Your blog site is GREAT!
Shruti, my other buddy in the throes of wedding planning, posed this question recently, and its one I posed to the L.A. blogosphere — where could one find vintage (i.e. old) Los Angeles MTA subway/bus tokens? No one has answered me yet, but Shruti has her eye on a set on eBay, which she plans to fashion into cufflinks for one of the groomsmen in her wedding this coming July.
It occurred to me that this is yet another tiny detail that brides attend to — and it may be small in the grand scheme of a large wedding, but I imagine that its definitely something that sticks in the mind of the wedding attendant who receives the gift.
Photo from screenrush.co.uk
I was chatting this morning with Jinah, the friend whose wedding I am decorating in April, and I asked her what she meant when she put “logistics” as one of my responsibilities. She had meant it to mean that I’d be responsible for working with her caterer and cueing her deejay. Unfortunately, since I’m the “decorator,” I recommended to her that she should find a friend to play that role.
What role would that be? The role of the wedding coordinator. Wedding coordinator can mean so many things, so I kind of want to spell out the three types of “wedding coordinator” a potential bride might encounter — at least from my experience.
Photo lifted from screenrush.co.uk
Is the week after Valentine’s Day the perfect week to declare Wedding Week? I daresay, yes, it is!
Not surprisingly, they’re focusing pretty tightly on budgets, but weddings are so easy to do a whole bunch of stories on — just from this screenshot, there’s bridal gowns, flowers, wedding etiquette, and oh, yeah, marital bliss.