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Your one-and-only Wedding Glossary
Every bride needs a great wedding glossary to make sure she’s aware of all of the creative possibilities in her gown design, as well as for her bridesmaids’ dresses, so here’s the most complete Wedding Glossary out there — on the gorgeous site for Mon Cheri Bridals. From train lengths to bodice styles and details, even some terms you might never have heard before, it’s all here…
While you’re there checking out the glossary, cruise around to see their fabulous dresses. I wore a Mon Cheri couture dress at my wedding, I love it that they’re working with Kathy Ireland on her 2Be Bride line, and they have their new catalog on the way! Sign on to get the latest news from Mon Cheri — and no, I’m not their spokesperson. I’m just their biggest fan :]
Get this book: "Planning Your Wedding Sucks!"
I love my fellow wedding authors. We’re a close bunch here in wedding world…not competitive at all, because we share the same goal — helping you have a great wedding, without any BS or money-wasting. So when Elena Donovan Mauer (who I’ve long admired in her work as editor and fab magazine writer) told me about her new book, I had to get it. And I LOVE it.
Here’s my review that I posted to Amazon:
Elena Donovan Mauer and Joanne Kimes have written a fabulous guide in Planning Your Wedding Sucks! The #1 thing that brides need as they maneuver through all of the tricky spots in wedding planning – those etiquette minefields and temptations to ‘over-do it’ with their wedding elements – is a sense of humor. And Elena and Joanne deliver that perfect mix of essential advice and witty comments that keep the bride’s feet on the ground. All so that their wedding planning won’t suck…for them or for their grooms.
I absolutely love how they get right to the important message: wedding stress can hurt your relationship with the groom. So the tips in this book really do help the bride keep her perspective, and avoid planning mistakes that will surely lead to regret (and wasted money!) One of the most brilliant sections in this book – among the many! – is “10 Questions to Ask Before You DIY,” which will open a bride’s eyes about what’s realistic to take on, and what really should be entrusted to a wedding professional.
I found myself laughing through and loving this book…it’s such a breath of fresh air for any bride who wants to enjoy the wedding planning process. And it’s going to be really appreciated by everyone around the bride, who can also use the fabulous advice within these pages.
Get it here: http://www.adamsmediastore.com/product/planning-your-wedding-sucks/self-help-relationships, and on Amazon, BN.com and wherever books are sold!
And hey, great news: Elena’s promised to share those “10 Questions to Ask Before You DIY” here on my blog coming up soon!
~Sharon Naylor
Author of over 35 wedding books, including Your Wedding, Your Way and Bridesmaid on a Budget, www.sharonnaylor.net
Love these personal wedding website templates at Wedding Mapper!
I’m so in love with Wedding Mapper! We used this site to create the fun, free wedding maps for our wedding weekend’s events, and I answer brides’ questions on their site.
But what I’m really loving right now are their ultra-pretty personal wedding website designs [and you just link your own wedding map right in there!] Check these out:
If you haven’t explored Wedding Mapper yet, and tapped into all of their fabulous planning tools, and found out that you can e-mail local brides to see if they loved their experts and locations, head on over there right now!
Wedding Toasts Mistakes to Avoid
Wedding season brings about lots of opportunities for wedding toasts and other speeches, so if you’re a bride or groom, Best Man, Maid of Honor, parents of the bride or groom or other honored guest, check out my Top Wedding Toasts Mistakes to Avoid post on Wedding Scoops!
Be in Destination I Do magazine!
I just love Destination I Do magazine! My articles have been featured in this gorgeous glossy, and the magazine’s editor is spectacular! They’re inviting you to submit your wedding story and photos for possible appearance in an upcoming issue, so I thought I’d share the details with you! Here’s their announcement from a post at the @antibride site—
For those of you who have kindly run out and picked up our latest issue, you probably noticed a new addition to the magazine in the form of our Real Readers section. We’ve found a way to give back to our readers while showing potential destination brides the ways in which Destination I Do can help. The section showcases real Destination I Do readers as they share their story of how our magazine has helped them.
Our next issue is rapidly approaching and we’re now looking for more real readers. So, attention all you dedicated followers out there! Are you currently planning a destination wedding or planned one in the past with the help of Destination I Do? If so, share your story with us and you might just find yourself gracing the pages of Destination I Do’s Spring/Summer 2011 issue.
Check out our Winter issue – just hit the stands!
If you’re interested in being featured in our Spring/Summer 2011 Real Readers sections send the following things to courtney@destinationidomag.com by December 17.
Submission List:
-A jpg image of yourself with an issue of the magazine (it doesn’t have to be the most recent issue.)
-An explanation of how Destination I Do has helped you.
-What you did/plan to do for your destination wedding or where you went for your honeymoon. (If the location was featured in Destination I Do.)
-Your name and email address.
We look forward to seeing all of your wonderful submissions. Thanks in advance and spread the word if you know someone else who has been helped by Destination I Do Magazine. Also, don’t forget to have your materials to us by December 17.
