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We are working on a 1 year old birthday party!  Here are some of our ideas!

Have you looked at your wedding budget lately trying to find a way to cut costs?  I thought I might give you some ideas on where you should first look to cut costs.

1.  Cut your guest list.  Make sure you really want to invite all the guests you are anticipating.  The number of guests effects you rentals, catering and floral.  Cutting back on the number of guests can dramatically change your overall total.

2.  Champange Toast.  When is the last wedding you went to and you could not wait for the champange?  I would guess, never.  You might want to just have the guests toast with what they are drinking and only do a toast for the peopel actually giving a toast.

3.  Bar.  To cut back on the overall bar cost you might want to host beer and wine only.  This will allow you a little bit more control over the alcohol cost, and still allow your guest to feel as if they are being taken care of.

Tommorow I will post on where not to cut your costs!  Hope this helps.

You found the perfect dress and every time you try it on you look in the mirror at an angle, suck it and decide you will pose for all of your pictures only from the right side. WHAT!? You should be able to relax on your wedding day. You wonder how all the movie stars always look so great on the red carpet, they have secrets too! SPANX! Seriously, this is a must have!

With endless possibilities, look at all your options to see what would fit your body the best! Then breath, look great and even enjoy the food!

Most of you have probably been a bridesmaid before, or at least have heard the stories. I don’t know how many brides have told me horror stories about being a bridesmaid in the past. How many times have you heard a bride say “I thought you could wear again”. How often would you really wear a bright magenta dress with a petty coat? Well, I thought I might give you some great ideas for finding a bridesmaids dress that really could be worn again.

To find these and other bridesmaids check out these sites:

Top Left: Ann Taylor

Top Right: BCBG

Bottom Left: Banana Republic

Bottom Right: J Crew

Here is an inspiration board from one of our readers Charlotte. She is doing a fall wedding with a color pallet of chocolate, burnt orange, and red. Using chocolate for the linens and adding the orange and red in floral and paper products.

The Cake is meant to be the centerpiece for your reception. Here are some inspirational cake ideas for your reception.

Looking for something sweet that your guests will not forget? Karen Smallbone has a great line of wedding favors and unique packaging. I love the variety of packages and ideas to customize your favors. These are so cute!

Sometimes with the chaos of balancing work, school, planning a wedding and so many other details, life can be overwhelming. Organization is the key to sanity and not just with your wedding details, but every area of your life. So to help, I found this amazing purse! The Butler Bag, the worlds most organized handbag.

One great way to personalize your event is with a monogram or quote that is repeated throughout your event.  To help personalize your event I found this amazing website Wonderful Wedding Graffiti.  It has so many great ideas on how to use monograms and to implement these ideas is as simple as adding to your shopping cart.  Here are just a few of the many ideas they have…

I have had the pleasure of witnessing a multitude of toasts. I have cried with all the guests as the Father of Bride reminded us all of the little girl the bride once was, but would always be to him and have stood in the back of the room praying that the best man end his toast, as he has had one to many cocktails. But I would have to admit I was blown away when I saw this toast. It will be one you will not soon forget.

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