How compatible are you and your bridesmaids?

You picked a group of girls to be in your bridal party, but are they the right girls for the job? Will they do the tasks you need them to do, and will they do it the way you want it to be done?
Take the weddingbells quiz and find out.
I found it really tough since [...]

Saying ‘I Do’ when your wallet says ‘I Don’t’

Today I read that apparently we North Americans aren’t the only ones feeling the pressure of the high costs of throwing a wedding:
A Saudi Arabian charity is spending millions of dollars helping people get married in mass ceremonies because inflation has put wedding costs beyond the reach of many would-be couples in the oil-rich kingdom [...]

The search for purple bridesmaid dresses is back on… online, that is

I found out last night that the shopping trip to Seattle that I’d been planning with my maid of honour and sister-in-law (as in my brother’s wife, not the maid SIL), is not going to happen. Sadly, PepperPot can’t get out of a work shift. That means no shopping for bridesmaid dresses together, which [...]

Funny words for a funny wedding

They say a picture is worth a thousand words but I think they must mean a thousand ordinary, boring words. Funny words, on the other hand… well, that’s a different story.
I just read about a bride who, when it came to asking her friends and family for their addresses (we all know what a pain [...]

To veil or not to veil?

Should I have a veil? I never really considered it.
For some reason, I got it in my head that for a wedding in the Caribbean, a veil was too traditional, too fussy and too hot.
Well I know veils aren’t literally hot. I mean, they’re all gauzy and breezy and not exactly made of wool. But [...]

Del.icio.us for the brides

I’ve been meaning to write about Google Reader for awhile but never got around to it… and now I don’t have to because That Bride did such an excellent post on it today that instead, I’ll just share hers with you. Great post, TB!
Her explanation of how it works is perfect. If you’re like me [...]

Common questions of DW newbies

I got an email recently from a girl who found this blog and then got in touch with me because she too was thinking of having a destination wedding and had so many questions that she didn’t even know where to start.
I totally sympathized with her–because literally, that was ME just a few short months [...]

Purple-Purple-Purple-Purple!

Say that ten times straight and try NOT to feel like a blithering idiot.
But we can’t help ourselves. It’s PURPLE WEEK at Elizabeth Anne Designs and she’s gathering lots and lots and lots of inspiration for all the purple/plum/lilac-lovers out there!
Elizabeth Anne, I just might have to name my first born child after you. I [...]

Pretty paper purses

Last Valentine’s day I almost fainted when my fiance had an absolutely gorgeous designer bag sent to my office as a surprise. See, I’ve always LOVED designer bags but, until that day, only from afar. And I’d been salivating over that particular one for three months. I’d never been so obsessed with a bag before [...]

What the heck does FI stand for?

Ok. Ridicule if you will… I’m willing to take the risk. Yes, THAT’S how much I want to know what the heck FI stands for.
I’ve been cruising various wedding forums for about three months now. When I started, I had no idea there was a whole entire LANGUAGE out there that was technically English but [...]