We here at The Wedding Bureau would like to wish everyone a happy, healthy and engaging 2009.
May the new year be filled with peace and prosperity for all.
Dec
31
Happy New Year!
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Dec
30
Wedding Planning Countdown: 6 Months
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This is a perfect time to make any appearance changes you’re planning on making before your wedding. Start your diet now, instead of existing on celery and grapefruit for the last few weeks before the wedding. Try out the self-tanner, facial peel or any other new cosmetics now to get things just right.
Planning on changing [...]
Dec
29
Flush vs. Matted Wedding Albums
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There are so many album style choices these days. Excluding the “coffee table” album, the basic choice is between a modern look and a more traditional look. The “matted” style albums are more traditional while “flush” albums are more modern.
They get their names from the way the images are mounted into the album. A [...]
Dec
28
The best way to get the photos you want from your wedding is to communicate your desires to your photographer. That may seem simple, but it’s often overlooked. A good example is pictures of bridesmaids walking down the aisle. To some, those are important photographs. To others it is more desirable to have the photographer [...]
Dec
24
Merry Engagement!!
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Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Years Eve are wonderful times to get engaged. If you are getting engaged on one of these holidays, congratulations. But no matter what your holiday brings, we wish you a wonderful, healthy and happy holiday season.
Dec
17
As more couples marry later in life, and often live together first, they don’t need household items as wedding gifts. Your friends and family don’t want to buy you gifts you won’t use, but it can be a bit awkward asking for cash gifts.
In this situation, a diplomatic maid-of-honor or best man can let guests [...]
Dec
15
If you are planning on sending save-the-date cards, most wedding planners believe they should be sent about 8 or 10 months in advance. Just add that to the list of things you’ve got to do ten months before the wedding!
Do you need save-the-date cards? That usually depends on the size of your guestlist. If you’re having [...]
Dec
12
The Deal You Think You Are Getting
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When choosing a wedding photographer, make sure you review all the costs involved. It’s easy to see what you will be charged, how many hours the wedding photographer will shoot for and how much a second wedding photographer might be. But few brides and grooms look at the reprint price list of the wedding photographer [...]
Dec
11
With ten months to the big day, you should have set the date and time, started looking for wedding vendors, found a venue and worked out those logistics, and decided on your overall theme. You should also be finding the perfect dress. You can postpone this a little if you haven’t found your dream wedding dress yet, but don’t wait [...]
Dec
8
Children At Your Wedding
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When you’re making up your guest list, you may have young nieces and nephews, little cousins, godchildren, and children of other guests. How will you incorporate kids into your wedding reception?
Some couples like to arrange a kids’ table, letting all the young cousins sit together. This can be a nice way to let the children from both branches of [...]
