Bridal garter designer Julianne Smith is debuting her latest collection today, full of bright colors, playful patterns, and a definite sense of fun. Those of you in the Washington DC area can stop by the launch party tonight at Hello Cupcake to help Julianne celebrate (rsvp to [email protected]), and the rest of us across the country can check out her fun designs online. Don’t miss the option to customize your garter with your wedding date […]

There are zillions of events surrounding weddings, whether they’re official gatherings like your rehearsal dinner, bachelorette party or post-wedding brunch, or impromptu gatherings of friends and family to help address envelopes, craft DIY decor items, or celebrate special accomplishments. All are important, all are fun, and all probably need to involve snacks and drinks! MyRecipes.com is the website that houses all the food related content from Real Simple, All you, Cooking Light, Southern Living, Sunset, […]

If fantastic wedding photography is a big priority for you, but your wedding day schedule won’t allow for quite enough time, a post-wedding photo shoot can be all kinds of fun and give you time with your sweetie to really indulge and have a blast. I adore these images of newlyweds Joe and Devon taken on Utah’s Great Salt Lake salt flats after their wedding day by Jill Thomas Photography. So fun! Thanks for sending […]

Renting jewelry for your wedding can be a great option if you’ve got a passion for big bling, but a budget that’s busy elsewhere! I’m thrilled to find that I’m Over It has a great selection of fun and funky fashion jewelry pieces available to lease or buy that go way beyond your basic tennis bracelet and diamond stud earrings. I would love to see a fabulous bride wearing any one of these creative jewelry […]

Happy Cinco de Mayo! Having a wedding with Mexican food for dinner? Take a look at what Trophy Cupcakes has come up with that would make the perfect dessert… Margarita Cupcakes (fresh lime cake with tequila lime buttercream sprinkled with candied lime and salt) and Mexican Hot Chocolate Cupcakes (made with cinnamon, cayenne and bittersweet chocolate). Genius!I think these have officially made my dream wedding menu. Thanks Trophy! Images via Trophy Cupcakes on Facebook

One of my favorite treats from the swag bag at the B-List get together was a darling little pack of letterpress thank you notes from Blue Ribbon Design. (Thank you!) I took a look at their website to see more and now I’m in love with, oh, every single one. Take a look for yourself, because in wedding planning world you can never have enough thank you notes on hand!  

London’s famed Victoria and Albert Museum boasts 3000 years’ worth of art and design including ceramics, furniture, fashion, jewelery, metalwork, photography, sculpture, textiles and paintings, and now they are working on a 2011 exhibit of the history of wedding fashion! Leading up to it’s debut they are developing a database of images featuring the clothing worn at weddings in all cultures from 1840 until today. Already the images online (organized by time period) are fascinating […]