Friends of ThatBride threw her a bridal shower with a twist. Sure they had gifts, a fuzzy pink princess crown, (not to mention three awesome looking trifles) and then… a movie!
As the bride-to-be points out, “I think most brides will agree that bridal showers are kind of overwhelming…” Movie nights are always fun, and if you want to shake off some of that wedding-planning stress, what better way to kick back and enjoy the evening?

What is love and what keeps it alive? What is marriage and what makes it work? Maybe it takes a poet to express the first, and a philosopher to explain the second. If you want to unlock the secrets of a good marriage, start with these quotes from some of the world’s most famous people. Here are some of my favorites to give you something to think about.

Living in a society that tends to be a bit egocentric, bridesmaid.com brings all bridesmaids an important reminder: Your ultimate objective in the wedding and the wedding planning should be to help the bride in every way possible. “You’d be surprised how many women forget their important role and focus more on themselves during the wedding process than they do the bride.” In order to help keep your attention on the bride, here are some ways in which you can really help the bride out before the wedding and on the wedding day. It would be nice to offer your services before the bride even asks for help!

The 2000 Dollar Budget Wedding blog is all about cutting back on expenses but making the most of your big day to celebrate the important things in life. I liked this post so much, I decided to just include the whole thing! It’s called “Staying Focused on What a Wedding is All About,” and I think a reminder now and then is always good!

Living in a society that tends to be a bit egocentric, bridesmaid.com brings all bridesmaids an important reminder: Your ultimate objective in the wedding and the wedding planning should be to help the bride in every way possible. “You’d be surprised how many women forget their important role and focus more on themselves during the wedding process than they do the bride.” In order to help keep your attention on the bride, here are some ways in which you can really help the bride out before the wedding and on the wedding day. It would be nice to offer your services before the bride even asks for help!

The 2000 Dollar Budget Wedding blog is all about cutting back on expenses but making the most of your big day to celebrate the important things in life. I liked this post so much, I decided to just include the whole thing! It’s called “Staying Focused on What a Wedding is All About,” and I think a reminder now and then is always good!

Just thought the brides out there might be interested!!
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A national competition among couples looking to win a beach wedding this summer in Naples, “Florida’s Last Paradise,” is under way. To be entered in the contest, couples must submit a two-minute video featuring the prospective bride and groom telling their story. Entries must be sent in by March 15. Then they’ll be narrowed [...]

The 2000 Dollar Budget Wedding blog is all about cutting back on expenses but making the most of your big day to celebrate the important things in life. I liked this post so much, I decided to just include the whole thing! It’s called “Staying Focused on What a Wedding is All About,” and I think a reminder now and then is always good!

The stems of the bouquet can be just as beautiful as the blooms themselves. “Much as you choose the right shoe for a dress or the right tie for a suit, give careful consideration to the stems.”

The 2000 Dollar Budget Wedding blog is all about cutting back on expenses but making the most of your big day to celebrate the important things in life. I liked this post so much, I decided to just include the whole thing! It’s called “Staying Focused on What a Wedding is All About,” and I think a reminder now and then is always good!

The wedding registry can be a confusing and touchy subject for both the bride and her guests. Brides might wonder: Do I have to register? What if I don’t really need household things? Are there other alternatives? Of course the geuests have their own questions? Do I have to buy something on the registry? How much do I need to spend? If I bought an engagement gift, do I also have buy a wedding present? Here are some common questions and answers!

If the term “bridezilla” is annoying you as much as it’s annoying me (no, it’s NOT cutsie, it’s irritating and unbecoming), I have bad news for you.  A new species of wedding obsessors, closely related to bridezilla, has surfaced. Experts agree that he has always been around but has only recently been discovered and named.
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There’s the happy couple’s first dance. Then there is the father/daughter and the mother/son dance. Then we segue into the son and mother-in-law, then son and grandma dance together, etc… “What is appropriate?” is the question posed to Miss Manners. “How long should the dances be, and how many should there be?”

As usual, Miss Manners’ answer is smart, practical, and, of course, mannerly. The idea is for the bridal couple to open the dancing, not to give a private dance performance featuring all their relatives!