Every bride eventually crosses off dream designs or expensive vendors whilst wedding planning. I was no different. So what didn’t make the final cut for our wedding? 1. Videography: I’ve read about brides truly regretting not hiring a videographer or even renting video cameras and having guests shoot the important stuff. I have no regrets….
Ahh, the poor reputation of wedding food. Bland, boring, long food waits, and constantly the same menu options. Makes you wonder why venues haven’t tried to improve their food offerings? Or maybe figure out how to serve dinner without creating long lines? Picking our venue narrowed our catering options to two: The Invisible Chef and Aberdeen…
After I solidified my wedding vision, I began searching for the decor I needed. Shepherd’s hooks were first up. These bad boys are not cheap. 36″ hooks would be the best bet for us, and the cheapest I found them was around $7-8 plus shipping. We needed twenty; our decor budget skyrocketed without buying any real…
Early on in my wedding magazine reading, I noticed that weddings these days need to have a theme or unifying vision. Personally, I think that marriage is a good wedding theme. Working off of my desire to have a Hokie-colored wedding and a June wedding date, I headed over to every bride’s (or wannabe bride’s)…
Once upon a time, I said I would never make pocketfold envelopes. Screen cap from Weddingbee Please notice that was August of last year, mere days from when I placed our invitation order. A few weeks later, they arrived. The white mailing envelopes were not overly sturdy, and I was a bit concerned that our…
Since our wedding was three weeks ago, I figure it’s safe to post our invite suite. We opted for a customized version of Spice Grace from Invitation Consultants. Once the invites arrived, I noticed that the mailing envelope was rather dainty. Given the abuse that our save the dates took getting mailed to our roommates, I…