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PHOTOS: HOW TO STYLE YOUR GROOM FOR YOUR NAUTICAL SUMMER WEDDINGMaritime Man: Steer your groom toward nautical style for a summer-perfect classic look.Posted by Carrie Denny on 5/20/2013 at 6:37PM | No Comments
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GETTING DRESS READY: ADD THESE 10 HEALTHY INGREDIENTS TO YOUR BREAKFAST SMOOTHIEPosted by Carrie Denny on 5/20/2013 at 1:21PM | No Comments
 iStockphoto We love a roundup like this from Be Well Philly! Especially one that involves recipes. Up this time is a list of 10 ingredients you should be adding to your regular smoothie for added health benefits—and as they mentioned (“kale, smale”), each of them is probably not something that’s undoubtedly already on your list. Like, have you ever added cottage cheese to your blender before? I sure haven’t. (Though I have done almonds and dates, I am pleased to say.) There are links to a fab recipe for each ingredient, too, to help keep you on the straight and narrow with this whole looking-amaze-in-your-dress thing you’re trying to do right now! Got another fave healthy smoothie that’s not on here? Share, please. RELATED: Bridal Diet: 5 Healthy-Food Delivery Services in Philly RELATED: Eat These 6 Foods to Get Glowing Skin For Your Wedding RELATED: 10 Vegetables You Should Be Incorporating Into Your Bridal Diet Read more about bridal health and fitness here. Like Philadelphia Wedding on Facebook Follow Philadelphia Wedding on Twitter |
BRIDE-TO-BE BLOGGER CARLY: OUR ENGAGEMENT ANNIVERSARY!A lot can happen in a year.Posted by Carly Day on 5/17/2013 at 3:15PM | No Comments
 Sean and Carly on their engagement day. A year and five days ago, Sean asked me a question that changed my life: “Will you marry me?” And while there are some obvious changes that will come along with the wedding (new marital status, new last name, new ring!) there have been a lot of unexpected things that have happened since last May 12th. I guess what I’m trying to say is: a lot can happen in a year! |
BRIDE-TO-BE BLOGGER KRISTY: THE HUNT FOR THE RIGHT WEDDING-DRESS UNDERGARMENTSPosted by Kristy Schultz on 5/17/2013 at 12:42PM | No Comments
 Stockbyte And it’s finally starting to take shape! Nope, not my booty—even after completing squats galore for the past few months (I’m destined to never have one, thanks to my father’s stick frame)—I’m talking about the shape of my wedding dress. After a handful of appointments with my seamstress, about four returned undergarments, and a slight spike in my stress level, the dress is starting to really take shape and it couldn’t happen soon enough because our wedding day will be here before we know it! I feel like I went into this whole thing extremely prepared. When my dress arrived at the beginning of the year, I instantly dropped it off to my seamstress. (After my parent’s cat had been eyeing up the garment bag that housed my dress to use as a scratching post, I was anxious to get it out of their house.) A few weeks later, my mom and I found ourselves at my first alteration appointment, holding my dress up as my seamstress jokingly complained about the structure of it. The dress fit pretty well from mid-waist down, almost perfectly—but don’t worry, the top half of the dress made up for it’s almost perfection. |
BRIDE-TO-BE BLOGGER STEPHANIE: OUR MENU TASTING!Posted by Stephanie Genuardi on 5/17/2013 at 11:04AM | No Comments
 A glimpse of Stephanie and Pat's menu tasting at the Four Seasons Philadelphia. A heavenly Nutella shooter, gloriously creamy mushroom risotto, a candied walnut salad bursting with flavor—our menu tasting at the Four Seasons last week easily ascended the ranks to my favorite wedding appointment so far! I wish I could do a tasting every day! The concept is just so awesome. The happiness a delicious meal can bring me is somewhat ridiculous, but man, do I love to eat. After being warned the appointment would take at least three hours, Pat and I decided to both take the day off. The three-day weekend, thus, had us in a very good mood, as well as the opportunity to spend another day together (as we’re still pushing through the long-distance and working in separate cities until the wedding). |
DANIELLE & BRADY AT THE FOUR SEASONS PHILADELPHIAGet inspired by this gorgeous local celebration ...Posted by Carrie Denny on 5/16/2013 at 6:09PM | No Comments
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HOW TO BREAK DOWN YOUR WEDDING BUDGETHere's how much to spend, and on what, according to an expert.Posted by Carrie Denny on 5/16/2013 at 4:26PM | No Comments
 iStockphoto We asked planner Susan Norcross of South Jersey’s Two Rings One Circus to show us how you can have a fabulous wedding on any budget. BUDGET: $20,000
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23 ITEMS YOU HAVE TO HAVE IN YOUR WEDDING-DAY BRIDAL EMERGENCY KITWith product recs from a local makeup artist!Posted by Carrie Denny on 5/16/2013 at 12:33PM | 2 Comments
 iStockphoto I think it’s safe to say that every girl has got her little list of items that can always, always, always be found in her purse, no matter where she’s heading. That list might include blotting papers or lip gloss or a hair tie—and when you rummage around in your bag for one of them and come up empty, panic ensues. You do not want this to happen on your wedding day. No, on your wedding day, you want to have put some actual time and thought into what supplies will be in your presence—not in your beautiful little vintage clutch, of course, but rather, in some handy tote stashed somewhere out of the way but where you can always get to it, and in the charge of one of your bridesmaids. This topic happened to come up this week when a friend asked me what she should be bringing along by way of a bridal emergency kit like this for her sister’s wedding. To help her out, I dug up something I wrote several issues ago that put together a pretty comprehensive list, which I’m going to share with you, now, too. (Though I have, since the below was written, added band-aids and Advil, after the lovely experience of toppling out of the trolley and onto my knees when the bridal party I was in stopped at the Museum of Art for pictures before my friend’s wedding. Ouch. And blood.) Here it is. Go forth and be prepared. ———— |
BE WELL PHILLY BOOT CAMP: WHY BRIDES SHOULD GO (HINT: FITNESS, WEIGHT LOSS, SEX AND NUTRITION)Posted by Carrie Denny on 5/15/2013 at 5:33PM | No Comments
 A shot from last year's Be Well Boot Camp of a Hatha yoga class taught by Mariel Freeman, co-owner of DIG YOGA. Last year, our buds over at Be Well Philly threw the first ever Be Well Boot Camp, and it was awesome. (Seriously—check out the photos and recap here.) This year, they’re doing it again, and it’s coming up on Saturday, June 8th. The Be Well Boot Camp is basically an awesome (yes, yes, we already said that) day-long health-and-fitness event that takes place at Drexel. There are fitness classes to try out from local gyms, studios and personal trainers; health, wellness (topics like sleep and sex), and weight loss seminars and panels; cooking demos—all that kind of cool stuff. And at a time in your life when you are probably even more focused on health and wellness—and, yes, especially fitness and weight loss—this event kinda has “Come here, brides!” written all over it. Here, my colleague breaks down this year’s lineup, which looks so cool. (Oh, and here’s a little preview Q&A sesh with Dr. Reina Marino, an integrative-lifestyle-medicine expert, who will be on hand at the event to chat about how to boost your sex drive naturally, like with food and exercise. Ahem, soon-to-be newlyweds.) Here’s the official schedule, and here’s where to buy tickets. Questions? Leave ‘em in the comments, and we’ll be sure to tell you what’s what. See you there! Read more about bridal health and fitness here. Like Philadelphia Wedding on Facebook Follow Philadelphia Wedding on Twitter
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DECODING THE VARIOUS WEDDING DRESS CODES: A GUIDE FOR BRIDES AND GUESTSPosted by Carrie Denny on 5/15/2013 at 12:09PM | No Comments
 Stockbyte I get approximately 4 million texts a week—especially now that the warm-weather season is (kinda) upon us—asking me what in the heck the text sender is supposed to wear to whatever upcoming wedding(s) they’ve got on their docket. Whether they are inquiring because the dress-code announcement on the invitation has confused them or because there was no dress-code announcement on the invitation seems to make no matter; both equally seem to boggle the mind of many a wedding guest. And I get it. When it comes to things of this nature in the world of weddings that don’t exactly have any hard-and-fast etiquette rules—and where people are basically left to do their own interpretations—it can be tricky. That’s why I thought this breakdown of the various wedding dress codes was so great—from white tie to the reminder that, no, you still shouldn’t wear white to a wedding, it covers it all. My own little addendum for brides: Please don’t do ‘black tie preferred or requested.’ Just do ‘black tie’ or ‘black tie optional.’ Because really, what you’re saying with preferred is that sure, doing the black-tie thing at our wedding is technically optional, ladies and gentlemen, but that we’re not really into you taking us up on that option. Either decree it or truly give your people the option. My own little addendum for guests: I disagree about the note that says you should steer clear of pink and beige as well as white, since some brides are opting for that. (Well, I mean, unless you know for sure the bride is wearing one of those shades—then it’s just common courtesy and decency to steer clear of them.) Otherwise, let’s not just keep expanding the range of not-allowed shades for wedding guests just because more and more brides are opting away from white. It’s fine. Weddings are tricky enough as is. Are you and your groom going to declare a dress code for your wedding, or will you just let your guests go by the season, venue and time of day when deciding on their party ensembles? Like Philadelphia Wedding on Facebook Follow Philadelphia Wedding on Twitter |
