DON’T FORGET THESE 10 THINGS ON YOUR WEDDING DAYPosted by Carrie Denny on 5/21/2013 at 4:39PM | No Comments
 iStockphoto Saw this helpful list today on the 10 things nearly every bride forgets on her wedding day, and, much like the 12 mistakes we hope to help you avoid, wanted to share this with the same intentions: Make yourself a list! And then share that list with other people, that your bride brain the morning of your wedding is not the only brain responsible for making sure these things come along. A few thoughts to add to theirs: |
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
Ralph Lauren Purple Label navy double-breasted wool gabardine suit, dress shirt and tie, ralphlauren.com. |
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). |
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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BUDGET: $80,000
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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 |
DON’T MAKE THESE 12 WEDDING-PLANNING MISTAKESAlso, don't feel bad: Nearly every bride is guilty of at least a few of these.Posted by Carrie Denny on 5/14/2013 at 3:54PM | No Comments
 Hemera Well, I’m not sure I could have hopped up on my wedding soapbox any better myself: Saw this great post today on 12 wedding-planning mistakes that nearly every bride makes and liked it so much, I’m passing it along that you might only make between one and three of them, instead of a rather large handful. From budget stuff and bridezilla stuff to procrastination, weight loss and over-serving your guests, it pretty much covers the gamut of wedding-planning pitfalls that are so easy to make—it’s why so many people do!—but also, honestly, so easy to avoid. Check ‘em out, and be an A+ bride. What other “mistakes” have you heard about from friends who have gone before you that you are determined to avoid on your Big Day? RELATED: What Recent Brides Would Have Done Differently With Their Weddings: An Infographic RELATED: 22 Wedding Dos & Don’ts From Recently Married Couples Like Philadelphia Wedding on Facebook Follow Philadelphia Wedding on Twitter |
MORE AND MORE BRIDES ARE WEARING COLORFUL WEDDING DRESSES THESE DAYSPosted by Carrie Denny on 5/14/2013 at 12:38PM | 1 Comment
 Look 1 from Vera Wang's all-red Spring 2013 bridal collection. When Jessica Biel got married to Justin Timberlake wearing a pink Giambattista Valli gown it seemed to solidify a growing trend—at least among celebrities—in the number of brides who were opting for color over a traditional white wedding gown. (Why, just yesterday we told you about Shenae Grimes getting married in black tulle!) Now, apparently, there are numbers to back this up concerning non-celebrity brides. A recent study found that 27 percent of younger brides—girls between the ages of 18 and 24—would not wear white on their wedding day. That’s a pretty big percentage! (Only 15 percent of brides between the ages of 35 and 44 would do the colorful thing, though.) Apparently, one bride in 10 would wear a red dress, a la Vera Wang’s Spring 2013 bridal collection, and one in 20 would do the pink thing, a la Jessica Biel (and Reese Witherspoon, and Gwen Stafani, etc., etc.). Numbers aside, just anecdotally color does seem to be more prevalent in bridal these days—both in designers who are regularly including color in their seasonal collections, and in brides who are actually opting to wear these styles. Heck, the gorgeous Philly bride whose wedding on the Moshulu we posted about last week did the blush thing, too! Would you wear a color on your wedding day, instead of white? If so, what color would you go for? Like Philadelphia Wedding on Facebook Follow Philadelphia Wedding on Twitter |
PHOTOPOP: PHILLY’S NEW EVENT PHOTO BOOTH SERVICEPosted by Carrie Denny on 5/13/2013 at 5:51PM | No Comments
 Laura Novak and Beka Rendell of PhotoPOP. Beka Rendell, one half of Philly’s Styled Creative (you’ve seen their photo-propping work in our pages before!) and Laura Novak, former wedding photographer and current owner of Little Nest Portraits in Wayne and Glen Mills, have recently teamed up to form a new business that we’re pretty pumped about: PhotoPOP! PhotoPOP is an event photo booth service that basically takes care of the pictures and the background and props all in one easy little package. Oh, though it’s not actually a booth: Book them, and you’ll get an actual photographer who will come and set up a little area at your wedding reception complete with a backdrop—one that you either choose from PhotoPOP’s inventory (they currently have six different designs in stock and will continue to add more), or one that they’ll custom source or design for you—and oodles of fun props for your guests to play with. Here are the options:
All of the photographers are part of Laura’s staff, and when it’s all said and done, no matter what level you choose, you’ll receive a disc full of your hi-res images. Prices start a $25 for a la carte prints. So fun! Are you considering some sort of photo booth station at your wedding? Like Philadelphia Wedding on Facebook Follow Philadelphia Wedding on Twitter |
TREND: WE’RE LOVING RESCUE RITTENHOUSE SPA’S BRIDAL NAIL ARTPosted by Carrie Denny on 5/9/2013 at 4:25PM | No Comments
 My new bridal nail art, courtesy of Sally Man at Rescue Rittenhouse Spa. It seems like in the past year and a half or so, manicures, for lack of a more all-encompassing term, have really become a thing. What would have been considered crazy colors just a few years ago, I feel like, are now as common to spot on fingertips as Ballet Slippers. Many ladies will look at you as if you must live under a rock if you haven’t tried a gel mani yet. And a quick pop into Google or Instagram or any beauty blog will reveal nail art more intricate and eye-popping than some of the coolest, craziest wallpaper out there. So it’s no wonder the whole thing has made its way over into the bridal scene. |
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