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THERE IS A BRIDE WHO ASKED ALL OF HER GUESTS TO DO A THREE-WEEK PRE-WEDDING CLEANSE

Posted by Carrie Denny on 6/10/2013 at 5:59PM | No Comments

You know, it’s really been too long since we’ve heard from the department of Crazy Brides. (Please see the related posts below to jog your memories about our last visits with them.)

Seen today: Apparently, there is some health-guru-to-the-stars named Rainbeau Mars (who I must admit I have never heard of) who requested that all of her wedding guests please do a 21-day cleanse before attending her wedding, that they might (and I’m quoting from her publicist) “look and feel their best for HER big day.”

Like, whaa? Do they have to submit before and after weights at the door to a bouncer before they can get in? How is this even something that’s not a joke? Would you even send in a positive RSVP to a wedding where a request like this was made in earnest? So weird. I say she definitely earns a spot with the ladies below.

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PHOTOS: GOWN, VENUE, BRIDESMAID DRESS, FLOWER AND CAKE IDEAS FOR A PHILADELPHIA RUSTIC COUNTRY FARM WEDDING

Posted by Carrie Denny on 6/6/2013 at 2:18PM | No Comments
PHOTOS: Gown, Venue, Bridesmaid Dress, Flower and Cake Ideas For a Philadelphia Rustic Country Farm WeddingWedding

Below, find ideas for a gorgeous, rustic farm wedding in the Philadelphia area.

Not that we think you should put your wedding in a box, of course. But chances are you at least have afeeling when it comes to your Big Day: Will it be a swanky formal affair in a candlelit room with a marble rotunda? An airy soiree where your guests sip cool drinks from mason jars with fields of wildflower-dotted wheat in the background and cotton-candy clouds overhead? Whatever your vision for your wedding day, we’re here to help you plan it. In the following pages, you’ll find ideas for five different types of weddings—not just for gorgeous venues in the Philadelphia area, but for your flowers, gown, cake and bridesmaids’ dresses, all from local vendors and shops. Just find the one that feels like you, and you’re on your way.

{This article originally appeared in the Spring/Summer 2013 issue of Philadelphia Wedding.}


Click here for PART ONE: City Ballroom

Click here for PART TWO: Garden Party

PART THREE: Rustic Country Farm

Laid-back and natural and full of easygoing charm …

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JONATHAN ADLER DESIGNS NEW COLLECTION FOR PAPERLESS POST: E-SAVE-THE-DATES, ANYBODY?

Posted by Carrie Denny on 6/6/2013 at 10:00AM | No Comments
Jonathan Adler Designs New Collection For Paperless Post: E-Save-the-Dates, Anybody?

One of Jonathan Adler's save-the-date designs for Paperless Post.

While it is still universally frowned up—tsk tsk-ed, even—and with good reason, to send wedding invitations in any sort of electronic way (email, Evite, Facebook post, text, etc., etc.), it is accepted these days to send out your save-the-dates in some sort of electronic way.

There are practical reasons, of course—the main one being budget—as to why some couples opt to go this route. And then for some, a fun, pretty, casual little e-save-the-date actually does set the perfect fun, pretty, casual tone for their wedding. Maybe even more so than a formal one that arrives via snail mail.

And so, this is really fun news: Designer Jonathan Adler has recently launched a collection for Paperless Post, which is, well, a fancier Evite, I guess you could say, if you’re not already familiar.

He’s got a lot of designs in the collections, and you can use them for all sorts of various wedding functions: engagement parties, showers, bachelorette parties, all those sorts of things. Or, you can use them as your save-the-date, and let your friends know literally within minutes that you plan to tie the knot around this time next summer.

Check it out here. Would any of you send an electronic save-the-date? See any in here you like?

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HERE’S WHAT INFORMATION YOU SHOULD PUT ON YOUR WEDDING WEBSITE

Posted by Carrie Denny on 5/22/2013 at 12:57PM | No Comments
Here's What Information You Should Put On Your Wedding Website

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It used to be that only couples who were doing out-of-town weddings would set up a wedding website (or “wedsite,” if we’re being cute), but these days, pretty much everyone does it. And with good reason. It’s a good way to put all of the information for your wedding guests in one place where they can access it any time they have a question without sending you texts in the middle of your workday, and, you know, that cute thing again. It’s just fun to do.

That said, sometimes, it’s kind of hard to know where to start or what all, exactly, should go on there—and we recently saw a piece that breaks down pretty well all that information for you.

I agree with pretty much everything it’s got to say—especially the thing about not posting 47 albums of you and your groom on vacation; I mean, sorry, not relevant—except for the part about guests not needing to know how you met or how you got engaged. Sure, don’t go on for 10 scrollable pages or anything, but this is your wedding! The site is meant to be informative and cover logistics, yes, but even the guests who know those stories front and back will get a smile out of reading them in your words, and many guests probably won’t have heard one or either before. It might not end up looking like this, or anything—but totally go ahead with that.

How did you and your groom decide what info you’d put on your wedsite? Did you go the bare minimum for pure functionality’s sake, or go all out?

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DECODING THE VARIOUS WEDDING DRESS CODES: A GUIDE FOR BRIDES AND GUESTS

Posted by Carrie Denny on 5/15/2013 at 12:09PM | No Comments
Decoding Wedding the Various Dress Codes: A Guide For Brides and Guests

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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?

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PHOTOPOP: PHILLY’S NEW EVENT PHOTO BOOTH SERVICE

Posted 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:

  • Book a Level One PhotoPOP and you’ll get a photog for three hours, an in-stock backdrop and props, and a gallery of images that you can share and post. (You’ll get an email with various choices in it, plus a list of suggestions from the ladies as to what combos they think look best!) This option is $950.
  • Book a Level Two PhotoPOP and you’ll get a photog for four hours, the gallery of images to share and post, and a personal consultation during which you can design your ultimate little mini-set for your wedding’s photo “booth.” This option is $1,300.

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?

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BRIDE-TO-BE BLOGGER CARLY: OUR RSVPS ARE COMING IN!

Posted by Carly Day on 5/10/2013 at 5:01PM | No Comments
Bride-to-be Blogger Carly: Our RSVPs Are Coming In!

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Last week, Sean and I got our invitations in the mail. With a cramped right hand, I was more than happy to pass off our invitations to the postal worker to be sent out into the world.

As soon as the next day, I was already getting texts from friends who had received the invitations and were very kind with their reviews. What a relief! I was so glad to know that USPS was able to decipher my falligraphy (that’s fake calligraphy, if you were wondering) that I didn’t even think about what would happen next.
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BRIDE-TO-BE BLOGGER KRISTY: MY WONDERFUL BRIDAL SHOWER!

Posted by Kristy Schultz on 5/3/2013 at 11:18AM | No Comments
Bride-to-be Blogger Kristy: My Wonderful Bridal Shower!

Kristy at her bridal shower last weekend.

You know the saying “It takes a village to raise a child”? Well, it came full circle to me this weekend when I realized how many people, events, and moments made me into the person I am today. Sometimes, I guess, it takes a momentous event, like your bridal shower to make you realize it.

This past weekend, I gathered with some of the ladies from my “village” to celebrate our upcoming nuptials. There were women from all aspects of my life; ladies that babysat me before school, ones that fed me homemade meatballs every Sunday, ones that shared late nights and even ones that shared too many glasses of wine. But more importantly, ladies who have shaped me into a woman that will soon marry the love of her life. And what better way to celebrate this than good food and wine, amazing company, embarrassing soon-to-be-newlywed games, and a showering of presents!
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ASK THE EXPERT: HOW MANY HOTEL ROOMS SHOULD WE BLOCK FOR OUR WEDDING’S OUT-OF-TOWN GUESTS?

Posted by Carrie Denny on 5/1/2013 at 5:14PM | No Comments
ASK THE EXPERT: How Many Hotel Rooms Should We Block For Our Wedding's Out-of-Town Guests?

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Q: We’re planning to block hotel rooms for our guests and provide the information on our invitations—but how do we figure out how many rooms to reserve without our final guest count?
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PHOTOS: GOWN, VENUE, BRIDESMAID DRESS, FLOWER AND CAKE IDEAS FOR A PHILADELPHIA GARDEN PARTY WEDDING

Posted by Carrie Denny on 4/25/2013 at 12:48PM | No Comments
PHOTOS: Gown, Venue, Bridesmaid Dress, Flower and Cake IDeas For a Philadelphia Garden Party Wedding

Below, find ideas for a gorgeous garden party wedding in the Philadelphia area.

Not that we think you should put your wedding in a box, of course. But chances are you at least have a feeling when it comes to your Big Day: Will it be a swanky formal affair in a candlelit room with a marble rotunda? An airy soiree where your guests sip cool drinks from mason jars with fields of wildflower-dotted wheat in the background and cotton-candy clouds overhead? Whatever your vision for your wedding day, we’re here to help you plan it. In the following pages, you’ll find ideas for five different types of weddings—not just for gorgeous venues in the Philadelphia area, but for your flowers, gown, cake and bridesmaids’ dresses, all from local vendors and shops. Just find the one that feels like you, and you’re on your way.

{This article originally appeared in the Spring/Summer 2013 issue of Philadelphia Wedding.}

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