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Top 5 Wedding Planning Tips: Cynthia Basker

Cynthia Basker |  September 10, 2010

Establish your budget before you begin planning your wedding. This is the most essential element to establish in order to be effective in your wedding planning. Costs can easily spiral out of control, which can lead to stress and ultimately disappointment if you plunge into planning with no financial 'road map'.

Fabulous Honeymoon Destinations

Brooklyn Fell |  September 10, 2010

If your idea of the perfect honeymoon is pristine beaches, all-inclusive romantic resorts where you can eat and drink to your heart's content for one price, incredible shopping, a variety of excursion choices, and a hopping nightlife...the Riviera Maya, Mexico is the ultimate destination.
 

Expectation to Desire

WeddingDay |  September 10, 2010

When you get beyond the wedding, knowing what to expect from your spouse is really important. Things that typically get discussed before we get married are things like these.

Wedding Music: DJ vs. Live Performers

WeddingDay |  September 10, 2010

Have you been contemplating whether to hire a DJ or live performers for your wedding ceremony? This may or may not be an easy decision depending on a few key factors such as your location and venue, budget, and personal taste. Hopefully the following information will help you to make an informed decision.

The Grand Hotel Honeymoon Experience: Kelly & Brandon Knutson

Kelly Knutson |  September 10, 2010

Following up from our summer article, Best Midwest Honeymoon Destinations, Kelly Bloemer, now Knutson and her husband Brandon, took their honeymoon to Mackinac Island, MI. Both, Wedding Day staffers, share their experience of their stay at the Grand Hotel.

Staking a Claim as a Premier Jeweler

Bob Klose |  September 10, 2010

Bob Klose can see things before they exist-he is a creative thinker. On a daily basis, he has visions for designs that eventually become pieces of jewelry. Probably his most significant idea, to date, was the one he had to open a jewelry studio on a back street in Elkhart, Indiana, in 1976.

How to Have a Fairy Tale Wedding

WeddingDay |  September 10, 2010

Prince Charming, birds and butterflies, a full, shimmering white wedding gown, even a white horse and carriage are some images that little girls dream about when they imagine their wedding day. Yet all little girls grow up and develop a sense of style all their own. It is that perfect, individual style that will set the tone for a true fairy tale wedding day.

Keeping the Theme

WeddingDay |  September 10, 2010

I've always felt that when planning a theme wedding there is a fine line between charming and cheesy. Too much, and the atmosphere begins to feel more like a child's birthday party than a wedding. Done right, it can be both memorable and magical. My intent is to offer you some planning tips that will help keep you focused in planning your themed wedding, without veering off-course only to find yourself with a mess instead of magic.

Go All Out with a Small Wedding

WeddingDay |  September 10, 2010

At its core, a wedding celebration is about personal style, preferences, dreams, family, friends and of course, budgets. With the wedding industry booming more than ever, it seems that small weddings have been wiped out in favor of guest lists that are well into the hundreds. Generally, a small wedding is thought of as fewer than 50 people, though some may consider any guest amount under 100 to be small.

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Behind the Scenes: WeddingDay Cover Style

WeddingDay |  September 10, 2010

In creating Molly's hair design I used a new cone shaped styling tool. This hot tool produces a very different wavy curl unlike the tradition tendril curl that you get when using a round barrel shaped iron. The other big difference is that the hair is wrapped from the base to the ends of the hair verses from the ends to the scalp.