Dessy Introduces Twist Dress for Bridesmaids

The convertible dress! Change the wrap to change the look. The Twist wrap dress is a chance to design your own dress! Available in cocktail length or full length, your bridesmaid dresses can match or each can create her own style. Your bridesmaids could... 

Wedding Reception Planning Tips

The wedding reception will take up the largest portion of your wedding budget if you’re like the average bride. It’s not difficult to see why when you consider that most of the things you’ll buy for the wedding will be used at the... 

Wedding Saving Tips

With the average wedding in the U.S. costing about $19,000 for 200 guests, wedding saving tips are one of the topics TeamWED is asked to cover most often. You’ve probably heard that the average wedding costs $30,000, but the truth is that the... 

Planning A Theme Wedding

Brides and grooms who are planning a theme wedding shouldn’t be afraid to take it all the way. A theme that isn’t taken far enough can seem awkward because there are not enough elements of the theme in the wedding decor or wedding party... 

Hiring a Wedding Planner vs. Wedding DIY

Recent bride Shelly W. wrote to share her best wedding planning tip: “Brides- and grooms-to-be with stressful jobs or a ton of responsibilities should consider hiring a wedding planner. It means dedicating a portion of your wedding budget to something... 

Wedding Planning Timelines Are Important Even For Short Engagements

Your wedding planning timeline will change based on how long your engagement will be, but there are free wedding planning timelines and checklists online for engagements of all durations. There are, of course, some tasks that need to be completed before... 

Ten to Twelve Months Before the Wedding

What should you be doing ten to twelve months before the wedding? Here’s a quick breakdown of the tasks and to-dos that brides and grooms must tackle in the early stages of planning a wedding: Choose the style and formality level of your wedding;... 

Christmas Weddings: Themes That Sparkle

We here at TeamWED would like to wish all who celebrate it a very happy Christmas, and we thought what better time to talk about Christmas weddings than on Christmas day? Christmas weddings are unusual, but not unheard of. Often, brides and groom will... 

Staying Organized When Planning a Wedding

Most wedding planning stress is caused by having to rush or forgetting important details. Being as organized as possible before you even start planning your wedding will help you meet deadlines and remember all the little things that make a wedding... 

Creating a Reception Seating Chart

Of all the wedding planning responsibilities shouldered by brides- and grooms-to-be, none is so universally feared as the creation of the reception seating chart. It’s a pain in the neck. I can be incredibly frustrating, especially nowadays when... 

Wedding Discounts: A Primer

Don’t automatically assume you have to pay full price for every service you’re reserving for your wedding. Many vendors will offer discounts on their wedding packages if you ask them outright, and others will create a lower-priced package... 

Adults-Only Weddings: Good Etiquette or Not?

The only thing TeamWED loves more than answering reader questions is champagne, and we get a lot more emails from brides-to-be than we do bottles of free champagne. With that in mind, here’s a query from a reader with a big soon-to-be family and... 

Alternative Reception Venues

Unless you have your heart set on marrying in a church or other religious institution, consider choosing an alternative space that can accommodate both your wedding ceremony and wedding reception. Many beautiful and elegant spaces are not typically... 

Low Centerpieces Keep Conversation Flowing

When you’re planning out your wedding reception tables, consider topping them with low centerpieces instead of tall vases of flowers. Low centerpieces let guests at reception tables both circular and square see and talk to one another without... 

Pets In A Wedding? What Would Miss Manners Say?

A bride with a big place in her heart for her pooch sent in this letter asking about including pets in a wedding: I really, really, really, reeeeaally want to include my dog in my wedding. I know, it’s kind of tacky and weird. But he was my best... 

Sweetheart Tables: Yes or No?

When you’re planning your wedding reception seating chart, you have a decision to make that goes beyond whether Aunt Mallory will sit next to Cousin Tedd. Yes, you (and presumably the individual you’re planning to marry) must decide whether... 

Unique Wedding Receptions Are DIY-Friendly

In a lot of ways, wedding receptions are just parties. Take away the wedding ceremony and the big white wedding dress, and what you’re left with is food, music, dancing, cake, and hopefully a good time. So how can the bride and groom ensure their... 

Inexpensive Destination Wedding Gowns

Brides planning destination weddings have it easy when it comes to buying their wedding dresses. Why’s that? Destination wedding gowns tend to be lighter and less elaborate than traditional wedding dresses, if only because destination weddings... 

Summer Weddings Mean Beating the Heat

Summer weddings… outdoor summer weddings… what’s not to love? How about the sun relentlessly beating down? Or the humidity that turns everything from the wedding cake to the bride into a sopping mess? And the bugs aren’t that... 

Wedding Planners? Do You Need One?

We here at TeamWED get plenty of mail from recent brides stating unequivocally that they couldn’t have done it without their wedding planner. Some of us used a wedding planner and some of us didn’t, and we all had great weddings so we won’t... 

Wedding Receptions and the Non-Drinker

Wedding receptions don’t have to be booze fueled…at least not for everyone at the wedding! Some people like to tie one on and some don’t. Be considerate of those wedding guests who don’t want to or cannot partake of alcoholic... 

Outdoor Weddings Are Simplicity Itself

Planning a simple, outdoor wedding shouldn’t be stressful. The venue? Any open-air setting will do, like a public park or beach (which may require a permit), a friend or relative’s yard or garden, your own house, an arboretum, or the grounds... 

Wedding DIY Isn’t Always Worth It

Before you decide to DIY everything from the wedding favors to the wedding cake, TeamWED suggests you stop and consider whether the money you save will be worth the time you spend. If you save any money at all, that is. Wedding DIY projects can be pretty... 

Second Weddings Don’t Have to Be Muted

Second weddings… the TeamWED gals decided to have a little brainstorming session about second weddings, also known as encore weddings, and these are some of the words that popped into our heads: Bridal suit Small wedding No gifts please Eloping Family... 

Coping With Wedding Stress: Ignore It!

Sometimes the easiest way to cope with wedding stress is to pretend you don’t have any! Brides are told over and over again not to deny their feelings, but sometimes planning a wedding can be too much to handle. So if you’re drowning in... 

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