Matching Wedding Bands

August 11, 2010

While you and your intended don’t have to choose matching wedding bands — or even wear wedding rings at all — there’s something very touching about seeing your wedding ring’s partner on your beloved’s finger. If you love the idea of choosing and wearing matching wedding bands, think carefully when picking out a design. You [...]

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Cold Feet and What To Do About Them

August 9, 2010

Cold feet. Brides get them. Grooms get them. But very few know what to do about them other than ignore them, devote themselves to planning the wedding, and hope the cold feet go away. Usually this does the trick because cold feet are usually nothing more than simple nerves caused by your committing to a [...]

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Talk About Wedding Planning

June 16, 2010

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Local Services

June 15, 2010

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Including Children In A Wedding Ceremony

April 3, 2010

As we’ve said in the past, TeamWED loves to receive and answer reader questions! This latest one comes from Moya, who is wondering how to include children in a wedding ceremony, in this case her husband-to-be’s children from a first marriage.
I’m lucky enough to be marrying a wonderful man and inheriting a wonderful family on [...]

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More Wedding Planning Advice

April 1, 2010

From time to time we find a variety of great wedding planning advice online.
Wedding Planning Advice From Industry Insiders: Weding Flowers …
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Inappropriate Wedding Photographs

February 26, 2010

Unless you specifically tell your wedding photographer what you’d rather not see in your wedding album, you may find yourself looking at one or more inappropriate wedding photographs after you say your vows. We’re not suggesting, of course, that your wedding photographer will snap pics of your bridesmaids while they’re going to the bathroom. Inappropriate [...]

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Legal Marriage Requirements

February 25, 2010

We thought it would be nice to hear from a recent bride today, so here is some great advice from Kath about satisfying the legal marriage requirements in your state:
“Avoid surprises and look up the legal requirements for marriages and civil unions in the state you’re marrying a few months before the wedding is scheduled [...]

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Simple Reception Tables

February 25, 2010

Looking for a simple reception table idea? There’s no rule stating that you must have an elaborate centerpiece on each of your wedding reception tables, though we will admit that most brides and grooms do. Simple is often the best way to go, especially if you’re styling and putting together your reception tables yourself. We’re [...]

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Fairytale Weddings

February 23, 2010

Many brides dream of that perfect fairytale wedding, but very few go all the way and plan a wedding inspired by fairytales. That’s no reason you shouldn’t consider having a real fairytale wedding if that’s your heart’s desire. You could dress your flower girl as a fairy or sprite, and have your ring bearer be [...]

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Bridesmaids Dresses and Bridesmaids Shoes

February 23, 2010

Yet another question we, the wedding experts of TeamWED, get asked with some frequency is “Just how much can I ask my bridesmaids to do with regard to their personal appearance?” We’re heard the myths about bridesmaid contracts that stipulate the repercussions of weight gain and brides-to-be who chose a round of Botox as her [...]

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Outdoor Wedding Photography Tips

February 22, 2010

Brides who are planning to take outdoor wedding photographs should let their wedding stylists know since the bridal makeup that will look best outdoors will be different than the makeup that will look good indoors. Outdoor wedding photography frequently turns out beautifully because diffuse outdoor lighting makes for great wedding portraits. However, we’d warn all [...]

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Wedding Gifts Are Great to Get…

February 19, 2010

…but not to be expected! Are you surprised? We sure were back when we discovered that technically, it’s socially acceptable to attend a wedding without buying a wedding gift for the happy couple. While everyone expects that wedding gifts will change hands when two people are getting married, many is the unhappy bride who pokes [...]

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Wedding Limo – Do You Need One?

February 18, 2010

We have had more than one bride ask us whether she and her groom had to spring for a wedding limo. The short answer is, of course, no. Hiring a wedding limo to get you from Point A to Point B to Point C is certainly convenient, since you can fit a small bridal party [...]

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Bridezilla? No Way!

February 17, 2010

Bridezilla, bridezilla, BRIDEZILLA! Those of us who are happily married here at TeamWED feel for today’s bride who has been overexposed to the idea of the bridezilla. She is afraid to speak up, afraid to ask for what she wants or to demand that a vendor contract be fulfilled lest she be dubbed a *gasp* [...]

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Mother’s Wedding Dress

February 17, 2010

Many a little girl dreams of wearing her mother’s wedding dress. When those little girls turn into bright young women and are poised to be brides, however, they often change their minds. It’s only natural — when you’re seven years old wearing your mom’s size eight heels and sashaying around the house in your mother’s [...]

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Shopping For Wedding Dresses

February 16, 2010

Have you considered looking somewhere other than the bridal salon when shopping for wedding dresses? No, we don’t mean looking for a secondhand wedding dress or sewing it yourself, though both of those options are A-OK in our book. We just think that more brides-to-be should look in unexpected places when shopping for wedding dresses. [...]

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Wedding Ceremony Readings

February 15, 2010

It’s not at all uncommon today for brides and grooms to add their own flair to their vows by having people close to them recite wedding ceremony readings. The readers are usually friends and relatives who, for whatever reason, were not chosen to be in the wedding party. Having wedding ceremony readings is a great [...]

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Wedding Stationery: What’s Necessary?

February 15, 2010

Ah, wedding stationery. Something that should be so simple can get so complicated! The makers of wedding invitations and other forms of wedding stationery would have you believe that everything from tissue paper liners to hand-drawn custom maps are vital, but nothing could be further from the truth. As with almost everything else associated with [...]

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Mother of the Groom Duties

February 12, 2010

We at TeamWED have found ourselves cornered by many a groom-to-be who wanted to know just what the mother of the groom duties are. We thought that perhaps these desperate grooms are simply looking for something for moms who want to be involved and don’t know what to do, which was more than enough of [...]

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Wedding Invitation Tips

February 12, 2010

When it comes time to finalize your wedding invitations, whether you’re printing them yourself or paying someone else to print them, put your proofreading hat on! It’s so easy to make a tiny mistake — a typo or an incorrect date or misspelled name, for example — that dooms an entire batch of wedding invitations [...]

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Wedding Vendor Mistakes

February 11, 2010

Your wedding florist contract should lay out in no uncertain terms what will happen in the event that the florist makes a mistake or fails to deliver your order. Will you be granted a refund? If so, how much? You may be given a partial refund in the event of a mistake like bringing the [...]

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Wedding Favors – The Basics

February 10, 2010

Before the bride and groom choose their wedding favors, they have to decide whether or not they’ll even have wedding favors for guests at the reception. We at TeamWED have never hid our love of some wedding favors (truffles!) or our hatred of others (ceramic mini baskets embellished with the couples name!) so we’re not [...]

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Hiring Wedding Vendors

February 10, 2010

Some brides- and grooms-to-be get nervous when hiring wedding vendors because they’re not used to being in a position to interview contractors and then reject or accept their proposals. It puts the happy couple in a position of power that may be unlike any they’ve experienced before if they’ve never worked as managers or overseen [...]

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Firing a Bridesmaid — Is It Ever Okay?

February 9, 2010

In short, no. Never. Ever. All right, firing a bridesmaid sometimes must be done, but think carefully before you tell one of your ‘maids to take a hike. Did she do something illegal or continues to do something illegal, like take drugs or prostitute herself? Is she in danger of hurting herself or hurting others? [...]

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