Gifts

Looking for the perfect gift for your bridal party or everyone who has helped with your wedding? We found just the sweetest treat!

Diamond Candles is a company that makes candles that have a ring at the very bottom that ranges from $10-$5...,000 in value! You have to burn the candle to melt the wax, which will reveal your sparkly surprise at the bottom. They are sold in all sorts of scents and colors, so go ahead and make it personal; make them special to you!

 

Honeymoon Tips

There's need to break your bank to plan your honeymoon! Having a wedding can be one of the most costly things that you ever have to do. At that point, paying for an expensive honeymoon is probably not the most exciting pro...spect. But traveling the world doesn’t have to be as pricey as you think. Check out these tips to help plan the getaway of a lifetime without digging yourself into debt doing it!

1) Groupon - Groupon is a quick and easy way to find deals on trips all over the world. You can frequently find up to 12-day tours and vacations (including airfare) cut down to half the price or more on the website. All you have to do is simply buy the coupon for the price asked.

2) High Season vs. Low Season - When you travel also greatly influences the cost of your honeymoon. Every destination has a high season and a low season when prices reflect demand. In the Caribbean, for example, high season runs from mid-December through mid-April, the coldest months in the Northeast, the Caribbean's biggest market. Low season coincides with hurricane season, from June through November. In Europe, high season falls during the summer months when both price and crowds are at a peak.

3) Consider A Honeymoon Registry - Here's how it works: Some travel agencies and tour operators offer a registry service by which they collect, track, and apply contributions from your wedding guests toward your honeymoon expenses. Some services, such as www.honeyluna.com, even allow guests to "sponsor" specific activities such as a sunset cruise, scuba trip, spa treatment, or meal at a romantic restaurant.

4) There Are Other Variables - Many variables can make a destination a dynamite deal, including a weak local currency (Mexico and Canada, for instance) or heavy tourist traffic (Jamaica and Puerto Rico). Other surprises such as weather disasters (tsunamis in the Pacific, hurricane damage in the Caribbean, earthquakes in Turkey) cannot be planned in advance but have the same cost-cutting effect.

5) Do Your Own Cooking - Book a condo or villa with cooking facilities, where you can whip up your own meals for two whenever you get the munchies. Be sure to pack candles and your favorite tunes for romantic ambience.

Confused about what type of gown to get?

Do you not have the slightest clue what kind of wedding gown you are looking for? Or maybe you've tried on a MILLION different dresses, and nothing is quite perfect? Here’s an opportunity to piece together your own wedding dress from your favorite style of sleeves, neckline, silhouette (skirt) and gloves.

Take a trip to www.weddingdresscreator.com/wedding_dress_creator.php and have a blast trying all the different options until it all comes together in the perfect gown. Ther...e’s a mannequin just waiting to model your choices for you. First, pick your hair color and complexion from the palettes provided. Then begin your designing process!

Once you are finished, just print out your one-of-a-kind design and bring it on into A Bride's Design where we can customize that dress specifically for you and make your dreams alive!

Call (440) 835-3655 to make an appointment today!

 

Tips for mothers of the bride and groom

10 Tips for Mothers of the Bride and Groom

1. Get rid of your own expectations. These days, no matter who is paying, the bride and groom are the captains of the team, and they’ll say what happens and when. Too much input ...from you can cause them a lot of stress when you should be trying to be their support system.

2. Pick your battles. If there are elements you’d love the wedding to have (a certain ethnic tradition, a mother-son dance) choose the most important one (or few) and present it as a request.

3. Start out on the right foot. Tell the couple, ‘Here are some of the things I might be able to help with―just tell me what you want'. That will often get you invited in to help more than if you try to bulldoze them.

4. Don’t promise more than you can deliver. Make sure that what you volunteer to help with is realistic. Especially on the weekend of the wedding, with family in town, you may not want to be stuck ironing tablecloths for a big party you offered to host. And you don’t want to cause panic when someone has to be recruited at the last minute to fill in for you.

5. Get to know the in-laws. Traditionally, after the engagement is announced, the groom’s parents reach out to arrange a get-together, but there’s no need to stand on ceremony. Often the bride and groom will invite both sets of parents to a dinner to meet and discuss initial thinking about the wedding plans.

6. Don’t try to outdo the other mother. It can only cause friction for you and potential stress for the kids. You both should be in it for them.

7. Let the bride’s mom pick her dress first. Once she has chosen hers, she lets the mother of the groom know the color, length, and style so she can choose a complementary dress (keep the wedding photos in mind). Both moms should stay away from whites and the colors of the bridal party.

8. Don’t invite people too soon. Don’t start calling relatives as soon as the engagement is announced. To avoid an etiquette gaffe, wait until the guest list is finalized and you know how many people on your side can be accommodated.

9. Practice discretion. If you’re not crazy about some person or some element of the wedding, keep it to yourself. Otherwise, that gossip will inevitably end up floating around at the wedding, and it could cast a shadow on the couple’s big day.

10. Give a sentimental gift. If you’ve paid for a part of the wedding or honeymoon, consider presenting them with something sentimental, like a family heirloom. Or, from the registry you might choose a pie plate your son or daughter will use at every holiday and think of you. This is a way to say, ‘We welcome you into the family,’ and reflect that there’s life after the wedding.

Wedding Invitations

Why are wedding invitations so important?

When we tell people about our wedding we are not only announcing a celebration, but the beginning of two lifes in common therefore invitations are the reflection of this and they are extremely impo...rtant as they give others an insight into what the wedding will be. As a couple, our wedding day is one of the most significant and special days in our lives, that is why it is important that our wedding invitation reflects and reminds us of that spirit.

Check out this website for some adorable invitation designs! Which one is YOUR favorite?!

Vintage Inspired Weddings

Are you trying super hard to think of some original ideas to make your reception feel a little more vintage? Here's a simple DIY craft! Use an old window as a seating chart. All you will need to make it a fully functional sign is a glass writing marker. Easy and adorable!

Floral Arrangements

Look up! Instead of traditional floral arrangements used as centerpieces, how about hanging them from above and turning it into a floral chandelier instead?