When planning your own wedding, you need to start with a basic plan. Start with a basic framework where you list all of the items that are imperative. Then within each main point write a few details within it. This will be your checklist. Here are a few things that should be on your wedding planning checklist. The date of the wedding, the location of the ceremony and the reception, the theme, invitations, wedding dress, [...]

Your wedding is the start of your married life and a day you will remember for the rest of your life. You don’t, however, want to be paying for it for the rest of your life. Weddings can be expensive, costing in the tens-of-thousands or even the hundreds-of-thousands. It’s easy to justify the massive costs associated with a wedding because you want it to be a special occasion, but you also have to keep in [...]

While no one wedding decision is easier than another—we all want everything to be perfect — choosing the location for your wedding can be an especially challenging one, primarily because when you are selecting a location, you have to think not only of what you want, but also what will best accommodate your guests and your plans. It’s hard enough just trying to decide what will be good enough for you, much less what will [...]

Once you’ve decided to tie the knot, the next big thing to contemplate is where to exchange your vows. At a range of different prices, here are some of the most picturesque places in the UK  to say ‘I do’: The Balmoral, Edinburgh If you decide to get married at The Balmoral, you will be exchanging your vows in and amongst the breath taking views of Edinburgh Castle. This hotel will ensure that your big day [...]

The most important floral arrangement of all is the bridal bouquet. With something this important, should you create it yourself or let a professional handle it? This post will teach you how to do it yourself. You can try it out, months before your wedding, and see if you like the result. First you need to get all your materials. You’ll need a ribbon, floral tape, scissors and the flowers you want in your bridal [...]

Nowadays a part of every wedding is the wedding favors. These are keepsakes that the wedded couple give to their guests as a way of saying thank you. But how did this all get started? The custom of presenting wedding favors to guests started with privileged European families. It was Italian and French aristocrats who doled out these ‘favors’ at weddings. They were decorative crystal, porcelain and metal boxes that contained sugary treats inside. The [...]