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	Wedding nightmare: worse than the clown one. You know what I mean. Posted by: Debbie_Thiegs on 2/12/2010 Last night I had my very first wedding nightmare. Dun dun duuuuuuuuun! Wedding nightmare, you ask? What’s so spooooooky about a wedding nightmare? Nothing about it was twisted or disturbing, as in other things you call “nightmare-ish”. Nothing freaky-deaky like you’re in a house that’s yours, but it’s not yours, but it is, you just know it – oh, and there weren’t any, like, dancing pandas with bloody shanks. That sort of thing. But let me tell you – this? This wedding dream? Felt like a bullet ... Read More
	What's Really Important About Your Wedding? Posted by: bigdreamer1 on 2/10/2010 Choices I make generally always come down to price and unfortunately my wedding is no exception. I've had to pick and choose what matters most to me focusing on those and letting the others go. For me that is venue and photographer. Our venue is a newly renovated hotel ballroom for the reception. It has a gorgeous garden area outside for the ceremony. I felt that if I could find a venue that was pretty on its own it would save me on additional decorating costs later. Generic maybe, but the pric... Read More
	Save The Date Posted by: bigdreamer1 on 1/6/2010 6 It's so exciting!! I officially have a wedding date. My wedding will be on July 10, 2010. We decided on a location before Christmas but just finalized the contract and paid our $1,000 deposit yesterday. All done by fax and e mail-gotta love it!! As I was searching for locations there were times I felt myself looking longingly at mansions, wineries, and lush golf course country clubs. Some of these locations were absolutely fabulous. I could only imagine how lavish and fantastic it wo... Read More
	2010 Goal Setting for Brides and Grooms Posted by: bugcandy on 12/31/2009 As the Founder of StageofLife.com, I wanted to wish our soon-to-be bride and groom readers a Happy New Year in 2010. To help provide some ideas on new opportunities for your life, wedding and new life together this New Year, check out and print our... "Goal Setting Worksheet." Print it here. Feel free to complete this worksheet with your soon-to-be... Read More
	"Honey, you gotta do what makes you happy." Posted by: ckoplitz on 12/14/2009 What a loaded phrase. I heard that from all of my family and friends back a few months ago. I was having more and more problems with my fiance, and I had to make a decision. I had to do what was best for me, what made me happy. My fiance had stopped working on our relationship. I was trying so hard to keep us together and he seemed to never care. He had even stopped showing me physical affection. No hugs, no kisses, no touching really at all. We were seeing each other on the weekend... Read More
	The Do's and Don'ts of Getting Married Outside Posted by: Collette on 10/8/2009 For those of you that planned or are planning weddings outside, or for those of you who have attended an outdoor wedding what are lessons learned or tips for those of us considering it?... Read More
	Some Cash Savers for your Day Posted by: KristieMGrey on 8/16/2009 Money seems to be on everyone's mind - more so than usual! However, people are still getting married, so I have been finding more and more brides on a budget. You don't have to sacrifice your dream wedding simply because you can't drop $50,000! However, when brides are on a budget they tend to try to make their dream wedding COMPLETELY homemade, and so the STRESS they endure ends up being worse than the payout! Here are a FEW things you can do to help cut your costs (and keep things low stre... Read More
	Fashion Show & Bridal Showcase Report Posted by: KristieMGrey on 7/27/2009 A week after the Whitaker Center's 3rd Annual Bridal Showcase, I have recovered and can look back and notice some trends. I did not want to blog before my head had a chance to properly absorb all I had experienced. The show itself was fantastic. We had gowns & tuxes from five shops total: The Bridal Emporium of Elizabethtown, PA, Taylored for You of Mechanicsburg, PA, Creative Elegance from Camp Hill, PA, Capital Rent-a-Tux of Mechanicsburg, PA, & Oxford Hall Celtic Shop of New Cu... Read More
	For Central PA Brides: Upcoming Bridal Show Posted by: KristieMGrey on 7/10/2009 I thought I would blog for a second about the craziness going on! Two days ago, The Whitaker Center in Harrisburg contacted me and asked me to take over the production & direction for the fashion show at their 3rd annual Bridal Expo on July 19! ACK! In the last 2 days I have been finalizing models, bridal shops, tuxedos, kilts (yes kilts), finding music, talking to the MC, coordinating with the Whitaker, blocking the models and more. We are doing two shows, I a... Read More
	Matri-money Posted by: AmyDoodle on 6/28/2009 My niece, the child who’s been the winning number on my Bingo card since she slid into this world backwards one sweaty August night back in the days when I was more interested in bell bottoms than budgets, was getting married again. Money was an issue, but Bingo, nose-deep in Weddings on a Shoestring, had made up her mind. A wedding on a shoestring? If we had a shoestring to work with, it would be a luxury item. Let’s just say our price range hovered between free and whatever tips... Read More
	I Said "YES"! ... Then I thought, "Now what?" Posted by: KristieMGrey on 6/25/2009 How many little girls grow up dreamers? I can tell you I certainly would sing "One Day My Prince Will Come" while pretending my gown was changing colors thanks to some magical floating friends. How many little girls plan their wedding before they hit middle school? Well, for many, one day their Prince does come and they fall in love and one magic day he drops to his knee and presents to you a ring... Or he tapes the ring to the ceiling of your apartment and waits for you to notice... Read More
	Three Weddings On A Shoestring Posted by: bvrlylessard@aol.com on 6/23/2009 By Beverly Lessard In our culture, giving birth to a daughter means you get to pay for her wedding. As daughters one and two joined our family, friends chuckled as they reminded us of this fact. By the time daughter number three was born, instead of yelling “It’s a girl” our Doctor brought a financial planner into the delivery room. “Here,” he advised, nodding toward the gentleman in the three piece suit, “Forget the free diapers from the hospital, take Hal home with you and st... Read More
	Tips for a Fantastic Wedding on a Budget Posted by: vcesari on 6/19/2009 Planning a wedding is no easy feat and is often stressful. You are trying to imagine the wedding of your dreams and make it all come true. The opportunities are endless, but the price tag can be overwhelming. I think some brides struggle with what a wedding actually costs, or at least I did. My fiancé and I had just moved in together, we had just graduated college and started in our careers meaning we were broke, clueless, yet still trying to plan a wedding that met all of our expectations a... Read More
	Eleven Things to Remember When Seeking THE GOWN Posted by: KristieMGrey on 6/10/2009 Sizing is Different. Yes, it stinks. However, just as women are not the same size in Penny’s as they are in Kohl’s, women are not the same size in a J. Crew sundress as they are in a Vera Wang. Measurements are vital to ordering the right size for your gown. Repeat the mantra: It’s just a number. If it really bothers you, white out the “1” so everyone will think you’re a “4”. Keep an Open Mind, and Don’t Try until You’re Ready to Buy. The specialists in salons are... Read More
	One Year Later.... Posted by: fidgetinggidget on 5/31/2009 For those of you in the midst of planning one of the biggest events of your life, I’d like to give you a bit of advice and reflect on my experiences, now that I’ve “been there, done that.” My husband and I will celebrate our one year wedding anniversary on June 14th. It still amazes me how quickly one year has flown by….it seems like only yesterday I was in the planning/freaking out stage. I had a three ring binder full of dress ideas, pictures of cakes I liked, different hairsty... Read More
	At the end of the day, you're still married. Posted by: ckoplitz on 5/27/2009 That is a difficult phrase to remember while you’re in the middle of planning a wedding. I’ve just began the planning process and it is already a stressful situation. My fiancé is completely clueless with the fine details of everything wedding related. I had to explain recently the order of planning. He, like most men, does not realize that the beginning of planning needs to be done in a specific order. You have to start with the guest list. The reason is that you cannot find a venue that ... Read More
	Top 10 Wedding Tips for the Groom Posted by: bugcandy on 12/29/2008 I have attended 56 weddings and participated in 22 of them as either a groomsman, a soloist, reader, or best man. 56 weddings. I'm only 35 years old and all of these occurred in the last 15 years. And I am not a professional wedding musician either - these events have been purely to witness the love of friends and family tying the knot. In fact, my wife and I have traveled the US to support our loved ones for their weddings... Cornfields of Iowa. UP of Michigan. The downtown sc... Read More

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