Archive for August, 2009
Hollywood Weddings on a Budget
Charli Penn, Managing Editor at WeddingChannel.com, has some thoughts and advice on planning Hollywood-inspired weddings. One cost-saving tip takes its cue from the prop department: The idea is to fake the wedding cake — insert fake layers in your cake and serve guests from a sheet cake in the back. Your cake will look gorgeous, and it can save you around 50 percent!
Jill and Kevin Do the Right Thing
The video of their entrance processional made YouTube viral history in the weddings category. The greatest thing about it is that they’ve used it to raise funds for a non-profit dedicated to ending domestic violence. Kudos to Jill & Kevin! J&K Wedding Entrance on YouTube
Trends from The Wedding Report
While your desires are specific to your wedding day, your awareness of the tendencies of brides and grooms nationwide may help you gauge what is essential to your day and what could be an expendable extra. Here are the top 10 wedding trends according to The Wedding Report, based on interviews with 500 wedding vendors.
1. Smaller weddings, more intimate weddings are popular
2. Couples are hiring less expensive unprofessional photographers
3. Do-it-yourself wedding projects are common among brides
4. Couples are looking for packages from vendors
5. The Internet is used in numerous ways during wedding planning
6. Cheesecakes, cupcakes, and specialty deserts
7. Bolder and brighter colors are fashionable
8. Brides are creating their own bouquets
9. All-inclusive honeymoon packages and cruises are popular
10. Curvy tuxedos for women are in demand for gay weddings
In keeping with ongoing economic concerns, couples are continuing to go small: smaller weddings, budgets, and guest lists. Many look to wedding packages with established wedding coordinators such as Ultimate USA Weddings – specializing in New York City weddings – and Ultimate California Weddings.
