Day #10 - Use Those Enagagment Photos

An engagement photo session is almost considered a "must" have.  These are some GREAT photos to add to your wedding collection. This session will allow you and your groom to show your playful side on camera in conjunction with the love you share for one another. Plus, it's an added advantage for your photographer to get familiar with your body language so that he can capture only the best photos of you and your husband on wedding day.

But don't allow those photos to just live in your Dropbox.  Frame and showcase them on wedding day.  Use the photos in-conjunction with the wedding program or with table numbers.  Just another wonderfully way to add personalized touches

to your wedding day.

Will you be shooting an engagement session?  Is here a theme?

Until next time...WEDologize!

Photo credit - Carasco Photography; Rush Photography & Videography and George Street Photography

Welcome Matrimony Monday 2016

Well first...congrats on your engagement!!!  What does Matrimony Monday mean?  Well with the most engagements happening between the Christmas and New Year holiday, the Monday after New Year's Day is believed to be the most popular planning day for newly engaged couples.  So of course, I need to be apart of the planning and education :)

If you follow our blog, we didn't blog as much in 2015 as we usually do because of the crazy value of weddings and events we had to handle.  But that "excuse" does not stop the substantive blogs we produce.  Now that you are engaged, where do you start?  Check out the links below to some of the blog posts we find to be most useful while planning your wedding:

Wedding Day Forget-ables

Bridal Show Frenzy

How to Unplug Your Wedding

Limiting Your Wedding Guest List

Wedding Planning With Children

First Touch Instead of First Look

Reception Introductions

Ceremony Decor Doubles At The Reception

Also, check out a few of our "Real Wedding" recaps for some "WEDspiration":

Brittany and Edward

Kenyatta and Garrett

Emilie and Terrence

Brooke and Patrick

Kendele and Tony

Amaka and Hugh

Louisa and Anthony

Until next time...WEDologize and Happy #MatrimonyMonday!

Engagement Ring and Wedding Band Up Keep

Your fiancé spent an lot of time and energy selecting the most perfect engagement ring for you.  Just like you spent a great deal of time selecting the most fabulous wedding gown for your walk down the aisle.  But during the wedding planning process and more so after the nuptials have taken place, it's a MUST for you to keep your engagement ring and wedding band up to par...and BLINGing like new!

• Make sure to visit your jeweler yearly to check the stone to make sure it's not loose and still in place.
• Keep the stone clean and shining like new.  Many jewelers offer free cleanings, but when taking care of your ring at home, Windex and a toothbrush will do the trick.
• When cooking, doing housework and playing sports, remove your rings.  This will allow them to stay residue-free and vibrant.
• Once you receive your ring, make sure to add it to your homeowners or renters insurance to make sure it's covered should anything happens.

Until next time...WEDologize!

(photo credit: Rush Event Photography & Videography Productions; Kelly Braman Photography)

Happy Matrimony Monday 2014

Well first...congrats on your engagement!!!  What does Matrimony Monday mean?  Well with the most engagements happening between the Christmas and New Year holiday, the Monday after New Year's Day is believed to be the most popular planning day for newly engaged couples.  So of course, I need to be apart of the planning and education :)

Below are a few of our blog posts that I find most helpful when beginning the wedding planning process.  Let me know your thoughts as you use the topics to plan one of the most memorable days of your life.

Announcing Your Engagement

Bridal Show Survival Guide

What Does Your Reception Venue Include?

Wedding Planning Track

10 Money Mistakes When Planning Your Wedding

Wedding Budget Sleepers

Vendor Contracts

Children & Wedding Planning

Cutting Corners While Wedding Planning
Useful Wedding Planning Apps

Pinterest Interest 

 
Until next time...WEDologize!

Binding Your Wedding Memories

So the question of today is - what do I do with all these wedding cards once I've removed the checks and cash???  Your spouse will probably say, "Toss them", but you are thinking, "But I want to keep some of them."  Either this scenario is playing out in reality as you read this post or this conversation will surely happen once you return from the honeymoon.  Well check out this cool and easy idea that will allow you to keep those pretty little wedding cards.

All you need are 2-3 binder rings, a hole punch and ribbon to tie the "booklet" shut.  And there you have it...a keepsake that will take up very little space, but allow you to thumb through your wedding cards year, after year, after year!  This idea would also work fabulously for cards you receive from engagement parties, bridal and/or couple showers and rehearsal dinners.

Until next time...WEDologize!


{repost from December 2011}
(photo credits: www.ththroneburg.blogspot.com)

Announcing Your Engagement

 

You are now engaged and I know you want to shout it to the world, but more importantly, it's a happy time in your life and you want to celebrate! After the phone calls and face-to-face visits have been made, what can you and your fiance' do to announce your desire to say..."I Do".

 

Consider sending a few of your family and close friends an engagement announcement. Not to get this confused with a Save The Date, the engagement announcement will showcase your names and the date you became engaged, and a photo should you have one available. No information is given about the wedding date because the wedding planning really hasn't begun.

Put an announcement in your local newspaper or online. Many papers welcome engagement and wedding announcements. At minimum it should include: a photo of the happy couple, the date you became engaged and the names of your parents. 

 

You could also have a fun celebration or engagement party. This event is typically hosted by the bride's parents and can be as simple as cake and punch with a toast announcing your formal engagement. This would also be a great opportunity to announce your bridal party should you have already selected them to be in your wedding.

Until next time...WEDologize!

(photo credit - www.Zazzle.com; blog.myjeanm.com)