Wedding & Beauty

Wedding Favors at the wedding reception

Traditionally given at the wedding reception, wedding favors thank guests for sharing the bride and groom’s special day. These small gifts don’t have to cost a lot and can range from edible favors and handmade items to commemorative favors imprinted with the happy couple’s names and the wedding date. Popular edible favors include brownies, candy, […]

Choosing the Flowers for a Bridal Bouquet

When choosing your wedding bouquet a number of things will influence which flowers you choose. The time of year in which your wedding will take place, your color scheme, your wedding dress and bridesmaid dresses, and your budget, are all major factors you will have to take into account. You may also want to know […]

5 Tips to Get the Most Out of Your Wedding Photos

One of the most important aspects of your special day are the photographs that will serve to immortalize and punctuate your memories. Unfortunately, the bride and groom can often overlook this factor and instead focus entirely on the logistics of the wedding. So, it is a good idea to have a brief look at a […]

The Hottest Mother of the Bride Dresses for 2013

Fashion styles and trends tend to evolve every year in general, and mother of the bride dresses are certainly no exception.  Some of the trendy fashions that were hot just a couple of years ago are now completely passé.  Therefore, if your daughter is getting married this year, it’s important to understand the idiosyncrasies of […]

How to Make Your Own Brooch Wedding Bouquet

Wedding bouquets come in many variations, and one of the more unique variations is one made of brooches.  A brooch wedding bouquet has several benefits.  For one, it’s a great way to add a little vintage aesthetic to your big day.  Plus, unlike traditional flower bouquets, one made from brooches will last forever.  And last […]

The Rising Trend of Wedding Plastic Surgery

I recently learned about a somewhat disturbing new trend: more and more women are resorting to plastic surgery in an effort to look as beautiful as possible at their wedding.  Talk about throwing a wrench into the ole’ wedding planning routine – in addition to figuring out your wedding hairstyle, dress, makeup and nails, now […]

Video Tutorial: Easy and Elegant DIY Wedding Updo

One of the best things about attending a wedding is that it’s a chance to look your absolute best.  It doesn’t matter if you’re the bride, mother of the bride, grandmother of the bride, or just a guest, having the best outfit and hairstyle is imperative.  I’ve covered the outfit part of this equation many […]

3 Ways to Achieve a Beautiful Wedding Day Smile

For any bride-to-be (as well as mother of the bride to be), looking perfect during the Big Day is paramount.  After all, the bride will be front and center during the wedding, and her beauty (or lack thereof) will be captured in hundreds of wedding photos for all future generations to see.  So it is […]

4 Tips to Get Ready the Day of Your Wedding

There is no doubt that planning a wedding is tricky, as the weeks and months leading up to the big day are usually filled with appointments, decisions and compromises.  But these annoyances are small peanuts compared to what most brides experience as they are getting ready the actual morning of their wedding day – pure […]

Modern Wedding Beauty Treatments: What You Need to Know

Obviously every bride (not to mention the mother of the bride!) wants to look her absolute best on her wedding day.  But more and more women are taking this idea to the extreme.  Rather than preparing for months in advance (you know, like back in the olden days), many of today’s women are simply too […]