One question that comes up especially from budget-conscious couples: should you buy a used wedding dress? While everyone wants a brand new, designer dress for their wedding, there are certainly benefits to a used wedding dress. The most obvious benefit is cost savings, but another great pro is it’s eco-friendly! There are also some downsides as well, but many of the myths about pre-owned wedding gowns have been debunked. Let’s talk about some of the main questions when considering a used or preowned wedding dress. How much are used wedding dresses? We’ve found used wedding dresses are typically 30-70% off the retail price depending on the condition and year it…
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Why Do Wedding Cars Have Cans? – Ask Wedding Experience
It’s time for Ask Wedding Experience, where we answer (or do our best to answer) your most pressing wedding-related questions, no matter how weird OR common they might be. Today’s question tackles a time-honored tradition – a tradition that no one seems to understand, despite us all knowing it. That question is, why do wedding cars have cans? The Wedding Experience team takes its best shot at giving you the answer below. Why do wedding cars have cans tied to the back, anyway? While many would think that this tradition is simply some strange modern choice, the real story behind it is surprising. This bizarre wedding tradition actually dates back…
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Wedding Dress: Should You Design Yours?
Weddings are one of the most anticipated events in any couple’s life. From seeing family and friends after a long time to the reception, there are a lot of reasons to be excited. However, wedding planning usually isn’t one of those reasons. Specifically, planning your wedding dress. Part of the anxiety from wedding planning is due to the hype of others, there are good reasons for your hesitation. This is especially true if you are stuck to a limited or fixed budget. Part of the problem that arises is often due to the way different wedding items pile up before you know it. So, it’s key to break down the…
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Beach Wedding Planning Tips
While considered a luxury by many, the beach wedding is becoming a fun, casual, and beautiful choice these days. As we know though, planning any wedding is already a headache at times. A beach wedding can add a few more wrinkles to this, but don’t be scared! Planning your beautiful ceremony, with waves crashing in the back, can definitely be worth it! Here are some tips for you to consider when doing your beach wedding planning: Formal vs Casual? The first question to consider before diving into those Tropical Hawaiian Wedding Idea sites is how you want to approach your event. Is it going to be a formal occasion, which…
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Wedding Table Decorations: Picking the Perfect One
Perfect wedding table decorations, while seemingly insignificant, can help set the mood or theme for your guests and yourselves! Of course, ideas for centerpieces don’t always pop out at will. This is why we’ve compiled some tips to consider as you go about choosing your ideal wedding table centerpiece. From your wedding theme, to the costs associated, here’s a few suggestions to help your wedding planning! Consider Your Theme There are many ways that you could start creating the idea and general vision for the centerpiece. The most common way is simply matching the theme that the bride and groom are looking to create during the marriage ceremony itself. Whether…
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Ivory Wedding Shoes – Why Make the Choice For Your Wedding?
Can’t make up your mind about the color of shoes you are going to wear on your wedding day? You definitely can’t go wrong with ivory wedding shoes. Ivory is such a classic color that can create a vintage look as well as a modern look when paired with stunning accessories. Mostly made of silk or satin, ivory-colored shoes will perfectly complement your wedding gown, regardless of its color or material. Ivory bridal shoes look more attractive and interesting than they seem. Gone are the days when white and ivory shoes looked old-fashioned. Modern brides will be delighted to know that traditional-style shoes are not the only options these days,…
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Monogram Wedding Cake Toppers: Choosing the Right One
Customized monogram wedding cake toppers can spice up just about any cake. While humorous statuettes and figurines are growing more common at marriage ceremonies, some people simply want more class and style in their wedding. A monogram is perfect for creating that image. Couples or decorators can pick from a template of many different monograms. Most stores that offer them have a wide variety of templates. Others still offer personalization by allowing the customer to create their own monogram. While fancy and funny cake toppers are perfectly fine, some people simply want to remember their wedding or marriage ceremony as a classy and sophisticated event. That’s fine too. There nothing…
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Fall Wedding Dresses: Looking for the Best
Great fall wedding dresses take some effort to find. While not exactly a rare occasion to get married, most traditional imagery falls in with a spring wedding. For those not looking into professional decorators or marriage ceremony planners, making sure the themes and the colors match could be a brain-racking, hair-raising ordeal. Or you could make your life a little simpler by reading these key concepts and ideas. These concepts are integral to making you, as a fall bride, look your best. Consider the Fall Theme The first thing you should consider is of course, the season itself. Fall carries with it a number of connotations. Mostly commonly, there is…
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Modern Wedding Cakes: Why Choose Them?
Modern wedding cakes are becoming more common during the receptions of marriage ceremonies. Traditional cakes are usually covered in a thick layer of icing and stacked like a tower. The difficulty in making these delicious desserts comes into play when you consider that the cake needs to support any decorations that the couple or wedding planner desires. Just as white dresses aren’t always right for every bride anymore, the standard wedding cake may not be right for every couple. What exactly do you mean by modern wedding cakes? Cakes nowadays might not even be cakes. They may be made up of tens or hundreds of cupcakes. Themes make a big…
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Fall Wedding Decorations: Tips and Ideas
Planning fall wedding decorations could be one of the hardest things to do if you don’t take the beauty and atmosphere of fall into account. Each season (including fall) is after all, unique and beautiful in it’s own way. Spring is a season for renewal, with shades of green on its banner, while winter enjoys light colors like white and blue. The summer colors fly across the red and orange range, with fall taking on deeper shades of those colors. In literature, the season of fall often symbolizes both the end of something and the beginning of a new life, exactly what a wedding symbolizes for both bride and groom.…
