Perhaps a nicer title would have been “You Can Stop Stressing Over ______”. Following along the premise of yesterday’s post about brides on a budget, I would like to quell some fears.  I even discussed this with a few industry buddies, just to add some clarity and variety.  Here we go! Non-Edible Favors–Skip the seashells or swans [...]

Yes, girlfriends!  We stumbled upon some giveaways!  BRIDES is offering some fantastic freebies:  Vera Wang perfume (I LOVE this! Even the one for men totally rocks), a Jamaican honeymoon, a V-phone from Vonage, lingerie and letterpress stationery (again from the uber-fab Vera Wang), Tommy Bahamas bikini, a new Serta mattress (get this, designed by Vera Wang!), [...]

Pregnancy Insomnia has me up late lately (like now), scouring the net looking for cribs, layettes, food, etc.  Of course, my mind always goes back in to wedding mode quite frequently. I pop in on a few blogs and message boards to see what real brides are talking about.  Not the ones from the magazines [...]

Here is a question that came to me a few days ago: Hi Terrica! I just wanted to thank you for your blog. A lot of your ideas have been inspiration for me and my wedding board buddies. I love that you are doing storyboards now. Well the real reason I am writing you is completely self [...]

I heart my bank. Yes, good ole Bank of America. We are notorious for gently encouraging clients to set up a  separate bank account for their wedding. It makes things so much easier to keep track of.  For example, you are issued a separate VISA debit card to make your purchases (uber smart to pay [...]

 Did you catch them wedding dress trashing on Good Morning America this weekend?  The trend is catching up! And YES, ladies! That is our fabulous Mark Eric!

I like roses.  I really do. They are– sometimes…just a little overplayed. There are a literally thousands of other flowers out there. If you are looking for ways to instantly give your wedding spice, style, pizzazz or whatever, change your flowers.  I love to see a bride incorporate different flowers into her bouquets and centerpieces. [...]

I heart shopping.  I know, what woman doesn’t? But I really heart shopping.  Many praises and chocolate martinis to whomever introduced this “tab” feature into the internet browsers, because now I can shop everywhere at the same time. (I am infamous for finding a deal)  Enter: The Splurge Vs. Steal section of the blog.  Ever see [...]

Getting married at sea is becoming an increasingly popular phenom in the trend of destination weddings.  Really– think about it:  for a bit cheaper than a resort wedding and quite possibly a LOT less than the “at home” wedding, you can get together with as many (or as little) family and friends aboard a gorgeous ship [...]

A lot of times, I will get to a wedding where things have slipped the poor bride’s mind (even if I remind her).  So here is just a gentle reminder of things to take note of (or give to someone else so they can remember for you).  Guestbook Pens–These have to be the number one most [...]