It seems like everyone wants to be a rockstar these days. Hell, you can even drink Rockstar from a can. Fame, fortune, swooning fans… one can see the appeal. Now you can bring out your inner rockstar while planning your big day? How? Forgo the traditional invitations and have custom made rock concert posters announcing your wedding to all of your fans. They are works of art, and highly frameable. Check out Posterbride.com for custom designs.
I am so tempted to buy one of these felt flower wedding bouquets and put it in my living room. Love them! What a fun and whimsical alternative to traditional wedding flowers. Princess Lasertron (aka 22 year old Megan Hunt) will customize the flowers for your wedding. And she will create boutonniers and corsages to match the bouquet.
What a gorgeous wedding keepsake!
I didn’t want an up-do for my wedding. I’ve never worn an up-do in my life. It didn’t suit me – but no bride wears her hair down on her wedding day – or so it seemed.
I flipped through luxurious bridal magazines thicker than telephone directories (this was before wedding blogs and Pinterest!) looking for pictures of brides with their hair free of bobby pins. I came up empty.
“You want your hair to look special on your wedding day, don’t you?” said the hairstylist during a trial-run appointment. I caved. “Sure. Give me an up-do.” An hour and a half later the woman staring back in the mirror was no longer me. She wasn’t the kind of girl who wore plaid flannel pajamas. She didn’t have hangnails or enjoy frothy Guinness and warm slabs of steak. That girl wore satin. She ordered salad for lunch. She chewed slowly. She got manicures.
I dismantled the up-do as soon as I got into my car. That evening was one of clarity: I was going to be myself no matter how much pressure I felt. Thankfully, that pressure didn’t come from family or friends. All along, they encouraged me to be true to myself. They knew that I was the type of gal that marched to her own beat. Why would I suddenly change all that on my wedding day?
I had been to enough weddings to know what I didn’t want at our wedding, which included: A)A mile-long receiving line B) Drunk people doing ‘The Macarena’ c) $400 cake smashed into my face D)People singing silly rhyming songs to get us to kiss.
I bought a book to help me plan our wedding, but the more I read, the more I realized just how much my version of the ideal wedding differed from the norm. I didn’t want five bridesmaids; one maid of honor suited me just fine. I didn’t want a garter toss. I didn’t want a DJ playing the Electric Slide. Sure, I wanted music, but my music would be live. And most of all, I didn’t want a big, fat guest list. I didn’t want to celebrate my wedding day with a group of strangers. Instead, I wanted everyone there to have touched our lives in a special way.
I shake my head when I think of all the things I fretted over while we were planning our wedding. Can we really have a wedding with no bridesmaids or groomsmen? Will people think it’s weird that we don’t have a receiving line? Will our guests still have fun if there is no dancing?
My worries were unfounded. Our little wedding turned out to be one of the best days of my life.
Several months after our wedding, I wrote Intimate Weddings: Planning a Small Wedding that Fits Your Budget and Style. Aside from wanting to help brides with all the nitty gritty of planning a small wedding, I wanted other brides to feel confident in their decision to have an intimate wedding – even if their ideas bucked convention. I wanted couples to feel a sense of validation, and, of course, I wanted them to hear about all the wonderful things a small wedding can offer them.
IntimateWeddings.com took it a giant step further. The site, which was originally created to promote the book, became a source of small wedding planning articles, as well as a place to find the ideal venue for a small wedding. With the addition of DIY weddings and small real weddings the site skyrocketed in popularity.
As the trend towards small weddings continues to grow, Intimate Weddings remains the only major blog that is devoted to this niche in the wedding market.
Even though the site has evolved over the years, Intimate Weddings remains loyal to it’s original vision: to inspire couples to be true to themselves, even if that means taking the aisle less traveled. Even if that means not pleasing everyone else.
Christina Friedrichsen, IntimateWeddings.com
We got it up! The new Intimate Weddings has arrived. This baby has taken nearly nine months to come to fruition. It has tested our patience and it has made us crazy, but ‘nothing worth happening comes without some kind of fight.’ (Bruce Cockburn, Lovers in a Dangerous Time)
We’re going to have a blast coming up with topics to write about and intimate weddings (yours?) to feature. If you have an idea you think we should explore, or you’d like to be featured in our real wedding section, please drop us a line. We also would love to hear your feedback so feel free to leave comments. If you are a vendor, you are welcome to leave comments, but don’t abuse this blog as a way to simply promote your business. Instead, contact us here for advertising rates.
Your winter wedding deserves to be showered in snowflakes and glitter, just like these adorable winter-inspired cake toppers. Here are eight of our snowy-themed cake topper faves.
How could we start anywhere else? Disney’s Frozen had kids and adults alike singing along, so we just couldn’t resist this Frozen cake topper by HOCDesignsMarket.
These glitter tree toppers by BlessedBlondies would be perfect for a multi-layer cake, or even yummy cupcakes.
Sometimes, simple is better, just like this perfect snowflake topper by PapeterieLove.
Fairytales do exists, and this Happily Ever After sign by WeddingRusticDeco is a reminder to all of your guests.
These traditional snowmen figurines by cortneyrectorwedding are so sweet that you may have to make sure no one tries to take a bite!
Another simple topper that we just can’t resist is this to-the-point name sign by ThePinkOwlDesigns.
If you want to add a bit of fun to your cake, we’ve got you covered! You’ll have everyone singing along with this glittery topper by TopperAndTwine.
And finally, this snow-globe wedding cake topper by ChickDesignBoutique is simple and perfect for a beautiful winter wedding.
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