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The Ceremony

{Design Crush} Ombre Wedding Inspiration

by Ashley on 02.02.2012

I currently have a serious crush on ombre, and it’s popping up everywhere! The ombre design is created when a color is shaded or graduated in tone. This trend will give your event a modern feel, and it’s so beautiful that it will never go out of style. The ombre design is a great way [...]

Recyled Bride’s 12 Wedding Trends for 2012

by Nicole on 01.11.2012

Yesterday, I received a press release from Recycled Bride in my inbox, and as a PR-friendly blogger (I’m a PR gal myself you know), I wanted to share this great list of hot, sustainable wedding trends. As wedding spending increases in 2012, hitting its highest point since pre-recession nuptials, brides and grooms are focused on [...]

{Fab Friday Finds} Winter Wedding Ideas & Inspiration

by Nicole on 01.06.2012

My wedding wasn’t meant to be a winter wedding. Novembers in Knoxville are actually usually still pretty warm, in fact, and the temps usually sit somewhere between 50-70 degrees. As luck would have it, though, a cold front moved in for two days in early November 2010, and Michael and I (along with our brave [...]

5 Places to Find Vintage Treasures for Your Vintage Wedding

by Nicole on 11.22.2011

Lots of brides opt for a vintage-inspired wedding, which has been a popular trend in recent years. Weddings featuring lots of lace, crystals and other vintage items like old type-writers, suitcases, broaches, jars, ornate bottles, old windows, bird cages, candelabras, photo frames and more are all the rage. The dilemma many brides face, however, is [...]

{Big-Screen Inspiration} Twilight-Themed Wedding Magic

by Cheryl on 11.17.2011

Whether you’re Team Edward or Team Jacob, totally entranced by the Twilight saga or not interested at all, you have to admit that the romantic love story certainly provides for some seriously breathtaking inspiration! With the Twilight Breaking Dawn premiere just half a day away, I am pleased to feature a Twilight-themed event that was [...]

Getting Married in Vegas: 4 Ideas You May Not Have Considered

by Nicole on 08.17.2011

When I imagine couples heading off to Vegas to tie the knot, what initially comes to mind is the sight of Elvis and a little white drive-through wedding chapel. But thanks to a recent pitch I received, my eyes have been opened to all the very cool Vegas wedding possibilities, and I just had to [...]

Planning an Interfaith Wedding? Rev. Laurie Sue Brockway Can Help!

by Nicole on 07.12.2011

Incorporating you and your beau’s religious/spiritual beliefs into your wedding ceremony might be one of the most important things to the two of you. But what if you have different beliefs or different cultural backgrounds? How do you satisfy both families’ desires and incorporate both backgrounds into one wedding ceremony? The answer: an interfaith wedding. [...]

Meet My Officiant: Rev. Carolyn Claiborne

by Nicole on 05.18.2011

The “Meet My Vendors” series is my attempt to help other East Tennessee brides choose wedding vendors. This series presents my dead honest reviews of the people who made my big day possible. Alright, I know…it’s been over 6 months from my wedding day, and I’m still reviewing vendors. But I’ve been a pretty busy, [...]

DIY Wedding Guestbook

by Nicole on 04.26.2011

If you follow this blog on a weekly basis, you know that I’ve been sharing some really cool and easy DIY projects over the past few weeks from C&T Publishing, including DIY faux flower centerpieces, DIY candle luminaries, DIY placecard & menu holders and DIY wedding favor boxes. Well, today, we’re finally onto the last [...]

What to Include in Your Ceremony Program

by Nicole on 10.21.2010

If you follow me on Facebook — if not, you should ; ) — you may have seen me transform my kitchen into a full-scale wedding program print shop for these past few weeks. And let me just say, wedding programs were by far one of my most tedious DIY projects! From determining what information [...]

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