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The Modern Bride: Apps to Plan & Enjoy Your Big Day

When it comes to weddings and wedding planning, we are long past the days of magazine cutouts and three-inch binders. The idea seems frivolous when there are so many high tech options...

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Trends to Try, Traditions to Keep: The Wedding Cake

First, choose a base. Chocolate, Vanilla, Red Velvet, or Carrot for the traditional types, Banana Foster, Coconut, German Chocolate, Lemon or Hummingbird for those with an adventurous spirit. Then, choose a filling, fruity and refreshing, like a tart lemon curd or raspberry mousse, or decadently sweet and sinful, like dulce de leche, chocolate truffle ganache or bavarian cream. The almost final step, selecting a flavored buttercream varietal of frosting, lands you at the postion to select a few décor pieces and voilà! A cake to display with honor and serve during the remaining memorable moments of a wedding reception.

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Trends to Try, Traditions to Keep: The Bridesmaid Army

When it comes to the picture perfect wedding, there is nothing better than being surrounded by each and every loved one in a person’s life – immediate family, out of town relatives, friends from college and even the occasional close coworker. The large crowd of supporters and celebration ready guests are significant, however, none will come close to the importance of having a gal pal or two beside the bride on her big day.

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Surprisingly, bridesmaid duties haven’t drastically changed since their first historical record in Roman history. The maids, typically young, unwed women, were selected to perform a number of duties to ready the bride...

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Trends to Try, Traditions to Keep: The Bridal Bouquet

Whether a bride decides to carry a simple posy bouquet, a nosegay, a hand assembled biedermeier or a formal cascading bouquet as she travels down the aisle - it is customary to carry some type of floral arrangement during the wedding ceremony.

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The debut of the bridal bouquet is historically attributed to the ancient Greeks. The tradition started as a wreath style crown worn on the bride’s head, made of a variety of herbs and plants. The adornment was seen as a tribute and gift from nature and an honor to be worn during the wedding. Floral...

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Picture Perfect

A picture is worth a thousand words; those mere moments when the father of the bride, eyes shimmering, hugs his little girl before walking down the aisle or the look of sheer amazement in the groom’s smile when he sees his bride for the first time. It’s in these moments that love is undeniable and one photo can capture so much beauty.  

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Your wedding will be a day of memories; finding the perfect photographer, someone who can capture all those unforgettable moments isn’t an easy job but well worth it.  

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