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Thursday, March 11, 2010

California March 2010 Bridal Shows

Thought I would put together a list of Bridal Shows In March for all those California brides getting ready to start planning their wedding. Happy Planning!!

The Great Bridal Expo

Saturday, March 13, 2010

Show Time : 12.00pm - 4.00pm

Location: Westin San Francisco

1 Old Bayshore Highway

San Francisco (Millbrae) CA 94030

The Great Bridal Expo

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Show Time : 12.00pm - 4.00pm

Location: Fairmont Hotel San Jose

170 South Market Street

San Jose CA 95113

Festival of Brides, The Upscale Bridal Show

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Show Time: 11:00am-5:00pm

Location: Millennium Biltmore Hotel

The Crystal Ballroom

506 South Grand Avenue

Los Angeles, CA 90071

Festival of Brides, The Upscale Bridal Show

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Show Time: 11:00am-4:00pm

Location: Montage Beverly Hills

225 North Canon Drive

Beverly Hills, CA 90210

Bridal Showplace

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Show Time : 11.00am - 4.00pm

Location: Sheraton Cerritos Hotel

12725 Center Court Drive

Cerritos CA 90703

Sacramento Kings Brides & Basketball

Monday, March 22, 2010

Show Time : 6.00pm - 9.00pm

Location: Sacramento Kings Arco Arena

1 Sports Pkwy.

Sacramento CA 95834

Inspiration Board: Purple Combinations

It seems like purple is going to be a very popular color this wedding season so I thought I would put together some different purple color combinations for inspiration. My favorite are the shoes! Hope you enjoy!

Photos: The Knot

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Vendor Spotlight: Lake Tahoe Vacation Homes

World Class Property Management, Inc. has a wide variety of South Lake Tahoe vacation homes for all of your shower, bachelor/bachelorette parties, weddings, and honeymoons! Feel free to check out their site World Class Property Management, Inc. for full details of all the houses.

Monday, March 8, 2010

Brides On A Budget!

Hello to all you brides trying to stay within your budget!

I thought I would share some budget friendly tips that helped me and other fellow brides stay within out budgets for our BIG day. These are just a few so feel free to share your tips as well.

-Use a local flower warehouse
-Have a lunch reception instead of dinner time reception
-Never be afraid to NIGOTIATE with your vendors. The worst answer will be no but at least you tried!
-If the time allows, shop around before making quick purchases. This will help for your dress, invitations, wedding party gifts, etc.
-Have food stations for your meal instead of a plated sit down meal
-Keeping your wedding party small with help with wedding party expenses and stress!
-Figure out what elements of you wedding are most important and spend the extra money there
-Having your wedding on a Thursday, Friday, or Saturday can save a ton of money off not only the ceremony & reception site but some of your other vendor as well. Make sure to ask about these discounts
-DIY projects can save you a lot of money because you can make only the amount you need rather than buying in large quantities, works great for favors, invitations, menus, place cards, table numbers, etc.
-Having a candy bar for the favors can save a huge amount of money as well as guest can take the "favor" if they wish therefore, cutting down on wasted premade favors
-Wedding cupcakes instead of wedding cake can be less expensive but also may allow you to save on that pesky "cake cutting fee" reception sites charge

Happy Planning!

Lisa

New Blog Voice

So I have been feeling that I need some structure to my blog so I have decided to dedicate specific post topics to specific days of the week. I think this will not only help me with a better direction to my blog but also to my readers so they know what to expect. I also feel that this structure will help me stay on track and be 100% dedicated to this blog! I have started out with 4 posts a week and if I find I have more to blog about I will have to add a few more days :)

SO here it is:

Monday: Planning Advice/Tips
Wednesday: Vendor Spotlight
Thursday: Inspiration Boards
Friday: Real Weddings Inspiration

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Real Weddings: Andrea & Dan: A Beautiful St. George Island Wedding

David and Jessica of Beach Bum Photography did an amazing job of capturing Andrea & Dan's May 2, 2009 St. George Island, FL beach wedding. The couple looked so happy and relaxed enjoying their beach front ceremony and reception. Hope you enjoy!