10 Cheap Ways to Throw a Unique Wedding
April 17, 2012 by Fayette Woman
Filed under Brides' Guide
No one wants a cookie-cutter wedding. The day you tie the knot should be as unique as your individual personalities. There’s a quote that says, “The universe is not made of atoms. It’s made of tiny stories.” Just as you’re coming together as man-and-wife, allow your creativity to spill into the details you’re sharing on [...]
Brides: Buyer Beware
April 13, 2012 by Fayette Woman
Filed under Brides' Guide
With today’s weddings costing thousands of dollars for vendors ranging from florists to caterers, brides and their families can find the process of evaluating firms overwhelming. The BBB can help. A bride wants her wedding day to go off without a hitch. While there’s no way to guarantee that mistakes won’t happen, dealing with reputable [...]
What a Girl Wants: The Registry Essentials
March 31, 2012 by Kristin Hauch
Filed under Brides' Guide, Etcetera
Wedding registries, like wedding dresses, come is every size, shape, and form imaginable. Delicately created to fit the needs of every bride’s individual lifestyle and situation, gift registries can range from the simple request of “monetary gifts for our honeymoon” to an entire household overhaul. Throw in your fiancé’s perspective (Do we really need fine [...]
Bridal Dress, Royal Style
March 30, 2012 by Fayette Woman
Filed under Brides' Guide
How the royal wedding influenced the latest bridal trends Although the latest Brides American Wedding Study shows the average cost of a wedding in 2010 was $26,501, a decrease of 5 percent from 2009, weddings continue to be big business. But many couples are opting to cut the guest list instead of big ticket items [...]
Dream (Drive-to) Destinations
March 28, 2012 by Kristin Girard
Filed under Brides' Guide
One of the best perks of living in the Southeast is that you don’t need to worry about the ever-rising costs of airfare as you plan your honeymoon budget. Spectacular travel destinations abound between the Appalachian mountains and the Gulf Coast, and they’re a drivable distance away. Here are a few of our favorites. Sunny [...]
Staging Wedding Photos in Your Home
March 27, 2012 by Fayette Woman
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by Nicole Blair Taking photos at home, or in the home of your family, is one of the most intimate touches a bride can put on her wedding day. A number of brides enjoy getting ready for the big day around the people that mean the most to them and want to make sure [...]
10 Cheap Ways to Plan a Last-Minute Wedding
March 19, 2012 by Fayette Woman
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Some brides dream of their wedding day from the time they’re old enough to play dress-up. Some even start making plans before they’re engaged. But plenty of couples find themselves wanting to get married on a time-table that doesn’t allow for meticulous planning. If you’re planning a wedding — whether three weeks or three months [...]
Blending Families
March 16, 2012 by Fayette Woman
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For better or worse, a wedding ceremony has the power to shape relationships for years to come. For the best results, start the family blending on ‘gentle’ By Margaret Littman It was 15 years ago that Allison Davis’ father remarried, but Davis remembers it like it was yesterday. Davis, then 7, remembers being allowed to [...]
The Newlyweds’ Guide to Money
March 15, 2012 by Fayette Woman
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If you’re getting ready to tie the knot, then one thing you definitely want to talk about with your honey is money! You probably have lots going on, and emotions are running high. But believe us: now is the time to get on the same page about money. Money fights and money problems have been [...]
The Fayette Bride’s Guide to Vendors
March 13, 2012 by Kristin Hauch
Filed under Brides' Guide
When planning a wedding, it’s easy to get caught up in the mosaic of little details that will eventually create the day of your dreams. From venues to cake flavors to color schemes, the wedding planning process can quickly become an endless sea of options, and you can find yourself drowning in choices before Save [...]
15 Tips to Conquer Your To Do List (Part 1)
January 2, 2012 by Fayette Woman
Filed under Your Get-Ahead Career Guide
Now that the presents have been unwrapped and the halls have been undecked, it’s back to the daily grind. And while you’d love to feel energized and excited about jumping into 2012, instead you’re weighed down with dread. You know the second you step foot in your office you’ll be hit with 20+ tasks to [...]
Buying online? How to find reliable product reviews
December 19, 2011 by Fayette Woman
Filed under Etcetera, Merry and Bright
(ARA) – More of us than ever before will do at least part of our holiday shopping online this year, foregoing the hassles of in-store purchasing. In fact, in 2010, online shoppers spent more than $1 billion on Cyber Monday (the Monday immediately following Thanksgiving), according to one study. While the benefits of online shopping [...]