20 Expert Wedding Planning Tips

When planning your wedding, there are things that are nice to know, like that trumpet skirts are all the rage or nosegays are making a comeback. Then, there are things you need to know -- advice so essential that any bride who's lucky enough to hear it thinks, "I'm so glad someone told me that!" If you're wondering whether there's something you may have missed (or even if you've got everything under control), check out our indispensable planning secrets.

Weddings on a budget

Your big day doesn't have to come with a big bill, experts say

Going into debt for a wedding is no way to start married life. Maxing out credit cards is a bad example to set for the teenager having a bar mitzvah, sweet 16 or quinceanera. And by the time 50th birthdays and golden anniversaries roll around, people know that friends and family matter more than price tags.

Besides, it's easy to have a big, beautiful bash on a budget. Here are eight tips.

What it takes to wed in bliss

FIJI'S tourism industry is gearing to benefit from a preference by tourists to tie the proverbial knot in Fiji.

Fiji Islands and Hotel Association president Dixon Seeto said they were aware that people from around the world wanted to get married in an exotic destination such as Fiji and that is why some resorts were concentrating on this niche.

Pacnews reported that many Australian couples opted for offshore marriage ceremonies, bringing a dozen or more relatives and other guests with them.

Lucky winners take home special gift packages at bridal fair

Dusty Johnson of Cross Lanes is on a winning streak. Not only did she take home the $1,000 prize package at the ninth annual Bridal, Prom and Special Occasions Fair Saturday at Tamarack, the lucky bride-to-be won a $250 gift certificate from one of the vendors, a $300 prize package during the Battle of the Brides and free wedding photography.

Costa Rica’s honeymoon season starts for 2008

Costa Rica has never been so popular and this is partly due to the fact that honeymooners typically look for much smaller intimate hotels when deciding on honeymoon destination’s. 80% of Costa Rica’s hotels have less than 40 rooms and there are some major hoenymoon hotes out there such as Punta Islita, rated the #2 hotel in all of Costa Rica by Conde Nast Magazine.  Hotel Gaia in Manuel Antonio also offers fine service in a tropical environment and places itself on par with the Four Seasons.  The normal honeymoon tour would be 3 days in Arenal at Lost Iguana or Arenal Kioro then 4 days at the beach.  Costa Rican Honeymoons offers a great selection of honeymoons to Costa Rica.
 

The Bride Show Abu Dhabi A Record Hit

Abu Dhabi, UAE - February 23, 2008:  The Bride Show Abu Dhabi has reported record visitor numbers for its sixth year; more than 14,000 visitors attended the four day event.

The show, which took place at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre at the beginning of February, attracted fiancés and fashionistas alike who came to see the largest number of fashion shows in one event in the UAE capital

Real Simple Weddings

The months between Christmas and Valentine's Day are the most popular times to get engaged. The engagement is over, and now the reality of the wedding planning sets in. Well, Real Simple is here to make it easy. Since our launch in 2000, our readers have been BEGGING us to simplify weddings. In fact, the word WEDDING is our number-one searched term on our website. Well, we finally listened and made our first-ever Real Simple Weddings, a planning guide designed to help save you time, money, and stress while planning your wedding.
 

Make your wedding more meaningful with The Brides' Project

Helen Sweet has come up with a unique way to make weddings even more meaningful. Her labour of love is called The Brides' Project, a full-service wedding boutique where the proceeds are donated to charities that support children with cancer.

"Viva in the Air" Hot Air Balloon Weddings Record Attempt

From 7-9 March 2008, Thailand's northern capital will launch an international festival with a difference - and turn all heads skywards with "Viva Weddings in the Air" aboard 16 magnificent hot air balloons

It's never been done before - a record-breaking mass wedding in the sky, plus a fledgling international festival -- created by foreign residents of the city

Couples planning beach weddings urged to stick with reputable resort

Lovestruck couples should be careful not to let wedding bells drown out the warning bells when planning to get hitched down south, a Halifax travel agent said Wednesday.

Danny Almon, whose company Almon Travel specializes in destination weddings, said anyone who wants to tie the knot somewhere hot should make sure to go with a reputable resort and leave lots of time for booking

Everything for the bride-to-be

THE Three Counties Bridal Show catwalk looks set to inspire and impress.

There will be two fashion shows at the Worcester News fair, being held at the Three Counties Showground in Malvern on Sunday, March 9.

Hundreds of couples, as well as excited bridesmaids, are expected to visit the fair, which last year attracted more than 1,500 visitors, and most will want to catch a glimpse of the noon and 2pm fashion shows. They are being organised by Sarah Bowman, manager of Pure Bridal and Formal Image at A to Z Wedding Services based in Stourport-on-Severn.
 

Bridal show can bring inspiration to those planning weddings

Those planning a wedding will want to stop by the second annual Wedding Wonderland Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. at the Columbus Club, 1821 Jackson St.

More than 20 vendors, ranging from photographers to florists, will be on site for this showcase, Kathy Stearns, Cumulus Broadcasting marketing and special events coordinator.

Say 'I do' to Blade's spring bridal fair

The Franciscan Center at Lourdes College will become a temporary one-stop shop on Sunday for people who are planning a wedding.

A wide selection of vendors will be on hand from noon to 4 p.m. for The Blade's Tie the Knot Spring 2008 Bridal Fair, one of two that the newspaper sponsors every year.
 

Changing wedding practices no longer follow tradition

This seems to be the wedding planning season, judging from all of the activities about the topic at this time of year: many newspapers have published either wedding supplements or special articles about the topic, stores are holding bridal shows, and there are wedding fairs where the bride-to-be can find help and advice about every last little detail. I tend to think about weddings at this time of year, too, even without that stimulus: our wedding anniversary is right about now, and besides we have just celebrated Valentine's Day.

Tying the knot away from home

Destination weddings can reduce stress, add fun for couples taking the plunge...

Financial Guide for Your Wedding

The FINANCIAL -- If you are going to get married, setting your wedding budget is one of the very first things you should do. FINANCIAL prepared a guide for your great day.

Wedding, get set, go: Bridal expo returns to Longmont

LONGMONT—There goes the bride — not to mention the bridesmaids, the DJ, the cake designer. ...

Wedding season hit the Radisson Hotel and Conference Center in full force Sunday afternoon with the annual
“Whispers of Spring Wedding Expo.” Seventy-two vendors and a lot of brides-to-be filled the ballroom, with family
members and the occasional groom-to-be filling in the cracks.

Valentine's Day quite popular for weddings

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Winner of Valentine's Day 'Will you marry me' contest pops the question and she says yes
Sebastian man's surprise marriage proposal is a headline-making event
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FORT PIERCE â€" At 8 p.m. Feb. 14, 1992, Kevin Campbell gave Misty Carpenter a "promise ring;" and at 8 a.m. Thursday, Campbell kept that promise.

"We got together on Valentine's Day," Misty (Carpenter) Campbell said Thursday, "so we wanted to get married on Valentine's Day."

The new Mr. and Mrs. Campbell, 30 and 32, respectively, were among eight couples who tied the knot Thursday at the St. Lucie Clerk of Courts family relations office at the Orange Blossom Business Center on Okeechobee Road.

In fact, the Fort Pierce couple were waiting outside when the office opened Thursday; and they said "I do" in front of Cynthia Hamilton, the deputy clerk in charge of marriage licenses.

"We'd been planning a wedding for years," Misty Campbell said, "but then we decided, 'Let's just do it at the courthouse and be done with it.' "

By 10 a.m. Thursday, two weddings had been performed at the clerk's office; and toward the end of the afternoon, three couples were backed up waiting for services.

"Normally, we do maybe three or four weddings a day," Hamilton said. "Eight is about average for a Valentine's Day."

Hamilton is the wedding specialist; but all the deputy clerks in the office are authorized to perform the ceremonies, said Denise Katon, one of the clerks.

"It's a walk-in service," Katon said. "You don't have to have an appointment. You do have to have a marriage license in hand."

Florida law requires a three-day waiting period between the date a license is issued and a ceremony can be performed. Hamilton said five marriage licenses were issued Thursday.

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Valentine's Day: Re-weddings make couples happy

Eleven1 couples took the plunge for the second time Thursday at the Marion-Grant County Senior Center. The wedding was complete with flowers, candles, a punch fountain, a three-tier cake and family, friends and other guests watching the loving couples tie the knot. The Rev. Jackie Michaelson married the couples, who stood face to face and repeated their vows to one another. Between the 11 couples, the pairs had been married a total of 335 years. Ken-neth Davis, 88, and his wife Marjorie Davis, 86, have been married longer than any of the other couples. “I’ve been married 66 years, and I’ve enjoyed every minute of it,” Kenneth Davis said. “I thought this (wedding) was beautiful. I don’t think I could do it again, though. I’ll be older next time.”

Taken from Valentines Day Story