• 2010-12-25T06:38:23Z Aisle Say : Brides

    Sarah and Nick had planned a romantic wintertime wedding but got a little more than they bargained for. The night before their event, a blizzard hit Washington, DC, and local authorities declared the area a state of emergency....

  • 2010-03-12T01:57:02Z Manolo for the Brides

    How cute are these itty-bitty bottles of soda with custom labels? Mike 78 recently posted an easy-peasy DIY pop bottle tutorial – with pics! – over at 100 Layer Cake. She suggests using them as reception seating cards, but brides and grooms could bottle just about anything (juice, cider, champagne, local water, etc.), slap labels on them per her instructions, and give them away as wedding favors. Maybe not for a chilly wintertime wedding, but imagine how grateful your guests would be to find themselves in possession of an ice cold drink custom made by you at your outdoor summer wedding or...

  • Shorter dresses have been making a huge statement down the aisle these days. Tea length dresses are usually looked at for casual weddings that feel a bit new age, but these dresses are popping up at many different types of weddings. The main way to make these shorter dresses look a little less casual is in the texture of the dress. Find one made with cotton or layers of airy tulle for an outdoor wedding during the spring or summer. Try a silk-satin gown for a more formal wedding or go for heavy silk with a soft bolero or even an overcoat for a wintertime weddingPhoto courtesy of Pulse Magazi...

  • Shorter dresses have been making a huge statement down the aisle these days. Tea length dresses are usually looked at for casual weddings that feel a bit new age, but these dresses are popping up at many different types of weddings. The main way to make these shorter dresses look a little less casual is in the texture of the dress. Find one made with cotton or layers of airy tulle for an outdoor wedding during the spring or summer. Try a silk-satin gown for a more formal wedding or go for heavy silk with a soft bolero or even an overcoat for a wintertime weddingPhoto courtesy of Pulse Magazi...

  • 2010-11-30T06:00:00Z Bridal Bubbly

    As the weather gets chillier and holiday decorations are popping up all over the place, my mind turns to fun holiday drinks.  If you're planning a wintertime wedding, consider one of these for your signature drink.  If you're not, consider whipping up a batch of these for a holiday party or just for fun (if you drink a whole batch yourself, you will have fun)!The Candy Cane2 1-2 oz Van Gogh Blue vodka1 oz White crème de menthe1/2 oz Peppermint schnappsCreamSplash of GrenadinePeppermint candy for garnishDirections:Add a dash of grenadine into the bottom of a chilled martini glass and...

  • 2010-12-27T22:00:00Z Fabulously Wed

    WE ARE LOOKING FOR YOUR SUBMISSIONS! Send your real wedding and vendor submissions to  tami {at} fabulouslywed {dot} com or via Two Bright Lights! Mishi is Hungarian and met Megan while they were both working in the same production in Chicago.  They continued to stay connected even when their jobs took them to opposite ends of the country!  Finally, they realized nothing, not even the distance between Los Angeles and NYC could keep them apart . That's when Mishi proposed to the love of his life!  Thanks to Claire Ryser of Visionaire Studios for sending this lovely engagement session ...

  • 2011-01-05T11:05:00Z this is glamorous

    hello again! . . . a quick note in a flurry of things this week, and it is beginning to look like things may be a little sporadic around here for the first little while . . . there are wonderful new projects to look forward to, and exciting news to share {can not wait to tell you!}, but despite it all, must confess, have become utterly encompassed in organizing and am currently tangled up in old photographs, long lost love letters, and beautiful bits of the past, and slowly, slowly, there is a place for everything and everything in its place . . .à bientôt / see you soonand hope you're havin...

  • 2011-07-01T07:14:52Z Once Wed

    Wohoo!! The wonderful Not Wedding is coming back to Atlanta. Leave a comment below and we’ll pick the winner of 2 tickets next week! This contest is now closed! Congrats ASHLEY MANEY!!! ...

  • 2009-05-06T18:36:52Z 100 Layer Cake

    We (like many wedding bloggers) found these ultra awesome photos in our inbox this morning and had to just post a few bits. The Not Wedding!! How cute? Such a great concept and it looks like it was a ton of fun. And cute. Did we mention the cuteness? Anyone with eyeballs can see this is cute, but we can’t in good conscious post these photos without mentioning at least 12 times. Photos by Our Labor of Love...

  • 2009-03-18T23:27:02Z Bridal Bar Atlanta Blog

      This spring,The NotWedding is back in Atlanta, and it’s going to be an even bigger party than before. On Sunday April 5th, talent from the likes of Our Labor of Love, Joy Thigpen, Ashley Baber, Jacob’s Reverie and many more will be filling The W Buckhead to create an unforgettable night for our guests.  And The Bridal Bar will be debuting it's newest location, so stop by and say hi! You may wonder- what exactly is The NotWedding?... Simply put, it’s a big, fake wedding that shows off some of the city’s most talented vendors in action. Guests can partake in a cocktail hour, an...