Give Back Tuesday
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It’s pretty common for brides (especially DIY and Budget brides) to sell wedding items on the Internet after the wedding. The classified sections on WeddingBee, Project Wedding, and RuffledBlog are growing in popularity. Some bloggers take it one step further and even list items on their personal blogs (shout out to Mrs. Puma!). So for today’s Give [...]
Eco-friendly weddings are on the rage right now. Call ‘em eco-friendly, Green weddings, Going Green, whatever…they’re a sure sign that people are making more conscious efforts to reduce useless waste–something the wedding industry tends to be plagued with. Brides-to-be have expanded this “going green” idea into weddings that are expressions of being socially conscious. More [...]
For the sake of honesty, let me admit that this has not only been a hard post for me to write (it’s been saved as a draft for over a month), but also a difficult topic for me to tackle. Everything in this post pertains to my fiance and I as a couple…they’re our thoughts, [...]
Pre-engagement, I never thought about flowers. Never. I had the occasional hmm, those flowers are pretty when I was on campus or in the park. But I never had a “favorite” flower I wanted the boyfriend-turned-fiance to buy me {I prefer chocolates to flowers ANY DAY}, and I definitely didn’t know the names of flowers. [...]
Throughout the planning of our wedding, we have been trying hard to incorporate three different things: Our colors (black, white, lime green, and lemon yellow with bold patterns and a funky fresh vibe) Our theme: Puppy Love. Why puppy love? Well, for the obvious, we love dogs and they have played an important role in [...]
PWC. It took me forever to figure out what the heck that stands for. What? You Don’t know? PWC=Post Wedding Chop. It’s all over the Bloggy World and Weddingbee these days. Newbie brides chopping their hair off for a fresh look after growing it out for so long for the wedding. (source) Having had long [...]
This week’s way to give back during the wedding is really simple and only requires a little effort on the bride’s part (hip hip hooray!). We all know there’s usually a lot of food at weddings, especially if it’s a buffet. An easy way to give back to your local community, then, is to have [...]
So last Tuesday, I posted about how you could donate your dress and save breasts as a way to give back during your wedding planning process. Since then, I found another option to consider, thanks to Genevieve’s Wedding {check it out stat!}. Mary Madeline Project*** It is the purpose of the Mary Madeline Project to [...]