Too Many Choices

You are so excited because you are planning your wedding.  You went down to the book store and bought every wedding magazine they had.  Now that you have looked through thousands of pages of magazines and spent an entire day on Pinterest, your idea of what you want has changed because you loved so many different ideas.  So what's a bride to do...?  

~ Clip all the ideas you like.  It’s ok if they don't all go together.  You can decide which idea you like best and even use an idea but alter it a little to fit your style and wedding.

~ Don't forget about the groom.  Ask him if he has any preferences on anything.  (Granted, most grooms will have maybe two words to say…) However, he will feel appreciated that you asked and involved him.  Plus if he does have an opinion that could help you make a decision on the décor of the wedding, all the better. 

~ Go through all  your clippings and start narrowing them down.  Once you have two or three different ideas for the style of the wedding, make decisions about each idea you like.  You may like the feel of one clip,  and the colors of another and you can easily create decor around both those ideas.

~ If you are working with a wedding coordinator have them make an appointment with a linen and rental company like Creative Coverings.  You can send your ideas to them and start putting together what the tables will look like.  Also the linen company will be able to tell you about new trends, fabrics, and be able to build a quote for you so you know exactly how much each table will cost.

~ Have some fun designing your decor with your wedding coordinator, mom, and friends.  This is such an amazing part of the wedding!


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The Perfect Venue

Finding the perfect venue can be a little tricky and time consuming.  There is a lot of research to conduct, phone calls, questions, and walking through the venue to get a feel for what it will look like on your wedding day.  Sometimes brides will tour 5 or more venues before finding the perfect one.  This all takes a lot of time and energy, so what’s a better way to find the perfect place to say "I Do"?

Find a wedding coordinator like DeVasséDesign that offers ala carte services to help with the hunt.  Most wedding coordinators know the areas that work very well and can give you a sense of each venue without you having to spend too much of your own precious time.  For the venues you do like, a wedding planner can coordinate tours and information packets for each location and often a coordinator can set-up all the tours in one jam packed fun weekend.  A wedding planner can also sit with you and go through each venue and give you an idea of how it works with your budget and help with your final decision on where you will be married.


Photo by: Alicia Hargrave Photography


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Bridemaids Dresses

Every bride wants their bridesmaids to look good and feel comfortable while wearing coordinating outfits. How does one achieve a look that everyone is happy with while remaining affordable?  

While there are plenty of wedding shops that offer bridesmaids dresses sometimes looking to stores like Forever 21, The Gap, J Crew, or you favorite home town dress shop is just the ticket.  Often these stores will carry all the sizes of stylish dresses that the bridesmaids will look good in and will be able to afford while not compromising the style and feel of the wedding. 

Another route to obtain a great looking bridal party is to have a seamstress design and create the dresses. While this can be expensive, this guarantees a perfect fit for each bridesmaid.  A great seamstress in Northern Nevada, and the Northern California area is A Gourmet Sewing Company out of Minden, Nevada.  Even if you don’t have a one of a kind dress made by a professional seamstress, you should always have the contact information of a seamstress so that the dresses can be altered to fit each of your unique bridesmaid’s perfectly.


  
Photo by: Alicia Hargrave Photography

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DeVasse Design