Are you a BRIDEZILLA - Take the Quiz

October 13, 2008 | 4 Comments

Are you a Bridezilla????

Finally a quiz that rates you the bride on your steam levels!!!

As a stationist, you gotta love the “bridezillas” as us wedding folk love to call brides that are a little stressful, all the time :).

Take the quiz - and please comment truthfully if you are a bride as to what u scored.

Bridezilla (a portmanteau of bride and Godzilla) is a generic term used to describe a difficult, unpleasant, perfectionist bride who leaves aggravated family, friends and bridal vendors in her wake. A bridezilla is obsessed with her wedding as her perfect day and will disregard the feelings of the family, bridesmaids and even her groom in her quest for the perfect wedding.

Answer these quick questions to find out if you have what it takes to be a Bridezilla! Tally up the points next to your answers and find out if you should be fitted for combat boots or Manolos! 1. Someone objects to your marriage right before the “I dos”. You: a. Leap from the pulpit, rush down the aisle and tackle the offender (3). b. Stomp your foot and yell “Shut the h— up!” (2). c. Cry (1). 2. You have 5 pounds left to lose before the big day. You: a. Ambush the hottest diet guru and fly them to your home for a little one-on-one (3). b. Cut down on carbs (1). c. Try a liquid fast (2).3. The bridal salon calls you: a. By your first name (1). b. “That girl with the issues” (2). c. The Terminator (3).4. Your gown is: a. Your mothers (1). b. French couture (2). c. Stolen from a Renaissance museum in Italy (3).5. Officiating at your ceremony is: a. Your local clergyman (1). b. The Mayor of the city (2). c. The Pope (3).6. Your guest list includes: a. Your friends and family (1). b. Your entire sorority, your mothers bridge club AND your spinning class. (3) c. 150 “close” friends (2).7. You are spending the day before your wedding: a. Incarcerated for disorderly conduct at the hair salon (3). b. Torturing your wedding planner (2). c. At a spa relaxing. (1)8. The day of the ceremony, your wedding ring: a. Is on a pillow ready for presentation (1). b. At the jewelers, being exchanged for another carat (3). c. Already on your hand because it was “lonely”. (2)Your score:
19-24 - Congratulations! You’re a Bridezilla! You’ve aced Bridezilla bootcamp, and are now the most accomplished player on the team! 13-18 - Well you’ve almost got a spot on team Bridezilla… but not quite. You’re sort of like the water girl - you’re supporting the team and you’re learning a lot.

8-12 - You’re just an average bride. Drop and give us twenty.

So although most girls don’t intend to be demanding and hurtful at times There are 1000 decisions to make and once you make those there another 100 for each! That’s a lot of decisions people. Trust me. So the next time you see a Bridezilla headed your way just smile and move to the side. She is on a mission people and the steamtrain known as “wedding” stops for no woman, man or child.

Let us know what you scored:)

Wedding Invitations DIY do’s and dont’s

August 8, 2008 | 3 Comments

While I was dusting off the old cutting board to make my thank you cards, it brought back some fond (and some not so fond) memories of all my DIY wedding projects. So, I figured a helpful little do’s and don’ts post would be perfect for all you DIY brides.

If you’re making your own invites, check out my list of Do’s and don’ts before you get scrapping…..

Do-nt
- be in a rush. Never cut or scrap when you are in a bad mood, or it will show in your projects
- double up - Yes I know its easier to cut two, maybe even three sheets at time, but please don’t. If you mess up one page, you’ve messed up double time. Plus when you double cut it shows unless you’re extremely accurate.
- scrap while you’re eating or drinking - need I say more?
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- test your design on a black and white printer and make sure its going to work before you go out and spend money on pretty papper and printing
- buy the right tools. dont cut your invites with scissors, rather get a propper paper cutter or Stanley Knife
- buy a few sheets more than you need. That way, if you mess up you have back up. The last thing you want is to make a mistake and the scrap-booking shop is sold out of your paper.
- proof, proof and proof again. Trust me, after having to reprint all my wedding programmes after I had cut and assembled them was not fun and not to mention an unnecessary expense.
- make a few extra copies. Whether its for your menus or invitations. Even if you dont use them at the actual wedding, you’ll always have them for memories later
- always ensure that your hands are clean before you touch your invites

Any more suggestions? Anything I’ve left out? Please blog it in the comments :)

Two families, one wedding

July 9, 2008 | 5 Comments

Let’s be honest ladies. In most cases there are two mothers involved in helping you plan your wedding - your own and your mother-in-law to be. Ever hear that three’s a crowd?

I found some great advice here on how to keep the peace during wedding preparations, and a little more here on how to deal with in-laws after the big day. I’m going to have to put a lot of this into practise with my own families since I find myself between two very different ladies!
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The Wedding Companion

July 7, 2008 | 4 Comments

I dont know how I would have done without it!!!

The Wedding Companion is both a delightful keepsake and a practical guide to planning the perfect wedding, reception and honeymoon. There are special pages included for your own planning, to assist with recording names of guests, listing gifts received and other useful information. Full of advice and tips on everything from bridal gowns to lapel flowers, this book makes the perfect engagement gift.

Wedding Talk!

June 25, 2008 | 5 Comments

My finances parents are coming to town over the weekend for a little visit. I am excited to see them, but I am worried that I am going to bore them to death with wedding stuff, which raises the question “how much wedding talk is too much?”

My list…

June 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment

A bit or a boring blog really, its all about one thing: the six month count down check list:

Is this really how much weddings cost??

June 9, 2008 | 6 Comments

So upon getting engaged my fiancé and I sat down with my parents and had “the wedding talk”. We basically discussed what type of wedding we wanted, when we wanted the wedding and where. What was awkwardly spoken around was the money. I didn’t want to ask my parents for money, but in reality I could not afford a wedding on what we were earning.

My parents started talking and they implied they were paying. Once again, I really didn’t want to push it but finally I had to ask the question: “So what is the budget for our wedding”. This is where things got dicey. My parents ummm and ahhh, being their first of three daughters getting married they were in for the long haul when it came to weddings and they couldn’t give one more than the others. So they simply couldn’t come up with an answer.

Stress on the day

June 5, 2008 | 1 Comment

Hi there Brides to Be. I must say it is much easier said than done. Stress on the big day is something you can’t really avoid but can do a lot to prevent it.

With all the pressures of wanting nothing to go wrong in any way on the day causes a lot of stress on the bride.

You also want to look perfect on the day so try and stress less. You also don’t need any breakouts no matter how good make up can be. Make sure that all the small things for the wedding and reception are complete at least a week before the date so you can spend the week relaxing. You can also be sure that there will not be too much to worry about on the day.

When the day arrives you will just have the normal butterflies that come with the beauty of the day.

Just relax and if need be take some calmettes or rescue. Believe me it helps!!!! Other than that the day goes by so quickly so enjoy every second as it will not happen again!

Debate: Rehersal dinner

May 31, 2008 | 3 Comments

How important is it to have a rehersal dinner before the big day?

Online wedding registries

May 18, 2008 | 2 Comments

A lot of these online wedding registries have popped up lately and I think its such a great idea. For people who are having weddings where the guests have to travel, it is makes life so much easier, because they don’t have to cart the presents with them (and I know you all want those big presents :)

I like that some of them, for example at Underwraps, they even wrap your gifts in your wedding colours and its also nice to get your gifts delivered and ensure that they reach their destination.

With our prezzies, a couple guests forgot to bring them to the wedding, and later posted them to us. One couple who haven’t seen since the wedding had left the present in their car. Another couple’s gift was lost on the aeroplane, so they ended up buying us a second one and one of our gifts came beautifully wrapped, but with no card. Which, ironically was bought off our registry, but when I phoned to find out who purchased it, they had no clue - so what’s the point really?

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