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August 6th, 2008 at 20:34:25 by Francesca

In my last blog, I wrote about the creative DIY decorations that my family created for my bridal shower. In this blog, I am going to share some of the creative gifts that they gave me. I'm sure they will inspire you -- and the next bride in your life will be grateful. Here goes: You may have seen this before. My mom has done this for other brides as well. She wraps white bath towels to look like a wedding cake and pins them in place. Then she decorates them with silk flowers. For mine, she created... Read More...

August 4th, 2008 at 20:55:38 by Bridgette

While in the midst of wedding planning, I, like many of you now, found myself frequenting many message boards to get inspiration and discuss planning with other brides, etc.  The thing that I found the most surprising was the debate as to whether or not each bride was going to be hiring a videographer for their wedding day.  Personally, hiring a videographer was never a question for me so I found it interesting that the debate was not which videographer each bride was going to hire but if they would... Read More...

August 4th, 2008 at 20:07:39 by Francesca

If you've always been drawn to European, hand-tied bouquets, you will drool over the bouquets I discovered while planning my Italian wedding in June and July. I recently wrote about the flowers for the "Our Paesani" column that I write weekly for an Italian American Web site. You can check out the pictures of the flowers here and get more information about each of the bouquets by heading to ItaliansRus.com. I hope these photos and the article provide you with inspiration and ideas for your wedding... Read More...

July 28th, 2008 at 21:16:02 by Bridgette

The word “trial” is a very common term used by most brides while planning their wedding.  Many brides go through one or more hair and/or makeup trials to ensure that their bridal-look is perfect.  I think it’s a great idea and, I myself, had two hair trials and one makeup trial before I walked down the aisle.  The benefit of a hair and/or makeup trial not only gives you peace of mind knowing how you will look when you marry, but will also speed up the day-of preparations because... Read More...

July 21st, 2008 at 12:37:01 by Bridgette

When a bride dreams about her wedding day one of the most important moments  that she thinks about is that walk down the aisle.  For some brides, this moment includes the processional music of which the most popular (and most recognized) pieces of music which is Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin’, by Richard Wagner (also known as: Here Comes The Bride.)  A close second to this piece is Canon in D Major by Johann Pachalbel.  However, you may be a bride who doesn’t want her wedding processional... Read More...

July 21st, 2008 at 11:21:20 by Francesca

I have been home from Italy for a little more than a week but I've been MIA on BrideBoard because I was jet lag, had to catch up on work, and my family and friends threw me a super bridal shower two days after I got home. It was supposed to be a surprise but someone in Italy, who didn't understand the whole shower thing, spilled the beans. In any event, I was still surprised by all the work my mom, cousins, and sister put into the bridal shower. They took on a million DIY projects to create a shower... Read More...

July 7th, 2008 at 16:55:45 by Bridgette

A few weeks ago, I wrote an article about how creating a unique wedding is an open field, completely free to mold and plan to your liking.  After this blog was posted, a comment was made that I couldn’t forget:  “I agree with you that the field is open--everything and anything is an option...but there is definitely a down side to this: namely the pressure a bride feels to make her wedding unique and special...do you agree?” ElizabethEven if this wasn’t the exact feeling of... Read More...

July 7th, 2008 at 07:11:27 by Francesca

As of this morning, I'm Signora Gerenini (even though I don't actually have to change my name because Italian brides don't do that). In Italy, you must legally wed in the municipal building a few months ahead of your church wedding for it to hold weight with the government. Today, my groom, Antonio Gerenini, and I signed on the dotted line in Ischia Porto, Italy and were legally married. I thought you might enjoy a first look at the first pages of what will be our wedding photo album --Antonio and... Read More...

July 2nd, 2008 at 18:47:30 by Francesca

I'm still in Ischia, Italy planning my October 2 wedding. It is blistering hot and the wedding planning is getting to everyone. Today, I am actually on the other side of the island visiting some relatives. They are napping after a nice big meal of spaghetti, and I am trying to get some work done on their computer because my laptop is giving me some trouble. The good news is that I am very close to being legally married. This is a big deal. As an American marrying an Italian in Italy, I had to jump... Read More...

June 30th, 2008 at 20:36:42 by Bridgette

It has been nearly nine months since my husband and I were married and we still haven’t put our wedding album together.  I was relieved to know that we aren’t the only recently married couple who hasn’t done this yet.  In fact, friends of ours who were married nearly three years ago told us that they just finished theirs.  After you are wed, you too may find yourself without the time to finally sit down and choose photos for your album.  For the wedding “DIYers” this... Read More...