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How To Save On Wedding Centerpieces

From Daytipper:
I learned this from a florist friend of mine. When planning on centerpieces for a wedding, the florist automatically increases the price - sometimes three-fold! Go into the florist, tell them what you want in a centerpiece but do NOT tell them that it is for a wedding. Get the price for that centerpiece. [...]

2Aug2008 | girlrobot | 1 comment | Continued
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Chow’s Savvy Wedding Guide

Chow.com is one of the definitive guides on food for me so when I found out they wrote a wedding guide, I just had to share. Get an inside look on getting the best deals and all of the etiquette related to food, booze, and even gifts. [Link]

30Jul2008 | girlrobot | 0 comments | Continued
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Project Wedding Cake

One of my favorite cooking blogs, Smitten Kitchen, baked a wedding cake for her friend and documented the whole process. If it tastes as good as it looks, I’d say it was a success! [Link]

19Jul2008 | girlrobot | 0 comments | Continued
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12 Things To Ask Before The Wedding

Kristy from Master Your Card has 12 things she thinks every couple should discuss before the wedding. Mostly financial related stuff but definitely important to discuss with your partner. [Link]

18Jul2008 | girlrobot | 0 comments | Continued
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Wedding Binder Templates

Have you started your wedding binder yet? If so, check out these helpful wedding templates from russell+hazel that you can use to make sure your wedding planning go as smoothly as possible. They have everything from a wedding checklist to a wedding day timeline. The templates are very thought out and detailed. What a great [...]

9Jul2008 | girlrobot | 0 comments | Continued
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Free Not For Tourists Guide

Did you know you can download the very popular NFT guides online for free? If you have some out of town guests, it would be great to print them out and stick them in your welcome bags! They are only available for large cities though. [Link]

5Jul2008 | girlrobot | 0 comments | Continued
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What To Expect From Your Wedding Photographer

Blue Orchid Designs has an excellent interview up with Melissa Jill, a wedding photographer, about what you should expect from him/her after the wedding. A definite must read since photographer is usually one of the most important vendors during wedding planning! [Link]

26Jun2008 | girlrobot | 0 comments | Continued
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Martha Stewart Planning Tools

Did you know Martha Stewart has a bunch of tools to help you plan your wedding? Darci from With This Ring points us out to a few tools including the free seating chart tool! I can’t wait to try it. [Link]

25Jun2008 | girlrobot | 1 comment | Continued
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Prelude Music For Your Wedding Ceremony

If you’re looking for some suggestions for the prelude music to your ceremony, check out A Windy City Wedding’s suggestions. I love the song The Luckiest by Ben Folds! [Link]

22Jun2008 | girlrobot | 0 comments | Continued
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Tips On Keeping The Wedding Costs Down

My Dollar Plan has some great tips on how to keep your wedding costs down. I had heard the one about not telling vendors that it’s for a wedding as they will mark up costs…especially for florals! Great tips. [Link]

20Jun2008 | girlrobot | 0 comments | Continued