The 15 prettiest polka dot wedding dresses for the girly bride

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Stephanie in Style | Leave a comment

It’s no secret that brides are are always looking for the newest, most innovative and fun touches to add to their wedding day. Whether it’s in their decor or through an offbeat and thoughtful ceremony addition, brides these days are making their weddings stand out with new traditions and special touches. Brides who are looking for an exciting, feminine, and unique wedding day style should seriously consider a wedding dress with polka dots. It’s one of the prettiest ways to add a unique and delightful element to your bridal look, in a classic and timeless way.

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Giveaway: Win a free gift set of your choice from Sesame!

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Stephanie in Parties & Events, Tech | Leave a comment

We have yet another giveaway for you all this week! We’re so excited to give our readers the chance to win an amazing, unique gift box of your choice from Sesame. Since so many of you guys are tech-forward and iPhone/Android fanatics like us, I know this giveaway is going to be right up your alley.

If you haven’t heard of it before, Sesame is an app that allows you to select and send a variety of gifts to yourself or your loved ones, right from your phone! Sending a gift on the fly is super easy with Sesame: you simply download the app, browse their great selection of gifts, and enter in the gift recipient’s info. Or you could browse their selection online. Just like that, a thoughtful and beautifully packaged gift will arrive right to the gift recipient’s front door in a few days. Each gift set is composed of luxe, unique items curated by an expert at Sesame. Our favorites are the Indulgent Escape, Cocktail Hour, Ultimate Unwind, and Wake-Up Call gift sets — I mean, how can you resist fancy bath salts, custom drink mixers, or gourmet coffee? However, there really is something in there for everyone; so even if our favorites don’t appeal to you, something by Sesame will!

The Cocktail Hour gift set by Sesame

The Indulgent Escape gift set by Sesame

Besides the amazingly convenient gift-sending mechanism and the huge selection of gifts, Sesame gift sets are so prettily packaged that opening up the present is pretty much almost as fun as finding out what’s inside. Sesame gifts really are perfect as presents for a couple at an engagement party, or for asking your best friends to be your bridesmaids. So, are you ready to win your very own gift set from Sesame? Great! To enter our giveaway, you must:

1. Find the Sesame giveaway post on our Facebook page.

2. Comment on which of the gift sets you’d like to win! (Numbered below 1-4)

ENTER NOW FOR A FREE SESAME GIFT!

Sesame is ALSO giving all of our fans $5 off a gift set order! So even if you don’t win, you can still take advantage of this great deal to get a gift set. You can redeem this $5 off in the Sesame app or by going to sesamegifts.com/redeem and entering in the code: weddingparty

So that’s it! To learn more about what’s in each amazing gift set, download Sesame from the App Store or visit sesamegifts.com. We’re going to be announcing a winner on our Facebook page Friday afternoon, so hurry up and enter for a chance to win ASAP! And don’t forget to give Sesame a “Like” on Facebook, and follow them on Twitter.

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5 tips for stress free wedding planning

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Stephanie in Advice | Leave a comment

1. Delegate + ask for help: You don’t have to do everything! Even if it feels like you’re taking on this whole thing alone, it’s way more productive (and more pleasant) if you enlist friends, family, and your fiance for their help.

2. Have an outlet: Have a go-to stress relieving activity? Use it — especially when you’re planning your wedding. It’s nice to punctuate your wedding planning time wtih

3. Talk to friends about something other than your wedding: When your best friends have become your bridesmaids for the next year, it’s hard not to talk to them about anything but your wedding. But take the time and effort to stop thinking about your wedding and talk to your friends about something else — it’ll take your wedding stress of your mind, and your friends will appreciate it too!

4. Limit your Pinterest time: A recent survey by the Today Show has shown women are reporting increasing levels of stress. Why? They’re comparing themselves to the “perfect” images and lifestyles that Pinterest is so good at portraying. I mean, it is hard not to want the perfect Pinterest wedding — but you gotta remember it’s your wedding, which is better than anything on Pinterest.

5. Keep everything in perspective: It’s just one day! You’re going to love your wedding day, but it’s really just the first day of your marriage — which is even more important.

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A Woodsy Pacific Northwest Wedding from Ryan Flynn Photography

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Stephanie in Weddings | 1 Comment

We’re really excited to feature a gorgeous wedding from talented photographer Ryan Flynn. We stumbled across his photos on another wedding blog, and have been obsessing over his art ever since. Luckily, Ryan was kind enough to share some photos with us to share with all of you — which is great, because I’m sure you’ll adore his photography and this Washington state wedding as much as we do!

So how did Ryan feel about this woodsy wedding and the couple, Melissa and Matt? He says, “You can’t really go wrong when your wedding plans include gathering your favorite people on the shores of a beautiful lake on the Olympic Peninsula for the weekend, with plenty of sun, food, drinks, campfires, and stars to go around. I love weddings like this.

Melissa, Matt, and their guests spent the weekend at the Lake Crescent Lodge on the Olympic Peninsula.”