My Favorite Wedding Things
I love my job. It’s a great gig. Think about it – I get to help people create one of the coolest days of their lives - an atmosphere of fun and joy and love, with shopping, and food, and cocktails along the way. I’ve made some great friends, had some great experiences, and I am never, ever bored. And when it’s over, I just can’t wait to do it again.
These are a few of my favorite things…
Stuff You Guys Come Up With:
When I saw the cake below at one of my first weddings, I knew I had picked the right profession. I love how each couple puts their personal touch on their day. Parasols and popcorn “bars”. Guests singing the bride down the aisle. The Groom formally introducing the pie they served instead of cake. Navy honor guards. Salted caramels from the couple’s home state (life-changing!). Beach side Indian weddings. Beach side Mariachi bands. Comicon, for crying out loud. And you don’t even want to know how many songs on my ipod come from weddings I’ve done. Thanks, y’all.
Does this veil clash with my leotard?
Stuff Wedding World Comes Up With
Yeah, Baby.
This is an incredibly creative and innovative industry and wedding inspiration is constantly popping up. Wedding World is always showing up with new ideas and new ways to package “old’ ideas (see the awesomeness to the left). Happiness isn’t just a rice-krispie cake, it’s wedding e-vites, and being able to put a house down payment on your registry. Plant-able invitations. The glory of having your choice of pre-owned Vera Wangs. Online wedding expos. An iphone app to find the perfect engagement ring. Videocasting your ceremony to the other side of the world. And when was the last time you saw a wedding pic that took your breath away? Like, an hour ago?? It just keeps getting better and better.
Stuff I Just Love
In no particular order: The look on her face when she finally finds the dress. A full and rockin’ dance floor at the reception. Getting a picture at the end of the night with the bride and groom. Signature drinks. Candy favors. When the invitations are officially in the mail and no one has to cut, copy, paste or align anything ever again. Watching a couple laughing their heads off with their best friends. Answering the question, “Can we?” with, “Well, yeah.” And my number one favorite thing, ever? The first time the groom sees the bride as she walks down the aisle. Because it all comes down to the two of them, and how special they each are, and how special they are to each other. That’s what it’s all about.
So, what do you absolutely, straight-out love about weddings? Because I’m pretty sure I forgot something.
Wedding Deals of the Week:
Save the date August 14th, for the Orange County Bridal Bazaar, where brides can buy gently used goods or hand made items from some of our fave SoCal’s event designers on the cheap, like a swap meet! 
Great idea, right?
Getmarried.com is starting their big sale this week – 15% off a ton of stuff. This diamond ring wine bottle stopper for $5.60? Amuses me.
The Brides Against Breast Cancer Gown Sale is coming to a town near you this summer. Gorgeous dresses at the pre-requisite 25 – 75% off, all for a great cause. AND OneWed.com is giving you the chance to win free tickets, so check out their site, too.
See you at the end of the aisle,
Hands-down, my favorite thing is seeing the bride's dad's face when they walk down the aisle together.
That's a really cool moment, too! And note to self: Don 't write a post when you're hungry. Two pics of cakes, huh?
Oh man…I love that rice-krispy cake photo! yum! Definitely agreeing with those moments. I haven't been to a TON of weddings, but I'm with the general consensus on this one.
The best thing about weddings is that every couple makes it their own. Every wedding is unique and different from the one before and the one after it. Love this post! It must feel amazing being a wedding planner because I myself just love when I can help a bride online with blogging about my wedding or wedding ideas I find. I love Broke-Ass Bride and all the writers for being that original wedding website that brides and grooms can find. Its things like these that make the wedding world, esp the wedding blogging world a great place!
When you find great vendors who will work with you on anything and any kind of budget…they really help to make your wedding a great day. ♥
PS to Star…I cried when I saw my dad for the first time on my wedding day!! I was so proud to have him walk me down the aisle…and then I cried again when I saw my husband!
The uniqueness of weddings is amazing !
That rice-crispy cake is awesome. Seriously, like 'shall remember forever' type.
Thats what weddings are for: the moments that people remember forever.
Oh my the cake is so uniquely done. I think its quite fabulous to see something as lovely as this in my wedding someday. For now, I would definitely recommend this to my friend's wedding.Great post.
I love the rice crisps wedding cake, I'm just wondering how they cut it.