DIY Bride!

When creating your perfect wedding day sometimes it hard to find the exact items you have in mind. When picking out flowers, center pieces and accessories you as the bride want to make sure these items match your color scheme or theme. You might be asking yourself how do I go about finding these essential accessories and have them match my color scheme or theme.

Here at You're The Bride we say why not make these items yourself! Here are some great ideas you can try out on your wedding day for your accessories.

Go to a local craft store and buy RIT dye. This dye will complete dye anything you need! Any abstract color you might have RIT will have the dye for it.

Another great idea if your having a vintage theme or an old Hollywood theme is a brooch bouquet. This is a great idea if you have a broches around your house. You can even find them at antique shops or resale shops. 

If you put your mind to it then you can create anything!

Photo Credits:

http://www.fancypantsweddings.com/how-to-design-a-brooch-bouquet/

http://rookiemag.com/2012/04/rit-dye-tutorial/

Wish Upon A Wedding

Have you heard about Wish Upon A Wedding? Do you want to get involved with helping a happy couple have a perfect day just like you did?

Wish Upon A Wedding is a a nonprofit organization. This organization is the very first that helps grant wishes to people how are getting married or renewing their vows.

Wish Upon A Wedding started granting wishes in 2010. Ever since 2010 they have granted about 48 wishes. These wishes included one person in the couple who is ill, sometimes terminal preventing them  to afford a wedding or a vow renewal on their own. Below is a link where you can see all of the people who were impacted by this amazing organization. Each couple has an inspiring story they wanted to share!

Link: http://wishuponawedding.org/about-our-wish/wishes-weve-granted/

If Wish Upon A Wedding grants your wish this is what they include a wedding planner, caterer, rental company, photographer, videographer, cake, officiant, florist, stationery designer, DJ/musicians, hair & makeup, and transportation.

On the link below you will find ways where you can help donate and submit a request for a wedding.

For further information: http://wishuponawedding.org/

Photograph credits: http://wishuponawedding.org/

Save The Dress

Many elements go into your wedding day, but there are only a few things you as the bride and the groom walk away with. You walk away with the memories, photographs, guest book, presents and your wedding dress. All of these elements are easy to preserve but one, your dress.

You can always go the classic way of getting the dress persevered so in a later date the dress doesn't fall apart and turning yellow. After getting your dress preserved you, your husband and other friends could go on a trip and wear your dresses around the town.

A bride can get her dress preserved and then put it in a shadow box on display for all her friends to see. Also, she can look at her dress and remember the day she wore it.

Other creative ideas if you don't want to preserve the dress is you could cut a piece of the material and attach it to a necklace, this way you can always carry this special day with you.

Photograph credits:

http://www.heirloomshadowboxco.com/sites/our_products_tradition.html

http://vinimini0.blogspot.com/

Cute Party Favor Ideas

Giving your guests a gift is a subtle way to say thank you for sharing this day with us. There are many creative ways you can say thank you to your guests without making the gifts tacky or cheesy. When choosing a gift to give to your guests you want to make sure they tie into the theme of your wedding if you have one. You're The Bride recently went to a wedding where they gave can koozies as the party favor. So you might be asking what are other cute ideas you could use for your wedding.


1. A bottle stopper is always a great way you can tie into your theme. Plus who doesn't love a great glass of wine! Another great and simple idea is a key chain. The picture below is great for a beach themed wedding. Both of these ideas can be easily crafted to match the theme of your wedding.

2. Another great idea is candy. This is a affordable way to say thank you to your guests. This can match any theme you might have. You can create a cute saying to put on the candy like seen below. 

3. Lastly another great idea for a party favor for your wedding can be homemade jam or jelly in a mason jar. This is also an affordable way to say thank you to your guests. This party favor can be used in vintage themed wedding or a fall wedding. 

Congratulations on your engagement!

For help planning your perfect wedding contact tracie@yourethebride.com or call 248-408-4602 or visit www.yourethebride.com

Photo Credit:

http://www.affordableelegancebridal.com/144bethbrstk.html

http://www.marthastewartweddings.com/301891/mint-tin-favor-wrapper-and-lining-template-and-how

http://www.cottonwoodcatering-events.com/Cottonwood_Catering_%26_Events/Cottonwood.html

Best Wedding Apps For Your Phone

In a world full of technology it seems like there is an app for everything these days, including your wedding! These great tools can help you organize everything from your caterer to your guest list. Here are some awesome apps for your smart phone that will help you prepare for your wedding day.

iWedding - $5.99

This app is awesome and includes a preloaded checklist, guest list organizer and countdown. You can record how many people you have invited as well as their response, to keep you super organized.

Wedding Happy - Free!

Wedding Happy is a great app for the bride who needs help with when to plan what as well as keep her organized. This app has a feature where it asks your wedding date then creates the perfect timeline for when to book vendors. It also keeps vendor contacts in the app so you have them all in one place.

Wedding Dress Look Book by The Knot - Free

This look book is perfect for the bride struggling to find her dream dress or the bride who wants to preview dresses before she goes shopping. The app adds together information from you bust size, body type, height and personality to find the perfect dress for you!

Congratulations on your engagement!
For help planning your perfect wedding contact tracie@yourethebride.com or call 248-408-4602 or visit www.yourethebride.com

Picture Credits:

Apple.com

How to Pull off Peplum

Peplum is all the rage right now. Fashion critics completely ate it up during this season’s award shows. They oohed and awed over each one and soon after peplum was everywhere. The great thing about this style is that there are so many different ways it can be designed. This means no matter what your style is, there is a peplum gown for you. The key is to know how to wear it so that you can look fashionable and yourself on the big day. Here are some tips for when you’re picking out which peplum gown best fits you. If your style is more classic and low key then choose a plain skirt and pair this with a top that has a belt, embroidery, or even a dramatic neckline. It will be subtle yet elegant in a classic Hollywood way.

If your style is more daring and dramatic there are peplum dresses for you too. Try pairing your peplum top with a tulle ball gown. You don’t need to stick to the classic fit and flare style with your peplum either. Explore different options like bubble or draped peplums.

When it comes down to it, this is your big day and you have ever right to dress absolutely fabulously. You are the movie star on the red carpet. Apart from the fact that they are so stylish and flattering, the great thing about peplum is that you can really use it to show off who you are and what your style is.

Congratulations on your engagement!\

For help planning your perfect wedding contact tracie@yourethebride.com or call 248-408-4602

June Bride of the Month: Tania

On September 14, 2013 the You're The Bride team will be helping to coordinate the beautiful wedding of Tania and Daniel. Heres the story from the bride on how the couple met, fell in love and got engaged:

"My name is Tania D’Agostino and I work as a pre-school teacher in Livonia for children ages 3-4 years old, I love what I do. In 2007 I was working at the Redford Grill restaurant where I met my fiancé Dan. Dan’s friend Robbie brought him up there to eat one evening because Robbie’s Aunt was an owner of the restaurant and Robbie also worked there. Dan didn’t say anything to me that night, but after he left he asked Robbie about me because he thought that I was very pretty. Robbie told Dan that he hadn’t thought about it before, but that we would be perfect for each other. Robbie’s Aunt told me that Dan was a really nice guy who had been in the army. Robbie gave me Dan’s phone number and I texted him a couple days later and he called me. We began to talk constantly after that and soon we went on some dates. At midnight New Year’s Day 2008 Dan asked me to be his girlfriend as we rang in the New Year and I said yes.

                  At the end of 2011, Dan and I were on the internet one evening looking for something to do on New Year’s Eve and we decided to see what the different prices were for hotels around New York during that time; he suggested that we go to New York to watch the ball drop in Times Square since he had some time off of work. I thought it would be a fun new experience and it would be nice to spend the time together, so we went.

                  On New Year’s Eve, Dan and I found a good place to watch the ball drop. We had to stand in the same cramped area for around 10 hours, which wasn’t as much fun as it looks on television every year; but that year the weather was great and I was with my handsome man, so we were comfortable and happy together. The slight discomfort of standing around for all that time became worth it as the ball came down and everyone shouted and cheered, it was an amazing moment. After the confetti dropped we headed out of our confined area toward the sidewalk. We had to climb over a metal barrier to get to the sidewalk; Dan jumped right over and I struggled to get over, but someone else helped me. I was a little frustrated at him for not helping me over the barrier, but I didn’t realize that while I was struggling he had handed his camera over to a police officer. When I came over to Dan I reached into his pocket to grab my cellphone which he had been carrying for me, but I also grabbed something else out of his pocket that I didn’t recognize. Dan must have been too excited to notice this because after I pulled out the two items he backed up and reached into the pocket I had just explored. He didn’t seem to find what he was looking for. In his nervous and excited state he couldn’t hear me asking what the item was that I had pulled out of his pocket. He frantically began searching every pocket and he looked all around him in a panic. He stopped for a second and the police officer holding his camera said “Maybe you should look at what is in her hand.” Dan was finally relieved as he took the box and got down on one knee. He said to me “Babe, I love you so much, will you marry me?” He opened up the box and there was a beautiful ring waiting to be put on. My answer was a definite yes! I was so surprised and speechless. I feel so happy and blessed to be the one to marry him. I called my family that night and everyone was so happy!"

The happy couple are getting married on September 14th at the Calvary Missionary Church in Livonia in front of 200 guests. Tania has four bridesmaids and Dan has four groomsmen. The reception will be held at the Italian American Center in Livonia, MI.

Congratulations on your engagement and we wish them many happy memories!

For more information on planning your perfect wedding contact tracie@yourethebride.com or call 248-408-4602!

Unique Wedding Send Off Ideas

Are you planning rice or bubbles for your send off? Why not try something new to make your send off different than all the rest. There are so many choices these days to make you send off fun and unique that you can leave the rice and bubbles behind.

If your wedding is at nighttime sparklers are the perfect send off. The add a magical feel to the grand exit and look beautiful in pictures.

 My personal favorite is the idea of throwing lavender instead of rice. It smells wonderful and is perfect for spring and summer weddings. Just think about how amazing it will be to smell lavender later in your marriage and remember how happy you were in that moment when you walked out of your wedding as a married couple.

 A colorful and fun way to exit your wedding is by using sprinkles instead of rice. Its such a great alternative to rice because it is a similar consistency to rice but with more color.

 Who needs bubbles when you can have balloons? This idea is for your guest to all get helium filled balloons and then when you walk by them they let them go into the air. This send off is super unique and everyone will remember it for a long time after your day is over.

For help planning your perfect wedding contact tracie@yourethebride.com or call 248-408-4602 or visit www.yourethebride.com

Picture Credits: 

Amy and Stuart

http://amyandstuart.com/portfolio/

Intimate Weddings

http://www.intimateweddings.com/