Finally, you’re engaged! You’ve posted a ring-pic to Instagram, updated your relationship status on Facebook, and joined Southern Bride. Now you’ve got to do the old school task of putting an engagement announcement in the newspaper (… mainly to keep your parents happy, but you’ve been secretly stalking them for ages so…why not!). Here are some engagement notice wording… Read More
Save the Dates are a relatively new concept, having only become popular in the last 10ish years. They’re used to notify your nearest and dearest that you’ve set a wedding date – and that they’re invited! This allows your wedding guests to keep the wedding date free, and start considering travel arrangements. But what do you need to… Read More
A Date Jar is your solution to crappy date nights Are you sick of the same movie-dinner-drinks routine with your partner? Or you debate what to do for so long that it’s too late to go out? I am pretty sure 80% of the fights I have with my husband centre around where we should go to… Read More
Trying to get all your friends together can be like herding cats – freaking impossible. So imagine trying to get a few dozen mates together. You want the bulk of your nearest and dearest to make it to your wedding (or not, depending on how the budget is panning out!). So how do you go… Read More
Paying for your wedding is hard going if you don’t have parents that are flush with cash, or you’re trying to save for a house at the same time as plan your big day. So if you’re not lucky enough to win lotto but still want to celebrate your wedding in style, then keep reading… Read More
Sending a Save the Date is an essential task on your to-do list if you’re having a destination wedding, or planning a wedding over a holiday weekend. But there’s a couple of traps to avoid. Wedding Invitation Designer Amanda from Be My Guest is sharing the top mistakes to avoid when sending out your wedding’s Save the Dates.… Read More
More and more people are asking the question – “how do I tell parents that we don’t want their children at our wedding?”. Adults only weddings are not uncommon affairs, but there does seem to be a certain amount of guilt about explicitly not inviting your close friend’s kids. So the issue of how to “deal” with… Read More
One of the most-argued parts of the wedding planning process is the guest list. Each guest who gets that golden ticket (i.e. wedding invite!) is carefully considered. You both want a range of friends and family who mean a lot to you in attendance. And of course, each person that is invited, adds to the… Read More
When you’re doing something for the first time, you’re bound to make some mistakes. Luckily you can learn from the errors of others and avoid making the same mistakes as them with your wedding invitations! Today Southern Bride Verified member Amanda from Be My Guest is covering off some of the most common wedding invitation mistakes… Read More
The wedding Order of Service, or wedding program, is usually handed out by ushers to guests as they arrive. It’s relatively simple to put one together, but since it is often left to the last minute, it can feel really stressful. So Southern Bride has put together some helpful resources, including an Order of Service… Read More