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Simple Ways to Keep Your Winter Wedding Guests Warm

Winter is a magical time to plan a wedding .  Unless you live in a part of the world that remains warm year-round, keeping your wedding guests warm and comfortable should be on your to-do list.  If you will be getting married this winter, most of these ideas can still be done as last-minute additions to your plans.   Planning a winter wedding for next year will give you lots of time to expand on these ideas from WhereBridesGo.com and add your own personal touches.      Warm Food Instead of starting dinner with a salad, opt for soup instead.  Incorporating a few spicy items into your hors d'oeuvres will warm up tummies too.  Everyone enjoys eating home-style comfort foods on a cold day, so think about serving items like a gourmet mac & cheese, roast beef with gravy, mashed potatoes, and similar dishes.   Hot Drinks An extra touch that everyone will enjoy is a nice hot beverage.  A hot chocolate station can be filled with extras to be added to the cocoa like mini mars

5 Clever Guest Book Alternatives

Traditionally at a wedding, everyone attending signs a book for the couple as a keepsake. Honestly, very few couples ever go back through this book more than once or twice. Today when many couples begin planning a wedding , they choose to do something a little more creative than the classic guest book. When your wedding guests sign their names to something that you enjoy looking through often or can display in your home, you will get a lot more use out of it.  Each time that you see your creative guest book, it will bring back glorious memories of that very special day.   Artwork Painted canvases are very popular with brides and grooms.  There are a lot of great prints out there to use for a wedding.  It can be something that matches the theme of your wedding, a romantic picture, a whimsical drawing, or anything that you would love to have hanging in your home.   Home Decor Y ou can have all of your wedding guests sign an item to be displayed on a shelf, or even somethin

9 Alternatives to the Classic Wedding Cake

Wedding cakes are one of those items on a bride and groom's wedding planning checklist that you may think of as non-negotiable.  Every wedding has to have a great big, fancy cake in the center of the room for the bride and groom to cut, right?  Wrong!  If cake isn't a dessert that you particularly care for, it is silly for you to pay for something you don't really want to eat.  Wedding cakes don't come cheap.   Even if you love cake, maybe you prefer to have a little variety on your dessert table. There is absolutely no rule saying you can't serve something else.  A table full of treats gives each guest the ability to choose their own dessert from a table full of possibilities. If you don't want to go the traditional "cake only" route, WhereBridesGo.com has a few tasty alternatives that are sure to be crowd pleasers.   Cupcakes Maybe you do love cake, but you want to choose multiple flavors instead of only the one or two that cake layers a

Holiday Gift Ideas for Everyone on Your List

WhereBridesGo.com is where brides go for what brides love, but it's not just for brides! It's not even strictly built for couples that are getting married.  Our online gift store is the perfect place to do some of your holiday shopping.  You will find wonderful items for nearly everyone on your list, and many of them can be personalized at no extra cost. The key to finding the perfect gift for someone is to think about their favorite things. What they do in their spare time can lead to lots of great ideas.  People that spend a lot of time in the kitchen would love to receive cooking items, and sports fans adore donning themselves with anything from their favorite team.  Here are a few wonderful ideas for holiday gifts that you can buy online from WhereBridesGo.com . FOR BEAUTY & COMFORT Cozy Fleece Spa Robe Our luxurious fleece spa robe is velvety soft.  Any cold morning will be cozier in one of these.  It features two pockets and a posh tie closure.  If

Popular Wedding Songs - Current & Classic

When it comes to the special songs played at your wedding reception, some people want to use something brand new that hasn't been used over and over.  On the other hand, some songs are just too perfect too pass up, no matter how many people have already used them.   WhereBridesGo.com did a little bit of looking around the web, and these songs kept popping up as wedding favorites.  Most are geared toward a couple's first dance, but a few are perfect for the entire wedding party to get out on the floor and dance to.     Modern Wedding Song Favorites "Lay Me Down" by Sam Smith "A Sky Full of Stars" by Coldplay "Run, Run, Run" by Kelly Clarkson " All of Me" by John Legend "Love You Like That" by Canaan Smith "A Thousand Years" by Christina Perri "Lucky" by Colbie Caillet & Jason Mraz "Everything" by Michael Buble "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars &

5 Wedding Trends to Expect in 2016

The end of 2015 is drawing near.  We've seen some wonderful things going on in the wedding planning world, and we are very excited to see what new and exciting trends that 2016 will bring along with it.  Every wedding couple has their own tastes, styles, and ideas about what they want their dream wedding to look like.  Wedding trends can be a great source of inspiration during the initial planning stages.   WhereBridesGo.com has five things listed below that we expect to see a lot of in the near future.   Metallics & Shimmer   Brides and grooms are beginning to use a lot of metallics in their wedding decorations, invitations, and more.  Rose gold and copper are becoming very popular.  Sparkly, shimmery papers for invites, programs, name cards, etc... and a variety of different fonts used together will be seen on all printed material.  Pantone is famous for choosing the popular colors for the upcoming seasons.  For Spring 2016, one of the main colors that they have c

7 Wedding Planning Myths - DEBUNKED

Planning a wedding can be challenging enough - you don't need to make the process harder on yourself by falling victim to some of common myths about the planning process! This week, the team at WhereBridesGo.com is here to help you avoid some of these common pitfalls by debunking myths about wedding planning . MYTH #1: You Should Send Your Invitations Extra Early So Your Guests Have Ample Time To Respond. Your save-the-date can be sent out up to six months in advance, but it's a good idea to wait and send your actual invitations once you're only two or three months out. If you send your invitations too early, your guests may set the RSVP card aside and ultimately forget to respond. MYTH #2: If You Were A Bridesmaid In Your Friend's Wedding, You Have To Ask Her To Be A Bridesmaid In Yours. While we certainly understand the urge to reciprocate and invite your friend to be one of your bridesmaids if you were one of hers, but it's important to realize that y