I love a good Halloween wedding - it’s one of my favorite non traditional wedding ideas of all time. One of the best Halloween wedding ideas ever is to do a Corpse Bride Wedding.  This wedding can be pulled off in a multitude of ways, but the right cake is essential.  Below is an example of one of the best Corpse Bride Wedding Cakes I have ever seen. (more…)

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Hell yes! I’m thinking Marilyn Monroe goes gothic!

Sleek long medium-weight satin halter dress with rhinestone pin accent at waist, side boning on the bodice, matching scarf, fully lined with tulle bottomed slip for elegant fullness at the bottom, zip back.

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This dress is a little beauty. Great for a rockabilly wedding!

Classic strapless cocktail dress with boned bodice, sheer outer layer with flocked white polkadots, satin lining, more layers of net petticoat with red satin piping peek out from underneath. Ruched red satin waist with removable flower pin with swarovski crystals, hem hits below knee, fully lined, matching chiffon scarf and optional spaghetti straps included, zip back.

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These guys have a special place in my heart.  This Katamari Theme Wedding is one of the most bad-ass things I have ever seen! I wish I could get a closer look at the headgear so that maybe I can make one for halloween!

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I’m not sure what it is that makes some people think that it’s their right to make rude and personal comments.

This phenomenon happens a lot when you’re talking about planning a non traditional wedding.

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Here’s an idea that comes straight from my own non traditional  wedding!  Get your guests involved with a little love flair. Print up temporary tattoos for your guests and put them in a basket or on the tables at the reception!

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Can’t afford your dream wedding venue?  Go it guerilla style!  It’s easy.

Gather your groom, your wedding official and a few close friends.

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Let’s face it. Sometimes we all need a little air in our skirt.

Two bone hoop slip. 120 inch circumferance at the bottom. Approx 40 inches in length. Skirt is made of 100% nylon taffeta.

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For those with a flair for romance and an unlimited budget, you can now stage your non-traditional wedding on Juliet’s balcony!

The price? A mere $1300.00 plus the cost of travel to Verona, Italy.

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One of the latest and IMHO best wedding trends is the red wedding dress, but there are a few things you need to do to pull it off.

Not just any old red wedding dress will do.  If you’re going red, you should go BIG!   Don’t shy away from the dress.  Ball gown style dresses work best with the color red.  If you wear a red fitted mermaid dress, you may just come out looking like you are bleeding.

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You just gotta love this zombie wedding cake topper.  It’s available at etsy by BellaSmiles.

Delivery is only two weeks and she’ll custom make one for you!  This is beginning to rival the Day of the Dead cake topper that I had at my wedding! (see our header)

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With the help of wedding registries, couples no longer have to endure the hand tossed pottery bowl as a wedding gift from their Aunt Sally.  But with more and more, non traditional weddings there are plenty of couples who already have a blender and don’t give a damn about fine china wondering what in the hell they are supposed to “register” for.

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Red wedding? How about a red mini bride dress?

Sara Too Satin sleeveless tank with beaded waist detail, multi flounce organza tiered skirt.

This Beautiful dress is perfect for

Weddings, Flower girl, Church, Birthday Party, and dress up party.
This lovely dress was designed by brand name boutique quality designer Sara Lene.

It comes with attached petticoat crinoline netting for additional fullness.

All over Organza Layers dress, full lined.

This dress has zipper back and adjustable sash.
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If nothing about you says white, fluffy and sweet, you are probably going to want a non traditional wedding cake!  These bad-ass wedding cakes can be of just about any variety, including cupcakes and candy tables, which are growing in popularity.

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Here’s a new one for ya!

Non Traditional Wedding Dress o’ the Day….

For the bride who dares to bare her twinkle lights- the LED wedding dress.  It features hundreds of soft white LED lights that have a hidden battery pack inside the pouffy part of the dress.

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Wedding thank you notes are a necessary evil, but there are a few fun things you can do to make them extra special for your guests.

This photo is one great example of a creative thank you note that looks great and is easy to do.  Take the photo on the wedding day and then have them made into postcards at your local Kinkos.

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So, I took this shopping quiz to find out what kind of shopper I am and it turns out I am a Frugal Fashionista! This comes as no great suprise to me, since I have great taste and hate to pay full price for anything.  I mean really, what do those fantastic shoes have to cost so much!?

Before you plan a wedding, you need to know what kind of shopper you are.  The kind of shopper you are says a lot about your personality.  If you are a frugal fashionista like me, you probably are a pretty realistic person.  If you find that your shopping style is like a fairy princess, you might need to keep an extra eye on the bank account - or marry a millionaire. If you’re an impulse buyer who later feels remorse, wedding planning is going to suck for you! You’ll spend your honeymoon looking for debt consolidation! It’s so important to get your spending under control before you start planning a wedding.

If you’re not planning on hiring a wedding planner, then the budgeting is going to be all up to you! Make a strict budget and stick to it! Even if you go off budget a little bit and spend an extra $200 on your cake, go into your budget and take $200 off of another category. You have to make sure that money doesn’t just continue to pile up.  A better cake might mean compromising on the party favors you had in mind. This is fine, just don’t over-do it.

One of the best things about being a bride is the shopping! However, when the costs start adding up, you may have to revisit your budget and look at some things that may be unpleasant.  What if you went nuts with the cake and now you can’t afford the party favors you had your heart set on?  There are a few ways to avoid this heart-breaking madness -

1. Review your budget after every purchase.  If you have a wedding planner, work closely with them to make sure that the budget is wrapped up tight and you are doing everything in your power to keep things running smoothly.  If you don’t have a wedding planner, and you are the one responsible for keeping things in check, review your budget after each and every purchase.  This way, if you go way over budget on one item, you can move some numbers around on other things and you’ll know exactly where you stand.

2. Shop online.  Shopping online helps you to avoid impulse purchases and actually encourages shopping around for the best deals.  There are many websites devoted to finding you the best price for the item you are looking for - use them! Also, when you’re ready to check out, many website vendors have a coupon code box to fill in.  Don’t skip it! It’s there for a reason.  Look around online for  good coupon codes for that website and you can save some serious cash!

Even though I am already married, I know all about the fear behind that dreaded thought,  “good god what if i don’t fit into my dress!”  In fact, I have my 20 year reunion coming up and we all know what that means…

Let the dieting begin!

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