Wedding Planning Membership Site, TheBridalCoach.ca, Changes the Landscape of the Online Wedding Industry

Canadian brides, for the first time in internet history, can do all of their wedding planning online with certified wedding planners guiding their every step. No longer do modern brides have to search around outdated websites for out-of-date wedding information. The first wedding planning membership site in North America, TheBridalCoach.ca opens its door on November 10th, 2009, combining cutting edge technology with experience and expertise of certified wedding planners.

(PRWEB) November 5, 2009 — The old paradigm is still alive and well on the internet. Bride’s are going online to search for information to help them plan their wedding. What they find is outdated wedding planning checklists, vague promises of wedding solution ebooks, online wedding magazines full of beautiful wedding gown pictures, forums where they can get answers from other brides, and funny YouTube entrance dance wedding videos. But none of this gets them any closer to planning their wedding—mostly it gets them more confused and plants the seeds for bridezillas to emerge.

Wedding Planning Membership Site

Angela Fiebelkorn states that the membership site offers a unique combination of cutting edge technology and years of wedding planning expertise.

TheBridalCoach.ca is opening its door as a response to this disfunctionality in the online wedding market. It is the first and only wedding planning membership site in North America. Their stated mission is to provide the modern bride and groom one place on the internet to find everything they need to plan their wedding the right way, in a timely manner, with the least effort and from the comfort of their home. This entrepreneurial group of wedding planners is launching its membership site on November 10, 2009, just at the beginning of the wedding planning season for most brides and grooms.

“The launch is a massive internet marketing event,” says Angela Fiebelkorn, wedding planner and CEO of www.TheBridalCoach.ca. “This membership site offers a unique combination of cutting edge technology and years of wedding planning experience and expertise.”

She further states that “a team of certified wedding planners share their collective wisdom in countless short videos that tell the bride and groom what they need to know each step of the way…

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Wondering how to entertain the kids at your wedding? Here is a great idea from The Knot. Source: http://community.theknot.com titled: Reception Idea for the Kids – Engagement Photo Coloring Books:

This couple made coloring book pages out of their engagement photos for all their younger guests. I. Am. A. Fan.

Photo: Mathew Morgan Photography (Matthew-Morgan.blogspot.com)

> Get more wedding ideas for kids!

Whether you are looking for a way to save money on your wedding cake, or just want the most amazing cake you can find, this post by “The Knot” will give you some ideas to plan your perfect wedding cake.

We are always looking for newsworthy articles for our wedding news blog, and this article fits the bill!  Read on and follow the links to learn more.

Source: http://community.theknot.com/cs/ks/blogs/wedding_style_file/archive/2009/10/07/wedding-cake-ideas-macarons-as-cake-decorations.aspx

Title: Wedding Cake Ideas – Macarons as Cake Decorations

It’s two desserts in one: Colorful macarons (aka macaroons) on the outside and tasty cake on the inside. What guest could resist?

>See more of our favorite wedding cake trends.

Photo: Ira Lippke (http://www.iralippke.com)

Cake: Payard (http://www.payard.com)

What an original idea, look for yourself what we found on MyDiyWeddingDay.com:

Source: http://www.mydiyweddingday.com/2009/10/idea-we-love-menu-wheel.html

Title: Idea We Love: Menu Wheel

This idea won us over. Instantly! Yep, that is an actual menu sitting on that plate. Amazing! As soon as we spotted this on designspongeonline.com,we couldn’t wait to share it with all of you.
The best part? Once you have all of the supplies, you can be as creative and imaginative as you like. Let us know if you try one of your own.

Source: greenweddingshoes.blogspot.com

I’m so honored to be included as one of Your Wedding Day Magazine’s top wedding blogs.

This is what they had to say about Green Wedding Shoes, “A hot spot for any bride … you’ll go head over heels as you experience a constant flow of new posts … real weddings with unique themes and lots of beautiful details.”

Thanks so much to Cathryn and her team at YWD for including me among some of my most favorite wedding blogs! Congrats also to Kiss the Groom, 100 Layer Cake, Snippet & Ink, The Bride’s Cafe, Junebug Weddings, 1000 Markets, Styleunveiled.com, Style Me Pretty, Wedding Bee, Swanky Tables, and I Love Lolliblog for also being selected!

The magazine is simply gorgeous and on sale now. It’s a great resource and one of my favorite wedding magazines. Pick up a copy this weekend and become even more inspired!

Source: dcnearlyweds.com

Or rather, bride’s attendants…not really feeling the word “maid.” (source)

Just like Miss Charlottesville, I am also allowing my attendants to wear a gown of their own choosing (hmm…actually not liking that word either…anyone have any suggestions…”bridesgirls,” “bridescrew,”…help me out here, people). Having been in weddings before and not having anything to do with the dress that I was required to wear, I felt an animosity towards the bride that was, sort of, irrational. I do have to say though, the animosity was more so related to the fact that, in most cases, the dress was too big or small, the fabric was very unflattering and I was wearing 3 pairs of panty girdles in order to not look like a rolled sausage…although I totally felt like one…

Now that all of the dresses (technically) have been ordered, I can share with you guys my “vision” (ugh…enough with words I hate in this post) of what my brides…uh…peeps will be wearing. I gave them a few guidelines because, well, I still wanted the look be cohesive, but I was also concerned with their comfort. The rules were 1. Bari-Jay (just to make sure the color would match), 2. floor length, 3. sage in color, 4. chiffon. These are the choices they made…good job ladies!

First up, single friend of honor, Kiki (left) and married friend of honor, Polley (right)
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Next, single cousin of honor, Melissa (top) and my girl B (bottom)

Next, my cousins and some of my oldest and dearest friends, Nana (top) and Fee Bee (bottom)

And last, but certainly, never least, lil’ sis, Tia (with the cutest broom carrier ever, my nephew Julian)

How are you Ladies picking the brides…persons…dresses? Are they all wearing the same thing or are you allowing them to switch it up a bit?

Source: http://www.swsmag.net/blog/2009/10/1/real-texas-wedding-shaley-javier-part-ii.html

You knew there’d be more pink perfection after those first images from Shaley + Javier’s Texas nuptials, right?  Bella Flora of Dallas gave Shaley’s fun color scheme theme a sophisticated boost with feminine bouquets of antique ivory and blush pink roses and elegant centerpieces of roses and lush hydrangeas in tall, gold-stemmed vases, and the champagne-flavored four-tiered confection with pearl and floral details from Jackie Spratt Cakes was the perfect vintage touch.  Now would be a good time to blow lots of thank-you kisses to photographer Stephanie Fay. Happy October and Breast Cancer Awareness Month, y’all!

Describe your wedding flowers: Fluttery pink and ivory roses accented with lush hydrangeas.
Describe your wedding cake: I loved the vintage feel of our cake! We had a four-tiered champagne delight flavored cake with Chambord filling and real buttercream icing.  It was accented with piped texture, sugar rosettes and silver dragets and topped with two white lovebirds in a silver-frosted nest.
Funniest moment? At the final rehearsal at the church, my father and I were about to walk down the isle when Javier’s grandmother (who had been missing for the past hour), appeared at the door and walked down the isle during my wedding march.
What was your most memorable moment about your wedding day? After being announced as a couple, we danced to our high school song, “Hero” by Enrique Iglesias.
What advice would you give to someone planning their wedding? Stay organized and true to your vision! I had a huge notebook — turquoise, of course — with pages I had collected from magazines that I used as my guide whenever I went to all my vendors.  It’s also super important to keep busy until the last couple days before the wedding then just relax and let everything fall into place.
What’s next for you as a couple? We’re going on a two-week honeymoon in Hawaii and then settling into our new house in Dallas.

Congratulations Shaley + Javier!  Have an amazing time in Hawaii!

Source: http://www.swsmag.net/blog/2009/10/1/real-texas-wedding-shaley-javier-part-i.html

Today, I’m in pink Southern heaven thanks to the lovely Stephanie Fay! Shaley + Javier’s Dallas, Texas wedding (planned and designed by Sharon Coston) was pretty, polished and pink, pink, pink!  (Perfect timing, considering October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and pink is the signature color.)  While I love the traditional and sweetly Southern chapel where the couple exchanged their vows on the SMU campus and the ultra-elegant details of the newlyweds’ white-tie reception at the Hotel Crescent Court, my very favorite thing about this Texas affair is the darling shot of the bride in her bejeweled Kenneth Pool gown and her cotton-candied attendants in yummy blue and bubblegum pink Jim Hjelm dresses.  (We’re huge fans of brides who alternate the style and color of their maids’ dresses to honor special family members, like little sisters!)  Of course, we can’t not mention the Carrie Bradshaw-worthy pink Kate Spade’s the bride snuck underneath her princess gown.  See what I mean?  Pink. Heaven.How did the two of you meet? Tell us your story. Javier and I met on my first day of sophomore year at Saint Mary’s Hall high school.  We were in the same Western Civilization class and we soon became friends. Towards the end of sophomore year, Javier and I hung out at a friend’s pool. After jumping in the pool, we fought for a spot in the hammock. This was the first time we were alone together all year long and we instantly connected! At the start of junior year, I started finding single roses in my locker. A few weeks later we had our friends over for my 17th birthday party.  Javier stole the show with his karaoke skills! Afterwards, Javier took me to our swing in the backyard so he could give me a birthday present.  After I opened my present (bracelets!), he said that wasn’t my entire gift and then he asked me out!  We were officially dating!
Describe the proposal: Though Javier had wanted a more extravagant proposal in La Patagonia, Argentina, Javier’s health problems prevented the trip from happening. Instead, we headed off to sunny Miami, Florida. The trip started off in style, complete with a limousine that gave us the perfect view of downtown Miami as we crossed the bridge into Key Biscayne where our hotel was located. That night, after a candlelit, ocean-side dinner, Javier and I walked out to the hotel’s hammock. Since hammocks hold a special place in our relationship , this was the perfect place to start a new stage in our lives. After gazing at the stars together for a few minutes, Javier got out of the hammock, hit on one knee and asked me to be his wife. It was perfect!
What was the design inspiration for your wedding? Summer hues (including my favorite color, turquoise) and light fabrics to help beat the heat.
Tell us about finding your wedding dress: I had narrowed it down to two dresses and then my mom emailed me a photo of a gown by one of my favorite designers and I knew I had to try it!  My dress was my favorite design element of the day, plus I loved how it was named “Grace.”
The weather on our wedding day was: Sunny and hot, hot, hot!
Were there any special family traditions you included in the wedding? One of the biggest challenges we had was including elements from both of our cultures. Javier walked his mom down the isle and his dad walked my mom down the isle, as is done in Mexico.  Javier’s sister also sang an amazing rendition of Ave Maria and we had a mariachi band playing during the cocktail hour.
Three adjectives that describe the day are: Perfect. That’s it!

Check back soon for Part II of Shaley + Javier’s whimsical wedding!

Source: community.theknot.com

Don’t get me wrong: I love flowers. But every once in a while, a non-floral item comes along that blows me away. This time, there were two. The paper-flower bouquet on the right is more gorgeous than some real-flower bouquets I’ve seen. Too intimidating to DIY? The ribbon boutonniere on the left looks a lot more uncrafty-friendly.

>See our favorite wedding boutonnieres.

Photos: Stephanie Ascari, Cleverly Candid Photography (http://www.cleverlycandid.com)

Boutonniere and bouquet: Rebecca Nolen, Dallas TX

Source: celebrityweddingbuzz.com