Friday, June 22, 2012

Martha Says, Say Yes to All-Inclusive

 
Now Listen To Martha
 
# 8: "Choosing a venue that comes with extras built in, like a wedding coordinator or an on-site ceremony location, means significant savings," says Christina Latvatalo, wedding sales manager at the Mohonk Mountain House in New Paltz, New York. All those extras can add up to thousands you won't have to spend.

9 Creative Ways To cut Wedding Costs by Martha Stewart Weddings

Thursday, June 7, 2012

Have $20,000 To Spend & Still Needed To Cut Back

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Let's Say This is Heather & Greg....

Actually Reuters/Eduardo Munoz -World Trade Center  

A Garden of Dreams
who began planning their wedding, they had two goals: spend no more than $20,000, and invite 270 of their closest friends and relatives.

They accomplished both on May 26 with careful and creative planning. "We chose what was important to us and cut back on areas that were not," says Colburn, who saved on her dress, flowers and other expenses...

Let's Stop Right Here: Not All Bride's Have This Kind Of Budget, Yet They Too Want The Wedding Of Their Dreams, But For Under $5,000. We Here At A Garden of Dreams Can Give You Your Garden Themed Wedding At About 1/4 Of That $5,000 Budget and You Won't Have To Save on Your Gown, Flowers or Other Expenses, You Will Have Plenty Left Over. 

Despite a still weak economy, American couples are spending more on weddings. The average nuptials cost $27,021 in 2011, up from $26,984 in 2010, according to a survey by wedding planning website TheKnot.com. But weddings occur at every price point, and almost every couple (recently wed Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg might be the exception) tries to make the most of limited dollars.


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Wednesday, June 6, 2012

A Bride's Worst Nightmare

I don't think there is a woman on the planet that prepares for the disaster scenerio,
but unfortunately in some cases there will be one. Nothing ever goes 100% as planned.
We must wait for aunt Betty Lou who is coming from North Carolina and missed her
flight or 3 year old Danny, your soon to be husband's son is throwing a temper tantrum,
you, the Bride, forgot your veil and it is all the way back home, 2 hours away. These
are considered minor compared to this Bride's Wedding Day disaster: Rev. Denise Kay

Bride drenched in ‘oily black ooze’ from hotel sprinklers on wedding day

 We can safely say here a A Garden of Wedding Dreams,

This won't happen, we have no indoor sprinkler systems (but plenty of smoke & fire extinquishers) and we have successfully solved the solutions mentioned above. 

the rest of the story:

A hotel in Georgia literally rained on a bride's parade, covering her wedding party in an "oily black ooze" just moments before the ceremony was scheduled to begin.  Yahoo story

 

Sunday, June 3, 2012

Score Your Wedding Gown for Under $500

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Taffeta A-Line Gown with One Shoulder

Most wedding budgets allot at least a few thousand dollars for the bride’s big style statement of the day: her wedding gown. But as the current offering of dresses for less than $500 proves, true style knows no number. There are the top 10 wedding dresses of the season in a range of shapes and feels, from a flirty, feathered mini to a classically grand ball gown.To View The Other 9 by Brides

Garden Inspired Wedding Still Preferred By Many

OMG reported that, Drew Barrymore tied "The Knot" to her boyfriend of about 18 months, Will Kopelman, in  "a classic, simple, very pretty, garden-inspired wedding."

We here at A Garden of Dreams, agree, many Bride's dream of that perfect day outdoors where birds are singing, the day is cool, the wind is whispering, the grass is lush green and the trees are tall and magnificent.

The Lush of Purple - Vintage Garden Inspired Wedding Idea

Have you ever dreamed of a garden-like floral wedding with shades of different purple and blue? Simply a seductive yet elegant color pallete, the mix of white, purple and blue is now one of the favourite colors for bride who has a sophisticated taste.