Enter a gorgeous world of weddings with BRIDES magazine! Each issue, Brides delivers the best wedding ideas, budget advice, and beautiful, flattering dresses, plus, stunning hairstyles, beauty tips, simple how-tos, and sexy honeymoons.
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Style. We in the women’s-mag world spend a great deal of time discussing and writing about it. However, at the end of the day, it’s so personal; what works for others may not work for you. When you look at the true style icons of today and decades past, more than being able to put together an elegant outfit or chic soiree, they have a point of view, the courage to take risks, the confidence to trust their instincts, and the sense of humor to have fun throughout. Our cover star, Nicole Trunfio, certainly did all of the above in spectacular fashion when she wed Gary Clark Jr. See the photos in this issue. So we’re devoting this issue to helping you find and celebrate your unique, individual style, whether…
12 months before • Write up the guest list. • Figure out who’s paying for what. • Set the wedding budget. • Hire a planner if you’ll be using one. • Book the ceremony site and reception venue. 10 months before • Choose your officiant. • Go dress shopping. • Set up in-person meetings with potential vendors. • Select the bridal party. • Hire the stationer if you’re going custom. 8 months before • Hire the caterer, florist, band/DJ, ceremony musicians, and photographer and reserve rentals. • Order your wedding dress if it’s custom. • Set up your wedding Web site. • Block hotel rooms for out-of-town guests. • Register. 6 months before • Order bridesmaids’ dresses. • Book the honeymoon. • Shop for wedding bands. • Order invitations. •…
45% say the ceremony is their favorite part of a wedding. 67% think serving drinks before the I do’s is a brilliant idea. Pop open the bubbly! 36% have felt awkward watching a couple exchange super-personal vows. 77% are not afraid to take photos during the ceremony. And 25% always post a pic on social media. (Because if you don’t, were you even really there?) 69% are fans of the wedding hashtag. 3 out of 4 do remember what the flowers looked like at the last wedding they attended. WHAT’S YOUR BIGGEST WEDDING PET PEEVE? “People blocking my view with their phone.” “A long gap between the ceremony and reception.” “When the ceremony doesn’t start on time.” “Slow dinner service.” WEDDINGS ON HOLIDAY WEEKENDS ARE…? 10% So annoying 62% Whatever…
PARTY TIMES TWO My fiancé a nd I a re having t wo ceremonies during our wedding weekend, one C atholic and one Indian. Do we invite g uests to both? So nice, you’re doing it twice! Yes, if capacity isn’t a concern, give people the option to participate in both ceremonies, but make it clear that attendance isn’t mandatory and that you understand if they can make it to only one. Just post the schedule of events on your wedding Web site and let guests choose for themselves. If space is limited at one or both venues, split the guest list between your respective families and invite people based on who’d find each ceremony the most meaningful. If you end up with extra room at one of the venues,…
The year was 1981. Reagan was president, Raiders of the Lost Ark owned the box office, and Diana Ross and Lionel Richie were on top with “Endless Love.” It was also the year that Maria Carolina Josefina Pacanins y Nino Herrera presented her first prêt-à-porter collection at the Metropolitan Club in Manhattan. With good friends Bianca Jagger, Andy Warhol, and Diana Vreeland in the front row and fashion giant Bill Blass (also a friend) weighing in on casting, she sent a series of evening gowns down the runway. While she had no formal training, just an impeccable vision—she learned how to sew by making clothes for her dolls in Caracas, Venezuela, where she grew up—the collection was an instant hit. Careermaking department stores like Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman placed…
