Seen at the Dallas Bridal...Melissa Rycroft!?!

Melissa Rycroft from the Bachelor! AND Dancing with the Stars!

This past weekend Weddzilla was out in Dallas, TX starting the launch of our newest region and had a great time meeting all the brides and vendors (more to come on the event)! Needless to say, it was probably the highlight of the day for Kristen and I when we noticed an adorable brunette (with the whitest teeth I've ever seen) at the Dallas Bridal show over the weekend. Neither of us realized who it was at first, but then Kristen came running up to me and said, "It's Melissa from the Bachelor!" The now engaged, former Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader, seemed to be having a good time meeting people at the show.

French Romance

I love this French inspired inspiration board found at Prima Donna Bride. Paris has to be one of the most romantic cities in the world, so, it's a perfect fit for designing your wedding around. The Eiffel Tower is a great add, especially if you met your significant other in Paris, or took a trip there and both fell in love allover again!

Image found at Prima Donna Bride.

Magnolia Madness

I am using Magnolias in a few places at my ceremony (on the pews and on the alter) as a nod to my Southern heritage. When I went on my hair trail run I had no idea if I wanted to wear a tiara or flower, after all was said and done I really had fallen in love with the flower idea. However, I was not in love with the flower I had gotten to use. It actually came off my dress, but it just didn't look the best in my hair. I searched and searched and finally decided to order this is creamy white Miriam magnolia flower hair clip with swarovski crystal fireworks spray in the center and a feather trail made of two different types of feathers (wispy and poofy) from Butterfly Enchantress's Etsy Shop. I thought having the Magnolia in my hair as well would be a special touch! Since I didn't have it at my hair run through, I decided to do a little photo-shopping to try and get the full effect!

Soo gorgeous..the swarovski crystals match my dress perfectly!

This was the original flower..kind of blah!


Ohh Lahlah!! I love it!!

with the veil...not the best photo-shop job, but I have other pressing things to do :)

front view!!

What do you think?? Has anybody else chosen a flower for their hair?? Or has anyone else changed their mind as much as I have?!?! :)

Introducing New Featured Blogger-Louise

The Thirty-Something Bride / Louise

I am so psyched to be a part of the Weddzilla Family!

I am a thirty-something first-time bride planning and paying for a wedding on my own. My fiancé and I got engaged in December 2008 and I jumped head first into the planning process. I was not a fan of anything wedding until, through a friend, I discovered wedding blogs! What a wonderfully supportive community! I don’t think I could have accomplished anything without this outlet. Seriously.

A little bit about me:
I am creative, bossy and frugal. I love tuna fish sandwiches and chocolate milk. I am blessed to have traveled all over the world. I’ve met amazing people and have experienced amazing things. I’ve run marathons, jumped out of airplanes, kayaked the Rio Grande rapids, climbed the Great Wall of China, surfed in Hawaii, caught a 200lb Marlin in Cabo San Lucas and rode The Bullet train in Japan. It took coming home to The South to find my Southern Gentleman Prince Charming. I love all things shoe-related. I love the smell of babies and cherry tobacco pipes. I sew, knit, cook and obsessively read classic literature. I am sarcastic and self-deprecating. I can’t wait to marry the man of my dreams, whom I lovingly call The Candyman.

I can’t wait to share the final stages of my planning as I hit my stride here in the home stretch! Only four more months to go! Yippee!!

Hats Off to You

For the fashion forward bride these fabulous cocktail hats and poufs are from Artikal. They also have the largest and most unique selection of birdcage veils on the web that I have found thus far.

Enjoy! Cyn

Come See Us at the Dallas Bridal Show!

ATTENTION BRIDES TO BE!!!

Weddzilla.com will be at the Dallas Bridal Show on Saturday and Sunday, July 11th/12th from 10-5! Bring your friends and come see us!

Hundreds of local vendors will be at the event as well. This is one of the biggest bridal shows in the country...so come and check out all the amazing vendors!

Please don't forget to stop by and see us! If you don't know about Weddzilla yet...our great team will be there to teach you how to save yourself hours of time and can answer any questions you may have about Weddzilla!

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Program's, Get Your Programs!

When I was designing my invitations, I was pretty bummed to discover that it was more economical and efficient to create them "square." I really wanted a circle motif, to compliment all the polka dots! But I let it go, in the hopes of having my programs be wonderfully round!

Be careful what you wish for!! I got my round/circle programs and now dread going home to be faced with assembling them! My plan for the weekend is to get them all folded, then I can use the heavy duty cutting machine at my office. I’ll have to find time next week to attach the actual “guts” to the cover circles. Yeah, time, like I just have that laying around!!!

Just in case you want to be 22 days from your wedding and be experiencing major anxiety entering your home because of this matrimonial mess, I’ve comprised a detailed run down of the Programs!

These are the cover Circle's..that I cut out by hand! Big mistake..huge!

This is the "guts" of the program. I printed them out on 12x18 paper so I could get three on a page. Genius, right? Wrong, now I have to cut them!!

I decided it would be easiest to fold the whole sheet first, then make the cuts.

All folded, accordion style!

Now the ends need to be rounded...for that clean, professional look :)

handy dandy corner rounder!

Now this is the finished product! After I complete the cutting process, I will have to glue/tape the cover circles on.

two sided!

This is the back...the corners were not rounded on this version, so just use your little imaginations :)

This is the front!

I really do love them...but I don't have to like them at the moment :)

Has anybody else gone overboard on printed materials for their big day?? Come on don't make me feel totally alone in this :)