Stacie Francombe

When the only daughter of a former President gets married, the world is watching!

In case you haven’t heard yet…Chelsea Clinton and longtime beau, investment banker Marc Mezvinsky, are getting married this weekend in Rhinebeck, NY.  It’s the most highly-anticipated wedding in recent history, drawing more attention than the nuptials of celebrity weddings, and even First Daughter Jenna Bush, who was wed while her dad was still in office!

Earlier this week, Chelsea was spotted walking into Vera Wang in a “protective-chic” disguise.

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Photo Courtesy WWD

Check out the AMAZING venue, Astor Courts, in Rhinebeck:

astor Wedding of the Century?

We’re dying to know who’s going to be on the guest list, which is rumored to include around 400 people.  Rumors have been swirling about Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, Ted Turner, and other major players-from Hollywood to the Capitol.  One VIP guest who didn’t get the invite?  President Obama.  ”I am not going,” he said during his appearance on “The View” yesterday.  ”You don’t want two presidents at a wedding.  I was not invited because I think Hillary and Bill, properly, want to keep this as a thing for Chelsea and her soon-to-be husband,” he said.  ”One of the things that Michelle and I are so adamant about is making sure that Malia and Sasha have as normal a life as possible,” he continued.  ”And I know Bill and Hillary, who are terrific parents, had that same attitude when it came to Chelsea.”

We can’t wait to see who made the cut…and what the bride wears!  Any predictions, Blogger Brides?

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Born to be Mrs. Beever

Born to be Mrs. Beever shares the intimate (and humorous) moments when they shared their vows.. watch it!

As you will see in tomorrow’s post, I had a big part in writing out our ceremony and especially our vows.  I truly wanted our vows to blend the traditional with the unique.  Instead of writing our own vows, we wrote personal messages to each other which were read at a different point in the ceremony.  But I still tweaked the ‘traditional’ wedding vows you hear at ceremonies to make them a little unique and unexpected (the mantra of our wedding day).
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I also loved the idea I had found on another bride’s blog to invite your guests to renew their vows along with you so I wrote in a little bit about having married couples hold hands and just give a little squeeze to affirm their commitment to their vows along with ours.  So here is the video of us saying our vows to one another:

Again, true to ourselves, Mr Fix It couldn’t help but interrupt me during my vows when he thought I made a mistake.  I love my response to him and the guests laughs.  :)

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Bicoastal_Bride

Bicoastal Bride shares a wedding recap detailing her favorite reception decor details, and shares words of wisdom for brides-to-be.

After over a year of planning and prepping, walking into the venue to see our vision brought to life was one of the many incredible highlights of our wedding day. Once again, our team of vendors absolutely shined, with everyone working together to not only meet our expectations, but to truly wow us on top of that. Here, a few of the elements that made for a beautiful reception.

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Our DIY escort cards looked so pretty when arranged in front of the golf club’s indoor fountain, flanked on each side by bunches of grapes.
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At each dinner table, our postcard table names and wine-bottle holders were a huge hit with guests. Plus, they matched up perfectly with the romantic centerpieces and floral votives created by Lei-Ann at Happy Flowers.
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The staff at Los Robles Greens, along with Cari from All Occasions Event Planning, tied everything together to create just the simple yet classy vibe we’d imagined.
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Our white chocolate favors, photo-share cards, and puzzles greeted guests as they took their seats.
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The cake table, decorated with fresh rose petals, our custom knife, server and flutes, as well as pearl-studded “I Do” letters from Creative Custom Cardboxes, looked absolutely gorgeous. In the first photo above, photographer Alex even captured a creative shot of our invitation balanced between the two glasses.
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Though we didn’t spend much time actually sitting there, I loved our sweetheart table, which was decorated with petals and our lovely bouquets.
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The dance floor, featuring our custom decal, was packed throughout the night.
LESSON LEARNED: If you can, take a moment to walk throughout your dinner venue as a couple, while your guests are still enjoying the cocktail hour, so that you have a chance to fully see the room decorated and your vision brought to life. Once dinner starts, everything will likely be so fast-paced and crazy that you won’t have another chance to take it all in before things start getting moved around, used up, and so on.

(Photo Credits: Personal Library & Alex Neumann Photography)

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Meet the winner of Get Married's latest honeymoon giveaway, Alyssa from Louisiana!

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They’ll enjoy 5 all-inclusive nights at the El Dorado Royale, complete with a welcome bottle of champagne, a romantic beachfront dinner by candlelight (swoon!), and a private couples massage lesson.

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pic 300x211 El Dorado Royale Honeymoon: Meet the Winner!

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TheHoneymoonTesters

Another wedding ceremony down for The Honeymoon Testers (and they've made it past unlucky number 13). Read on to see how (and where) they celebrated!

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We completed our 14th renewal at Trafalgar Square, one of the most famous landmarks in the world, visited by more than 15 million tourists every year.

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We enlisted the help of magician Jason Lee to conduct the ceremony and sprinkle some magic around to bypass any bad luck from number 13.

Trafalgar Square is a popular meeting place, always heaving with people taking photos or visiting the National Gallery, and no more so than on a hot summer’s day when Nelson’s column stands out clearly against the beautiful blue sky.

We found a spot next to the fourth plinth to perform the ceremony and enlisted two passers by to do our filming and be our witnesses.

The four plinths is kept empty for contemporary sculptures and living art and on our visit there was a enormous ship in a glass bottle, perfect for a giant’s mantelpiece.

It was a lovely ceremony, and later Jason performed some magic tricks for us, which we filmed in front of another London landmark – Big Ben!

Jason Lee

Wedding magician Jason Lee has been fascinated with magic ever since he can recall. Since childhood he been hooked on the thrill of creating magical moments for spectators. In his teens Jason placed second in the South African National Magic Championships. From there he continued to live his life passion at events around the world travelling and performing in destinations from Thailand, Taiwan, Mexico, Greece, Egypt and through out Europe. Jason Lee’s commitment to magical excellence ensures a unique experience for guests at wedding receptions, corporate events, street festivals, family days and after-dinner events.

www.JasonLeeMagic.com
0044 7986 130-392
jason@jasonleemagic.com

Panoramic photo is from Wikipedia Commons. Artist: Diliff

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Born to be Mrs. Beever

How well do you know your officiant? Think about asking the person leading your ceremony to incorporate some personal anecdotes for a more intimate experience.

This has been a busy week. Which is strange since I’ve been rather lonely the past several weeks. Have I mentioned that Mr Fix It went up north for 3 weeks to work on his parent’s home? He left his newlywed wife all alone in a new house. Turns out, my daughter, Little Miss has also been gone spending a lot of time with her dad since he had some time off and she had practices going on down at his house. Easier commute.

But since I was surprised at 4 am yesterday morning by my sweet husband kissing me and coming home 2 days earlier than expected, I plan on keeping today’s post a little short so I don’t have to be at the computer too long.  I did put together this little video clip which was one of my very favorite parts of our ceremony (Do I say that a lot? Are they all my favorites?).

Anyway, this was a little tidbit that our pastor shared about how he knows us and it gives you some great insight into who we are as individuals. I absolutely had no idea he was going to share the little detail he did near the end of the clip about my ‘planning skills.’ Enjoy!

Share time: Was there any part of your ceremony or wedding planning process that you took control of planning that is typically handled by someone else like a vendor or the officiant? :)

TODAY’S WEDDING TIP: Ask your officiant if they will incorporate specific things about who each of you are as individuals and as a couple.  If they don’t know you personally, perhaps they can have you fill out a little biography to include as part of their introduction or message?  This is one reason why I truly love pre-marital counseling :)   It gives you an opportunity to bond with your officiant which makes the ceremony that much more special.

Raw video footage courtesy of Video Keepsakes of Beverly Hills

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Your Tribute is a web-based tool that lets you set up a free personal website (a Tribute) to plan, share and remember a significant event or special someone. A Tribute combines many of the features of popular online invitation, photo sharing, blogging, and social networking websites, in an easy-to-use intuitive interface.

With a Wedding Tribute website, brides and grooms can:

  • Share stories about themselves, how they met, the proposal and their life together.
  • Share pictures and videos from before and after the wedding and provide friends and family a place to contribute theirs as well.
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What makes a Tribute different than other personalized wedding websites?

With Your Tribute brides and grooms can manage multiple websites, in a single location, for significant events they share throughout their life together. They can create a Tribute for their wedding, and then use Your Tribute to create personalized websites for a new baby, anniversary, birthday and more.

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For ideas on creating your own website, view a sample Wedding Tribute. Or, visit Your Tribute for more information and to get started!

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Bicoastal_Bride

What do you think about taking pictures with your fiance before the wedding? Some brides believe it's bad luck, but others relish in the moment...

Like many couples who get married in the Catholic Church, we initially didn’t plan to see each other before the ceremony. I’m no believer in superstition, but I did want that special moment when I would start down the aisle and Stephen would see me for the first time that day. Or did I?

Actually, maybe not. The more I thought about it, the more I realized that this would mean I’d spend half the wedding day without the most important person sharing it with me – my groom! So, instead of waiting for the big reveal, we decided to do a “first look” at Gardens of the World, the site where my sister snapped our first set of engagement photos last spring.

 The First Look We Almost Skipped
Looking back, I can honestly say that seeing each other beforehand is one of the best decisions we made about the entire wedding. It was such a special, unforgettable moment – much more memorable than his seeing me from the end of a long aisle while standing before a church full of guests.

We got to hug and talk, and were then able to capture some of the best photos from the day pre-ceremony, while my makeup was fresh and before things got crazy. Seeing each other also did wonders for our nerves, since we were both more nervous than we thought we’d be.

Here, a few of our favorite still shots. The video footage will be ready soon, too!

 The First Look We Almost Skipped
 The First Look We Almost Skipped
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Vonda_July2010

This question is for the newlyweds out there, what do you love so far about being married? And/or why did you Get Married?

~I’ve only been married now for 2 ½ weeks and I’ve already been asked, what do I like most about being married and why did I get married from my very single friend who refuses to get married.

She tells me that she doesn’t see the need for couples’ to get married if they’ve been living together and everything has been working out just fine. I’m amazed at how many people actually feel this way and degrade marriage to just being a piece of paper. To me, she just has no understanding of what a good marriage really is, but it wasn’t my job to change her mind on her views, however I had no problem at all answering her question as it affects me.

I let my friend know 1st off that marriage is so much more than just a “piece of paper”. Marriage is a life-style and a total commitment to one another.
The companionship, the unwavering support, and having a best friend that I also get to live with=AWESOME!!

manning1152 600x400 What do you like most about being married?

As a wife I commit to it all; building, dreaming and growing with my husband. I took the vow to love and cherish, love thru sickness and in health, thru the good and the bad, and for richer or for poorer. When you’re just dating, you’re not under that obligation.

For me, being Jon’s wife is rewarding and gives me a sense of purpose like no other. I love waking up with Jon in the mornings and going to sleep with him wrapped around me at night.
I like being respected and loved. It’s such a great feeling and so comforting to hear him pull in the garage at the end of the day. I love knowing that his is coming home to me.

I also like the feeling of taking care of him. Many people don’t understand that we need to be needed. Just like we need food, water, love and encouragement we have a need to
Feel like we are needed. He is quick to tell me that he needs me, that I’m the air he breathes and I’m his rib. I’m telling you that feels great.

I also feel that to understand marriage and what it takes to make it work, one must also respect the sanctity of it. I informed her once again that I was beginning to think or feel that my Mr. Right was never going to come along but sure enough he did. I didn’t look for him, but I did pray for him. So you should never say never b/c when you’re least expecting it Prince Charming could be right around the corner. You’ll be amazed what you feel when the “true love of your life” comes along.

So ladies, for you newlyweds out there, what do you love so far about being married?
…..and/or Why Did You Get Married?

*personal images*

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vincy

The stress of wedding planning can really affect some brides. Today this busy bride-to-be shares her wedding planning panic moment...

I think I had my first break down today..
I just cried out loud when I realised there were all these demands around me and it took my FH’s stress and sickness plus his demands to topple me over..
I had it all held in before..

I think I just needed some breathing space..
So I went and cried – it was only for half a minute..
But that moment really helped me release my stress and tension.
I was better afterward.

I’m glad I have learnt it’s ok for us girls to cry in the last few years.
I wouldn’t know how else I’d cope otherwise I think..
Sigh..
Take care you brides out there too! :)

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