Bridal Inquirer Contest! September 22, 2008

Hi ladies,

I am so excited about our new contest for newly engaged brides over at www.bridalinquirer.com/blog that I had to post it here too! Check it out to win a $25.00 AMEX gift card! Thank you and good luck!

It’s Official…www.BridalInquirer.com September 9, 2008

Hello Everyone,

The wait is finally over! Check out my NEW and IMPROVED blog at www.bridalinquirer.com!!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE join the forum today! That is my shameless plea! Your FREE membership gives you access to the brand new forum dedicated to San Diego Brides and gives you access to several wedding planning tools such as a guestlist tracking tool, budget list, to-do list and more! I am still in the process of adding San Diego Wedding Vendors daily to the Directory so please forgive the lack of vendors as that portion is still in the works. I just couldn’t wait to share! Enjoy!!!

P.S. This will be the final post on ThereWentTheBride so don’t forget to bookmark the new blog at www.bridalinquirer.com/blog.

Cupcakes squared… September 6, 2008

I finally got to try the new cupcake shop in San Diego, CUPCAKES SQUARED! While I was living in LA, I happened to live right down the street from Susie Cakes and after moving back to San Diego, I found myself having cupcake withdrawals. I have finally found a new place to satisfy my sweet-tooth. They are DELICIOUS! So we went a little crazy and got a chocolate, lemon, vanilla and a smores flavor! They were SO good. I LOVE the presentation also…they come in cute little square shaped wrappers. A very unique twist on the traditional cupcake. You must check them out…you won’t be sorry! www.cupcakessquared.com

Wedding Maps… September 5, 2008

I am in love with these custom wedding maps from www.couturemaps.com! The only problem is that they are not accepting any new orders until MAY 2009!!!

So I thought I would give you a few other options! www.weddingmapper.com allows you to create a custom online wedding map which you can then link to your personal wedding websites or just send the link to friends and family via email! They also have diy instructions for making your own custom printable wedding maps…all for free! If you want custom wedding maps made and printed for you, check out these alternatives: www.invitationmaps.com, www.snappymap.com and www.distinctivedirections.com. I also found www.jimhuntillustration.com, which features custom made wedding maps by the cartoonist who draws the Dennis the Menace comics, if you can believe that! I am not certain if he is still taking requests, but it is worth a look!

And lastly, to keep with the map theme I’ve got going on…check out www.maptote.com! They have city map totes that make for awesome OOT gift bags or bridesmaid gifts! San Diego totes were not available when I was planning my wedding, but I was told new cities are on the way!

Ok…this is the last map related item I LOVE….City Map Pillows that are hand stitched by Cat Studio. I lived in both NYC and LA so I have both pillows. Not really wedding related, but I just had to share! www.catstudio.com

The Cake Cutting… August 28, 2008

We thought we were the only ones who felt a little awkward after the cake cutting, but have come to find out that other Brides & Grooms had the same experience! Maybe it was our own fault because we never practiced cutting even an imaginary cake! But that actually wasn’t even the uncomfortable part. It was just weird after feeding each  other cake and everyone was gathered around watching us…its like ok, now what??? Our cake cutting song was playing just as we had requested, but there was a weird pause. I just wanted to give you ladies a heads up so you can plan your next move because ALL eyes are on you! My husband thanks me because I am more of a ham than him so I just kissed him and danced around a bit to keep him from hiding under the cake table! lol…but the pictures were worth it!

Something Old, Something New… August 27, 2008

I just wanted to share my something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue in case you are still trying to get ideas for your wedding day. My “Old” item was my grandmother’s rosary beads, which I layed over my bouquet during the ceremony. My “New” item was my new wedding gown. My “Borrowed” was my mom’s hankie that she used in her wedding, which I carried bunched in my hand behind my bouquet! An lastly, my “Blue” item was my cute Mrs. undies, which were hidden under my hideous spanx, of course 🙂 (Ladies, if you dont own a pair of spanx… you need to go out and get some NOW!)

Something Old:

Something New:

Something Borrowed:

Something Blue:

White Wedding… August 25, 2008

You can never go wrong with a white wedding! I am in love with the white wildflower look shown in these beautiful photos from the knot gallery! Imagine an outdoor venue with little white lights, gold accents and white flowers of all types in different sized vases = GORGEOUS!

Check out more photos at www.theknot.com.

Wedding Song List… August 23, 2008

I thought I would post the list of songs I provided to our DJ (Vynce Pham, more on how FABULOUS he is later). He also came up with some other great songs, but here were our MUST haves in case you still need a little help choosing songs!

 

Announcement of Bride & Groom at Reception: Right Down the Line by Gerry Rafferty

 

Announcement of Wedding Party at Reception: Bittersweet Symphony by the Verve (We also had TwoViolins play live at our ceremony and I found the sheet music for them to play Bittersweet Symphony after we kissed for the first time as husband and wife…It was AMAZING)

 

Cake Cutting: Magnet and Steele by Walter Egan

 

And the reception songs for cocktail hour, dinner and dancing:

 

Song	Artist
Margaritaville	Jimmy Buffet
Night Fever	Bee Gees
September	Earth Wind & Fire
Stir it Up	Bob Marley
Three Little Birds	Bob Marley
You’re Beautiful	James Blunt
The Tide is High	Blondie
Love will keep us alive	Eagles
Wonderful Tonight	Eric Clapton
At Last	Etta James
Unchained Melody	Righteous Brothers
Wonderful World	Louis Armstrong
Amazed	Lonestar
Mexico	James Taylor
Africa	Toto
Don’t stop Believing	Journey
By Your Side	Sade
I just called to say I Love You	Stevie Wonder
Escape (Pina Colada Song)	Rupert Holmes
Imagine	John Lennon
Tenderness	General Public
Santeria (clean edition)	Sublime
What I Got (clean edition)	Sublime
Just Like Heaven	The Cure
Beast of Burden	Rolling Stones
Remember When	Alan Jackson
Beautiful Day	U2
Fool in the Rain	Led Zeppelin
Southern Cross	Crosby Stills & Nash
Leather and Lace	Don Henley & Stevie Nicks
Crank That	Soulja Boy
Gimme More	Brittany Spears
The Way I Are	Timbaland
Give it to me (see us in the club)	Timbaland
Sexy Back	Justin Timberlake
You Spin me Round	Dead or Alive
Holiday	Madonna
Can I get a (clean version)	Jay-Z
Dancing Queen	Abba
Don’t Stop til You Get Enough	Michael Jackson
Bizarre Love Triangle	New Order
Hot Blooded	Foriegner
Old Time Rock and Roll	Bob Seger
You Shook Me	AC/DC
December, 1963	Frankie Valli

 

P.S. I also should note that we had a VERY small dance floor so we did not do the traditional first dance, father/daughter, etc. dances so that is why they are not listed. But we still had a BLAST dancing 🙂

Ring Bowl… August 20, 2008

I found these on www.etsy.com today! Cute alternative to the traditional ring pillow…ring bowls! Both the bowls and the tags below can be customized to say whatever you want. I am thinking some tags with your names on them and some with your wedding date??? Those tags would be great attached to a favor box with matching ribbon! Fun!

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=sr_gallery_1&listing_id=9596493

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=11089011

“We Clicked” August 19, 2008

OK, I have seen it all now! This HAS to be the cutest idea EVER for people who met online and are now planning their wedding! It may be a bit expensive as a favor for a very large wedding but, these are mouse pads with the saying “We Clicked” on them. You could incorporate the “We Clicked” on your save the dates and custom napkins…I could go on and on. Check out the link below for these and other great favor ideas!http://www.wherebridesgo.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=W&Product_Code=WS-8405s