How many bridal showers, bachelorette parties, personal showers, couples’ showers and bachelor outings are enough? It is very easy when you have a large group of friends and family to experience numerous wedding events leading up to your big day. While it is exciting for you, it can become a financial and time burden for your friends. Everyone is offering to host a different event, and who are you to turn down great food and gifts in honor of you?

But the question is how much is too much?

Visit and read my guest post OneWed and let them know what you think!

I love the variety of specialized bars that couples come up with for their wedding. Bars provide for your guests any type of food or drink you can host at your wedding. I love these bars because it takes a simple concept and allows your friends and family to customize to their own tastes. No one enjoys a hamburger the same way, or will choose the same fixings on their mashed potatoes.

I came across a great idea at Project Wedding and could not pass it by! For your next breakfast or brunch wedding reception, I think a crepe and/or waffle bar would be a definite crowd pleaser. With your most basic breakfast munchie, a Belgian waffle, or add some french flair with a crepe and pile on the toppings. Anything from sweet to salty will do, get creative and maybe even host a contest for the best decorated waffle!

Source: Project Wedding

I believe weddings should be centered around positivity, laughter and excitement. You can only imagine my reaction when I came across Serendipity Portraits at CapturetheHappy.com! I think one great trait that makes a photographer stand out in the industry is the ability to put those he is photographing at ease. I have seen endless amount of photos of tense people who get that ‘photo stare’ whenever they see a camera.

While looking through Serendipity’s photos whether it was a wedding or a newborn baby, everyone in the photos seemed to truly be having fun and enjoying life! His pictures are vibrant with color and movement – telling anyone who is looking at the photos that this was an event to remember!

Keep up the great work of not only capturing the milestones but bringing them to life in the photos. How do your photos read from your wedding – what did you want to remember years after your wedding is over? What did your story say?

Source: Capture the Happy

Catching up on my Google Reader is unfortunately an every month or so process!  I love reading all the different blogs and hearing what the experts have to say and seeing so much inspiration.  As usual, I spent my Saturday morning with a coffee treat and some excellent reading.  Check out a few of the stand-out posts I read:

Audrey Snow

Wedding by Socialites outlines all of the different types of sessions you can have with your photography to help tell your entire wedding story from beginning to end.  It starts with the engagement pictures and ends with a trash the dress session—and don’t forget about the sexy boudoir photos for your future husband!

If you are a do-it-yourself type of bride check out DIY Bride for creative ideas to personalize your wedding and hopefully save money in the process!  She also has an I Love Letterpress blog that features great ideas in making your wedding papers unique!  Start designing your Thank You cards now!

Be Inspired by Elizabeth Anne Designs and The Nichols Blog with this colorful and out of this world wedding!

Don’t miss out on Eventology 2010 announced!  I missed the 2009 show and am planning ahead for this year.  It is a great time to focus on your business and network with great professionals in the industry.

Not only can you learn How to Choose a Wedding MC…but disgustingly enough you can also see 25 things made of meat on The Man Registry Blog.  Warning…the items pictured are not edible!  Those guys are always full of jokes and never cease to surprise you!

Finally check out Savvy Scoop from It’s A Jamie Thing on lighting up your wedding with lanterns.  A Great DIY idea that will leave your guests glowing!

Until next Saturday and more great posts—I hope you get out and enjoy the rest of the summer while it is still here!!

I mentioned these purse valets back in April when I found them at Cherished Gifts and Favors. Now With This Favor is having a purse valet giveaway!

What woman wants to put her purse on the dirty floor?  Or those inconvenient situations where you have nowhere to put your purse so you end up practically sitting on it in the chair with you?

I love these purse hooks that you can carry around with you and always have somewhere to hang your purse off the table!

If you are from the U.S and have your eye on this purse valet, all you have to do is sign up for the With This Favor newsletter before August 26th!  They have 50 of these valets to give away so your chances are pretty good!

Source: With This Favor