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Our Bridal Blogger Winner and Finalists

Posted March 14th, 2011 | 7:00 am | By Roseanne Dela Rosa | 2 Comments

Around this time last year we launched our contest to find some amazing bridal bloggers. Fast forward a year later, our six beautiful winners have tied the knot. So, after months of following their blogs here on Weddingbells, how exactly did their weddings unfold? Quite AMAZING and inspirational. Click on each story below to see their full celebration:

Weddingbells’ Bridal Blogger Winner:

Emily Wood and David Siddall
A Sci-Fi Romance

Weddingbells’ Bridal Blogger Finalists

Carrie Ye and Gergely Hegedus
Mountains of Love

Jessyca Mullan and Joseph DeSanctis
Endless Love

Lara Varona and Karlo Catalan
Destined Away

Heather Kentner and Maleke Duncan-Reid
Cirque d’Amour

Judith Manzano and Mark Vicente
Love Online

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Vibrating Gadgets, Pronged Gloves and Egg on my Head

Posted March 15th, 2010 | 9:00 am | By Emily Wood | 62 Comments

…and who said wedding planning was not fun? I’ve had a love-hate relationship with my hair my entire life: it’s frizzy and unruly, and though a straightening iron may mask my secret Cyndi Lauper-esque identity, it sadly also contributes to fragile, breakable ends—making the dream of long, romantic waves for the wedding seemingly unattainable. Thanks to all your suggestions (thank you!), I’ve decided on a down-do. I feel far more comfortable with my hair down, plus it’ll cover my tattoos! But the clock is ticking—I have a matter of months in which to get my hair strong enough to keep growing past my shoulders, and stop breaking off in pieces all over the bathroom sink.

I’ve read up on my options, and after being told extensions may cost between $500 and $1,000 (!), decided the only way to do this is to try everything. Read the rest of this entry »

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Capturing our Hearts

Posted March 1st, 2010 | 10:40 am | By Emily Wood | 60 Comments

Photography courtesy Mike Latschislaw.

Various wedding magazines, TV shows and Weddingbells’ most recent Reader Survey informed me that the average cost to get married these days is around $20,000. As much of a dream as it would be to have that sort of money to spend, the reality for many couples, David and I included, is that we simply can’t afford it. Which is fine—the most important thing to us is having our closest family and friends share in the day we celebrate our love and commitment to each other, regardless of the lavishness of the decorations, or the poofiness of my dress! Cutting down on costs has led to many outside-the-box thinking sessions and DIY projects—watch this space!—but we decided the most important thing to actually spend money on was photography. Read the rest of this entry »

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Winter Wonderland

Posted September 16th, 2009 | 6:00 am | By Emily Wood | 49 Comments

We are getting married on December 4, 2010 in Winnipeg—probably the coldest part of Canada, at one of the coldest times of the year! We’re hopefully going to use the season to our advantage and have a white, blue and silver winter wonderland type theme. Read the rest of this entry »