Let the Bridal Shows Begin!

This month Columbus is hosting not one but two bridal shows. Lucky me!  And lucky friends and family who I am dragging into the fray with me...

The Columbus Bride Show
Saturday, January 8th and Sunday, January 9th
Veterans Memorial
Brought to you by Columbus Bride magazine
Admission is $11 at the door

Columbus Bridal Expo
Sunday, January 31st, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Aladdin Shrine Temple
Coupon for $2 odd admission!

Also, more for local brides: it's Wedding Month on NBC4's Daytime. Check out their great local picks for wedding reception sites, caterers, gown stores and more.
http://www2.nbc4i.com/cmh/online/daytime/daytime_weddings


Happy New Year and happy wedding planning in 2010!

My First Act As A Bride To Be

Is to sign up for EVERY wedding planning website I can find!  There are the obvious, tried and trues. The Knot, Wedding Channel and Brides.com have overwhelming amounts of information. Through their insight and that of thousands of other bridezillas, I have found more details to stress over than I ever thought possible.

I am also loving InStyle Weddings. They are currently covering the wedding of Christina Hendricks, my favorite Mad Men vixen. If only I could convince my fiance to do a 1960s themed wedding...


And for my first attempt at FREEBIES for the bride, I registered with David's Bridal for the chance to win a bridal gown or 5 bridesmaid dresses... in addition to all the fun planning tools and advance notice of sales - nice! 

Let the madness begin.

The Bridezilla to Be: Becky

In October of last year I joined a popular dating site for fun - the fun of meeting new people, finding new places and enjoying free drinks and occasional meals. I had been on dating sites before, never with any serious intentions, always to casually observe what was out there, try a few new styles on for size and take notes for a day - far, far away - when I would make one style permanent. I was notoriously without a "type," dating shockingly different men, often quirky and unique in the best of ways (or so I believe, my friends have quite different opinions on them). Imagine my surprise when I fell hard for the second guy I went out with - the second guy who happened to be quite the opposite of my pieced together ideal. And this guy - this conservative, suburb living, fashion challenged, goofy as can be guy - has become the center of my world.  One month ago he asked me to marry him and, after only 1 short but wonderful year of dating, I said YES to a beautiful vintage ring and a  wonderful man who treats me like a princess.

This blog will chronicle my attempts to plan my dream wedding - on the tiniest of shoe-string budgets. I hope to finagle a few freebies, make as much of it myself as possible and create an unique day to remember (that looks like I spent more than I did!).