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Posted in AvantBride, Do It Yourself, Wedding Favors and Welcome Bags, Wedding Gifts, Wedding Invitations on Jan 10th, 2010
AvantBride is taking this blog international! For the next nine months I’ll be traveling the world and looking for the best new trends I see in weddings and bringing them to this blog. I’m also interested in other creative ways you can add an international element to your wedding. Please leave me a comment if [...]
Posted in AvantBride, Green Wedding, Seattle, Wedding Gifts on Aug 19th, 2009
As someone who’s sensitive to blood sugar highs and lows I was really worried about forgetting to eat and crashing on my wedding day. I think it’s a fairly common problem for the bride and groom to be so busy and excited that they don’t have time for eating and drinking. I knew for me [...]
Posted in AvantBride, Seattle, Wedding Registry on Aug 5th, 2009
How to Save By Purchasing a Cookware Set
There’s already a lot of research out there on the best types of pots to choose whether you get nonstick, hard anodized, 18/10 stainless steel, copper core etc, etc. Having seen my mom use the same Revere stainless steel cookware set for over 30 years from her [...]
Posted in After The Wedding, AvantBride, Seattle, Wedding Registry on Jul 31st, 2009
How to Register for Pots
Tip #1 Register for many single pots rather than a set
Oftentimes when you go to Macy’s or other stores they’ll tell you to register for individual pots and then exchange them after the wedding for a packaged set. The reason for doing this is so that guests can purchase something at a [...]
Posted in AvantBride, Do It Yourself, Wedding Budget, Wedding Crafts, Wedding Flowers, Wedding Reception on Jul 1st, 2009
I saw this done at a wedding I went to recently and absolutely loved the concept. The event was actually the rehearsal dinner and the theme was country chic with a pig roast. The tables were covered with checkered tablecloths and had potted flowers for centerpieces. It was beautifully put together. My favorite part, however, was [...]
Posted in AvantBride, Seattle, Wedding Reception on May 7th, 2009
AvantBride recently sponsored a sparkling wine tasting for brides-to-be at The Local Vine. The owner of TLV chose five wonderful bubblies that are so good no one would know that they are actually affordable! Thanks to Sarah and her team at The Local Vine. For those of you who missed the tasting here is a [...]
Posted in AvantBride on Mar 24th, 2008
As we’ve been to a lot of weddings, work in the industry and have thrown some ourselves here at AvantBride, we thought it would be helpful to create a blog or an area for all the information that doesn’t fit on our site http://www.avantbride.com. Please feel free to add your comments and send questions for [...]