Fab Find: Bridal Wedding Shoe

With so many clothing companies getting into the wedding business, who knows where you'll find the perfect bridal shoe. That's good news for brides-to-be who are looking for more options at affordable prices. Take a look at this satin shoe we found online at Torrid.com

- it's sassy with a sensible heel!





Off-White Satin Malia Heel

33 bucks!

Wedding Favor of the Day

Today's popsicle favor looks good enough to eat. But it's actually a bar of soap. It's wrapped in cellophane with a pink ribbon and a decorative sticker. Your guests are guaranteed to take it home.



Love-sicle Soap Wedding Favor
by Cheers Favor Company

Plus Size Wedding Dresses: Darius Cordell Designs

You don't always find the perfect dress at bridal boutiques. More and more brides-to-be are working with individual designers to bring home the right dress. Here are plus-size wedding gowns from independent, but ambitious Texas designer Darius Cordell Couture.












See more Darius Cordell dresses here, here, and here .

A Question of Etiquette?

Today, we've decided to tackle something we hear discussed quite a bit on our message board and several others on the internet. It's suddenly hot question, "Do I have to feed the band or DJ?"
The short answer is this: Not only should you reserve meals for your musicians, but also for your photographer and perhaps a few other vendors as well. In fact, many wedding vendors stipulate in their contracts that meals - and breaks - will be provided. (Just add the vendors into your head count, if you're having a buffet.) Even if it isn't required, it's the right and gracious thing to do. What's more, your vendors are far more likely to do their jobs well if these basic human needs have been met.

Agree? Disagree? Tell us why in our comments section!

Bombshell Hairstyle of the Day: Le Flip

So freaking CUTE!

Full-Figure Cake Topper

While working on a piece about the new cake toppers, we ran across one called "Curvy and Burly" designed to represent full-figure men and women. Take a look at the Curvy and Burly below, and let us know what you think!

Curvy and Burly Wedding Cake Topper

Do You NEED To Have Assigned Seating?

Should you assign seats at your wedding reception? Or let guests fend for themselves? It all depends on who you ask. But the prevailing opinion is this: Assign places, but don't micromanage. It's perfectly OK to assign only tables and allow the guests to choose their chairs. Martha Stewart says only the most formal receptions require place cards at each setting.

But, if guests are left to choose their chairs from a whole room of tables, they'll take longer to seat themselves- or may not seat themselves at all until the last minute. You could also be forced to pay for more settings than number of guests because of incomplete tables.

So give it some thought, and take into account guests interests and personalities when you're deciding who will sit where. It will be well worth the effort.