Impress their asses off: 5 tips for hosting out-of-town wedding guests in your home
Having out-of-towners staying with you around the wedding? That can be either a joy or a huge undertaking depending on how many and who they are. They might be built-in wedding helpers or big distractions from you wedding weekend to-do list. Either way, we’re here to help you make the best impression on your guests while they’re staying in your humble abode. If you’ve got the time and are jonesing to impress (NOT REQUIRED!), here are our tips for how to host out-of-town guests at your wedding.
Crystal snowflakes, snow queen crowns, and rustic pinecones: Our HUGE haul of winter wedding accessories
We’re getting close to cold weather here in the Northern Hemisphere and that means one thing: planning for winter weddings! We’re already thinking about crystal bouquets, snow white capes, faux fur woolies and muffs, and rustic pine cone accessories. I trawled Etsy for some of the best winter wedding accessories and it did not disappoint. Don’t miss the snow queen antler crown, his-and-hers mitten set, lace boot cuffs, red feather epaulettes, and winter-inspired headpieces galore. Let’s go winter shopping!
Be the groom’s super team: A groomsguy/groomsgirl primer
If there’s a groom in your party (or your same sex wedding party is splitting responsibilities), you might be looking to see what traditional groomsmen duties get handled by the groom’s crew. But in this age of weddings, your mixed-gender wedding party might be handling things a lot differently. Here’s a look at what traditionally gets covered by the groomsmen, so you can expand/change/follow the old rules as you see fit.
11 wedding cake fails so bad they’re good
What’s one love we share with the rest of the world? DIY fails. We love ’em and who can blame us since we’ve probably all failed at one Pinterest project or another and are on DIY burnout mode. We also love when we see wedding cakes that fail so hard they’ve turned a corner into being awesome anyway. Let’s celebrate cakes that just didn’t make the cut to Pinterest-hood but we’d give a big hug to anyway.