Best of the bridal blogs

Bridal Bar Blog checks out Vera Wang’s new jewellery.
GetMarried finds some seasonal pieces for Christmas weddings.
From “I will” to “I do” finds a great video guide for brides who plan on wearing hooped skirts.
IDoSugar asks should a single bridesmaid be entitled to bring a friend/date?
DIY Bride shows off under-$500 bridal ensembles.

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Best of the bridal blogs

Something Old, Something New are being blinded by the bling.
Wedded Bits find cookies made in the image of your wedding dress.
Peonies and Polaroids got married – view the beautiful pictures.
What Junebug Loves finds out all about wedding planner Mindy Weiss’ new store.
Style Me Pretty is checking at some glam real weddings.

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Wedding Book of the Week: Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work

I first heard of John Gottman via, I think, Malcolm Gladwell’s wonderful book, Blink. I don’t usually have much time for marriage analysis, but Gottman’s work seemed to be inherently sensible and, even better, interesting.

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Share your wedding scrapbook via Scrapblog

I’m all about the blogging and, for a couple of weeks now, I’ve been trying scrapbooking too. Rather than just typing all the time, I thought I’d try out something more visual. So I was excited today to be introduced to Scrapblog.com.

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Wedding Book of the Week: Saving Your Marriage Before it Starts

Goodness, that’s kind of a depressing title for a book, isn’t it? How can your marriage need “saving” before you even have a marriage?

But it’s written by marriage therapists Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott, who presumably know what they’re talking about (and they’ve appeared on Oprah, so they *must*!). It shows couples the three ingredients of romantic love, how to fight a good fight, two skills for instant communication, and more.

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Best of the Bridal Blogs

Cheap Wedding Success is making DIY cupcakes for 170 guests – yes, it can be done!
Style Me Pretty have a simple wrist corsage that would make a great DIY project.
‘Clueless Bride’ Cara Ellen discusses RSVPs.
Wedding Bee is discussing gift spending at weddings.
Pink Cake Box are showing off a gorgeous tiered black and white cake.

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Ever wanted to marry a book character?

More than 1,000 people in Japan have signed an online petition to present to the government to establish a law permitting marriage to comic characters. No, I’m not kidding. I’ve no idea how that would work, but it’s an interesting idea.

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Wedding Book of the Week: Husbandry

Subtitled “Sex, Love & Dirty Laundry – Inside the Minds of Married Men”, Husbandry is a collection of essays by Stephen Fried that purport to reveal “the answers to some of mankind’s greatest mysteries”. Like “why do men hog the remote? Refuse to stop and ask for directions? Have such a hard time sharing their emotions? Why can’t they drop their socks in the laundry basket instead of near it? What does a man mean when he says “uh-huh”? (No, it doesn’t always mean he’s not listening.)”

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Best of the Bridal Blogs

Manolo of the Brides check out some amazing cupcakes
DIY Bride debunks the money saving myths.
From I Will to I Do has spotted this great Chuppah idea.
Style Me Pretty find amazing wedding cakes at Papillon.
Ethical Weddings are at The Authentic Wedding Connection in Brighton next week.

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YouTube video: The bride, the best man… the pool

OK, here’s the video I just mentioned in the weekly roundup. I’ve watched it about four times and I can’t decide if it’s fake or not. The online world seems equally split so have a look for yourself!

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