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Monthly Archives: April 2009
Monsters-In-Law
Some couples are fortunate to have awesome in-laws that welcome the marriage of their children while others have a little bit of a rough time. Over the past few years, friends have asked me what they can do to ease the tension … Continue reading
Spring for Spring?
Let’s talk about trying to schedule your wedding, and how factors like availability and cost affect things. When my fiance and I first started planning our wedding, the hope was that we would be able to do a spring wedding. We both … Continue reading
Posted in General Planning
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Invitation Design – Part 1
At the core of it, I’m a designer. I also love photography and wanted to include photos of us in as many aspects of our wedding as possible. Because of this, I always knew that I’d be designing and making my invitations … Continue reading
Posted in Design Ideas, Vendors, Wedding Themes
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Negotiating in this Economy
Unless you or your fiancé come from lots of money, your wedding budget will be a constraint. How has the recession changed the wedding industry and how can you benefit? According to the Wedding Report, the cost of a wedding has decreased … Continue reading
Spare a Dime?
I’ve read that the average cost of a wedding is around $28k nationally. Being that my fiance and I are planning to get married in the NYC area, and will be paying for our wedding ourselves, I only wish that was the … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, General Planning
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Always a Bridesmaid?
I have a lot of experience with weddings. I’ve never been married, but I’ve been part of enough special days to know how the lucky couple got to that point. Other than say “I do,” I’ve done it all – from choosing … Continue reading
Posted in Engagement, General Planning, Wedding Watching
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Best Wedding Ever
I aspire to have my wedding be as fun as my friend Brian’s wedding was. He and his wife had the ceremony and reception at a Long Island vineyard, and I don’t know if it was because of the free-flowing wine or … Continue reading
Posted in Wedding Watching
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Ask Mr. Manners
I had a buddy yesterday ask me for my opinion on an etiquette-related question, since I’m in the wedding mindset. Here’s the question, paraphrased: “Let’s say you invited your friend to your wedding, and he brought a significant other. Over a year … Continue reading
Posted in Etiquette
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Not a Bridal Blog
Hi! My name is David, and welcome to Big Fat Cake! I’m really excited to be part of this. First, let me give you some background about myself, and then you will understand the title of this post. I’ve been engaged for … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellaneous
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In Honor of Earth Day – April 22nd
When Scott and I married in 2004, there wasn’t much material available to give suggestions on how to plan a Green wedding. These days, tons of helpful links show up if you Google “green wedding ideas.” I haven’t come close to exhausting … Continue reading
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Wedding Planning: some of my favorite things
I loved my wedding! But I’m very glad I don’t have to plan it any more! So, who am I, and why am I here, blogging about something I’m glad I no longer have to do? Well, first up, my name is … Continue reading
Welcome Everyone!
Welcome to the Big Fat Cake community! A place where brides, grooms, planners, helpers, guests, and anyone curious about wedding planning can share and collect wedding planning ideas. We want to be more than the typical vendor directory that many other wedding … Continue reading
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