Bridesmaid Trade

Top Five Tips for Bridesmaids

presents Top Five Tips for Bridesmaids by Kathryn House and Jeanette Park Between our personal experiences as bridesmaids and helping our customers at BridesmaidTrade.com, we’ve accumulated a wealth of experience about bridesmaiding. Here are our top tips for bridesmaids, both before and … Continue reading »

Happy Thanksgiving

Everyone deserves a little time off from the hustle and bustle of life, dress shopping, and wedding planning. To our dear readers, Christine, myself and the rest of the Big Fat Cake family wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving. We hope … Continue reading »

Congratulations

Congratulations Auschick!

Congratulations! We want to congratulate one of our bloggers, Auschick, on a new addition to the family. A baby girl. We wish you, the husband, and your new bundle of joy the very best!

Elopement

$50 and a Ladder

My dear Nana used to joke constantly to the unmarried females in my family that weddings were unnecessary, and all one needed was $50 and a ladder.  In the olden days, the $50 was needed to cover travel expenses and a marriage … Continue reading »

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Bridal Party Swims with the Fishes

It’s fun friday! It looks like this wedding happened last weekend. And the aftermath: It looked fun to get in a lake with wedding clothes on but I wouldn’t wish this on anyone’s wedding!

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A Time (Piece) for Marriage

In certain cultures, the groom receives gifts of a watch and/or a suit. Because the watch and suit are more of a personal taste, many grooms are given the choice to select their own gift. I’ve been given the opportunity to choose … Continue reading »

Wedding Invitation

Good Places to Print Invitations

<question> Where is a good place to have invitations printed? </question> In my humble opinion, Kinkos will be expensive. In my area, I always refer people to two local print shops here. I often have to tutor the people behind the Kinko’s counter on what … Continue reading »

Bride Jumper

Don’t Waste the Pretty!

A jilted bride who attempted to leap to her death was saved by local officials. At 22, she probably thought a broken engagement days before a wedding was the end of the world, but it probably was in actuality a lucky break. … Continue reading »

Keepsake Tile

Tile with Style

You may remember from an earlier post that I bravely decided to print my own invitations. Despite the headache and the endless misprints, the invitations turned out quite well and saved me a lot of money. However, the one regret I had … Continue reading »

We Want Prenup

In the month leading up to our wedding, Lucky Kris and I got a (Ahhh!) Prenuptial Agreement. In some couples, I know that the very mention of a prenup would end a courtship, but I think a very excellent case can be … Continue reading »

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So ready for wedding season!

Hey BFC readers – remember me?! After taking some time off to move to a new city and start a new job, I’m back to divulge all my wedding experiences and any tips I hear along the way! With warm weather finally … Continue reading »

Town Danceboutique

We went to Town at my Bachelorette Party!

Literally. My friends took me to Town Danceboutique, a premier gay men’s danceclub in Washington, DC for my bachelorette party. We went for the weekend drag show, which is every Friday and Saturday evening, and I had a blast. A BLAST! The … Continue reading »