They began their reception in trendy American wedding attire. Photo Source: Baltazar Photography

They celebrated Jocelyn's Chinese heritage by wearing trendy traditional Chinese attire. Photo Source: Baltazar Photography

They changed into trendy traditional Korean clothing. Photo Source: Baltazar Photography

Then Jocelyn wore another Chinese dress with the traditional wedding red color which represents good luck, while David wore his suit. Photo Source: Baltazar Photography

When the dancing started, David flaunted his belt buckle and sneakers ........ (Photo Source: Baltazar Photography)

..... while Jocelyn rocked out in her party clothes and notice the shoes! (Photo Source: Baltazar Photography)

The couple was busy with the many wardrobe changes during the reception but it was worth it to celebrate and honor all three (American, Chinese, and Korean) traditions. Congratulations Jocelyn and David! Now newlyweds in NYC. :O)

More pictures of their wedding and reception to come!

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Yes, I’m a roll with the free printables. As long as you can read PDF files, you can use these templates from World Label. Each set of templates has these files:

• WL-OL1200 – CD labels
• WL-OL775 – Favor Box Label
• WL-OL325 – Monogram Sticker
• WL-OL125 – Mailing Address Label
• WL-OL475 – Wine Label and/or Invitation
• WL-OL150 – Thank You Card

I think the most helpful from this list would be the favor box label, mailing address label, and thank you card. If you need to purchase any of the paper, you can go to their site to purchase.

Tipped off by: DIY Bride

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On the same theme as the free printable wedding favor boxes, there’s also free wedding invitations from e.m. papers. They have several for sale, but this black and white option is free and you can print from your own printer! It takes me back to those days when I was a little kid and I would print out birthday cards on that paper that had those holes on the side to hold the printer paper. Do you know what I’m talking about? Anyways, this looks like a fun (and free!) DIY project.

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Nice! From Don’t Eat the Paste, download free printable favor boxes.  Can’t beat free!

If you use it, let us know what you put inside.

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Have you done a bride swap before, meaning swapping products or services (not brides. haha)?

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If you want to add something to the cake, but don’t want to add to the cake, try using a decorative cake stand. The cake stand above will definitely give you some bling but there are many choices to choose from. Work with your cake vendor to thing of something suitable for your ceremony. The easiest thing is to place the cake on a table and add flowers or flower petals around the cake.

Did you add decor around your cake? What did you do?

Weddings over long holidays provide flexibility for the wedding couple.  Some receptions sites, if you get married on a Sunday of a holiday, they will give it to you for a lower price. Also, an extra day in the weekend gives the bridal party more time to prepare for the wedding. Yes, it’s inconvenient for the out of town guests because they are forced to travel with the rest of the world, but try to keep in mind that the couple chose to have their wedding over a long weekend for a reason. And if you’re seeing a trend, it might correlate with the economic downturn. Most folks are struggling financially and adding the cost of a wedding is not a pretty sight.

If you are the bride or groom that is getting married over a long weekend, be sure to give your guests earlier notice so that they can plan their holiday schedules around your wedding. Typically, invitations are sent out 2-3 months before, but I would give 4-5 months notice because often, your out-of-town guests will try to see other people and do other things while they are visiting. Also, for your out-of-town guests that are staying at a hotel, provide goody bags with helpful information for their check-in. You can provide water bottle, maybe a coffee gift card, etc so that they can feel welcomed during their stay. It’s also nice to have a brunch the morning after the wedding and sometimes brides/grooms will invite the same guests for the rehearsal dinner the night before. All of this is optional but just try to be generous.

What did you do for your long-weekend-wedding?

Remember that your wedding day is not everything and that relationships with people continue beyond the wedding day. Just remembering that thought may determine what you do and what you say to your friends.

Irresponsible Bridesmaid from "Confessions of a Shopoholic." Photo Source: lapetitefashionista.com

Okay, so that being said, before you ask someone else to be your maid of honor, you should talk to your BFF and ask her if she’s willing to be a maid of honor and explain to her the usual responsibilities. She might volunteer herself to be a bridesmaid but also, don’t be offended if she doesn’t want to participate at all. It takes a lot of commitment of someone’s time and money to be a bridesmaid. If you have other bridesmaids that are responsible enough to make up for your maid of honor’s lack of it, then you should be fine. In my opinion, “maid of honor” is just a title.

Keep in mind, not every bride has the whole sha-bang of bridal shower, bachelorette party, engagement party, etc etc. So just because you get a responsible maid of honor, does not mean you’ll “get it all.” I hope this advice helps!

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Celebrity weddings happening left and right! This past weekend, Hilary Duff married Mike Comrie, a Canadian hockey player. And she wore Vera Wang, too! Seems like it’s a celebrity trend that no one wants to deviate from since recent celebrities, Chelsea Clinton and Alicia Keys also wore Wang.

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Obviously, you can tell there are no good photos online yet of her wedding but here’s the best that’s out there so far. Looks beautiful even in it’s fuzziness.

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Does anyone in the Washington, DC audience know of a church (DC, VA, or MD) with the following criteria:

• sanctuary that can hold about 400 people
• nice reception hall that can fit about 250 people
• allows non-members to marry
• allows outside pastors

Rules, rules…..so many rules. Any help is appreciated! Thanks!