After vows have been exchanged and the ceremony has been completed, it’s time to get to what lots of guests are most excited about: food, drinks, and, of course, dancing! Whether you’re hiring a pro to handle the music at your reception or you’re deputizing DJ Spotify for the job, you’ll definitely want to consider the vibe you want. We did some research on wedding reception music to give you some ideas of which songs tend to the most loved and which are the most hated. Keep reading for the most popular and least popular wedding reception music selections. Most Popular Wedding Reception Music ..read more

Though weddings in the winter months are the least common, this doesn’t mean you should overlook the advantages of saying “I do” in December, January, or February. Here’s why. Pros of a Winter Wedding Different Food Options With a different season from most weddings comes the ability to offer some wonderful food that is also not found at many weddings. Want to offer a hot-chocolate bar, mac and cheese entrees, a potato bar, or some other unique and hearty food options? All of these options and many more appetizing selections will be appreciated on a chilly winter day. Snow Snowfall around the ..read more

One of the most exciting events for the friends and family of parents-to-be, a gender reveal party can be held on its own or in combination with a traditional baby shower. It can also be planned secretly as a final reveal to surprise guests. Sometimes, even the parents-to-be choose to wait until their gender reveal party to learn for themselves whether they’ll be having a boy or a girl! (image credit: Etsy) However you decide to host yours, just be sure to include a few fun gender reveal games and activities. These ideas will keep your guests (and maybe even you…) guessing till the very end ..read more

Though the title has belonged to spring and summer in the past, it now seems fair to say that fall is wedding season. To welcome the season we’ve developed four new fall wedding themes, and we want to give you a peek at them. With styles to suit a variety of tastes, we can’t wait for you to see what we came up with! Whether you’re going for fun, sophisticated, or somewhere in between, you should be able to find something that catches your eye among the new selections we’ve curated. Here’s a sampling of each collection for you to explore. New Fall Wedding Themes   Fall Harvest Printed Min ..read more

In the past, spring was known as wedding season, with lots of weddings taking place in April, May, and June. Some people may still think of the spring and summer months as being the busiest time of year for weddings, but the data actually shows that fall has surpassed them as the most popular wedding season, with many of the most-picked wedding dates of the last couple years falling in September and October. In this post discussing the pros of a fall wedding, we delve into several reasons that could help explain the popularity of fall weddings. Gorgeous Surroundings With wedding photos being ..read more

Hosting a baby shower for an expectant mommy-to-be can be an extremely rewarding, joyous, and bonding experience. However, as with planning other events and parties, it can also come with its difficulties. You might struggle to settle on the right theme or wonder what games everyone will enjoy playing. Picking a location can also sometimes be more of a challenge than you may have expected or hoped. When you factor in such details as distance, capacity, seating arrangements, and food/catering capabilities, you may be more limited than you expected. While hosting in your living room m ..read more

Now that you’ve officially decided to get married, the big process of planning every detail begins! It may feel overwhelming, but taking it one piece at a time can help to make things more manageable. Of course, one of the most important parts of the process is selecting which day you want to tie the knot. This is important, as you will be celebrating this special day for many years to come! Here are some tips we’ve compiled for how to pick a wedding date.   Pick the optimal season What type of weather sounds best to you and your partner? Warm and sunny, brisk and cool, or somewhere in b ..read more

As summer is heating up, it’s a great time for baby showers to celebrate all the moms-to-be and the little ones who’ll soon be making their entrance into the world! To help you make these occasions extra special, we’ve proud to unveil 3 new summer baby shower themes, each with its own unique assortment of shower decorations and favors. These three new collections are especially great for summer baby showers, but can really be enjoyed at any time throughout the year. We’ll walk you through the collections while showing off some of our favorite items from each. Take a look and see which one you ..read more

It’s easy to take for granted the various components that comprise the overall wedding experience, but we wanted to take a step back to consider how things became the way they are. In this post, we walk through ten common wedding traditions you’ll likely encounter and explain the history of how they became enmeshed in wedding culture.   The Bouquet The bouquet, certainly an important part of the bride’s photos, actually has a pretty interesting origin story. Prior to modern bathing practices and deodorant, a bouquet loaded up with fragrant herbs and spices was able to mask any unpleasant ..read more

It’s stating the obvious to say that your wedding day will be one of the most important and memorable days of your life. But sometimes weddings can fall too much into the trap of focusing on traditions, meaning they miss out on embracing new trends or implementing creative ideas. With this in mind, we wanted to discuss five unique touches that can make your wedding one that your guests won’t forget (in a good way, of course!).   Use Drone Photography With the growing interest in drones over the last several years, it should come as no surprise that there now exists a market for drone wed ..read more