Category Archives: Wedding Planning

Your Guide To Planning An Eco-friendly Wedding

Danielle Nicole Barr

Your guide to planning an eco-friendly wedding

What’s biodegradable, reusable and downright stylish? A gorgeous and totally green wedding! With the eco-friendly movement in full swing, it’s comes as no surprise that many couples are making environmentally friendly decisions when it comes to their nuptials. Best of all? You can do it all without ...

5 Tips For Planning A Bridal Brunch

Danielle Nicole Barr

5 tips for planning a bridal brunch

A lot goes into planning a wedding shower, as those of you who have been through the process will know. These are my top tips for making sure the day is just as wonderful as the bride-to-be.

5 Photography Tips For Wedding Guests

Danielle Nicole Barr

5 photography tips for wedding guests

Save-the-date? Check! Dancing shoes? Check! That can only mean one thing — you’ve landed a spot on a wedding guest list. Between sips of champagne and the Electric Slide, you’ll want your camera at-the-ready to capture memories you can share after the wedding has come and gone.

Honeymoon Spots In Milwaukee

Danielle Nicole Barr

Honeymoon spots in Milwaukee

They call Milwaukee a lot of things – but maybe what you haven’t heard is how fabulous in and around Milwaukee can be for your honeymoon. Whether you’re a Wisconsin native, the Brewers’ biggest fan, a total lake addict, or just an all-American couple, Milwaukee contains endless fun for your honeymoo...

Top 5 First Look Photos

Danielle Nicole Barr

Top 5 first look photos

Remember the magic you felt on your first date together? Or maybe the first time you noticed that spark was there? The “firsts” you experience in your relationship are truly once-in-a-lifetime. And the first time you see one another on your big day? That’s no different! The moment you and your signi...

This Weekend: Shop For Bridesmaid Gifts & More

Danielle Nicole Barr

This weekend: Shop for bridesmaid gifts & more

Looking for a unique gift for your bridesmaids? Or a set of necklaces to complete their wedding day looks? This weekend only, the Bead&Jewelry Marketplace is at the Wisconsin Center downtown, 400 W. Wisconsin Ave., and it’s free to get in.

$20,000 Military Wedding Giveaway From Potawatomi

Danielle Nicole Barr

$20,000 Military Wedding Giveaway from Potawatomi

Just in time for Memorial Day, Potawatomi Bingo Casino is saluting troops by making one lucky military couple’s dreams come true with a $20,000 dream wedding. You read that right!

How To Incorporate Man's Best Friend Into Your Wedding

Danielle Nicole Barr

How to incorporate man’s best friend into your wedding

Who says your wedding guest list has to be humans-only? If your loyal companion (of the four-legged variety, that is!) has stuck by your side from the beginning, then it’s a great idea to consider making your pet part of your wedding festivities, heeling at the altar as you say ‘I do’!

Something Old: Custom Garter

Danielle Nicole Barr

Something old: Custom garter

From the moment I got engaged, I knew I wanted to use parts of my mom's wedding dress as my something old. Since the dress wasn't in any of condition to be worn on my wedding day, I worked with my seamstress to use part of it to make a beautiful garter.

Top 5 Items To Have On Your Wedding Day

Danielle Nicole Barr

Top 5 items to have on your wedding day

You’ve got the dress, the shoes, the jewelry, the flowers. Your hair is done, your makeup is perfect, you have thought of every last detail, and now you are ready to go. But wait! Here are 5 items many brides forget to have on hand for their big day.

Milwaukee Cupcake Company To Close

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Milwaukee Cupcake Company to close

Milwaukee Cupcake Company, which opened in 2010 at 316 N. Milwaukee St., will close on Friday, May 23.

Something Blue: A Modern Twist On Tradition

Danielle Nicole Barr

Something blue: A modern twist on tradition

Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue. This saying is as classic as can be when it comes to weddings. Although classic, there’s still room to have fun with your “somethings”.

Top 5 Things To Remember On Your Wedding Day

Danielle Nicole Barr

Top 5 things to remember on your wedding day

Planning a wedding is a lot of work - so many details, so much time spent thinking about and coordinating just one day of your life. So when that day comes, here are five simple things you should remember to do on your wedding day.

Wedding Shoe Photography

Danielle Nicole Barr

Wedding shoe photography

Shoes are a girl's best friend. So a girl's wedding day is an ideal time to showcase not only her tootsies, but her bridesmaids' - and groomsmens' - shoes, too. We rounded up some of our favorite shoe shots that we've come across.

New Wedding Venue: Rail Hall

Danielle Nicole Barr

New wedding venue: Rail Hall

Engaged couples looking for a raw, hip and urban wedding venue will love the new Rail Hall - a recently renovated warehouse space in Walker's Point.

Ceremony & Reception Venues

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Ceremony & Reception Venues

Deciding where to have your wedding is based on more than a few things – like religious affiliation, the guest list and the time of year, just to name a few. While it’s been a tradition for couples to get married in a place of the bride’s family’s choosing, nowadays weddings ...

Green Wedding Inspiration

Danielle Nicole Barr

Green wedding inspiration

With St. Patrick's Day right around the corner, we've rounded up some of the greenest wedding inspiration we could find. Some of our brides chose to use green as the prime color within their wedding, while others used hues of green as accent colors.

Top 5 Mascaras For Any Occasion

Amanda Shallow

Top 5 mascaras for any occasion

When you walk into a store to buy a tube of mascara there are so many options to choose from. Most brands promise you luxury lashes with no clumps, no flakes, and the illusion that even the scarcest of lashes will turn into Ardelle Demi Wispis. These are our top 5 mascaras.

Milwaukee-area Vendors At Lake Lawn's Bridal Show

Danielle Nicole Barr

Milwaukee-area vendors at Lake Lawn’s Bridal Show

One of the best parts about planning a wedding is attending bridal shows - especially when they're free! Grab your girlfriends or fiance for a mini road trip to Lake Lawn Resort this Saturday, March 9 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Bridal Event: Keys To Creating A Great Wedding Registry

Danielle Nicole Barr

Bridal event: Keys to creating a great wedding registry

Creating your wedding registry is tons of fun, but can also be a daunting task. How on earth do you make sure you register for everything you could possibly need? What if you forget something? How do you make sure you have enough items in a variety of price ranges for your guests to choose from?