Do You Think Wedding Planners Are Useful?

Good wedding forum thread going on over at BridalTweet that discusses the growing trend of brides cutting back on event coordinator spending and choosing to plan their big day themselves. Do you see the benefits in hiring a wedding planner for your big day?

Click here to read the thread and join in the conversation.

7 Lessons on Wedding Planning for Brides to Be

Great article over at The Stimulist that outlines 7 pieces of advice for any soon-to-be-bride. Here’s an outline of what one planning bride learned in the first six months of her engagement:

You CAN buy your wedding dress alone
You will NEED to handwrite your guests' addresses
You WILL be bullied into registering for stupid things
You HAVE to buy a wedding cake serving set
Don't forget the tasting flutes
CC your bridesmaid on all shoe-related emails
You CAN break tradition where you see fit

Read the entire article here.