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How-To Wear Your Wedding Veil and Tiara

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Check out this great video on how to wear your wedding veil and tiara by Formals of Litchfield!

 

 

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Wedding Catering: Top Questions to Ask your Caterer

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Article from: The Knot

You’ll spend more money on wedding food than any other aspect of your reception, so you’ll want to work with a top-notch professional. When making appointments to interview wedding caterers try to schedule a tasting of their wares at a later point. Don’t forget to ask them the questions below, and choosing a [...]

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Twilight Bridal by Alfred Angelo

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Twilight Wedding Dress

The Twilight series, “Breaking Dawn: Part 1″  hit theaters last Friday and some are saying it is the wedding of the year!  Well, besides the royal wedding!   I am a pretty big Twilight fan and that is why I am dedicating today’s post to Mr and Mrs Edward Cullen!

I am very excited to tell you [...]

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The Elegant Bridal Expo

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The Elegant Bridal Expo Logo

Some of you may know that I started a bridal show production company, The Elegant Bridal Expo. We are doing a show in Champaign on January 8, 2012 at The I Hotel and Conference Center and one here in Springfield at the Hilton Hotel on February 26, 2012. It has been an exciting venture so [...]

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{Real Wedding} Chelby + Matt at St. Peters Catholic Church

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Bride and Groom

Matt and Chelby
Wedding 6-20-2009

“My family is huge and thus I had been to so many weddings when it came time for me to get married I had so many ideas of what to do and what I didn’t want to do. My main priorities were to make sure people had fun, had good food and [...]

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Bridal Registration Statistics

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Bridal Registration Statistics:

Brides who register have an average of 29% more guests at their wedding (143) versus those who do not register (111).
Brides who register tend to have weddings that are more traditional, formal and romantic than brides who do not register.
Brides who register spend 44% more on their wedding dresses than brides who do [...]

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KHQA Bridal Extravaganza

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[ February 25, 2012; 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] 2012 KHQA Bridal Extravaganza
Saturday, February 25 2012
1:00-4:00 pm
Oakley Lindsey Center, Quincy, IL

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Your Perfect Wedding Showcase

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[ November 16, 2011; 4:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Your Perfect Wedding Showcase
Wednesday, November 16
4:30pm to 8pm
Hilton Garden Inn, Champaign, IL
Your Perfect Wedding Showcase allows you and your entire bridal party to sample wedding cake, hear music, meet photographers, talk to wedding experts face-to-face, and check items off your wedding to-do list all in one place.  With over 75 exhibitors, there is so much to [...]

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Rogers & Hollands Bridal Extravaganza

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[ November 4, 2011 10:00 am to November 6, 2011 6:00 pm. ] Rogers & Hollands Jewelers Bridal Extravaganza featuring over 500 styles of engagement rings with savings up to 60%. Wedding cake tasting, gowns on display and more. 3 days only – November 4th-6th at White Oaks Mall! Stop by the store and see Simply Springfield Weddings display!