Bridal Style, Events & More

Looking for name change advice or some tips for newlywed life? The MissNowMrs experts have created state-specific name change articles and checklists for you. We’ve chronicled our recommendations for how to travel while changing your name AND how to handle voting during the transition.

We’ve also compiled our best guidance for how to handle difficult sister in laws, holidays as newlyweds, the ever-annoying baby questions, and much more. Why? Because, while we are name change experts, we’re also newlywed wives, moms, and sisters.

We hope our name change advice articles help smooth your transition to your new name, and a whole new phase of life. Congratulations and best wishes from the entire MissNowMrs team!

January 2011 Begins Bridal Show Season!

Are you ready for bridal show season? If you’re engaged and in the midst of wedding planning, don’t miss the Today’s Bride Shows!

ATTENTION Ohio Brides! 2 Free Tickets to Today’s Bride Shows
Sun., Jan 9, 2011 – John S. Knight Center, Akron, Ohio
Sat & Sun., Jan 15-16, 2011 – I-X Center – Cleveland, Ohio (now 2 days!)

Today’s Bride is offering MissNowMrs.com newlywed blog readers 2 free tickets to any show! Simply register and receive your tickets instantly online. These tickets are valued at $10 each. Already married?? Take an engaged friend! Visit TodaysBride.com for show details or call 330-670-9545.
Ohio’s longest running, largest bridal shows have more fashions, more vendor choices, and more ideas all in one day!

You’ll see new and inventive ideas from over 100 different wedding professionals each weekend eagerly waiting to showcase their products and services, as well as registering to win a multitude of prizes!

Doors will be open on Sundays from 10:00-5:00pm (Saturday 4-8pm at IX Center) with runway fashion shows throughout. Bring your friends & family. Arrive early and spend the day!

IT’S ALL HERE! Fashions, Music, Tastings, Demonstrations, Samples and Expert Advice.
SAVE TIME by seeing & comparing everything for your wedding in one place.
SAVE MONEY with special discounts and offers for show attendees this bridal show season!

Wedobo: The Newest Resource For Budget Savvy Brides

Wedobo, created by Amanda Sudimack; is “the original deal group for resourceful couples planning their dream wedding.” The site was created with budget-conscious couples, wedding planners and vendors in mind. It is a community of subscribers (brides, grooms…anyone who helps plan a wedding), vendors and wedding planners. The vendors and wedding planners are the best-of-the-best in the Chicago area. Wedobo offers couples deals that will help them plan their dream wedding without breaking the bank! Every day, Wedobo offers one exclusive deal from one local wedding business, giving you direct access to the best vendors in town; while saving you money on every aspect of the your wedding day!
Here’s how it works:
Subscribe at www.wedobo.com, and you will begin receiving limited time, must-have wedding deals via email. You buy the deal and share it (if you’d like) with anyone you know who might be interested in receiving the same deal.
Wedobo Fun Facts:

Amanda Sudimack (founder of Wedobo) has been working with brides for more than 13 years. She has been named one of the Top 20 wedding photographers in the U.S. and is also founder of internationally acclaimed Artisan Events.
Wedobo (pronounced as wed-doh-boh), breaks down like this: WED and OBO. Wed is short for wedding…and obo is “or best offer.”

You may already be married, but it’s never too late to share a deal with a newly engaged friend or family member. Let them know about Wedobo and you could help them plan the wedding they’ve always dreamed about while staying within their budget!

In Season Wedding Flowers: Best Kept Secret of Savvy Brides

In season wedding flowers… are they really a savvy secret? All brides typically try to be budget conscious in some way…since the more you save on your wedding, the more can be spent on your honeymoon or first house together! Choosing flowers that grow in the season that you are getting married in, can be a great way to cut your florist bill without diminishing the dramatic decorating effect flowers have on your affair. Here is a list of flowers typically growing in Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter.

Fall Wedding Flowers
Aster
Chrysanthemum
Dahlia
Marigold
Statice
Zinnia
Dried Leaves
Assorted Berry Sprigs

Winter Wedding Flowers

Amaryllis    Holly
Anemone    Jasmine
Bells of Ireland    Narcissus
Camellias    Poinsettia Casa Blanca Lily    Star Gazer Lily
Cosmos    Star of Bethlehem
Daffodil    Sweetpea
Forget-me-nots    Tulip

Spring Wedding Flowers

Anemone    Lilacs Bells of Ireland    Narcissus
Boronia    Peony
Casa Blanca Lily    Ranunculus
Daffodil    Star Gazer Lily
Delphinium    Sweetpea
Hyacinth    Tulip
Waxflower

Summer Wedding Flowers
Alstromeria     Forget-me-not
Bells of Ireland    Freesia
Chrysanthemum    Gerbera Daisy
English Lavender    Hydrangea
Iris    Larkspur

No matter what season your wedding is/was in or what your bouquet looked like, who wants to just toss their bouquet in the trash? If you hate that idea, our October Giveaway of a custom 11″ x 14″ shadowbox floral keepsake (a $460+ value) is meant for you! Keepsake Floral, the Nation’s leader in special event flower preservation will create a custom-crafted work of art out of your bouquet that you will treasure for years to come!

Want to win our outstanding October giveaway? Leave a comment on this, or any of our floral keepsake posts on Mondays this month and you’ll be automatically entered to win! Tell us all about the flowers in your bouquet, if they have special meanings or significance. The randomly selected contest winner will be announced on October 31st!! If we don’t hear back from the winner within 2 weeks, we will randomly select a new winner to make sure someone ends up with this great goodie!

More in season wedding flowers and information can be found on The Spruce! Another savvy tip: don’t waste 13 hours on your name change. Use the MissNowMrs app to go from Miss to Mrs. in Minutes!

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Top 5 Wedding Flowers

Curious what the the Top 5 Wedding Flowers are for brides across America? We’ve compiled a list of the blooms most frequently found in a bridal bouquet for you. Use this information to follow the current flower trends or to make sure that you are completely unique and avoid using any of them!
1. Roses – Not too surprising as they’re a traditional romantic mainstay that both look nice & smell lovely
2. Tulips – Reminders of spring that come in hundreds of hues certain to compliment any wedding color palette
3. Peonies – These large blooming beauties call to mind English garden parties & add a perfumed note to the air
4. Orchids – Elegant, interesting & usually expensive (unless you’re doing a destination wedding in Hawaii)
5. Calla Lilies – Refined flowers that dress up any bouquet or centerpiece that they’re included in

Are you putting hours of planning into your bouquet or did you create the perfect collection of posies for your Big Day? If so, our October Giveaway of a custom 11″ x 14″ shadowbox floral keepsake (a $460+ value) is perfect for you! Keepsake Floral, the Nation’s leader in special event flower preservation will create a custom-crafted work of art that you will treasure for years to come!

The Hidden Meaning In Your Wedding Bouquet

What’s the hidden meaning in your wedding bouquet? Bridal bouquets are the epitome of what your wedding was or will be like. Some are big, pink and covered in crystals, while others are fashioned out of twigs and tiny wildflowers. Have you ever wondered if there was a deeper meaning to your bouquet?

In fact, there is! Every flower has a meaning that was assigned during the Victorian era so sweethearts could communicate their innermost feelings via blossoms instead of words.

We’ve decoded our founder’s wedding bouquet, and here’s what we found:

Hydrangea – Understanding
Lily of the Valley – Happiness
Peonies – Ambition & Determination
Cala Lily – Purity

Not too bad for a few flowers chosen out of magazines! If you’d like to decode your wedding bouquet or even plan the flowers for it specifically, check out this article on The Knot.

Now that you know the hidden meaning of your wedding flowers, our October Giveaway of a custom 11″ x 14″ shadowbox floral keepsake (a $460+ value) is that much better! There’s no better way to preserve your bouquet, than trusting it to Keepsake Floral, the Nation’s leader in special event flower preservation. They will create a custom-crafted work of art you will treasure for years to come!

Overjoyed to win our outstanding October giveaway? Leave a comment on this, or any of our floral keepsake posts on Mondays this month and you’ll be automatically entered to win. Tell us all about the flowers in your bouquet, if they have special meanings or significance.

The randomly selected contest winner will be announced on October 31^st!! If we don’t hear back from the winner within 2 weeks, we will randomly select a new winner to make sure someone ends up with this great giveaway!

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