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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!

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!

**If you tweet this giveaway by clicking the retweet button below, you’ll receive an additional contest entry!**

Ohio Brides: MissNowMrs is offering 2 Free Tickets to Today’s Bride Shows!

Today’s Bride is offering MissNowMrs.com’s newlywed blog readers 2 free tickets to any show! Simply register here and receive your tickets instantly online. These tickets are valued at $10 each. 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 80 different wedding professionals each weekend eagerly waiting to showcase their products and services, as well as registering to win a multitude of prizes!

Sunday, Oct 17^th 2010 – Embassy Suites – Independence, Ohio
Sunday, Oct 24^th 2010 – Sheraton Suites – Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
Doors will be open from 10:00-4:00 with three unforgettable, runway fashion shows at 11:30, 1:00, and 2:30. 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.

Our Outstanding October Newlywed Giveaway!

Ready for our October newlywed giveaway? What to give the girl who got everything for her wedding? How about over $460 worth of custom flower preservation?! If you are/were the bride who spent hours dreaming up the perfect wedding bouquet and now can’t bear the idea of tossing it, this giveaway is perfect for you. We’re happy to announce that our October Giveaway includes an 11″ x 14″ shadowbox floral keepsake (such as the one pictured) that our lucky winner will be able to customize with frame style, fabric lining and the design layout of her choice!

Our friend Dana, of Keepsake Floral has provided this month’s Custom Floral Keepsake giveaway! Keepsake Floral is the Nation’s leader in special event flower preservation, having been featured in Martha Stewart Weddings, Modern Bride, Bridal Guide , L.A. Brides and Grace Ormond’s Bridal Productions. So you can trust them to preserve your wedding bouquet and flowers, creating a custom-crafted work of art you will treasure for years to come!

Keepsake Floral prides itself on quality and individualized attention, allowing brides the flexibility they need at one of, if not the most, stressful times in their lives. Brides can simply place a deposit with Keepsake Floral to start the wedding bouquet preservation process. No design decisions are required until 2-3 weeks after the wedding, after the flowers have completed the preservation cycle. Their highly experienced Design Consultants assist brides in making size, design, frame, fabric and other choices.

As each and every floral keepsake is a custom piece of artwork, brides are encouraged to make the keepsake their own by incorporating their invitation, wedding photo … even wedding favors, tiaras and butterflies from sentimental releases. The custom cut frames for each Keepsake Floral shadowbox and pressed frame and the personal design attention each piece receives makes a completed flower keepsake everyone’s “Favorite Thing!”

Overly excited to win our outstanding October newlywed 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 goodie!