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DIY Wedding Invitations: Wedding DNA

In this tough economy, what’s made me smile is how many families have worked together to design their own wedding details: floral arrangements, wedding favors, invitations. Not only do they save money by doing the work themselves, but they also come away with a closer family as they spend a few evenings together baking cookies for personalized wedding favors or designing their own flower arrangements.

Want to be a DIY bride but don’t know how to get started? WeddingDNA.com gives you access to chic graphic templates which can be used for wedding invitations, save-the-dates, programs, thank-you notes, place cards…even PowerPoint presentations for reception slideshows!  Membership’s just $39.95/year, and you can download and print as much as you need to create a cohesive wedding style. I’m partial to the Moonlit Owl design—a new twist on the usual lovebirds! 

What I love most: A WeddingDNA membership means invitations can be ready in the time it takes you to download and edit a Word doc with your info and press “print.” Then just put out some snacks, turn the music on, and call your family and friends over for an invitation party that’ll create both lasting memories and that unmistakable feeling of a job well done. 

My Interview with Celebrity Wedding Planner David Tutera

Sure, I’ve shot pool with Keanu Reeves and pulled a prop gun on Clint Eastwood… but it’s not the movie stars that impress me: It’s the wedding hot-shots! I must have gushed like a teenager the first time I talked to chic bridal accessory designer Erin Cole, and if I ever get a sit-down with Ms. Vera Wang, I’m sure I’ll absolutely plotz!
 
So I confess to major butterflies for my interview with celebrity wedding planner and TV show host, David Tutera at the elegant Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena last month. I needn’t have worried. He was warm and charming, and very open to sharing his wedding planning pointers. Later when I dished the dirt with two of his “My Fair Wedding” Season 2 brides, Dee and Quiana, they both agreed that he was way more personable and down-to-earth than they had expected.  I was particularly excited to confirm that David and I were in complete agreement about several key “Wedding Dos & Don’ts.”
 
Want to know what they are? You can watch the full video interview here and read the tips by topic. And don’t forget to tune in to Season 2 of David’s Emmy-winning “My Fair Wedding” on WE TV.

The Best Wedding Cake Topper Ever

A wedding’s very serious stuff indeed, but if you planned it right, it’s also a pretty fun party. Hold onto that thought a moment while I show you this wedding cake topper.

Okay, so it’s not exactly your traditional wedding dessert figurine. Some might even say it’s tacky to have a bride figurine “fondling” her groom. To that I say, “lighten up!” I mean, she’s grabbing his tushie. That’s an assertive woman right there! And in my humble opinion, it’s also celebrating what every good relationship needs to go the distance: a healthy sense of humor.

Click here to purchase the best wedding cake topper ever.