I’m sure many of you can identify with the fact that I feel I have purchased my weight in bridal magazines. There’s something about flicking through the glossy pages with some scissors or a highlighter that just makes me giddy – more so than clicking through the internet. Several times, I’ve come away from the [...]

By Elizabeth Zachry
How many of you have been out shopping for a bridesmaid dress?  I had the chance to experience the selection process first-hand, and it is not pretty.  I went to two shops, Bella Bridesmaid in Los Gatos, and Flair Bridesmaids in San Francisco.  The two stores are upscale and are light and [...]

Marry Me Live Guest Post
In today’s world, it is not uncommon for your bridesmaids to be spread across the country, or even the world and that makes bridesmaid dress shopping incredibly difficult! Shiny Orb recognized this pain point. The Berkeley founders, Elizabeth Yin and Jennifer Hsieh launched Shiny Orb this month and have answered my [...]

For brides looking to book a venue for a wedding in the months of July or August, have I got the place for you! I just attended a party at a terrific hidden gem—The Green Room at the S.F. War Memorial & Performing Arts Center, located on the second floor of the Veterans Building. It [...]

I recently discovered Engaged and Inspired when they featured our engagement photos on their site!
Besides feeling super cool and flattered that they used our photos as an example of a cool, casual engagement photo shoot, I also loved reading their other wedding ideas. Some examples:
*creating a “wish” tree at your engagement party or wedding and [...]

Marry Me Live Guest Post
Wish Upon A Wedding, founded by local San Jose based wedding planner, Liz Guthrie is the first wedding specific non-profit dedicated to wedding wish granting. Because of Marry Me Live’s participation in Wish Upon A Wedding, I had a chance to sit down with Liz and discuss her organization. I was [...]

By Erin Frank
My Do-It-Yourself wedding advice continues!  If you read my DIY Flowers post, you’ll know my husband and I were on a small budget for our wedding and took the Do-It-Yourself option to the max. We did the flowers, the decorations, the music (courtesy of my iPod nano), brought in the alcohol, and even [...]

Want to get away on someone else’s dime? Introducing Jetset Extra (www.jetsetextra.com), a brand-new travel website connecting you to cool people in cool places around the world. Jetset Extra is running a contest now through April 15th, just in time for Tax Day—or your wedding. They’re offering free round-trip tickets to San Juan, Puerto Rico [...]

I think I’ve finally found the perfect wedding-day gift for husbands everywhere. I can’t imagine what they’d like more – cufflinks just aren’t going to cut it. Technically, it’s also a gift to yourself: an experience with Lolo’s Boudoir sounds pretty amazing.

Danish-American photographer Lone Morch believes that her boudoir photo sessions are about seeing you. [...]

Everyone is a winner with Bay Area Bride Guide, and today we are happy to announce the beginning of our fantastic giveaway!  When you become a fan on Facebook you are automatically entered to win.
As a fan of Bay Area Bride Guide you have access to:

Local vendor reviews
DIY tips
Advice from brides-to-be and [...]