What wedding sites do you love?

[futureMrsG]

Other than this one of course... 

I need some inspiration.  I am planning to DIY my bouquets, Centerpieces, and possibly more.  I'm also starting to think of invitation ideas.  And there's a million more things still on my to-do list.

So I'm curious, when you're surfing the web for wedding ideas, where do you go?

[Nephs42]

I still really rely on theknot.com because the are so loaded with tons of ideas! That is by far my favorite wedding do-all website.

For brides who want to DIY thier flowers I suggest going to hobby lobby and putting together arrangements you like from the fake flowers. They have some ones that actually look real and getting to put them together yourself in the store with the hands on approach is always good.  The fake flowers are also cheap enough that if you want to buy the "sample" you could.  This is what I did at hobby lobby for my centerpeices.  I also found some really cool gold things I could add.  All in All I love hobby lobby for ideas!!!

[christina12]

Style Me Pretty, Southern Weddings, Project Wedding (it has tons of pictures, set up like the Knot), and A Lucky Orchid Wedding.   Of those, Style Me Pretty is definitely my favorite and the only one I check really regularly.  DIY Bride is great for different downloads and DIY projects.

[snookies0608]

Style Me Pretty, Wedding Bee (the best by far, IMO), Snippet and Ink, and What June Bug Loves.

[christina12]

Oh and I wanted to say too that Southern Weddings just featured a gorgeous, rustic KC wedding.  You can see it here: http://www.swsmag.net/blog/2008/10/2/real-wedding-colleen-tom.html

[snookies0608]

Red Door were my florist and coordinators! Yea! I'll have to make sure they saw this...

But -- as an aside -- KC in SOUTHERN weddings...um what?

[AlwaysAKW]

I always liked checking out Martha Stewart's wedding stuff.

[This Is Amore]

Martha Stewart and WeddingBee- I'm with Snookies on that one

[christina12]

Haha Snookies you know Missouri is Southern--they were in the Confederacy. 

[snookies0608]

Oh right, I forgot why I dislike Missouri...haha. But usually I give KC a pass on that one.

But seriously, Missouri is the Midwest, not the South. We can't keep using the Civil War as a deciding factor.

[BartelsToBe]

Umm, don't you know that the Civil War decides everything. Why do you think we keep reenacting it?

[christina12]

I totally agree Snookies.  In fact, I think you should start up a Midwest Weddings Magazine to compete for Missouri's loyalty.  

In all honesty though I think there are lots of Missourians who consider themselves somewhat "Southern."  My FI included.  IMO, it's rather ridiculous, but I'm just a Kansan so what do I know.  

[snookies0608]

Believe me, Bartels. I like in Arkansas, where people call me a damn Yankee who drives like I'm from the city or something. Puh-leeze.

[AlwaysAKW]

Christina, if I remember correctly Missouri never actually left the Union.  Most of the individuals in the state supported the confederacy but the state government never seceded from the United States.  So or border state was more like traitors.   Belonging to the North, fighting with the South. 

[Nemmie]

Believe me, Bartels. I like in Arkansas, where people call me a damn Yankee who drives like I'm from the city or something. Puh-leeze.

My friend from Arkansas (and I use that term 'friend' loosely) always makes goes ON AND ON about how she's a Southerner b/c she's from Arkansas.  I always found that weird - no offense to Arkansas, but I wouldn't exactly brag about being from there over, say, Kansas/Missouri.  I think we're all in the same boat!


On topic: I loved Wedding Bee when I was planning.  I also loved to look at Bios on thekn*t, they gave me a TON of inspiration (I remember looooooving srpro's Bio; I wanted to be her so bad!).

[christina12]

Christina, if I remember correctly Missouri never actually left the Union.  Most of the individuals in the state supported the confederacy but the state government never seceded from the United States.  So or border state was more like traitors.   Belonging to the North, fighting with the South. 

Interesting!  I must have fallen asleep during that part of American History...I just verified on Wikipedia (my reliable source for all info!  ha) and you are correct--it says a "rump group" proclaimed secession (what is THAT?) but Missouri never officially left the Union.