The WGIRLS Milwaukee is a a great organization of young professional women to tap for charitable giving options.
Incorporating charitable giving at your wedding is a great way to not only celebrate your big day, but to use your wedding for the greater good. And having hundreds of people engaged in your event is a perfect way to engage them in giving back to your community.
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Simple and pretty DIY centerpiece
(Photo by Lisa Mathewson Photography)
There are many things to consider if you are debating creating your own fresh flowers for your wedding. Even the initial decisions of ordering the correct number of flowers to the receipt and storage of the flowers prior to the design phase can be overwhelming. Luckily, one of the top florist in town, Belle Fiori, takes care of all these initial DIY logistics for you. [Read more...]
The happy couple. Photo by KB Image Photography
While doing Married In Milwaukee research I’ve had the opportunity to meet some truly amazing wedding vendors in our fine city. They are creative, kind, friendly, fun and trustworthy people and I absolutely love sharing their story every time I write a Married In Milwaukee article.
I’ve also learned a few things I would do differently if I were currently in the thick of planning my Milwaukee wedding. I’d like to share these four things with you in hopes they’ll help as you and plan your wedding day. [Read more...]
Vintage wedding flowers by freshdesign. Photo by m three studio
Wedding flower design continues to evolve and change as weddings become less about tradition and more about what the couple envisions for their event.
Whether it be a modernly-styled affair or a romantic vintage-inspired soiree, the floral details of a wedding are the icing on the cake to make your wedding day’s theme and vision come together.
Sue Shunta from freshdesign flowers provided not only some great insight into a few different styles of wedding flowers, but some gorgeous images of freshdesign’s work. Use these to come up with wedding flower ideas for your big day.
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Planning your Milwaukee wedding is a fun time. If you happen to be a same sex couple planning a gay wedding, there are some additional challenges you may encounter.
While the most obvious difference is that gay marriage is not legally recognized in the state of Wisconsin, it doesn’t mean that gay couples don’t desire to tie the knot with the love of their life.
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We’ve featured various articles talking about how a bride and and her bridesmaids can look their best when the big day approaches, but guys want to look good too!
This article features an awesome old school barbershop for the modern man. Stag Barbershop provides the ultimate experience for guys who want to look their best, but in a no fuss environment.
So gentlemen, sit back, be pampered, have a beer and be prepared for you and your groomsmen to look your best on your wedding day.
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Hiring a local Milwaukee travel agent to plan your destination wedding helps take the stress off of you. Photo by Olga Thomas of Chic Wedding Photography
A few weeks ago we ran a couple articles that covered using local Milwaukee wedding vendors when planning your destination wedding. In continuation with this series, we sat down with Natalia from Travel By Design (part of the Sound By Design family) to get some tips about using a travel agent for a destination wedding. She had some really great insight to provide. [Read more...]
Photography is very important to many people when planning their wedding. It is one of the few things from your big day that will still exist long after it is over. It only makes sense that when you invest in a destination wedding at the place of your dreams, you should consider what your photos will look like.
We sat down with two Milwaukee photographers, Dennis Felber and Andy Stenz, to chat about their experience as a destination wedding photographer.
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A Local Couple Enjoying the View at their Destination Wedding. Photo by Dennis Felber Photography.
When planning your destination wedding, you may not realize that you can still support local Milwaukee vendors in the process. Things like your wedding gown, accessories, wedding rings and of course planning a reception back home may initially come to mind. However, hiring a Milwaukee wedding planner might be the best decision you make and can save you a lot of time and headaches.
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I truly feel that all women are beautiful and deserve to feel sexy in their skin. That’s why boudoir photography appeals to me. Boudoir can take women of all sizes and shapes and make them look and FEEL sexy.
Jennifer Brindley, one of the top boudior photographers in Milwaukee, offers a unique package for not only you to feel beautiful, but for the closest women in your life to as well. It’s called a “Boudoir Photography Marathon” and let me tell you how it works.
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