P1. Weddings On A Tight Budget

Well first let me start by saying, 'Congratulations' on your up coming wedding. And I wish you the best wedding day and marriage.

Now if you're like me saving money is important and we all know that can be hard when planning a wedding. Well 'Wedding Diva' is here to help. With some tips to help save money, but still get the day you want ...

1) DIY (Do It Yourself)
    Doing it yourself is always a way to save money. And it's a cool way to really be a hands on bride and groom. From doing you party favors down to making you centerpieces. Doing this can be fun and a great way to really have it your way.

2) All In One Wedding's
      A lot of people think having your wedding ceremony and reception in the same place is a bad idea, but it really isn't. You could have the room flipped over from ceremony to reception ... or have the room already set for reception to save time. No matter how you do it, it can still be an amazing wedding day. And saves you money.   Having a all in one wedding, mean not having to rent car's or limousines all day to take you from place to place.

3) Hand'Me Down
      Yes ladies and gentleman, Hand'me Downs. Maybe someone you know has gotten married and still have left over wedding decorations, maybe favors that didn't get used anything that can be used and tie into your big day. This saves money and time. It also let's your friends really be apart of your day. 

4) Gifted Us Please
      Friends and family spent so much money on wedding gifts, bridal shower gifts, engagement party gifts and so on. So how about they gift you something, you could really use for your wedding. So if you have a friend that can really cook, then see if they are willing to gift catering for  your wedding or rehearsal dinner. Or if you have someone that are good at making things, then see they can gift you, your centerpieces, or favors.

5) Keep It Small
     We as brides, want to share our big days with everyone one we can. However bigger isn't always better. When planning your wedding, remember that this day is a step to the marriage and that's what's more important ..  You really only need yourself and a few close friends and family. People who have been around for you and your relationship. And want to really see you both happy within the marriage.  You don't need the girl who said you will never get married or the Guy who let you down, or the lady from next door.
  
You have to keep in mind when planning a wedding, that you have to go on with life when this day is over … and it's a way to have your day, your way without spending all the money you have saved.

Plus Size Brides

Being a plus sized woman myself, I know for some of us, we don't/didn't see marriage in the cards for us. The world has became good at making us feel like, weddings and even marriage is for smaller women.

Becoming a bride is a wonderful thing, and becoming a wife is even better. So when it comes to trying on and buying a wedding dress don't be afraid. Go out and have fun with it, don't over think it all. You don't want to become overwhelmed.

Their are a lot more dresses  to pick from now, then it was years ago. Love the skin your in and enjoy that day of trying on your wedding dress. Plus size or not, every woman should feel special when it comes to this important moment. I have placed some dresses at the end of this blog for my plus sized 'Divas'

Our Disney Vow Renewal! (Plans in the making)

Well the Mr and I have plans on renewing our wedding vows. This time around it will be really small and out of the USA. We are planning and saving for this Disney Cruise Wedding Collection.  With this collection we, will be going to The Western Caribbean for 7 days. Our wedding will be on Disneys private tropical island 'Castaway Cay' . I am so happy we will be doing this, because it's what I wanted the first time around but I didn't want, any family or friends left out. So my loving husband is going out of his way to give me my dream wedding. We were going to do it sooner then later but after doing all that math, we need to save up, and plan out who to invite and give them time, to also save. So our plan is the 5th or 6th year wedding anniversary. That gives us time to save and also something big to look forward too. Here are some amazing photos.

The Winter Wedding

Winter just sings happy times. It's the times for the hoildays and people just seems so much more happier. So this is one of the best times of the year to get married and have a big winter wedding . In the winter, we see a lot of slivers, whites, golds, and blues. Also in a winter wedding most people try to keep it safe and simple, with the up lighting of the wedding colors, and lots and lots of candle lights. So if you have been thinking about, having a winter wedding, here are some pictures of winter weddings.I hope they give you some ideas

The yellow and blue wedding

The yellow and blue wedding trend, is one of the better trends. Not a lot of people would put the colors together on the big day. But for the ones that do.. great pick

Taking his name

Why, in 2013, does getting married mean giving up the most basic marker of your identity?" asks Jill Filipovic in the Guardian today. "And if family unity is so important, why don't men ever change their names?"

A name change can be a powerful move if you're renaming yourself in a way that gives you more agency — maybe you want to change your gender presentation, or maybe you just hate the name your parents chose for you back when you had no say in the matter. But studies show that more than 90% of women still change their names when they get married and 50% of Americans think you should be legally required to take your husband's name. Isn't it 2013? Filipovic writes:

That is fundamentally why I oppose changing your name (and why I look forward to the wider legalization of same-sex marriage, which in addition to just being good and right, will challenge the idea that there are naturally different roles for men and women within the marital unit). Identities matter, and the words we put on things are part of how we make them real. There's a power in naming that feminists and social justice activists have long highlighted. Putting a word to the most obvious social dynamics is the first step toward ending inequality. Words like "sexism" and "racism" make clear that different treatment based on sex or race is something other than the natural state of things; the invention of the term "Ms" shed light on the fact that men simply existed in the world while women were identified based on their marital status.

Your name is your identity. The term for you is what situates you in the world. The cultural assumption that women will change their names upon marriage – the assumption that we'll even think about it, and be in a position where we make a "choice" of whether to keep our names or take our husbands' – cannot be without consequence. Part of how our brains function and make sense of a vast and confusing universe is by naming and categorizing. When women see our names as temporary or not really ours, and when we understand that part of being a woman is subsuming your own identity into our husband's, that impacts our perception of ourselves and our role in the world. It lessens the belief that our existence is valuable unto itself, and that as individuals we are already whole. It disassociates us from ourselves, and feeds into a female understanding of self as relational – we are not simply who we are, we are defined by our role as someone's wife or mother or daughter or sister.

My mom kept her last name and never fails to roll her eyes whenever she's addressed as Mrs. Baker. Her last name is actually part of my full name, on my birth certificate (which is Kaitlin Jennifer Molly Lackman Baker, because my parents are insane), so it wouldn't completely fade away when she and her sister got married. I never even considered the possibility of being a stay-at-home mom because my mother worked full-time, and that's probably why I never even considered the possibility of changing my last name under any circumstances, either. It's always bothered me that some women feel getting married necessitates giving that part of yourself up; it seems so archaic.

But perhaps I'm particularly attached to my name because it's my byline, my professional identity. I don't think it's anti-feminist to change your name for your partner, but I'd like to move past the (incredibly heteronormative) assumptions that of course the woman should change her last name, of course the kids should take the man's surname, and of course a woman is a shitty wife if she's not willing to alter the way she's thought of herself throughout her entire life.
(http://jezebel.com/5989279/why-do-most-women-still-take-their-husbands-last-name) After  reading the above article I don't feel bad, for taking my time on changing my name. I have had people come for me, because I didn't jump to lose my last name. Taking someone's name is deep, you are taking apart of yourself away. And yes you can get it back if anything goes wrong with your marriage, but after everything you may have went through, why do through it. So I guess before running out to change your name, make sure your 100% sure you want to make that move.

Wedding Color Trend Of The Day( Tangerine Tanga and Hot Pink)

Tangerine Tanga and Hot Pink wedding colors is number 2, on the list of 2013 trends.
The two color's work really well together, the give and take of the colors makes for a really unique style of wedding.