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Maple Syrup

I just like the idea of having gallons of maple syrup at a wedding. You know those ugly chocolate fountains? Fill them with syrup, have mini waffles on a stick and fruit to dip into the syrup. Oh man. If I did this, I’d probably start eating before the ceremony and miss the ceremony because I’d be eating all the waffles for my guests. I better get a tux with an elastic waistband.

Pop Up Wedding Chapels

A new trend in the wedding industry is to have small chapels popping up in public spaces. One in Brooklyn is sponsored by Martha Stewart. You get space for 20 guests, some cake, a minister, and the works for only $500. I like the idea. Rather than head off to Vegas, stay in NYC and at least get some cake. Have you noticed how no Vegas wedding seems to include cake? You never see pictures of cake or Elvis singing near a cake. There’s never a cake. That’s always bugged me.

12 tips for a frugal wedding

And most of the ideas evolve down to having your friends do stuff for you for free. That’s actually what most frugal wedding websites and ideas are about. You get your friends to take pictures for free. You get them to bake a cake. You get them to arrange your flowers. It’s all about using connections and hoping your friends are crafty. But what if you don’t have crafty friends? What if all your friends can only hook you up with new pop culture gossip? Then a lot of these ideas won’t work for you.

youbuymywedding

Jack and Jill parties have now hit the internet and it saves you the time and effort of actually throwing a party for your friends. I’ve never liked the idea of a Jack and Jill party (and it must be a regional thing because I never heard of it before I got to the North East) mostly because I’m against begging my guests for money to come to my wedding. But there are plenty of people who do it and if you need money, you need money. Sites like youbuymywedding exist to not really help anyone – they’re there to make a quick buck on weddings which are fairly recession proof right now. If you want a wedding you can’t afford, you should do the traditional thing which is charge it and hope your guests give you items you can return for cash. It’s the American way.

Who thought of Crocs as a good wedding favor idea? Oh. One of the biggest entertainment producer in Mexico’s little girl thought that. Great.

A WHOLE BASKET?!!

To be fair, the bride didn’t actually wear them but she did offer them to her wedding party. She wore sandals while everyone else wore hideous shoes. How perfectly passive aggressive of her. You can already hear how that conversation to her bridesmaids went. “Oh, your feet will be sore from standing in your very high heeled shoes that I made you buy. Here. Wear some crocs during the reception!” And since it is her special day, all the bridesmaids did exactly that. Such an epic fail. Don’t do this.

Bridesmaids out there, if you’re going to wear high heeled shoes that you know will kill your feet after awhile, have your date bring a pair of ballet flats and hold them for you during the ceremony. Or sneak some in your purse and have him/her/them hold your purse for you. You already have to wear the ugly dresses – don’t settle for ugly shoes. Stand up for yourselves! You’re a lovely person too.

And if you forget shoes, go barefoot. I’d rather see cracked cuticles than white crocs. Ugh ugh ugh.

This one is for all your NYC brides out there who still need a dress.

Housing Works, the expensive thrift store on 23rd Street between 3rd and 2nd, is having a huge bridal sale. A lot of expensive designer wedding gowns are going to be on sale with huge discounts. Some dresses are 75% off. I walked by the place yesterday and the windows were filled with dresses. The sale officially starts tonight at 7. The first 50 brides in the door get a gift bag. There will be food, etc. It will be crazy. If you don’t mind waiting, stop by the place tomorrow. The sale will be happening then too. And there’s no cover to show up nor any need to make an appointment.

And they’ll have shoes too.

[via racked]