Week-End Wedding Resources: July, 3rd 2020

Weddings are finally happening! And what better occasion to celebrate your happiest day than the Fourth of July weekend? From elopements to minimonies, micro weddings, and backyard weddings, intimate weddings are à la mode! And if you’re planning to get married this weekend, you could add some surprise elements into your wedding that are oh-so-Americana! The Independence Day weekend has been a favorite for weddings since ages, and celebrity couples like Mila Kunis-Ashton Kutcher and Julia Roberts-Danny Moder added some Hollywood glam to this list. 

There are so many ways in which you can add your American pride to your wedding. Incorporating the color palette or the stars and stripes into your wedding elements such as wedding decor, wedding cake, escort cards, floral bridal crown, backyard games, festive drinks, and desserts. You could even give your wedding attire an Americana twist by adding a thematic bowtie or red hot stilettos! As it is, your wedding’s gonna be memorable for everyone considering the pandemic inflicted year that we’ve had, why not make it even more vibrantly memorable? And your wedding photography will turn out to be a treasure, for generations to come! 

Now, with that little inducement of excitement, let’s move on to the reason we’re here - to bring you your weekly potion of wedding resources. Whether you plan to have your wedding in the coming year(s) or well within the boundaries of 2020, this month, or this very weekend (!!), it’s supposed to be the biggest celebration of your life. And we are there to support you in every way we can. Bringing you some more wedding inspiration this week, we aim at easing your tough times while planning your wedding during COVID-19. Read on to explore some fascinating wedding ideas and fall in love with love, a little more, with some uber-romantic proposals!   

A backyard wedding. Intimate. Cozy. Private. Bustling with people who mean the world to you. Your doggo runs around, trying to figure out what’s going on, not realizing that he’s so lucky as he gets to witness your happiest day. Or is the other way around, maybe you are the lucky one being able to have your little buddy attend your wedding? The house where you grew up bears a smiling vibe all around. The hanging DIY photo frames, string lights, and floral arrangements hanging from trees set the perfect backdrop for a super personalized wedding. As the dusk falls, the ceiling of lights that you’ve designed lights up looking extraordinarily dreamy under a blanket of dark skies. And why should your wedding dress be any less than the ambiance? Your bridal dress should be carefully chosen keeping in mind the temperatures and comfort while being every bit of chic and drop-dead-gorgeous! Here’s a list of the chic-est dresses that are ideal for an intimate backyard wedding. 

23 Chic and Casual Dresses for a Backyard Wedding

Via Brides

2020 has ensured that we must always have our Plan Bs in place. The coronavirus pandemic has taught us all that things can change overnight. From the smallest little party to a big fat wedding! However, in the future world where everything is free of COVID-19 and it’s all beautiful and merry, let’s not take our backup plans for granted. Things can still not turn up the way they were supposed to leaving you with no choice but to embrace your Plan B. In those scenarios, it’s ok to feel a little disappointed but not much! You gotta make sure that your Plan B is exciting and a close second to its counterpart A. Martha Stewart Weddings has compiled a comprehensive list of all those ways in which you can end up loving every bit of your Plan Bs. From being weather-friendly to budget-friendly, these ways sure will make you fall in love with all your wedding moments without a thought of ‘why did it have to happen to me!?’ 

Expert-Approved Ways to Ensure You Love Your Backup Plan

Via Martha Stewart Weddings 

Our hearts go out to all the brides waiting for their happiest day to happen. After much excitement and planning, things had just begun to gather together, but soon gained fluidity and slipped right out of their hands. And just when they needed a shoulder to cry on, everyone was asked to stay away from each other. Well, that’s social distancing alright, but that’s what it sounds to the bride who is already going through a rough patch. If your bestie happens to be a bride, now is the most important time to be around her. To support her with all that she’s going through. And listening to her sullen conversations can give you a big reason to cheer her up, after all, all this mess is not her fault! Make her feel loved, important, and treasured by sending her some sweet-somethings. From a bottle of wine to a spa experience at home, you don’t know how far that can go to bring a smile on her face! 

7 Sweet Things To Do For Your Bride Bestie (While Still Social Distancing)

Via Bridal Musings

Well, are you one of those couples who’ve had to postpone their wedding to 2021 because of this pandemic? We know how you’re feeling - the excitement has been overshadowed by the uncertainty, replanning, and double the efforts. Nevertheless, there is light at the end of the tunnel and from what we can see, the tunnel isn’t that long anymore. However, there’s still a lot of planning during this journey that needs to be done, from change-the-date invites to booking or rebooking your wedding venue, from a changed guest list to transition to a different wedding color palette. Some fundamental points that must be kept in mind while planning for a (postponed) 2021 wedding have been beautifully listed by WeddingWire. Read through to get a fair idea of what lies ahead. 

8 Things to Do If You Moved Your Wedding to 2021

Via WeddingWire

So you are planning to ask your guests for cash instead of gifts for your wedding? And did you just mention that on the wedding invite? Oops! That’s a big no-no! If you haven’t, you can thank us later! Well, whether you need money for a pending home project or simply want to avoid duplication of gifts and wastage of money, there are ways in which you can ask your guests to give money instead of tangible gifts, politely. Brides brings to you a number of ways in which you can do so without rubbing anyone off! Read on to explore more about them. 

How to Ask for Money Instead of Gifts for a Wedding

Via Brides

Finally, some swoon-worthy proposals that’ll make you fall in love with love! Coronavirus did not stop these couples from celebrating their love and making together-forever promises! From proposing on a quaint (but otherwise busy) street and a Zoom-proposal to proposing with a ring-pop and an oh-so-romantic Parisian proposal in Virginia, these couples show us what love exactly is. It’s not about waiting for a perfect moment, but it’s about making the moment perfect. We are crushing over these proposals and simply the fact that love wins. Always! So take a few deep breaths and be prepared to fall in love with the idea of love. It’s got us daydreaming already!

These Quarantine Marriage Proposals Prove That Love Always Wins

Via Brides

And with that love-note, we conclude that just as love happens, weddings will happen too. Maybe not now, maybe not how you imagined it, but the day you take your vows all the stress and anguish would be left behind you. It’ll be the best feeling in the world and all this anticipation will be absolutely worth it! We’ll be back with more wedding inspiration and love for you next week. Till then, feel our warm virtual hugs and enjoy your weekend. Happy Fourth of July everyone!