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Friday, 22 May 2009 |
Weekend weddings seem to be standard practice, and with most people's schedule's it is usually the only way they can be held to insure that everyone can attend. However, I have found that with smaller weddings it IS possible to hold a mid-week wedding. Don't get me wrong, I am not suggesting that you hold your wedding on a Monday or a Tuesday and Wednesday might be pushing it, but Thursday or Friday is a defiante possibility.
There are many benefits to having your wedding on one of this "off" days. Quite often the wedding vendors, halls, chapels, lodging, etc. are not as busy or as booked. This gives you an opportunity to negotiate lower rates on the things that you need for your wedding.Granted some rates are carved in stone, but that stone is getting a little softer in this slow economy.
To really make this happen you have to do all of your homework. Plan your wedding as if you were having a weekend wedding, then look at how you can modify it to accomodate the "off" day. Most things will stay the same, the biggest thing you will want to look at is the time of day. When you are holding it on a weekday you may want to plan the ceremony for late afternoon or early evening, be sure to account for the dinner hour!
Once you have everything planned out, contact the facility where you plan to have the ceremony and the reception to see if they can accomodate you. Once you have the wedding location taken care of, you can work on florist, transportation and so on. To negotiate lower rates for your wedding services, make sure that you know what the vendors weekend rate is and negotiate from there. Depending on the vendor you may be able to reduce your bill by anywhere from 10-20%.
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Tweet Tweet can you hear the Twitter |
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Tuesday, 19 May 2009 |
No, this post isn't about a dove release. We are now on Twitter!
I invite you to follow us http://twitter.com/mibride and we will be posting information on updates to the website, quick bridal tips, information on Michigan weddings as well as some special offers. We are currently working on developing accounts on other social media platforms out there such as Facebook and will let you know when we are there.
Think we should be somewhere else? Feel free to contact us and let us know about the best places to hang out on the web. Your suggestions are always welcome.
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Monday, 18 May 2009 |
We would like to appologize right now for any issues with the Michigan Bride website over the next 2 months. Our site is now a couple of years old and it is time to do some upgrades. It is our sincere hope that the changes will not negatively impact your experience as you plan your Michigan wedding.
While we make the changes we are still open to your suggestions. We have a fairly basic goal:" Provide the most comprehensive directory of wedding/bridal related businesses to assist brides in planning their Michigan wedding". There are several other websites out there that provide different web tools for wedding planning, and we will offer some as the site develops, but we do not want that to distract us from our goal.
If you are a wedding related business, or know of one, please encourage them to get their free listing. The more complete the directory, the easier it will be for brides to have a one stop source in finding services to make that day as special as possible.
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Friday, 15 May 2009 |
If you are looking for a book to help you relieve the tension of planning your Michigan Wedding, I want to suggest Weddings of the Times: A Parody (Kasper Hauser Comedy Group) .
You are cordially invited to celebrate
A Parody of
The New York Times
Wedding Announcements
by
Kasper Hauser
Along with fully illustrated guides to:
Wedding-night sex,
Honeymoon hot spots,
Formalwear malfunctions,
and much, much more.
At four o’clock in the Afternoon.
Or is it three o’clock?
Didn’t you bring the invitation?
Huh? Where the hell is the turnoff?
Back there. I think I saw a paper plate and some balloons.
What's wrong?
I just need to eat something. I'm fine.
Remind me how we know these people?
“In this collection, Kasper Hauser reminds us that a wedding announcement is a window into the most goofball daydream a couple can have about itself.... These are not parodies, but little human stories, full of want and hope, even when they involve falconry.”
---from the foreword by John Hodgman
Weddings of the Times: A Parody (Kasper Hauser Comedy Group)
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Friday, 15 May 2009 |
Vegas has Drive-Thru weddings. Michigan has Drive-In Wedding. While thinking about various places that people might get married, this one had not crossed my mind. This Michigan wedding was held at the Cherry Bowl Drive-In! I find it interesting that the two movies playing are "Monsters vs. Aliens" and "Fast & Furious". Hopefully neither of those are how their marriage is going to turn out! Read the rest of the story here.
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