Even if you're nervous, smile anyway. Think about how lucky you are to be marrying your soul mate. Looking scared makes people wonder if you're confident about your decision -- and makes them second-guess why they came out to support you in the first place.

As we start to finalize our day-of wedding timeline, I've been thinking more and more about our first look. My groom and I have decided to incorporate a first look into our big day and here are a handful of reasons why.

Throughout the year, a lot of soon-to-be married couples come to me for pre-wedding stress and anxiety. This stress can come very close to breaking up the engagement and open up family issues to the point where people go radio silent on each other.

the road to the altar is always a little bumpy, and that unfortunately means bridesmaid is more than likely a possibility.

The "your day" mentality surrounding the occasion may feel good at first, but it's important not to let the occasion become all about you. Planning the event should always come second to enjoying this time with your partner.

We asked three planners to work with a Big Day budget of $5,000. Here's how they toed the bottom line.

With Facebook Graph Search, which was announced earlier this year, you can use the power of your social connections to make planning your big day easier by harnessing their experience and recommendations, making your big day even more personal.

You're constantly looking at top wedding blogs, pinning has become your second job, and your wedding coordinator is on speed dial (or, if you don't have one, then you feel like you're ready to become one). But you can never fully anticipate the wedding day until (gulp) it's finally here.

The wedding is about the couple, but it's not only about the couple.

One of my biggest tips for budget-savvy brides is: BUY YOUR OWN WEDDING BOOZE. Wait, let's back up a bit — one of my biggest tips for budget-sav...

We've all been to a wedding where the flower girl tosses petals as she walks down the aisle. But she doesn't have to!

While buying a gown online is a growing trend, there are still some serious concerns that you must consider before taking the plunge.

Thursday March 14 is National Pi Day! To celebrate, we've pulled together some of our favorite ways to include pie in your wedding.

Some are annoying, pedantic or antiquated. Some just don't fit you and the person you're marrying.

If I told my bestie I spent $15,000 on a gown or $10,000 on linens, she'd konk my head between her palms like a set of cymbals.

Boudoir photo sessions are a fun idea for brides who want to flaunt their curves, give an unforgettable gift to their leading man, and who believe that confidence is sexy

You've already made the most important decision: Choosing who to marry! Now, it's time to bring your personal definition of "happily ever after" to life with one-of-a-kind details.

Let your venue set the tone for your big day look.

When a childhood friend thanked me for coming to his wedding this fall, he did so on Facebook. “Hey,” he said in a private message, “got you gif...

As a fresh year stretches before us, it's out with the old and in with the new, so if you're ringing in the New Year with sparkle on your finger, we'll continue to keep you on top of the trends with our annual coast-to coast survey of what's hot in weddings.

From color palettes to centerpieces to cakes, get tons of inspiration for a winter wedding. By: Kristen O'Gorman Klein, Bridal Guide blogger More f...

Your wedding is about you and your fiancé getting married and sharing your love and commitment with those around you. However, I personally feel that my guests' enjoyment is paramount to that experience.

When venue rules limit your use of wall art, turn to the stock and trade of the business seminar -- the art projector. With art projectors, any photograph or artistic design can be beamed onto a broad surface without the need to attach anything to the wall.

No one really warns you that after that magical minute-and-a-half where you and your partner decide to make a lifelong, legally-binding, love-based commitment, a whole mess of other people get involved. And they can really put a damper on things.

For the four years that my now-husband and I were dating, I heard all about my sister-in-law's huge, gorgeous wedding extravaganza, and I was afraid... very afraid.