When we first started dreaming about and planning our wedding, sticking to a budget that would allow us to have a fantastic event without draining our savings and that of my parents who are graciously contributing 2/3 of the budget was a priority. With that priority in mind, I put my MBA to the test and started hashing out a …

I have three adorable nephews that I wanted to be a part of the wedding, since I have three sweet little girls on my side of the family so I thought it would be perfect for each little girl to be escorted by a little boy! When I went to India to shop I had a specific idea in mind …

Indian weddings are not the easiest to follow if you aren’t familiar with the customs and the meanings behind them.

I checked with a few places about creating programs for us but unfortunately they were all out of our budget. A quick trip to the paper aisle in Office Max and inspiration struck. I bought regular creme resume paper and vellum …

My grandmother is the eldest of 8 sisters and 2 brothers and my wedding was a chance for 9 out of 10 of those siblings to get together! The picture above is all 8 sisters together for the first time since my grandmother got married! Can you imagine?? With my great grandparents passing away in the last year all of …

The name garba comes from the Sanskrit term Garba Deep. Garba, when translated, most closely resembles the English preposition inside, and Deep is a small earthenware lamp. For this reason, many traditional garbas are performed around a central lit lamp. Traditionally, either the lamp (the Garba Deep), or an image of Amba is placed in the middle of the concentric …

Our wedding festivities started off with a henna night for all of our family. Traditionally a henna night consists of the bride and her female family members and friends getting their hands painted and just hanging out. We however wanted to take this opportunity for both families to meet and mingle so that the rest of the functions would be …

So the first step of planning a wedding is of course the invitations. For us instead of having the same invitation the guy and the girl actually have different invitations. Since I made the trip to India to shop for the wedding I got to pick out both of them, which was actually a lot harder then it seems since …

We’re so happy to bring guest blogger Aartee to EAD this week to give us a wrapup of her gorgeous Indian wedding!  Let’s let her introduce herself, shall we?

Can I just start off by saying how excited I am to be blogging here! I love Elizabeth Anne Designs and all the great ideas that can be found here. My name …

When I first asked M home to meet my family, I knew I had to introduce him to the wonders of the Thousand Islands as he grew up in the far corner of the state where they are about as landlocked as once can get. Up here, life revolves around boating, fishing, waterskiing and sailing in the summer months. This …

If you’re looking for bridal inspiration, we have the event for you! Xochitl from Always a Bridesmaid emailed us with yet another fun event.

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Lisa Hoffman of CeCi, Sylvia Weinstock of Sylvia Weinstock Cakes and Thomas Preti from Thomas Preti Catering will all be taking part of a bridal inspiration panel discussion in addition to Josh Friedman, owner of …

Caitlin and Evan had a gorgeous and classic New York fall wedding.  They were married at the Skaneateles Country Club in Finger Lakes, NY and Luke Walker captured the event with his usual fabulous eye!

This couple is so down to earth and fun.  If you have rain on your wedding day – go with it!  Look how cute Caitlin’s boots are with …

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Oh the deliciousness of a bride in Central Park…