The nation’s largest bridal retailer continues to expand its omnichannel capabilities with a new purchase. David’s Bridal is acquiring Anomalie, a provider of digital wedding planning tools. Leslie Voorhees Means, co-founder and CEO of Anomalie, will join the company to lead the implementation of new strategic initiatives. She will report to Kelly Cook, chief marketing & IT officer of David’s Bridal. …
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Do we need to get going on our wedding planning?
My partner and I got engaged, officially, two weeks ago. We had started discussing our engagement and future marriage roughly six months ago. We are both big planners and appreciate joint efforts to make decisions together. We have a wonderful relationship and both work very hard for each other. Initially, we planned on getting engaged when we paid off the …
Read More »How Pilates Helped My Mental Health While Wedding Planning
“We’ll plan a fitting two weeks out from your big day,” spoke my tailor as he hung my wedding outfit on a hanger after our second fitting, six months out from my wedding this fall. “That way, we can account for any weight loss.” I walked onto a sunny side street of Manhattan and felt the initial impact of his …
Read More »Common Wedding Planning Stressors By MBTI Type
It’s probably one of the most important, most photographed, most blissful AND most stressful days of your life – your wedding day. And if you’re the one doing the wedding planning, chances are even for midsize elopements you’ve already put in hours of work and money. The good news is that when it comes to the stress of wedding planning, …
Read More »Planning or going to a wedding? 7 chic ideas from Long Island shops
Big weddings are back on trend now that Long Island couples can plan their trips down the aisle without a long list of unknowns leading the way. “It’s out of control,” Babylon-based celebrity wedding planner Michael Russo says of the wedding business now. Russo adds he’s seeing a new excitement at receptions too because people can feel free to socialize and party. …
Read More »Wedding planning on a budget as prices rise
PHOENIX — It’s the time of year when people are starting their wedding planning, but the demand is higher than ever for clothing, vendors, and venues. That’s because so many people have been postponing their big day because of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to The Knot, a wedding website and magazine, there will be 2.6 million weddings this year, compared …
Read More »I’m Wedding Planning With a Disability
Brides is committed to guiding ALL couples through not only their wedding planning journey, but through relationship milestones and ups and downs. Every love story is beautiful, has its own distinct history, and its own trials—there’s no relationship that looks the same. To celebrate that uniqueness, we’re asking couples to open up about their love story, for our latest column, …
Read More »Terrible Money Advice That Everyone Gives Women Planning a Wedding
When you buy through our links, Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more. Loading Something is loading. So you’re getting married — congratulations! Weddings are a time to celebrate, and bring together friends and family. However, they can often be an extravagant, expensive affair: The average cost of a wedding was $28,000 in 2019, according to a survey by …
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