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Top 2020 Spring Bridal Dress Trends

July 17, 2019 by aaadmin Leave a Comment

Hello to all of our beautiful brides!

If you are planning a wedding next year, the time is ticking. As such, we are starting to take a look at the spring bridal trends in 2020. Typically in fashion, spring is a perfect opportunity to experiment with new fun details. While our look here at A&A always remains classic and sophisticated, we always love to interpret trends in a timeless style. Take a look at some of our favorite trends coming out in spring 2020. As usual, send us a message and let us know what you like most!

4 Reasons Why You Don’t Have to Feel Guilty About Having a Destination Wedding

February 13, 2019 by aaadmin Leave a Comment

Source: Martha Stewart Weddings

The first stages of planning a destination wedding go something like this: After weeks of debate with your fiancé, you settle on a location you’re both excited about. Then, you start shopping the idea of a destination wedding around to friends and family, getting a feel for which guests will be able to attend and which won’t. And finally, you’re overwhelmed with the data you’ve collected that runs the gamut of responses from totally enthusiastic to totally discouraging. Here’s the thing: You shouldn’t have to feel bad about having a destination wedding. The people you love who want to be there will find a way, and those who can’t swing it will come up with another way to celebrate your love.

Here, more reasons why you don’t have to feel guilty about planning a destination wedding if that’s what you really want.

This wedding is about the two of you, and who you are as a couple.

As much as people will try to convince you to have a certain type or style of wedding, your wedding is really meant to be a celebration of who you are as a couple. If you both love to travel and explore far-off places, it only makes sense that you’d have an adventurous destination wedding. Celebrate that, because this traveling phase of your life may not last forever. [Read more…] about 4 Reasons Why You Don’t Have to Feel Guilty About Having a Destination Wedding

Who’s Responsible for Hosting the Post-Wedding Brunch?

February 7, 2019 by aaadmin Leave a Comment

Source: Martha Stewart Weddings

The post-wedding, or morning-after, brunch is a nice way to end the wedding festivities. It’s especially popular at weekend-long and destination weddings since guests are already staying over. The brunch gives everyone time to chat in an informal setting, and this event can be held anywhere from a family member’s backyard to the café at the hotel where everyone’s staying. [Read more…] about Who’s Responsible for Hosting the Post-Wedding Brunch?

The First 10 Things You Need to Do Right After You Get Engaged

January 9, 2019 by aaadmin Leave a Comment

Source: Martha Stewart Weddings

Celebrate!

You said “yes!”—and now it’s time to Instagram a ring selfie to let all of your friends (er, followers) know you’re officially engaged, right? Not so fast! Before you start spreading the news over social media or freaking out over wedding-planning checklists, here’s what you need to do first.

Before you tell your family and friends, take a moment with your newly minted fiancé! Head to your favorite bar for a glass of Champagne, or if your partner thought ahead, pop that bottle of bubbly he brought along in anticipation of a “yes!” You’ll get caught up in wedding planning soon, so savor this time before you let everyone else in on your good news. [Read more…] about The First 10 Things You Need to Do Right After You Get Engaged

6 Wedding Gifts No Couple Wants to Receive

October 17, 2018 by aaadmin Leave a Comment

Source: Martha Stewart Weddings

The anticipation when you start to open a wedding gift is high: Will the contents of the box be that deluxe coffeemaker that brews lattes and espressos you registered for, or could it hold the gorgeous stand mixer you loved the moment you saw it in the store? The box is open, the tissue paper unfolded, and you lift out the gift: It’s…an electric cheese grater. What? Why? You don’t come across as a person who needs voltage to grate her Parmesan. But bad gifts happen all the time, so be prepared for what lies ahead. Here are more presents that are generally unwelcome.

Anything that’s not on the registry.

Why veer off to the Land of Non-Registry Gifts, where the temptation to buy odd appliances and statues of farm animals is as strong as an ocean current? Buying a gift from the bride and groom’s registry is the way to go. It’s easy, it’s quick, and it’s a guaranteed winner. They picked out some items they really, really like, put together a list, and told people about it. Gift buying couldn’t be easier.

Something that suits the giver but not the couple.

Monogrammed towels are lovely but very traditional. So are crystal candlesticks and fine china. But if the couple has a very informal lifestyle where personal lettering and shiny things are of no interest, the gift giver is better off getting them the wind-surfing lessons they registered for instead.

Re-gifted items.

Oh yeah, it happens. There are brides and grooms who’ve found a “Merry Christmas, Judy” tag stuck to a box of napkin rings or a toaster in a yellowed box that looks like it’d been sitting in the basement for years. Everyone likes to save a buck but giving someone a gift you’ve rejected is just wrong.

“Cute” his-and-hers gifts.

If an engaged couple truly wanted matching aprons or bathrobes, they would’ve registered for them.

Artwork.

Surprised by this one? The reason it ranks as a worst gift is because no one is gifting a Matisse or Warhol—the newlyweds are more likely to get a kitschy painting of kittens dressed as pirates. Unless the gift-giver knows the taste of the couple extremely well, they need to step away from the wall art.

A bounced check.

This gift is just as embarrassing for the couple

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