• Resources

    slide5Need a photographer? Wedding planner? Caterer? Then why not choose the best. Our resource database is full of the best in the wedding industry. Photo by Photography by Melisa. Click here for more information.

  • Idea Gallery

    slide4The best source for wedding ideas is other brides. Here you can see what other local brides have done for their wedding including floral, decor, hair and attire. Already married? Upload your photos and share with other brides your wedding pictures and share the love. Photo Photography by Melisa. Click here for more ideas.

  • Prizes and Contests

    slide3Want to win tons of great prizes just for showing up? Then come to the 2010 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Bridal Show and you and your finance could be the lucky couple chosen to receive the Ultimate Wedding Giveaway package worth more than $5,000. The package includes photography, invitations, tuxedoes and more. You could also enter for a chance to play the Nearly Newlywed Game or take a dive in the Cake Dive. Click here for more information.

  • Bridal Shows

    slide1If you are engaged, don’t miss the 2010 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Bridal show taking place Sunday, January 17 at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock. Tickets are only $5 in advance and $7 at the door. Plan your wedding in one afternoon with 200 vendor booths at this year’s show. Enter contests, register to win tons of great prizes and don’t miss the fashion show. Click here for more information.

  • Bridal Planner

    plannerslideThe Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Bridal Planner is a glossy, spiral-bound book that is filled with resources for planning everything from the perfect shower to the perfect honeymoon. Timelines, tips, articles, directory of services and local advertising work together to make the Bridal Planner an invaluable resource and keepsake for engaged couples. Click here for more information.

  • Engagements

    slide2The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette publishes engagement and wedding announcements in the High Profile section in the Sunday edition of the paper. What better way to archive your engagement or wedding than to provide us this information for publication. This is a free service. The Bridal Community Web site also displays all the engagement photos and wedding photos we receive for family and friends to see. Photo by Photography by Melisa. Click here to register.

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If the shoe fits…

December 22nd, 2009 | Uncategorized | Norma | No Comments

bootssmall…it’s ok to make them wear it. Just don’t make them wear it all night.

My friend was a bridesmaid last week. A few weeks before the wedding, I was at her house eating lunch. There on the kitchen table was shoe box, and she happened to catch me glancing at it.

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Essential guide to planning

December 14th, 2009 | Blogs | Tabitha | 2 Comments

bplannerthumbWhen I got married five years ago, I have to admit I was lost. I spent hours looking at national wedding publications and on national Web sites, but there was almost TOO MUCH information.

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Using technology to announce engagement

December 2nd, 2009 | Blogs | Tabitha | 1 Comment

facebookblogthumbWhen Chelsea Clinton got engaged, she sent out a mass e-mail to her friends announcing her engagement. My friend at work posted a picture of her new ring on Facebook to announce to the world, “I’m getting married.”

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No children allowed

November 30th, 2009 | Blogs | Tabitha | 6 Comments

nochildrenthumbI have seen a trend in the last few years that I find amusing. Weddings that don’t allow children to attend. They actually put it on the invitation.

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