Author Archives: The Nearlywed

Bridesmaid Toasts 101

If you have the pleasure of acting as the maid-of-honor at your best friend or sister’s wedding, chances are you will have to come up with a toast (or two) at some point during the wedding. We feel you if public speaking isn’t your thing, but there are ways to make your speech short and …

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Bridal Beauty Finds

Bridal beauty regimens are some of the most popular topics of discussion in today’s world. You want to look your best on your big day. Luckily, the process doesn’t have to be too complicated. We want to make your bridal beauty routine as simple as possible. Today we wanted to highlight some of our favorite …

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4 Tips to Reserving Hotel Blocks for a Wedding

We don’t know about you, but it’s kind of freezing here in Houston! This has us thinking to warmer days ahead, like our great friend’s wedding this summer. She asked me what we did to book our hotel block – since many of our guests were coming from out-of-town, and I figured many of you …

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5 Tips for Newly Engaged Couples

The holidays are such a popular time of year to get engaged. If you are newly engaged (Congrats!), and new to our website, we wanted to start January off with some tips for our newly engaged couples out there. We have some must-read advice and some general words of wisdom. Planning a wedding can be …

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Top Bachelorette Party Destinations in the U.S. in 2018: St. Augustine

We are back today with our last installment for top bachelorette party destinations in the U.S. We’ve talked about the West Coast, Texas, Nola and today, we have some fun in the sunshine state in : St. Augustine, Florida. Why is this a top pick? Well, St. Augustine sits on the Atlantic coast of northeastern …

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