GIVEAWAY: Beverly Hills Weddings Personalized Wedding Magazine

May 3, 2015

Sponsored with love, by Beverly Hills Weddings

Wedding albums have been around since far before I began working in the wedding industry, and to this day, remain one of my top priorities to put on my couples' to do lists. While photos are great and all couples look through them over and over again for weeks after they come out, not much happens with them after that, unless some household prints or canvas prints are made.

But what about your guests?

Believe it or not, your guests LOVE to look back on your wedding day - the fun, the memories, the love. Your grandparents, aunt and uncle, and parents are especially fond of these memories and to this day, I still get family and friends sending me quick texts saying "I just watched your wedding video again and I am in tears!" Believe it or not, some of my wedding guests have looked at my photos and watched our wedding video far more times than we have...thanks to Facebook!

So while Facebook and Instagram are just fabulous, I was so beyond excited when I discovered the most AMAZING keepsake for all of your wedding guests!

A personalized wedding magazine from Beverly Hills Weddings.

Sample Bride + Groom Magazine

How cool is that?? A wedding magazine personalized with wedding photos, memories, and a way for your family and friends to remember the love they all felt on your big day.

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And because we are so excited about this, we are doing a GIVEAWAY!

The Giveaway

All of you have the chance to win the Enchanted Wedding Custom Magazine, which is a $3,999 value!

How To Win

You have not one, not two, not three, but FOUR chances to win! You will receive one entry per social media site:

Option 1 // Instagram

1. Post this photo on your personal Instagram profile (must be public)
2. Tag @theoverwhelmedbride
3. Hashtag #beverlyhillsweddings so we can track your entry!

Option 2 // Twitter

1. Tag @theoverwhelmedbride and @romantique
2. Include your wedding day in your tweet
3. Hashtag #theoverwhelmedbride so we can track your entry!

Option 3 // Facebook

1. Share the URL to this post on your Facebook page (must be public)
2. Tag @The Overwhelmed Bride and @Hopelessly Romantic Media Productions
3. Hashtag #theoverwhelmedbride so we can track your entry!

Option 4 // Comment Below

Comment below with your name and wedding date!

Bonus Entries

Have your family and friends, bridesmaids and groomsmen, enter to win too! The more entries you have, the better chance you have at winning :)

Good Luck!

Contest ends on Sunday May 10, 2015 at midnight PST

Today on The Bridal Boutique: Bridesmaid Proposal Cards by Team Bride Apparel

May 1, 2015

Looking for a great way to “propose” to your bridesmaids? This week on the Bridal Boutique we’re featuring these sweet cards for your bridesmaids. This is a great way to ask the important ladies in your life to stand beside you because there’s no one else you’d rather be with on your special day. These cards are from Team Bride Apparel so go check out their website and follow them on social media for more bridesmaid proposal inspiration!

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bridesmaid proposal by team bride apparel

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If you have any comments, feedback, or even suggestions for products, please feel free to contact us at meredith@theoverwhelmedbride.com

The Top 3 Tips Every Bride-to-Be Needs to Follow

April 28, 2015

Written with love, by Anali Ortega (Get the Gown)

At the beginning of wedding planning everything is all fun, games, and excitement. Looking at your ring gives you chills, bridal magazines cannot come to your door fast enough, and all the potential ideas for your wedding are just too much fun to actually make a decision. Booking the bigger stuff is the easy part, though it often gives the false idea that you’re “pretty much done” and you just have the little things to take care of, which actually happen to be the hardest.

In the months leading up to the wedding, the excitement begins to wear down and most brides just want to “get it over with” and move on to the next big thing in their lives. That’s a natural feeling, but we can’t help but think it is a little sad for such a joyous occasion to bring negative feelings to these happy couples.

The truth is that everyone has lives outside of wedding planning and while this would be a wonderful world if we could simply be surrounded by cake, flowers, and tulle (the non-itchy kind!) 24/7, that is sadly not the case. When it comes down to real life, we simply need to learn to how to balance everything on our plate, regardless of how much we would like to just forget about some of those responsibilities or focus more on some of the fun priorities. We need to remember that we should enjoy the planning of this day because it will be over and done with forever in only a few hours, while the rest of our lives will be waiting for us when the wedding passes.

In hopes of helping you keep the “nearing-the-date” planning times enjoyable, here are our top three tips to staying calm, cool, and collected.

1. Focus on the End Goal

Determine what you want out of your wedding day (besides, you know, marrying your spouse) and focus on it. There will be things you can’t get to or that are out of your control and when it comes to those, there is no use in stressing yourself out. In short, don’t sweat what you can’t fix because at the end of the day most brides can honestly say “it was perfect!” The truth is that you will remember the positive feelings and forget about the small stuff.

2. Take care of yourself!

Eat right, exercise, and have some fun. It is as simple as that! The last thing you want is to be fighting some illness on the day of your wedding, or even worse, on that wonderful honeymoon you have planned. Beyond thinking about looking good on your wedding day, take care of yourself for the life that is waiting for you after the wedding. After all, what makes you look your best on the day is the huge smile you sport as you walk down the aisle and the happiness that you, the couple, radiate throughout the night.

3. Live Your Life

The rest of your life will still be there when the wedding is over and you will have to deal with any repercussions of things you ignored for months. Continue your relationships as always; go to girls’ nights, your weekly movie date with your beau, family Sunday dinners, and work happy hours. The people in your life are excited about your wedding, but this doesn't mean it’ll be their priority for months before it.

I can guarantee you that your guests won’t miss that the card box does not have that perfect bow you envisioned and no one will notice if your bridesmaids’ dresses are slightly off in color. After all, outside of the marriage ritual, the wedding is really just one big, awesome party and anyone can have fun at a party as long as the hosts are gracious.