
Some of the best traditions have many years behind them. You’re familiar with this one I’m sure: “Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue and a silver sixpence in her shoe.”
Join the Dallas Bridal Show, on Jan. 28 and 29, in celebrating its 23 years of tradition in bringing together the best of the local wedding exhibitors and making those brides blush with the delight of it all.
On Tuesday night 129 Leslie, a new event space in the Dallas Design District, was filled with women strutting their stuff in a high-end bridal fashion show benefiting the fight against breast cancer. The models, fierce enough to make any bride blush, consisted of stunning wedding vendors that donned beautiful gowns in the midst of an audience sipping wine and champagne. The Texas Wedding Guide is elated and honored to have been a media sponsor for the Pink Pride Brides Fashion Show benefiting The Bridge Breast Cancer Network.

With the resurgence of the "green" movement being evident in most areas of our life: emissions, interior design, fashion design, electricity, electronics, food production, water conservation and paper consumption, it has now trickled down to weddings. Of course, when one thinks of an environmentally friendly wedding, they may think it will hinder their ability to have a glamorous and bountiful affair. By changing little things from recycled stationary Save-The-Dates to having a wedding outdoors (to save on electricity), there are many ways a wedding can be a little greener without having to compromise its entire aesthetic.
With hectic planning schedules, dress fittings, alterations, meetings, thematic inspiration, stationary ideas, save-the-dates and a never-ending "To Do" List it seems to be harder and harder to plan a wedding when you do not know where to begin. Unveiled, the ultimate wedding planning event of the season, is coming to Dallas on a couple of weeks to inform brides of elegant and chic trends and up-and-coming fashion and accessories. Currently the Texas Wedding Guide is taking part in informing brides about an exclusive special where you purchase one ticket and get the other free. If you are needing last-minute inspiration or just want to prepare yourself for the planning phase and expose yourself to the gorgeous trends coming to weddings next year, Unveiled is the event to attend.

Royal purple and green are two colors that can make an event seem regal and naturistic at the same time. Royal purples and deep greens have been known to be used in royal courtship and, in interior design, have been known to make a room seem more majestic. In complete contrast, these two colors, when used in florals can give off a serene, environmental and organic feel. With florals by Signature Productions, Christine and Brandon's wedding at La Buena Vida Vineyards (in Spanish means "The Good Life" Vineyards) highlighted the deep purples and burgandies naturally found in wine, which metaphorically can also symbolize the amorous, all encompassing love they have for one another. Imagery was provided by Phase 3 Photography. Shenanigans Weddings & Events, their event planner, discusses the beauty of this wedding after the cut.


A miniature pink silk ribbon gracing the upper right corner of a blouse, an endless sea of ladies running a 5K mile run in pink tracksuits, or donning a pink fitted cocktail dress at an event to honor breast cancer awareness are several ways pink will be a prominent color this month. October is breast cancer awareness month and with an abundance of charitable causes going on this month, The Texas Wedding Guide is not only elated but truly honored to support Pink Pride Brides- Bridal Fashion for a Cause. It is a charity event that is a network opportunity for vendors as well as a fun cocktail event for brides, their friends and any one wanting to support the fight against breast cancer.
According to Shenanigan's Weddings and Events, a wedding planner exists to "help you pull all the pieces together and create your vision of your wedding day," and allows you to "enjoy a stress-free engagement." (Brilliant, right?) Hiring a wedding planner may the way to go if you would rather expend your more positive energies pouring into wedding day details, than to get caught up in the whirlwind of stress and its consequences. However, including a planner into the mix of involvement can be daunting if you feel less-than confident about the relationship you are forming with the person responsible for your dream come true.