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MRSTER ::{pronounced :: miss + ter} is an online magazine for same sex and hetero couples who are planning their wedding day. Yes, wedding day! Our goal is to provide smart ideas, valuable resources, allied vendors, real life experiences and true stories for couples of all backgrounds.

With our unique line up of contributors our posts will be filled with lots of personality and passion. So grab a blanket and your laptop and snuggle up to some blog-talk with Mrster.

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Tuesday
May112010

Tools for the Virgin Maid of Honor

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Guest Blogger :: Shannon

My maid of honor felt ill-equipped when fulfilling her MOH duties. Yes, let’s be real, they are duties, fun or not. As the bridal shower & bachelorette party dates approached, my MOH admitted, "I’ve never been an MOH before; I don’t know where to start." The first thing I thought was "Hello! Ask around, brainstorm with other bridesmaids…something!"

Was I really a bridezilla?? YES!

    

 

Two months after the wedding, I finally asked her, "How could I have helped you feel more prepared as my MOH?" It took seconds for us to come up with something so simple…I thought back to a book given to me for wedding planning that was left untouched. After all, I had a wedding planner, so who needed it, right? 

 

A bridesmaid or MOH survival guide would have been the perfect compliment to an already creative friend; providing organization, timelines, and the support she may have needed to make a special time perfect.

My now veteran MOH and I looked up some potential front-runners. The Quintessential Wedding Maid of Honor or The Everything Bridesmaid Book.

Check these and more on www.amazon.com for as little as $9.95 to support your MOH in supporting YOU!

Guest Blogger, Shannon Williams, and her wife are sharing with us their journey of planning their same-sex wedding and what it's like to be married. Read more about them here.

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Wednesday
Mar172010

Unity Candle for the Ceremony :: Planning Tip

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I was at a client's house yesterday, and she proceeded to give me all of the supplies for her wedding ceremony. She handed me her unity candle kit which consisted of two candle tapers, two taper holders and one large pillar candle with holder. She said, "I just picked this up at Michaels." I immediately grabbed them and tested to see if the candles fit in their holders. Neither did, as they were both too small--hence the tapers leaned drastically to the side and the large candle's bottom was not level so it wobbled. Lesson? To test out your unity candle set. Thank goodness I thought to do that because it wouldn't have been too cute seeing the "leaning towers of candles" during their ceremony!

With all that Life has to offer,

Cicely

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tagged , in DateWednesday, March 17, 2010 at 9:13AM
Saturday
Dec192009

A Christmas Wedding :: Ideas to Enhance Your Theme

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Blogger :: Cicely Rocha.Miller

Here are a few ideas to enhance your Christmas-themed wedding.

 

 

  • Give ornaments as the favor and include them in your decor.
  • Ornaments can also act as your guestbook. Set up a tree at your reception and include a basket with inexpensive solid-colored ornaments in it piled on top of each other. Supply a gold or silver pen and ask your guests to write their wedding wishes on the ornaments. Think how cool that would be to unwrap your ornaments year after year to decorate your tree and "reconnect" with your guests and their thoughts for you both from your wedding day.
  • Instead of having guests clink on glasses to get you to make a toast, have them stand up and sing a Christmas carol instead.
  • Serve eggnog and coffee with your cake.
  • Hang mistletoe everywhere. Give your guests the chance to kiss, too!
  • Name your table reindeer names or after Christmas songs.
  • Connect with your Christmas tree lots for their scraps and use them to decorate and add a lovely pine scent.
  • Instead of presents to you, ask your guests to bring a gift for a family in need.
  • Ask everyone in your bridal party to write one original line for the song "Twelve Days of Christmas," then have them perform it at the reception.

 

The holidays are such a fun and memorable time of year. Having it be the theme to your wedding is super-easy and gives you a chance to be extremely creative. If you are having a Christmas wedding, what are some other ideas you are doing?

With all that Life has to offer,

Cicely

Cicely Rocha.Miller is the founder of MRSter.com and is the owner and senior consultant of an event and wedding planning company based in Phoenix, Arizona-- Life Design Event Planning. She specializes in celebrations of all types including straight and gay weddings or commitment ceremonies.

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Friday
Nov132009

The Pre-Ceremony Mixer

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Guest Blogger :: Rhonda

I've written before about my love for the daytime reception and at a recent Mrster meeting of the minds we took the idea a little further.

As a wedding photographer, I have access the some of the best people-watching opportunities available and am always fascinated as to how the day evolves. One of the many beautiful aspects of weddings is that they bring together different families and different circles of your favorite people and friends that may not have previously met. Your work colleague probably hasn't met your mother who lives out of state just as some of your college friends may not have met your BFF since kindergarten. They often arrive to the ceremony, maybe a little unsure of where to sit or if they know anyone and then it's not until many hours later when the toasts are given and people have had the opportunity to chat that the connections are made.

I like the idea of a little pre-ceremony mixer. Even if it's only 30-45 minutes, it gives people the chance to mingle, have a drink and a snack and basically just get comfortable. (This is also great for those friends that are chronically late.) If you're not worried about when your guests see you for the first time, this could be the perfect chance to grab a couple of snapshots with your buddies as well.

At the appropriate moment guests can be asked to take their seats for the ceremony...possibly with a new friend.

 

Rhonda is the owner and wedding photographer for Rhonda Lewis Photography based in Phoenix, Arizona.

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Wednesday
Nov112009

Ditch the Guestbook!

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Guest Blogger:: Gina

Who pulls out a guest book years after their wedding to reminisce about attendees? Keep this wishing wall up in your home after guests have added personalized notes on your wedding day. Write love notes to your better half, record important happenings in your life...and then stash it away in its own carrying case when its 500 holes are full. The cardboard frame can be painted or covered in fabric to match your decor. 

 

Find the wishing wall at uncommongoods.com 

 

Guest blogger Gina Niemiec is the owner of Fiori Floral Design in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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