Archive for August, 2008
Question Du Jour: Help A Detroit Bride Out?
Hey Michiganders, DIY Bride Amanda needs some help scoping out a venue... Hi There, You mentioned that you have a lot of Michigan brides checking out this site, so I thought I'd ask my most difficult, stressful and time-consuming question. Is there any one out there who can help me find my ideal wedding site in Metro Detroit? I live out ...
Forum Changes: Cool Stuff!
Hey everyone! Making the site more interactive and conducive to member-to-member sharing is something I've wanted to do for a long time. Finally, it's happening! This month brought some cool new features to the DIY Bride forums. In addition to easier-to-navigate forums, you're now able to: Create your own photo gallery and/or share your swell creations in ...
Question Du Jour: Wording For Father & StepMom Hosting
DIY Bride member, imastep, has a question I'm hoping you etiquette-savvy readers can help out with: I am looking for suggestions on how to word the invitations for my step-daughter's wedding. Her father and I have paid for the engagement party, and are paying for the wedding ceremony, wedding reception, breakfast for out of town guests ...
iPod Nano Contest Winners!

As announced last week, I amended the iPod contest to make it more fair to all who entered. Using Random.Org to pick random comment numbers, here are the 3 winners: Pick #1, commenter #17, is The iPod Winner: Amanda (there's more than 1 Amanda... check your comment number.) Pick #2, commenter #47, wins a $25 iTunes gift certificate: ...
Update: Win An iPod Nano Contest
Thank you to everyone who entered the Win an iPod Nano contest! The entries are all so great which puts me in kind of a bind. The contest rules stated I'd pick 10 of my favorite entries and let the community vote for their favorite. As I think about it, that's really kind of lame. ...
Fab Finds Friday: The Wedding Decorators Class
Fab Finds Friday is a weekly showcase of some of the fabulous resources available to the wedding community. This week’s wedding goodness is for our Vancouver, BC-area readers. (Vancouver is one of my favorite cities in the whole world, by the way.) Are you decorating-challenged but want to decorate your (or someone else's) wedding? You're in ...


