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wedding blog + planning guide for creative weddings | inspiration for DIY Brides

Brenda's Wedding Blog is your online resource for planning your dream elegant wedding. Helping you find the "wow" in weddings.

This and That {and custom-made gorgeous clutches}

Aren't these small simple clutches for bridesmaids beautiful? They're from Mollusa Wedding Art on Etsy and they can be custom made in the color of your choice - to match dresses, flowers and wedding schemes.

And, here's just a couple of giveaways, events, news, and casting calls that I've been notified of this past week. Coming up I'll have a discount to a bridal event in NYC and of course, Eye Candy Friday. Which I can't wait to share with you today....think grass, flowers, trees.....beautiful nature.

Unveiled : Bridal Style Revealed in Los Angeles
A one-of-a-kind wedding event featuring LA's best inspirations for modern brides presented in a splendid outdoor setting on Sunday March 28th, 2010 from 11am to 4pm at Melrose Place
Featuring Couture Bridal Designers: Carolina Herrera, Monique Lhuillier, Temperley London and Vera Wang.

Creative Custom Card Boxes Giveaway

In celebration of reaching 500 fans on their Facebook Fan Page, Creative Custom Card Boxes is offering a $25 E-Gift Certificate which can be used towards anything on their site. Details on how to enter can be found here.

"Say Yes to the Dress" Heads to Atlanta
In July, the popular TLC's hit series "Say Yes to the Dress" heads to Atlanta and will be set in one of the largest and busiest bridal salons in the south, Bridals by Lori. But, first, on Friday, April 23 at 10pm ET/PT the return of the new season at Kleinfeld's in New York will return with all new episodes and "Say Yes to the Dress" will return to NYC, sometime after August.

Season 11 of "Whose Wedding Is It Anyway" Now Casting
Are you getting married or would you like to get married between March and July 2010? The Style Network is looking for couples who want to share their wedding-preparation adventures with the hit prime-time wedding series.
The Style Network is looking for 2 type of wedding stories:
1. Brides and grooms who have extremely DIFFERENT IDEAS of what their dream wedding should be (theme, venue, indoor/outdoor, cuisine, formal/informal).
2. Two couples who are interested in having a joint wedding (best friends, sisters, roommates, people who want the same venue, etc.)
The deadline for applications is April 1, 2010. Please email your story and recent photos to Bouchard@trueentertainment.net or Jenkins@trueentertainment.net