Archive for the 'engagement rings' Category

Who pays for what in a wedding? In a recession economy? Bride? Groom? Parents? Family?

Deciding who will pay for what at your wedding in Chicago is one of the most important things to start figuring out when you get engaged. How much money you have to work with and who is taking part in the planning will determine a lot about what you end up doing. The thing is, money is [...]

Martha Stewart Weddings Magazine Inspiration and Myths

I have been reading a lot of Bridal Magazines since everyone seems to be giving them to me. Right now I have
8 bridal magazines on my dining room table. I find some of their information really interesting since I have not planned a wedding before and have no frame of reference about cakes, flower centerpieces, [...]

How to choose and Buy an Engagement Ring

The first step in our engagement process was to find and buy an engagement ring.
I went through many iterations of what I thought was a pretty engagement ring over the years, and as styles changed I came back to liking a very classic style. I was not sure what Steve was going to think of this since engagement [...]

OMG! I just got engaged, how my boyfriend proposed

Welcome to my blog: The Chicago Wedding and Bridal Blog by a real live Chicago bride. I just got engaged to my boyfriend Steve on Saturday 9/27/2008 and I am thrilled! I wanted to blog about the process that we are going through now to plan our wedding. It is also something I wanted to do because I wanted to [...]