by Joann Marks | Apr 18, 2014 | News, Wedding advice, Wedding traditions
It started at the dinner. My son and her daughter had announced their engagement two weeks before. They invited my husband and I, parents of the groom, her – the mother of the bride, and her ex-husband and his new wife to dinner. The dinner was the first we...
by Joann Marks | Apr 14, 2014 | Invitations, News, Wedding advice, Wedding Planning
So you have a major event on the horizon – the wedding of your dreams, your parents’ 25th wedding anniversary, your daughter’s high school graduation – and you need the perfect invitations. Your invitations will help set the tone for your entire event, giving guests a...
by Joann Marks | Apr 10, 2014 | Invitations, News, Wedding advice, Wedding Planning
A wedding is meant to be a beautiful and lasting event that is shared between two people who are in love. However, far too often the wedding can be turned into a much larger ordeal that requires hundreds of invitations and place settings for the reception. In doing...
by Joann Marks | Apr 9, 2014 | Invitations, Newlyweds, News, Wedding Planning
For the first REAL Weddings Submission, I am posting my own wedding which was (in my opinion) PERFECT! The overall theme of our wedding was “classic Hollywood”. We wanted the feel of a 1940’s Hollywood hotspot like Ciro’s or the Coconut Club and we planned our wedding...
by Joann Marks | Apr 3, 2014 | News, Wedding Beauty
A woman’s wedding day is one of the most memorable twenty-four hours of her life. Every single aspect must be perfect. The wedding dress is the main attraction, but what good does a dress do if everything else is totally botched? No girl wants to look like she...
by Joann Marks | Mar 28, 2014 | Invitations, News, Wedding advice, Wedding Themes
Music Box Invites LOVES weddings and wants to share REAL weddings with our Blog and Facebook fans. So beginning in April, each WEDNESDAY we will focus on a real wedding. Wedding submissions can be from wedding planners and/or actual couples or their families/friends....
by Joann Marks | Mar 27, 2014 | Destination Weddings, Invitations, News, Wedding advice, Wedding Planning
There are a lot of details that go into an outdoor wedding. Most likely you have already taken some of the bigger issues into mind such as having a back-up plan in case of bad weather, and parking for your all of your guests. However, there may have been a few small...
by Joann Marks | Mar 24, 2014 | Invitations, News, Wedding advice, Wedding Planning, Wedding traditions
Response cards make keeping track of your guest list much easier. According to Emily Post, the response card is inserted with a wedding invitation and is engraved or printed in the same style and paper stock as the invitation. Most people pre-address and stamp the...
by Joann Marks | Mar 22, 2014 | News, Wedding Planning, Wedding traditions
Your wedding day is one of the happiest of your life, and should be spent enjoying yourself rather than sweating details. These six simple but often overlooked tips can help you feel prepared and calm on your big day. Experiment Early A few weeks in advance, style...
by Joann Marks | Mar 17, 2014 | Invitations, News, Wedding advice, Wedding Planning, Wedding traditions
Here are some wedding invitation do’s and don’ts from Emily Post and other Wedding Gurus. Do’s: Do allow plenty of time. Custom wedding invitations take a lot longer than ones you can purchase on line. Allow at least 8 weeks for design and...