Whether planning brings out the Sunday driver or speed demon in you, our fall 2011 Wedding Guide will make sure you get to the church (or temple, mosque, park, hotel, beach, boat, or nondenominational yurt) on time.
Key Ring
Scenic Route: All jewel-loving fingers point to Anna Sheffield. Mixed metal, inverted stone, and streamlined wheat styles are eye-catching, but the brilliant rosette and crescent bridal set might blind you.
Fast Lane: In a click, you can have an Ele Keats ruby heart, Andrea Lieberman lady spike, or any of the other stunners in Broken English’s cadre of gems available to ship overnight.
Engine Light
Scenic Route: Get focused — or just go crazy — with inspiration and resource at Lover.ly. Share the mood boards you make with friends so they’ll know what you mean when you say, “not the peach one, the peachish one.”
Fast Lane: DailyCandy readers can jump the beta wall with code lovecandy and start building boards from an ever-updated library of curated images from the cream of the wedding blogging crop, such as Grey Likes Weddings and Snippet & Ink.
Gear Shift
Scenic Route: With a little foresight, you and your pretty maids can be all in a row of vintage-inspired prettiness from the new online shop at wedding blog Ruffled (which includes a few exclusive styles by Sarah Seven). Shave a few weeks off your lead time by snagging something from Whitney Deal, a just-launched line of simple, sophisticated gowns and garden party-ready dresses.
Fast Lane: A flouncy, romantic handmade headband or clip from Mignonne ups the natural nuptial factor of any ole white dress.
Right Signal
Scenic Route: Love vs. Design hits the sweet spot for stationery suites. Pick a design (check out Sweet Elegance and Modern Day Love), personalize it, and have your entire paper program (save-the-dates, invitations, menus) done.
Fast Lane: Turnaround time on printing jobs is up to three weeks, but you can download a high-res file to print at home.
License and Registration
Scenic Route: Build a comprehensive wedding website online at Virb.com. Spend five minutes watching the how-to video; ten bucks a month gets you ready to roll with fancy features like an audio player and Twitter feed.
Fast Lane: Merci Registry is a customizable site that allows products or services to be added from anywhere on the Web. Come up with a few suggestions, and you’re done.
Cruise Control
Scenic Route: Downloading a Marry This guide (in a theme like 1940s Americana or Perfect Vineyard) takes the stress out of wedding planning, giving you a timeline for budget and vendors — and leaving you time to relax.
Fast Lane: Skip the formal reception and head right for an instant feast. Have freshly harvested mollusks (think oysters and littleneck clams) delivered to your door by I Love Blue Sea. Follow with a pile of Momofuku Milk Bar cake truffles in flavors birthday cake and dulce de leche. Nuff said.
Road Trip
Scenic Route: Every awkward hug from Uncle Bart brings you one step closer to your honeymoon. With a little planning, that could mean waking up in the lap of extreme luxury at Cuixmala or spanning India at a leisurely locomotive pace on the Maharajas’ Express.
Fast Lane: Turn the task of scheduling newly wedded bliss over to Ever After Honeymoons. After answering just a few questions about your relationship, owner Katie Frederick will purpose ideas for unforgettable adventures (and book accordingly).
The coast is clear from here on out.
With this link, we take your hand to check out the rest of the DailyCandy Fall 2011 Wedding Guides.
Photos: Courtesy of Anna Sheffield; Courtesy of Lover.ly; Courtesy of Love vs. Design; Courtesy of Marry This
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