Get Great Ideas Online!

When you first meet your wedding planner, it's good to come with some general ideas about how you want your big day to look. Here are some websites we  here at It's A Bridal Thing think will help get you started!

Want to see how Jessica Alba, Carrie Underwood or Gwen Stefani  looked on their big day? Take a look at In Style Weddings. They have their Best Dressed Celebrity Brides list which includes people like Elizabeth Taylor, Princess Diana and Katie Holmes. They also have great galleries of wedding cakes and  floral arrangements organized by color!

 The Brides.com Idea Gallery is another great resource! In addition to having wedding cake and floral galleries, they have galleries for  Stationary and Invitations, Wedding Favors and Food and Drinks!


A Wedding Sketchbook is a blog by Michelle Mospens. She details her thoughts on unique wedding invitation ideas, how to make the most out of an engagement photo shoot and backyard wedding reception ideas. Our favorite part of her site is her Wedding Color Trends for 2011 Part 1 and Part 2. Some of Michelle's picks for 2011 wedding colors? Amazon Green, Oyster Gray, Mauve, Celadon, Violet Purple and Clementine Orange!


Want something to help you put all of these ideas together for when you meet with your planner? Try The Knot.Com's Wedding Inspiration Boards. All you do is choose the template you like best, add images(either from The Knot's website or your own photos) and save and share. Tons better than Post-It-Notes in all of those bridal magazines you've bought!




Here are a few non-planning websites that we want to share.

My Wedding.com allows you to make a wedding website, with all the bells and whistles for FREE. They offer beautiful design templates, photo galleries and you can even add music!

Need a laugh to relieve wedding stress? Check out And The Bride Wore... . Hilarious site that covers fashion mishaps from wedding gowns, bridesmaid dresses and even tuxedos. 

As always, we here at It's A Bridal Thing are here for all of your wedding planning needs! We cover everything from gowns, tuxedos, flowers and invitations! Call us at 704-893-0201 and let us give your big day a beautiful touch.

Fresh ideas, New Trends and a Fabulous Team

Happy New Year Brides and Grooms! Wow 2010... We've come into a new decade.

For us, it's a time a bliss. We have fresh ideas, new trends to display and a fabulous team to bring it to the spotlight.

The wedding industry has grown tremendously. And we find ourselves appreciating the vintage styles of past more so now; then we did years ago. That's why our bridal store has inventory to fit any bride, any theme, and any season.

Your wedding date will approach quickly. Do yourself a favor and allow our professionals to help you with the various items on your checklist. We've made it easy for you- it can be done all in one spot! Hire your wedding planner, design the theme to your venue, select your wedding dress, create your floral arrangements, and custom design your wedding invitations- and color coordinate his tuxedo.

What more could a bride ask for?

Don't Just Seal It and Send It!

It's Your Day; Stand Apart... Let your invitations do the inviting!

Most brides want their invitation to stand out from the rest. Something to send their guests that set there wedding day apart from other weddings. When working with Metropolitan Living ~Weddings and Events, their brides are in luck because there are a few fabulous, affordable details to incorporate that special flair to their invitations without breaking the bank!

A few pointers to share!

The outer envelope could display your printed return address.
Looking to save time? We can address the invitation envelopes with guests names & addresses. Everything can be printed in the same ink color and lettering style as your invitations and not only will it look professional and beautiful, it will be a sneak peek at what your wedding wording will look like! And don't forget to add a pretty seal to the outer envelope to catch guests' eyes and to create a perfect finishing touch.

What's next? The vision; just imagine your guests opening the inner envelope to discover that it's lined in a beautiful color! This will continue to set the stage for your wedding and a further hint about your wedding colors and style.

What about the invitation? For mere cents per invitation, you can color code the inscription with hues that match your wedding colors. It's a great, affordable way to make your wedding theme a day to remember! Or incorporate your unique style by creating your own verbiage for your invitations.

Our ideas and creativity is endless. The ease of creating a wedding invitation is right at your fingertips. Visit http://www.itsabridalthing.com/ for more ideas and trends for wedding invitations or save the dates.