You can win $100 cash just for telling us how Recycled Bride is part of your big day!
5 prizes of $100 each will be awarded to the responses we like best. Winners will be chosen on December 19th — just in time for last-minute gift splurges!
Just tell us in the comments below: What’s special about your wedding, and how is Recycled Bride a part of it?
Maybe you’re planning your dream wedding on a budget, and using Recycled Bride to save big. Or perhaps you planned to recycle everything from your big day, and you’re selling it all on Recycled Bride.
Please write your entry in the comments below. Make sure to include your full name and email address in the appropriate fields (These won’t be published — only we can see it and we’ll use it to notify the winners!).
Contest Terms and Conditions:
5 winners will be chosen on December 19, 2011 at the sole discretion of Recycled Bride.
Prizes will be disbursed via check or Paypal, no later than December 22nd.
Recycled Bride reserves the right to reproduce the names (first name, last initial only) and quotes of all entrants on RecycledBride.com.
You must be a Recycled Bride member to win. If you’re not currently a member, sign up here.
All entries must be left in the comments below.
Good luck and thanks for entering!!
UPDATE: 12/19/2011 – We’ve picked the winners!!
It wasn’t easy. Your stories were so fantastic they brought tears to our eyes! We love being part of your big day. But since we had to pick just 5, here are the winners:
Anika Kapur
John (so sweet!)
Jocelyn Betts
Joey Rose
Amber Watson
Make sure to read their stories in the comments, and congratulations to all who entered on your wonderful weddings.
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Enjoy this guest post from our friends at WeddingFavors.org, and your exclusive discount code, just for Recycled Bride members: RBB15
Ideally, wedding favors should last long after your wedding occasion is over, but not all of them do. Here are some wedding favor ideas that will give your guests keepsakes that will last for years to come.
When you are shopping for wedding favor ideas or bridal shower favors, it can be very tempting to bypass keepsake-style wedding favors and instead opt for edible favors or items that can be tossed. Many shower favors and wedding favors are disposable or can be used only once before they are tossed. Most of the time, this isn’t a big deal. After all, part of the fun of receiving a wedding favor is using it right away. Guests often enjoy things like edible favors or items that can be used during the actual wedding event.
However, if you have your heart set on giving everyone favors that will last for years to come, we have some wedding favor ideas for you right here.
Engraved Coasters – Coasters are always useful, but they also last a long time, too. They can be used often or they can be kept stored away for sentimental value. However your guests choose to use them at home, one thing is certain—they will last long after your wedding reception. Try having them engraved with special sayings or messages to add more sentimental value.
Personalized Mugs or Wine Glasses – Personalized gifts are actually very easy to find and moderately inexpensive. You can find them on wedding favor websites or if you click here! Similar to coasters, mugs or personalized stemless wine glasses or mugs of any kind are great wedding favor ideas for any bride who wants to give her guests something lasting and memorable. They can be used as display pieces or can serve plenty of practical uses over the years, and adding a personal graphic or message to them makes them even more special. Consider using your favorite love-related phrase, your names, or the date of the wedding and a thank you message.
Customized Picture Frames – Picture frames are also guaranteed to stay around a long time, especially when they are customized. It’s unlikely that anyone other than your guest will find use for a personalized picture frame, so they are stuck with it even if they wanted to toss it for some reason! Choose frames that complement your reception decor or wedding theme. This is one of the many wedding favor ideas that will last for years.
WeddingFavors.org has offered an exclusive discount for all Recycled Bride Blog readers. Save 15% off your favors on orders over $69 by using coupon code RBB15.
In the market for a unique engagement ring with serious “wow” factor?
Then head over to Sotheby’s in Switzerland for their Autumn Sale of Magnificent Jewels on Nov. 15, and make sure to pack $10-$15 million for this rare yellow sun-drop diamond.
This 110-carat gem is the largest yellow pear-shaped diamond in the world and is described as fancy vivid yellow, the highest color grading for such a stone.
New York City’s Todd Remis is suing his wedding photographer for not capturing his big day the way he wanted it — despite the fact that he and his wife divorced in 2010.
Todd Remis and his ex-wife on their wedding day
Todd says that he paid $4,100 to hire the H & H photography studio to take photos and video of his 2003 wedding to Milena Grzibovska. But when he discovered that the photographer had missed the last fifteen minutes of the party, including the last dance and bouquet toss, he got into a dispute with the studio that has landed them in litigation.
Remis is suing H&H for “infliction of emotional distress,” among other charges. In addition to getting a refund for his $4,100, Remis wants H & H to pay $48,000 to fly the wedding’s principals back to New York, so that a different photographer can re-shoot it.
Friends report that Remis wouldn’t even know where to find his ex-wife for the staged wedding shoot, since she’s fled to Latvia since their divorce. The photography studio is said to have already spent $50,000 on legal bills.
“It was unfortunate in its circumstances,” said Remis in his deposition, referring to the separation, “but we are very much happy with the wedding event and we would like to have it documented for eternity, for us and our families.” See the full story on Yahoo.
What do you think? Should Todd get his wedding recreation and his refund??
We absolutely love seeing photos from wedding photographer Jose Villa because they always capture the essence of the couple so well. And of course they are gorgeous photos! This wedding shot in Nashville, Tennessee is a perfect example of the bride and groom’s personality shining through the lens. And the way the couple integrated the simplest things in their wedding to celebrate their personalities, such as the yellow tandem bike and the sweet sheets hanging in the background is utterly charming.
The RB blog is your place to get the latest scoop on eco-chic wedding and lifestyle trends. Updated daily by Tracy DiNunzio, founder of Recycled Bride...
The RB blog is your place to get the latest scoop on eco-chic wedding and lifestyle trends. Updated daily by Tracy DiNunzio, founder of Recycled Bride...
