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New bride!!

TheEngagedPrincessTheEngagedPrincess
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in Texas-Dallas and Ft. Worth
Hi everyone!!!  I am a new bride to be in the DFW area, and wanted to reach out to this wonderful community! I just signed up to The Knot, and everything seems very overwhelming so far!  I still feel like this is all a dream!  :)

Does anything have any good recommendations of apps/websites to check out?  Or contests or anything?  I already created an entirely new email for planning, and the diet is on track!

I don't have sisters or a mom, so I'll be planning everything :)  If anybody has any helpful suggestions, I'd love to hear!

Thank you everyone!  <3
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Re: New bride!!

  • angelsong21angelsong21 member
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    Congrats on your engagement and welcome to the board!

    What kind of apps/websites and more importantly "contests" are you trying to find?
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  • crash2729crash2729 member
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_texas-dallas-ft-worth_new-bride-1?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:102Discussion:f777044d-423e-4002-96da-cf02a475561fPost:87f336ad-02fa-4ab9-b9f5-fa157d94bb34">New bride!!</a>:
    [QUOTE]Hi everyone!!!  I am a new bride to be in the DFW area, and wanted to reach out to this wonderful community! I just signed up to The Knot, and everything seems very overwhelming so far!  I still feel like this is all a dream!  :) <strong>Does anything have any good recommendations of apps/websites to check out?  </strong>Or contests or anything?  I already created an entirely new email for planning, and the diet is on track! I don't have sisters or a mom, so I'll be planning everything :)  If anybody has any helpful suggestions, I'd love to hear! Thank you everyone!  <3
    Posted by TheEngagedPrincess[/QUOTE]
    I didn't really use any websites except the boards, but I did use The Knot to see what venues were close to me to determine who I wanted to contact and so forth. <div>
    </div><div>Good call on the seperate email address! </div><div>
    </div><div>Welcome!</div>
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  • TheEngagedPrincessTheEngagedPrincess
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    edited June 2012
    Some friends of mine basically gave me a truck load of magazines an;d coupons and clippings, but they're all from like 4-5 years ago haha.  Everyone keeps telling me to enter for David Tutera's contest, or there are drawings for this or that, etc.  I just wasn't sure if there was a legitimate site like this one that i also wasn't aware of haha.

    I downloaded all the apps that apply to this web site, I'm just so excited!!  I can't wait to dive further into this site and get to know all of you wonderfu ladies!  <3
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  • professorscienceprofessorscience member
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    I would say Groupon and Living Social are pretty good to have while you're planning -- occasionally they'll put out great deals for things like photobooths or beauty treatments.  I didn't really pay attention to any of the contests that were advertised ever, so I'm no help there.

    I'll second Crash -- the separate email is a must!  I still get so much junk mail on my wedding account!

    Congratulations and welcome!
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  • cwaggoner07cwaggoner07 member
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    Yeah I didn't do a separate email and it was a baaaaad choice. Luckily the day after I got engaged I went ahead and reserved my married name account on g-mail, so I'll be switching over anyways.
    Definitely get a Pinterest account if you don't already have one, but don't let it overwhelm you. After I got some ideas I had to stop searching because I kept thinking 'My wedding is NEVER going to be PINTEREST pretty' but then I chilled out a little bit and realized I really didn't care. That site can play mind games!
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  • courtski2004courtski2004 member
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    Congrats on your engagement! That newly engaged feeling is amazing, soak it up!

    There are tons of options out there (too many, sometimes!), and the best thing I ever did was buy a planning binder from Barnes and Noble so that I could organize everything in one place. It had a budget calculator, sample day-of schedules, and pages to compare vendors based on a variety of categories.
    I would say that the sites that I frequented the most were TK, Vistaprint, Etsy, and DFW photog blog sites to get an idea of venues and different points of view/themes. I only went to one Bridal Show, and was totally overwhelmed by it all. I didn't find any of my vendors there, but it helped weed a few out.
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  • cwaggoner07cwaggoner07 member
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    Once I had my venue picked out, I would type in 'Filter Building Wedding' in google and just scour pictures of other people's weddings so I could get a feel for the lighting and setup.
    I also would go to WeddingWire to see what other vendors brides who had gotten married there had used. It's a huge bonus to use a vendor who has used your space before.
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  • fallbride1109fallbride1109 member
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    Welcome and congrats!  Honestly, I planned my whole wedding and didn't use anything but TK and this board.  Every one of my vendors was a recommendation from this board and they were all fabulous. It's a great community and so helpful.  I couldn't have planned my wedding without it.  (Of course, that was before Pinterest!)  :)
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  • professorscienceprofessorscience member
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    Haha, I would have hated Pinterest if I'd had it when I was engaged.  Too many ideas!
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  • TheEngagedPrincessTheEngagedPrincess
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    Thank you ladies so much for your wonderful feedback!!  I am definitely in love with Pinterest, and I am about to buy a binder ASAP so I can start cutting things out and I guess get organized!  I just cant stop smiling!!
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  • ktwed1ktwed1
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_texas-dallas-ft-worth_new-bride-1?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:102Discussion:f777044d-423e-4002-96da-cf02a475561fPost:a1aa6574-20bd-4145-a067-55b6ab309f6c">Re: New bride!!</a>:
    [QUOTE]Once I had my venue picked out, I would type in 'Filter Building Wedding' in google and just scour pictures of other people's weddings so I could get a feel for the lighting and setup. I also would go to WeddingWire to see what other vendors brides who had gotten married there had used. It's a huge bonus to use a vendor who has used your space before.
    Posted by cwaggoner07[/QUOTE]
    First of all Congrats and welcome.
    I did alot of the same here. I googled my venue which is Swingin D Ranch and searched out pictures of other weddings there for ideas. The beginning research I actually started with Wedding Wire to narrow down my choices and they have alot of revues. I used TK alot and got alot of good information from this board.
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  • roseofdeborahroseofdeborah
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    Welcome! I am about a month and a half until my wedding and I've used only Pinterest and the knot boards. These people are seriously the most helpful especially since they've seen and heard it all.
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  • courtski2004courtski2004 member
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_texas-dallas-ft-worth_new-bride-1?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:102Discussion:f777044d-423e-4002-96da-cf02a475561fPost:d0d87913-61ee-4232-a3f8-f38972111e65">Re: New bride!!</a>:
    [QUOTE]Thank you ladies so much for your wonderful feedback!!  I am definitely in love with Pinterest, and<strong> I am about to buy a binder ASAP so I can start cutting things out and I guess get organized!</strong>  I just cant stop smiling!!
    Posted by TheEngagedPrincess[/QUOTE]

    Here is a link to the one that I purchased--I think there were a few at B&N, but just to give you an idea: <a href="http://www.hotref.com/the-complete-wedding-planner-organizer-favor-p-11618.html?gclid=COHrh93bxrACFUgDQAodela2gg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CLICKY</a>
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  • amsdallasbrideamsdallasbride
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    Congrats!!!  This site, magazines, and resourceful friends have been my best bets so far.  And Pinterest!  And google.... photographer's blogs are good for assessing venues.   It's all so fun :)
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  • TheEngagedPrincessTheEngagedPrincess
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    THANK YOU everyone!!!  I still am just on cloud 9! I stayed up till about 3am last night on Pinterest haha.  Where does the time go?  :)
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