Blog Love!!!
Throughout this whole wedding planning process I have stumbled upon hundreds of fantastic blogs covering topics that range from general wedding style and how-tos to flower arranging and modern décor. At first I thought “hey, I could do that,” but I quickly realized how difficult it really is to craft an interesting blog that people can relate to and actually enjoy reading on a regular basis. Aside from having the willpower and patience to post new entries as frequently as possible, I feel like a great blogger is able to write in a casual, relatable manner that allows readers to feel as if they are talking to a close friend or jumping into an event as if they were actually there. While I certainly do not claim to possess any of these impressive blogging traits (this may have something to do with my excessive perfectionism and lack of free time), but I hope to improve upon these things as our blog continues to grow and evolve throughout our exciting journey.
In the meantime, I would love to share with you a few of my favorite blogs. While some are wedding specific others are just fun reads to pass the time during lunch, before bed or throughout a less than interesting class that may or may not involve crimes involving corporations. (Just sayin…)
If there are any blogs out there that you can’t get enough of that deserve some “blog love,” let us know about them in the comments!!!
Style Me Pretty is an absolutely stunning wedding blog that has given me about a million ideas for our wedding. Owner/blogger Abby updates constantly throughout the day and features a ton of beautiful real weddings and DIY ideas from readers. Definitely THE blog for anyone planning a wedding.
Once Wed is another beautiful blog with an overwhelming amount of ideas for wedding favors, decor, etc. Although blog posts are not as frequent as Style Me Pretty (I think owner Emily is working on a redesign for the site), you can find a lot of good stuff in the archives.
This blog is written by the ladies at Southern Weddings Magazine and it is fantastic. The posts are frequent and cover pretty much every possible aspect of wedding planning. I’ve never read the actual magazine, but I hope to get my hands on a copy at some point.
The Ritzy Bee Blog is another gorgeous wedding blog that I stumbled upon recently. The pictures and ideas are fabulous and they feature a ton of great contests and links to recommended vendors. There is not much to say beyond this: Simply Stunning.
As many of you already know, I am absolutely obsessed with our wedding photographer Ian Grant over at Ian Grant Photography. He and his wife Tanya not only run this fabulous wedding photography business, but they also travel the world constantly visiting national parks and occasionally blog about their adventures. While their blog focuses a great deal on engagement and wedding photography, there are also a ton of pictures of their travels that will make you want to book a flight RIGHT NOW!
More Than Mary is a brand new blog written by the stylish and always fabulous Mary Rambin. Mary dishes on everything from “fashion and fitness to food and travel” and she does so with an enormous amount of honesty and integrity. On a more personal note, I recently sent her an email asking for some advice and she not only wrote back with her take, but she followed up to see how I was doing (did I mention that she was in the middle of moving across the country, launching her new blog and filming episodes of her weekly talk show, TMI Weekly?). Yeah, she’s pretty much amazing.
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While I frequent a number of other blogs (including the usual suspects Perez Hilton, The Superficial, Gawker, etc.) these are my current obsessions. Please share your favorites in the comments and we’ll be sure to check them out!!!