Invite Designer – Creative Wedding Planning & Ideas

The second he pops the question, our minds automatically fill up with everything-wedding and all of a sudden we become these information junkies who need to get our newly-diamond-decorated little hands on any reading material we can related to weddings, whether magazines, planning books or even fiction that revolves around brides, weddings, etc, etc, etc.

I decided to save you a little bit of browsing/searching time (so you can spend it gloating to your single friends) and gather a list of the coolest and most amusing bride/wedding books out there.

Have a look!

The Funny Bride Guide is exactly what the title suggests—a funny guide for brides that includes all kinds of unique tips and tricks, all written with wit and humor to help keep things light during this otherwise potentially stressful time.

Anti-Bride Wedding Planner: Hip Tools for Getting Hitched is a dream for any bride-to-be who wants everything other than the typical wedding experience! A great read and super-helpful for the unconventional bride.

Anti-Bride Etiquette Guide: The Rules – And How to Bend Them goes hand-in-hand with the Anti-Bride Wedding Planner.

Anti-Bride Guide: Tying The Knot Outside of the Box is just as great as the two already mentioned above and offers the best in hip tips for brides who are looking for anything but a cookie-cutter wedding. The set of all 3 would make an AWESOME gift for any unconventional bride.

Autobiography of a Fat Bride won’t help you with your wedding plans or offer tips on invitations or dresses, but it will give you a chuckle as you read about the author facing the reality of her new ‘grown-up life’ after marriage.

Offbeat Bride: Taffeta-Free Alternatives for Independent Brides is one of the best guides to planning a non-traditional wedding on a budget. The book is all based on the authors experience and you can bet that all the tips and advice come from experience.

Tied in Knots: Funny Stories from the Wedding Day is a collection of true and hilarious wedding day mishaps.

Diary Of A Mad Bride is the funny story of a bride-to-be who becomes everything that she always vowed she wouldn’t; a crazy, neurotic, obsessive bridezilla. A great read for the girl who always said that she’d never get married, never wear a white dress and all that and now finds herself wanting all of those things and more.

Any one of these books is sure to offer some comic relief and even some helpful insight when it comes to your wedding planning and even your marriage. Stop, take the time to breathe and have a laugh.

 Having a movie themed wedding is a cool option for anyone looking for something a little different, but more so if you and/or your spouse are movie buffs. By having a movie themed wedding, there will be elements of the special day that everyone else will relate to regardless of age or background which is a nice way to make everyone feel connected and your wedding feel more intimate no matter how many guests you have.

Here are some ideas for your move themed wedding:

Don’t Number Your Tables – Name Them After Movies: Place a seating chart at the entrance to the reception hall with each table named after a movie and place a placard with the name of the movie and a quote from that movie that relates to your relationship or history together somehow. When you make your rounds, you can explain quickly to each table the special meaning behind your choice. Some quotes are hilarious or so offbeat that they will make great ice breakers and conversation starters.

Sprinkle Your Speeches With Movie Quotes: This is such a great alternative to the super-sappy and often times boring speeches that we have to endure at weddings! Not sure how to pull this off? Using quotes  from total guy movies like The God Father or Caddy Shack when addressing a male in your speech or something out of Love Story or even Thelma and Louise when thanking your Maid of Honor or mother! 

Inflict the Idea Above on Your Maid of Honor and Best Man: Tell those standing up for you that in keeping with the theme, they will need to reference movies and quotes in their speeches to you and your new spouse. This makes the dreaded speechwriting seem like a lot less of a chore and with some funny quotes in there they can guarantee some laughs to take the edge off and some tears to satisfy the bride’s likely need for at least some emotion and sap!

Make It A Masquerade Affair: If you have enough time before your big day for your guests to prepare, why not have everyone come dressed as a move character? Think it’s a tad overboard? How about just the Bride and Groom and the wedding party then? Think classic film stars for a slightly more glamorous and vintage feel and try to keep to just one film for consistency. (Gone with the Wind and Casablanca are great ones!)

As long as you refrain from using quotes that may offend or films that are on the racy or inappropriate side; a move themed wedding will make for an unforgettable day that everyone will rave about for years to come!