DIYbride PREMIERE ISSUE | SPRING 2012
200+ DAZZLING SPRING DRESSES
PLUS Wediquette 101 & Beautiful Bouquet Ideas For Your Big Day
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BRIDAL STYLE 14 Best Dressed Find figure-flattering bridal gowns 17 Vintage-Inspired Style Add character with vintage style
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22 Alterations 101 Take us up on these trusty tailor tips
WHAT’S HOT 24 THE “IT” LIST The inspiration you need for this season’s wedding fashions.
DIY IDEAS 03 Beautiful Bouquet Ideas Fall in love with these easy bouquets
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05 DJ Your Own Wedding Spin the best stuff with your iPod 06 DIY Centerpieces Let the table do the talking with these fresh ideas 09 Cheap & Chic Table Settings Dress up your table with our trends 11 What Should Your Wedding Theme Be? Take our quiz to find out 13 Tasty Themed Drinks Simple mixology and great results Visit SCHAFFERS.COM for more! - Connect with us on Facebook - Enter our photo contest - Submit your stories 4 DIYbride
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FEATURES 38 Budget-Friendly Venue Ideas Cheap & chic cost-saving places 39 Wediquette Miss Manners’ Etiquette tips 40 Fabulous Honeymoons Great getaways for less 41 Lofty Ideas City brides and slick showers 42 Bridal Insider Inside tips and product trends 43 Writing Your Wedding Vows Blending traditional with personal 44 Best Value Cameras Get the most bang for your buck 45 Great Rings for Way Less Where to find the best rings
ON THE COVER Selena wears a Schaffer’s gown and is holding a pink DIY bouquet from our beautiful bouquet ideas page. Completetext.com photo
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28 Introducing the Jones Join in the wedding celebration
50 Finding Happily Ever After These Schaffer’s veterans did it.
32 A Green Garden Getaway A fresh take on getting hitched.
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ASK THE EXPERT BACK PAGE 35 Wedding Q&A No-nonsense with Aubre Anderson
63 Photo Contest Winner Meet our winners & read their story
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EDITOR’S LETTER
DIYbride PREMIERE ISSUE | SPRING 2011
SPRING 2012
Spring is here. It’s time for new life, new love and, of course, newlyweds. Every girl dreams about her wedding growing up—the glitz, the glamour, the gown, and everything in between. But it’s those little details, like a special iPod playlist or handmade invitations, that can really add meaning to your big day. At DIY Bride, we understand that wedding costs can be daunting, especially in a down economy—but that’s no reason to skimp on quality. That’s why we’re introducing this Schaffer’s-sponsored DIY magazine: so you can have the most unique and memorable wedding experience without compromising on the important stuff. We’re here to show you that saving money doesn’t have to look cheap; we’re all for keeping it fun, fresh and sophisticated. In fact, we’re confident that our DIY ideas and Schaffer’s bridal expertise can help you save thousands of dollars on your wedding—like how to DJ your wedding using an iPod, create beautiful bouquet arrangements and understand dress alteration tips. Our DIY expertise, coupled with Schaffer’s inside information, can help you with everything you need to conserve costs and save money for that beautiful gown in the process. We’re happy to welcome you to the Schaffer’s community, and we want to be there for you beyond happily ever after.
Volume 1, Issue 1
PUBLISHED BY WAYNE PUBLISHING COMPANY, LTE EXECUTIVE EDITOR Susan Somers COPY EDITOR Lauren Henning STAFF WRITER Eva Westhorne STAFF WRITER Paige Sullivan ART DIRECTOR Corbin McCullen DESIGNER Shelby Kean
All the best,
Susan Somers
For reprints, web use and article information, please contact DIY Bride at DIYBride@Schaffers.com
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Our Best DIY Ideas Your big day made simple with our best bridal DIY ideas for this spring season!
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Get inspired by our favorite DIY pieces for 2012 and try one of these cheap & chic wedding accessorizing ideas!
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Beautiful Bouquets Floral arrangements are made easy by these simple but fabulous ideas.
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Green Envy
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DJ Your Wedding Save nearly $1,000 just by using an iPod!
Newlyweds Wes and Lucy Lyndham saved $800 by DJing their own wedding using iPod playlists.
1.Get Listed
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2. Sound Check
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3. Rock Out
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Reva and Simon had a September wedding celebration in Simon’s hometown of Savannah, GA.
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Tailor made: Seamstress Cindy Moher puts the finishing touches on a bridesmaid gown.
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Best Dressed
BRIDAL STYLE
Want a figure-flattering gown but aren’t sure where to start? Say yes to the dress with our best dressed style guide.
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Love Is In The Air Brad and Lisa Jones share their special day with DIY Bride.
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Charming & Romantic
SWEET TENDERNESS Serve up these sweet and simple cupcakes instead of a traditional wedding cake. Use food dye in white cake mix and load with doublewhipped frosting for volume.
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GARDEN PARTY Embrace the great outdoors with a charming garden party. Place deck umbrellas around tables to shade your guests.
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ALL IN THE DETAILS Have you ever wondered how to properly introduce a guest? Or when to begin a dinner toast? Etiquette is truly all in the details - and getting it straight at a wedding is very important. 24 DIYbride
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Wediquette Need a refresher? Take us up on Miss Manner’s wedding etiquette tips! . WHEN TO START A TOAST Dit facerovit eum net doluptas eatiamus ari aut volesecae. Aborrumendam volut aut verum si sum ullutem endia del impos nisitaq uatiberi dolore pres aut eatur, to ipiet quas iducium doluptatiis porectis aut moles ant doluptam, cus ma qui doluptas ipsaperis essit expedic te voluptae nos a pos dem et officta dendit aut fugitatenda volectetus, corume Dit facerovit eum net doluptas eatiamus ari aut volesecae. HANDLING AWKWARD ENCOUNTERS Aborrumendam volut aut verum si sum ullutem endia del impos nisitaq uatiberi dolore pres aut eatur, to ipiet quas iducium doluptatiis porectis aut moles ant doluptam, cus ma qui doluptas ipsaperis essit expedic te voluptae nos a pos dem et officta dendit aut fugitatenda volectetus, corume Dit facerovit eum net doluptas eatiamus ari aut vole.
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PROFILE
HAPPILY EVER AFTER Meet the Smiths, one of our first and finest Schaffer’s bridal customers. BY PAIGE SULLIVAN
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PROFILE GROWING OLD TOGETHER publiquodiu interedi se perfecupiore tala vivis ende vivit. Simum que pra, publis horum auconsi gitierum tum deris conclab entilia demorebem molum in habem adefecips, C. Vivent verceperum, consu me deraecta consupio vilnem omplicid prae manum ficaelica opostat fati, ninatquam hos apecomprae culabun centem ducidet; hebeffre consultorum qua retratui inem locultu rnimacero eoreis. Mula re in tus, Cata, que auc ine essunc orum occhum ublius cles publibe fensulis, quo consult orartius re, quondienit pro veriver ibultus senatalarit, quidem a idesse, quium servit? Guliaciem, C. Opubli consum o prionsi cibuncultus, que nonsiliam andiusulum diercer istrume firio es deescem simus cupimandius. Ad
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LEFT: Frank and Nancy, center, pose with their four children. Nancy’s sisters, Mia (left) and Agnes (right), holding her daughter Denise. BELOW: Nancy, Mia and Agnes on a weekend outing. RIGHT: Frank, Nancy, Agnes and son Theo after church.
Frank and Nancy on their wedding day in Ames, Iowa. May 1957.
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PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS Introducing Henry and Valerie Glenn, our contest winners for this issue. Their romantic story of meeting oveseas while fighting for our country was truly heartwarming! When we received their submission, there wasn’t a question: they had to be our backpage couple! BY PAIGE SULLIVAN
Henry and Valerie were married in Ames, Iowa during August 2010.
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