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Shira Savada

Name: Shira Savada
Title: Real Weddings Editor
Hometown: Bethesda, Maryland
Favorite wedding flower: Ranunculus
Best planning tip: Give your photographer a “must shoot” list to make sure he or she captures every single person and detail that will make your day special.

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Sage Advice From A Spring Bride: Emily

Posted by Shira Savada

Our final spring bride is Emily, who learned so much from planning her wedding she had three tips to share. Read and heed!

Emily:
1. If you are trying …

Real Weddings Round-Up: Flower Girls

Posted by Shira Savada

Looking for the perfect dress for your flower girl to wear? Or perhaps you have her outfit set but can’t quite decide what she should carry or a …

Sage Advice From A Spring Bride: Vanessa

Posted by Shira Savada

The next bride in our spring issue to reveal her helpful hints to the wedding planning process is Vanessa.

Vanessa:
I learned that everything wedding-related is really expensive! Ha, kidding. …

Real Weddings Follow-Up: Jillian and Paul's Video

Posted by Shira Savada

Jillian and Paul’s wedding debuted in our new spring 2012 issue. All the details are amazing, the photos by Aaron Delesie are just dreamy, and now there’s a …

Sage Advice From A Spring Bride: Jillian

Posted by Shira Savada

Continuing on with our series of brides from our latest issue doling out what they learned from the wedding planning process is Jillian.

Jillian:
Remember to relax and …

Sage Advice From A Spring Bride: Leila

Posted by Shira Savada

The next bride to dole out wedding day advice is Leila.

Leila:
Your wedding is the day you’ve spent months planning, so take time to enjoy it! …

Sage Advice From A Spring Bride: Elizabeth

Posted by Shira Savada

I asked all five brides in our new issue to share a tidbit that they learned along the way during their wedding planning (and on their big …

Our Teardrop Wedding Cake

Posted by Shira Savada

Two years ago, in our DIY issue we debuted our teardrop wedding cake, along with instructions on how to make the fondant teardrops. I was delighted to see …