February 2nd, 2012

Press Release : Prepare To Wed Provides Online Planning Tools, Resources and Inspiration

Prepare To Wed Provides Online Planning Tools, Resources and Inspiration

Prepare to Wed Offers a One-stop Destination to Connect with Wedding Vendors, Manage Details, Find Inspiration and Store It All in One Central location

Portland, Maine (PRWEB) January 23, 2012

Prepare To Wed, an online wedding planning site started by nationally recognized wedding planner Kate Parker in 2010, re-launches today, serving as a free, comprehensive, easy-to- navigate tool for brides and grooms to organize the massive details surrounding their special day. Guided by the couple’s unique style preferences and budget, choices in venue, catering, photography and other vendors are tailored to the bride and groom, making Prepare to Wed a first-of-its-kind offering. With the re-launch of the site, a new team is in place developing new tools to consistently improve the planning process for brides and grooms. A free Prepare to Wed iPhone and iPad app providing couples with on-the-go access to all their wedding details will be available in early-February.

Easy to navigate, the Prepare To Wed profile replaces bulky wedding planning binders and scraps of scribbled notes.  With tabs such as profile, budget, to do list, vendors, expert advice, and inspiration, every facet of wedding planning is just a click away.  Prepare To Wed enables brides to filter vendors by budget, eliminating some of the back-and-forth communication and allowing couples to focus on the vendors within their price range. Inspiration, tools and a chat blog serve as a support network to the engaged couple.

More than 250 local wedding vendors have signed on, centralized in New England, DC Metro, Chicago, Atlanta, Texas, California and New York.  The vendor list is extensive; from accommodations to florists to cigar rollers to name changing services.  By highlighting vendors that are appropriate and personalized for each individual couple, the heartbreak of falling in love with an out of reach venue or budget-breaking caterer is avoided.

“Prepare to Wed is designed for the modern bride who is unwilling to sacrifice on quality, but also places a premium on her time and budget,” said J Sandifer, CEO of Prepare to Wed.  “Utilizing our database of top vendors and tools for inspiration, couples will find ease and relief in their planning. Planning a wedding is one of the most stressful and expensive experiences for a couple to endure. Our new team is devoted to making Prepare To Wed an always dependable wedding planner to help couples not only efficiently, but enjoyably, create the day of their dreams.”

Newly engaged couples who are interested in getting started can visit http://www.preparetowed.com to sign up for a free account and delve into wedding planning bliss.

Prepare To Wed iPhone App

Quote start“Prepare to Wed is designed for the modern bride who is unwilling to sacrifice on quality, but also places a premium on her time and budget,” said J Sandifer. “Utilizing our database of top vendors and tools, couples will find ease in their planning.”Quote end

About Prepare To Wed
Prepare to Wed is an online resource for all wedding planning needs.  Created to educate engaged couples, Prepare to Wed shares tips and articles, walks couples through to-do lists and assists with budgeting.  Better yet, Prepare to Wed is full of beautiful wedding inspiration boards, real weddings, and thousands of images that can be filtered by wedding colors, season, and style. The first wedding resource to be developed with the couples’ preferences in mind, Prepare to Wed guides couples through the process, keeps them on task and budget, and inspires them to plan a unique and personalized wedding.  For more information, please visit http://www.preparetowed.com, or connect with us on Facebook and Twitter.

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    November 15th, 2011

    Custom-Made verses Salon Wedding Gowns | Expert Advice from Wynne Bailey

    Have you envisioned the style, color, and fit of your wedding gown ever since you were a little girl? There is much uncertainty about whether or not that dress will be found at a bridal salon. However, Wynne Bailey Custom Made Wedding Gowns of Rhode Island can create that dress for you! Wynne Bailey aims to fit your body type, personality, and style while designing the dress of your dreams. Look below for a few key questions in deciding between custom-made and bridal salon dresses. Then be sure to check out the full expert advice article on myKPW!

    Q.     What is the difference between buying a dress in a salon vs. going to a designer?

    A.     The kind of individual attention you receive from a designer. The focus is entirely on YOU. The designer is there to create the dress of your dreams. They work with you to create your dress.

    Q.     Is having a dress custom made for you more expensive than buying a ready made dress?

    A.     Well, yes and no.  Wynne Bailey Custom Made Wedding Gowns start at $3000, the prices varies based on the amount of work and detail you want. Designers are able to adapt designs to your budget – add a detail here, take out a little something there – which is another benefit of going the custom made route.

    Q.     How does the process of creating a wedding gown begin and end?

    A.     I love the bride’s ideas and pictures, they give us a starting point.  We discuss her likes and desires, then I begin to sketch some of these ideas.  A pattern is created and a toile is sewn and fitted. After the toile – a white muslin garment that is a copy of the dress – fits to perfection, then the beautiful fashion fabric is cut and sewn. It takes 3 or 4 fittings to create the dress and three to four months to complete. The final fitting is so moving, as the bride-to-be’s sense of becoming a bride becomes a reality. A very special moment for all present.

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    Wynne Bailey Custom Made Wedding Gowns of Rhode Island is a member of my Kate Parker Wedding your online wedding resource guide geared towards directing couples to quality vendors based on their price range and state.

    *previously posted on 9.29.1o

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      November 1st, 2011

      Wedding Dress Gallery

      After some major time uploading hundreds of wedding gowns from a superior list of designers, the Dress Gallery on Prepare to Wed is now live! So if you’re just starting your dress hunt or you’re shopping for a specific silhouette, our Dress Gallery let’s you get down to the specifics, as you can sort by:

      • body type
      • neckline
      • fashion type {bridal or bridesmaid}
      • silhouette
      • style
      • overall wedding budget
      • designer
      • season
      • color

      We hope this gives you enough options to narrow down your search.  To start, just go to Prepare to Wed and click on FASHION in the top toolbar and enjoy!

      *previously posted on 1.25.11

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        Labels: Inspirations, Wedding Budgets 25-50k, Wedding Budgets 50-80k, Wedding Budgets Above 80k, Wedding Budgets Up To 25k

        August 24th, 2011

        Short and Sweet | Amsale Fashion

        In lieu of launching our Dress Gallery, we’re super excited to share with you some of our favorite designers and current fashion love.  We’re loving these simply short yet sleek cocktail designs by the fabulous Amsale.  Don’t you just love these?  Personally, my favorite is the first one with the bateau neckline.

        What is a bateau neckline? It’s a wide, high neckline that follows the curve of the collarbone and ends in points on the should seams.  The bateau neckline gives off a very clean and sophisticated look.

        So which dress is your favorite?


        *previously posted on 1.25.11

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          Labels: Inspirations, Wedding Budgets Above 80k

          July 27th, 2011

          A Fab Dress that Doesn’t Hurt your Budget

          So last week, we featured this amazing Maine wedding featured by wedding planner, Sweetest Things Weddings.  And I simply fell in love with the bride’s dress so I just had to look into it even more. Well this stunning tulle ball gown is by Oleg Cassini, carried by David’s Bridal, and it goes for only $850!  I can’t believe it.  Simply amazing!    {ls}

          images above by Sierra Kristen Photography

          Previously posted on 12/20/2010

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