There is nothing more exciting than the anticipation of waiting for your date to arrive and whisk you away on a romantic evening.  Being engaged or married doesn’t mean that feeling has to be part of the past.  Date nights are a great way to keep the romance alive in any relationship.  For some perfect date ideas, check out the collection of links below:

-Redbook has 100 Great Date-Night Ideas.  Pick one and treat yourselves each month.  If you want the fun to last even longer, check out Redbook’s book, 500 Great Dates, by Lisa Sussman.

-For 50 more date night secrets, check out About.com, where you’ll find ideas like local road trips and sharing a milkshake at a sweet diner!

-The Nest has an entire page dedicated to different date night categories.  Whether you’re in the mood for a cheap date or a high-rolling rendez-vous, you’ll find an option to suit your needs.

-Visit ThirtyDollarDateNight.com and click the big red button.  A new $30 date idea is generated with each click!  Visit this site on a whim to plan your weekend.  There is even an international city guide and the ability to add your own date ideas to the database!

If you’re looking for a special gift for your sweetie this Christmas, consider purchasing an Experience Gift.  Through a number of different website, customers can purchase the gift of cooking classes, wine tastings or even flying a fighter jet!  Check out the links below to find the perfect Experience Gift for your love:

-XPerience Days offers gifts in locations all over the country.  Search their extensive listings and you may end up joining your partner as you sky dive over the San Diego Wine Country!

-Gifty Box packages your experience in to a box set based on category.  A “Classes” Gifty Box includes 1 Gift Pass to the class out of your choice (out of hundreds!), $80 of savings to additional classes, and a 116-page guide book.

-Visit Cloud9Living and you’ll find a great selection of Experience Gifts.  Plus, visit their Gift Registry to add a unique touch to your wedding registry list!

-Excitations offers Gifts of Choice.  Simply purchase a Gift of Choice for your recipient and they can choose one of any number of Experience Gifts from Excitations!

You’ve gathered together your guest list, picked the date and time and word of your impending nuptials has begun to spread.  Suddenly, the questions are pouring in.  What is the dress code? How did you meet?  What will you be serving?  Where are you registered?

Instead of handling all of these requests one by one, why not obtain your very own, personalized wedding website to share with your guests?  Most sites allow you to add photos, music, your own theme, and even offer a guest book for people to sign.  To help you find the perfect placement, we’ve compiled a list of the best sites offer wedding websites.

-Nearlyweds! offers a variety of templates and a unique website address, all for only $49 for two years.  You can try the site free for two weeks with no risk.  Best of all, choose from a variety of Wedding Paper Divas templates to match your invitations!

-Wedding Wire offers their own variety of wedding website, and best of all, they’re free!  With an Online RSVP tool, unlimited number of pages and up to 200MB of storage, you can’t go wrong.

-MyWedding.com offers all of the features you’re looking for, also for free!  As an added bonus, you’ll find Wedding Paper Divas templates with matching invitations offered through their site.  Enjoy a guest book, a unique online registry through Wishpot, Online RSVP and more.

-For only $70 a year, WedORama offers extravagent Flash websites with your own www.com address.  With the ability to have a professional looking site including video, music, interactive quizzes, a wedding day countdown and more, you get a ton of cool features for your money!

-eWedding.com also offers free websites that have been featured on ABC, CBS, The Wall Street Journal and more.  Get all your basic tools plus beautiful templates and unlimited support and photos.

Regardless of which wedding website you choose, your guests will be thrilled to have a one stop shop for all your wedding information.  Have fun with your site and make it a unique place to showcase all of your wedding info!

Every soon-to-be-married couple quickly learns that all the hype is true–weddings really ARE as expensive as people say they are.  If you’re a savvy bride, you’ve already begun looking for ways to cut the cost of your wedding day and any activities leading up to it.  To help you out, Diva Dialogue has collected the best bargains online in to one money-saving post!

-Wine.Woot (a division of Woot.com) is a great place to find deals if you are looking for a special bottle of wine to celebrate your engagement.  Each day, Wine.woot will feature one quality wine at a bargain price.  Once it’s gone, it’s gone, so make sure you jump on it!

-  Bluefly.com now has an entire section of their website dedicated to wedding clothing.  In Wedding 2.0, you can find gorgeous designer dresses at discount prices according to your position in the wedding, or select “I’m Invited” to find the perfect outfit to wear to a wedding you’re attending.

-I will never buy shoes in a store again.  Both Endless.com Bridal and Zappos.com Bridal offer free overnight shipping and returns on a massive selection of shoes, so you are risk free and you get great discount pricing!

-Overstock.com has an entire section devoted to Wedding Planning, Wedding Jewelry, Wedding Gift Ideas and Wedding Attire.  With amazing customer service and quality merchandise, you can’t go wrong purchasing wedding essentials from Overstock.

-Last but not least, Target’s online Bridal department has something for everyone, including gorgeous wedding gowns, tuxedos,  chic bridesmaid dresses and more.

So much attention is given to wedding planning during your engagement, that another important event is often pushed to the wayside until the last minute–the Rehearsal Dinner.  This dinner is special because it gives the engaged couple and their families a way to say thank you to all of those that are involved in the wedding.  To help make your Rehearsal Dinner every bit as fun and unique as your wedding, check out some of these links:

-iVillage offers some great ideas for unique rehearsal dinner locations and themes, many with money-saving tips!

-You probably already have your wedding gown picked out, but what about your rehearsal dinner outfit?!  You’ll still be front and center and will want to look great.  The Wedding Channel offers some great tips on the bride’s rehearsal dinner outfit.

-DearSugar offers a quick overview of Rehearsal Dinner Etiquette to clear up any questions you may have before planning the event.

-Although I fear them selling out before I am able to get one, I still have to pass on this amazing dress designer’s website.  Holly Stalder’s dresses will ensure that you shine at your rehearsal dinner.

-Last but most certainly not least, be sure you have an invitation that well represents both your personal style and the style of your rehearsal.  Wedding Paper Divas offers a wide range of designs…here is one of my favorites!

A journey in itself, wedding planning can be both exciting and exhausting.  Luckily, it leads not only to an amazing celebration but also to an incredible vacation!  Your honeymoon will be your biggest reward (next to your new husband or wife, of course) for all the hard work you’ve invested.  A great way to slash the cost and involve family and friends in your trip-planning is to use a Honeymoon Registry.  My husband and I used one of these amazing websites, and not only did they help us plan the trip of a lifetime by assisting with hotels, transfers, activities and more, it also helped us to afford an even more extravagant vacation than we had originally planned.

-The Big Day has a detailed honeymoon registry with the option to personalize each gift that you list with your own images and copy.  Visit some of the sample registries available on their site to get a better idea of all that you can do.

-Honeymoon Wishes is a similar site with the same great options, including the ability to cash out on your gifts at any time and planning assistance.

-If you want to be your own travel agent and already have the destination, hotels and activities in mind, Honeyfund will be your perfect online destination.  No setup fees, transaction fees or travel booking is required to take advantage of this detailed honeymoon registry.

-The Honeymoon offers a network of professional travel agents local to your zip code so that you can actually meet with someone in person to plan your trip instead of relying on phone and email.

-Say thank you for your honeymoon gifts with style.  Check out Wedding Paper Divas for some chic thank you notes, like this Palm Leaf Thank You to reflect a tropical honeymoon.  With your note, include a photo of you doing whatever activity was purchased for you through your honeymoon registry.  Your guests will love that you were thoughtful enough to not only use their gift, but to think of them while you were doing it!  Such a personal touch will truly show your appreciation.

The key to planning a memorable wedding is to include personal touches unique to you, the couple everyone is there to celebrate! One way to incorporate a piece of your history and personality is to offer a Signature Drink to your guests. There are some great resources across the Internet for finding a perfect drink, matching it to your wedding colors or just finding something that sounds delicious!

-Stirrings.com has a great Wedding Guide full of tips on building a theme, including incorporating your wedding colors into your drinks, creating custom drink labels and more. You’ll also find recipes for endless ideas for that perfect cocktail concoction.

-Bridal Guide has some creative recipes and gorgeous photos of drinks that are sure to make an impression on your guests.

-For colorful drink ideas to please every palate, check out The Wedding Workroom’s Signature Drink of the Month

-You’ll find some great tips for making your signature drink your own, including incorporating local and seasonal vegetables into your drink and giving a shout out to your hometown with your drink on SheKnows.com.

-Finally, if you’re looking for a drink option without the alcohol, look no further. SJB Weddings and Events has some great ideas that will still give your wedding the punch it deserves!

Finding the perfect hairstyle for your wedding day can be just as daunting as finding your dream dress.  Up-dos, waves, braids, curls–it’s hard to keep track of all the possibilities.  That’s why we’ve gathered together some great resources to help you find your ideal do:

-Find hair to fit any style, from bohemian to romantic, beach casual to glamorous with Brides.com.

-Follow these guidelines from Wedding Bells to make sure your hair is ready for the big day.  Among the many tips, the site advises that you make sure your hair compliments your dress and that you make any drastic changes to cut or color well before the wedding so you have time to repair any mistakes!

-See a hairstyle you love but can’t quite envision it on yourself?  No problem!  Visit The Hairstyler, upload an image of yourself, select your hair color, and try on any of 8,000+ available hair styles!

-If you’re feeling star struck, take the advice of celebrity hairstylist Ken Paves.  Oprah.com has his tips for gorgeous wedding hair and celebrity bridal secrets.

-If you’re looking to add some sparkle to your already glowing hair, look no further than Hair Comes the Bride.  With everything from hair pins to hair extensions, you’re bound to find what you’re looking for.

One of the most exciting parts of planning a wedding is sharing the festivities with all of the closest people in your life, especially your bridal party. While celebrating and picking out dresses can be a blast, being a part of the wedding party is also a big job. Because most people will consider being selected a great honor, it’s important that you ask your closest friends and family to be a part of your bridal party in a special and memorable way.

I’ve compiled some of the best links to help you ask your bridal party to…well, be your bridal party!

-About.com Weddings has a great list of creative and fun ways to ask your bridesmaids.

-Wedaholic has compiled a huge list of unique ideas for asking your friends to be a part of your wedding.

-This bride from New York shares her tips for popping the big bridesmaid question. Although many of the suggestions are specific to New York, each of them can be adjusted to fit your situation, no matter where you live.

-How about an edible delight to make any of your sweet-tooth friends smile?  Aisledash suggests these adorable custom-printed cookies.

-Check out this cute thank you note on Wedding Paper Divas.  Because all of our cards are easily customizable, you can feel free to change the wording on the front to “Will you…?” or even “Be my Bridesmaid.”  A personal note inside will make this a special keepsake for any of your maids.

Another great idea is to purchase a set of customized personal stationary as a small token of your appreciation.  Instead of a couple’s name, use your friends name and initials to customize this great monogrammed note card or this sweet bouquet card.  Any of our thank you notes can be personalized to fit your bridesmaids, and they’ll receive a thoughtful stationary set they can use again and again!

Planning a wedding isn’t easy, but trying to pick your way through the heaps of wedding etiquette, requirements and superstitions can make things even more difficult. On top of dealing with your own opinions plus those of both sets of parents, siblings and maybe even friends, you have to juggle a list of seemingly never-ending wedding rules!

To make things a little easier, we’ve compiled some great resources to help clarify what you really can and cannot do at your wedding. In my opinion, anything goes–it’s your special day! But to ease your mind even more, here are some great links:

-The Knot has compiled a detailed look at the myths associated with fall weddings. You can step outside of the red/orange/brown color scheme, and you may even be able to maintain your dream of an outdoor wedding! They’ve also put together some Summer Wedding Myths.

-A Practical Wedding helps to sort out the various myths associated with maintaining your wedding budget.  They provide some great information about both the guest list and the bridal party.

-eHow has put together some tips to erase any worries about wedding superstitions. Rain on your wedding day? Totally out of your control, and supposedly good luck!

-LovetoKnow Weddings has also outlined some of the most common superstitions and their roots, and also reminds brides to have fun and maintain a sense of humor about everything. Your wedding day is about having a great time, not focusing on what could go wrong.

-Wedding Paper Divas helps you navigate through the maize of invitation etiquette.  Not only do we make ordering and personalizing your invitations as easy as can be,  we also hold your hand through wording, designing, compiling and sending out your Save-the-Dates, invitations, place cards, thank you notes and more!