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How to Include Your Children in Your Wedding
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How to Include Your Children in Your Wedding

Yes, they can be more than just a flower girl or ring bearer! Here’s how to include your children in your wedding day Your kids are the center of your world, so it’s natural to want them there for one of the most important days of your life (aside from their birthday, of course). While […]

Attending a Wedding? Don’t Make These Social Media Mistakes
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Attending a Wedding? Don’t Make These Social Media Mistakes

These social media etiquette tips will make you the best wedding guest. Weddings are such a fun time – we get to celebrate the happy couple and share in their special day. So it’s only natural that we’d want to post some great content from their wedding to our socials. But we need to remember […]

Post-Wedding Anxiety? Yes, It’s Real. Here’s How to Deal With It.
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Post-Wedding Anxiety? Yes, It’s Real. Here’s How to Deal With It.

Even if your wedding was great overall, it’s normal to fixate on the things that went wrong. Once your wedding is over and you’ve begun to settle into married life, it can be easy to fall into a post-wedding funk. You may start to notice that you’re feeling anxious, thinking about things you could have […]

How to Write a Wedding Day Letter to Your New Spouse
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How to Write a Wedding Day Letter to Your New Spouse

Can’t think of the right words for such a big day? Here are a few tips for writing a great wedding day letter to your new spouse. It can happen to the best of us: the stressors of planning a wedding can become pretty overwhelming, and we can quickly forget what the day is all […]

Announcing the 2024 Brides of Long Island Diamond Award Winners
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Announcing the 2024 Brides of Long Island Diamond Award Winners

The votes are in! Introducing the 2024 BOLI Diamond Award winners BOLI Preferred Vendors represent the “best of the best” in our local wedding industry. These are the vendors that go above and beyond to deliver the weddings you’ve always envisioned, working tirelessly to ensure that every bride’s dream becomes reality. Even though each of […]

Miller Place Inn Closes, Leaving Brides Scrambling For New Venues
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Miller Place Inn Closes, Leaving Brides Scrambling For New Venues

Brides received letters stating the venue was closed as of Feb. 1, 2024. Miller Place Inn shut its doors unexpectedly this month, leaving dozens of brides scrambling to look for new venues. This week, several Brides of Long Island members received letters stating that the venue was permanently closed as of Feb. 1, 2024. The […]

Just Engaged? Why You Should Start Booking Your Vendors (Like, Now)
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Just Engaged? Why You Should Start Booking Your Vendors (Like, Now)

The ring is on your finger, and it’s time to start planning your wedding! Here’s why you should start booking your vendors.  You’ve just joined the best club there is — you’re a Bride of Long Island! Congrats, beautiful BOLI. We know your wedding is going to be perfect. You may be reveling in that […]

“Shedding for the Wedding?” Why We’re Not Here for it
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“Shedding for the Wedding?” Why We’re Not Here for it

Is “shedding for the wedding” necessary? Here’s what we think.  You’re hearing it from everyone – friends, family, even the attendants at the bridal salon. The constant comments about your body and appearance, and whether you’re planning to start “shedding for the wedding” (aka, losing weight before the big day). You may have never even […]