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Planning a wedding comes with a lot of questions. BOLI bloggers have the answers! The Brides of Long Island Blog tackles issues our members care about most, follows trends within the wedding industry, and provides helpful tips and tricks for making your wedding the best day ever!

Keeping Your Body While Gyms Are Closed
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Keeping Your Body While Gyms Are Closed

You can still get a great, effective workout while in quarantine To say that the current COVID-19 outbreak has uprooted our way of living would be an incredible understatement. “Social distancing” is a term we’ve all grown familiar with. We’re all experts in telecommuting to work (now we have proof all those meetings could have […]

How Covid-19 Affected My Wedding
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How Covid-19 Affected My Wedding

Brides of Long Island share their stories After the glow of engagement fades, most brides begin to plan. They plan the trials and tours and dress fittings. The tastings and guest lists. And importantly, the contingency plans: How to move the outdoor ceremony inside if it rains. Where to take pictures if the permits can’t […]

7 Movies on Netflix to Stay Positive During Coronavirus
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7 Movies on Netflix to Stay Positive During Coronavirus

These films will take your mind off COVID-19 putting life on hold. Life is on hold right now. Which means, as devastating as it is, your wedding and your wedding planning are on hold right now, all due to coronavirus. But there is plenty for you to do while at home, practicing your social distancing, […]

Post Wedding Blues?
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Post Wedding Blues?

Yes, this is a thing and no, you aren’t alone In the months, weeks, and days leading up to my wedding, I remember saying to my now husband that I was most excited about coming home from our honeymoon and settling into our new life together. We had just closed on our first home together […]

To plug or unplug? The pros and cons of smartphones at your ceremony
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To plug or unplug? The pros and cons of smartphones at your ceremony

Why allowing guests to use their mobile devices is (and isn’t) such a bad idea. Smartphones have made our lives simultaneously easier (great selfies! Internet access anywhere! Order food without talking to anyone!) and harder (your boss thinks it’s cool to text you about work at 10:30pm!). The same goes for how they fit into […]

After it Was Over, I Realized the Small Stuff Didn’t Matter
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After it Was Over, I Realized the Small Stuff Didn’t Matter

It rained on my wedding day and I survived It is the most special day of your life, so of course you want everything to go exactly as you have always envisioned it in your mind. But what happens when your wedding day doesn’t go as planned? Your cake topper didn’t show up, your flowers […]

How to stick to your wedding budget
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How to stick to your wedding budget

Why setting spending limits doesn’t have to mean sacrificing the day of your dreams. Ah, Long Island: where a single day could cost as much as a bachelor’s degree. There’s no denying that our weddings can be very big, very beautiful, and very expensive. With a booming wedding industry and lots of bells and whistles […]

How my wedding changed my life
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How my wedding changed my life

Other things change besides your name. Wedding planning is an emotional roller coaster for many. Others may feel cool as a cucumber, loving every minute of it. But once the wedding is over – it can leave you with a mix of emotions. Besides the obvious change after your wedding (that ring on your finger […]

What I wish I knew before my Wedding
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What I wish I knew before my Wedding

Brides of weddings past offer insights into what to expect when it’s your turn to walk down the aisle. While staring into the abyss of your wedding planning notebook, in between trying to schedule trials and coordinate bridesmaid dress fittings, do you ever wish you could look into a crystal ball and automatically know what […]

4 ways to lessen tension between divorced parents
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4 ways to lessen tension between divorced parents

Yes, it’s possible to get along for one day! It’s no easy task trying to please everyone and make sure your big day is one that you’ve always dreamed of. And if you throw in you or your future husband’s divorced parents, it could be very stressful. There are endless scenarios and situations involving divorced […]