Vendors
A wedding is only possible with the help, love and support from your friends and family, AND from all the contractors and vendors you PAY to help, love and support you. :) Here's a short list of the folks we know we'll be calling family...
Creating Memories, the florist
Compton Jewelers, for my engagement ring
The Corona Ranch, the ceremony & reception site
Drinkwater's Jewelry Store, for my wedding band
eBay, for various wonderful things
Fiesta Inn, where we're staying!
Fire and Metal Jewelry, for Joseph's wedding band
Grace Footwear, fabulous shoes!
Icing on the Cake, for what else, but, cake!
Invites and Web site, yours truly
Maple City Candy, for wedding favors
Brandon Webster, the photographer
Vintageous, for bridesmaids dress and more!
Written Resources
Books that actually are well-written and helpful, not fear-inducing that one isn't hand-making silk flower favors for the guests, or some other such frippery.
Wedding Zen Calming Wisdom for the Bride
by Susan Elia MacNeal and Illustrated by Rachell Sumpter. Solid, common sensical, balanced advice, very nice book.
Wedding Kit for Dummies
This is fabulous for the CD that comes with it, filled with spreadsheet templates from everything to budgets, mailing lists to sample contracts. Wonderful resource.
The only bride magazine I've been inclined to purchase was Wedding Dresses, it had more diversity than the other options which tend to run in shades of all white.