Most brides-to-be today balance very busy lives. They do it all: work a full time job, maintain a healthy relationship, maintain an active lifestyle, and still find time to plan their own wedding. If you are one of those brides, don’t stress too much, there are hundreds of resources and tools available online that will help you with the daunting task. Not only are these online software tools FREE, they often cover some of the most intricate details you may not have even thought of.

Online wedding planning tools can be life savers. There are dozens of resources available through hundreds of different sites. You can find everything from checklists, budgeting tools, advice, tips, to lists of vendors in your area to help you plan your perfect wedding.

There are constantly new sites to explore. One of our new favorites is Seating Arrangement for Weddings. Seating Arrangement for Weddings has designed and introduced a free, user friendly planning tool that can help you to efficiently organize and set up the seating arrangements for any of your wedding related events.

No one knows your family better than you and your partner, so once the RSVP’s are all in, it’ll take no time for the both of you to place everyone in their seats for all the wedding events.

Just think . . . the entire floor and seating plan for your wedding reception can be designed from scratch right in the comfort of your own home. So take a look at Seating Arrangement for Weddings’ planning tool at http://beta.seatingarrangement.com/. There are tutorials and demo videos to help you get going. Then, go ahead and start designing your dream wedding!

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Start-up company CCKmode has designed a purse organizer that will relieve the hassle and stress of constantly switching between bags and purses…YAY!

So worry not fashionistas, workaholics, gym fanatics, and busy working moms. Now the messy and time consuming process of reorganizing and moving everything from one purse or bag to another can become an easy task that takes mere moments. Simply lift the organizer out of one bag and into another! You can go from school bag to gym bag, diaper bag to purse or purse to briefcase in just seconds. CCKmode’s purse organizer can be used on a daily basis and for any occasion. For brides to be: Definitely keep an eye out for CCKmode purse organizers as the months and weeks before the wedding are very hectic and can be overwhelming at times. The last thing you need is the frustration of a disorganized purse! CCKmode’s purse organizer will surely keep everything in your purse organized and in place - Ready for you to grab when you need it. You can check out their product here.

As a bride to be, you understand and appreciate the importance of organization when it comes to planning your wedding. And as most women know, half the things that we obtain end up in our purses, so before you start on your wedding planning adventure, make sure to have the organizational tools you need to help you along the way:

1.    Having an organized purse ensures that you can quickly file the receipts you’ve collected into organized files and folders, without having to dump out everything. Consider getting a purse organizer like CCKmode’s to prevent a messy purse breakdown as the big day approaches.

2.    Organization should extend beyond your purse, of course. You should set up an organizational system where receipts, contracts, article ideas, papers, etc. are all clearly separated to provide easy access if the document is required or if there are any discrepancies with your vendors.

3.    Your organizational system should be clearly separated by the major proceedings of wedding:
-    Engagement party
-    Stag and stagette
-    Ceremony
-    Reception
-    Honeymoon
-    Miscellaneous

Doing this will help you keep track of your spending and prevent you from going over your budget…

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Bridal Fantasy Sweepstakes has some great new prizes from the Jewelry Roll Shop . There are three prizes of a Checkered Jewelry Roll: one orange, one blue and one pink for three lucky brides! These are eye-catching bold colors in lovely hues and shades forming a checkered pattern. This is a wonderful jewelry organizer for traveling, for gift-giving or for storing treasured keepsakes at home. Each has two small pockets inside, a large pocket, and a strap for rings. 3" Width by 8" Height closed. Opened, roll is 11 1/2" wide with 8" height. Jewelry Roll Shop also retails a varied assortment of jewelry rolls, bags, pouches and travel cases that are perfect for bridesmaids, as bridal party favors/thank yous and as cute wedding gifts. Enter online today for your chance to win one of these fabulous jewelry organizers!