The Bride's Cafe

Ashley Where can I purchase this magazine? I have been looking EVERYWHERE for it and no one seems to carry it! If you know it would be tremendously helpful! Thanks so much! 02.12.10, 11:32am

Linda Gavin My favorite part in this mag book is the beautiful photographs and the presentation of the content like the flowers and the color palettes. It's very hard for a non-us-inhabitant to get a hold of this. I was about to buy it on eBay but the seller wouldn't ship it for less than $42 and it made me sad. It's so mean. I really want it because my sister in law is getting married but she has a baby and can't find time so I'd like to help her to plan it. She is a real simple but stylish girl. She already had her perfect barefoot beach wedding in Hawaii some ten years ago and this time when she's getting married to Mr Right, she'd love something like this. It's so perfect! 02.10.10, 11:35pm

Liz HI Janie...Hard to say in just a few words...I guess I value your easy vibe and overall diversity..you're not stuck on certain fads, or styles. I love understated elegance, and most ALL you features are just this with real people and real *feeling*. Really appreciate your rays of grace! Most needed, thanks! 02.10.10, 12:06am

Emma Lou I love the real weddings you feature and that you show enough pics from each to really tell the story of that couple's day. So many blogs tease with just a few pictures, but the Cafe gives plenty of eye candy! 02.09.10, 11:33pm

Patricia Prodoehl I love the Brides Cafe for the beautiful imagery and diversity of couples and types of wedding profiled. It truly makes it stand out amongst the sea of wedding blogs! Its the only one I visit day in and day out in anticipation of my April 10th wedding! 02.09.10, 5:26pm

Andreza Oh Janie. My favorite thing about "The Bride´s Cafe" is not the maganize worth weddings, the beautiful photos or the fantastic vendors; but is the way you treat your readers, so sweet and kind. Luck for us! Kisses 02.09.10, 2:32pm

sarah t This was the first mag I bought when i got engaged. I just love the presentation and wonderful ideas inside. Our tight budget doesn't allow me to buy anymore mags between now and May, but I would LOVE this! Love your blog! 02.09.10, 2:26pm

Hillary i would love this magazine! i love the diversity of your posts. you share so many wonderful ideas with brides that help us get inspired! 02.09.10, 1:01pm

H.J. Thompson Lovely and amazing. Your site brings me such great surprises every day. You present a wonderfully diverse range of couples with all sorts of tastes and budgets. Just as each of us is different and beautiful, your site shows that weddings can be, too. I don't know who'd want to have a "by the book" wedding after seeing all of the incredibly unique offerings on your site. Keep up the good work! 02.09.10, 11:43am

Courtney I hit save too quickly :) I really love how you share such a variation of images. I love checking daily for beautiful inspiration! 02.09.10, 11:04am

Valentine As a french reader I love the Bride's Cafe because it gives me a lot of new ideas for my wedding and I discover how much preparing my wedding can be a pleasant moment and not only a to do list. The Bride's Cafe is a dayly moment of style and sweetness. Totally addict!!! 02.09.10, 7:34am

Stella My favorite thing about The Bride's Cafe is seeing all the beautiful pictures of real couples. All the pictures on the site capture their love! 02.09.10, 12:40am

Juliet This is one blog I stop by every single day! I love how often you update, and you have such a great variety of weddings and engagement shoots. I'm always inspired when I visit The Bride's Cafe! =) 02.08.10, 11:54pm

Sylvia I'm definitely all about the DIY section - yours ROCKS! I love how detailed all the steps are and how you provide pictures of all the steps throughout the process. I'm never lost following your instructions :-) 02.08.10, 9:07pm

Rachelle I love the sweet, colorful, romantic feel of your daily posts. Not only am I inspired daily but also leave with a smile, excited to plan my most important day. Thank you for being you! 02.08.10, 8:49pm

Megan PJ I would absolutely love to have this magazine! I work as a special events coordinator with a catering company, and I'm a bride to be this coming August. I am starting to feel the pinch I have to say, and I have loved reading your site to give me the inspiration I need at this point! 02.08.10, 8:10pm

Megan The Bride's Cafe is such a beautiful site. It's such an inspiration as I go through wedding planning. I love how your personality comes through in your posts, too! It's so nice to hear pleasant words!!! 02.08.10, 7:15pm

Jamielynn I'm newly engaged as well as new to The Bride's Cafe. I must say that I am completely addicted. Not only am I newly engaged but my best friend is getting married in May and my brother in August. I look forward to the blog simply for inspriation in any way whatsoever. I specifically enjoy the do-it-yourself projects! What a wonderful way to add a personal touch to a wedding! 02.08.10, 5:49pm

camille My brides would love, love this resource! Janie, I'm sure you understand how important it is to have fresh, new inspiration for your clients. The Real Simple aesthetic would be a great contrast to some of the more fancy-schmancy stuff out there. So even though I am not a bride, The Bride's Cafe is one of my favorite morning blog-stops--for the flowers :), for the pretty pretty photos, and maybe just because I need some of Janie's spunk to start my morning! 02.08.10, 5:08pm

Kendra I love the Brides Cafe for its unique focus on Flowers. Many wedding blogs have their focus on specific elements like the bride and groom or overall aesthetic of the day, which TBC has also, but the flowers are SO telling of the essence of the wedding day, and Janie does a great job capturing it! 02.08.10, 5:01pm

Sheena The Bride's Cafe has come to be my little enjoyment for the day. I always look forward to the creative ideas posted. My most favorite thing about the website is that it has helped me to realize no matter how simple or extravagant the affair, its your special day and it will always be fabulous! 02.08.10, 3:40pm

Mary H. My favorite part, not surprisingly, is featuring real weddings. Very inspiring! It can be done and done beautifully! 02.08.10, 2:58pm

Jessica I LOVE The Bride's Cafe. I honestly visit everyday and have found so much inspiration for our wedding in August. I love viewing the Real Weddings and gathering ideas for DIY projects and charm. I recommend the site to all my newly engaged friends. LOVE IT! 02.08.10, 12:37pm

Genevieve I read your blog everyday! My favorite part about the blog are your real weddings. You choose the most beautiful weddings to highlight! 02.08.10, 12:20pm

Rebecca D. Your blog has been on my reader for quite some time now. I LOVE looking at the real weddings. I fell in love with a gown recently that I saw on your blog and have since been stalking it like a mad woman. Keep up the amazing posts! 02.08.10, 12:11pm

Aubrey Your blog is on my daily reading list - I absolutely love pouring over the pictures and featured weddings with my morning coffee. What I love most though is that you feature so many local (for the MD/DC/VA) weddings. It makes the daily inspiration seem more achievable for my own wedding! 02.08.10, 11:46am

Maria Jourdan My favorite part of the cafe...the way 'love' is portrayed with such idiosyncrasy and charm, according to each couple's unique story. It is oh so refreshing! 02.08.10, 11:19am

Lily I, too, love the Real Weddings. I've only been to one wedding my whole life, and it wasn't a traditional wedding, so I would have no idea how to tackle my own wedding planning without little peeks into how others have done it. 02.08.10, 10:43am

Marion I really love the real weddings... they give me inspiration for my own wedding (August 14th!!!). I picked up a lot of ideas on The Bride's Cafe. thanxxx 02.08.10, 10:39am

Gretchen My favorite feature of The Bride's Cafe is the Real Weddings. So many "shoulds" and "ought tos" surround the world of weddings. It is great to see how real people created weddings that reflected who they are. 02.08.10, 10:33am

Amy I'm a sucker for the Real Weddings! Love to see how other brides pulled off their big days. I get tons of inspiration and, best of all, the encouragement that I too can pull off a beautiful wedding. 02.08.10, 9:58am

Jen I love the daily inspiration and feeling of community that has been created here and is validated by daily doses of wedding beauty! 02.08.10, 8:00am

Rebecca M I'm relatively new to your blog, but I love that it covers such a wide range of topics. Not just pictures of beautiful weddings, but DIY projects and accessories. Thanks for maintaining such a wonderful resource! 02.08.10, 7:53am

Megan Shirley My favorite thing about The Brides Cafe is the features on real weddings. I have never been the type of girl who dreams about my wedding since I was a little, so to be able to see what other great ideas brides have done, has really helped me develop the look and feel of my own wedding... now if I could just get organized with juggling school, work, dance, and wedding planning!!! 02.08.10, 4:34am

Sue I appreciate reading the stories of the couples and how that plays out on their wedding day through DIY projects and little things the couple adds to make it their unique wedding. That is what I am looking for, for my own wedding. 02.08.10, 1:56am

Angie I love the cafe for its always welcoming and warm feel, and the beautiful wedding details infused in the posts... One can really feel Janie's passion for weddings, and I can't help but get inspired! 02.08.10, 12:37am

Christy Huntsinger I love the beautiful pictures, the fun couples, the unconventional wedding ideas and everything about it. I'm already married but I still follow this blog religiously and share it with all my single, dating and engaged friends. 02.07.10, 11:05pm

Betsy My favorite thing about The Bride's Cafe are all the Real Wedding features. All the details, dresses, flowers, and shoes(!) featured. It's fun to see so many different ways to have a wedding! 02.07.10, 10:39pm

Emerald Like many other commenters, I like the diversity of the couples that you feature, yet the simplicity of the blog's layout and design. Keep up the great work! 02.07.10, 7:38pm

PDXBride I love all the real weddings . . . everything on wedding blogs is inspiration, but somehow seeing a whole wedding and how everything comes together is the most beautiful thing there is! 02.07.10, 6:37pm

Stephanie I love the diversity showcased through The Bride's Cafe. A variety of cultures, styles, people, and stories are shared on this site. It's so beautiful to see different "varieties " of love. 02.07.10, 5:53pm

cara I *love* all the gorgeous florals I get to see here! And all the images are always breathtaking, it just makes my day to see this gorgeousness :) 02.07.10, 5:52pm

Kari Adams My favorite parts of The Bride's Cafe are the real weddings. I am planning mine (April 24th!) and I get inspiration from all the other brides! 02.07.10, 5:33pm

Melissa This is easy....the DIY projects section has inspired me in so many ways, not only with ideas but with the confidence to use my creativity!! 02.07.10, 5:30pm

Phuong My favourite thing about The Bride's Cafe is that it feels like I'm relaxing at a cafe with an awesome coffee and a fresh read. I like how unlike a lot of other bridal sites, it has plenty of beautiful inspiring pictures, but also enough background story on the couples/vendors/thoughts to really grasp the idea of the images. 02.07.10, 5:12pm

TB What a great giveaway! I love your blog, and what I love most are the real weddings where I am constantly getting inspiration - colors, programs and table settings to name a few - for my very own wedding! 02.07.10, 4:27pm

Rani I think what I love the most about The Bride's Cafe is its simplicity. You can find many wedding websites online, but none that inspire you to the level on which this website does. From the beautiful pictures, advice, diy projects, and even simply the background color and the signature title that has such a soothing welcome to the visitor, this websites just makes you not only long to be married but to find the sweetness in love again...I"m far from being married, but I just love this site and have been visiting it for quite some time. But I do know, when the time comes, I'm running to The Bride's Cafe for my inspiration and ideas. Keep up the "great" work! 02.07.10, 4:21pm

Elizabeth My favorite part of the Bride's Cafe is this blog! I love looking at the real weddings. The vendor lists at the bottom of your posts are especially helpful in finding vendors I'm interested in!! Thanks so much- awesome giveaway! 02.07.10, 4:13pm

Keasha OMG! Just one thing Ms. Janie? If I had to choose one thing, I I love the fact that I always find new, fresh, "where did she find those shoes", and "why didnt I think of that" ideas. 02.07.10, 2:47pm

Christina I love the real weddings feature and the DIY projects. They provide a lot of inspiration as I put together a huge powerpoint of all the ideas that I have collected. 02.07.10, 2:30pm

Debbie My friend swears by the Real Simple line of magazines... I was flipping through her 2009 Weddings edition and thought to myself "I really need to get the 2010 one when it comes out." This is a perfect opportunity! Thanks Janie! :) 02.07.10, 2:16pm

Janelle I love the mix of weddings The Bride's Cafe features. I love that you feature not only DIY projects and real weddings, but also the great advice you give and the floral inspiration. 02.07.10, 1:59pm

Petra For us Swedish brides, finding inspiration for our weddings that come from a local source, is not always easy. This is why we turn to great, inspiring blogs such as yours! The Bride´s cafe with its' wonderful mix of DIY's, real weddings and tips, is immensely helpful for anyone that is planning a wedding. Thank you so much for for being such an inspiration! 02.07.10, 1:45pm

Lindsay The advice you provide along with the ideas and DIY projects made Bride's Cafe one of my favorite websites to gather information for planning my wedding - thank you! 02.07.10, 1:09pm

Sharon The most useful part to me are the real weddings. They give me great ideas and also instill faith in me that we brides-to-be can do it and the hard work WILL pay off! 02.07.10, 12:42pm

Sarah Jane Janie - What I love most is that you choose sophisticated weddings at The Bride's Cafe. So many blogs only show rustic, romantic weddings or fun backyard BBQ-style. Gorgeous, yes, but some of us want a little more glamour, like the beautiful weddings you share! Plus it's nice to see some DC pride! 02.07.10, 12:30pm

Ida A I'm leaving you a comment with hopes that you don't mind sending a copy all the way to Sweden.. My favorite is all the DIY inspiration! It's perfect for two lovebirds on a tight budget! 02.07.10, 12:06pm

Meghann I love Bride's Cafe blog! One of my favorite things to do at the end of the day is to read over your great tips and ideas, as well as browse the GORGEOUS photography!! I've learned so many great ideas and found inspiration in some unlikely places, thanks to your posts! Makes me to excited to be wedding planning and dreaming! 02.07.10, 11:52am

Onada I think that the brides cafe is an invaluable resource for brides! There are so any helpful ideas here and the pictures are so amazing! I have the 2009 version but I'd love to own a copy of the 2010 version too! 02.07.10, 11:23am

Amanda I'd love a copy! I think it could really help me while planning my Sept 2010 wedding. Plus, I know someone who's wedding was featured in the issue and I've been wanting to see it but haven't been able to find a copy. 02.07.10, 11:10am