If you haven’t heard of Etsy, you’re missing out. It’s an awesome place to find tons of handmade and vintage goods — not only for your wedding, but also for your everyday life. I love it! And needless to say, it’s a major source for decor and other things related to my upcoming wedding. But there’s one item I’ve been super excited about…

Alright, I know…it’s been a few weeks since my last {aPRettySocialBride} post, and I’m sorry! It’s been a crazy few weeks of wedding planning, and my blog moved a little bit to the back burner. But in spite of my busy-ness, I have a post for you to enjoy today. As I’m really getting deep into the planning process, I’m learning things along the way. So I wanted to take this week to update you all on where we’re at now, and what we’ve learned so far…

It definitely took Michael and I a while to find inspiration for our wedding. Lucky for us, in the past week, it’s finally all started to come together. And that’s thanks in part to some very inspiring websites that I’d like to pay tribute to in this week’s aPRettySocialBride! So if you’re having trouble finding inspiration for your wedding, check out these great sites…

This week’s {aPRettySocialBride} is a guest post by fellow bride-to-be, Andrea Shifflet. Like me, Andrea is on a budget. Unlike me, Andrea is a lot more laid back when it comes to planning her big day, so I figured she would be perfect to provide some insight on how she’s been able to keep her sanity in the process. After all, I need it! Don’t you?

Any bride or groom knows that planning a wedding can be tough. I personally am still 10 months out, and it’s been a lot of work already! However, there are lots of free tools out there that have helped (and will continue to help) me…and they could help you too! This post details my favorite six.

Today’s post is about engagement — not the kind that comes with a sparkly ring on your finger, but rather the kind of engagement that happens every day on Twitter, Facebook and other social networks. We often rate a person’s or a company’s social media presence by how well they build and promote relationships online. I’ve talked a little bit before about how important it is for companies to engage with…

I’m a big fan of crowdsourcing. Since I witnessed how well in can work in Pyxl’s Help Us Name Us campaign, I’ve been interested in using it in other situations. Some call it lazy…I call it efficient! When it came time to find wedding vendors, I was a little lost. I didn’t grow up in Knoxville, and I’ve never been to a wedding in Knoxville. In addition, Michael and I are among the first of our friends to tie the knot, so we really had no where to turn — except for social media of course…

After declaring on Monday that I’m going to be using social media as much as possible in my own personal wedding planning, I thought it was fitting for me to post a little something about the groom who changed his Facebook status and tweeted at the alter. Literally…right before the “you may kiss the bride”…

In case you didn’t catch my big announcement on Facebook this weekend or my tweets this morning…I’m getting married! As of Saturday night, Michael and I are engaged to be married on November 6, 2010! So what does this mean for my blog? Well, in true PRettySocial style, I’ve decided that I’m going to use social media as much as…