Bridal magazines, do you need them?

Your first instinct when you get engaged is to go out and buy all of the bridal magazines you can find.  Do you really need them?  I don't think you do, maybe one or two to spark some ideas.  But really you have been dreaming of this day your whole life - don't you REALLY know what you want.  You may not be able to have Cinderella's Castle and all 500 of your closest friends and family - but you can certainly get something comparable within your budget.

I found all of the magazines to be very overwhelming and there was just too much information in there.  I would go through them, tear out the pages/ articles that interested me and then get rid of them.  One magazine I bought in error and actually loved was:  www.weddingstar.com.  They have a whole website of information and also an online catalog.  I ended up buying some things from their website and they were high quality.

Also remember that you are planning a wedding and you should be focusing your money on other things than bridal magazines.  Of course if you are really into them, that is fine too...