Your purse is designed to hold all your necessities: a compact, cell phone, and now a wedding planner.

“Save money without compromising your dreams.” Now, that’s one secret every bride wants to know! Marsha Heckman, wedding planner and author of A Bride’s Book has just released her second must have, A Bride’s Book of Lists. Lists and weddings go hand and hand, and here Marsha dishes on how to plan the perfect wedding without breaking the bank. The best part of this book is that it can go with you everywhere. Small enough to fit inside your purse, it’s there for all your wedding questions on the go. You’ll find advice on first dance songs, wedding traditions, and food suggestions from a 25-year experienced wedding planner. More than that, you’ll learn what goes into a wedding day emergency kit and how to create DIY gift ideas.

A Bride’s Book of Lists: Everything You Need to Plan the Perfect Wedding, Available in March or Pre-order today, $17.95.

--Samantha Corbin

No one ever said a wedding dress should be white, right? Get this: The Great American Wedding Gown. It’s a wedding dress perfect for the All-American Woman, a July wedding, or just your average theme wedding!

Photo: Courtesy of Romantic Gowns

This red, white and blue two-piece satin gown definitely spices up the alter and puts all eyes on you. The blue spaghetti strap corset top and A-line skirt gives this extraordinary design as much of a conservative air as possible. Why not feel like Miss America on your special day and maybe there’s even a matching tux for your hubby.

Tell us: would you consider this dress for your wedding day?

--Samantha  Corbin, Intern

Now you can get help from celebrity wedding planner, Mindy Weiss.

Photo: mindyweiss.com

What bride doesn’t dream of a Hollywood wedding like Fergie and Josh Duhamel, Heidi Klum and Seal, or Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale?  Dreams can become reality with the help of celebrity wedding planner, Mindy Weiss. And this doesn’t mean spending tons of money either so get excited.  The new iPhone app, Plan Your Wedding With Mindy Weiss makes this possible. There are so many features to this app that make planning your wedding special and personal. I love the Bridal Designers feature, which makes runway shows from designers like Vera Wang and Carolina Herrera accessible. My absolute favorite: The Wedding Dreamboard. It lets brides store magazine “tear outs” of their favorite dresses, décor, hairstyles, etc. all in one place.

Other features like Managing Vendors, Guest Lists & RSVPs and Get Organized makes planning easy.  Mindy also shares fabulous advice that only her A-List clients used to have access to. So, engaged or about to wed this app follows you through your wedding day. Visit mindyweiss.com/app/ to download and begin to stress less.

--Samantha Corbin, Intern

Cupcakes have been in the bridal spotlight for a few years now, and with good reason--they're delicious, adorable on display and easier to eat than a slice of fondant-encrusted cake. Swizzle Cakes, a Los Angeles-area bakery, has taken the cupcake craft to the next level--literally. The confectionary has just debuted alcohol-flavored cupcakes, with yes, national delivery, and flavors like Egg Nog, Cosmopolitan and Melissa's Mimosa. Unlike other desserts where the alcohol bakes out, Swizzle Cakes uses a “secret” process that enables the moist and fluffy cake to retain all of the alcohol ingredient (and its giddy effects!). The bakery even offers to do custom flavors--a great way to hint at your signature cocktail at your bridal shower or to munch on at the afterparty. Plus, Swizzle Cakes wraps its confections in sugar, rather than paper, for an eco-friendly treat. Kids attending your wedding festivities as well? Don't forget to swipe a few of their virgin flavors, like Shirley Temple and Lemonade. Visit swizzlecakes.com for more information.

--Rachel Jacoby

-- Maureen