DIVAbride: I wore a $200 wedding dress. Then I wore it again.

by Lauren Cosenza | Apr 26, 2017 | Bridal, DIVAbride, DIVAlicious BLOG, Fashion | 10 comments

I wore an off the rack, final sale, $200 dress for my engagement-party-turned-surprise-wedding. Over a year later, I wore it again. Talk about cost-per-wear and no regrets. THE BACKGROUND I had a surprise wedding — for reasons known and unknown (and to be shared...

DIVABRIDE: How I got my goal body for my engagement-slash-surprise-wedding

by Lauren Cosenza | Apr 15, 2016 | Body, Bridal, DIVAbride, DIVAlicious BLOG, Fitness

First things first, a goal body to me is not a “perfect” body or a dream body. Far from it. A goal body is simply a body that makes you feel like a million bucks in clothing (and equally good not in it).  So for example, when I was asked by a buzzed...

DIVAbride: Why you should bring photos to your wedding hair and makeup trial

by Lauren Cosenza | Jan 7, 2016 | Bridal, DIVAbride, DIVAlicious BLOG, Hair, Makeup | 2 comments

So in response to my latest DIVAbride posts on how to pick your hair stylist and makeup artist for your wedding and how I picked my bridal glam squad, I’ve gotten some emails and texts and questions. One that keeps coming up is my feeling on the importance of...

DIVAbride: My Bridal Glam Squad

by Lauren Cosenza | Dec 17, 2015 | Bridal, DIVAbride, DIVAlicious BLOG, Hair, Makeup

I recently shared 5 simple steps on How to pick your hair stylist and makeup artist for your wedding and had to follow up with my personal bridal beauty experience. Because on both the evening of my secret ceremony and the following night of my surprise reception, my...

DIVAbride: How to pick your hair stylist and makeup artist for your wedding

by Lauren Cosenza | Dec 17, 2015 | Bridal, DIVAbride, DIVAlicious BLOG, Hair, Makeup | 3 comments

So as many of you know, I am currently a married lady… a devoted wife… a MRS! But not even 4 months ago, I was engaged and planning a secret wedding. (Much more on that another time…) Of course, selecting the GLAM SQUAD for my surprise festivities...

DIVAbride: 3 Steps to Stay Calm on A Big Day (Even If You Have a Near-Death Experience, Like I Did)

by Lauren Cosenza | Oct 7, 2015 | DIVAbride, DIVAlicious BLOG, Health, Relationships | 5 comments

I went back and forth on writing this post. I really didn’t want to shine a spotlight on something negative that happened over the course of two magical, amazing, full-of-love-and-happiness days — and I didn’t want to relive what happened and...