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Novelty Wedding Cakes for Creative Brides and Grooms

Written on March 6, 2008 by Nancy Callahan in General, Meals

I love flipping through bridal magazines and seeing all the creative wedding cakes (and groom’s cakes) that people come up with. It’s really amazing. I think most of these cakes would be considered over-the-top by the average bride and groom — who, I’d guess, would prefer something abstract and/or elegant to, say, something with a…

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Tip from a Bride – Keep your receipts!

Written on February 1, 2008 by Nancy Callahan in General

I’m getting married in about 2 weeks, and one of the biggest tips I can offer at this point is keep your receipts. Every single one. Of course, this is sage advice in nearly any heavy-consumption situation (i.e., when you shop for birthdays, holidays, big get-togethers), but with weddings, it’s imperative. Why? Buy and returning…

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What will the hot wedding trends of 2008 be?

Written on January 12, 2008 by Nancy Callahan in Dress, General, Invitations, Meals

I just came across a list of wedding trends to watch out for this coming year. The trends I liked best were: Green Weddings …for couples who want to do their part to help the Earth. Green weddings can incorporate such things as invitations made of recycled paper, conflict-free diamond jewelry and honeymoons to eco-resorts….

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Trying to Trim the Guest List

Written on October 18, 2007 by Nancy Callahan in General, Invitations

During the first stages of planning our wedding, all those involved sat down and created a massive guest list. We came up with every person that might possibly be invited. Needless to say, this list was hundreds and hundreds of people long. And then came the cuts. Cutting people off a guest list is an…

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Bride Sues Florist for More than $400,000

Written on October 17, 2007 by Nancy Callahan in General

I just read an article over at MSNCB.com about a bride who decided to sue her florist. Why? Because the hydrangeas in her 22 centerpieces were rust-colored instead of pastel pink. Elana Glatt (the bride) wants more than $400k from Posy Floral Design of Manhattan for both getting her color scheme wrong. (The flowers originally…

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My Bridal Show Experience (And Some Advice!)

Written on October 15, 2007 by Nancy Callahan in General, Invitations, Meals

I’m just starting to plan my wedding, and yesterday I attended my first two bridal shows. The best part of each was definitely the free food. I sampled tuna, pork, scallops, potatoes, egg rolls, sushi, assorted finger foods, and 6 different types of cake. (Never go to one of these things on a full stomach!)…

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What are your wedding numbers?

Written on June 23, 2007 by Nancy Callahan in General

When you think “wedding,” you might envision dresses, rings, flowers… It would be smarter, though, to think about numbers. Not very romantic, I know. But numbers are monumentally important. (In fact, they’ll dictate exactly what those dresses and rings and flowers will be like later on.) So which numbers should you focus on first? The…

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