I wanted to let everyone know there’s a great wedding invitation sale going on at Urbanity Studios! (During June 09)

Get $30 off your next wedding purchase

I’m excited to let you know about this because it’s very rare. Urbanity is a very popular invitation company, in fact Oprah herself selected Urbanity’s Message in a Bottle invitation as one of Oprah’s Favorite Things a couple of years ago. They were chosen by MTV and BET to do corporate work so as you might expect they do a good job.

Shop exclusive Message in a Bottle Invitations for your next celebration - as seen in The Oprah Magazine.

They carry over 300 invitation designs to choose from. It’s easy to by your invitations online with Urbanity. Just customize your invitation on line and you will get a pdf e-proof emailed to you see exactly what your invitations will look like before you purchase.

They are celebrating their 3rd anniversary this month with some great deals.

So check them out!

Get $30 off your next wedding purchase

I’m a big fan of personalizing the groomsman gifts. Don’t get generic gifts for the guys who stood by you during your wedding! If your buddies are bikers here are some great groomsman gifts I found that are not only unique they aren’t too expensive either.

Here’s a cool humidor groomsman gift crafted with a cherry finish, cedar lining and a built-in hygrometer to measure humidity. It even comes personalized with the groomsman’s name. It’s is also on sale plus free shipping at the time I wrote this.

Here’s a couple of unique biker bar pub plaques that come personalized with the groomsman’s name. These are well under $50 too!

Just got word that Invitations by Dawn has new DIY Wedding Invitations and they are 10% off if you spend over $105! We carry the full line of standard wedding invitations from Invitations by Dawn in our invitation shop but if you want these you will have to go to their site direct. Here’s a couple of sample designs. If you are interested in see the complete line just click the links below!

SAVE 10% ON WEDDING INVITATIONS & ACCESSORIES NOW!

Use Coupon Code: 10438 at checkout!

Save money with new DIY wedding invitation kits from Invitations By Dawn

Want to become a party planner? Well this is your lucky day! The amazing celebrity party planner Marley, better known as the The Party Goddess, out here in LA has started a new site and she’s here to tell you about it…

Here’s The Skinny:   
I am beyond excited. I’m finally able to help budding event planners get into the business - yesterday! If you’re like me, when you make a decision to do something, you want all of the answers right this second. Well now you can get answers and a continuous flow of information on how to get into (and be the best) event planner you can be!All successful entrepreneurs have and utilize a coach or mastermind in their business planning and operations. I credit my numerous coaches and mentors who have assisted me and helped me, with the growth my business and career have experienced. Plus, add in a few kazillion dollar mistakes I’ve made along the way and you’ve got a real recipe for success. On my new site (www.HowToBeAPartyGoddess.com) I’m offering coaching and products for individuals looking to get into this field. With the economy slightly upside down, I figure it just might be a pretty decent sized audience.If you or someone you love (this sounds like a bad commercial for rehab, sorry) wants to get into event planning, CLICK HERE and sign up. Don’t worry it’s FREE. Have fun -Marley
The Party Goddess!

Looking for some unique wedding invitations? Check out these Message from the Beach Bottle Invitations! They come with real coral sand and miniature sea shells in them. Each bottle comes with a real star fish and can be laser engraved with your names and wedding date for your guests to keep as a keepsake! And, of course there’s a custom printed wedding invitation in each bottle. The wedding invitation is made out of high quality cream color paper backed with handmade oil paper from Nepal that has natural Amala leaves embedded in it. You can also get a custom seashell RSVP card to go with it as well as a corrugated box to ship them to your guests in!

To find out more about this unique wedding invitation as well as others click here!
Message from the Beach Bottle

If you want a bunch of other Beach Themed Wedding Invitations click here!

People have been dyeing bridal shoes for many years, so it must be simple right? Well it’s not too complicated but here’s a few tips from Bellisima Bridal Shoes to make sure your dyed bridal shoes look great!

- Fact: Dyeable bridal shoes are typically made out of white satin or silk and then coated with a special solution to allow dying
- Many dyeable bridal shoes come with a color swatch that can be dyed first to give you an idea of what the finished product will look like
- The dyed bridal shoes may not exactly match your dress due to differences in fabric
- Get your bridal shoes treated with water repellent to help keep the color from running if they get wet
- If you’re getting your bridesmaid’s shoes dyed the same color as yours then bring them all at the same time so they all come out the exact same color
- Can you re-dye your bridal shoes? Most shoes can be dyed to a darker color at least on additional time. The following designer brand bridal shoes can be dyed to a darker shade multiple times:

Vera Wang Bridal Shoes
Cynthia Rowley Bridal Shoes
Stuart Weitzman Bridal Shoes
Filippa Scott Bridal Shoes

A few months back we had a great guest post about signature drinks for your wedding from Jonathan Pogash, the Cocktail Guru.  Jonathan sent me a video of his appearance on a segment of NBC’s new wedding show, “I Do.”

Some interesting info!  If you are in the market for a signature drink for your wedding, checkout Jonathan’s new blog.

What better reason to eat cake than to help St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital provide medical care to kids in need! 

Let’s Eat Cake!  is a wedding cake competition to benefit St Jude’s Children’s Hospital.  Melissa over at Masterpiece Weddings is putting together this big event in order to raise a minimum of $50,000.  She’s putting together a cast of celebrity judges to judge cakes from the best pastry chefs in the Southeast US. 

How can you get involved?

You can become a sponsor by donating money or products.  See how on the Let’s Eat Cake website!

 You can attend if your in the Gainesville Florida area on February 17, 2009, also checkout the website for details!

Say what?  That’s right…after wearing those fancy heels during your wedding ceremony, the formal pictures, etc.  it’s time to relax and have fun.  So here’s a tip.  Have a pair of fashionable ballet bridal shoes that kind of match your wedding dress so you can dance and mingle without worrying about blisters, falling, or generally being uncomfortable.  So after you make your entrance at the reception, kick off those uncomfortable but beautiful shoes and throw on some very comfortable and beautiful bridal ballet shoes!

These ballet bridal shoes are from Bellissima Bridal Shoes.  Just click on the picture to find out more about them.

That is if you’re in Southern California. I wrote about the Queen Mary as a destination wedding location after my family and I had dinner there last Thanksgiving. The Queen Mary, built during the 1930’s, was the premier and most luxurious ocean liner of its time. Back in the day when crossing the Atlantic was done by the wealthy in first class elegance. The Queen Mary is now permanently docked in Long Beach, Ca and is preserved in its original beauty as a hotel and also houses several restaurants, ballrooms, and a wedding chapel. Well now I can tell you what it was like to actually stay there overnight and I took more pictures so you can get a better idea what a great wedding location this is.

First off, the staff treated us great! We had a few drinks in the beautiful art deco Observation Bar which was the original First Class Lounge on the ship. There you have a panoramic view of the city of Long Beach. We also had a great dinner in the beautiful Chelsea Restaurant. No that’s not us in the picture, I grabbed that picture from the Queen Mary website. We stayed in a King Suite on the ship, very roomy.

In the morning, we had coffee and pastries on the Sun Deck. Here are some pictures taken from where we were sitting.

For wedding location choices there’s the Sun Deck Gazebo on the stern of the ship.

Or, the indoor wedding chapel. There’s other locations too, just check with them if you are interested.

After the ceremony you can have your reception in one of the many grand ballrooms available. Then, your guests can stay right on the ship in one of the beautiful rooms. It truly was great imagining what it was must have been like on the ship crossing the Atlantic in the mid-1900’s and having the opportunity to relive a small part of history!

Your guests will love the experience and it will definitely stand out from the average wedding. For more info checkout the Queen Mary website.