Do I have any fellow Sex & The City movie fans out there? I feel I must pass this very important “wedding shoe news” along to all of you (yes, even on Sunday morning). Does anyone remember the blue satin Manolo Blahnik’s (played a very big role) that our beloved Carrie ended up wearing during the civil wedding ceremony with Mr. Big?
Well, while searching on the subject of wedding shoe trends (on a blog post soon to come) I happened to come across a post on Here Comes the Guide about some hot new wedding shoes from Perfect Details a wedding accessory boutique. And there they were a wedding shoe inspired by the glass-slipper style Manolo Blahnik Something Blue satin pump and they are available in ivory too!!
By the way the picture of Carrie and Mr. Big came from the Sex and the City book available at Amazon which has hundreds of full color images from the moview and behind the scenes.
I was so excited about my find that I just had to share immediately. I think deep down all us girls have a desire for glamour and high fashion at least sometimes but especially on our wedding day.
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Everyone is looking for a way to make their wedding unique and personal. Well the M&M’s folks are going above and beyond to help you out with personalized m&ms. With this my mms promo code you can now Save 10% on all orders at My M&Ms! Use code OFFERS10. You may have seen the personalized wedding M&M’s with the bride and grooms names and wedding date on them; but, their pictures? You can have two different picture / word combos in your order. Not only that, there are 25 colors to choose from so you should be able to get close to your wedding colors. You also have the option to get a blend of colors.
So how do you present these things to the guest? They have several packaging options that are perfect for unique wedding favors including the option shown here. Or you can just have some nice crystal bowls or jars set up at your wedding candy bar. Check out this example of a wedding candy bar!
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Have you seen our new look?Our Wedding Shop has been upgraded!No more boring appearance.
We added a bunch of graphics and updated our links.
So what do we provide?Pretty much everything you can think of.All top of the line products from top of the line vendors.For example, are you having an Irish Themed Wedding? A Native American Themed Wedding?A Filipino Themed Wedding?Well you need to check out our accessories because we have you covered.
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:
Wouldn’t it be nice if you had some help to unload some of the wedding week tasks and stress? After all you’ve been strapped down with all that wedding planning for the past year! Deciding on every detail to make sure your special day is great. Now it’s time to start enjoying yourself so you can have some pleasant memories of your wedding. If you hired a wedding planner, hopefully you have nothing to worry about but if you didn’t here’s some advice.
Use your bridesmaids! Those close friends and family that you asked to buy a special dress and stand by your side at the altar aren’t just well dressed bookends to complete the look at the front of the church. And, since they are special people in your life they shouldn’t be offended when you ask them to help you out! Now this also goes for the groomsmen too! So get your fiancé on board to enlist their help. But in order to make their help worthwhile here’s what you need to do.
1. Plan out your wedding – your wedding is the coming together of a bunch of smaller pieces to make one almost flawless event, you hope. This requires planning, you are basically a project manager organizing a bunch of “sub-contractors” (i.e. the florist, the bakery, the caterer, the officiate, the photographer, the limos, etc.) to work together in sync to make your day flow smoothly. So, sit down and organize the flow on paper. Who shows up when, what will they need to perform their job, and what will be expected of them?
2. Break your plan down into manageable pieces – If you have four bridesmaids group the duties down into four divisions based on work load (division 1: florist, bakery; division 2: caterer, officiate; etc). You can assign 1 groomsman and 1 bridesmaid per division to oversee them in the days leading up to your wedding.
3. Let your bridesmaids know what is expected of them upfront – Don’t wait until a couple days before the wedding to tell your bridesmaids you need their help. Let them know the day you ask them to be your bridesmaid. Assign them their division at that time so they can become adjusted to the idea.
4. Get them involved up front – In order for them to carry out your plan, they need to know your vision. Bring them with you when you meet with your florist or caterer, etc. This way they know what is expected, plus you also get some more bonding time with your friends! This will also give you piece of mind that they know what you want and that they will be able to handle issues without you.
5. Enjoy your day! Hopefully, with all the pre-planning, all your wedding party will have to do is make sure the wedding professionals that you hired show up and do their job and maybe only answer a few questions for you.
Okay, delegating may be very hard for some people, remember you are not giving up control just giving up some of the stress. And, if you do your homework upfront hopefully you will be able to relax a little while your friends and family manage a small piece of your wedding for you!
- 43% of people involved a pet or plan to involve a pet in their wedding.
- 11% did not include a pet in their wedding but knew someone who did
- 47% only had humans in their wedding
I was surprised at how many people plan in involve a pet in their wedding!
This can be tricky, I know if it were my dogs there would be a lot of pandemonium and running around to keep them under control! So, if you are planning on including your pets you might want to think about how your pets will react to the new surroundings and the crowd. Plus, you probably would want to designate someone who knows and likes your pet (and someone you pet also is comfortable with) to oversee him/her before, during and after the ceremony.
Also, just as incorporating small children in the ceremony, you might want to make sure they are they lynchpin to your ceremony in case they have a melt-down when it’s time to perform!
Is anyone out there including their pets? Any advice or interesting stories?
You may have heard about the contest in which one lucky couple was going to win a wedding at the premere of the movie “Maid of Honor” on April 28th. The ads to enter were all over the place a couple of months ago. Well you may not have heard the specifics of what the winners were going to get! It wasn’t your everyday wedding by any means. The folks in Hollywood really put together a spectacular package of everything they needed and more. Here’s a rundown…
Mary Hart, host of “Entertainment Tonight,” officiated the wedding. Michelle and Shaun will have their first dance choreographed by ballroom dance champion Maksim Chmerkovskiy, a professional dancer who gained fame on “Dancing with the Stars.”
The bride’s make-up was done by David Evangelista and the bride’s nails will be manicured by one of the talented artists at Cornelia Day Resort. One of the nation’s leading makeup, hair, and fashion experts, Evangelista has been a contributor to The Early Show on CBS since 2002, bringing style, beauty, and makeover advice to millions of viewers each week. As host of the weekly series The Fashion Team on the TV Guide Network from 2006 to 2007, Evangelista gave viewers an inside look at the fashion world. He works with high-profile personalities including Julia Stiles, Eva Longoria Parker, Hillary Swank, Peyton Manning, Mandy Moore, Rita Wilson, Martha Stewart, Paula Deen, Steve Martin, and Kevin Kline. He recently opened his salon, David Evangelista at Cornelia Day Resort.
The bride’s hairstyle was set by celebrity stylist Oscar Blandi. Blandi’s many famous and glamorous clients include Jessica Alba, Kelly Ripa, Faith Hill, and Jennifer Garner among others. He is also seen regularly on “Live with Regis and Kelly”, and is often featured in the top fashion magazines, such as Allure, Cosmopolitan, and Glamour, as one of the leading hair stylists to the stars. Oscar Blandi is the owner of the Oscar
Blandi Salon in New York. The couple received their rings from the leading Italian fine jewelry house, Damiani. The his-and-hers rings are from the company’s D.Side collection, co-designed by Damiani and actor Brad Pitt. These are the same style of rings that are featured in the film.
The bride’s dress was by Selia Yang. Called “the best-kept secret in New York City … not for long” by ailycandy.com, Yang has brides from all over the globe eager to wear her designs. She brings a chic, fresh, and
luxurious approach to bridal and evening wear.
The groom’s and best man’s tuxedoes were Arnold Brant. The luxury brand to the stars — having dressed Forest Whitaker, Kevin Dillon, and many more — features flawless style that is sure to keep the groom looking
polished. Sold throughout the U.S. and Canada at Nordstrom and better specialty stores, Arnold Brant is manufactured in Italy. More information is available at http://www.arnoldbrant.com.
The wedding was photographed by Denis Reggie, hailed as the “hottest wedding photographer of the moment” by the New York Times. He has served as photographer at the weddings of John F. Kennedy, Jr. and Carolyn
Bessette, Vera Wang, Mariah Carey, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver, and Tom Clancy, among many others.
Sylvia Weinstock, who has baked for such luminaries as Oprah Winfrey, the Kennedy family, the Vice President and Mrs. Dick Cheney, the Vice President and Mrs. Al Gore, Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, Ben
Stiller and Christine Taylor, and many others, provided the cake.
The bride’s lingerie was by Victoria’s Secret, the leading specialty retailer of lingerie and beauty products, with an emphasis on making its customers feel sexy, sophisticated and forever young. Under the Victoria’s Secret and PINK brand names in the United States, the company dominates with fashion-inspired collections, prestige fragrances and cosmetics, celebrated supermodels and world-famous runway shows. Through its more than 1,000 Victoria’s Secret stores, the catalogue and VictoriasSecret.com, customers can shop the brand anywhere, any time, from any place.
The bride’s and groom’s shoes were provided by Kenneth Cole New York, the renowned shoe company that is known not only for their fashion-forward men’s and women’s shoes but also for their thought provoking socially conscious advertising.
The bride’s bouquet was by Fleurop. Fleurop-Interflora — http://www.fleurop.com — delivers beautiful flower bouquets around the world, with floral gifts are available in more than 160 countries worldwide: North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia, Oceania, South America. Founded in 1927, Fleurop-Interflora is the largest floral company in the world, connecting approximately 58,000 North American and International retail florists, offering an international floral delivery network in over 160 countries. For over 77 years, Fleurop and Interflora have been recognized for the finest quality in floral products and excellence in customer service.
The wedding favors were provided by Ghirardelli(R) — Moments of Timeless Pleasure(R).
As a wedding gift, Patrick Dempsey, the star of Made of Honor, has chosen his-and-hers JEANRICHARD watches for the couple. Dempsey wears a JEANRICHARD watch in the film.
Michelle and Shaun have also received a special invitation to “A Catered Affair,” Broadway’s newest musical, at the Walter Kerr Theatre.
The wedding was webcast live on Crackle.com, and was covered the following day on “Entertainment Tonight.”
Following the wedding, Michelle and Shaun will celebrate their honeymoon, with a romantic six nights in Europe, visiting Paris and Venice, with hotel and transportation included provided by Fleurop. When they get home, the bride and groom will receive a $3,000 Bed Bath & Beyond shopping spree in the form of a gift card.
Shaun and Michelle are both teachers: he teaches photography at Cumberland Valley High School, while she teaches second grade at Grace Baptist School in Carlisle. They met after a Carlisle High track meet; Shaun had previously been the track coach, and Michelle had succeeded him. They have been dating for a year and a half and just got engaged on March 8th. Shaun’s best man is his college buddy Brit, and Michelle’s maid of honor is her friend Sarah, who, she says, she has known since they were babies.
It seems that the amazing Mindy Weiss is keeping busy and making a lot of headlines lately.Mindy is a celebrity wedding and events planner in
Beverly Hills and has worked with Gwen Stefani and Eva Longoria among others.Well here’s the scoop and how Mindy Weiss can help you.
First of all, Mindy Weiss has teamed up with Paperlime.com, a division of the Gap, as a guest editor.You can checkout her first bit of advice concerning the proper shoes to wear at your wedding here.
And finally, Mindy just recently started her own blog!If you want a bunch more advise from a celebrity planner check out her blog here!
Wait! That’s not all! Amazon also carries a bunch of Mindy Weiss wedding products. Alot of them you may find useful. Checkout this slideshow of all here products on Amazon.
I was that time again to go out on assignment. Ahh, the drudgery! All the cupcakes (thanks to the great Vanilla Bake Shop) and the free gourmet appetizers, it was almost torturous! Not to mention all the wedding information and top of the line Los Angeles area wedding professionals. As you can tell by the title, I had the pleasure of attending A Soolip Wedding this past weekend. I would put A Soolip Wedding easily in the top-5 LA area wedding shows. Everything was first class and professionally done. This year’s event was quite a bit smaller than last year’s and was a better fit for the venue. Last year things seemed a lot more crowded and harder to maneuver. They held A Soolip Wedding in Vibiana a beautiful old church in downtown LA (checkout the picture above). Also in the picture a couple of views of some cute cakes on a candelabra, a pretty cool idea!
The “Conversations with Experts” this year was a little scaled back with two of the presentations being basically the same as last years, which is fine for the audience of mostly brides that will change from year to year. My husband and I caught two great presentations.
1. Eric Stromer the host of HGTV’s “Over Your Head” talked about the Modern Bride’s Guide to Home Improvement. This guy is entertaining! What a personality. He talked about the basic set of tools that every bride needs to tackle minor projects around the house. You don’t have to leave it all to your new husband and he probably would love you taking an interest in home improvement!
2. Rene Delacueva from R. Jack Balthazar had a great presentation about a couple of beautiful weddings they put together. He passed on some unique ideas on how to add some creative elements to your event. I’m going to pass on some of his ideas this week.
I got to talk to some great vendors that provide some distinctive services. I’m going to pass on some information about them this week and next so make sure to check back.
Well, while searching on the subject of wedding shoe trends (on a blog post soon to come) I happened to come across a post on Here Comes the Guide about some hot new wedding shoes from Perfect Details a wedding accessory boutique. And there they were a wedding shoe inspired by the glass-slipper style Manolo Blahnik Something Blue satin pump and they are available in ivory too!!
So how do you present these things to the guest? They have several packaging options that are perfect for unique wedding favors including the option shown here. Or you can just have some nice crystal bowls or jars set up at your wedding candy bar. Check out this example of a 
.
