I am seeing more and more couples renting photo booths, and I have to admit that I love this trend. Every couple that I’ve run into who had one at their reception just raves about it! Photo booths remind me of when I was a kid — there’s such a feeling of nostalgia around them read more…
Diamond Bridal Sample Sale starting June 22!
Alright girls…we love sample sales! And, there’s one coming up at Diamond Bridal Gallery! My friend Seniya from Diamond Bridal Gallery recently sent me this information on their End of Season Sample Sale: Fabulous gownsAt 50%-60% off retail June 22-July 22, 2009Gown starting at $299.00 and up PronoviasLa SposaBlue by EnzoaniOksana CoutureHanna HartnellJasmineand more!! Seniya read more…
Delta King's First Annual Bridal D'Elegance
This past weekend I was honored to be invited to be a part of Delta King’s First Annual Bridal D’Elegance and what a wonderful affair it was! With wonderful wedding professionals such as The Memory Journalists (www.memoryjournalists.com/), Sound Image Entertainment (www.soundimagedjs.com/), Profinish Design (www.profinishdesign.com/), Diamond Bridal Gallery (www.diamondbridalgallery.com/), Visual Impact Design (www.visualimpact-design.com/), A Day to read more…
Summer Sale at Dreamnette Bridal
We love sales! And, when it’s one of our friends having a sale, all the more fun! I just heard from Jeanette Miller — she’s the owner of Dreamnette Bridal in Roseville — and she’s clearing out some of her inventory to make room for the new arrivals! If you haven’t checked out Dreamnette’s new read more…
Honeymoon Books!
So while all of your time has been spent planning your wedding, there is something to look forward to beyond the wedding…of course your wonderful life to come with your new spouse, but more urgently, a little R&R on your honeymoon! Since your head has been caught up in wedding magazines (like Real Weddings Magazine!) read more…
Makeup that lasts all day!
While I firmly believe in having a professional do your hair and make-up for your wedding day, I do understand that some of you, my beautiful brides, may want to do it yourself or simply don’t have the money. I recently came across a product that you might want to try. It’s Illuminare Cosmetics’ Ultimate read more…
We've Been Blogged…Again!
I had the pleasure of meeting Peter Merry last night at an AFWPi event — what a nice guy! We featured Peter’s book The Best Wedding Reception…Ever! in our Winter/Spring 2009 issue in our For Your Review section. Well, when I saw Peter last night he showed me his blog and voila, there we were! read more…
Style Files — Inspirational Photos
Ok, so I’m sitting here trying to load a bunch of photos to our online Style Files — our online wedding planning resource guide from Sacramento to the Sierra. And I gotta tell you, there are some pretty talented people out there. In fact, in our current issue, we worked with three amazingly creative local read more…
We've Been Blogged
How cool is this?! Kate & Kenneth Miller’s Wedding post on Weddingbee We love it! Thanks Kate! And we’re excited to see your business grow!
The New Issue Arrives TODAY!
Okay ladies — I’m so sorry that I haven’t been blogging lately. It’s because I’ve been putting the finishing touches on our next issue, and if I may brag just a little bit, it’s one of our best yet! This past March, we had an amazing photo shoot with our gorgeous cover model finalists, Autumn, read more…
Fab Lashes for your Wedding Day!
Okay girls — have you ever wanted really fabulous long, thick and full lashes that don’t immediately wash off (or come off when you get a little teary eyed)? You know, results that you just cannot get out of a mascara tube? Well, I’ve found some pretty fantastic lash extensions, and I was lucky enough read more…
Expert Advice from DJs!
Ok, so your reception is truly a party to celebrate your big day! So you have to make it unique, fun and most of all, it should reflect your personal style. We recently asked some of our extremely talented DJ friends (who are truly your personal entertainment directors for the event!) some tips on how read more…