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Planning a Wedding- Part 3

Part 3 of wedding planning is here Wedding Dress If you are getting it made you will need to have it organized early. Some dressmakers and companies will tell you 7 months are not long enough so a lot depends on how long the engagement is. Or you might decide to buy one ready made. I did this when I married. I saw a dress I loved that was a bit different. I tried it on. It needed only minor alterations. It wasn’t expensive. I lay-byed it – the first dress I tried on. A friend hired her wedding dress. … Continue reading →

Throw A Freezer Shower!

Do you have an upcoming wedding shower or baby shower to plan? Why not turn it into a freezer shower? It is a great frugal way to have a lot of fun, save money and give your party person practical presents that will be very much appreciated. What is a freezer shower? Well, instead of the traditional way of offering gifts, each person invited to the shower brings home made meals that they have prepared and frozen. This way the new couple or new family will have weeks worth of delicious meals already prepared. I love this idea because it … Continue reading →

Eva Longoria’s Wedding Showers

It’s been a bridal rainstorm for Desperate Housewives co-star Eva Longoria. The actress just wrapped up a bridal shower marathon that netted her some nifty gifts. Longoria is planning to marry fiancé Tony Parker in Paris on July 7th, and the countdown to the big day is officially ON. According to entertainment news shows, Longoria’s Desperate Housewives co-stars spared no expense when they threw her not one, but two wedding showers earlier this week. The first was a coed bash, hosted by cast member Felicity Huffman and Longoria’s best friend Brittany Olson. Reports say Longoria’s fellow castmates Teri Hatcher, Marcia … Continue reading →

Who Knows This Stuff? – Engagement Trivia

Want to be a hit at the next trivia game? Here are a few bits of engagement trivia that you may or may not have known. Can you say why we do what we do? Tie The Knot Leap Year Proposals Engagement Ring Bachelor Party Bridal Shower Don’t worry if you can’t, that’s what I’m here for. I’ve done some digging and some research and here’s some trivia to keep your friends and loved ones scratching their heads and saying: Who knows this stuff? Tying the Knot This euphemism for getting married dates back to Roman times when the bride … Continue reading →

Bridal Shower Games

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Not everyone’s bridal showers are attended by those closest to them, but most of the women in attendance will have one thing in common – they are all there to help the bride get ready for her wedding and to celebrate her upcoming nuptials. Guests will bring gifts, wisdom and more. If you are looking for ways to get your guests talking, here are three of my favorites: Spill Your Fill Have your guests sit in a circle, pass around a bag of M&Ms and ask them to take as many as they want, but not to eat them yet … Continue reading →

Second Marriage Showers

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When it comes to wedding planning, we would be remiss if we didn’t discuss the fact that more than 50% of weddings that take place annually usually involve at least one person who was married before. That was certainly true when my husband and I got married. He’d been married previously, although I hadn’t. He doesn’t consider our marriage a ‘second’ marriage – because that would indicate that he plans a third. His words, not mine. However you view your upcoming nuptials, a second marriage for a bride who has been married before provides those who are throwing the wedding … Continue reading →