The current recession has forced many brides to slash their wedding budget and cut out some of the more extravagant details from their original wedding plan. The New York Times reports that some brides are relocating to cheaper venues, nixing the wedding cake, asking a shutter-happy friend to replace the photographer, downsizing the bouquets, and slashing the guest list. The NY Times also mentions a cool website called Bravo Brides. This is a fantastic forum for brides-to-be who want to save … [Read more...]
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Great Gift for the Honeymooners
When you're tired of buying juice-makers and bathroom accessories, maybe you'll agree with Jonathan that matching Mr & Mrs beach towels are a refreshing gift. The couple can lay out in Maui basking in the knowlege that every passer-by is aware of their newlywed status. If that isn't enough for the besotted lovers, you can throw in some flip-flops that will leave them blissfully tracking "just married" everywhere they go. … [Read more...]
No ordinary Wedding Cake
Beautiful... funky... colorful... precariously stacked and in dozens of flavors you've never even heard of: Wedding cakes these days are one more way to show off your personal flair. This particular article focusing on cake makers in Frederick County, MD, but these trends can be found all over the country. Most cakes take 10 hours or less, but one cake in the shape of a castle took Juanita Bowers 30 hours to make! Among her more unusual cake creations is the but increasingly popular … [Read more...]














