Posts tagged with 'Weddings'
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Wedding Titans: Preston Bailey on Destination Weddings
August 2, 2007Preston Bailey is an internationally celebrated event designer and wedding planner with clients that include Donald Trump, Middle East Royalty and Oprah Winfrey. Watch as Preston gives us his specials tips on how to make your destination wedding fabulous! For more Preston inspiration check out these links on flowers and destinations.
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Get Advice!
August 6, 2007Hey there Brides-to-be, Brides, Grooms, Bridesmaids...
We all know how difficult and confusing wedding planning can be. That's why we're here to help! Need advice on bouquet flowers? Wedding dresses? Wedding invitations? Wedding music? Well we've got an answer for you. Our real bride and in house expert, Kelley Lynn is here to answer all of your questions and give you great tips on planning the biggest event of your life... YOUR WEDDING!
Here's how to submit a question: Click on the comment...
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My Top 11 Most Annoying/Overplayed Wedding Reception Songs
August 7, 2007So I figured I would write my first "real" Blog about something I feel very passionate about: Music. One of the key elements to a memorable, fantastic wedding reception is the overall FUN factor and atmosphere of the event; which is captured partly by choosing the right music. A great DJ or band can read their crowd and knows how to create flow with a great mixture of songs: old and new, fast and slow. A bad DJ plays the same old crap at every wedding, no matter what the circumstances. When I attend a...
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Get Advice: Dear Rodney
August 8, 2007er... i am a guy. Just wondering about how long exactly you should give yourself to plan for a wedding. I totally suffer from IGS (Insensitive Guy Syndrome) . So before i get to the point where i say something dumb like "lets get married like next month?" and then get yelled at for this......TELL ME PLEASE!!!! :)Dear Rodney,
Well, what have we here? My very first question in the Advice Column, and it is not from some confused, stressed-out, panicky bride.... -
Are you a Bridezilla? Take my QUIZ and find out!
August 24, 2007
Ah, Bridezilla. The term has been used so often in today's world of reality TV and celebrity weddings, sometimes its hard to tell whether you actually fit the word description. That is why I am here to help you. There is a fine line between wanting things the way you want them and sacrificing friendships, family and fiances in order to get them. So which category do you fall into? Normal, sane female planning her wedding? Or out-of-control scary; needs help Bridezilla. All you have to do is take...
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Signature Cocktails: Champagne Cocktail
September 6, 2007Serves 8 1 bottle (750ml)
Champagne, chilled 16 oz.
Grand Marnier 4 oz.
lemon juice
8 sugar cubes
Divide and pour into each glass the Grand Marnier, lemon juice. Drop in the sugar cube and fill each glass with Champagne. Serve immediately.
The champagne toast at the wedding marks a joyous end to formalities and a splendid beginning of festivities. Champagne is celebratory in itself, but when mixed to make a cocktail, it becomes a decadent addition to the party. Champagne cocktails are...
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My Top 11 Wedding Day Tips (don't leave home without them)
September 18, 2007So here it is. Your wedding day. The day you have dreamed of since you were just a wee-little girl; picturing how perfect it would be in every way. And now it is here. Finally! Well, I am here to tell you that although there are some things you simply cannot control, there are more that you CAN control. So with that knowledge, here are my best tips for the day of your wedding. Save this list, print it out, and read it the week of your wedding. Although I cannot promise you a "perfect" wedding day,...
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Weddings from Around the World
September 17, 2007If you are planning a wedding in the United States, you may at some point during the process have asked yourself the purpose of some of the more bizarre customs or "traditions" that we Americans have. However, if you think our ideas are strange; wait until you read about a few of the odd or unique moments that take place in other countries. And the best part is, you don't need to look them up! I have already done it for you. So just sit back, relax, and prepare for a good chuckle as we explore a few...
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Dear Kevin...
September 19, 2007"Why did the insensitive, drunk & embarrassing members of my family get upset when they weren't invited to my wedding? Dont they see how loud and rude they are? Oh, and what if one of them is a ninja - the very same ninja who promised me years ago to train me in the ancient art of ninjate, but didn't. Should i invite him?"
Pause for effect. More pausing, with confused look on my face......
Okay Kevin. Although I have the distinct feeling that this question is nothing more than a figment of...
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Signature Cocktails: Mimosa Punch
October 4, 2007
Mimosa Punch
Serves 8
Punch bowl or large pitcher
2 cups mandarin orange juice
2 cups pear nectar
½ cup Cointreau
Two bottles chilled dry champagne
2 cups ice cubes
Orange slices and fresh sliced strawberries for garnish
Combine the orange juice, pear nectar, and Cointreau in the punch bowl and mix well. Just before serving, slowly pour in the champagne. Add the ice cubes, garnish with orange and strawberry slices, and serve. If you’re pouring into glasses, mix the first 3 ingredients...
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Signature Cocktails: Cherry Bomb Weddings
October 12, 2007
Cherry Bomb Weddings
Serves 8
Ice cubes
16 oz. gin
4 oz. Lemon juice
4 oz. Grenadine
4 oz. Sugar syrup
Lemon peel for garnishPour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker or pitcher filled with ice, mix or shake well until frothy. Strain into Martini glasses and garnish with lemon peel. Serve immediately. To make the sugar syrup, combine 1 cup water and 1 cup sugar in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Stir constantly until the sugar has dissolved and the liquid is clear,...
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Do You Take This Bird...
October 19, 2007... To be your lawfully wedded wife? To have and to place inside a cage? In sickness and in health? To feed it birdseed while you dine on sirloin and grilled veggies? That seems to be the question being asked in this second clip from the classic DEAN MARTIN SHOW. In this video, Dean Martin wants to know from a much thinner, younger version of Dom DeLuise whether or not he can marry his bird. A hilarious, insane discussion then happens about marrying different animals. My personal favorite line from this...
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Quality Moments on your Wedding Day
October 23, 2007
Remember the remake of the film "Father of the Bride?" You know, the Steve Martin version that most of us have seen. I always get sad when I watch the wedding and reception scene of that film. The father has begrudgingly gone out of his way and his budget to not only pay for his daughter's lavish wedding, but also to offer his home and gigantic backyard as a reception venue. When he gets excited to give his daughter the new espresso machine she wanted for her engagement gift, he is cut off at...
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Signature Cocktails: Mulled Cider
October 18, 2007
Mulled Cider
Serves 10
Large bowl or cooler
10 cups apple cider
2 cups bourbon
5 cinnamon sticks plus more for garnish if desired
40 whole cloves
12 orange slices
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
3 small apples
In a large saucepan, combine the cider, cinnamon sticks, 10 cloves, 6 orange slices, the ginger and nutmeg. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, stud the apples with the remaining cloves. Strain the...
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I Have a Proposal for You ...
November 1, 2007The Proposal. It seems like such a formal word for something that is so personal, doesn't it? A Proposal sounds like some sort of business transaction between two corporatations, rather than the beginning of a lifelong commitment to a new life together.
There are so many "stereotypical" proposals that we always hear about. The classic baseball game proposal where the question is posted on the giant screen for all the crowd to see. To me; if I were a guy, that would be way too stressful. How can you...
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"MY WIFE IS A NAG!" and other stereotypes about Marriage
October 26, 2007While I was searching Youtube today for some "funny" wedding related videos to use in my blogs here at Brideorama, I started to get extremely frustrated. And not only me, but my husband; who was watching these videos with me. We would open one, give it a minute or two, listen intently awaiting the big payoff laughter to ensue; and then give up, soon realizing there was NO laughter to be had. Why? Because 9 out of 10 of these videos were about the same old thing; men complaining that their wives NAG them....
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Signature Cocktails: Chocolate Martini
October 30, 2007
Chocolate MartiniServes 48 oz. Absolut Vanilla
8 oz. Kahlua
4 oz. light creme
Chocolate shavings for garnish
Raw sugar for the rims
In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, mix the Absolut, Kahlua, and creme until frothy. To sugar rims of glasses, pour the sugar into a shallow dish, wet the rims and dip into the sugar coating evenly. Strain the Absolut, Kahlua, and creme into glasses and serve.
It’s a wedding after all, so who doesn’t want to indulge in a bit of...
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The Questions Never End ...
November 8, 2007The annoying questions that other people ask you throughout your adult life are, well... annoying. Once you reach, say, the age of 23 or so (or younger if you don't attend college) people start with the annoying questions about your life plans. The questions usually run in stages; according to the different stages of your life. We have all heard them, and I think women get them a lot more than men do. But men, feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.
QUESTION #1: So, when are you getting married?
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