Samsung Mobile by Sarah Parnell-
With The Raging War On Complex Mobile Devices – Samsung Fires Back! Samsung hits the target with their latest solutions in mobile technology. allowing you communicate via voice, text or web – capture, send and save video or pictures – organize your calendar, and tasks – entertain us with music, TV or games – navigate with gps – update us with news, sports and weather; most of us have admired having all those capabilities right at our finger tips. ...read more
In the Arms of an Escort by Edith Gilbert Dear Edith, Which arm does the usher or escort offer a lady when they walk down the aisle? Is it the right or left arm?...read more
Hair Drama by Scarlett Messina When I am having hair drama or want to know what the buzz is in hair, I immediately call a fellow beauty insider and my personal haircare aficionado, Donna Tarantino. ...read more
Pairings of Wines and Food by Michael Lasky If you are having a bachelor(ette) party that will involve good food and wine, then we have a great section for you below that discusses the most optimal type of wine to serve at the bachelor or bachelorette party meal. We have listed them in alphabetical order. There is a lot of great information on the Internet if you wish to review different types and seasonal favorites. ....read more
Mark Kingsdorf, Professional Wedding Consultant and owner of The Queen of Hearts Wedding Consultants, Mark Kingsdorf personally assists couples with all wedding plans down to the tiniest details.
Scarlett Messina, Founder and Creative Director for Scarlett Cosemetic editorial Make-up artist and beauty industry insider.
Lisa Merritt-Lee, Owner of Alluring Faces Studios in Miami Florida is a licensed, Makeup artist, Hair stylist & Photographer. Lisa’s 19 yrs of experience with companies such as as Revlon, Garnier Fructis, Iman Cosmetics, and LOREAL has enabled her to perfect her speed, precision, and the ability to match skin tones of the hardest complexion. These skills makes her one of the most sought after artist in her area.
Edith Gilbert, is well qualified to give advice on etiquette, entertaining and wedding planning. Edith is the expert on wedding etiquette and our own Dear Abbey... but better she's Dear Edith!
Leslie Orlen, M.S. CPT-NASM is the owner of Bridal Fitness, a 12-week online personal training & nutrition program for brides. Leslie has been in the fitness industry for over 10 years and specializes in training brides. She is a graduate of Penn State University and currently lives in the Philadelphia area.
Michael Lasky, President of I-Volution,has been involved in planning bachelor and bachelorette parties for the last 10 years. He has been written up in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Howard Stern, Playgirl magazine and numerous other newspapers, magazines and shows including VH1 and Fox TV. A native of California, Michael constantly remains aware of the top trends of bachelor(ette) party planning as well as pre-wedding party tips. Mr. Lasky states, "The main emphasis should always be on the bachelor or bachelorette as it is their special time with their friends. The internet is an excellent way to reduce stress of planning through free wedding information and ideas. Enjoy each moment!"
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Mark’s Top 10 Wedding Planning Tips Planning Tips That No One Else Would Share…
1.
Start with a budget
2.
Use a spreadsheet to track guests
3.
When assembling invitations
4.
A great alternative to typical guest books is
5.
Always a wedding invitation to you photographer and videographer
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A great twist on disposable camera is
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Plan to start getting ready earlier
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Take some time alone with your groom after the ceremony
Feeding of the 5000 by Mark Kingsdorf - This story of turning water to wine and multiplying loaves and fishes… truly a HUGE miracle…
But, at the risk of sounding sacrilegious neglects talking about the most challenging part of the story- the same part couples planning their wedding, and wedding consultants deal with all the time…
It skims over the part where people complained about the fact that they didn’t like red wine, or that they only drank Australian Shiraz, the people who were on carb free diets and couldn’t have the bread, who might not like the sauces he served with the fish or were vegetarian! OK, OK, I’M KIDDING! (Boy I can see the comments already)
But the truth is: Picking a menu which will make everyone at your wedding happy is no less miraculous....read more
The Bride Wore Red, Lipstick That Is by Lisa Merritt-Lee Selecting the right colors for makeup would make a modern day bride choose a colors
of natural or soft tones. Playing it safe is always the first choice, however, playing with
color when done right, can create super star results. As the season change colors makeup
colors change as well. Spring brings colors of pink, peach, bronze, pinks, purples, orange
etc. Using color is always a way to turn a twist on what everyone would expect to see
when you walk down that Isle. Don't be afraid to play with bold colors either. Red lipstick
is always sexy and eye catching, but as bride, it would have to be done right! ...read more
Bridmaid Fashions? by Edith Gilbert Dear Edith, I have been looking at bridesmaid’s dresses and am having a hard time deciding what to choose. My bridesmaids are all different heights and sizes, both blonde and brunette, and also of different ages! What to do?”..read more
Music for the Bridal Workoutby Leslie Orlen, M.S. CPT-NASMAre you just working out with the same boring cardiovascular routine whether it be on the treadmill or elliptical machine to get those pounds off before the best day of your life? Are you working out at a hard enough intensity?.read more
Just like the perfect wedding gown, or a great pair of shoes…. by Mark Kingsdorf - You know you’ve found the right wedding planner when you meet them.People ask me all time: “Do I REALLY need a wedding planner?” and my standard answer is- “How much is your free time worth?”
Many brides aren’t sure they need a planner, can afford a planner or are afraid that the planner will come in and take over the wedding making it “their’ day....read more
PInk Ladies by Scarlett Messina I am a huge fan of pink. I have been a “pink lady” since I was playing Rizzo as a kid. I love everything pink and especially love pink make-up. I use pink colors on clients all the time. I think no color brightens the skin and adds life to the face better than a pink tone blush. Nothing is sexier on the mouth than sheer pouty pink lipgloss. But when I tell clients I am going to use pink shades on them they immediately cringe especially when I tell them I am going to apply pink eyeshadow. ...read more
Bridal Shower Attendees by Edith Gilbert Dear Edith: Is it appropriate for me, the maid of honor, to invite people to a bridal shower when they are not invited to the “destination” wedding?”..read more
The Perfect Plan to Spring into Shape! by Leslie Orlen, M.S. CPT-NASM Spring- the most perfect time for a bride to spring into her shapely dress Maybe you would love to sculpt into shape this Spring just in time for your wedding or maybe you just want to shed a few pounds before shopping for that dynamite Victoria Secret bating suit you’ve been wanting to buy for your dream honeymoon. Spring is in the air- what a great time to regroup and focus on your ‘me’ time! .read more
A Wedding Planner's New Year's Wish by Mark Kingsdorf - While I have NEVER said NO to a couple, there have been those times….Brides often have a fairytale vision of their weddings. Sometime the fantasy gets in the way of reality… here are my wishes for couples to have a happy New Year....read more
Guilty Pleasures by Scarlett MessinaThe Metallic Eye was the eye “du Jour” of Holiday 2007 and is still going strong into early 2008 but is now translating from dark smoky grey colors to burnished browns and golds. These colors with a “gilded” edge have been used on every catwalk showing the new Spring fashions. This is a very easy look to achieve and everyone from pale Nordic blondes to dark ebony haired gals can pull it off easily.
All of the cosmetic lines are “gilding” all of their colors. The choices range from burnished browns to gleaming coppers even bright gold shadow is given a tarnished tint. Cosmetic companies have worked with their “colorists” to add extra pigments to colors to achieve the gilded look. Even though you may currently have shadows you think will work for this look go try some of the new colors offered.. ...read more
Father's Role by Edith Gilbert Please tell me what role the father plays in helping me plan my wedding? I feel badly because it seems to me that he is kind of left out in the decision making process, although he is paying all the bills. Do you have suggestions?..read more
New Year, New You! by Leslie Orlen, M.S. CPT-NASM There’s no time like the present. First, set a realistic goal of starting and sticking to healthy behavioral patterns for your 2008 wedding! Before you know it bells will be ringing. . .read more
Crunch time by Mark Kingsdorf - The last month before your wedding always seems to be crunch time for brides…even brides working with professional wedding planners….
Mostly because there are a lot of time reliant projects due, and unfortunately there are a lot of thing that your planer can’t do for you.
Here are some great tips for getting through that last month with as little hassle as possible….....read more
Marriage License by Edith Gilbert Dear Edith, My fiancée and I live in different states and I was wondering in which state should I apply for our marriage license? Would it be OK to apply for the license in the state where I live? Thanks for your help!...read more
Measuring Your Resultsby Leslie Orlen, M.S. CPT-NASM Before you take that step to start your pre wedding fitness routine and healthy eating habits check out your BMI! ...read more
Halloween by Michael Lasky Halloween has come a long way since its origins from the Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in) where 2000 years ago the Celts believed on October 31st (the time when it started to get cold and dark due to the first day of winter) the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead became blurred. It was believed that the ghosts of the dead returned to earth on this day and the Celts would wear animal masks in a ceremony to sacrifice crops and animals to the deities. ....read more
Whine infused wedding? by Mark Kingsdorf - Not WHINE – wine!
Wine has been an age old tradition at weddings –
Christians often use it for communion, Jews for Kiddush and I recently did it in an interfaith ceremony is a ceremony tying family members passed to the future with wine and chocolate.
This year wine will working its way into weddings in lots of amazing ways.....read more
Transitioning into fall make-upby Scarlett Messina Fall officially may be still about a month away but right after Labor Day it seems like everyone starts to think fall and in certain circles that means fall fashion and make-up. For some unknown reason that wait- listed Chanel neon pink nailpolish, Melrose, you wore all summer just does not look as fabulous as it did two weeks ago. Your sunkissed skin all of a sudden looks blotchy and uneven. If you are like me and it is just too soon and way too drastic to lose that “tan" and go what might seem Victorian pale then here are some tips to help you slowly transition from natural summer sheer make-up to a more dramatic Fall look but all the while keeping your eternal summer glow!....read more
Inviting CoWorkersby Edith Gilbert Dear Edith, I have some questions regarding my wedding and when I ask people what to do, they give me so many different answers that I am utterly confused. For example, some people suggest that I put my wedding invitation on our bulletin board at work. Other friends say this is not a good idea. How can I make the right decision? Help!...read more
Destination Bourbon Street by Keith Cephus Masks, beads flung from Bourbon Street balconies, jazz bands…Was it a detoured Mardi Gras parade or a wedding party parading down Bourbon Street May 9th, 2008, with a photographer walking backwards, jig-jagging across the street, catching all the action? ....read more
Accentuting your curves for your weddingby Leslie Orlen, M.S. CPT-NASM If you want to accentuate your curves in your wedding dress having a strong core is to your advantage. Core muscles include intrinsic back muscles and deep ab muscles that play a key roll in supporting your spine, and increasing performance. Your core is used in simple activities such as practicing your perfect walk down the isle to starting that 5k race you've been practicing to run before your wedding day.. ...read more
Gone In A Flash! by Mark Kingsdorf - I hear from brides everyday who say they sent a year or more planning the wedding day and it flies bye –
The trick is how to make the most of the wedding day to preserve the memories not just for the first year but forever.
Let’s start with the easy stuff!....read more
WHO PAYS FOR WHAT!by Edith Gilbert Dear Edith, Please tell me, who pays for what? So far I have been getting a different answer from the various people I have talked to. We really need to know what is right. Can you help us? ...read more
Supermarket Savy before the BIG day!by Leslie Orlen, M.S. CPT-NASM Now you are not far from walking down the aisle to marry Mr. Right, (yes finally), congratulations to the new Mr. & Mrs. To be. How are you going to start your new life together, it’s never too early to start thinking about eating healthy so you can grow old together, in addition to spending some quality time with daily physical activity. ...read more
A Rose By Any Other Name Would Smell As Sweet by Mark Kingsdorf - This Unfortunately the same cannot be said about Wedding Consultants-
Wedding Consultants, Wedding Planners, and Bridal Consultants to most people different names for the same thing…....read more
Laura Hornick's Bag of Tricks by Scarlett Messina I have asked Wedding Uber-Stylist Laura Hornick to open her stylist Birken bag-of-tricks and give me her favs. ...read more
Dress Bluesby Edith Gilbert Dear Edith, My daughter is getting married in a couple of months and we would like to know if her grandfather, who is a retired navy officer, can wear his dress blues at the wedding? The wedding will be held in the evening and it will be a formal event. I want to make sure things are done right. Thank you for your reply. ...read more
Bachelor Party Planning By the Brideby Michael Lasky There is no doubt that women are better planners in most cases than men. The majority of the bachelorette party, bridal shower, rehearsal dinner and wedding are planned by women with few exceptions. Recently, data has shown that there are now an increasing number of Brides-to-Be planning the bachelor party for the groom on his “last night out” as a free bachelor. The big question is; how is the bride planning the party to make sure the groom will be happy with the orchestration of his pre-wedding party? Below I have listed some tips that may be helpful for the bride who is planning the event for her significant other ...read more
Feeding of the 5000 by Mark Kingsdorf - This story of turning water to wine and multiplying loaves and fishes… truly a HUGE miracle…
But, at the risk of sounding sacrilegious neglects talking about the most challenging part of the story- the same part couples planning their wedding, and wedding consultants deal with all the time…
It skims over the part where people complained about the fact that they didn’t like red wine, or that they only drank Australian Shiraz, the people who were on carb free diets and couldn’t have the bread, who might not like the sauces he served with the fish or were vegetarian! OK, OK, I’M KIDDING! (Boy I can see the comments already)
But the truth is: Picking a menu which will make everyone at your wedding happy is no less miraculous....read more
The Bride Wore Red, Lipstick That Is by Lisa Merritt-Lee Selecting the right colors for makeup would make a modern day bride choose a colors
of natural or soft tones. Playing it safe is always the first choice, however, playing with
color when done right, can create super star results. As the season change colors makeup
colors change as well. Spring brings colors of pink, peach, bronze, pinks, purples, orange
etc. Using color is always a way to turn a twist on what everyone would expect to see
when you walk down that Isle. Don't be afraid to play with bold colors either. Red lipstick
is always sexy and eye catching, but as bride, it would have to be done right! ...read more
Bridmaid Fashions? by Edith Gilbert Dear Edith, I have been looking at bridesmaid’s dresses and am having a hard time deciding what to choose. My bridesmaids are all different heights and sizes, both blonde and brunette, and also of different ages! What to do?”..read more
Music for the Bridal Workoutby Leslie Orlen, M.S. CPT-NASMAre you just working out with the same boring cardiovascular routine whether it be on the treadmill or elliptical machine to get those pounds off before the best day of your life? Are you working out at a hard enough intensity?.read more
Just like the perfect wedding gown, or a great pair of shoes…. by Mark Kingsdorf - You know you’ve found the right wedding planner when you meet them.People ask me all time: “Do I REALLY need a wedding planner?” and my standard answer is- “How much is your free time worth?”
Many brides aren’t sure they need a planner, can afford a planner or are afraid that the planner will come in and take over the wedding making it “their’ day....read more
PInk Ladies by Scarlett Messina I am a huge fan of pink. I have been a “pink lady” since I was playing Rizzo as a kid. I love everything pink and especially love pink make-up. I use pink colors on clients all the time. I think no color brightens the skin and adds life to the face better than a pink tone blush. Nothing is sexier on the mouth than sheer pouty pink lipgloss. But when I tell clients I am going to use pink shades on them they immediately cringe especially when I tell them I am going to apply pink eyeshadow. ...read more
Bridal Shower Attendees by Edith Gilbert Dear Edith: Is it appropriate for me, the maid of honor, to invite people to a bridal shower when they are not invited to the “destination” wedding?”..read more
The Perfect Plan to Spring into Shape! by Leslie Orlen, M.S. CPT-NASM Spring- the most perfect time for a bride to spring into her shapely dress Maybe you would love to sculpt into shape this Spring just in time for your wedding or maybe you just want to shed a few pounds before shopping for that dynamite Victoria Secret bating suit you’ve been wanting to buy for your dream honeymoon. Spring is in the air- what a great time to regroup and focus on your ‘me’ time! .read more
A Wedding Planner's New Year's Wish by Mark Kingsdorf - While I have NEVER said NO to a couple, there have been those times….Brides often have a fairytale vision of their weddings. Sometime the fantasy gets in the way of reality… here are my wishes for couples to have a happy New Year....read more
Guilty Pleasures by Scarlett Messina The Metallic Eye was the eye “du Jour” of Holiday 2007 and is still going strong into early 2008 but is now translating from dark smoky grey colors to burnished browns and golds. These colors with a “gilded” edge have been used on every catwalk showing the new Spring fashions. This is a very easy look to achieve and everyone from pale Nordic blondes to dark ebony haired gals can pull it off easily.
All of the cosmetic lines are “gilding” all of their colors. The choices range from burnished browns to gleaming coppers even bright gold shadow is given a tarnished tint. Cosmetic companies have worked with their “colorists” to add extra pigments to colors to achieve the gilded look. Even though you may currently have shadows you think will work for this look go try some of the new colors offered.. ...read more
Father's Role by Edith Gilbert Please tell me what role the father plays in helping me plan my wedding? I feel badly because it seems to me that he is kind of left out in the decision making process, although he is paying all the bills. Do you have suggestions?..read more
New Year, New You!by Leslie Orlen, M.S. CPT-NASM -There’s no time like the present. First, set a realistic goal of starting and sticking to healthy behavioral patterns for your 2008 wedding! Before you know it bells will be ringing. . .read more
