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Costco offers designer wedding dresses

March 26th 2011 04:16
News item: Costco offers bridal collection. (Click link to read)

For as long as you don't have to buy wedding gowns in bulk, I'm in!!! (Yes, I'm kidding about the bulk thing.)



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Bridesmaid Gowns' Color Horrors

March 24th 2011 03:35
Mint green. Peach. Light pink. Those were colors I have worn as a bridesmaid or as part of the bridal entourage. No matter how nice the cuts of the dresses were, the colors just made the gowns look like a major fail.



TLC weddings published a list of "10 Colors Your Bridesmaids Don't Want to Wear". Here are the colors and my thoughts on them:

1. Salmon. I agree!! The salmon color belongs on the fish and nowhere else.
2. Gold. Well, I like gold. I think there are certain shades of gold that can be flattering to a certain skin tone, so it depends on the hue.
3. Silver. Hello tin bridesmaids! Hello robot bridesmaids! I agree with this. ALTHOUGH I have worn a greyish silver bridesmaid dress and it was really pretty. No aluminum silver, that's the rule.
4. Poo green. Or snot green. Or phelgm green. (See mint green)
5. Peach. YES! I don't know how this is flattering. Peach belongs in a bowl with lots of cream. Mmmm.
6. Prison jumpsuit orange. Haha! All they need is a ball and chain with this color. Tsk tsk. Beware this color lest you want a riot to form.
7. Barney purple. NOOOOOOO. If you want to use purple, please choose a shade closer to eggplant, which is flattering to most colorings.
8. Aqua. I think this would look great for those with a creamy complexion, but not for brown-skinned gals like me though. It doesn't work. Not for me anyway. Besides, a whole gang of aqua dresses? Makes me feel like drowning.
9. Neon. The '80s called and they want their gowns back.
10. School bus yellow. Unless the bride/groom is Big Bird, then this is just so not appropriate. I agree TLC!

What bridesmaid color horror stories do you have?



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McDonald's HongKong Wedding Parties

March 18th 2011 16:50


McDonald's HongKong has launched its in-house wedding service. Their website says they organize everything from the food, decorations, invitations, even your wedding dress! It's a fun twist to one of the happiest days of your life.Would you like a baked apple pie wedding cake? How about a wedding dress made of red balloons? How about sharing Happy Meal toys with your guests as souvenirs?

It's fun and lighthearted, perfect for couples who love the romance and fun of weddings without the formality.

McDonald's Wedding Party - Really Long Link
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Wedding Dress Trends 2011

March 16th 2011 16:49
According to Weddingdresses.com, the following are the 12 Wedding Dress Trends for 2011:

1. Light Fabrics
2. Couture Wedding Dresses Sample Sales
3. Alternative Wedding Dresses Styles
4. Black and White Wedding Dresses
5. One-Shoulder Wedding Dresses
6. All Over Sparkle
7. 3D, Big Flowers
8. Cap Sleeves
9. V-Necks
10. All Over Lace
11. Convertible Wedding Dresses
12. Big Ballroom Skirts

Read more on http://weddingdresses.com/ .
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Vera Wang for David's Bridal

January 31st 2011 08:24
Vera Wang has designed a line of wedding dresses for David's Bridal. The collection is called White by Vera Wang, and offers a range of affordable wedding dresses in classic Vera Wang style. The gowns cost around $600 to $1400 and come in sizes 0-14.

This is my favorite design of the lot:



"Strapless satin-faced organza ball gown with diagonally-banded bodice and full tulle skirt. $1300."

Check out the rest of the gorgeous gowns at White by Vera Wang.
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When we're together, I feel perfect

January 16th 2011 09:01


"You" by Evanescence is one of the most intimate and beautiful love songs I've ever heard. According to the Youtube comments, it wasn't one any of their records as it was personally written by Amy for an ex-fiance. Despite that not working out, I think it's lovely that her song has resonated with many others.



The words have been drained from this pencil
Sweet words that I want to give you
And I can't sleep
I need to tell you
Goodnight

When we're together, I feel perfect
When I'm pulled away from you, I fall apart
All you say is sacred to me
Your eyes are so blue
I can't look away
As we lay in the stillness
You whisper to me

Amy, marry me
Promise you'll stay with me
Oh you don't have to ask me
You know you're all that I live for
You know I'd die just to hold you
Stay with you
Somehow I'll show you
That you are my night sky
I've always been right behind you
Now I'll always be right beside you

So many nights I cried myself to sleep
Now that you love me, I love myself
I never thought I would say this
I never thought there'd be
You

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Have your gown and eat it too

December 10th 2010 13:55
Would you wear a bridal gown with a skirt made of cake?



It's crazy and a little whimsical. I think I'd be a little grossed out eating from the bride's gown, but this sure makes an interesting conversation piece at the reception.
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Sue Sylvester's Wedding Dress

December 10th 2010 13:42
Yup, she's got something blue all right.



This Adidas tracksuit wedding dress is perfect for her!

What do you think of Sue's gown? Do you think you'll be able to pull this off?
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Studded Wrap

December 9th 2010 11:20
If a winter wedding gets a bit chilly, get some fashionable warmth from the White House Black Market Studded Wrap.



Accented with silver studs, it would look great glistening under the evening fairy lights.
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Candy Cane-Inspired Pumps

December 7th 2010 11:18
Want to up the sexy quotient in your Christmas wedding? Go for these candy cane-inspired shoes.




Sexy, sweet and definitely in season!
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Santa Boxerbriefs

December 7th 2010 11:08
Maybe you can surprise your new wife during your Christmas honeymoon with this.


Ho ho ho! (Photo Credit)

Or maybe not.
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Christmas Wedding Inspiration

December 7th 2010 11:03
Thinking of getting married this Christmas season? Here are some Christmas wedding pictures that can help inspire you put your wedding together.

Jazz up your dessert bar with holiday-inspired designs. Gingerbread men, snowflaes, hey how about Santa on a cupcake?



Fairy lights are magical year-round, but they add an extra dose of whimsical enchantment during the holidays.



Red, white and green have never looked so unified and romantic!



Have a gown that's absolutely fitting for the grandness of the season.



These Christmas bear cake toppers are just too cute for words.



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Wedding Song Fridays: In Your Eyes by Peter Gabriel

November 5th 2010 00:59
One of the best songs ever.



love I get so lost, sometimes
days pass and this emptiness fills my heart
when I want to run away
I drive off in my car
but whichever way I go
I come back to the place you are

all my instincts, they return
and the grand facade, so soon will burn
without a noise, without my pride
I reach out from the inside

in your eyes
the light the heat
in your eyes
I am complete
in your eyes
I see the doorway to a thousand churches
in your eyes
the resolution of all the fruitless searches
in your eyes
I see the light and the heat
in your eyes
oh, I want to be that complete
I want to touch the light
the heat I see in your eyes

love, I don't like to see so much pain
so much wasted and this moment keeps slipping away
I get so tired of working so hard for our survival
I look to the time with you to keep me awake and alive

and all my instincts, they return
and the grand facade, so soon will burn
without a noise, without my pride
I reach out from the inside

in your eyes
the light the heat
in your eyes
I am complete
in your eyes
I see the doorway to a thousand churches
in your eyes
the resolution of all the fruitless searches
in your eyes
I see the light and the heat
in your eyes
oh, I want to be that complete
I want to touch the light,
the heat I see in your eyes
in your eyes in your eyes
in your eyes in your eyes
in your eyes in your eyes

Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel

By Helge Øverås [GFDL, CC-BY-SA-3.0 or CC-BY-2.5], from Wikimedia Commons
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Sweet rehearsal dinner dress

October 12th 2010 15:47
This is a pretty dress to wear to your rehearsal dinner.



The Stella Silk Dress is simple and sweet. It has "classic" written all over it. (via Outblush)
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