In excelcies deo

So I'm in barnes and noble at The Grove and they're playing '”angels we have heard on high” or whatever it's called, and it occurs to me – that would make a great song to walk down the aisle to. Very majestic and “Thank God we're all here for this day” and all….could just be…

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Wedding Bee Contest – $100 worth of wedding stationery

Wedding Bee has partnered up with The Paper Cafe to give away $100 worth of their products, which includes Save the Dates, Invitations, and personalized stationery. Go to Wedding Bee’s contest page to sign up. It’s a grest site, too, and features blogs from future brides around the country,plus classifieds and comment boards, so you…

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I can't believe I forgot about this series

“Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Weddings.” If you’ve ever read these, they’re both informative and hilarious, with such tips as making a wedding dress out of a tablecloth (just in case there isn’t a Macy’s or Bloomingdale’s nearby), raising money for your wedding by holding a car wash outside your ceremony or reception…during the ceremony…

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Building the perfect centerpiece

It’s still a work in progress but Olivia’s centerpieces are coming along. Sky flowers is going to add more hydrangeas,more of the little purple flowers, and we’re good to go. I’ll post the final product over the weekend. So far it looks great against a silk chocolate brown tablecloth, which White Night Design was nice…

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Eureka! Pre-Owned Wedding Dresses.com!

I was just trolling wedidng planning blogs looking for inspiration and I ran across A $10,000 Wedding. The owner isn’t actually engaged, but she’s ready for when she is, and trust me, it’s never too early to start nailing down the bargains. Any way, she found Preownedweddingdress.com, which sells used designer dresses starting at $300….

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Congratulations Ani and Eric!

Ani and Eric were married yesterday at St. Peter’s Armenian Apostolic Church in Van Nuys, with a reception at Bistro Garden in Studio City. The gorgeous flowers were done by Designs by Christine in Tujunga,818-352-3533), linens by White Night Design (who actually lent me a couple of linens for another client’s centerpiece sample, which was…

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How to Build a $25,000 wedding

…or die trying. I have a Platinum (full-service) client, Olivia, who only wants to spend $25,000 for her wedding next August. for 150 guests This will actually be her second wedding, since they’re also having a ceremony in Europe in June. No, I don’t get to go to that one. Yes, I am kind of…

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The Wedding Planning Workshop LIVES!

And it’s happening Sunday December 2nd at 2pm. Pretty much two hours of answering brides’ questions, and handing out advice. This is the cheapest having a wedding planner is going to get – $20 – PLUS I’m giving everyone a sheet of discounts and coupons from some of my favorite local vendors. And there will…

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The Bride vs. The Stripper

Dear Liz: My fiance’s friends are planning to throw him a stripper-filled bachelor party, which makes me sick to my stomach to even think about. I’ve told him how I feel, and how disgusting and inappropriate I think it is for a man who’s about to be married to have to surround himself with naked…

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Congratulations Max and Alicia

Saturday I helped my friend and fellow event planner Lori at a wedding she did in Boyle Heights. 300 people, who then met a couple of hours later at Town and Gown at USC. That was a little weird for me, being a life long bruin – I thought that any minute someone was going…

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