Cake ornaments about three weeks too late!

Okay, so there’s this website Pretty Girl Things? If you send her a picture of your wedding cake, she will make an ornament or pendant of it for you. For between $20-40! Would that have made great holiday gifts for brides last year, or what? Well, there’s always birthdays. She’s got some other really cute…

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Patrice's Flowers

Got pictures of the samples a little while ago from Sky Flowers in North Hollywood and voici! Here they are:

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Operation Santa and Worst-Case Scenarios

Oh, it’s been a while, hasn’t it? I’m a member of the local jaycees, so I’ve been knee-deep in planning Operation Santa. Every year, we gather up and buy toys for about 200 underprivileged children in North Hollywood on Christmas Eve, and I’m chair this year. We still need volunteers to pack the toys up…

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The Workshop and more stuff

Well, my first workshop was last Sunday, and I think that my favorite idea to come out it was from Andrea, who wants to do a theme surrounding her and her fiance’s favorite baseball teams, the L.A. Dodger’s and the San Francisco Giants. She came out with the idea of making the placecards look like…

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Bridal Sample Sale, and, uh, My Wedding Workshop

So,Monique Lhuiller is having a Sample Sale, next Wednesday and Thursday, (I know, convenient, huh?) December 5 & 6 from 10am-6pm. From Bargain L.A. – ” Save 40%-90% on end of season sample bridal gowns. 708 N. La Cienega Blvd. (in back) Los Angeles 90069. 323.655.1088. They accept Cash, checks with i.d, and credit cards….

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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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