Taglyan Complex and L.A. Photo Party's 360 Degrees of YOU

First of all, a big pat on the back to the D.C. City Council, who voted to legalize Gay Marriage today. So proud, so proud of my adopted hometown!So, L.A. Photo Party invited me to the Taglyan Cultural Center’s Open House last month, where they were premiering their new 360 degree photo booth at the…

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Friday is A Good Day to Bring the Squee!

So, Designer Alina Pizanno invited me to her holiday party this week, during which yummy mojitos were served, for one, AND I got another opportunity to drool over this one particular dress in her store: No, but wait until you see the detail: Hand-stitched lattice work. Gorgeous.Wedding Aces has a great article on their blog,…

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laughing woman on wedding day

Wedding Wise Wednesday – December 9, 2009

Oh! I had dinner with Cheryl and Paul on Monday, whose wedding I coordinated back in October at Griffith Park, so this is as good a time as any to share the impossibly AWESOME pics B&G Photography took: See all the smiling and laughing? This is like, how they are, ALL THE TIME. Check out…

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Friday Wedding News Dump

Look at that. As if I could lead with anything else. Belle Magazine has all the details on how to make this. Not only is it DIY I can do, but it’s DIY that I’ll be doing for my friend’s holiday party in a couple of weeks. And would this make an unbelievable wedding reception…

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Thursday is a Good Day to Be a Recession Bride

…because the Workshop Call is tonight, 7pm PST, and you can still sign up. Trust me, it’s going to help, and you can ask all the money-saving questions you need to. Thursday is Also a Good Day to Bring the Pretty:Over at Wedding Aces, the Wedding Guys just got back from Bridal Fashion Week at…

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Wedding Wise Wednesday – December 2nd

Every Wednesday, I post the coolest wedding stories and deals in Los Angeles and around the web. And we call it Wedding Wise Wednesday. Welcome! I really, really, wanna know if anyone took advantage of any of the Black Friday wedding dress sales. If you did or you know someone who did, comment below or…

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The $10,000 Wedding – Seriously.

Hey! Look What I Found: So, I’m prepping for the re-launch of the Recession Bride’s Workshop on Thursday, so I’ve been updating and revamping all the materials that I give the participants. And, in looking at my own teaching materials, I knew, somewhere, that I’d broken down what a $10,00 wedding budget for 100 guests…

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Wedding Wise Wednesday – Giving Thanks for Black Friday

Sad news, Aislers – Instyle Weddings is no more. The last issue comes out December 25th, but will be on the stands until March. LOVE that magazine. Between that one and Martha Stewart Weddings, that was pretty much all I needed. They’re just dropping like flies, aren’t they? But here’s a little piece of heaven…

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Squee is the cure for the Monday Blahs

And, luckily, I had plenty of squee this weekend to share. One of my brides is getting married at Casa Romantica in San Clemente this spring. We had a meeting with her caterer, 24 carrots last week, and since they were going to be setting up for another wedding on Saturday, I went by to…

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Wedding Dump Friday – Your Wedding Weekend

It has been such a week that I think we should start out with a pretty picture of a pretty dessert. Bring the Squee, please: Courtesy of The Knot and Vancouver wedding photographers, Lucida Photography See, I could do this, I could make a rice crispie wedding cake…or I could ask my friend Maeline to…

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