Aug. 31st 2010

I’ve been in the writing biz a long time–got in shortly before computers became mainstream, so I was using a typewriter. It wasn’t until the computer became part of my everyday life that something became crystal-clear to me:
Typing was, by far, the most valuable class I took in high school.
But it wasn’t just the greater [...]
Aug. 18th 2010

October 10, 2010 is a Sunday, so this date is going to be a busy one for weddings! It’s a cool date for a wedding (especially since it’s in autumn), and the 10-10-10 date sequence won’t come around again for 100 years (when, I’m sure, another blogger will let brides know so they can make [...]
Aug. 4th 2010

Well, she is just seventeen! You know what I mean! If she’s one of your bridesmaids, your friends who are planning the bachelorette party need to think twice about that bar-hopping bash typical of today’s bachelorette parties, or you might be bailing them out of jail the morning after.
If it’s likely one or more of [...]
Jul. 12th 2010

If there was ever a unique wedding favor, this is it, and it’s going on right now in cities all across the country! I’m talking about bridal salons giving military brides free wedding gowns, thanks to Heidi Janson and Brides Across America!
From Chicago’s online Daily Herald:
“Heidi Janson is the founder of Brides Across America, a [...]
Jun. 28th 2010

One of the most widespread wedding trends continues to be online shopping for brides, and I must admit, all of us at My Wedding Favors couldn’t be happier about it. Besides our commitment to bring you the largest selection of unique wedding favors in cyberspace, we know online shopping saves you money, gasoline, travel, running [...]
May. 17th 2010

The answer was so obvious, I’m ashamed to admit I missed it. Last November, I wrote a post about the trend in celebrities renewing their marriage vows not long after their actual wedding. Just recently, I posted a story about the jewel-encrusted “ring pop” Nick Cannon gave to Mariah Carey on the occasion of their [...]
May. 4th 2010

When a couple have more money than they could possibly use in several lifetimes, they have to come up with creative ways to spend it. I want to believe Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon give generously to charitable causes. Even if they do, they’d still have plenty of money to get married as often as [...]
Apr. 23rd 2010

You might already be familiar with today’s Bride on the Brink! Not only does Heather Warren chronicle her walk down the wedding-planning aisle in her own Bicoastal Bride blog, she’s also a featured blogger for Get Married, Weddzilla and WedAlert. Clearly, she has a lot to say about the whole wedding thing, so let’s get [...]
Apr. 12th 2010

First, I have to say that top-tier wedding-favor designer Kate Aspen’s “With This Ring” Chrome Diamond Ring Bottle Stopper is absolutely one of my favorites–and I see a lot of wedding favors in my daily doings. The bottle stopper itself is beautiful, but the gift box blows me away. It’s designed to look and open [...]
Apr. 9th 2010

Today’s Bride on the Brink is a soon-to-be law school grad who will use up the world’s supply of ink writing thank-you notes! 230 of her closest relatives and friends will be in attendance as she walks down the aisle with Chris, the man of her dreams, to whom she’s been engaged since 2006. (Editor’s [...]