If you are a fan of Dinner: Impossible on the Food Network Channel, you might have enjoyed this show. I just watched the show entitled, Culture Clash Weddings (2008).
Robert Irvine’s mission took him to the Woodmark Hotel in Kirkland, Washington where he was expected to create an unforgettable meal for a cross-cultural wedding. His challenge [...]
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I love this boutonniere for several reasons. It uses a combination of items, small florals with the acorns and pine cone with a leather trim tied in a bow. It would be easy to pin on and hardy throughout the wedding day until the end of the reception.
This would work great for [...]
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In case you have not heard about the Bride’s Pendant and you have a bride asking about it or where they can purchase one, here’s some information on this new wedding keepsake.
There are about a dozen styles to choose from. Each design features hand selected diamonds set in a 14 karat gold setting. Their pricing [...]
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Normally, Memorial Day weekend is a busy weekend in the Dallas area for weddings. Hopefully, your wedding is completed now. I hope you can enjoy a day off with your family and friends enjoying Memorial Day.
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In honor of Father’s Day coming up in a couple weeks, the Something Blue blog is looking to feature some great Father/Daughter wedding moments. Please email your photos to karol@dallasweddingplanner.com to be considered. We will select the most expressive photo to be featured on Friday, June 13, 2008. Runner up photos will be featured the [...]
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The Today show is now working on the 9th year of their wedding contest. Yesterday was the second episode in the competition. The Something Blue will be keeping up to date with the contest and posting updates each week. Check out Something Blue today and the following weeks as we keep you posted [...]
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As professionals, we all know that it is crucial to have a strong good looking professional looking website these days. Most every bride is searching on the Internet for her wedding vendors including her wedding planner. So if your website doesn’t measure up, you miss the mark from square one. If you [...]
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This card for the bridesmaid’s dress and shoes is a good option for your bride to notify her bridemaids about her choices. You can download the template from Martha Stewart’s website and the bride can type in her contact info, and the details about the dresses and add images of the dress and shoes can [...]
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This week’s featured wedding photo on the Something Blue blog was taken by Andrea Polito Photography. These spicy Thai chicken in a wonton shell with hoisin sauce and chives is served as passed hors d’oeuvres in the Garden at Marie Gabrielle. They look very appetizing.
As a wedding planner, every aspect of the wedding day is [...]
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Well, if you have been following the Jenna Bush wedding and have seen any of the wedding photos published so far, you have probably seen this one.
I have looked at this picture numerous times now and I am just try to figure out am I going crazy or is the top tier of the wedding [...]
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Priorities – balance – time….. all important words that a business woman can or may struggle with. How do you become successful in your business and still prioritize your family? In a recent article I read Cathie Black says, “You can love your job, but your job won’t love you back.” How true.
The one thing [...]
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As an American citizen, we have a vast amount of choices at the tip of our fingers and usually we seem to make our decisions on some of the smallest details regarding a business.
I think about last week:
The guy who sent me an email wanting to sell me his product to make my website on [...]
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If you have a bride searching to put a small individual bottle of wine in a welcome bag or given as a favor, while I was in World Market today, I saw they sell the small bottles of wine (various options) in their stores.
They were ranging in price from $1.99 a bottle to $3.99 at [...]
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Advertising is a huge chunk of your business budget and after you spend thousands of dollars on your ad space in that glossy magazine, you are waiting on the edge of your seat waiting to hear a bride say, “I saw your ad in…..”. Unfortunately, what happens so often is no one ever mentions that [...]
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When I saw this, it just made me think you should always be thinking outside the box. The presentation just makes these cookies looking appetizing. Even if i wasn’t hungry, I would take a cone of cookies, because they look neat!
This would be a fun reception idea especially if your bride is having [...]
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