August 28th, 2008 by Zuriana
Need inspiration for selecting your First Dance song? The following are just some of the great selections from ourweddingsongs.com. The great thing is they have song lists broken down from just before the ceremony right down to the last dance of the reception!
This I Swear (Nick Lachey)
Spend my Life with You (Eric Benet w/ Tamia)
In Your Eyes (Peter Gabriel)
Endless Love (Lionel Ritchie and Diana Ross)
I Melt (Rascal Flatts)
Breathe (Faith Hill)
You’re Still The One
Don’t Want to Miss a Thing (Aeorsmith)
Have You Ever Been in Love (Celine Dion)
Truly, Madly, Deeply (Savage Garden)
I can’t help falling in love (Elvis)
Its Your Love (Tim McGraw and Faith Hill)
Because You Loved Me (Celine Dion)
You are the love of my life (Sammy Kershaw)
To Make You Feel My Love (Garth Brooks)
Wonderful Tonight (Eric Clapton)
By Your Side (Sade)
My Best Friend (Tim McGraw)
Me and You (Kenny Chesney)
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August 26th, 2008 by Zuriana
Cupcakes appear to be all the rage these days. Hello Cupcake opened August 25th in Dupont Circle. Looking to be a bit different? Try cupcakes as favors, on a dessert bar, or instead of a wedding cake. Who can resist with intriguing flavors like the ‘you tart!’ lemon cake with lemon cream cheese frosting, ’velvet elvis’ banana cake topped with rich peanut butter frosting, or ‘heart of darkness’ moist devil’s food cake with rich chocolate gananche frosting. Ummm….my mouth is watering just reading the descriptions.
Photo credits: Hello Cupcake
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August 21st, 2008 by Zuriana
Wedding websites are a great tool to use to share some of your wedding details along with your engagement pictures with your guests. So which wedding website features should you look for?
Consider a site that:
- allows you to use your own domain name
- has reasonably priced hosting
- has predesigned templates
- is pretty straightforward
A couple websites that offer these features are:
Tell us which wedding websites you would highly recommend.
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August 19th, 2008 by Zuriana
Photo Credit: The Cookie Sandwich Co.
Provide a unique treat for guest favors, or put some of these gourmet cookie sandwiches in your welcome bags. The Cookie Sandwich Co. creates these decadent looking gourmet cookies and fills them with equally decadent filling. If they don’t deliver to your area ask your caterer if they can do something similar but put a little spin on it to personalize or make it reflect you.
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August 14th, 2008 by Zuriana
Airlines are adding more and more fees to help keep up with the high cost of fuel. At least that’s what they’re telling us. US Airways recently began charging for a beverage (no not alcohol-that price probably has tripled). Jet Blue is charging for a blankie. Southwest appears to be the only airline that is anti-fees as evidenced by their new slogan ”Fees don’t fly with us.”
Need help deciding which airline will leave you with money in your pocket for excursions, siteseeing or shopping while on your honeymoon? Take a look at Time Magazine’s survey on which airlines are the stingiest. (PDF version)
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August 13th, 2008 by Zuriana
Continued from our previous post on ‘Contributing Grooms’, some other ways your Groom can contribute include:
- Help create the guest list
- Assist with the registry (there are alot of things your guy might love especially with the unique registries available)
- Obtain the marriage license (check your state’s/county’s marriage license requirements; sometimes only one party need be present)
- Choose gifts for his attendants
- Oversee RSVPs
* Be sure to give your husband-to-be the opportunity to be involved in the planning process. Although many Groom’s say “It’s what she (the bride) wants”, you might be surprised at how much they do want to be involved in certain aspects of your wedding planning.
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August 12th, 2008 by Zuriana
Want to involve your fiance’ in the planning process? A few ways your groom can be involved include:
- Planning the honeymoon
- Creating a wedding website
- Keeping track of your wedding budget/expeditures
What do you think are the best ways for grooms to contribute?
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August 7th, 2008 by Zuriana
Photo Credit: Associated Press
Darren McWalters, left, and Katie Hodgson, right, are wed while standing on flying airplanes. My first thought was “how exciting”. My next thought was for the audio guy that had to ensure the guests could hear the ceremony.
I love this wedding because it is:
a) unique
b) creative
c) outside of the box
Allow Zuriana’s Elegant Occasions to help you plan a wedding that is “outside of the box”.
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