Free Food Tasting and Open House for Brides
March 20, 2009 by Wedding Ideas
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Stress Away Bridal Shop in conjunction with Simply Wonderful Caterers is
bringing together individuals, such as you, for a Free Food Tasting and Open House. Tastings brings many businesses together under one roof and provides you the opportunity to experience products and services first hand. This naturally makes the planning of a fabulous and unforgettable event simpler and more exciting!
Come and get new ideas and choices as you go down aisle by aisle of exhibitors displaying samples, special offers and demonstrations. Come taste delicious catered food and cake specialties. Come receive expert advice for your next personal or business event including:
Wedding Receptions
Rehearsal Dinners
Wedding Anniversaries
Proms
Church Anniversary
Pastor Anniversary
Men’s and Women’s Day
Deacon and Deaconess Day
School Graduations
Proms
Family Reunions
Birthday Parties
Business Lunches
Cocktail Receptions
And best of all it’s FREE with a canned good or
non- perishable food item.
(donations will be given to Maryland’s Food Bank)
Saturday March 21, 2009
12 p.m.– 4:00 p.m.
Choice Hotels International
10720 Columbia Pike
Silver Spring, MD 20901
(301)351-7586
Come out and join us as we truly look forward to meeting you.
Please RSVP by March 21, 2009 with the number of guests attending.
Practical Newlywed Gifts Ideas
March 18, 2009 by Wedding Ideas
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Lovely collection of practical newlywed gifts that the “happy couple” can enjoy for years to come. Monogrammed and personalized newlywed gifts, personalized picture frames, towel sets and many more practical wedding gifts ideas.
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Inexpensive Wedding Favors Ideas for DIY Brides
March 18, 2009 by Wedding Ideas
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For brides-to-be who are looking for inexpensive wedding favors ideas and enjoy wedding do it yourself projects visit Betsywhite for a fabulous collection of Favor Labels. Best of all they are free to download!
Vendor Spotlight- Heavenly Events
March 16, 2009 by Wedding Ideas
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Name: ShawnTa’ Blaine
Location: Serving the Washington, DC & Baltimore Area
Company: Heavenly Events, LLC
Number of Years in Business: In business for more than 6
Website: www.heavenlyevents4u.com & http://heavenlyevents.ning.com
Please tell us about your company and how you got started:
Heavenly Events is a personalized full-service consulting and wedding planning company designed to create your wedding to reflect your style, personality, relationship, and spirit. Specializing in all areas of wedding and event planning including full day, partial day and day of services. With our southern hospitality, unique ideas, coupled with our attention to detail, we are positive that your guests will remember and rave about your event for many years. Allow us to take away the stress of planning the wedding of your dreams that both of you will always remember and your guests will never forget.
I started planning events for just family and friends. It gradually moved into planning parties and events at work. I planned my first wedding for one of my best friends more than 10 years ago. After my husband and I decided it was best that I stay home with our baby girl. We decided this would be the best time for me to start my business doing something I truly love.
What inspires you?
I am inspired by love, the love of God, the love that I see in my clients and my love of planning a unique and unforgettable event.
What do you think sets you apart from other Wedding Planners in your industry?
My love for God along with my stress free and down to earth personality, will set tone for your well organized fun filled and unforgettable event. My creative and Unique style of event designing, attention to all the details and your budget sets me apart form other event planners.
What are your favorite wedding websites?
Some of my favorite web site are heavenlyevents.ning.com, Wedalert.com, weddingwire.com, ourweddingday.com
What is the best advice you would give a bride-to-be wanting to save money on her wedding?
There are several tips that I can give.
1. Invest in a professional wedding planner
2. Set a budget and stick with it. (a wedding planner will be key to keeping you in our budget)
3. Allow your self enough time to research your vendors. (Your wedding planner will be able to recommend professional vendors)
Alternative Wedding Ideas- Shop for Your Wedding at the Supermarket
March 16, 2009 by Wedding Ideas
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Shop for Your Wedding at the Supermarket
by Laura Firenze
Everyone is looking for ideas to save money on their wedding, and one of the best ways to do so is to do as much of it as possible yourself. Most people think that they have to go to wedding professionals for their cake, flowers, and other decorating needs, but they will typically be the most expensive. You might be surprised to realize how many terrific things you can find for your wedding at your local supermarket at a fraction of the cost.
If you think about it, your supermarket has a department to handle many of the items that you will want for your wedding. Of course, you can’t get everything there; they don’t carry bridal gowns and fancy jewelry at the Safeway, for instance (for a good deal on your bridal jewelry, try shopping at an online retailer), nor can you get musicians in the produce aisle. You will find, though, that grocery stores carry an amazing array of useful and money saving items for a wedding.
Did you know that many large supermarkets have an in-house florist? When you think about getting wedding flowers at the grocery store, don’t think that you are limited to what you see on display in the coolers. Many stores can order special flowers for you, just like a regular florist, and the cost is going to be much lower. This is a great idea if all you want is the loose flowers and you have a friend or relative who can arrange them in simple centerpieces for the reception. You probably should not expect the floral department at your local market to replicate the elaborate arrangement that you saw in Martha Stewart Weddings.
Every supermarket also has a bakery department. There can be some fairly wide variations in the quality of the baked goods and the talent of the cake decorators from one store to the next, so it is important to shop around. A supermarket cake could be a great idea if you are having a small wedding, and are not looking for an overly large or elaborate cake, as many grocery stores expect you to handle the delivery and set up of the cake at the reception site.
Another fun idea for the wedding dessert is to have a couple of mini-cakes on each table instead of one large one on display. Just today, I saw some adorable little cakes at my local market that were festively decorated and only cost about five dollars for a cake to serve four. Add a couple of fresh flowers on top on the morning of the wedding, and you would have an attractive dessert at a minimal cost.
Many grocery stores also carry all sorts of other things that can come in useful for a wedding. You can find everything from beautiful candles to stationery to elaborate fruit platters. Even if you do not use the supermarket as your primary source for all of these things, it is great to know that they are there in a pinch. If you wake up on the morning of your wedding and realize that you forgot to order decorations for the guest book table, you can send someone down to the market to pick up some votives and a flowering plant in a basket, and presto! – problem solved.
So many supermarkets have an incredible selection of things that you will need for your wedding that it can be a great resource. Particularly if you are having a simple wedding or plan to do a lot of the decorating yourself, you will find that shopping at the grocery store can be a great way to keep costs down. As we all know, anything that makes planning a wedding easier and more affordable is a good thing!
Finding the whole process of weddings and all the planning that goes into one fascinating, Laura writes about many of the considerations that brides have to deal with. Bridal jewelry can be as affordable as it is beautiful when you shop for it online.
Alternative Wedding Ideas- Personalized Gifts for the Bride and Groom
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