Oct 23, 2008 -
I recently got engaged and am SO excited!! It was the best proposal I could have ever imagined. However, I am trying to plan my wedding on a limited budget..
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Oct 29, 2009 -
Henry Hager And Jenna Bush Wedding
Your wedding will no doubt be the most romantic day of your lives, it's a celebration of love and commitment. But it's also the biggest party you'll probably ever throw. So pull out all the stops and make it a night to remember. We've researched the top wedding experts to find their best ideas for throwing a fun and unique reception, while maximizing the romance and tugging at the heartstrings of your guests. Whether you use one or 10 of them, we hope you will find at least a few new and creative ideas to make your reception even more fabulous.
If you're planning an outdoor event, don't forget to spray the grounds for insects about an hour before the guests arrive.
Skip the huge head table at the reception, share an intimate dinner for two, or share a small table with your parents or children.
Ask your caterer to prepare a late night snack for the bride and groom. As more often than not you are too busy with guests when dinner is served.
Want to use those disposable cameras on the reception tables. To avoid having hundreds of the same pictures by turning your guests into creative photographers with a photo hunt. Leave a list of ten great photos you would like that table to take during the reception. Photo ideas could include; build a pyramid, group table shot, funniest pose, a guest kissing the bartender or grandparents holding hands.
Don't like the disposable cameras but still want to get memories captured by your guests? Set up a docking station so guests can load their photos to your computer on the spot.
Offer your guests one or two signature cocktails that you've personalized with a cute name and your wedding colors.
Want the expensive look of calligraphy for your invitations without the cost? Calligraphic fonts that look like the real thing are readily available. Free font sources: searchfreefonts.com, highfonts.com, dafont.com
Have a graphic artist create a custom wedding logo that you can use on printed materials and other elements of your wedding to create a cohesive look. (If you’re artistic you can do this yourself.
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Sep 04, 2009 -
A Dangerous Delusion
We go to war to defend our interests, not to encourage democracy.
By Andrew C. McCarthy
Right after 9/11, Pres.
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Aug 24, 2009 -
Nate Archibald, the prep-school poster boy of all things physically right about American youth today, has a terrible father but a family legacy that keeps him afloat in Gossip Girl limos and designer cardigans. Last we saw Nate, he was headed to Columbia University, but not before he and Blair broke up at the prom and he headed off to Europe on a backpacking trip with his former flame Vanessa. Nate Archibald’s real-life counterpart, on the other hand, has an extremely supportive father—and mother for that matter, who during this interview was helping her son move from the apartment he shared with Gossip Girl co-star Ed Westwick to his own two-bedroom in Manhattan’s Financial District—but the 24-year-old actor had no Hollywood legacy to help him coast into the loafers of one of teenage fandom’s dreamiest heartthrobs.
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Sep 02, 2008 -
You're getting married, and are tired of browsing the plethora of wedding websites out there, finding all the same ideas that get regurgitated over and over again. You want something fresh, new, and original for your big day.
If this sounds like you, you might want to check out Muse – a new social community where you can find and share tips, ideas, and experiences with other brides-to-be that are looking for something more than the run-of-the-mill wedding favor or cake design.
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Jan 21, 2009 -
Jim VandeHei, John F. Harris Jim Vandehei, John F. Harris – Wed Jan 21, 3:20 am ET
Even in a city of cynics, the Inauguration of a new president — and the infusion of new ideas, new personalities and new energy that comes with it — summons feelings of reverence.
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Oct 12, 2008 -
Published on Sunday, October 12, 2008 by the Los Angeles Times
by Josh Meyer
WASHINGTON - Darrel J. Vandeveld was in despair. The hard-nosed lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserve, a self-described conformist praised by his superiors for his bravery in Iraq, had lost faith in the Guantanamo Bay war crimes tribunals in which he was a prosecutor.
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Apr 28, 2008 -
The Standard Hollywood, which serves celebrities such as Heather Graham and Megan Mullally, has a trendy diner feel, but you’ll find more than the burger special on the menu. Executive chef David Linville offers international treats like this salad with protein-rich lean flank steak.
Serves: 2;
Ingredients:
Marinade
1 cup low-sodium soy sauce
1/2 cup honey
6 tbsp fish sauce (found in Asian markets)
2 tbsp fresh orange juice
1 tbsp cilantro
1 tbsp mint leaves
1 tbsp fresh lime juice
1 Thai (or serrano) chile
2 1/2 cloves garlic
1 1/2-inch piece ginger, peeled and sliced
Salad
6 oz flank steak
2 cups Asian vermicelli noodles
1/4 cup diced tomato
2 tbsp enoki mushrooms (found in Asian markets)
1/8 cup thinly sliced red onion
10-12 grapefruit segments
8 cilantro sprigs
4 mint sprigs
Dressing
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 tbsp fresh orange juice
2 tbsp dark sesame oil
2 1/4 tsp fish sauce
1 Thai (or serrano) chile, seeded and minced
1 1/2 cloves garlic
1 1-inch piece ginger, peeled and chopped
Directions:
Mix marinade ingredients in a blender until combined.
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Mar 28, 2007 -
Now that you're engaged, and the big day seems so close yet so far away, you need to get yourself registered on Wedding Channel. This website is the be-all end-all destination for everything weddings.
Laid out so you can navigate everything from the get go, there are two main umbrellas everything falls under: Bride & Groom and Guests & Gifts.
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Jul 29, 2007 -
Words Worth a Thousand Pictures
The creative folks at Wonderful Graffiti Wedding (wonderfulgraffitiwedding.com) make it easy for you to put your feelings into words and then, surprisingly and oh-so-beautifully, put those words (or names or monograms) on a wall, a door, a votive, a limo or just about any smooth surface you can think of.
Their web site has some great ideas for personalizing your wedding from adding a famous quote to the backdrop of your ceremony site to decorating a wall at the reception with the menu. There are even ideas for personalizing your wedding favors with your monogram and signaling where the ladies’ room is with a cute insignia.
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